§ 2796d. Loan of materials, supplies, and equipment for research and development purposes
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(a)Loan or gift transactions; written agreement; covered programs
(1)Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may loan to a country that is a NATO or major non-NATO ally materials, supplies, or equipment for the purpose of carrying out a program of cooperative research, development, testing, or evaluation. The Secretary may accept as a loan or a gift from a country that is a NATO or major non-NATO ally materials, supplies, or equipment for such purpose.
(2)Each loan or gift transaction entered into by the Secretary under this section shall be provided for under the terms of a written agreement between the Secretary and the country concerned.
(3)A program of testing or evaluation for which the Secretary may loan materials, supplies, or equipment under this section includes a program of testing or evaluation conducted solely for the purpose of standardization, interchangeability, or technical evaluation if the country to which the materials, supplies, or equipment are loaned agrees to provide the results of the testing or evaluation to the United States without charge.
(b)Reimbursement of consumed materials, etc. The materials, supplies, or equipment loaned to a country under this section may be expended or otherwise consumed in connection with any testing or evaluation program without a requirement for reimbursement of the United States if the Secretary—
(1)determines that the success of the research, development, test, or evaluation depends upon expending or otherwise consuming the materials, supplies, or equipment loaned to the country; and
(2)approves of the expenditure or consumption of such materials, supplies, or equipment.
(c)Prohibitions The Secretary of Defense may not loan to a country under this section any material if the material is a strategic and critical material and if, at the time the loan is to be made, the quantity of the material in the National Defense Stockpile (provided for under section 98b of title 50) is less than the quantity of such material to be stockpiled, as determined by the President under section 98b(a) of title 50.
(d)“NATO ally” defined For purposes of this section, the term “NATO ally” means a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (other than the United States).
(Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 6, § 65, as added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title X, § 1003(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2038; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 705(d)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 120; Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 147(a)(3)(B), July 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1435.)
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- Public Law 102–25Entitled the “Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991”
- 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 100–456To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1989 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 90–629
- Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title X, § 1003(a)
- 102 Stat. 2038
- Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 705(d)(2)
- 105 Stat. 120
- Pub. L. 104–164, title I, § 147(a)(3)(B)
- 110 Stat. 1435
- Pub. L. 104–164
- Pub. L. 102–25
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§ 2796d
Loan of materials, supplies, and equipment for research and development purposes
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–629
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title X, § 1003(a)
Stat.102 Stat. 2038
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 705(d)(2)
Stat.105 Stat. 120
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