Eligibility and Scope of Sale

Two questions that are settled before any of the process begins, and are answered by statute rather than by policy. Three pieces on how a country becomes eligible and how it stops being eligible, what the program will sell and on what terms, and the short list of things it will not sell at all.

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Who may buy, and how eligibility works

Four findings, one institutional rule, and a published list of ways a country can lose the right to buy.

What may be purchased, and on what terms

The condition of what arrives, the support that outlives American service, and the items that move only one way.

What may not be purchased, and the exceptions

A short list of genuine bans, a longer list of approval gates, and the test that decides what counts as a police unit.

Key terms in this topic

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Eligibility and Scope of Sale

Three pieces in this topic

Who may buy, and how eligibility works

What may be purchased, and on what terms

What may not be purchased, and the exceptions

Key terms in this topic

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