Promotes group buys of U.S. weapons by allies

Directs the State Department to plan ways for groups of foreign countries to buy U.S. defense goods together, with one country buying first and passing items to the others.

• One lead country would buy U.S. defense articles or services, then transfer them to other approved countries
• The State Department would look for countries that could act as lead buyers
• The plan would examine how countries that cannot get U.S. military loans could take part
• The department would report on the plan and how it is carried out

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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