Eligibility of the Board of Peace To Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act

This presidential determination finds that providing defense articles and services to the Board of Peace will strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit the determination and justification to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register. The document does not specify what the Board of Peace is or what defense articles/services are contemplated.

Federal Register Open PDF 91 FR 22429

Impact dates

Apr 8, 2026
Transmit to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Defense primes Aerospace

Mechanisms

Procurement

Role pressure

UncertainDomestic producer — Potential defense article sales to unspecified foreign recipient, but no contract value, quantity, or timeline specified
UncertainEquipment supplier — Defense services and articles undefined; could involve platforms, parts, or training—too vague to assess

Geographies

US OTHER

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

BABoeingGEGE AerospaceGDGeneral DynamicsHONHoneywellLMTLockheed MartinNOCNorthrop GrummanRTXRTXSPRSpirit AeroSystems

Confidence: low · Policy alerts

Key directives

Transmit determination and accompanying memorandum of justification to Congress
Publish determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Determination signed and effective
Secretary of State authorized to transmit to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

Congressional notification and Federal Register publication expected

Long term

Potential defense transfers to Board of Peace pending further implementing actions

Risks & tensions

Identity of 'Board of Peace' is undefined in text—may be transliteration or lesser-known entity, creating uncertainty about recipient
No dollar values, specific articles, or end-use monitoring described
Minimal congressional consultation structure beyond notification