S. 1988: A bill to authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-159.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-159. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the President to transfer to the Republic of Korea U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) obsolete or surplus munitions, equipment, and materiel (such as tanks, trucks, artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, barrier material, and ancillary equipment) that are intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic of Korea and that are stockpiled in the Republic of Korea or Japan. States that: (1) the value of such concessions shall be at least equal to the transferred items' fair market value, less any DOD savings (which may not exceed the fair market value of the items transferred) from the avoidance of removal or disposition costs; and (2) such concessions may include cash compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States (such as charges for demolition of U.S.-owned or U.S.-intended munitions), and other items of value. Terminates such transfer authority three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of DOD to certify to the appropriate congressional committees whether or not the items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea available for transfer to the Republic of Korea are of any utility to the United States for: (1) counterterrorism operations; (2) contingency operations; (3) training; or (4) stockpile, pre-positioning, or war reserve requirements. Terminates the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea program at the conclusion of such transfer. Directs DOD to remove or dispose of any remaining items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.

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A bill to authorize the transfer of items in the War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1988.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1988 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109