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‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authority in subsection (a) may 
be used only to the extent necessary to competitively recruit 
or retain individuals exceptionally well qualified for positions 
described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.—The authority in subsection 
(a) may not be used with respect to more than five positions 
in each military department at any one time, unless the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in concur-
rence with the Secretaries of the military departments con-
cerned, authorizes the transfer of positions from one military 
department to another. 
‘‘(3) TERM OF POSITIONS.—The authority in subsection (a) 
may be used only for positions having a term of less than 
five years. 
‘‘(f) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department 
of Defense’ means the laboratories designated as science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratories by section 4121(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 4093 the following new item: 
‘‘4094. Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in 
science and technology reinvention laboratories.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section shall take effect immediately 
after section 881 of this Act. 
SEC. 1107. FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate guidance to 
the military departments to promote consistency in policies relating 
to flexible workplace programs. Such guidance shall address at 
a minimum the conditions under which an employee is allowed 
to perform all or a portion of assigned duties— 
(1) at a telecommuting center established pursuant to 
statute; or 
(2) through the use of flexible workplace services agree-
ments. 
SEC. 1108. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES 
IN TIME-LIMITED APPOINTMENTS TO COMPETE FOR 
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS. 
Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES IN 
TIME-LIMITED
APPOINTMENTS
TO
COMPETE
FOR
PERMANENT 
APPOINTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘Department’ means the Department of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘time-limited appointment’ means a tem-
porary or term appointment in the competitive service. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter or any other provision of law relating to the exam-
ination, certification, and appointment of individuals in the 
competitive service, an employee of the Department serving
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under a time-limited appointment is eligible to compete for 
a permanent appointment in the competitive service when the 
Department is accepting applications from individuals within 
its own workforce, or from individuals outside its own 
workforce, under merit promotion procedures, if— 
‘‘(A) the employee was appointed initially under open, 
competitive examination under subchapter I of this chapter 
to the time-limited appointment; 
‘‘(B) the employee has served under 1 or more time- 
limited appointments within the Department for a period 
or periods totaling more than 2 years without a break 
of 2 or more years; and 
‘‘(C) the employee’s performance has been at an accept-
able level of performance throughout the period or periods 
referred to in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) CAREER-CONDITIONAL STATUS; COMPETITIVE STATUS.— 
An individual appointed to a permanent position under this 
section— 
‘‘(A) becomes a career-conditional employee, unless the 
employee has otherwise completed the service requirements 
for career tenure; and 
‘‘(B) acquires competitive status upon appointment. 
‘‘(4) FORMER EMPLOYEES.—If the Department is accepting 
applications as described in paragraph (2), a former employee 
of the Department who served under a time-limited appoint-
ment and who otherwise meets the requirements of this section 
shall be eligible to compete for a permanent position in the 
competitive service under this section if— 
‘‘(A) the employee applies for a position covered by 
this section not later than 2 years after the most recent 
date of separation; and 
‘‘(B) the employee’s most recent separation was for 
reasons other than misconduct or performance. 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Management 
shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration 
of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1109. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 
TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 
Section 4092 of title 10, united states code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(8), in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2030’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(H)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘10 positions’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
positions’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘3 such positions’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 such positions’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) 
and (H) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to any of’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
any of the’’; and
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(II) by inserting ‘‘and any of the 5 positions 
designated by the Director of the Space Develop-
ment Agency’’ after ‘‘Projects Agency’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency or the Director of the Space 
Development Agency’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Space Development 
Agency,’’ after ‘‘Intelligence Center,’’. 
SEC. 1110. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON 
DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE 
THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AT CERTAIN 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. 
(a) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.—Section 1109(b)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92) is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1109(d)(1) of such Act 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 
SEC. 1111. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY 
SPOUSES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF SUNSET.—Subsection (e) of section 573 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 5 U.S.C. 3330d note) is amended, 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2028’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF OPM LIMITATION AND REPORTS.—Subsection (d) 
of such section is repealed. 
SEC. 1112. MODIFICATION TO PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY 
ASSIGNMENT 
OF 
CYBER 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY PERSONNEL TO PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
Section 1110(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 3702 note; Public Law 111–84) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2026’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201.
Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training 
program conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Ac-
tion Plan for Regional Security. 
Sec. 1202.
Modifications to Reports on Security Cooperation. 
Sec. 1203.
Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of 
excellence. 
Sec. 1204.
Modification of existing authorities to provide for an Irregular Warfare 
Center and a Regional Defense Fellowship Program. 
Sec. 1205.
Modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations. 
Sec. 1206.
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 
coalition nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1207.
Modification and extension of authority to support border security oper-
ations of certain foreign countries.
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Sec. 1208.
Security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance women, 
peace, and security. 
Sec. 1209.
Review of implementation of prohibition on use of funds for assistance 
to units of foreign security forces that have committed a gross violation 
of human rights. 
Sec. 1210.
Independent assessment of United States efforts to train, advise, assist, 
and equip the military forces of Somalia. 
Sec. 1211.
Security cooperation activities at Counter-UAS University. 
Sec. 1212.
Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Pro-
gram. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1221.
Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss. 
Sec. 1222.
Additional matters for inclusion in reports on oversight in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1223.
Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1231.
Modification of annual report on the military capabilities of Iran and 
related activities. 
Sec. 1232.
Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Sec. 1233.
Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and 
individuals. 
Sec. 1234.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1235.
Prohibition on transfers to Iran. 
Sec. 1236.
Report on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated operatives 
abroad. 
Sec. 1237.
Assessment of support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga 
Forces to counter air and missile threats. 
Sec. 1238.
Interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and 
trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the regime of Bashar al- 
Assad in Syria. 
Sec. 1239.
Prohibition on transfers to Badr Organization. 
Sec. 1240.
Report on United Nations arms embargo on Iran. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Russia 
Sec. 1241.
Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1242.
Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and Russia. 
Sec. 1243.
Modification to annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1244.
Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and other matters. 
Sec. 1245.
Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine. 
Sec. 1246.
Report on Department of Defense plan for the provision of short and 
medium-term security assistance to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1247.
Oversight of United States assistance to Ukraine. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251.
Modification to annual report on military and security developments in-
volving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1252.
Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative to authorize 
use of funds for the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 1253.
Modification of prohibition on participation of the People’s Republic of 
China in rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include ces-
sation of genocide by China. 
Sec. 1254.
Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1255.
Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. 
Sec. 1256.
Enhanced indications and warning for deterrence and dissuasion. 
Sec. 1257.
Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties 
to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1258.
Reporting on institutions of higher education domiciled in the People’s 
Republic of China that provide support to the People’s Liberation Army. 
Sec. 1259.
Review of port and port-related infrastructure purchases and invest-
ments made by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and 
entities directed or backed by the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China. 
Sec. 1260.
Enhancing major defense partnership with India. 
Sec. 1261.
Pilot program to develop young civilian defense leaders in the Indo-Pa-
cific region.
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Sec. 1262.
Report on bilateral agreements supporting United States military pos-
ture in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1263.
Statement of policy on Taiwan. 
Sec. 1264.
Sense of congress on joint exercises with Taiwan. 
Sec. 1265.
Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo- 
Pacific region. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 1271.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters. 
Sec. 1272.
Sense of Congress on NATO and United States defense posture in Eu-
rope. 
Sec. 1273.
Report on Fifth Fleet capabilities upgrades. 
Sec. 1274.
Report on use of social media by foreign terrorist organizations. 
Sec. 1275.
Report and feasibility study on collaboration to meet shared national se-
curity interests in East Africa. 
Sec. 1276.
Assessment of challenges to implementation of the partnership among 
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 
Sec. 1277.
Modification and extension of United States-Israel cooperation to 
counter unmanned aerial systems. 
Sec. 1278.
Sense of Congress and briefing on multinational force and observers. 
Sec. 1279.
Briefing on Department of Defense program to protect United States 
students against foreign agents. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY 
COLOMBIA 
UNDER 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES-COLOMBIA 
ACTION PLAN FOR REGIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 335. Payment of personnel expenses necessary for partici-
pation in training program conducted by Colombia 
under the United States-Colombia Action Plan for 
Regional Security 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may pay the 
expendable training supplies, travel, subsistence, and similar per-
sonnel expenses of, and special compensation for, the following 
that the Secretary considers necessary for participation in the 
training program conducted by Colombia under the United States- 
Colombia Action Plan for Regional Security: 
‘‘(1) Defense personnel of friendly foreign governments. 
‘‘(2) With the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other 
personnel of friendly foreign governments and nongovernmental 
personnel. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the authority provided in subsection (a) may only be used 
for the payment of such expenses of, and special compensation 
for, such personnel from developing countries. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— The Secretary may authorize the pay-
ment of such expenses of, and special compensation for, such 
personnel from a country other than a developing country if 
the Secretary determines that such payment is— 
‘‘(A) necessary to respond to extraordinary cir-
cumstances; and 
‘‘(B) in the national security interest of the United 
States.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘335. Payment of personnel expenses necessary for participation in training program 
conducted by Colombia under the United States-Colombia Action Plan 
for Regional Security.’’. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATIONS TO REPORTS ON SECURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) SUPPORT TO FRIENDLY FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR CONDUCT 
OPERATIONS.—Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph 
(F); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) A description of each entity with which the 
applicable friendly foreign country is engaged in hostilities 
and whether each such entity is covered by an authoriza-
tion for the use of military force.’’. 
(b) 
DEFENSE
INSTITUTION
CAPACITY
BUILDING.—Section 
332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘quarter’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 
than February 1 of each year’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN FORCES.—Sec-
tion 333(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUARTERLY’’ and inserting 
‘‘SEMI-ANNUAL’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a quarterly’’ and inserting ‘‘a semi- 
annual’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘calendar quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘180 
days’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION ACTIVITIES.— 
Section 386 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘§ 386. Annual report 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that sets forth, on a country- 
by-country basis, an overview of security cooperation activities car-
ried out by the Department of Defense during the fiscal year in 
which such report is submitted, using the authorities specified 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to each country and for 
the entirety of the period covered by such report, the following: 
‘‘(1) A narrative summary that provides— 
‘‘(A) a brief overview of the primary security coopera-
tion objectives for the activities encompassed by the report; 
and 
‘‘(B) a description of how such activities advance the 
theater security cooperation strategy of the relevant 
geographic combatant command. 
‘‘(2) A table that includes an aggregated amount with 
respect to each of the following:
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‘‘(A) With respect to amounts made available for section 
332(a) of this title, the Department of Defense cost to 
provide any Department personnel as advisors to a ministry 
of defense. 
‘‘(B) With respect to amounts made available for section 
332(b) of this title, the Department of Defense incremental 
execution costs to conduct activities under such section. 
‘‘(C) With respect to section 333 of this title, the value 
of all programs for which notice is required by such section. 
‘‘(D) With respect to section 335 of this title, the total 
Department of Defense costs to fund expenses to attend 
training provided by the Government of Colombia that 
began during the period of the report. 
‘‘(E) With respect to amounts made available for section 
341 of this title, the Department of Defense manpower 
and travel costs to conduct bi-lateral state partnership 
program engagements with the partner country. 
‘‘(F) With respect to amounts made available for section 
342 of this title, the Department of Defense-funded, foreign- 
partner travel costs to attend a regional center activity 
that began during the period of the report. 
‘‘(G) With respect to amounts made available for section 
345 of this title, the estimated Department of Defense 
execution cost to complete all training that began during 
the period of the report. 
‘‘(H) With respect to amounts made available for sec-
tion 2561 of this title, the planned execution cost of com-
pleting humanitarian assistance activities for the partner 
country that were approved for the period of the report. 
‘‘(3) A table that includes aggregated totals for each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Pursuant to section 311 of this title, the number 
of personnel from a partner country assigned to a Depart-
ment of Defense organization. 
‘‘(B) Pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, the number 
of Department of Defense personnel assigned as advisors 
to a ministry of defense. 
‘‘(C) Pursuant to section 332(b) of this title, the number 
of activities conducted by the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(D) The number of new programs carried out during 
the period of the report that required notice under section 
333 of this title. 
‘‘(E) With respect to section 335 of this title, the 
number of partner country officials who participated in 
training provided by the Government of Colombia that 
began during the period of the report. 
‘‘(F) With respect to section 341 of this title, the number 
of Department of Defense bilateral state partnership pro-
gram engagements with the partner country that began 
during the period of the report. 
‘‘(G) With respect to section 342 of this title, the 
number of partner country officials who participated in 
regional center activity that began during the period of 
the report. 
‘‘(H) Pursuant to the authorities under sections 343, 
345, 348, 349, 350 and 352 of this title, the total number
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of partner country personnel who began training during 
the period of the report. 
‘‘(I) Pursuant to section 347 of this title, the number 
of cadets from the partner country that were enrolled in 
the Service Academies during the period of the report. 
‘‘(J) Pursuant to amounts made available to carry out 
section 2561 of this title, the number of new humanitarian 
assistance projects funded through the Overseas Humani-
tarian Disaster and Civic Aid account that were approved 
during the period of the required report. 
‘‘(4) A table that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) For each person from the partner country assigned 
to a Department of Defense organization pursuant to sec-
tion 311 of this title— 
‘‘(i) whether the person is a member of the armed 
forces or a civilian; 
‘‘(ii) the rank of the person (if applicable); and 
‘‘(iii) the component of the Department of Defense 
and location to which such person is assigned. 
‘‘(B) With respect to each civilian employee of the 
Department of Defense or member of the armed forces 
that was assigned, pursuant to section 332(a) of this title, 
as an advisor to a ministry of defense during the period 
of the report, a description of the object of the Department 
of Defense for such support and the name of the ministry 
or regional organization to which the employee or member 
was assigned. 
‘‘(C) With respect to each activity commenced under 
section 332(b) of this title during the period of the report— 
‘‘(i) the name of the supported ministry or regional 
organization; 
‘‘(ii) the component of the Department of Defense 
that conducted the activity; 
‘‘(iii) the duration of the activity; and 
‘‘(iv) a description of the objective of the activity. 
‘‘(D) For each program that required notice to Congress 
under section 333 of this title during the period of the 
report— 
‘‘(i) the units of the national security forces of 
the foreign country to which assistance was provided; 
‘‘(ii) the type of operation capability assisted; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the nature of the assistance 
being provided; and 
‘‘(iv) the estimated cost included in the notice pro-
vided for such assistance. 
‘‘(E) With respect to each Government of Colombia 
training activity which included Department of Defense 
funded participants under section 335 of this title that 
commenced during the period of the report— 
‘‘(i) the units of the defense personnel of the 
friendly foreign country to which the Department of 
Defense funded assistance was provided; 
‘‘(ii) the units of the Government of Colombia that 
conducted the training activity; 
‘‘(iii) the duration of the training activity provided 
by the Government of Colombia;
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‘‘(iv) a description of the objective of the training 
activity provided by the Government of Colombia. 
‘‘(F) With respect to each activity commenced under 
section 341 of this title during the period of the report— 
‘‘(i) a description of the activity; 
‘‘(ii) the duration of the activity; 
‘‘(iii) the number of participating members of the 
National Guard; and 
‘‘(iv) the number of participating personnel of for-
eign country. 
‘‘(G) With respect to each activity of a Regional Center 
for Security Studies commenced under section 342 of this 
title during the period of the report— 
‘‘(i) a description of the activity; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the Regional Center that spon-
sored the activity; 
‘‘(iii) the location and duration of the training; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the number of officials from the foreign 
country who participated the activity. 
‘‘(H) With respect to each training event that com-
menced under sections 343, 345, 348, 349, 350, or 352 
of this title during the period of the report— 
‘‘(i) a description of the training; 
‘‘(ii) the location and duration of the training; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of personnel of the foreign country 
trained. 
‘‘(I) With respect to each new project approved under 
section 2561 of this title during the period of the report 
and funded through the Overseas Humanitarian Disaster 
and Civic Aid account— 
‘‘(i) the title of the project; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the assistance to be provided; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the anticipated costs to provide such assist-
ance.’’. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—With respect to a report that was required to be submitted 
under section 386 of title 10, United States Code, prior to the 
date of the enactment of this Act, that has not been submitted 
as of such date and relates to a year preceding fiscal year 2023, 
such a report may be submitted in accordance with— 
(1) the requirements of such section 386 as amended by 
subsection (d); or 
(2) the requirements of such section 386 as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN 
MULTINATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
Section 344(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the International Special Training Centre, established 
in 1979 and located in Pfullendorf, Germany.’’.
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SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE 
FOR AN IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER AND A REGIONAL 
DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 345 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: 
‘‘Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense Fellow-
ship Program’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PROGRAM 
AUTHORIZED’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITIES’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may— 
‘‘(A) operate and administer a Center for Strategic 
Studies in Irregular Warfare, to be known as the ‘Irregular 
Warfare Center’, in accordance with the requirements 
described in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) carry out a program, to be known as the ‘Regional 
Defense Fellowship Program’, to provide for the education 
and training of foreign personnel described in paragraph 
(2) at military or civilian educational institutions, the Irreg-
ular Warfare Center, regional centers, conferences, semi-
nars, or other training programs conducted for purposes 
of regional defense in connection with irregular warfare 
or combating terrorism.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as amended) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) COVERED COSTS.—The Secretary may pay the following 
costs associated with exercising the authorities under this sec-
tion: 
‘‘(A) Costs of travel, subsistence, and similar personnel 
expenses of, and special compensation for— 
‘‘(i) defense personnel of friendly foreign govern-
ments to attend activities of the Irregular Warfare 
Center or attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
other personnel of friendly foreign governments and 
non-governmental personnel to attend activities of the 
Irregular Warfare Center or attend the Regional 
Defense Fellowship Program; and 
‘‘(iii) foreign personnel and United States Govern-
ment personnel necessary for the administration and 
execution of the authorities under this section. 
‘‘(B) Costs associated with the administration and oper-
ation of the Irregular Warfare Center, including costs asso-
ciated with— 
‘‘(i) research, communication, the exchange of 
ideas, curriculum development and review, and 
training of military and civilian participants of the 
United States and other countries, as the Secretary 
considers necessary; and 
‘‘(ii) maintaining an international network of irreg-
ular warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve 
the objectives of the Department of Defense and the 
Department of State.