§2785 End-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services

Summary

The President must set up a program to check how defense items and defense services sold, leased, or exported under these laws are actually used. When possible, the program must follow the “Blue Lantern” standards in section 2778(g)(7). It must give reasonable assurance that the recipient follows U.S. rules about use, retransfer, and security, and that the items are used for their intended purposes. The program must verify end use for gear with sensitive technology, items that are easy to divert or misuse, or items whose misuse could have serious effects, and must stop technology diversion (including by reverse engineering). Within 6 months after July 21, 1996, and every year after, the President must send Congress a report (as part of the annual congressional presentation documents under section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act) describing what was done, including a detailed accounting of program costs and personnel and the numbers, range, and findings of end-use monitoring of U.S. transfers of small arms and light weapons. Transfers to third countries or other parties are included.