Sec. 1274. Limitation on use of funds to purchase equipment from Rosoboronexport
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No funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 may be used for the purchase of any equipment from Rosoboronexport until the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge— Rosoboronexport is cooperating fully with the Defense Contract Audit Agency; Rosoboronexport has not delivered S–300 advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria; and no new contracts have been signed between the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and Rosoboronexport since January 1, 2013. The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection
(a)if the Secretary certifies that the waiver in order to purchase equipment from Rosoboronexport is in national security interest of the United States. If the Secretary waives the limitation in subsection
(a)pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days before purchasing equipment from Rosoboronexport pursuant to the waiver, a report on the waiver. The report shall be submitted in classified or unclassified form, at the election of the Secretary. The report shall include the following: An explanation why it is in the national security interest of the United States to purchase equipment from Rosoboronexport. An explanation why comparable equipment cannot be purchased from another corporation. An assessment of the cooperation of Rosoboronexport with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. An assessment of whether and how many S–300 advanced anti-aircraft missiles have been delivered to the Assad regime by Rosoboronexport. A list of the contracts that Rosoboronexport has signed with the Assad regime since January 1, 2013. The Secretary of Defense shall award any contract that will use United States funds for the procurement of helicopters for the Afghan Security Forces using competitive procedures based on requirements developed by the Secretary of Defense.