; and (bb) be responsible for— (AA) negotiating directly with the manufacturer of Government-furnished equipment; and (BB) providing any payment to such manufacturer; and (II) transfer of Government-furnished equipment from such manufacturer to the purchasing company shall not occur until the date on which a letter of offer and acceptance or commercial contract is produced. (D) Recovery of costs for certain sales In the case of defense sales, purchasing companies may recoup costs associated with ordering the Government-furnished equipment described in the applicable letter of offer and acceptance. (g) Modification of authority for sales to United States companies for incorporation into end items Section 30(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2770(a)(2) ) is amended by inserting or for the purpose of providing defense capabilities through provision of a service after to be sold by such a company . (h) Treatment of national technology and industrial base as domestic source under Defense Production Act of 1950 Section 702(7)(A) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4552(7)(A) ) is amended by striking the United States or Canada and inserting the United States, any other country, the persons or organizations within the national technology and industrial base, or Japan . (i) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense acquisition workforce The term defense acquisition workforce means the Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Security cooperation workforce The term security cooperation workforce has the meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, United States Code.