Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/981

 PUBLIC LAW 94-361—JULY 14, 1976

90 STAT. 931

Atlantic Treaty Organization requirement shall be understood to include a common definition of the military threat to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. The Secretary of Defense shall, in the reports required by section 302(c) of Public Law 93-365, as amended, identify those programs in research and development 88 Stat. 402. for United States forces in Europe and the common North Atlantic Treaty Organization requirements which such programs support. In the absence of such common requirement, the Secretary shall include a discussion of the actions taken within the North Atlantic Alliance in pursuit of a common requirement. The Secretary of Defense shall also report on eiforts to establish a regular procedure and mechanism within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for determining common military requirements. ^ (b) It is the sense of the Congress that progress toward the realiza• tion of the objectives of standardization and interoperability would be enhanced by expanded inter-Allied procurement of arms and equipment within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is further the sense of the Congress that expanded inter-Allied procurement would be facilitated by greater reliance on licensing and coproduction agreements among the signatories of the North Atlantic Treaty. It is the Congress' considered judgment that such agreements, if properly constructed so as to preserve the efficiencies associated with economies of scale, could not only minimize potential economic hardship to parties to such agreements but also increase the survivability, in time of war, of the Alliance's armaments production base by dispersing manu,,. facturing facilities. Accordingly, the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with appropriate representatives of other members of the Alliance, shall attempt to the maximum extent feasible (1) to identify areas for such cooperative arrangements and (2) to negotiate such agreements pursuant to these ends. The Secretary of Defense shall include in the report to the Congress required by section 302(c) of Public Law 93-365, as amended, a discussion of the specific assessments made under the above provisions and the results achieved with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (c) It is the sense of the Congress that standardization of weapons and equipment within the North Atlantic Alliance on the basis of a "two-way street" concept of cooperation in defense procurement between Europe and North America could only work in a realistic sense if the European nations operated on a united and collective basis. Accordingly, the Congress encourages the governments of Europe to accelerate their present efforts to achieve European armaments collaboration among all European members of the Alliance. SEC. 804. (a) Section 2 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251) is amended by inserting after the third sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: "The Congress recognizes that the organizational structure established jointly by the Federal Government and the several States and their political subdivisions for civil defense purposes can be effectively utilized, without adversely affecting the basic civil defense objectives of this Act, to provide relief and assistance to people in areas of the United States struck by disasters other than disasters caused by enemy attack.". (b) Section 408 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2260) is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal

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