PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985 (b) CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON R&D.—The Congress, therefore, urges and requests the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the United States Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to pursue diligently opportunities for member nations of NATO to cooperate— (1) in research and development on defense equipment and munitions; and (2) in the production of defense equipment, including— (A) coproduction of conventional defense equipment by the United States and other member nations of NATO; and (B) production by United States contractors of conventional defense equipment designed and developed by other member nations of NATO. (c) FUNDS FOR COOPERATIVE PROJECTS.—(1) Of the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations in section 201(a) $200,000,000 shall be available, in equal amounts, to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies only for NATO cooperative research and development projects as provided in this section. (2) As used in this section, the term "cooperative research and development project" means a project involving joint participation by the United States and one or more other member nations of NATO under a memorandum of understanding (or other formal agreement) to carry out a joint research and development pr(^ram— (A) to develop new conventional defense equipment and munitions; or (B) to modify existing military equipment to meet United States military requirements. (d) RESTRICTIONS.—(1) A memorandum of understanding (or other formal agreement) to conduct a cooperative research and development project may not be entered into unless the Secretary of Defense determines that the proposed project enhances the ongoing multinational effort to improve NATO's conventional defense capabilities through the application of emerging technology. (2) The Secretary may not delegate the authority to make a determination under paragraph (1) except to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for R ^ a r c h and Engineering. (e) RESTRICTIONS ON PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.—
In order to assure substantial participation on the part of other member nations of NATO in approved cooperative research and development projects, funds made available under subsection (c) for such projects may not be used to procure equipment or services from any foreign government, foreign research organization, or other foreign entity. (f) C!ooPERATivE OPPORTUNITIES DOCUMENT.—(I)(A) In order to ensure that opportunities to conduct cooperative research and development projects are considered during the early decision points in the Department of Defense's formal development review process in connection with any planned project of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall prepare a formal arms cooperation opportunities document for review by the Defense Systems Acquisition Review C!ouncil at its formal meetings. (B) The Under Secretary shall also prepare an arms cooperation opportunities document for review of each new project for which a Justification of M^or Systems New Start document is prepared.
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