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REPAY Act

USA116th CongressHR-1033| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or REPAY Act This bill modifies certification and reporting requirements related to certain defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations, and limits the President's authority to waive various research, development, and production costs charged to the buyer in such sales. The President shall, in the certification submitted to Congress for a sale of major defense equipment of $14 million or more, provide information about any waived or reduced charges for the proportionate amount of nonrecurring research, development, and production costs in the sale. The certification shall include additional information such as the type of waiver provided to the buyer, the justification for the waiver, and in certain instances the manner in which the sale would help standardization between the buyer's forces and the U.S. Armed Forces. The President may not waive such nonrecurring charges if the buyer has received (1) $16 million worth of such waivers in the past two years, (2) 15 waivers in the past five years, or (3) $425 million worth of waivers in the past five years. The bill also allows Armed Forces salaries and civilian benefits costs to be included as chargeable administrative expenses related to such defense equipment sales.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Congressional oversightDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPerformance measurementUser charges and fees

REPAY Act

USA116th CongressHR-1033| House 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or REPAY Act This bill modifies certification and reporting requirements related to certain defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations, and limits the President's authority to waive various research, development, and production costs charged to the buyer in such sales. The President shall, in the certification submitted to Congress for a sale of major defense equipment of $14 million or more, provide information about any waived or reduced charges for the proportionate amount of nonrecurring research, development, and production costs in the sale. The certification shall include additional information such as the type of waiver provided to the buyer, the justification for the waiver, and in certain instances the manner in which the sale would help standardization between the buyer's forces and the U.S. Armed Forces. The President may not waive such nonrecurring charges if the buyer has received (1) $16 million worth of such waivers in the past two years, (2) 15 waivers in the past five years, or (3) $425 million worth of waivers in the past five years. The bill also allows Armed Forces salaries and civilian benefits costs to be included as chargeable administrative expenses related to such defense equipment sales.
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Timeline
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • February 7, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jackie Speier

Jackie Speier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (6)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPerformance measurementUser charges and fees