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(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 
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. 9017. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $770,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
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to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to the operation 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-
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 funding under this section shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2019. 
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 
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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, 
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). 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds in this Act may be 
made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 
aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 
the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of De-
fense provides a report to the congressional defense com-
mittees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift re-
quirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s abil-
ity to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft 
in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if nec-
essary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 
Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9020. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 
amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
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ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, 2017/2019, $2,216,000; 
‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2018/2019, 
$25,000,000; and 
‘‘Coalition 
Support 
Fund’’, 
2018/2019, 
$350,000,000. 
SEC. 9021. Funds available for the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund may be used to provide limited train-
ing, equipment, and other assistance that would otherwise 
be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a unit of the security 
forces of Afghanistan only if the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees, within 30 days of a de-
cision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such 
assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or coali-
tion forces or significantly undermine United States na-
tional security objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Sec-
retary has sought a commitment by the Government of 
Afghanistan to take all necessary corrective steps: Pro-
vided, That such certification shall be accompanied by a 
report describing: (1) the information relating to the gross 
violation of human rights; (2) the circumstances that ne-
cessitated the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan 
security force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided 
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and the assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective steps 
to be taken by the Government of Afghanistan: Provided 
further, That every 120 days after the initial report an 
additional report shall be submitted detailing the status 
of any corrective steps taken by the Government of Af-
ghanistan: Provided further, That if the Government of Af-
ghanistan has not initiated necessary corrective steps 
within one year of the certification, the authority under 
this section to provide assistance to such unit shall no 
longer apply: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a report to such committees detailing the final dis-
position of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9022. Each amount designated in this Act 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 shall be available only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress. 
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