S.Amdt. 2318

SA 2318. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1291. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
PURCHASES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES, DEFENSE
SERVICES, AND MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.

Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Certain Additional Purchases Subject to
Certification.--A purchase by a foreign country of defense
articles, defense services, or major defense equipment that,
when combined with other such purchases by such country
during the preceding 180-day period, exceeds the dollar
amount thresholds specified in subsection (b) or (c) shall be
subject to the certification requirements under such
subsection, as applicable.''.
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