SEND Act

Send Equipment for National Defense Act or SEND Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, within one year after eligible equipment returns to the United States from Iraq, to transfer at least 10% of such equipment to federal and state agencies, with a preference to agencies that will use the equipment primarily for U.S. southern border security purposes. Defines as "eligible equipment" that equipment determined to be suitable for use in law enforcement activities, including surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, night-vision goggles, and high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles (humvees).

Authorizes the Secretary to waive the transfer requirement in the case of equipment needed for immediate use, after certification to Congress.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3422 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3422

To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer at least 10 percent of 
  certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State 
                               agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2011

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Carter) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer at least 10 percent of 
  certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State 
                               agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Send Equipment for National Defense 
Act'' or the ``SEND Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF USED MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO STATE AND FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after eligible equipment 
returns to the United States from Iraq, and in accordance with 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 2576a of title 10, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer at least 10 percent of 
such eligible equipment to Federal and State agencies.
    (b) Preference.--In considering applications for the transfer of 
eligible equipment, the Secretary shall give preference to Federal and 
State agencies that will use the eligible equipment primarily for the 
purpose of strengthening border security along the southern border of 
the United States.
    (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
subsection (a) with respect to eligible equipment that the Secretary 
determines the Department of Defense needs for immediate use, if the 
Secretary certifies such determination to Congress.
    (d) Eligible Equipment Defined.--In this section, the term 
``eligible equipment'' means equipment that the Secretary determines 
would be suitable for use by Federal and State agencies in law 
enforcement activities, including--
            (1) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, including the 
        MQ-9 Reaper (also known as the ``Predator B'');
            (2) night-vision goggles; and
            (3) high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles (commonly 
        known as ``humvees'').
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