Allied Defense Sales Act

This bill, known as the Allied Defense Sales Act, mandates that the Secretary of State implement a comprehensive strategy within 180 days to encourage foreign partners to participate in multinational foreign military sales (FMS) and direct commercial sales (DCS) processes. The strategy must include surveying interest, identifying lead purchase coordinators, and reviewing pathways for countries ineligible for foreign military financing loans. It also aims to identify challenges and solutions for the Department of State in carrying out these processes, including expediting license authorizations and detailing the benefits of multinational procurement for national security and the domestic industrial base, such as enhanced military interoperability. Furthermore, the strategy is required to identify opportunities to develop and promote exportable defense articles and services, specifically supporting partnerships like AUKUS . The Secretary must submit regular reports to Congress every 180 days for three years, detailing the strategy's implementation, challenges faced, and efforts to overcome them. These reports will also describe any necessary legislative changes and efforts to promote defense articles for multinational procurement processes, including those for the AUKUS partnership, with a definition of "multinational procurement process" provided.