; and (5) the President determines that the transfer of such articles will not have an adverse impact on the national technology and industrial base and, particularly, will not reduce the opportunities of entities in the national technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment to the countries to which such articles are transferred. (e) Terms of transfers (1) No cost to recipient country Excess defense articles may be transferred under this section without cost to the recipient country. (2) Priority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the delivery of excess defense articles under this section to member countries of NATO that still purchase defense goods and services from the Russian Federation and pledge to decrease such purchases shall be given priority to the maximum extent feasible over the delivery of such excess defense articles to other countries. (3) Transportation and related costs (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds available to the Department of Defense may not be expended for crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess defense articles transferred under the authority of this section. (B) Exception The President may provide for the transportation of excess defense articles without charge to a country for the costs of such transportation if— (i) it is determined that it is in the national interest of the United States to do so; (ii) the recipient is a NATO member state currently purchasing defense goods and services from the Russian Federation that has pledged to reduce such purchases; (iii) the total weight of the transfer does not exceed 50,000 pounds; and (iv) such transportation is accomplished on a space available basis. 113. Appropriate congressional committees defined In this title, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate