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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 2580

22 USC 2761.

International agreements.

Contracts.

PUBLIC LAW 98-525—OCT. 19, 1984

requirement in section 22 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2762) for payment in advance of delivery for any purchase under that Act. (c) Notwithstanding the rate required to be charged under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act for services furnished by the United States, in the case of the 14 Patriot missile fire units which the Federal Republic of Germany purchases from the United States under that Act as contemplated in the European air defense agreements, the rate charged by the Secretary of Defense for packing, crating, handling, and transportation services associated with that purchase may not exceed the established Department of Defense rate for such services. (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "European air defense agreements" means (1) the agreement entitled "Agreement between the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America and the Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperative Measures for Enhancing Air Defense for Central Europe", signed on December 6, 1983, and (2) the agreement entitled "Agreement between the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America and the Federal Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany in implementation of the 6 December 1983 Agreement on Cooperative Measures for Enhancing Air Defense for Central Europe", signed on July 12, 1984. (e) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts under the European air defense agreements is available only to the extent that appropriated funds are otherwise available for that purpose. TITLE XI—MATTERS RELATING TO ARMS CONTROL REPORT ON STRATEGIC NUCLEAR SUBMARINE FORCE

SEC. 1101. Not later than April 1, 1985, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the survivability of the United States strategic nuclear ballistic missile submarine force. The report shall address whether there are grounds for adjusting, in short or long-range terms, strategic force plans of the United States based on any vulnerability or potential vulnerability of such force. The report shall also examine the feasibility and desirability of enhancing the survivability of such force through measures that would affect antisubmarine warfare, including the nature of the patrols and the rules of engagement of attack submarines and the nature of the patrols and the rules of engagement of ballistic missile submarines. ANNUAL REPORT ON STRATEGIC DEFENSE PROGRAMS

10 USC 139 note.

SEC. 1102. At the time of the submission by the Secretary of Defense to the Congress of his annual budget presentation materials for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1986 and ending with fiscal year 1990 (but not later than March 15 of the calendar year in which such fiscal year begins), the Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the programs that constitute the Strategic