REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EUROPEAN MILITARY PROCUREMENT PRACTICES.

SEC. 832. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EUROPEAN MILITARY PROCUREMENT PRACTICES. (a) European Procurement Practices.—The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) compute the total value of American-made military goods and services procured each year by European governments or companies; (2) review defense procurement practices of European governments to determine what factors are considered in the selection of contractors and to determine whether American firms are discriminated against in the selection of contractors for purchases by such governments of military goods and services; and (3) establish a procedure for discussion with European governments about defense contract awards made by them that American firms believe were awarded unfairly. (b) Defense Trade and Cooperation Working Group.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a defense trade and cooperation working group. The purpose of the group is to evaluate the impact of, and formulate United States positions on, European initiatives that affect United States defense trade, cooperation, and technology 105 STAT. 1447security. In carrying out the responsibilities of the working group, members of the group shall consult, as appropriate, with personnel in the Departments of State and Commerce and in the Office of the United States Trade Representative. (c) GAO Review.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a review to determine how the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are implementing their bilateral reciprocal defense procurement memoranda of understanding with the United States. The Comptroller General shall complete the review, and submit to Congress a report on the results of the review, not later than February 1, 1992.