Excess Defense Articles
Articles declared surplus to American force requirements and offered to partner governments by grant or by sale. Three pieces on what qualifies and who is eligible, the statutory conditions and ceilings, and what a recipient actually pays for.
Three pieces in this topic
What excess defense articles are and who can get them
The inventory test behind the definition, the split between grant under section 516 and sale under section 21, and the annual justification that gates grant eligibility.
02The conditions on an excess defense articles transfer
The cumulative conditions, the industry test that applies to grants and sales alike, the $500 million annual ceiling, and the $7 million notification line.
03Who pays for an excess defense articles transfer
Free equipment and paid transport, the four conditions of the transport exception, storage charges after 60 days, and where title passes.
Key terms in this topic
EDASection 516Section 21SMESurvey messageSection 516(g)National technology and industrial baseCongressional notificationAllocation planOriginal acquisition costPCH&TAs is, where isJVISpace availableMARAD
Other topics in controlling what transfers
- Technology Transfer and Export Control 5 pieces
- End Use Monitoring 5 pieces
- Offsets 3 pieces
- Sensitive Systems and Export Compliance 3 pieces
- Classifying Defense Articles 3 pieces
- Commercial Export Licenses 3 pieces
- Defense Services Agreements 3 pieces
- Licensing Exemptions 3 pieces
- Brokering Controls 3 pieces
- Violations and Penalties 4 pieces
- Registration and Reporting 2 pieces
- Assistance Program Controls 2 pieces
- Munitions List: Weapons 6 pieces
- Munitions List: Platforms 4 pieces
- Munitions List: Electronics 5 pieces
- Munitions List: Training and Protection 3 pieces
- Release Gates for Sensitive Systems 2 pieces
- Country Policy and the Treaties 5 pieces
- Licenses From Application to Revocation 5 pieces
- ITAR Definitions and Technical Data 5 pieces
- Terrorism and Missile Controls 4 pieces
- Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Sanctions 3 pieces