SEIZE Act

Summary

Allows the President to treat weapons and materiel seized while being shipped from Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen as if they were U.S. stockpiles, and to transfer those items to U.S. partners using an existing drawdown authority. Requires the President to report to specified congressional committees within 180 days of enactment and then annually, listing how often the authority was used and inventories of seized items and items transferred.

• President may treat weapons seized en route from Iran to Houthi forces as U.S. stockpiles.
• Creates an explicit drawdown authority to transfer those seized items to foreign partners under existing law.
• Requires a report to specific congressional committees within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter.
• Reports must state how often the authority was used and provide inventories of seized and transferred materiel.
• Authority is limited to items seized in transit from Iran to Houthi forces in Yemen.
• Establishes a defined list of congressional committees that receive required reports.
• Does not itself appropriate funds; it modifies how seized materiel can be handled and distributed.
• Likely to accelerate provision of materiel to U.S. partners while increasing congressional oversight through mandated reporting.