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(2) COVERAGE
OF
WIDOWER
OF
A
FORMER 
PRESIDENT.—Subsection (e) of the first section of 
the Former Presidents Act of 1958, as amended by 
paragraph (1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘widow’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘widow or widower’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘she’’ and inserting ‘‘she 
or he’’. 
(c) SUBSECTION HEADINGS.—The first section of the 
Former Presidents Act of 1958 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by inserting after the sub-
section enumerator the following: ‘‘WIDOWS
AND 
WIDOWERS.—’’; 
(2) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)), by inserting after the subsection enu-
merator the following: ‘‘DEFINITION.—’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)), by inserting after the subsection enu-
merator the following: ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Subpart G of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 8101(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘1(f)’’;
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(B) in section 8331(1)(I), by striking 
‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘1(f)’’; 
(C) in section 8701(a)(9), by striking 
‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘1(f)’’; and 
(D) in section 8901(1)(H) by striking 
‘‘1(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘1(f)’’. 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION ACT OF 1963.— 
Section 5 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 
(3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended by striking the last 
sentence. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or an amendment made by this section shall be con-
strued to affect— 
(1) any provision of law relating to the security 
or protection of a former President or a member of 
the family of a former President; 
(2) funding, under the Former Presidents Act 
of 1958 or any other law, to carry out any provision 
of law described in paragraph (1); or 
(3) funding for any office space lease in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
under subsection (c) of the first section of the 
Former Presidents Act of 1958 (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) until 
the expiration date contained in the lease, if the
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lease was submitted to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform of the House of Represent-
atives on April 12, 2017. 
(f) TRANSITION RULES.— 
(1) FORMER PRESIDENTS.—In the case of any 
individual who is a former President on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall be applied as if the commence-
ment date referred in subsections (a)(1)(B) and 
(a)(2)(A) of the first section of the Former Presi-
dents Act of 1958, as amended by subsection (a), 
coincided with the date that is 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) WIDOWS.—In the case of any individual 
who is the widow of a former President on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by 
subsection (b)(1) shall be applied as if the com-
mencement date referred to in subsection (e)(1) of 
the first section of the Former Presidents Act of 
1958, as amended by subsection (b)(1), coincided 
with the date that is 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(g) APPLICABILITY.—For a former President receiv-
ing a monetary allowance under the Former Presidents 
Act of 1958 on the day before the date of enactment of
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this Act, the limitation under subsection (d)(1) of the first 
section of that Act, as amended by subsection (a), shall 
apply to the monetary allowance of the former President, 
except to the extent that the application of the limitation 
would prevent the former President from being able to pay 
the cost of a lease or other contract that is in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act and under 
which the former President makes payments using the 
monetary allowance, as determined by the Administrator 
of General Services. 
SEC. 1112. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e)(1)(A) Not later than March 31 of each calendar 
year, the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation 
with the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit 
to each House of Congress a report on the operation of 
this section during the fiscal year last ending before the 
start of such calendar year. 
‘‘(B) Not later than December 31 of each calendar 
year, each agency (as defined by section 7103(a)(3)) shall 
furnish to the Office of Personnel Management the infor-
mation which such Office requires, with respect to such
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agency, for purposes of the report which is next due under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) Each report by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment under this subsection shall include, with respect to 
the fiscal year described in paragraph (1)(A), at least the 
following information: 
‘‘(A) The total amount of official time granted 
to employees. 
‘‘(B) The average amount of official time ex-
pended per bargaining unit employee. 
‘‘(C) The specific types of activities or purposes 
for which official time was granted, and the impact 
which the granting of such official time for such ac-
tivities or purposes had on agency operations. 
‘‘(D) The total number of employees to whom 
official time was granted, and, of that total, the 
number who were not engaged in any activities or 
purposes except activities or purposes involving the 
use of official time. 
‘‘(E) The total amount of compensation (includ-
ing fringe benefits) afforded to employees in connec-
tion with activities or purposes for which they were 
granted official time. 
‘‘(F) The total amount of official time spent by 
employees representing Federal employees who are
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not union members in matters authorized by this 
chapter. 
‘‘(G) A description of any room or space des-
ignated at the agency (or its subcomponent) where 
official time activities will be conducted, including 
the square footage of any such room or space. 
‘‘(3) All information included in a report by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management under this subsection with 
respect to a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) shall be shown both agency-by-agency and 
for all agencies; and 
‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the corresponding 
information (submitted by the Office in its report 
under this subsection) for the fiscal year before the 
fiscal year to which such report pertains, together 
with appropriate comparisons and analyses. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘offi-
cial time’ means any period of time, regardless of agency 
nomenclature— 
‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee 
under this chapter (including a collective bargaining 
agreement entered into under this chapter) to per-
form representational or consultative functions; and 
‘‘(B) during which the employee would other-
wise be in a duty status.’’.
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective beginning with the report 
which, under the provisions of such amendment, is first 
required to be submitted by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement to each House of Congress by a date which oc-
curs at least 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERA-
TION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should utilize appro-
priate security cooperation authorities to counter malign 
influence campaigns that are directed at allied and partner 
countries and that pose a significant threat to the national 
security of the United States. 
(b) REPORT ON FUNDING.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall include with the consolidated budget materials 
submitted to Congress as required by section 381 of title 
10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2020, and for each 
subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, a report 
on the use of security cooperation funding to counter the
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malign influence directed at allied and partner countries 
and that pose a significant threat to the national security 
of the United States. 
SEC. 1202. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CER-
TAIN EXPENSES FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE RE-
GIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 
Section 342 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘, including travel, transpor-
tation, and subsistence expenses,’’ after ‘‘activi-
ties of the Regional Centers’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including travel, transportation, and subsistence 
expenses,’’ after ‘‘activities of the Regional Cen-
ters’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses,’’ after ‘‘Marshall Center’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses,’’ after ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Center for Security 
Studies’’.
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SEC. 1203. NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide funds for the NATO Strategic Communica-
tions Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Center’’) to— 
(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint strategic communications 
exercises or coalition or international military oper-
ations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign na-
tions in the areas of strategic communications. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for 
the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering 
strategic communications and information operations 
within NATO. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committee on Armed
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Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives on the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic 
communications 
and 
information 
operations 
within 
NATO. 
SEC. 1204. NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENSE CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide funds for the NATO Cooperative Cyber De-
fense Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Center’’) to— 
(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint cyber exercises or coalition 
or international military operations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign 
countries in the areas of cyber and cybersecurity. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibilities for
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the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering 
cyber defense and cyber warfare capabilities within 
NATO. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committee on Armed 
Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives on the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen the role of the Center in fostering cyber de-
fense and cyber warfare capabilities within NATO. 
SEC. 1205. PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT OF THE 
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 16 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 351. Inter-American Defense College 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT.—The Secretary of 
Defense may authorize members of the armed forces and 
civilian personnel of the Department of Defense to partici-
pate in the operation of and the provision of support to 
the Inter-American Defense College and provide logistic 
support, supplies, and services to the Inter-American De-
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fense College, including the use of Department of Defense 
facilities and equipment, as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to— 
‘‘(1) assist the Inter-American Defense College 
in its mission to develop and offer to military offi-
cers and civilian officials from member states of the 
Organization of American States advanced academic 
courses on matters related to military and defense 
issues, the inter-American system, and related dis-
ciplines; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Inter-American Defense 
College provides an academic program of a level of 
quality, rigor, and credibility that is commensurate 
with the standards of Department of Defense senior 
service colleges and that includes the promotion of 
security cooperation, human rights, humanitarian 
assistance and disaster response, peacekeeping, and 
democracy in the Western Hemisphere. 
‘‘(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Inter-American Defense Board for the 
participation of members of the armed forces and civilian 
personnel of the Department of Defense in the operation
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of and provision of host nation support to the Inter-Amer-
ican Defense College under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) If Department of Defense facilities, equip-
ment, or funds will be used to support the Inter- 
American Defense College under subsection (a), a 
memorandum of understanding entered into under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of any 
cost-sharing arrangement or other funding arrange-
ment relating to the use of such facilities, equip-
ment, or funds. 
‘‘(3) A memorandum of understanding entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall also include a cur-
riculum and a plan for academic program develop-
ment. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 
may be used to pay costs that the Secretary determines 
are necessary for the participation of members of the 
armed forces and civilian personnel of the Department of 
Defense in the operation of and provision of host nation 
support to the Inter-American Defense College, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the costs of expenses of such partici-
pants;
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‘‘(B) the cost of hiring and retaining quali-
fied professors, instructors, and lecturers; 
‘‘(C) curriculum support costs, including 
administrative costs, academic outreach, and 
curriculum support personnel; 
‘‘(D) the cost of translation and interpreta-
tion services; 
‘‘(E) the cost of information and edu-
cational technology; 
‘‘(F) the cost of utilities; and 
‘‘(G) the cost of maintenance and repair of 
facilities. 
‘‘(2) No funds may be used under this section 
to provide for the pay of members of the armed 
forces or civilian personnel of the Department of De-
fense who participate in the operation of and the 
provision of host nation support to the Inter-Amer-
ican Defense College under this section. 
‘‘(3) Funds available to carry out this section 
for a fiscal year may be used for activities that begin 
in such fiscal year and end in the next fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense may waive reimbursement for developing coun-
tries (as such term is defined in section 301 of this title) 
of the costs of funding and other host nation support pro-
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vided to the Inter-American Defense College under this 
section if the Secretary determines that the provision of 
such funding or support without reimbursement is in the 
national security interest of the United States. 
‘‘(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘logistic support, 
supplies, and services’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2350 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 351. Inter-American Defense College.’’. 
SEC. 1206. INCREASE IN COST LIMITATION FOR SMALL 
SCALE CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO SECU-
RITY COOPERATION. 
Section 301(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$750,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1207. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION WITH 
HAITI. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 3 
years, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress (as such term is defined in section
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301 of title 10, United States Code) a report on coopera-
tion between the Department of Defense and the Govern-
ment of Haiti. 
SEC. 1208. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PROCESSES AND PRO-
CEDURES USED TO CARRY OUT SECTION 362 
OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall conduct a re-
view of the processes and procedures used to carry out 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that contains a sum-
mary and evaluation of the review required by sub-
section (a). 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the procedures used to 
obtain and verify information regarding the vet-
ting of partner units for gross violation of
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(H) Recommendations to revise authorities 
to improve the processes and procedures related 
to the vetting of foreign partner units for gross 
violations of human rights. 
(I) Any other matters the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(c) AMENDMENTS
TO EXISTING LAW.—(1) Para-
graph (1) of section 362(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘none may 
be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘none may be used for any training, defense 
articles, or defense services’’. 
(2) Subsection (b)(3) of section 1206 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–
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291; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by section 1204(a) of this Act)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b) of section 362 of title 10, United States 
Code’’. 
SEC. 1209. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
COMMON DEFENSE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) in recognition of the growth in the economic 
and military strength of United States allies which 
has occurred since the commencement of applicable 
treaties or other mutual security arrangements— 
(A) the burdens of mutual defense now as-
sumed by some countries allied with the United 
States are not commensurate with their eco-
nomic resources or security environments; 
(B) many United States allies have failed 
to consistently meet their commitments and re-
sponsibilities; 
(C) progress towards developing the nec-
essary self-defense capabilities to fulfill commit-
ments and contribute to the common defense 
has been disappointing at times; and
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(D) the continued unwillingness of certain 
allied countries to increase their contributions 
to the common defense to more appropriate lev-
els will endanger the vitality, effectiveness, and 
cohesion of the alliances and partnerships be-
tween those countries and the United States 
and increase risks to shared peace and pros-
perity; and 
(2) the President should seek from each ally or 
partner country of the United States acceptance of 
international security responsibilities and agree-
ments to make contributions to the common defense 
that are commensurate with the economic resources 
and security environment of such country, including, 
when appropriate, an increase in host nation sup-
port. 
(b) REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY ALLIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 16 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 387. Report on annual defense spending by ally 
and partner countries 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees and
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to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives a report that includes a 
description of— 
‘‘(1) the annual defense spending of each mu-
tual defense treaty ally and major non-NATO ally, 
including the nominal budget figure and the share of 
such spending as a percentage of the ally’s gross do-
mestic product, for the fiscal year immediately pre-
ceding the fiscal year in which the report is sub-
mitted; 
‘‘(2) the activities of each such ally in contrib-
uting to military or stability operations in which the 
armed forces participate; 
‘‘(3) any limitations that each such ally places 
on the use of the armed forces of such ally for such 
military or stability operations; and 
‘‘(4) any actions undertaken by the United 
States or other countries to minimize or modify such 
limitations. 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MUTUAL
DEFENSE
TREATY
ALLY.—The 
term ‘mutual defense treaty ally’ means a country
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that is a party to a treaty of mutual defense with 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) MAJOR
NON-NATO
ALLY.—The term 
‘major non-NATO ally’ means a country so des-
ignated pursuant to section 2350a or section 517 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 16 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 386 the following new item: 
‘‘387. Report on annual defense spending by ally and partner countries.’’. 
SEC. 1210. ENHANCED MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
(a) NATO EXERCISES.—The Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with appropriate officials of other member 
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, shall 
seek opportunities to conduct more NATO naval exercises 
in the Baltic and Black Seas, as well as in the northern 
Atlantic Ocean, to defend the seas around Europe and 
deter Russian aggression in those regions. 
(b) JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may 
conduct joint research projects with NATO allies pursuant 
to the authorities under chapter 138 of title 10, United 
States Code, including projects through NATO Centers of 
Excellence, to—
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(1) improve NATO reconnaissance capabilities 
to track Russian military exercises; 
(2) enhance NATO anti-submarine warfare ca-
pabilities against Russia; 
(3) increase the numbers of modern sensors 
placed on NATO aircraft, submarines, and surface 
ships; or 
(4) enhance NATO capabilities to detect and 
deter Russian information operations. 
SEC. 1210A. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE IN CERTAIN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on security cooperation programs and activities of the 
Department of Defense in the foreign countries specified 
in subsection (b) that were carried out at any time during 
the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending 
on such date of enactment. 
(b) FOREIGN COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The foreign 
countries specified in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Afghanistan. 
(2) Iraq.
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(3) Yemen. 
(4) Nigeria. 
(5) Mali. 
(6) Chad. 
(7) Somalia. 
(8) The Philippines. 
(9) Any other country as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Lessons learned and best practices with re-
spect to such security cooperation programs and ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense. 
(2) Relevant recommendations for future secu-
rity cooperation programs and activities of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) Recommendations for monitoring and eval-
uation metrics for future security cooperation pro-
grams and activities of the Department of Defense. 
(4) Evaluation of the efficacy of the assessment 
tools used by the Department of Defense and other 
relevant security cooperation agencies with respect 
to such security cooperation programs and activities 
of the Department of Defense for purposes of meas-
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uring improvements made by the forces of the for-
eign countries specified in subsection (b). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) SECURITY
COOPERATION
PROGRAMS
AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
The term ‘‘security cooperation programs and activi-
ties of the Department of Defense’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 301(7) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 1210B. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFI-
CATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SUP-
PORT 
FOR 
OPERATIONS 
AND 
CAPACITY 
BUILDING. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CON-
DUCT OF OPERATIONS.—Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (H); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) An evaluation of political, social, eco-
nomic, diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, 
of the participating country that may impair or 
inhibit the effectiveness of support to be pro-
vided to the participating country. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of the sustainability of 
support to be provided to the participating 
country by the United States. 
‘‘(G) A description of measures being 
taken to ensure the participating country does 
not become dependent on United States assist-
ance to be provided under this section.’’. 
(b) DEFENSE INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING.— 
Section 332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the objectives of 
the United States and foreign countries partici-
pating in the program. 
‘‘(E) An evaluation of political, social, eco-
nomic, diplomatic, and historical factors, if any,
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of foreign countries participating in the pro-
gram that may impair or inhibit the effective-
ness of the program. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of the sustainability of 
support to be provided to foreign countries par-
ticipating in the program. 
‘‘(G) A description of measures being 
taken to ensure foreign countries participating 
in the program do not become dependent on 
United States assistance to be provided under 
the program.’’. 
(c) FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES CAPACITY BUILD-
ING.—Section 333(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) An evaluation of political, social, economic, 
diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of the for-
eign country that may impair or inhibit the effective-
ness of the program.’’.
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of 
section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
1992), as most recently amended by section 1211 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1648), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2020’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) 
of such section 1222, as so amended, is further amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018,’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat.
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393), as most recently amended by section 1212 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1648), is further amended 
by striking ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and 
ending on December 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘the period 
beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending on December 
31, 2019’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (d)(1) 
of such section 1233, as so amended, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the period 
beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2018, and ending on December 
31, 2019’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘to 
Pakistan during’’ and all that follows through ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘to Pakistan during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2018, and ending 
on December 31, 2019’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO PAKISTAN.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RE-
LATING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUP-
PORT PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6)
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amend-
ed by section 1212(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE-
MENT
OF
PAKISTAN
PENDING
CERTIFICATION
ON 
PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently 
amended by section 1212(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘for any period prior to Decem-
ber 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for any period prior to 
December 31, 2019’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE-
MENT
OF
PAKISTAN
PENDING
CERTIFICATION
ON 
PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of reimbursements 
and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 
year 2019 pursuant to the second sentence of sec-
tion 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by sub-
section (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible 
for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the Na-
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tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless the Secretary of De-
fense certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees that— 
(A) Pakistan continues to conduct military 
operations that are contributing to significantly 
disrupting the safe havens, fundraising and re-
cruiting efforts, and freedom of movement of 
the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(B) Pakistan has taken steps to dem-
onstrate 
its 
commitment 
to 
prevent 
the 
Haqqani Network from using any Pakistan ter-
ritory as a safe haven and for fundraising and 
recruiting efforts; 
(C) the Government of Pakistan is making 
an attempt to actively coordinate with the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan to restrict the move-
ment of militants, such as the Haqqani Net-
work, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border; 
and 
(D) Pakistan has shown progress in arrest-
ing and prosecuting senior leaders and mid-level 
operatives of the Haqqani Network.
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SEC. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COM-
MANDERS’ 
EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 
112–81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by 
section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2477), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2017 and fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2017 through 2020’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION.—Subsection (b) of section 1211 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2477) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND SYRIA’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SYRIA, SOMALIA, LIBYA, 
AND 
YEMEN’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or Syria’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Syria, Somalia, Libya, or Yemen’’.
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SEC. 1214. REPORT ON ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees an unclassified re-
port, which may include a classified annex, describing the 
manner in which the Department of Defense provides as-
sistance to the Government of Pakistan. 
SEC. 1215. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DR. SHAKIL 
AFRIDI. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The attacks of September 11, 2001, killed 
approximately 3,000 people, most of whom were 
Americans, but also included hundreds of individuals 
with foreign citizenships, nearly 350 New York Fire 
Department personnel, and about 50 law enforce-
ment officers. 
(2) Downed United Airlines flight 93 was re-
portedly intended, under the control of the al-Qaeda 
high-jackers, to crash into the White House or the 
Capitol in an attempt to kill the President of the 
United States or Members of the United States Con-
gress. 
(3) The September 11, 2001, attacks were 
largely planned and carried out by the al-Qaeda ter-
rorist network led by Osama bin Laden and his dep-
uty Ayman al Zawahiri, after which Osama bin
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Laden enjoyed safe haven in Pakistan from where he 
continued to plot deadly attacks against the United 
States and the world. 
(4) Since 2001, the United States has provided 
more than $30 billion in security and economic aid 
to Pakistan. 
(5) The United States very generously and 
swiftly responded to the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake 
in Pakistan with more than $200 million in emer-
gency aid and the support of several United States 
military aircraft, approximately 1,000 United States 
military personnel, including medical specialists, 
thousands of tents, blankets, water containers and a 
variety of other emergency equipment. 
(6) The United States again generously and 
swiftly contributed approximately $150 million in 
emergency aid to Pakistan following the 2010 Paki-
stan flood, in addition to the service of nearly twenty 
United States military helicopters, their flight crews, 
and other resources to assist the Pakistan Army’s 
relief efforts. 
(7) The United States continues to work tire-
lessly to support Pakistan’s economic development, 
including millions of dollars allocated towards the
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development of Pakistan’s energy infrastructure, 
health services and education system. 
(8) The United States and Pakistan continue to 
have many critical shared interests, both economic 
and security related, which could be the foundation 
for a positive and mutually beneficial partnership. 
(9) Dr. Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician, is 
a hero to whom the people of the United States, 
Pakistan and the world owe a debt of gratitude for 
his help in finally locating Osama bin Laden before 
more innocent American, Pakistani and other lives 
were lost to this terrorist leader. 
(10) Pakistan, the United States and the inter-
national community had failed for nearly 10 years 
following attacks of September 11, 2001, to locate 
and bring Osama bin Laden, who continued to kill 
innocent civilians in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, 
Africa and the United States, to justice without the 
help of Dr. Afridi. 
(11) The Government of Pakistan’s imprison-
ment of Dr. Afridi presents a serious and growing 
impediment to the United States’ bilateral relations 
with Pakistan.
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(12) The Government of Pakistan has leveled 
and allowed baseless charges against Dr. Afridi in a 
politically motivated, spurious legal process. 
(13) Dr. Afridi is currently imprisoned by the 
Government of Pakistan, a deplorable and uncon-
scionable situation which calls into question Paki-
stan’s actual commitment to countering terrorism 
and undermines the notion that Pakistan is a true 
ally in the struggle against terrorism. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Dr. Shakil Afridi is an international hero and 
that the Government of Pakistan should release him im-
mediately from prison. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559), as most recently amended 
by section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat.
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1690), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section, as so 
amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2019’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,269,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$850,000,000’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Re-
gion of Iraq have made, and continue to make, sig-
nificant contributions to the United States-led cam-
paign to degrade, dismantle, and ultimately defeat 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq; 
(2) a lasting defeat of ISIS is critical to main-
taining a stable and tolerant Iraq in which all faiths, 
sects, and ethnicities are afforded equal protection 
and full integration into the Government and society 
of Iraq; and 
(3) in support of counter-ISIS operations and 
in conjunction with the Central Government of Iraq, 
the United States should provide the Ministry of 
Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 
$290,000,000 in operational sustainment, so that
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the Peshmerga forces can more effectively partner 
with the Iraqi Security Forces, the United States, 
and other international Coalition members to con-
solidate gains, hold territory, and protect infrastruc-
ture from ISIS and its affiliates in an effort to deal 
a lasting defeat to ISIS and prevent its reemergence 
in Iraq. 
(d) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees and 
leadership of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a progress report under section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015, which shall be provided in unclassified form 
with a classified annex if necessary. Such progress 
report shall, based on the most recent quarterly in-
formation, include an assessment of the following: 
(A) The incorporation of violent extremist 
organizations and organizations with associa-
tion to the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps 
(IRGC) into the Iraq military. 
(B) The level of access violent extremist 
organizations and organizations with associa-
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tion to the IRGC have to United States-pro-
vided equipment and training. 
(C) United States-provided equipment that 
is controlled by unauthorized end users, deter-
mined by vetting required in subsection (e) of 
section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or is not ac-
counted for by the Government of Iraq, includ-
ing a detailed inventory of each equipment type 
provided to the Government of Iraq. 
(D) Actions taken by the Government of 
Iraq to repossess United States-provided equip-
ment from unauthorized end users. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), as most recently amended 
by section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1653), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (f) of such sec-
tion 1209, as most recently amended by section 
1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2485), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(2) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.—Be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section, 
no funds may be requested to be reprogrammed pur-
suant to such subsection (f), as amended by para-
graph (1), until the date that is 30 days after the 
date on which the President submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a plan that includes the 
following: 
(A) A description of the efforts the United 
States will undertake to train and build appro-
priately vetted Syrian opposition forces.
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(B) An assessment of the nature of the 
forces receiving such assistance, including the 
origins and affiliations of such forces and any 
previous history of collaboration with the Syrian 
Democratic Forces. 
(C) An assessment of the current oper-
ational effectiveness of such forces. 
(D) The conditions to be met for a deter-
mination that ISIS has been adequately neu-
tralized. 
(E) A description of the roles and con-
tributions of partner countries to such assist-
ance, if any. 
(F) The concept of operations, timelines, 
and types of training, equipment, stipends, 
sustainment, and supplies to be provided by the 
United States, including measures for end-use 
accountability with respect to resources, equip-
ment, and supplies after the resources, equip-
ment, and supplies are provided to such forces. 
(G) A description of the force posture and 
roles of the United States Armed Forces in-
volved in providing such assistance.
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(3) FORM.—The plan described in paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) 
of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1631; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently amended by 
section 1224 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1654), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2019’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$42,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$45,000,000’’. 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’.
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SEC. 1224. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE CO-
OPERATION TO COUNTER IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) At the 2014 Strategic Cooperation Forum 
in New York of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the 
Foreign Ministers of member countries agreed in a 
Joint Communique to ‘‘[e]nhance GCC-US security 
coordination, particularly on Ballistic Missile De-
fense, by continuing to move forward on develop-
ment of a Gulf-Wide, interoperable missile defense 
architecture.’’. 
(2) At the 2015 Strategic Cooperation Forum 
in New York, the Foreign Ministers issued a Joint 
Communique that ‘‘reaffirmed commitment to * * * 
establishing a GCC interoperable ballistic missile de-
fense architecture’’. 
(3) The White House Office of the Press Sec-
retary released a statement on May 14, 2015, that 
at the 2015 United States—GCC Summit at Camp 
David, ‘‘leaders discussed a new U.S.-GCC strategic 
partnership to enhance their work to improve secu-
rity cooperation on * * * ballistic missile defense’’. 
(4) The White House Office of the Press Sec-
retary subsequently released a statement on April 
21, 2016, that at the 2016 United States—GCC 
Summit at Riyadh, ‘‘leaders affirmed need to remain
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vigilant about addressing Iran’s destabilizing actions 
in the region, including its ballistic missile pro-
gram’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) member countries of the Gulf Cooperation 
Council should take meaningful steps to develop and 
implement an interoperable ballistic missile defense 
architecture to defend against Iran’s ballistic missile 
threat that emphasizes information sharing and in-
cludes early warning and tracking data, to enhance 
the security of citizens, protect critical infrastruc-
ture, and deter Iran; and 
(2) the United States should continue bilateral 
and multilateral missile defense exercises in the re-
gion and, when practicable, increase the capacity of 
United States partners through foreign military 
sales. 
SEC. 1225. STRATEGY TO COUNTER DESTABILIZING ACTIVI-
TIES OF IRAN. 
(a) STRATEGY AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is 
authorized to develop and implement a strategy with
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foreign partners to counter the destabilizing activi-
ties of Iran. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy described in 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) should identify specific countries in 
which Iran and Iranian-backed entities are op-
erating; 
(B) should establish a cooperative frame-
work that includes— 
(i) investing in intelligence, surveil-
lance, and reconnaissance platforms; 
(ii) investing in mine countermeasures 
resources and platforms; 
(iii) investing in integrated air and 
missile defense platforms and technologies; 
(iv) sharing intelligence and data with 
United States and such foreign countries; 
(v) investing in cyber security and 
cyber defense capabilities; 
(vi) engaging in combined planning; 
(vii) engaging in defense education, 
institution building, doctrinal development, 
and reform; and 
(viii) assessing Iran’s destabilizing ac-
tivities in the countries identified under
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subparagraph (A) and the implications 
thereof; and 
(C) should provide for designation of a ci-
vilian or military officer or employee of the De-
partment of Defense and designation of a sen-
ior employee of the Department of State to im-
plement the cooperative framework described in 
subparagraph (B). 
(b) MULTILATERAL COORDINATION.—To enhance 
cooperation and encourage military-to-military engage-
ment between the United States and foreign partners de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State should take appropriate actions to 
ensure that exchanges between senior military officers and 
senior civilian defense officials of the governments of such 
foreign partners— 
(1) are at a level appropriate to enhance en-
gagement between the militaries of such partners for 
threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning, 
mutual security interests, logistical support, and in-
telligence cooperation; 
(2) enhance security cooperation, including 
maritime security, special operations collaboration, 
cyber cooperation, and integrated air and missile de-
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fense and domain awareness, in the Middle East and 
Southwest Asia regions; and 
(3) accelerate the development of combined 
military planning for missions to counter Iran that 
may arise within the contours of shared national se-
curity interests. 
(c) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to provide foreign countries that are 
willing to materially assist United States efforts to counter 
Iran in the Middle East with support under the strategy 
authorized under subsection (a) including, as appropriate, 
with partner benefits commensurate with such support. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
through December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, should submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on— 
(1) the strategy described in subsection (a), in-
cluding a description of contributions of foreign 
partners to the strategy; and 
(2) the actions taken under subsection (b).
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SEC. 1226. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF IRAN UNDER THE 
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION. 
(a) FINDING.—In the annual report submitted to 
Congress in March 2018, consistent with condition 
(10)(C) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratifi-
cation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Devel-
opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
Weapons and on their Destruction (‘‘Chemical Weapons 
Convention’’), entered into force on April 29, 1997, the 
Secretary of State concluded that ‘‘(b)ased on available 
information, the United States cannot certify Iran has met 
its obligations under the Convention for declaration of: (1) 
its chemical weapons production facility (CWPF); (2) 
transfer of chemical weapons (CW); and (3) retention of 
an undeclared CW stockpile’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report assessing the extent to which Iran is complying 
with its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Conven-
tion that includes the following: 
(1) A description, assessment, and verification, 
to the extent practicable, of any credible information 
that Iran has assisted the Government of Syria in 
committing actions that violate such treaty.
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(2) A description of any dual-use technologies 
that could advance Iran’s capability to produce 
chemical weapons for offensive use. 
(3) The implications of any activities or tech-
nologies described pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 
(2) for Iran’s compliance with other international 
obligations relating to nonproliferation. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretaries deter-
mines to be relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1227. REPORT ON POTENTIAL RELEASE OF CHEMICAL 
WEAPONS OR CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRECUR-
SORS FROM BARZEH RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT CENTER AND HIM SHINSHAR CHEM-
ICAL WEAPONS STORAGE AND BUNKER FA-
CILITIES IN HOMS PROVINCE OF SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
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shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that contains a review and analysis of the potential 
for release of chemical weapons or chemical weapons pre-
cursors from the Barzeh Research and Development Cen-
ter and the Him Shinshar chemical weapons storage and 
bunker facilities in Homs province of Syria that were tar-
gets of strikes by the United States and partner forces 
on April 13, 2018. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO REVIEW
AND 
ANALYSIS.—The review and analysis described in sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The methodology the Secretary of Defense 
used prior to such strikes to determine the likelihood 
of a release of chemical weapons or chemical weap-
ons precursors affecting local residents. 
(2) The methodology the Secretary of Defense 
used prior to such strikes to determine the potential 
for chemical agents to enter into the aquifer, air, 
soil, or other aspects of the environment. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under this section 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex.
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SEC. 1228. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter for 5 years, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on coopera-
tion between Iran and the Russian Federation and the ex-
tent to which such cooperation affects United States na-
tional security and strategic interests, particularly with re-
spect to Syria. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of Iranian-Russian 
cooperation on matters relating to Syria, including 
the following: 
(A) Mutual defense assistance to the Assad 
regime. 
(B) Establishment of forward operating 
bases in Syria. 
(C) Deployment of air defense systems. 
(D) Assistance to Assad’s chemical weap-
ons program, including research, development, 
and deployment of such weapons. 
(2) A detailed description of Iranian-Russian 
cooperation on matters relating to Iran’s space pro-
gram, including how and to what extent such co-
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operation strengthens Iran’s ballistic missile pro-
gram. 
(3) A description and analysis of the intel-
ligence-sharing center established by Iran, Russia, 
and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq, and whether such cen-
ter is being used for purposes other than the pur-
poses of the joint mission of such countries in Syria. 
(4) A description and analysis of— 
(A) naval cooperation between Iran and 
Russia, including joint naval exercises between 
the two countries; and 
(B) the long-term consequences of— 
(i) a robust Russian naval presence in 
the Eastern Mediterranean; 
(ii) an Iranian naval presence in the 
Persian Gulf; and 
(iii) 
Iranian 
and 
Russian 
naval 
strength in the Caspian Sea. 
(5) A description of nuclear cooperation be-
tween Iran and Russia, both with respect to the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and outside of 
the parameters of such nuclear agreement with Iran. 
(6) The likelihood that Iran might adopt the 
Russian model of hybrid warfare.
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(7) The extent of Russian cooperation with 
Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, including co-
operation with respect to training, equipping, and 
joint operations. 
(c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1229. REPORT ON IRANIAN SUPPORT OF PROXY 
FORCES IN SYRIA AND LEBANON. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report that describes Iranian support of 
proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon and assesses the in-
creased threat posed to Israel, other United States re-
gional allies, and other specified interests of the United 
States as a result of such support. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum,
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information relating to the following matters with respect 
to both the strategic and tactical implications for the 
United States and its allies: 
(1) A description of arms or related material 
transferred by Iran to Hizballah since March 2011, 
including the number of such arms or related mate-
rial and whether such transfer was by land, sea, or 
air, as well as financial and additional technological 
capabilities transferred by Iran to Hizballah. 
(2) A description of Iranian and Iranian-con-
trolled personnel, including Hizballah, Shiite mili-
tias, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, 
operating within Syria, including the number and 
geographic distribution of such personnel operating 
within 30 kilometers of the Israeli borders with 
Syria and Lebanon. 
(3) An assessment of Hizballah’s operational 
lessons learned based on its recent experiences in 
Syria. 
(4) A description of the threat posed to Israel 
and other United States partners in the Middle East 
by the transfer of arms or related material or other 
support offered to Hizballah and other proxies from 
Iran.
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(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘arms or 
related material’’ means— 
(1) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological 
weapons or materials or components of such weap-
ons; 
(2) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or mate-
rials or components of such weapons; 
(3) destabilizing numbers and types of ad-
vanced conventional weapons; 
(4) defense articles or defense services, as those 
terms are defined in paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively, of section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2794); 
(5) defense information, as that term is defined 
in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2403); or 
(6) items designated by the President for pur-
poses of the United States Munitions List under sec-
tion 38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)).
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SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LACK OF AUTHOR-
IZATION FOR THE USE OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AGAINST IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that the use of the Armed 
Forces against Iran is not authorized by this Act or any 
other Act. 
SEC. 1230A. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize 
the use of the Armed Forces of the United States against 
Iran. 
SEC. 1230B. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and by January 15 of 
every year thereafter through 2020, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 
progress made by the Government of Afghanistan in 
achieving the security-sector benchmarks as outlined by 
the United States-Afghan Compact, otherwise known as 
the Kabul Compact. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.
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SEC. 1230C. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE 
PROGRAM OF IRAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the ballistic missile program of Iran rep-
resents a serious threat to allies of the United States 
in the Middle East and Europe, members of the 
Armed Forces deployed in the those regions, and ul-
timately the United States; 
(2) the testing and production by Iran of bal-
listic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear device is 
a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security 
Council resolutions, which were unanimously adopt-
ed by the international community; 
(3) Iran currently maintains the largest inven-
tory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East; 
(4) according to the Director of National Intel-
ligence, Dan Coats, Iran’s ballistic missiles are in-
herently capable of delivering weapons of mass de-
struction and the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence judges they would be used as Iran’s 
‘‘preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons, if 
it builds them’’; 
(5) Director of National Intelligence Coats ad-
ditionally asserts ‘‘Tehran’s desire to deter the 
United States might drive it to field an interconti-
nental ballistic missile (ICBM)’’ and ‘‘progress on
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Iran’s space program could shorten a pathway to an 
ICBM because space launch vehicles use similar 
technologies’’; and 
(6) the Government of the United States should 
impose tough primary and secondary sanctions 
against any sector of the economy of Iran or any 
Iranian person that directly or indirectly supports 
the ballistic missile program of Iran as well as any 
foreign person or financial institution that engages 
in transactions or trade that support that program. 
SEC. 1230D. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE MINISTRY 
OF THE INTERIOR OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
IRAQ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act for assistance to the Ministry 
of the Interior of the Government of Iraq may be obligated 
or expended until the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State jointly certify to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that such funds, including funds for the 
provision of intelligence sharing, will not be disbursed by 
the United States to any group that is, or that is known 
to be affiliated with, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard 
Corps–Quds Force or other state sponsor of terrorism. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until
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the Iraq Train and Equip Fund is no longer in effect, the 
Secretary of State should submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementation of 
this section. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1230E. REPORT ON IRANIAN EXPENDITURES SUP-
PORTING 
FOREIGN 
MILITARY 
AND 
TER-
RORIST ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until the date described in subsection (c), the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Director of National In-
telligence, shall submit to Congress a report describing 
Iranian expenditures in the previous calendar year on mili-
tary and terrorist activities outside the country, including 
each of the following: 
(1) The amount spent in such calendar year on 
activities by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
including activities providing support for—
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(A) Hezbollah; 
(B) Houthi rebels in Yemen; 
(C) Hamas; 
(D) proxy forces in Iraq and Syria; or 
(E) any other entity or country the Sec-
retary determines to be relevant. 
(2) The amount spent in such calendar year for 
ballistic missile research and testing or other activi-
ties that the Secretary of State determines are de-
stabilizing to the Middle East region. 
(b) FORM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS 
ON TERRORISM.—The Secretary of State may issue 
the reports required under subsection (a) by includ-
ing such reports in the annual reports required by 
section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f). 
(c) EXPIRATION DATE.—The date described in this 
subsection is the date on which the Secretary of State de-
termines that the Government of Iran no longer provides 
support for international terrorism pursuant to the fol-
lowing:
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(1) Section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 (as continued in effect under the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(2) Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371). 
(3) Section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2780). 
SEC. 1230F. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) with respect to As-Saib Ahl 
al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba and for-
eign persons that are officials, agents, affiliates of, 
or owned or controlled by As-Saib Ahl al-Haq or 
Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba, as the case may be. 
(2) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this paragraph are sanctions applicable 
with respect to a foreign person pursuant to Execu-
tive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
blocking property and prohibiting transactions with 
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support 
terrorism).
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(3) EXCEPTION.—The authorities and require-
ments to impose sanctions under this section shall 
not include the authority or requirement to impose 
sanctions on the importation of goods (as such term 
is defined in section 16 of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued in ef-
fect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.))). 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall transmit to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of Senate a report 
that includes a detailed list of global entities with re-
spect to which there is a reasonable basis to deter-
mine that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 
has an ownership interest in such entity of not less 
than 33 percent. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex.
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SEC. 1230G. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRIKES AGAINST 
SYRIA. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate a report providing a detailed explanation of the 
legal basis under both domestic and international law for 
the strikes conducted by the United States against Syrian 
regime targets on April 6, 2017, and April 13, 2018, in-
cluding a detailed legal analysis of relevant authorities and 
precedents. Such report shall be unclassified, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 
1230H. 
REPORT 
ON 
UNITED 
STATES 
MILITARY 
STRIKES AGAINST SYRIA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
a report regarding the United States military strikes on 
Syria on April 13, 2018. Such report should address the 
following: 
(1) An identification of the objectives of such 
strikes.
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(2) An examination of whether such objectives 
were achieved. 
(3) An examination of any tactical advantages 
gained by such strikes. 
(4) An assessment of the extent to which Syr-
ian military operations were affected by such strikes, 
including if such strikes had any lasting impact on 
such operations. 
(5) An identification of the legal justification 
for such strikes. 
SEC. 1230I. REPORT ON EVOLVING FINANCING MECHA-
NISMS LEVERAGED BY THE ISLAMIC STATE 
AND AFFILIATE ENTITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with other appropriate Federal officials, shall jointly 
submit to Congress a report that contains an assessment 
regarding— 
(1) the current funding mechanisms used by 
the Islamic State and affiliated entities; 
(2) the most likely future financing mechanisms 
available to the Islamic State and affiliated entities; 
and
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(B) LIMITATION
ON
DELEGATION.—The 
authority of the President under subparagraph 
(A) to waive the application of paragraph (1) 
may not be delegated. 
(3) OPERATION OF OC-135 AIRCRAFT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(i) the United States continues to con-
duct observation flights under the Open 
Skies Treaty using OC-135 aircraft, a fleet 
now in its 57th year of service; and 
(ii) advances in commercial surveil-
lance technology have surpassed the value 
of aerial observation under the terms of 
the Open Skies Treaty and brings into 
questions the continued use of the OC-135 
fleet for this purpose. 
(B) REPORT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Jan-
uary 31, 2019, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the state of 
United States OC-135 aircraft with respect 
to airworthiness, safety of flight, and 
maintenance reliability. The report shall
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than annually regarding the activities of the Global En-
gagement Center. The briefings required under this sub-
section shall terminate on the date specified in subsection 
(j).’’. 
SEC. 1281. REPORT ON ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERV-
ICING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after en-
tering into a cross-servicing agreement under section 2342 
of title 10, United States Code, with a country or organi-
zation referred to in subsection (a)(1) of such section, and 
every 180 days thereafter for such period of time as the 
agreement remains in effect, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a report with respect to the 
agreement. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The type of country or organization referred 
to in subsection (a)(1) of section 2342 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to which the Sec-
retary of Defense entered into the agreement. 
(2) The date on which the agreement was en-
tered into under such section 2342.