10 U.S.C. § 127c — Purchase of weapons overseas: force protection

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-163 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 239 words · no verdicts yet

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U.S. forces may be fighting in a country. There, the Secretary of Defense may buy weapons from local people, governments, or groups to protect U.S. troops. Spending is capped at $15,000,000 a year. The Secretary must report every six months on the weapons bought and what happened to them.

(a) Authority. When elements of the U.S. armed forces are engaged in ongoing military operations in a country, the Secretary of Defense may, to protect U.S. forces in that country, buy weapons there from any foreign person, foreign government, international organization, or other group located in that country. (b) Limitation. The Secretary may not spend more than $15,000,000 total on these purchases in any one fiscal year. (c) Semiannual Congressional Report. Whenever the Secretary uses this buying power during the first half of a fiscal year, or during the second half, the Secretary must report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 30 days after that six-month period ends. Each report must cover: (1) how many weapons of each type were bought during that period, how much was spent, and the Secretary's estimate of their fair market value; and (2) what happened to any weapons bought under this section during that period, if anything.

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(a)Authority.—

When elements of the armed forces are engaged in ongoing military operations in a country, the Secretary of Defense may, for the purpose of protecting United States forces in that country, purchase weapons from any foreign person, foreign government, international organization, or other entity located in that country.

(b)Limitation.—

The total amount expended during any fiscal year for purchases under this section may not exceed $15,000,000.

(c)Semiannual Congressional Report.—

In any case in which the authority provided in subsection (a) is used during the period of the first six months of a fiscal year, or during the period of the second six months of a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the use of that authority during that six-month period. Each such report shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of the six-month period during which the authority is used. Each such report shall include the following:

(1)

The number and type of weapons purchased under subsection (a) during that six-month period covered by the report, together with the amount spent for those weapons and the Secretary’s estimate of the fair market value of those weapons.

(2)

A description of the dispositions (if any) during that six-month period of weapons purchased under subsection (a).

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title XII, § 1231(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3467.)

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2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3467

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