§2350g — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Defense Secretary can take from a foreign country land or the use of land, and services or supplies, to help U.S. forces there under a mutual defense agreement or an occupational arrangement. The Secretary can also accept services given as diplomatic courtesies or usually provided free. These things can be used without extra approval unless using them would break rules for a particular program or activity. The Comptroller General must audit the money and property taken this way from time to time and send the results to Congress.

Title 10, §2350g

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(a)The Secretary of Defense may accept from a foreign country, for the support of any element of the armed forces in an area of that country—

(1)real property or the use of real property and services and supplies for the United States or for the use of the United States in accordance with a mutual defense agreement or occupational arrangement; and

(2)services furnished as reciprocal international courtesies or as services customarily made available without charge.

(b)Property, services, or supplies referred to in subsection (a) may be used by the Secretary of Defense without specific authorization, except that such property, services, and supplies may not be used in connection with any program, project, or activity if the use of such property, services, or supplies would result in the violation of any prohibition or limitation otherwise applicable to that program, project, or activity.

(c)The Comptroller General of the United States shall make periodic audits of money and property accepted under this section, at such intervals as the Comptroller General determines to be warranted. The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of each such audit.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9008, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1130, which was set out as a note under section 2341 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–510, § 1451(c).

Amendments

1999—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 106–65 redesignated subsecs. (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: “(1) Not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on property, services, and supplies accepted by the Secretary under this section during the preceding quarter. The Secretary shall include in each such report a description of all property, services, and supplies having a value of more than $1,000,000. “(2) In computing the value of any property, services, and supplies referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall aggregate the value of— “(A) similar items of property, services, and supplies accepted by the Secretary during the quarter concerned; and “(B) components which, if assembled, would comprise all or a substantial part of an item of equipment or a facility.” 1993—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “Periodic Audits” for “Annual Audit” in heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual audit of property, services, and supplies accepted by the Secretary of Defense under this section and shall submit a copy of the results of each such audit to Congress.”

§2350g Authority to Accept Use of Real Property, Services, and Supplies From Foreign Countries in Connection with Mutual Defense Agreements and Occupational Arrangements