What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill allows Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia to transfer U.S.-provided defense equipment and services among themselves without needing prior U.S. approval. It also directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a shared ammunition pool for HIMARS rocket systems among these three countries for training and operations.
Action Timeline
2025-03-13
Introduced in Senate
2025-03-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1057 pass?
S.1057 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 49%.
What does S.1057 do?
This bill allows Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia to transfer U.S.-provided defense equipment and services among themselves without needing prior U.S. approval. It also directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a shared ammunition pool for HIMARS rocket systems among these three countries for training and operations.
Who sponsored S.1057?
S.1057 was sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Full Bill Text
119 S1057 IS: To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states. U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states. 1. Modification of requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among Baltic states (a) In general Any defense article or defense service provided by the United States to a Baltic state may be transferred by such Baltic state to any other Baltic state without the approval of the United States as may be required under any other provision of law. (b) Common coalition key The Secretary of Defense shall establish among the Baltic states a common coalition key within the Baltic states for the purpose of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among the Baltic states for training and operational purposes. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Baltic state The term Baltic state means the following: (A) Estonia. (B) Lithuania. (C) Latvia. (2) Defense article; defense service The terms defense article and defense service have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 ).
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