Washington, DC – As conflicts around the world continue to rage, the United States must be prepared to defend our interests, friends, and partners around the globe. To improve our preparedness, With Honor Action endorses the TIGER Act, bipartisan legislation led by For Country Caucus Members Representative Mike Waltz and Representative Seth Moulton. As Members of the Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) task force, they introduced this bill to streamline the process for U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) to our friends and partners around the world.
The current FMS process is plagued by delays and backlogs, and TIGER lawmakers are working to address that issue. In order to authorize sales worth $14 million or more, the President must receive approval from Congress, before a plethora of next steps can begin. This amount hasn’t been adjusted for inflation in 21 years. The TIGER Act seeks to raise the dollar amount threshold to $23 million. This would significantly decrease wait times and allow allies such as Taiwan and Ukraine to receive critical arms shipments in a timely manner.
“Our friends in Ukraine are on the brink of disaster, and the weapons they need are stuck due to a dated and inefficient process,” said Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Action. “With Honor Action endorses the TIGER Act, and we look forward to the streamlining of the FMS process. We thank Representative Waltz and Representative Moulton for coming together in a bipartisan fashion to address this issue.”
The world is depending on us. The TIGER Act is bipartisan, common-sense legislation that would adjust our FMS process to align with inflation and allow us to safeguard freedom and democracy around the world.
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