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 100 STAT. 3960

PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

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(2) supports the President's willingness to negotiate an agreement with the Soviet Union to establish such centers in each nation, (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that if an agreement on nuclear risk reduction centers is signed, the United States center should— (1) be assigned the responsibility to serve as the center of activity for United States risk reduction activities under the agreement; and (2) make recommendations to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs regarding additional risk reduction arrangements that might be proposed to the Soviet Union. TITLE XI—MATTERS RELATING TO NATO AND OTHER ALLIES SEC. 1101. MODERNIZATION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF COUNTRIES OF NATO'S SOUTHERN FLANK

22 USC 2321J.

Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 516. MODERNIZATION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF COUNTRIES OF NATO'S SOUTHERN FLANK. "(a)

gS?i '?• President of U.S.

AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Not-

withstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), during the fiscal years 1987 and 1988 the President may transfer to those member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the southern flank of NATO which are eligible for United States security assistance and which are integrated into NATO's military structure such defense articles as the President determines necessary to help modernize the defense capabilities of such countries. Such articles may be transferred without cost to the recipient countries. "(b) LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERS.—The President may transfer defense articles under this section only if— "(1) the equipment is drawn from existing stocks of the Department of Defense; ' "(2) no funds available to the Department of Defense for the procurement of defense equipment are expended in connection b'-il with the transfer; and "(3) the President determines that the transfer of the excess '•' defense articles will not have an adverse impact on the military readiness of the United States. "(c) NOTIFICATION TO COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The President

may not transfer defense articles under this section until 30 days after he has notified the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the proposed transfer. This notification shall include a certification of the need for the transfer and an assessment of the impact of the transfer on the military readiness of the United States. "(d)

22 USC 2392.

WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF D O D

EXPENSES.—Section 632(d) shall not apply with respect to transfers of defense articles under this section. "(e) DEFINITION.—As used in subsection (a), the term 'member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the

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