stingers in the persian gulf region

stingers in the persian gulf region Sec. 566. (a) Prohibition.— Except as provided in subsection (b), no Stinger antiaircraft missiles may be provided, directly or indirectly, by sale, lease, grant or otherwise, during fiscal year 1989 to any country in the Persian Gulf region. (b) Exception.— Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), such missiles may be provided to Bahrain if the President certifies to Congress that— (1) such missiles are needed by the recipient country to counter an immediate air threat and/or to contribute to the protection of United States personnel, facilities or operations; (2) no other appropriate system is available from the United States; (3) the recipient agrees to safeguards as required in the Letter of Offer and Acceptance by the United States Government to protect against diversion; and (4) the recipient country has agreed to a United States buyback of all the remaining missiles and components which have not been destroyed or fired in order to return them to the possession and control of the United States when another United States air defense system which meets the military requirements can be made available or not more than 18 months from the date of enactment of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988. 102 STAT. 2268–43 (c) Notification.— Before issuing any letter of offer to sell or provide Stinger missiles (without regard to the amount of the sale or transfer) the President shall notify the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate. Any such notification shall contain the information required in a certification under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act. (d) Illegal Acquisition.— Effective April 1, 1989, before issuing any letter of offer to sell any defense article or defense service to Qatar, Qatar shall have returned all Stinger antiaircraft missiles illegally acquired or purchased. The President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate when all such missiles have been returned.