U.S. bill seeks to ease transfer of American munitions to Ukraine via S. Korea, allies

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would streamline the transfer of certain U.S.-origin munitions to Ukraine through South Korea and other American allies, congressional records showed Thursday.

The House bill, introduced Monday by Rep. William Keating (D-MA) and five other lawmakers, would amend the Arms Export Control Act to establish a preapproval mechanism for third-party transfers of specified defense articles originally sold by the United States.

Under the proposed legislation, South Korea, member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Australia, Japan, Israel and New Zealand would be eligible to transfer certain U.S.-supplied munitions to Ukraine without undergoing some of the approval procedures required under the law.

The covered weapons include 155 millimeter artillery shells, Excalibur extended-range artillery shells, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) munitions and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) munitions.

The bill would require Ukraine to provide written assurances that it would not transfer the weapons, unless demilitarized, to another country or individual without U.S. presidential consent.

The U.S. president would also be required to notify designated congressional leaders and committees before a qualifying transfer.

The legislation, titled the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act, also calls for encouraging long-term investment by allies and partners in the U.S. defense industrial base and facilitating their contributions to Ukraine's defense.

The U.S. Congress is shown in this file photo taken on April 12, 2026. (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，10 月 29 日（韩联社）——国会记录周四显示，美国两党议员已提出一项立法，旨在简化通过韩国和其他美国盟友向乌克兰转移某些美国原产弹药的流程。

众议院议员威廉·基廷（民主党，马萨诸塞州）和其他五名议员于周一提出的这项法案，将修改《武器出口管制法》，为美国最初出售的特定国防物品的第三方转让建立预先批准机制。

根据拟议的立法，韩国、北大西洋公约组织成员国、澳大利亚、日本、以色列和新西兰将有资格向乌克兰转让某些美国提供的弹药，而无需经过该法律要求的一些审批程序。

涵盖的武器包括 155 毫米炮弹、Excalibur 远程炮弹、高机动性火箭炮系统 (HIMARS) 弹药和制导多管火箭炮系统 (GMLRS) 弹药。

该法案将要求乌克兰提供书面保证，未经美国总统同意，乌克兰不会将这些武器（除非已解除军事用途）转让给其他国家或个人。

美国总统还需在进行符合条件的资金转移前通知指定的国会领导人和委员会。

该法案名为《加快欧洲对乌克兰国防投资法案》，还呼吁鼓励盟友和伙伴对美国国防工业基地进行长期投资，并促进他们为乌克兰国防做出贡献。

这张摄于2026年4月12日的资料照片显示的是美国国会。（韩联社）

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