§ 2785. End-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services
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(a)Establishment of monitoring program
(1)In general In order to improve accountability with respect to defense articles and defense services sold, leased, or exported under this chapter or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), the President shall establish a program which provides for the end-use monitoring of such articles and services.
(2)Requirements of program To the extent practicable, such program—
(A)shall provide for the end-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services in accordance with the standards that apply for identifying high-risk exports for regular end-use verification developed under section 2778(g)(7) of this title (commonly referred to as the “Blue Lantern” program); and
(B)shall be designed to provide reasonable assurance that—
(i)the recipient is complying with the requirements imposed by the United States Government with respect to use, transfers, and security of defense articles and defense services; and
(ii)such articles and services are being used for the purposes for which they are provided.
(b)Conduct of program In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the President shall ensure that the program—
(1)provides for the end-use verification of defense articles and defense services that incorporate sensitive technology, defense articles and defense services that are particularly vulnerable to diversion or other misuse, or defense articles or defense services whose diversion or other misuse could have significant consequences; and
(2)prevents the diversion (through reverse engineering or other means) of technology incorporated in defense articles.
(c)Report to Congress Not later than 6 months after July 21, 1996, and annually thereafter as a part of the annual congressional presentation documents submitted under section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2394], the President shall transmit to the Congress a report describing the actions taken to implement this section, including a detailed accounting of the costs and number of personnel associated with the monitoring program and the numbers, range, and findings of end-use monitoring of United States transfers of small arms and light weapons.
(d)Third country transfers For purposes of this section, defense articles and defense services sold, leased, or exported under this chapter or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) includes defense articles and defense services that are transferred to a third country or other third party.
(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 3A, § 40A, as added Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 150(a), July 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1436; amended Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XII, § 1205(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1428.)
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- Public Law 111–84To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–164To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–228To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 5End use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 8End use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 2Monitoring and verification of use of defense articles and defense services
- Sec. 8End use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 2Monitoring and verification of use of defense articles and defense services
- Sec. 6404End use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 6404End use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 2Monitoring and verification of use of defense articles and defense services
- Sec. 8End-use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 4Reports and strategy on disruption of illegal export and trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries
- Sec. 8End-use monitoring of misuse of arms in human rights abuses
- Sec. 5Reports and strategy on disruption of illegal export and trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American, Caribbean, and South American countries
- Sec. 4Reports and strategy on disruption of illegal export and trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries
- Sec. 5Reports and strategy on disruption of illegal export and trafficking of firearms to Mexico and certain Central American and Caribbean countries
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- Congressional findings and declaration of policy§ 2151
- Control of arms exports and imports§ 2778
- Reports and information; definitions§ 2394
- Need for international defense cooperation and military export controls; Presidential waiver; report to Congress; arms sales policy§ 2751
- Transactions with countries not fully cooperating with United States antiterrorism efforts§ 2781
- End-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services§ 2785
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- Pub. L. 90–629
- Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 150(a)
- 110 Stat. 1436
- Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XII, § 1205(b)
- 116 Stat. 1428
- 82 Stat. 1321
- Pub. L. 87–195
- 75 Stat. 424
- section 40A of Pub. L. 90–629
- Pub. L. 107–228
- Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 150(b)
- 110 Stat. 1437
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–629
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 150(a)
Stat.110 Stat. 1436
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–228, div. B, title XII, § 1205(b)
Stat.116 Stat. 1428
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