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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3084
To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the limitations on
participation of the Armed Forces in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions
involving military equipment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. STARK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on National Security
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the
limitations on participation of the Armed Forces in for-
eign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military
equipment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON PARTICIPATION OF THE
ARMED FORCES IN FOREIGN AIRSHOWS OR
TRADE EXHIBITIONS INVOLVING MILITARY
EQUIPMENT.
(a) CODIFICATION AND STRENGTHENING OF PAR-
TICIPATION LIMITATIONS.—(1) Chapter 152 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 2555. Participation in foreign airshows and trade
exhibitions: limitations and prohibitions
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON DIRECT OR INDIRECT PAR-
TICIPATION.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of a military de-
partment, and military equipment and members of the
armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of De-
fense or the Secretary of a military department, may not
participate in any airshow or trade exhibition held outside
the United States. The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of a military department may not use the training
or readiness requirements for military equipment or mem-
bers of the armed forces to indirectly support an airshow
or trade exhibition held outside the United States.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT.—
In the event that a defense contractor or industrial asso-
ciation requests the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary
of a military department to provide support in the form
of military equipment for any airshow or trade exhibition
to be held outside the United States, such equipment may
not be supplied unless the contractor or association agrees
to reimburse the Treasury of the United States for—
‘‘(1) all incremental costs of military personnel
accompanying the equipment or assisting the con-
tractor or association in the display or demonstra-
tion of the equipment, including food, lodging, and
local transportation costs;
‘‘(2) all incremental transportation costs in-
curred in moving the equipment from its normally
assigned location to the airshow or trade exhibition
and return; and
‘‘(3) any other miscellaneous incremental costs
(such as insurance costs or ramp fees) not included
under paragraphs (1) and (2) that are incurred by
the Federal Government but would not have been in-
curred had military support not been provided to the
contractor or industrial association.
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘incre-
mental transportation cost’ includes the cost of transport-
ing equipment to an airshow or trade exhibition even if
the provision of transportation by the Department of De-
fense fulfills legitimate training requirements that would
otherwise have to be met.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘2555. Participation in foreign airshows and trade exhibitions: limitations and
prohibitions.’’.
(b) REPEAL
OF EXISTING LIMITATIONS.—Section
1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is
repealed.
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