PUBLIC LAW 104-164-^ULY 21, 1996
110 STAT. 1425
the opportunities of entities in the national technology and
industrial base to sell new or used equipment to the countries
to which such articles are transferred; and
"(F) the transfer of such articles is consistent with the
policy framework for the Eastern Mediterranean established
under section 620C of this Act.
"(2) Accordingly, for the four-year period beginning on October Effective date.
1, 1996, the President shall ensure that excess defense articles President,
offered to Greece and Turkey under this section will be made
available consistent with the manner in which the President made
available such excess defense articles during the four-year period
that began on October 1, 1992, pursuant to section 573(e) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1990.
"(c) TERMS OF TRANSFERS. —
" (1) No COST TO RECIPIENT COUNTRY.— Excess defense articles may be transferred under this section without cost to
the recipient country.
"(2) PRIORITY. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the delivery of excess defense articles under this section to
member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) on the southern and southeastern flank of NATO and
to major non-NATO allies on such southern and southeastern
flank shall be given priority to the maximum extent feasible
over the delivery of such excess defense articles to other countries.
"(d) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE EXPENSES. —Section 632(d) shall not apply with
respect to transfers of excess defense articles (including transportation and related costs) under this section.
" (e) TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED COSTS. —
"(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2),
funds avedlable to the Department of Defense may not be
expended for crating, paclmig, handling, and transportation
of excess defense articles transferred under the authority of
this section.
"(2) EXCEPTION. —The President may provide for the
transportation of excess defense articles without charge to a
country for the costs of such transportation if—
"(A) it is determined that it is in the national interest
of the United States to do so;
"(B) the recipient is a developing country receiving
less than $10,000,000 of assistance under chapter 5 of
this part of this Act (relating to international military
education and training) or section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the Foreign Mihtary Financing progrsim) in the flscal year in which the
transportation is provided;
"(C) the total weight of the transfer does not exceed
25,000 pounds; and
"(D) such transportation is accomplished on a space
available basis.
" (f) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR TRANSFER OF
CERTAIN EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may not transfer excess
defense articles that are significant military equipment (as
defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or
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