PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2699 (1) The reduction in the size of the United States military will result in an increase in nonlethal supplies of the Department of Defense that are in excess of current and projected requirements of the Department of Defense. (2) Agencies of State and local governments, many of which are suJBering economic hardship, may be able to use the excess nonlethal supplies to create jobs for the citizens of the United States and to stimulate national economic growth. (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than February 15, 1993, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on.^jrmed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on alternatives to the existing procedures for management of the Department of Defense excess property program for nonlethal supplies (including excess construdiion, mining, excavating and highway maintenance equipment) in order to provide higher priority for State agencies to receive such excess supphes. (c) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of subsection (b), the term "supplies" has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 4904. LIMITATION ON USE OF EXCESS CONSTRUCTION OR FIRE EQUIPMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STOCKS IN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OR MILITARY SALES PRO- GRAMS. (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—Subchapter II of chapter 152 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 304(c)(l), is amended by adding at the end the following new section: §2552. Limitation on use of excess construction or fire equipment from Department of Defense stocks in foreign assistance or military sales programs (a) LlMlTATiGN.— Excess construction or fire equipment from the stocks of the Department of Defense may be transferred to any foreign country or international organization pursuant to part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) or section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) only if— "(1) no department or agency of the Federal Government (other than the Department of Defense), no State, and no other person or entity eligible to receive excess or surplus property under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472 et seq.) submite to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service a request for such equipment during the period for which the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service accepts such a request; or "(2) the President determines that the transfer is necessary in order to respond to an emergency for which the equipment is especially smted. "(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to limit the authority to transfer construction or fire equipment under section 2547 of tlus title. (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 'construction or fire equipment' includes tractors, scrapers, loaders, graders, bulldozers, dump trucks, generators, pumpers, fuel and water tankers, crash trucks, utility vans, rescue trucks, ambulances, hook and ladder units, compressors, and miscellaneous fire fighting equipment.".
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