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SEC. 1283. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EFFORTS TO REMOVE OR 
APPREHEND JOSEPH KONY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD AND 
END THE ATROCITIES OF THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY. 
Consistent with the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and 
Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–172), it 
is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the ongoing United States advise and assist operation 
to support the regional governments in Africa in their ongoing 
efforts to remove or apprehend Joseph Kony and his top com-
manders from the battlefield and end atrocities perpetuated 
by his Lord’s Resistance Army should continue as appropriate 
to achieve the goals of the operation; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense should provide intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance assets, as authorized to be 
appropriated by other provisions of this Act, to support the 
ongoing efforts of United States Special Operations Forces to 
advise and assist regional partners as they conduct operations 
against the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa; 
(3) United States and regional African forces should 
increase their operational coordination on efforts to remove 
or apprehend Joseph Kony from the battlefield and end the 
atrocities of the Lord’s Resistance Army; and 
(4) the regional governments should recommit themselves 
to the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of 
the Lord’s Resistance Army authorized by the African Union. 
SEC. 1284. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT 
FOR THE REBEL GROUP KNOWN AS M23. 
(a) BLOCKING OF ASSETS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or Executive Order 13413 (74 Fed. 
Reg. 64105; relating to blocking property of certain persons 
contributing to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo), block and prohibit all transactions in all property and 
interests in property of a person described in subsection (c) 
if such property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come within 
the possession or control of a United States person. 
(2) EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to block and pro-
hibit all transactions in all property and interests in prop-
erty under paragraph (1) shall not include the authority 
to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘good’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 16 of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) 
(as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(b) VISA BAN.—The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the 
United States, any alien who is a person described in subsection 
(c). 
(c) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in this subsection 
is a person that the President determines provides, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, significant financial, material, 
or technological support to M23.
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(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of this 
section with respect to a person if the President determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the waiver 
is in the national interest of the United States. 
(e) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—Sanctions imposed under this 
section may terminate 15 days after the date on which the President 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the person covered by such determination has terminated 
the provision of significant financial, material, and technological 
support to M23. 
(f) TERMINATION OF SECTION.—This section shall terminate on 
the date that is 15 days after the date on which the President 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that M23 is no longer a significant threat to peace and security 
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) M23.—The term ‘‘M23’’ refers to the rebel group known 
as M23 operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
that derives its name from the March 23, 2009, agreement 
between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo and the National Congress for the Defense of the People 
(or any successor group). 
(3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term ‘‘United States per-
son’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States citizen or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
States or of any jurisdiction within the United States. 
SEC. 1285. PILOT PROGRAM ON REPAIR, OVERHAUL, AND REFURBISH-
MENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR SALE OR TRANSFER 
TO ELIGIBLE FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND ENTITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program to repair, overhaul, or refurbish 
in-stock defense articles in anticipation of the sale or transfer 
of such defense articles to eligible foreign countries or international 
organizations under law. 
(b) FUND FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may establish and administer a fund to be known 
as the ‘‘Special Defense Repair Fund’’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Fund’’) to support the program authorized by subsection 
(a). 
(c) CREDITS TO FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
following shall be credited to the Fund: 
(A) Such amounts, not to exceed $50,000,000, from 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for overseas contin-
gency operations for fiscal year 2013 as the Secretary of
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Defense considers appropriate, and reprogrammed under 
a reprogramming authority provided by another provision 
of this Act or by other law. 
(B) Notwithstanding section 114(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, any collection from the sale or transfer of 
defense articles from Department of Defense stocks 
repaired, overhauled, or refurbished with amounts from 
the Fund that are not intended to be replaced which sale 
or transfer is made pursuant to section 21(a)(1)(A) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1)(A)), the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), 
or another provision of law. 
(C) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), any cash payment from 
the sale or transfer of defense articles from Department 
of Defense stocks repaired, overhauled, or refurbished with 
amounts from the Fund that are intended to be replaced. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS CREDITABLE FROM SALE OR 
TRANSFER OF ARTICLES.— 
(A) CREDITS IN CONNECTION WITH ARTICLES NOT TO 
BE REPLACED.—The amount credited to the Fund under 
paragraph (1)(B) in connection with a collection from the 
sale or transfer of defense articles may not exceed the 
cost incurred by the Department of Defense in repairing, 
overhauling, or refurbishing such defense articles under 
the program authorized by subsection (a). 
(B) CREDITS
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
ARTICLES
TO
BE 
REPLACED.—The amount credited to the Fund under para-
graph (1)(C) in connection with a sale or transfer of defense 
articles may not exceed the amounts from the Fund used 
to repair, overhaul, or refurbish such defense articles. 
(3) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF FUND.—The total amount in 
the Fund at any time may not exceed $50,000,000. 
(4) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS CREDITED.—Amounts credited 
to the Fund under this subsection shall be merged with 
amounts in the Fund, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
TO
PURCHASE
SERVICES
FROM
DOD 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND ACTIVITIES.—The Fund shall be consid-
ered an authorized customer of Department of Defense Working 
Capital Fund activities. Prices of goods and services sold by 
Working Capital Fund activities to the Fund shall reflect For-
eign Military Sales pricing guidelines, as promulgated by the 
Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, and 
other applicable guidelines. 
(d) NONAVAILABILITY
OF AMOUNTS
IN FUND
FOR STORAGE, 
MAINTENANCE, AND RELATED COSTS.—Following the repair, over-
haul, or refurbishment of defense articles under the program 
authorized by subsection (a), amounts in the Fund may not be 
used to pay costs of storage and maintenance of such defense 
articles or any other costs associated with the preservation or 
preparation for sale or transfer of such defense articles. 
(e) SALES OR TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any sale or transfer of defense articles 
repaired, overhauled, or refurbished under the program author-
ized by subsection (a) shall be in accordance with—
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(A) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.); 
(B) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or 
(C) another provision of law authorizing such sale or 
transfer. 
(2) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE REQUIRED FOR CER-
TAIN SALES OR TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—If the sale 
or transfer of defense articles occurs in accordance with a 
provision of law referred to in paragraph (1)(C) that does not 
otherwise require the concurrence of the Secretary of State 
for the sale or transfer, the sale or transfer may be made 
only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(f) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) 
TRANSFER
TO
OTHER
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
ACCOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may be transferred to any 
Department of Defense account for use in carrying out the 
program authorized by subsection (a). Any amount so trans-
ferred shall be merged with amounts in the account to which 
transferred, and shall be available for the same purposes and 
the same time period as amounts in the account to which 
transferred. 
(2) TRANSFER
FROM
OTHER
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
ACCOUNTS.—Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense 
with respect to an amount transferred under paragraph (1) 
that all or part of such transfer is not necessary for the purposes 
transferred, such amount may be transferred back to the Fund. 
Any amount so transferred shall be merged with amounts in 
the Fund, and shall remain available until expended. 
(g) CERTAIN EXCESS PROCEEDS TO BE CREDITED TO SPECIAL 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.—Any collection from the sale or 
transfer of defense articles that are not intended to be replaced 
in excess of the amount creditable to the Fund under subsection 
(c)(2)(A) shall be credited to the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.). 
(h) MATERIEL
EFFICIENCIES
AND
DUPLICATION.—In admin-
istering the program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall ensure to the maximum extent possible that pur-
chases made utilizing the Fund utilize existing Defense Logistics 
Agency contracts. The Secretary shall also ensure that none of 
the activities carried out under the program authorized by sub-
section (a) are duplicative in nature to those performed by other 
military departments or Defense Agencies. 
(i) CONDUCT
BY PUBLIC
OR PRIVATE SECTOR FACILITIES
OR 
ENTITIES.—The repair, overhaul, and refurbishment of defense arti-
cles under the program authorized by subsection (a) may be con-
ducted by a facility or entity in the public sector or the private 
sector, consistent with the requirements of chapter 146 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(j) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the 
end of each fiscal year through the date of expiration specified 
in subsection (l), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
authorities under this section during such fiscal year. Each 
report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, 
the following: