SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN ALLIED DEFENSE COOPERATION.

SEC. 1307. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN ALLIED DEFENSE COOPERATION. It is the sense of the Senate that the President should use existing authorities to the greatest extent possible to authorize the provision of the following types of assistance and cooperation to countries that are participating in the Partnership for Peace and are making significant progress in working with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: (1) Defense articles and services, as defined in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act. (2) Loan of materials, supplies, and equipment for research and development purposes. (3) Leases and loans of major defense equipment and other defense articles. (4) Cooperative military airlift agreements. (5) The procurement of communications support and related supplies and services. (6) Actions to standardize equipment with North Atlantic Treaty Organization members.