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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1935

To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the limitations on

participation by the Armed Forces in overseas airshows and trade exhibitions involving military equipment.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1999

Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Mr. STRICKLAND) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the

limitations on participation by the Armed Forces in overseas airshows and trade exhibitions involving military

equipment.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. CODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF LIMITA2 TIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PAR3 TICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT FOR OVERSEAS

4 AIR SHOWS AND TRADE EXHIBITIONS.

5 (a) CODIFICATION AND STRENGTHENING OF LIMITA6 TIONS.—(1) Chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code,

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

8 ‘‘§ 2555. Overseas airshows and trade exhibitions:

9 participation prohibited; limitations on

10 support for contractors

11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON MILITARY PARTICIPATION.—

12 The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of a military

13 department may not—

14 ‘‘(1) authorize the participation by the armed

15 forces in an airshow or trade exhibition held outside

16 the United States (other than the support author17 ized in subsection (b)); or

18 ‘‘(2) use the training or readiness requirements

19 of the armed forces in order to provide support indi20 rectly for any such airshow or trade exhibition.

21 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON SUPPORT FOR CONTRACTOR

22 PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary of Defense, and the Sec23 retaries of the military departments with respect to their

24 respective departments, may, upon the request of a busi25 ness firm or industrial association, provide support to that

26 firm or association at an airshow or trade exhibition to
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1 be held outside the United States in the form of the dis2 play or demonstration of military equipment if the firm

3 or association agrees to reimburse the United States for

4 all incremental costs of the Department of Defense for

5 that support.

6 ‘‘(c) INCREMENTAL COSTS.—Incremental costs for

7 purposes of subsection (b) are the following:

8 ‘‘(1) All incremental costs of military personnel

9 accompanying the equipment or assisting the firm or

10 association in the display or demonstration of the

11 equipment, including costs of food, lodging, and local

12 transportation.

13 ‘‘(2) All incremental transportation costs in14 curred in moving the equipment from its normally

15 assigned location to the airshow or trade exhibition

16 and return.

17 ‘‘(3) Any other miscellaneous incremental cost

18 (such as insurance costs or ramp fees) not covered

19 by paragraph (1) or (2) that is incurred by the

20 United States but would not have been incurred had

21 the Department of Defense not provided support to

22 the firm or industrial association under subsection

23 (b).’’.
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1 (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such

2 chapter is amended by adding at the end the following

3 new item:

‘‘2555. Overseas airshows and trade exhibitions: participation prohibited; limitations on support for contractors.’’.

4 (b) REPEAL OF EXISTING LIMITATIONS.—Section

5 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

6 Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is

7 repealed.

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