[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1935 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1935

To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the limitations on 
   participation by the Armed Forces in overseas airshows and trade 
               exhibitions involving military equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1999

 Mr. Stark (for himself, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Strickland) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to strengthen the limitations on 
   participation by the Armed Forces in overseas airshows and trade 
               exhibitions involving military equipment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT FOR OVERSEAS AIR 
              SHOWS AND TRADE EXHIBITIONS.

    (a) Codification and Strengthening of Limitations.--(1) Chapter 152 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 2555. Overseas airshows and trade exhibitions: participation 
              prohibited; limitations on support for contractors
    ``(a) Prohibition on Military Participation.--The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of a military department may not--
            ``(1) authorize the participation by the armed forces in an 
        airshow or trade exhibition held outside the United States 
        (other than the support authorized in subsection (b)); or
            ``(2) use the training or readiness requirements of the 
        armed forces in order to provide support indirectly for any 
        such airshow or trade exhibition.
    ``(b) Limitation on Support for Contractor Participation.--The 
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretaries of the military departments 
with respect to their respective departments, may, upon the request of 
a business firm or industrial association, provide support to that firm 
or association at an airshow or trade exhibition to be held outside the 
United States in the form of the display or demonstration of military 
equipment if the firm or association agrees to reimburse the United 
States for all incremental costs of the Department of Defense for that 
support.
    ``(c) Incremental Costs.--Incremental costs for purposes of 
subsection (b) are the following:
            ``(1) All incremental costs of military personnel 
        accompanying the equipment or assisting the firm or association 
        in the display or demonstration of the equipment, including 
        costs of food, lodging, and local transportation.
            ``(2) All incremental transportation costs incurred in 
        moving the equipment from its normally assigned location to the 
        airshow or trade exhibition and return.
            ``(3) Any other miscellaneous incremental cost (such as 
        insurance costs or ramp fees) not covered by paragraph (1) or 
        (2) that is incurred by the United States but would not have 
        been incurred had the Department of Defense not provided 
        support to the firm or industrial association under subsection 
        (b).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2555. Overseas airshows and trade exhibitions: participation 
                            prohibited; limitations on support for 
                            contractors.''.
    (b) Repeal of Existing Limitations.--Section 1082 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 
U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.
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