America First Equipment and Information Act
The America First Equipment and Information Act would, upon enactment, bar the United States from providing certain forms of military and related support to Russia and from easing export controls or sharing sensitive information with Russia. Specifically, it would prohibit Foreign Military Financing, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sales to Russia, ban the President from using drawdown authority for Russia, and forbid removing Russia from ITAR or relaxing BIS export controls. It would also prohibit any information or intelligence sharing with Russia. The bill requires an annual compliance report to Congress on how the United States is enforcing these prohibitions. The goal is to prevent Russia from obtaining U.S. military equipment, technology, or intelligence and to maintain stringent export-control regimes.
Key Points
- 1Prohibits Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Russia.
- 2Prohibits Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Russia.
- 3Prohibits Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) to Russia.
- 4Prohibits the use of any presidential drawdown authority for Russia.
- 5Prohibits removing Russia from the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
- 6Prohibits removal of export controls on Russia by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce.
- 7Prohibits any information or intelligence sharing with Russia.
- 8Requires the President to submit an annual report to Congress detailing compliance with the Act and U.S. military support to Russia.
- 9Defines “appropriate congressional committees” for oversight (House and Senate Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and Judiciary Committees).