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them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 
carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 
countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 
and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub-
section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that it is in the
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national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 
shall report to the congressional defense committees on 
both the justification for the waiver and on the require-
ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 
not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 
be submitted in classified form if necessary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9016. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to the operations and maintenance, military 
personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer au-
thority provided in this section is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising 
the transfer authority provided in this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees on the proposed uses of these 
funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this 
section may not be transferred to any program, project, 
or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Pro-
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vided further, That amounts made available by this section 
are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
authority to provide assistance under this section shall ter-
minate on September 30, 2016. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9017. In addition to amounts appropriated in 
title II or otherwise made available in this Act, 
$2,500,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
of Defense and made available for transfer to the oper-
ation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Ma-
rine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and 
Reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this provision is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
SEC. 9018. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 
including for the introduction of United States armed or 
military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory,
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airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con-
travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543). 
TITLE X—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 10001. (a) Congress finds that— 
(1) the United States has been engaged in mili-
tary operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and 
the Levant (ISIL) for more than 8 months; 
(2) President Obama submitted an authoriza-
tion for the use of military force against ISIL in 
February 2015; and 
(3) under article 1, section 8 of the Constitu-
tion, Congress has the authority to ‘‘declare war’’. 
(b) Therefore, Congress has a constitutional duty to 
debate and determine whether or not to authorize the use 
of military force against ISIL. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 10002. The amount by which the applicable al-
location of new budget authority made by the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under 
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is 
$0.
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SEC. 10003. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to divest or retire, or to prepare to divest 
or retire, KC–10 aircraft. 
SEC. 10004. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to promulgate Directive 293, issued De-
cember 16, 2010, by the Office of Federal Contract Com-
pliance Programs. 
SEC. 10005. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in stor-
age or on backup aircraft inventory status, or prepare to 
divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage or on backup 
aircraft inventory status, any EC–130H aircraft. 
SEC. 10006. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 2483(b)(5) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 10007. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ may 
be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense 
systems. 
SEC. 10008. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under section 9014 for ‘‘Assistance and Sustainment 
to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine’’ 
may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air de-
fense systems.
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SEC. 10009. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist-
ance to the Azov Battalion. 
SEC. 10010. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out a furlough (as defined in 
section 7511(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code) that— 
(1) includes in the notice of the furlough made 
pursuant to section 752.404(b) of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations, ‘‘sequestration’’ as the reason 
for the furlough; and 
(2) is of a civilian employee of the Department 
of Defense who is paid from amounts in a Working 
Capital Fund Account pursuant to section 2208 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 10011. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror 
or any of its principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant 
to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or 
any of its principals— 
(1) within a 3-year period preceding this offer 
has been convicted of or had a civil judgment ren-
dered against it for commission of fraud or a crimi-
nal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting 
to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or 
local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or