GEORGE C. MARSHALL EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

SEC. 1306. GEORGE C. MARSHALL EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES. (a) Use of Contributions.— Funds received by the United States Government from the Federal Republic of Germany as its fair share of the costs of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies shall be credited to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Funds so credited shall be merged with the appropriations to which credited and shall be available for the Center for the same purposes and the same period as the appropriations with which merged. (b) Waiver of Charges.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement of the costs of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, or similar educational activities of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies for military officers and civilian officials of cooperation partner states of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council or the Partnership for Peace if the Secretary determines that attendance by such personnel without 108 STAT. 2893reimbursement is in the national security interest of the United States. (2) Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be paid from appropriations available for the Center.