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105 STAT. 1466 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (A) an explanation of the need for the project; (B) the then current estimate of the cost of the project; and (C) a justification for canning out the project under that subsection. (2) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may not commence a military construction project under subsection (d) until the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report under paragraph (1) regarding the project. (f) REPORTS.— Not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of fiscal years 1992 and 1993, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report specifying separately for Japan and the Republic of Korea— (1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the Secretary during the preceding quarter under suJbsection (a) and the purposes for which the contributions were made; and (2) the amount of the contributions expended by the Secretary during the preceding quarter and the purposes for which the contributions were expended. 22 USC 1928 SEC. 1046. DEFENSE COST-SHARING. (a) DEFENSE COST-SHARING AGREEMENTS. —(1) The President shall consult with the foreign nations described in paragraph (2) to seek to achieve, within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an agreement on equitable defense cost-sharing with each such nation. (2) The foreign nations referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) each member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (other than the United States); and (B) every other foreign nation with which the United States has a bilateral or multilateral defense agreement that provides for the assignment of combat units of the Armed Forces of the United States to permanent duty in the nation or the placement of combat equipment of the United States in the nation. (3) Each defense cost-sharing agreement entered into under paragraph (1) should provide that the foreign nation sigrees to share equitably with the United States, through cash compensation or inkind contributions, or a combination thereof, the costs to the United States that arise solely from the implementation of the provisions of the bilateral or multilatereil defense agreement with that nation. Q)) EXCEPTION.— The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to those foreign nations that receive assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) relating to the foreign military financing program or under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) relating to the Economic Support Fund. (c) CONSULTATIONS.— In conducting the consultations required under subsection (a), the President should make maximum feasible use of the Department of Defense and the post of Ambassador-at- Large created by section 8125(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). (d) ALUES MUTUAL DEFENSE PAYMENTS ACCOUNT.— The Secretary of Defense shall maintain an accounting for defense cost-sharing under each agreement entered into with a foreign nation pursuant to subsection (a). The accounting shall show for each foreign nation the amount and nature of the— (1) cost-sharing contributions agreed to by the nation;