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107 STAT. 1754 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C.374note). SEC. 1122. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BUY LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) IN GENERAL. —(1) Chapter 18 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

    • § 381. Procurement by State and local governments of law

enforcement equipment suitable for counter-drug activities through the Department of Defense "(a) PROCEDURES.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures in accordance with this subsection under which States J and units of local government may purchase law enforcement equipment suitable for counter-drug activities through the Department of Defense. The procedures shall require the following: "(A) Each State desiring to participate in a procurement of equipment suitable for counter-drug activities through the Department of Defense shall submit to the Department, in such form and manner and at such times as the Secretary prescribes, the following: "(i) A request for law enforcement equipment, "(ii) Advance payment for such equipment, in an amount determined by the Secretary based on estimated or actual costs of the equipment and administrative costs incurred by the Department. "(B) A State may include in a request submitted under subparagraph (A) only the type of equipment listed in the catalog produced under subsection (c). "(C) A request for law enforcement equipment shall consist of an enumeration of the law enforcement equipment that is desired by the State and imits of local government within the State. The Governor of a State may establish such procedures as the Governor considers appropriate for administering and coordinating requests for law enforcement equipment from units of local government within the State. "(D) A State requesting law enforcement equipment shall be responsible for arranging and p&yin^ for shipment of the equipment to the State and localities within the State. "(2) In establishing the procedures, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the General Services Administration and other Federal agencies for purposes of avoiding duplication of effort. "(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. —In the case of any purchase made by a State or unit of local government under the procedures established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall require the State or imit of local government to reimburse the Department of Defense for the administrative costs to the Department of such purchase. "(c) GSA CATALOG. — The Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall produce and maintain a catalog of law enforcement equipment suitable for counter-drug activities for purchase by States and imits of local government under the procedures established by the Secretary under this section. "(d) DEFINITIONS. — In this section: