.104 STAT. 1694
PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990
"§ 2350h. Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense
ombudsman for foreign signatories
"The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official to act as
ombudsman within the Department of Defense on behalf of foreign
governments who are parties to memorandums of agreement with
the United States concerning acquisition matters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The official so designated shall
assist officials of those foreign governments in understanding and
complying with procedures and requirements of the Department of
Defense (and, as appropriate, other departments and agencies of the
United States) insofar as they relate to any such memorandum of
agreement.".
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter, as
amended by section 1451(b), is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
"2350h. Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense ombudsman for foreign signatories.'.
22 USC 2350h
(b) DEADLINE. — The official required to be designated under sec-
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tion 2350h of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1453. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DE-
FENSE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND RELATED
AGREEMENTS
Section 2504(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting "or to the reciprocal procurement of defense items," after
"defense equipment," in the matter above clause (1).
SEC. 1454. COOPERATION WITH JAPAN ON TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Japan has developed highly sophisticated research and
manufacturing capabilities.
(2) Those capabilities have produced technologies that can be
usefully applied to the development and manufacture of both
commercial products and defense equipment.
(3) The availability of those technologies to the United States
would greatly enhance the development and manufacture of
defense equipment for the Armed Forces of the United States.
(4) Since the exchange of notes between the United States and
Japan on the transfer of Japanese military technologies in 1983,
the level and quality of technological cooperation between the
two countries have been unsatisfactory.
(5) Effective cooperation in technology research and development between the United States and Japan would enhance the
security of both countries.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the United States and Japan should strengthen their
cooperation with regard to technology that would contribute to
the security of both countries;
(2) technological cooperation between the two countries
should be based upon an equitable and mutual sharing of the
costs and benefits of that cooperation; and
(3) the Secretary of Defense should improve the staffing,
funding, and organization of those activities within the Depart-
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