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 107 STAT. 1824 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (4) the cost-sharing percentages for the NATO Infrastructure Program should be reviewed with the aim of reflecting current economic, political, and military realities and thus reducing the United States cost-sharing percentage; and (5) the amoiuits obligated to conduct United States overseas basing activities should decline significantly in fiscal year 1994 and in fixture fiscal years as— (A) the number of United States military personnel stationed overseas continues to decline; and (B) the countries in which United States military personnel are stationed and the alliances in which the United States participates assume an increased share of United States overseas basing costs. (c) REDUCING UNITED STATES OVERSEAS BASING COSTS. —(1) In order to achieve additional savings in overseas basing costs, the President should— (A) continue with the reductions in United States military presence overseas as required by sections 1302 and 1303 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993; and (B) intensify efforts to negotiate a more favorable hostnation agreement with each foreign country to which this paragraph applies under paragraph (3)(A). (2) For purposes of paragraph (I)(B), a more favorable hostnation agreement is an agreement under which such foreign country— (A) assumes an increased share of the costs of United States military installations in that country, including the costs of— (i) labor, utilities, and services; (ii) military construction projects and real property maintenance; (iii) leasing requirements associated with the United States military presence; and (iv) actions necessary to meet local environmental standards; (B) relieves the United States of all tax liability that, with respect to forces located in that country, is incurred by the Armed Forces of the United States under the laws of that country and the laws of the community where those forces are located; and (C) ensures that goods and services furnished in that country to the Armed Forces of the United States are provided at minimum cost and without imposition of user fees. (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph (1)(B) applies with respect to— (i) each country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (other than the United States); and (ii) each other foreign country with which the United States has a bilateral or multilateral defense agreement that provides for the assimment of combat units of the Armed Forces of the United States to permanent duty in that country or the placement of combat equipment of the United States in that country. (B) Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to— (i) a foreign country that receives assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) (relating

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