DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OMBUDSMAN FOR FOREIGN SIGNATORIES OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING ACQUISITION MATTERS

SEC. 1452. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OMBUDSMAN FOR FOREIGN SIGNATORIES OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING ACQUISITION MATTERS (a) Designation of Ombudsman.— (1) Chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 1451(b), is amended by adding at the end of subchapter II the following new section: 104 STAT. 1694 “§ 2350h. Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense ombudsman for foreign signatories “The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official to act as ombudsman within the Department of Defense on behalf of foreign governments who are parties to memorandums of agreement with the United States concerning acquisition matters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The official so designated shall assist officials of those foreign governments in understanding and complying with procedures and requirements of the Department of Defense (and, as appropriate, other departments and agencies of the United States) insofar as they relate to any such memorandum of agreement.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter, as amended by section 1451(b), is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “2350h. Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense ombudsman for foreign signatories.”. (b) Deadline.— The official required to be designated under section 2350h of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.