US HB4215

Secretary of State must develop within 90 days a priority list of countries and end-users where expedited defense export licensing is vital to U.S. national security, with annual updates submitted to Congress

Export license applications to priority-listed countries/end-users must be approved, returned, or denied within 45 days; all other applications within 60 days

Deadlines may be suspended during Congressional review periods or while awaiting Department of Defense technology security and foreign disclosure determinations

Secretary of State must submit semi-annual reports to Congress identifying applications that exceeded the 45-day or 60-day deadlines, including justifications for delays and anticipated decision timelines

Reports must detail the defense articles/services, recipient country, end-user, corporate entities involved, and whether similar exports were previously approved