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 PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 761

plans for which they are responsible or to support additional contingency operations directed from the national level. SEC. 1454. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE NONLETHAL EXCESS PROPERTY.—Chap-

ter 151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 10 USC 2547. "§ 2547. Excess nonlethal supplies: humanitarian relief "(a) The Secretary of Defense may make available for humanitarian relief purposes any nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. "(b) Excess supplies made available for humanitarian relief purposes under this section shall be transferred to the Secretary of State, who shall be responsible for the distribution of such supplies. "(c) This section does not constitute authority to conduct any activity which, if carried out as an intelligence activity by the Department of Defense, would require— "(Da finding under section 662 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2422); or "(2) a notice to the intelligence committees under section 501(a)(l) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413). "(d)(1) The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report on the Report. disposition of all excess supplies transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of State under this section during the preceding year. "(2) Such reports shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. "(3) Such reports shall be submitted not later than June 1 of each year. "(e) In this section: "(1) 'Nonlethal excess supplies' means property, other than real property, of the Department of Defense— "(A) that is excess property, as defined in regulations of the Department of Defense; and "(B) that is not a weapon, ammunition, or other equipment or material that is designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death. "(2) 'Intelligence committees' means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: "2547. Excess nonlethal supplies: humanitarian relief.". SEC. 1455. ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION IN UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS OF COMBATANT VESSELS FOR UNITED STATES ALLIES

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall take such steps as necessary— (1) to encourage United States shipyards to construct combatant vessels for nations friendly to the United States, subject to the requirement to safeguard sensitive warship technology; and

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