H.R. 1654: To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq in which all faiths and ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full integration into the government and society; the people of Kurdistan face a deadly threat from ISIL which the Iraqi Security Forces, of which the Peshmerga are a component, are currently unable to match in armaments; any outstanding issues between the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) should be resolved expeditiously to allow for a resumption of normal relations; and ISIL's continued growth presents an imminent threat to Iraqi Kurdistan, the rest of Iraq and the Middle East, and international security. Authorizes the President to: (1) provide defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG to support international coalition efforts against ISIL or any successor group; and (2) issue licenses authorizing U.S. exporters to export defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG. Prohibits the provision of any defense article, service, or related training to the KRG under this Act unless the KRG agrees that it will not: provide any such defense article, service, or training to anyone who is not a KRG officer, employee, or agent; or use or permit the use of any such defense article, service, or training for purposes other than those for which it was provided, unless the President's consent has been obtained.

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Official text

To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · 51 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1654, a bill to authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes (2016-01-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1654.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114