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103 STAT. 1530 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 PART C—EXPENDITURES IN EUROPE SEC. 921. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR RELOCATION OF FUNC- TIONS LOCATED AT TORREJON AIR BASE, MADRID, SPAIN (a) LIMITATION.— During the period beginning on June 27, 1989, and ending on October 1, 1993, not more than $360,000,000 may be obligated or expended from funds available to the Department of Defense for the purpose of relocating functions of the Department of Defense located at Torrejon Air Base, Madrid, Spain, on June 15, 1989, to any other location outside the United States. (b) COUNTING OF NATO INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTIONS. — For purposes of subsection (a), contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program pursuant to section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, that are used (directly or indirectly) for the purpose of relocations described in subsection (a) shall be included in determining the amount expended on such relocations. (c) COUNTING OF REPAYMENTS FOR NATO INFRASTRUCTURE FAMILY HOUSING COMMITMENTS.—(1) All amounts which the United States is obligated to pay under a housing reimbursement agreement described in paragraph (2) shall be deemed to be amounts obligated for purposes of subsection (a), regardless of when the agreement is entered into or when payments pursuant to the agreement are to be made. (2) A housing reimbursement agreement for purposes of para- graph (1) is an agreement calling for the United States to make a series of annual payments as repa5anent for advances for the cost of construction, through the NATO Infrastructure program, of mili- tary family housing in connection with the relocations described in subsection (a). (d) EXCLUSION FOR PERSONNEL EXPENSES. — There shall be excluded from the determination of amounts expended on relocations de- scribed in subsection (a) amounts spent for expenses associated with permanent change of station moves and other personnel-related expenses. SEC. 922. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILITIES IN NATO MEMBER COUNTRIES (a) NATO POLICY.— It is the sense of Congress that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should adopt as its policy the following views expressed by the North Atlantic Assembly in its 1987 report entitled "NATO in the 1990s": (1) The member nations of NATO should examine further measures that could be taken to relieve the United States from the burdens of its military presence in Europe. (2) Such nations should consider the provision of base facili- ties for allied forces and equipment as a part of their national contributions to Western security. (3) Such nations should not expect compensation for providing facilities that the NATO alliance decides are essential to imple- ment NATO security strategy. (4) All wealthier member nations of NATO should assist Portugal, Greece, and Turkey to ensure that NATO remains politically, economically, and militarily strong in its southern region as well as in its central and northern regions. (b) UNITED STATES PAYMENT FOR USE OF BASE FACILITIES IN NATO COUNTRIES.— It is further the sense of Congress that the United