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shall incorporate anti-corruption components into existing 
Foreign Service and Civil Service training courses to— 
(1) increase the ability of Department and Agen-
cy personnel to support anti-corruption as a foreign 
policy priority; and 
(2) strengthen the ability of such personnel to de-
sign, implement, and evaluate more effective anti-cor-
ruption programming around the world, including 
enhancing skills to better evaluate and mitigate pub-
lic corruption risks in assistance programs. 
SEC. 706. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND NATIONAL SECU-
RITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter 
for the following six years, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, 
shall submit to Congress an interagency strategy to work 
with foreign governments and multilateral institutions to 
guard against the risks of certain transactions involving 
foreign investments. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each interagency strategy under 
paragraph (1) shall include plans relating to the following: 
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(1) Information sharing with foreign govern-
ments and multilateral institutions regarding risks 
associated with potential foreign investments. 
(2) Promoting American and other alternatives 
to foreign investments identified as presenting sub-
stantial risk to the national security or sovereignty of 
a country. 
(3) Providing technical assistance to foreign gov-
ernments 
or 
multilateral 
institutions 
regarding 
screening foreign investments. 
(4) Designating points of contact at each United 
States mission to foreign governments and multilat-
eral institutions, and in associated regional bureaus, 
to coordinate efforts described in this paragraph. 
(c) COORDINATION.—If the Secretary determines such 
is appropriate, the designated points of contact referred to 
in subsection (b)(4) may be the same individual designated 
under section 704(a). 
TITLE VIII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Security 
Assistance Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 802. SECURITY ASSISTANCE DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘security assistance’’ means— 
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(1) assistance under chapter 8 (relating to inter-
national narcotics control) of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961; 
(2) assistance under chapter 2 (military assist-
ance), chapter 5 (international military education 
and training), chapter 6 (peacekeeping operations), 
chapter 8 (antiterrorism assistance), and chapter 9 
(nonproliferation and export control assistance) of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) assistance under section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (relating to the Foreign Military Fi-
nancing program); and 
(4) sales of defense articles or defense services, ex-
tensions of credits (including participations in cred-
its), and guaranties of loans under the Arms Export 
Control Act. 
Subtitle A—Reform Relating to 
Security Assistance 
SEC. 811. ORGANIZATIONAL REFORM. 
(a) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a Working Group on matters relating to security 
assistance (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Working 
Group’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Working Group 
shall be composed of— 
(i) the Deputy Secretary of State; and 
(ii) each Under Secretary of State re-
sponsible for matters relating to security as-
sistance. 
(B) CHAIR.—The Deputy Secretary shall 
serve as the chair of the Working Group. 
(3) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall meet 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter. 
(4) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group 
shall include— 
(A) within the Department and across 
United States diplomatic posts— 
(i) providing strategic policy guidance 
on objectives and priorities for security as-
sistance; 
(ii) ensuring strategic integration of 
budgets and planning for security assist-
ance; and 
(iii) advising the Secretary on all 
budgets, programs, and activities for secu-
rity assistance; and 
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(B) overseeing Department of State coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense, the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID), and the heads 
of other relevant Federal departments and agen-
cies on all matters relating to security assist-
ance. 
(b) OFFICE OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall designate an existing office or establish a new 
office to be the Office of Security Assistance (in this 
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Office’’), which shall report 
to an Under Secretary who is a member of the Work-
ing Group. 
(2) COORDINATOR.—The head of the Office shall 
be the Coordinator for Security Assistance (in this 
subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’), who shall 
be an individual of demonstrated competency in the 
fields of security assistance and international diplo-
macy. 
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the Coordinator shall 
include— 
(A) within the Department and across 
United States diplomatic posts— 
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sibilities of such bureau with respect to security as-
sistance. 
(2) NON-ELIGIBILITY.—An officer of a bureau of 
the Department shall not be eligible to be designated 
pursuant to paragraph (1) if the officer is responsible 
for conducting human rights vetting pursuant to 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2378d). 
(3) TRAINING.—Each individual designated pur-
suant to paragraph (1) shall successfully complete the 
training described in section 812. 
(d) COORDINATION WITHIN UNITED STATES DIPLO-
MATIC POSTS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the chief of mis-
sion of the United States in a foreign country that re-
ceives security assistance shall designate a senior dip-
lomatic officer at the embassy or highest ranking dip-
lomatic post if no embassy exists in the foreign coun-
try to be responsible for coordinating security assist-
ance for the foreign country. 
(2) DUTIES.—The senior diplomatic officer des-
ignated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be respon-
sible for— 
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(A) overseeing personnel and activities of 
Federal departments and agencies at the relevant 
embassy or diplomatic post with respect to the 
provision of security assistance for the country; 
and 
(B) ensuring implementation of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 10, United 
States Code, with respect to the country. 
(3) TRAINING.—Each individual designated pur-
suant to paragraph (1) shall successfully complete the 
training described in section 812 
(e) PLAN FOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a plan for the organi-
zational structure of the Department relating to secu-
rity assistance programs. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An identification of each bureau and of-
fice of the Department that carries out functions 
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relating to planning, coordination, integration, 
implementation, or evaluation of security assist-
ance, a description of the organizational hier-
archy and decision-making processes used to co-
ordinate across such bureaus and offices and 
with United States diplomatic posts and other 
Federal departments and agencies, and a de-
scription of how the Working Group and the Co-
ordinator will facilitate coordination among 
each such bureau and office. 
(B) A description of— 
(i) the reasons for— 
(I) designating an existing office 
or establishing a new office to serve as 
the Office; and 
(II) selecting the Under Secretary 
to which the Office will report; 
(ii) the organizational structure of the 
Office; 
(iii) the specific mechanisms through 
which the Working Group and Coordinator 
could improve coordination among bureaus 
and offices of the Department involved in 
the planning or implementation of security 
assistance programs and activities; and 
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(iv) the process by which the require-
ment for training described in section 812 
will be fulfilled. 
(C) The benefits, feasibility, and steps nec-
essary to detail personnel— 
(i) on a reimbursable basis from the 
relevant bureaus and offices of the Depart-
ment to provide staff to the Office; and 
(ii) from USAID, the Department of 
Defense, and other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies to provide staff to the 
Office. 
(D) An identification of lessons learned 
from the Security Governance Initiative (SGI), 
an assessment of the utility of expanding the 
SGI or a similar initiative globally, and a de-
scription of where best to locate the SGI or simi-
lar initiative within the Department. 
(E) An identification of an appropriate bu-
reau or office of the Department, whose head does 
not report to the Under Secretary described in 
subsection (b)(1), to select and retain the inde-
pendent research entity described in section 
813(c)(4). 
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(F) A list of recommendations for any addi-
tional legislative measures necessary to improve 
the capacity and capabilities of the Department 
to plan and implement security assistance pro-
grams and activities. 
(3) FORM.—The plan required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex if necessary. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate regarding 
the development and implementation of the plan re-
quired under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 812. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the following: — 
(1) Establish curriculum at the Department’s 
Foreign Service Institute to provide employees of the 
Department of State with specialized training with 
respect to security assistance. The training should be 
aligned with the Security Cooperation Workforce De-
velopment Program and developed in coordination 
with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in-
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cluding through an agreement under section 1535(a) 
of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Economy Act’’) or any other appropriate 
agency-specific authority. The training shall include 
the following: 
(A) Awareness of the full range of agencies, 
offices, personnel, statutory authorities, funds, 
and programs involved in security assistance 
and transfers and the respective decision-making 
timelines. 
(B) Familiarity with relevant military and 
police security force systems and structures and 
institutions at the time such training is occur-
ring. 
(C) Familiarity with security assistance re-
form, research regarding options for improve-
ment, and United States interagency and exter-
nal resources and experts. 
(D) Familiarity with planning, implemen-
tation, and monitoring and evaluation for pro-
grammatic activities. 
(E) Familiarity with implementation of— 
(i) section 620M of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code; 
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(ii) arms transfer requirements under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2751 et seq.); and 
(iii) best practices related to human 
rights and civilian protection. 
(F) Awareness of common risks to effective-
ness of security assistance, including corruption, 
political instability, and challenges relating to 
absorptive capacity, partner commitment, and 
transparency. 
(2) Coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, to 
the extent feasible, to ensure that, in addition to the 
training described paragraph (1), individuals who 
serve in priority recipient countries or countries that 
do not meet baseline norms of governance, as deter-
mined by the Under Secretary for purposes of sub-
sections (d)(1) and (d)(4) of section 813, obtain high-
er-level certification through the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency’s Defense Institute of Security Co-
operation Studies or through a commensurate pro-
gram developed at the Department’s Foreign Service 
Institute prior to serving at the United States diplo-
matic post in such country. 
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SEC. 813. SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING. 
(a) FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDS FOR SECURITY AS-
SISTANCE.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Coordinator shall create and sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a framework to be used by relevant bureaus and 
diplomatic posts to guide regional and country-specific 
planning, such as joint regional strategies or integrated 
country strategies, with respect to security assistance. Such 
framework shall include the following: 
(1) Identification and prioritization of overall 
goals and objectives for security assistance, in accord-
ance with the relevant National Security Strategy. 
(2) Criteria for— 
(A) determining the commitment and polit-
ical will of countries receiving assistance to use 
such assistance in a manner that achieves 
United States objectives; 
(B) identifying opportunities and risks cre-
ated by the provision of security assistance; and 
(C) tailoring and sequencing such assistance 
accordingly. 
(3) Guidance for— 
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(A) incorporating the assessment, moni-
toring, and evaluation program described in sub-
section (c) into the strategic planning cycle; 
(B) increasing coordination, as appro-
priate, with other major international donors to 
maximize resources and unity of efforts; 
(C) aligning the security assistance pro-
grams, projects, and activities of the Department 
with other United States goals of engagement 
with foreign countries, such as the promotion of 
democracy, human rights, governance, and eco-
nomic growth, as well as with other United 
States assistance authorities, resources, pro-
grammatic capabilities, and activities; and 
(D) assessing the impact on Department se-
curity assistance objectives, programs, and ac-
tivities of United States military activities in 
the country or region covered by country or re-
gional strategy, including the number of United 
States forces deployed, the duration of deploy-
ment, the purpose for which they were deployed, 
and the authority under which they are oper-
ating. 
(4) Metrics for assessing the effectiveness of secu-
rity assistance in— 
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(A) increasing the operational access and 
influence of the United States; 
(B) improving partner capacity and com-
mitment to countering shared threats and in-
creased burden sharing, including in ways that 
enable reallocation of United States military de-
ployments to other high priority missions; 
(C) reducing the underlying drivers of state 
fragility; and 
(D) contributing to the maintenance of ex-
isting peace treaties between recipients of assist-
ance. 
(5) A process to ensure that transfers regulated 
by the Department that are outside the scope of secu-
rity assistance, such as certain direct commercial 
sales, are factored into— 
(A) the implementation of the assessment, 
monitoring, and evaluation program described 
in subsection (c); and 
(B) the planning process described in sub-
section (d). 
(b) DEFINITIONS PROMULGATED BY THE WORKING 
GROUP.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall— 
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(1) in consultation with the Coordinator and bu-
reaus and offices of the Department that are involved 
in the planning, coordination, integration, implemen-
tation, or evaluation of security assistance, develop 
and promulgate a definition of the level of security 
assistance programs, projects, or activities that mark 
a country as a recipient of ‘‘significant’’ security as-
sistance to merit inclusion in the assessment, moni-
toring, and evaluation process described in subsection 
(c); and 
(2) in consultation with the Coordinator, the Bu-
reau of Democracy , Human Rights, and Labor, and 
the heads of other relevant bureaus of the Department, 
develop and promulgate a definition of baseline 
norms for governance and the rule of law, including 
a rubric to assess whether a recipient of security as-
sistance is abiding by such baseline. 
(c) ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Coordi-
nator shall develop an assessment, monitoring, and 
evaluation program to be conducted for any country 
receiving significant security assistance, as defined in 
accordance with subsection (b)(1). 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The program described in 
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following ele-
ments: 
(A) Baseline assessments that consider fac-
tors, including— 
(i) recipient country threat perceptions 
and the manner in which such perceptions 
may inform the use of security assistance; 
(ii) the recipient’s approach to govern-
ance and commitment to rule of law, in-
cluding the transparency and account-
ability of security forces, and the manner in 
which such approach is likely to be influ-
enced by security assistance; 
(iii) the recipient’s capacity to absorb 
the security assistance given and to achieve 
the objectives of such assistance; 
(iv) the human rights record of the re-
cipient, including for purposes of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 of title 
10, United States Code, and any relevant 
attempts by such recipient to remedy such 
record; 
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(v) country- or region-specific opportu-
nities and risks that could enhance or im-
pair the outcomes associated with providing 
security assistance; and 
(vi) indicators of efficacy for security 
assistance programs, projects, and activi-
ties, for purposes of planning, monitoring, 
and evaluation. 
(B) Monitoring implementation of security 
assistance programs, projects, and activities to 
measure progress toward achieving specific tar-
gets, metrics, or indicators, as well as desired 
outcomes. 
(C) Evaluation of the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of security assistance in achieving de-
sired outcomes. 
(D) Identification of lessons learned in car-
rying out security assistance and recommenda-
tions for improving future assistance. 
(3) OVERSIGHT AND FRAMEWORK.—The Coordi-
nator shall guide and support, in coordination with 
relevant regional and functional bureaus, the assess-
ment and monitoring described in paragraph (1) and 
shall create a common evaluation framework. 
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(4) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ENTITY.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an 
independent research entity, such as a federally fund-
ed research and development center or other non-prof-
it entity, that demonstrates appropriate expertise and 
analytical capability to evaluate the capacity of secu-
rity assistance to achieve desired outcomes in accord-
ance with the framework created pursuant to para-
graph (3). 
(5) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the ability of the Department to meas-
ure and assess the effects of United States security as-
sistance programs and activities on governance, rule 
of law, professionalism of recipient security forces, 
and institutional capacity weaknesses of recipient se-
curity forces would benefit from the increased avail-
ability of independent research and data. 
(d) SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING.— 
(1) PRIORITIZATION.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Working Group shall develop a list 
of priority recipient countries to receive security as-
sistance, on the basis of policy objectives determined 
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by the Department, and submit such information in 
accordance with subsection (f). 
(2) INCLUSION
IN
REGIONAL
AND
COUNTRY 
STRATEGIES.—Any comprehensive regional strategy, 
such as a joint regional strategy or its equivalent, 
and any country strategy, such as an integrated 
country strategy or its equivalent, that is produced on 
or after the date that is 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and each successor strategy to 
such strategy, shall integrate security assistance plan-
ning in a manner that incorporates the elements of 
the framework created pursuant to subsection (a) and 
include an annex relating to security assistance, 
which shall include— 
(A) the assessment, monitoring, and evalua-
tion metrics described in subsection (c); 
(B) requests to allocate security assistance 
with respect to the area covered by the strategy; 
and 
(C) a description of the manner in which 
such resources will be used. 
(3) COORDINATION
OF
RESOURCES.—In devel-
oping annexes relating to security assistance for in-
clusion in comprehensive regional strategies or coun-
try strategies in accordance with paragraph (2), the 
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relevant bureau, office, or diplomatic post shall co-
ordinate with— 
(A) the Office; 
(B) the Office of Foreign Assistance Re-
sources, or an equivalent entity in the Depart-
ment, regarding the allocation of resources in 
line with priorities of the Department of State 
for security assistance; and 
(C) the Department of Defense and other 
Federal departments and agencies that provide 
security assistance, security cooperation, or other 
forms of foreign assistance. 
(4) SECURITY
ASSISTANCE, GOVERNANCE, AND 
RULE OF LAW.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, any annex relating 
to security assistance described in paragraph (2) that 
is included in a country strategy shall include an as-
sessment by the Under Secretary responsible for civil-
ian security, democracy, and human rights whether 
such country abides by baseline norms for governance 
and the rule of law using the rubric promulgated in 
accordance with subsection (b)(2). A security assist-
ance annex developed in accordance with paragraph 
(2) for a country receiving a negative determination 
shall also include the following: 
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(A) Reforms the recipient could undertake, 
where practicable, to improve governance and 
rule of law in order to create more effective secu-
rity. 
(B) Conditions, which may also be included 
in the compacts described in subsection (e), 
under which the United States might— 
(i) expand or increase security assist-
ance upon verifiable progress made toward 
such reforms; and 
(ii) restrict or end security assistance 
as a result of lack of progress toward such 
reforms or further deterioration of norms 
for governance or the rule of law. 
(C) An assessment of the benefits and likeli-
hood of reaching agreement with the recipient 
country to devote 1 percent of the total value of 
all security assistance to such country for train-
ing in-country civilian professionals on methods 
to evaluate the fiscal and functional effectiveness 
of the security institutions in such country. 
(D) The manner in which security assist-
ance will be used to improve governance, rule of 
law, and human rights reforms in such country. 
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(E) Steps to ensure consultation with the 
national legislature and with civil society groups 
that operate in such country on the provision of 
security assistance, including for the formulation 
of a compact in accordance with subsection 
(e)(2). 
(e) SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMPACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall seek to enter into multi-year compacts where ap-
propriate with the governments of countries that re-
ceive security assistance. Such compacts should in-
clude the following elements: 
(A) A joint diagnosis of the strengths and 
challenges of the recipient country’s security in-
stitutions, including priority capacity and capa-
bility requirements. 
(B) A plan for bilateral security assistance 
and cooperation that includes— 
(i) a commitment by the recipient 
specifying the manner in which security as-
sistance will be used, within a defined time-
frame; 
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(ii) plans for sustainment by the re-
cipient of any capacity or capabilities built 
as a result of such assistance; and 
(iii) mutually agreed oversight mecha-
nisms for security assistance and metrics, to 
determine whether such assistance is accom-
plishing the agreed-upon objectives. 
(2) SPECIAL
PROVISIONS.—If the Under Sec-
retary described in subsection (d)(3) assesses that a 
country is not abiding by baseline norms for govern-
ance or the rule of law, a compact under this sub-
section with such country should, where practicable, 
be formulated in consultation with the national legis-
lature and domestic civil society groups and include 
mutually agreed upon reforms and conditions based 
on those established as a result of such determination 
in accordance with subsection (d)(4). 
(f) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Beginning three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall include with any mate-
rials submitted in support of the budget for that fiscal year 
that is submitted to Congress by the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31 an unclassified report, that may include 
a classified annex, with the following: 
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(1) A list of priority security assistance recipi-
ents, along with descriptions of the policy objectives 
that the Secretary seeks to achieve by providing such 
assistance to such recipients, developed pursuant to 
subsection (d)(1). 
(2) A description of the results of the evaluations 
conducted pursuant to subsection (c)(4). 
(3) A description of the manner in which the De-
partment will allocate, monitor, and evaluate all se-
curity assistance pursuant to the program described 
in subsection (c) and the planning process described 
in subsection (d). 
(4) A description of any updates made during 
the previous year to the framework described in sub-
section (d)(1) and annex relating to security assist-
ance required under subsection (d)(2). 
(5) The status and impact on United States ob-
jectives of any compacts entered into in accordance 
with subsection (e) and of any ongoing efforts to enter 
into new compacts in accordance with such sub-
section. 
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SEC. 814. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF SECURITY AS-
SISTANCE, TRANSFERS, AND SECURITY CO-
OPERATION. 
(a) CREATION OF A COMMON DATABASE.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense 
and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
shall maintain a common database of information to per-
mit the identification of security assistance programs, fund-
ing, and transfers by recipient country. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that assesses existing mechanisms, including 
provisions under title 10, United States Code, that re-
quire the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and 
other applicable provisions of law that provide for co-
ordination between security assistance programs, 
projects, and activities of the Department of State 
and security cooperation programs, projects, and ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense that includes the 
following: 
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(A) An identification of existing coordina-
tion mechanisms for planning, executing, and 
overseeing security assistance and security co-
operation programs, projects, and activities, the 
purpose of such mechanisms, and their efficacy 
in practice. 
(B) An identification of additional meas-
ures that would improve the speed, simplicity, or 
agility of each identified mechanism, with a 
focus on mechanisms requiring the concurrence 
of the Secretary. 
(C) An identification of any programs, au-
thorities, or resources that do not require coordi-
nation under existing law. 
(D) An identification of the specific mecha-
nisms to improve coordination between Depart-
ment of State bureaus and offices involved in 
planning, executing, or overseeing security as-
sistance programs and activities and the United 
States combatant command or commands rel-
evant to such bureaus and offices. 
(E) An assessment of the advisability and 
feasibility of expanding existing mechanisms or 
establishing new mechanisms to detail employees 
from Department of State bureaus and offices in-
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volved in planning, executing, or overseeing secu-
rity assistance programs and activities to United 
States combatant commands and from the De-
partment of Defense to such Department of State 
bureaus and offices for the purpose of improving 
coordination on security assistance planning 
and implementation. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 
should jointly establish a pilot program to evaluate the ad-
visability and feasibility of a joint entity to conduct col-
laborative planning of security assistance and security co-
operation. The pilot program should— 
(1) establish one or more joint planning cells to 
conduct collaborative planning between the Depart-
ment of State and the Department of Defense for secu-
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rity assistance and security cooperation programs, 
projects, and activities in a specific region or regions; 
(2) assign personnel from relevant offices and 
agencies within each Department to staff the joint 
planning cell or cells; and 
(3) assess the advantages and disadvantages of 
collaborative interagency planning of security assist-
ance, and determine whether there are organizational, 
legal, policy, or resource barriers to broader adoption 
of such a model. 
SEC. 815. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the implementation 
of subsection (h) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
Subtitle B—Foreign Military 
Assistance 
SEC. 821. STRATEGIC ALLOCATION OF EXCESS DEFENSE AR-
TICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 516 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) The President’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The President’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), re-
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spectively, and moving the margins of each such 
paragraph two ems to the left; 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘except as provided in subsection 
(c)(3),’’ before ‘‘funds available’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘(2) Accordingly,’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘1990.’’ ; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, excess defense articles under this section 
shall be transferred in accordance with United States 
foreign policy, including national security priorities 
as jointly determined by the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to the 
maximum extent feasible.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUPPORTING
COSTS.—Funds available to 
the Department of State for security assistance may 
be expended for the refurbishment or upgrade of excess 
defense articles transferred under the authority of this 
section and for training of foreign security forces di-
rectly in relation to excess defense articles transferred 
under the authority of this section, if— 
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‘‘(A) such assistance is necessary to advance 
the national security objectives of the United 
States in relation to the recipient country or 
countries; and 
‘‘(B) such costs do not exceed $10 million in 
relation to a single transfer of excess defense ar-
ticles under this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; and 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000’’. 
SEC. 822. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSES FOR WHICH MILI-
TARY SALES BY THE UNITED STATES ARE AU-
THORIZED. 
Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2754) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘internal 
security’’ and inserting ‘‘legitimate internal security (in-
cluding for anti-terrorism purposes)’’. 
SEC. 823. RETURN OF DEFENSE ARTICLES. 
Section 21(m)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2761(m)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(B) is not’’ and inserting 
‘‘(B)(i) is not’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(ii) is significant military equipment (as 
defined in section 47(9) of this Act) and the Sec-
retary of State has provided prior approval of 
the return of such defense article from the foreign 
country or international organization; and’’. 
SEC. 824. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FOR 
LICENSING OF DEFENSE ITEMS. 
Section 38(j) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading— 
(A) by striking ‘‘COUNTRY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a foreign country’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization, any member country of that Orga-
nization, the Republic of Korea, Australia, 
New Zealand, Japan, or Israel’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(except that the 
President may not so exempt such Organi-
zation, member country, or other country 
that is not eligible to acquire defense items 
under any other provision of law)’’ after 
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‘‘with respect to exports of defense items’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the foreign country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such Organization, member 
country, or other country’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the foreign country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such Organization, member 
country, or other country’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under their domestic 
laws’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the foreign coun-
try’’ and inserting ‘‘the Organization, 
member country, or other country re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘to revise its 
policies and practices, and promulgate 
or enact necessary modifications to its 
laws and regulations to establish’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to establish and maintain’’; 
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(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the for-
eign country’’ and inserting ‘‘such Organi-
zation, member country, or other country’’; 
and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘re-
transfer control commitments, including se-
curing’’ and inserting ‘‘retransfer controls 
that secure’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the foreign coun-
try’’ and inserting ‘‘the Organization, 
member country, or other country re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘to revise its 
policies and practices, and promulgate 
or enact necessary modifications to its 
laws and regulations’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘the for-
eign country’’ and inserting ‘‘the member 
country or other country’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘a foreign country’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Organization, member country, or other 
country referred to in paragraph (1)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘that 
foreign country’’ and inserting ‘‘such Organiza-
tion, member country, or other country’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the foreign country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such Organization, member 
country, or other country’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘has promulgated or 
enacted all necessary modifications to its 
laws and regulations to comply’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘has taken such actions to comply’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a foreign country’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘such 
Organization, 
member 
country, or other country’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘that country’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such Organization, member coun-
try, or other country’’. 
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SEC. 825. AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 42(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2791(a)) is amended in the first sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘on a competitive basis’’ after ‘‘procurement in the 
United States’’. 
SEC. 826. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO ARMS EXPORT CON-
TROL ACT. 
Section 36(b)(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776(b)(6)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization or’’ before ‘‘a member country’’. 
SEC. 827. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LICENSING UNDER 
UNITED STATES ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 
PROGRAMS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, in implementing re-
forms of United States arms export licensing regimes, the 
President should prioritize the development of a new frame-
work to improve and streamline licensing, including by 
seeking to revise the Special Comprehensive Export Author-
izations for exports to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, any member country of that Organization, Sweden, 
or any other country described in section 36(c)(2)(A) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2)(A)) under 
section 126.14 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (re-
lating to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations). 
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SEC. 828. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AU-
THORITY. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2005.—Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(b) STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2020, and 2021’’. 
SEC. 829. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS AND OTHER NA-
TIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 551 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
President’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The President’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
chapter may also be used to provide assistance to enhance 
the capacity of foreign civilian security forces (as such term 
is defined in section 841(c) of the International Security 
Assistance Act of 2019) to participate in peacekeeping and 
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counterterrorism operations, and to promote greater par-
ticipation of women in such peacekeeping operations. 
‘‘(c) Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
chapter to provide assistance to friendly foreign countries 
for purposes other than support for multilateral peace-
keeping operations shall be subject to the certification re-
quirements of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2776).’’. 
(2) DISARMAMENT AND REINTEGRATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds authorized to be 
appropriated under any provision of law for 
peacekeeping operations may be made available 
to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and 
reintegrate into civilian society former members 
of foreign terrorist organizations, and to promote 
greater participation of women in such pro-
grams. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate prior to obli-
gating funds described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an 
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organization designated as a terrorist organiza-
tion under section 219(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)). 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
at least 15 days prior to obligating funds under any provi-
sion of law for peacekeeping operations. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for chap-
ter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS’’. 
SEC. 830. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
AUTHORITIES. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) In section 516 (22 U.S.C. 2321j)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘coun-
tries’’ and inserting ‘‘countries, regional organi-
zations, and international organizations’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(5), as redesignated by 
section 821(a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘countries’’ and 
inserting ‘‘countries, regional organizations, and 
international organizations’’; 
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(C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘recipi-
ent country’’ and inserting ‘‘recipient country or 
organization’’; 
(D) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘country’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘country or organization’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘countries’’ and inserting ‘‘countries or or-
ganizations’’; and 
(E) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘country and organization’’. 
(2) In section 620M (22 U.S.C. 2378d)— 
(A) in subsection (d)(7), by striking ‘‘to the 
maximum extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘un-
less such disclosure would endanger the safety of 
human sources or reveal sensitive intelligence 
sources and methods’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31 
of each year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
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mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on 
the vetting process of units of security forces of foreign 
countries established to comply with this section. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The total number of units submitted 
for vetting during the prior calendar year, and 
the number of such units that were approved, 
suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons. 
‘‘(B) The name of such units rejected during 
the prior calendar year and a description of the 
steps taken to assist the government of the for-
eign country in bringing the responsible mem-
bers of such units to justice, in accordance with 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) An updated list of the units with re-
spect to which no assistance is to be furnished 
pursuant to subsection (a).’’. 
(3) In section 622(c) (22 U.S.C. 2382(c)), by in-
serting ‘‘law enforcement and justice sector assist-
ance,’’ before ‘‘military assistance,’’. 
(4) In section 656(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2416(a)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘January 31’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1’’. 
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SEC. 831. REPEAL OF REPORTS. 
(a) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT ON WORLD MILITARY 
EXPENDITURES AND ARMS TRANSFERS.—Section 404 of 
the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593b) 
is hereby repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO THE 
COMMISSION
ON SECURITY
AND COOPERATION
IN EU-
ROPE.—Section 5 of Public Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3005) 
is hereby repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF REPORT ON ASSISTANCE RELATING TO 
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—Section 502 of the Inter-
national Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 832. DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS REGISTRATION FEES. 
Section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘defense trade controls’’ 
after ‘‘100 percent of the’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Office of Defense Trade 
Controls of’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘management, licensing, compli-
ance, and policy activities in the defense trade 
controls function, including’’ after ‘‘incurred 
for’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘contract 
personnel to assist in’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the facilitation of defense trade policy devel-
opment and implementation, review of commodity ju-
risdiction determinations, public outreach to industry 
and foreign parties, and analysis of scientific and 
technological developments as they relate to the exer-
cise of defense trade control authorities; and 
‘‘(5) contract personnel to assist in such activi-
ties.’’. 
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SEC. 833. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF FOR-
EIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT ENGAGED IN 
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by in-
serting after section 554 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 555. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO UNITS OF 
FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES THAT ENGAGED 
IN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR ABUSE IN 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should 
withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces of a 
foreign country if the Secretary has credible information 
that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, 
including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping 
operation, until the Secretary determines that the govern-
ment of such country is taking effective steps to hold the 
responsible members of such unit accountable and to pre-
vent future incidents. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary of State— 
‘‘(1) shall promptly notify the government of 
each country subject to any withholding of assistance 
pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(2) shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such withholding not later than 10 days 
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after a determination to withhold such assistance is 
made. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, assist the government of each 
country subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant 
to this section in bringing the responsible members of such 
unit of the security forces of the country to justice. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 834. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE 
RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO THE LIMITATION ON ASSIST-
ANCE TO SECURITY FORCES.—Subsection (a) of section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2378d) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, including any combined secu-
rity activities or operations with any such unit,’’ 
after ‘‘of a foreign country’’; and 
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