Fund more contracting capacity in all services to speed foreign military sales

What has happened

1. Dec 18, 2025 Partially done

   The FY2026 NDAA sec. 1211 requires the Secretary to ensure that acquisition workforce members working foreign military sales are evaluated on responsiveness to partner requests and on meeting delivery schedules, and to update FMS execution guidance within 180 days; sec. 1212 requires purchaser-informed acquisition strategies for letters of offer and acceptance and lets prime contractors pre-order long-lead government-furnished equipment before a case is signed; sec. 1214 requires an assessment and the establishment of an office to support allied acquisition of non-program-of-record systems. Requirements and one new office, funded from existing accounts rather than by the immediate increase in service contracting capacity the Quote asks for.

   • National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60)

     Primary Congress Dec 18, 2025

2. Jul 4, 2025 Partially done

   Public Law 119-21 sec. 20004 appropriates $10 million for the expansion of the Department of Defense armaments cooperation workforce and $25 million for the industrial base policy analysis workforce — a fraction of the $25 billion munitions title, and not contracting capacity in each service.

   • Public Law 119-21, title XX (defense reconciliation appropriations)

     Primary Congress Jul 4, 2025