ARMS Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4481 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4481 To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify the authorities relating to the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify the authorities relating to the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerate Revenue for Manufacturing and Sales Act'' or the ``ARMS Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The United States defense industrial base plays a critical role in advancing both security and prosperity. (2) There is increasing global demand for United States manufactured defense capabilities, highlighting the need to maintain a strong, agile, and scalable defense production capacity. (3) In recent years, the combined value of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) has significantly exceeded domestic defense procurement budgets, with international demand for United States defense products approaching two-to-one over domestic acquisition. (4) Delays in delivering defense articles to allied and partner nations expose vulnerabilities in the current acquisition and sales process that risks undermining United States strategic credibility abroad. (5) The Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF) has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing delivery times and enabling advanced contracting for high-demand defense items prior to the co