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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1621

To achieve increased contributions by European member nations of the North

Atlantic Treaty Organization to offset the costs of maintaining United

States military personnel and installations in these nations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 1, 1993

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To achieve increased contributions by European member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to offset

the costs of maintaining United States military personnel

and installations in these nations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. DEFENSE BURDENSHARING AGREEMENTS

4 WITH NATO ALLIES FOR INCREASED HOST

5 NATION SUPPORT.

6 (a) DEFENSE BURDENSHARING AGREEMENTS FOR

7 INCREASED HOST NATION SUPPORT.—As soon as pos8 sible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
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1 dent should enter into revised host-nation agreements with

2 the European members nations of the North Atlantic

3 Treaty Organization under which these nations agree that,

4 for fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, these nations will—

5 (1) pay at least 50 percent of the personnel

6 costs of maintaining United States military person7 nel and installations in Europe, such as the costs

8 of—

9 (A) pay and allowances of members of the

10 Armed Forces of the United States assigned to

11 permanent duty ashore in Europe during the

12 period of such assignment; and

13 (B) pay and allowances of civilian employ14 ees of the Department of Defense stationed in

15 Europe during the period of such assignment;

16 (2) pay at least 75 percent of the non-personnel

17 costs of maintaining United States military person18 nel and installations in Europe, such as the costs

19 of—

20 (A) labor, utilities, and services;

21 (B) military construction projects and real

22 property maintenance;

23 (C) leasing requirements associated with

24 the United States military presence; and
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1 (D) actions necessary to meet local envi2 ronmental standards;

3 (3) relieve the Armed Forces of the United

4 States of all tax liability that, with respect to forces

5 located in a European member nation of NATO, is

6 incurred by the Armed Forces under the laws of

7 that nation and the laws of the community where

8 those forces are located; and

9 (4) ensure that goods and services furnished in

10 these nations to the Armed Forces of the United

11 States are provided at minimum cost and without

12 imposition of user fees.

13 (b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACHIEVE AGREE14 MENTS.—Unless the President certifies to Congress before

15 October 1, 1994, that the European member nations of

16 NATO have entered into the revised agreements described

17 in subsection (a), no appropriated funds may be used to

18 maintain United States military personnel and installa19 tions in these nations after September 30, 1995, notwith20 standing the end strength level in effect under section

21 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act,

22 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note).

23 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply in the

24 event that the Armed Forces of the United States are ac25 tively engaged in an armed conflict in Europe or if the
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1 President determines that there exists the threat of immi2 nent United States engagement in an armed conflict in

3 Europe.

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