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[CITE: 10USC2350k]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
CHAPTER 138--COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES
 
               SUBCHAPTER II--OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
 
Sec. 2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of armed 
        forces overseas
        
    (a) Authority To Accept Contributions.--The Secretary of Defense may 
accept contributions from any nation because of or in support of the 
relocation of elements of the armed forces from or to any location 
within that nation. Such contributions may be accepted in dollars or in 
the currency of the host nation. Any such contribution shall be placed 
in an account established for such purpose and shall remain available 
until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (b). The 
Secretary shall establish a separate account for such purpose for each 
country from which such contributions are accepted.
    (b) Use of Contributions.--The Secretary may use a contribution 
accepted under subsection (a) only for payment of costs incurred in 
connection with the relocation concerning which the contribution was 
made. Those costs include the following:
        (1) Design and construction services, including development and 
    review of statements of work, master plans and designs, acquisition 
    of construction, and supervision and administration of contracts 
    relating thereto.
        (2) Transportation and movement services, including packing, 
    unpacking, storage, and transportation.
        (3) Communications services, including installation and 
    deinstallation of communications equipment, transmission of messages 
    and data, and rental of transmission capability.
        (4) Supply and administration, including acquisition of 
    expendable office supplies, rental of office space, budgeting and 
    accounting services, auditing services, secretarial services, and 
    translation services.
        (5) Personnel costs, including salary, allowances and overhead 
    of employees whether full-time or part-time, temporary or permanent 
    (except for military personnel), and travel and temporary duty 
    costs.
        (6) All other clearly identifiable expenses directly related to 
    relocation.

    (c) Method of Contribution.--Contributions may be accepted in any of 
the following forms:
        (1) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial 
    institution acceptable to the Treasurer of the United States.
        (2) Drawing rights on a commercial bank account established and 
    funded by the host nation, which account is blocked such that funds 
    deposited cannot be withdrawn except by or with the approval of the 
    United States.
        (3) Cash, which shall be deposited in a separate trust fund in 
    the United States Treasury pending expenditure and which shall 
    accrue interest in accordance with section 9702 of title 31.

    (d) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the end 
of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
specifying--
        (1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the Secretary 
    during the preceding fiscal year under subsection (a) and the 
    purposes for which the contributions were made; and
        (2) the amount of the contributions expended by the Secretary 
    during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes for which the 
    contributions were expended.

(Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XIII, Sec. 1332(a)(1), Feb. 10, 
1996, 110 Stat. 482.)


                             Effective Date

    Section 1332(b) of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that: ``Section 2350k of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 10, 1996] and 
shall apply to contributions for relocation of elements of the Armed 
Forces in or to any nation received on or after such date.''
