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 98 STAT. 2574

PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984 (2) an analysis as to the appropriateness of placing all aspects of the management and operation of the stockpile under a single authority, such as the Secretary of Defense; (3) an analysis of the adequacy of existing legal authority to barter surplus and excess material of the Government and excess real property of the Department of Defense for strategic and critical materials for the stockpile; (4) an analysis of why existing barter authority has not been used more aggressively in procuring strategic and critical materials to meet stockpile goals; and (5) a draft of such legislation as may be required to carry out any recommendations respecting such plans and analyses. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS ACCRUING FROM NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

50 USC 98h note.

SEC. 905. There shall be deposited into the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund established under section 9 of the Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) 30 percent of all money accruing to the United States during fiscal year 1985 from lands in the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves (less amounts spent for exploration, development and operation of those reserves and related expenses during that period). Moneys deposited into the Fund under this subsection shall be deemed to have been covered into the Fund under section 9(b) of the Act. TITLE X—MATTERS RELATING TO NATO AND OTHER ALLIES SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASE IN DEFENSE SPENDING BY UNITED STATES ALLIES

22 USC 1928 not®-

Japan.

SEC. 1001. It is the sense of Congress that the President— (1) should call on the pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to meet or exceed their pledges for an annual increase in defense spending during fiscal years 1984 and 1985 of at least 3 percent real growth; and (2) should Call on Japan to further increase its defense spending during fiscal years 1984 and 1985; in furtherance of increased unity, equitable sharing of the common defense burden, and international stability. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATO CONVENTIONAL CAPABILITY

22 USC 1928 note.

SEC. 1002. (a) The Congress finds(1) that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should improve its conventional defense capability so as to lengthen the period of time that Western Europe can be defended by conventional forces without the necessity of resorting to the early use of nuclear weapons in the event of a nonnuclear attack on any NATO member country; (2) that fulfillment by NATO member nations of their goals and commitments to increase defense spending, improve conventional sustainability, and provide support facilities in Western Europe for rapid reinforcements from the United States is crucial to accomplishing that objective; and (3) that an increase over current United States military personnel levels in European member nations of NATO can be

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