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PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT, 1537 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL. —Section 103 of the Department of De- fense Authorization Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-86), is repealed. 10 USC 2407 SEC. 933. REVISION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT AND RELATED SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FROM OTHER NATIONS (a) RECODIFICATION OF SECTION.— Section 2401a of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to the end of subchapter II of chapter 138 of such title, as added by section 931 and amended by section 932, and is redesignated as section 2350f. Oo) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ARRANGEMENTS. —Subsection (a) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out "an arrangement with the Minister of Defense or other appropriate official of any allied country or with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)" and inserting in lieu thereof "a bilateral arrangement with any allied country or allied international organization or may enter into a multilateral arrangement with allied countries and allied international organizations"; (2) by striking out "such country or NATO" and inserting in lieu thereof "the allied country or countries or allied inter- national organization or allied international organizations, as the case may be,"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "The term of an arrangement entered into under this subsection may not exceed five years.". (c) LIQUIDATION OF CREDITS AND LIABILITIES.— Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (3); (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Liquidations may be made at such times as the parties in an arrangement may agree upon, but in no case may final liquidation in the case of an arrangement be made later than 30 days after the end of the term for which the arrange- ment was entered into."; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by clause (1) of this subsection, the following new paragraph: "(2) Parties to an arrangement entered into under this section shall annually reconcile accrued credits and liabilities accruing under such agreement. Any liability of the United States resulting from a reconciliation shall be charged against the applicable appro- priation available to the Department of Defense (at the time of the reconciliation) for obligation for communications support and related supplies and services.". (d) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out "In this section, the term 'allied country' means—" and inserting in lieu thereof "In this section: "(1) The term 'allied country' means—"; (2) by redesignating clauses (1) and (2) as clauses (A) and (B), respectively; (3) by striking out "; or" at the end of clause (A), as redesig- nated by clause (2) of this subsection, and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; (4) by striking out the period at the end of clause (B), as redesignated by clause (2) of this subsection, and inserting in lieu thereof "; or"; and

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