PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1605 from that country to cover at least the incremental cost to the United States of such deplo3anent. (e) ALUED PARTICIPATION IN TMD PROGRAMS. —Congress encourages allies of the United States, and particularly those allies that would benefit most from deployment of Theater Missile Defense systems, to participate in, or to increase participation in, cooperative Theater Missile Defense programs of the United States. Congress also encourages participation by the United States in cooperative theater missile defense efforts of allied nations as such programs emerge. (0 FUND FOR ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS.— (1) Chapter 155 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
- § 2609. Theater Missile Defense: acceptance of contributions
from allies; Theater Missile Defense Cooperation Account " (a) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may accept from any allied foreign government or any international organization any contribution of money made by such foreign government or international organization for use by the Department of Defense for Theater Missile Defense programs. " (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERA- TION ACCOUNT.—(1) There is established in the Treasury a special account to be known as the Theater Missile Defense Cooperation Account'. "(2) Contributions accepted by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall be credited to the Account. "(c) USE OF THE ACCOUNT. —Funds in the Account are hereby made available for obligation for research, development, test, and evaluation, and for procurement, for Theater Missile Defense programs of the Department of Defense. "(d) INVESTMENT OF MONEY.—(1) Upon request by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury may invest money in the Account in securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States. "(2) Any interest or other income that accrues from investment in securities referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deposited to the credit of the Account. " (e) NOTIFICATION OF CONDITIONS. —The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of any condition imposed by the donor on the use of any contribution accepted by the Secretary under the authority of this section. "(1) ANNUAL AUDIT BY GAO.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual audit of money accepted by the Secretary of Defense under this section and shall submit a copy of the results of each such audit to Congress. "(g) REGULATIONS. — The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2609. Theater Missile Defense: acceptance of contributions from allies; Theater Missile Defense Cooperation Account.". SEC. 243. TRANSFER OF FOLLOW-ON TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. 10 USC 2431 (a) MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY. —Except as provided in sub- "°*® section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide that management
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