Sec. 1255. Provision of goods and services at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
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Chapter 767 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide goods and services, including interatoll transportation, to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and other eligible patrons, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, at Kwajalein Atoll. The Secretary of the Army may not provide goods or services under this section if doing so would be inconsistent, as determined by the Secretary of State, with the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or any subsidiary agreement or implementing arrangement.
The Secretary of the Army may collect reimbursement from the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and eligible patrons for the provision of goods or services under subsection (a). The amount collected for goods or services under this subsection may not be greater than the total amount of actual costs to the United States for providing the goods or services. Amounts appropriated to the Department of the Army may be used for necessary expenses associated with providing goods and services under this section.
The Secretary of the Army shall issue regulations to carry out this section. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 7596. Provision of goods and services at Kwajalein Atoll. . Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the use of the authority under section 7596(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), in fiscal year 2021, including a written summary describing the goods and services provided on a reimbursable basis and the goods and services provided on a nonreimbursable basis.