End the informal congressional review of arms sales
What the document says“End the tiered review process to eliminate at least 20 days from the FMS process.”
Tiered review is the practice by which the State Department previews prospective arms transfers with Congress before formal notification. The chapter notes it is not written into law, says ending it would remove at least 20 days from the process, and says it should be used only where unanimous congressional support is guaranteed, to prevent what it calls weaponisation by individual Members.
What the document actually says“End the tiered review process to eliminate at least 20 days from the FMS process.”
End the early review step. That would cut at least 20 days from arms sales.
The United States sells weapons to other countries. Before a sale, Congress gets a quiet early look. The book says this is not required by law. It says dropping it would speed sales up.
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