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 PUBLIC LAW 96-92—OCT. 29, 1979 "(1) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or one or more member countries thereof, agrees to share with the United States the costs of research on and development, testing, and evaluation of certain defense articles, and the costs of any agreed joint production ensuing therefrom, in order to further the objectives of standardization and interoperability of the armed forces of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries; or "(2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or one or more member countries thereof other than the United States, agrees to bear the costs of research on and development, testing, and evaluation of certain defense articles (or categories of defense articles) and to have such articles produced for sale to, and licensed for production within, other participant member countries including the United States, and the United States agrees to bear the costs of research on and development, testing, and evaluation of other defense articles (or categories of defense articles) and to have such defense articles produced for sale to, and licensed for production within, other participant member countries in order to further the objectives of rationalization of the industrial and technological resources within the North Atlantic Treaty area. "(b)(1) The President may reduce or waive the charge or charges which would otherwise be considered appropriate under section 21(e) of this Act (and, in the case of agreements described in subsection (a)(2) of this section, may reduce or waive the charges for reimbursement of the costs of officers and employees of the United States Government which would otherwise be required) in connection with sales under section 21 and section 22 of this Act in furtherance of cooperative projects. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21(e)(1)(A) and section 43(b) of this Act, administrative surcharges shall not be increased on other sales made under this Act in order to compensate for reductions or waivers of such surcharges under this section. Funds received pursuant to such other sales shall not be available to reimburse the costs incurred by the United States Government for which reduction or waiver is approved by the President under this section. "(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply only if for each cooperative project the other countries which participate in such cooperative project reciprocate by waiving comparable charges for their sales related to such cooperative project and if the President determines that the magnitude of the contribution of a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to such cooperative project would help the United States conserve defense resources and promote a stronger alliance. "(cKl) Not less than thirty days prior to signature on behalf of the United States of an agreement for a cooperative project, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, a numbered certification with respect to such proposed agreement, setting forth— "(A) a detailed description of the cooperative project with respect to which the certification is made; (B) an estimate of the amount of sales and exports expected to be made or approved under this Act in furtherance of such cooperative project; "(C) an estimate of the dollar value of any charges expected to be reduced or waived under this section in connection with such

93 STAT. 707

Charges, reduction or waiver. 22 USC 2761.

22 USC 2762. 22 USC 2792.

Applicability.

eertification, transmittal to Congress.

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