Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 5.djvu/570

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106 STAT. 4208 PUBLIC LAW 102-558—OCT. 28, 1992 "(B) the domestic defense technology base as a consequence of the technology transfers associated with such offset agreements. "(2) USE OF DATA. — Data developed or compiled by any agency while conducting any interagency study or other independent study or analysis shall be made available to the Secretary to facilitate the execution of the Secretary's responsibilities with respect to trade offset and coiuitertrade poHcy development. "; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(c) NOTICE OF OFFSET AGREEMENTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — If a United States firm enters into a contract for the sale of a weapon system or defense-related item to a foreign country or foreign firm and such contract is subject to an offset agreement exceeding $5,000,000 in value, such firm shall fiimish to the official designated in the regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2) information concerning such sale. "(2) REGULATIONS.— The information to be furnished under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed in regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Such regulations shall provide protection from public disclosure for such information, unless public disclosure is subsequently specifically authorized by the firm furnishing the information. "(d) CONTENTS OF REPORT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Each report under subsection (a) shall include— "(A) a net assessment of the elements of the industrial base and technology base covered by the report; "(B) recommendations for appropriate remedial action under the authority of this Act, or other law or regulations; "(C) a summary of the findings and recommendations of any interagency studies conducted during the reporting period under subsection (b); "(D) a summary of offset arrangements concluded during the reporting period for which information has been furnished pursuant to subsection (c); and "(E) a summary and analysis of any bilateral and multilateral negotiations relating to the use of offsets completed during the reporting period. "(2) ALTERNATIVE FINDINGS OR RECOMMENDATIONS.— Each report required under this section shall include any alternative findings or recommendations offered by any departmental Secretary, agency head, or the United States Trade Representative to the Secretary. "(e) UTILIZATION OF ANNUAL REPORT IN NEGOTIATIONS. —The findings and recommendations of the reports required by subsection (a), and any interagency reports and analyses shall be considered by representatives of the United States during bilateral and multilateral negotiations to minimize the adverse effects of ofifsets.". SEC. 125. CIVIL-BflLITARY INTEGRATION. Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: