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 PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3961

southern flank of NATO' means Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey.". SEC. 1102. NATO COOPERATIVE LOGISTIC SUPPORT AGREEMENTS

10 USC 2407 note.

(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into bilateral or multilateral Weapon System Partnership Agreements (as defined in subsection (g)) with one or more governments of other member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the purpose of providing cooperative logistics support for the armed forces of the countries which are parties to the agreements. Such agreements may include provision for the transfer of logistics support, supplies, and services by the United States to the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization and for the acquisition of logistics support, supplies, and services by the United States from such Organization. (b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Under the terms of a Weapon System Partnership Agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may— (1) agree that the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organiza- Contracts, tion may make contracts for supply and acquisition of logistics " support in Europe for requirements of the United States, to the ' extent the Secretary determines that the procedures of such Organization governing such supply and acquisition are appropriate; and ^ (2) share the costs of set-up charges of facilities for use by the ' NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization to provide ^ cooperative logistics support and share in the costs of establish' ing a revolving fund for initial acquisition and replenishment of supply stocks to be used by the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization to provide cooperative logistics support. (c) SHARING OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Each Weapon System Partnership Agreement shall provide for joint management by the participating countries and for the equitable sharing of the administrative costs incident to such agreement. (d) APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 137.—Except as provided in this Contracts, section, the provisions of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, Ante, p. 3952. shall apply to contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense for the acquisition of logistics support under a Weapon System Partnership Agreement. (e) APPLICATION OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The transfer of

defense articles or defense services to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization for the purposes of a Weapon System Partnership Agreement shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). (f) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secretary of

Defense under this section is in addition to the authority of the Secretary under chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, and any 10 USC 2321 et other provision of law. seq. (g) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the term i;..;^-^l "Weapon System Partnership Agreement" means an agreement i-.n^jS' between the United States and one or more other NATO countries participating in the operation of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization that— (1) is entered into pursuant to the terms of the charter of the NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization; and

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