March 13, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states.
Section 1. Modification of requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among Baltic states
(a) In general
Any defense article or defense service provided by the United States to a Baltic state may be transferred by such Baltic state to any other Baltic state without the approval of the United States as may be required under any other provision of law.
(b) Common coalition key
The Secretary of Defense shall establish among the Baltic states a common coalition key within the Baltic states for the purpose of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among the Baltic states for training and operational purposes.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Baltic state
The term Baltic state means the following:
(A)
Estonia.
(B)
Lithuania.
(C)
Latvia.
(2) Defense article; defense service
The terms defense article and defense service have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).