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participating in public defense 

procurements conducted by or on behalf 

of the Argentine Ministry of Defense or 

Armed Forces. The contemplated MOU 

would involve reciprocal waivers of 

buy-national laws by each country. This 

would mean that Argentina would be 

added to the list of ‘‘qualifying 

countries’’ in the Defense Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Supplement 

(DFARS) and that U.S. products and 

services would be exempt from ‘‘Buy 

Argentine’’ laws applicable to 

procurements by the Argentine Ministry 

of Defense and Armed Forces. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to Director, Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy, 3060 Defense 

Pentagon, Attn: Mr. Daniel C. Nielsen, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by email to barbara.glotfelty@osd.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Barbara Glotfelty, OUSD(AT&L), 

Director of Defense Procurement and 

Acquisition Policy, Program Acquisition 

and International Contracting, Room 

5E581, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060; telephone 

(703) 697–9351. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Reciprocal Defense Procurement MOUs 

DoD has with 21 countries are signed at 

the level of the Secretary of Defense and 

his counterpart. The purpose of these 

MOUs is to promote rationalization, 

standardization, and interoperability of 

defense equipment with allies and 

friendly governments. It provides a 

framework for ongoing communication 

regarding market access and 

procurement matters that affect effective 

defense cooperation. Based on the 

MOU, each country affords the other 

certain benefits on a reciprocal basis, 

consistent with national laws and 

regulations. For 19 of the 21 MOU 

countries, these include evaluation of 

offers without applying price 

differentials under ‘‘Buy National’’ laws 

(e.g., the Buy American Act), and 

making provision for duty-free 

certificates. 

Argentina was designated a Major 

Non-NATO Ally by the United States in 

January 1998, in recognition of its 

contributions to international security 

and peacekeeping. 

The countries with which DoD has 

Reciprocal Defense Procurement MOUs 

are identified in DFARS 225.872–1. 

Should an MOU be concluded with 

Argentina, Argentina would be added to 

the list of qualifying countries. If, based 

on and in conjunction with the MOU, 

DoD determines that it would be 

inconsistent with the public interest to 

apply the restrictions of the Buy 

American Act to the acquisition of 

Argentine defense equipment and 

supplies, Argentina would be listed in 

DFARS 225.872–1(a). If a determination 

will be made on a purchase-by-purchase 

basis, Argentina would be listed in 

DFARS 225.872–1(b). 

MOUs generally include language by 

which the parties agree that their 

procurements will be conducted in 

accordance with certain implementing 

procedures. These procedures include 

publication of notices of proposed 

purchases; the content and availability 

of solicitations for proposed purchases; 

notification to each unsuccessful 

offeror; feedback, upon request, to 

unsuccessful offerors concerning the 

reasons they were not allowed to 

participate in a procurement or were not 

awarded a contract; and providing for 

the hearing and review of complaints 

arising in connection with any phase of 

the procurement process to ensure that, 

to the extent possible, complaints are 

equitably and expeditiously resolved 

between an offeror and the procuring 

activity. 

While DoD has evaluated Argentine 

laws and regulations regarding public 

procurements, DoD would benefit from 

knowledge of U.S. industry experience 

in participating in Argentine public 

defense procurements. We are, 

therefore, asking U.S. firms that have 

participated or attempted to participate 

in procurements by or on behalf of 

Argentina’s Ministry of Defense or 

Armed Forces to let us know if the 

procurements were conducted in 

accordance with published procedures 

with fairness and due process, and if 

not, the nature of the problems 

encountered. 

Michele P. Peterson, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

National Security Education Board 

Group of Advisors Meeting 

AGENCY: National Defense University. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Security Education Board Group of 

Advisors. The purpose of the meeting is 

to review and make recommendations to 

the Board concerning requirements 

established by the David L. Boren 

National Security Education Act, Title 

VIII of Public Law 102–183, as 

amended. The National Security 

Education Board Group of Advisors 

meeting is open to the public. The delay 

of this notice resulted from the short 

time-frame needed to coordinate the 

schedules of the various officials whose 

participation was judged essential to a 

meaningful public discussion. 

DATES: September 13, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The Academy for 

Educational Development, Conference 

Center, 8th Floor, 1825 Connecticut 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Edmond J. Collier, Director for 

Programs, National Security Education 

Program, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 

1210, Rosslyn P.O. Box 20010, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–2248; (703) 

696–1991. Electronic mail address: 

colliere@ndu.edu. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 05–17310 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Threat Reduction Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics). 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Threat Reduction 

Advisory Committee will meet in closed 

session on Thursday, November 3, 2005, 

at the Institute for Defense Analyses 

(IDA), and on Friday, November 4, 2005 

in the Pentagon, Washington, DC. 

The mission of the Committee is to 

advise the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) 

on technology security, combating 

weapons of mass destruction, chemical 

and biological defense, transformation 

of the nuclear weapons stockpile, and 

other matters related to the Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency’s mission. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix II), it has been 

determined that this Committee meeting 

concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1), and that accordingly the 

meeting will be closed to the public.