Sec. 1202. Department of Defense participation in European Program on Multilateral Exchange of Surface Transportation Services
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Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, authorize the participation of the United States in the Surface Exchange of Services program (in this section referred to as the SEOS program ) of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe. Participation in the SEOS program under paragraph
(1)may include— the reciprocal exchange or transfer of surface transportation on a reimbursable basis or by replacement-in-kind; or the exchange of surface transportation services of equal value. The participation of the United States in the SEOS program under subsection
(a)shall be in accordance with a written arrangement or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and the Movement Coordination Centre Europe. If facilities, equipment, or funds of the Department of Defense are used to support the SEOS program, the written arrangement or agreement entered into under paragraph
(1)shall specify the details of any equitable cost sharing or other funding arrangement. Any written arrangement or agreement entered into under paragraph
(1)shall require that any accrued credits and liabilities resulting from an unequal exchange or transfer of surface transportation services shall be liquidated, not less than once every five years, through the SEOS program. In carrying out any arrangement or agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Defense may— from funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance, pay the equitable share of the United States for the operating expenses of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe and the SEOS program; and assign members of the armed forces or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, from among members and personnel within billets authorized for the United States European Command, to duty at the Movement Coordination Centre Europe as necessary to fulfill the obligations of the United States under that arrangement or agreement. Any amount received by the United States as part of the SEOS program shall be credited, at the option of the Secretary of Defense, to— the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring the obligation for which such amount is received; or an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account currently available for the purposes for which the expenditures were made. The authority provided by this section to participate in the SEOS program shall expire five years after the date on which the Secretary of Defense first enters into a written arrangement or agreement under subsection (b). The Secretary shall publish notice of such date on a public website of the Department of Defense. Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the use of foreign sealift in violation of section 2631 of this title. . The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2350o. Participation in European program on multilateral exchange of surface transportation services. .