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Subtitle B—Foreign Military 
Assistance 
SEC. 821. STRATEGIC ALLOCATION OF EXCESS DEFENSE 
ARTICLES. 
(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 
inserting ‘‘The President’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), re-
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 insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, excess defense articles under this 
section shall be transferred in accordance with 
United States foreign policy, including national secu-
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rity priorities as jointly determined by the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, 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 ex-
cess defense articles transferred under the authority 
of this section and for training of foreign security 
forces directly in relation to excess defense articles 
transferred under the authority of this section, if— 
‘‘(A) such assistance is necessary to ad-
vance the national security objectives of the 
United States in relation to the recipient coun-
try or countries; and 
‘‘(B) such costs do not exceed $10 million 
in relation to a single transfer of excess defense 
articles 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’’. 
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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 ‘‘inter-
nal security’’ and inserting ‘‘legitimate internal security 
(including 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: 
‘‘(ii) is significant military equipment (as 
defined in section 47(9) of this Act) and the 
Secretary 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— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘COUNTRY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘TO
FOREIGN
COUN-
TRIES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a foreign country’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, any member country of that 
Organization, the Republic of Korea, Aus-
tralia, 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 
‘‘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 
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(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 
country’’ and inserting ‘‘the Organiza-
tion, member country, or other coun-
try referred 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’’; 
(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 
securing’’ and inserting ‘‘retransfer con-
trols that secure’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum,’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘the foreign 
country’’ and inserting ‘‘the Organiza-
tion, member country, or other coun-
try referred 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)— 
(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)— 
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Atlantic Treaty Organization or’’ before ‘‘a member coun-
try’’. 
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 
framework to improve and streamline licensing, including 
by seeking to revise the Special Comprehensive Export Au-
thorizations for exports to the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization, 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 (relating to the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations). 
SEC. 828. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AU-
THORITY. 
(a) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2005.—Section 12001(d) of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 
118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2021’’. 
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(b) STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 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 Se-
curity Assistance Act of 2019) to participate in peace-
keeping and counterterrorism 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-
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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. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate prior 
to obligating funds described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an 
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 Sen-
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ate at least 15 days prior to obligating funds under any 
provision of law for peacekeeping operations. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for 
chapter 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 PRO-
GRAMS’’. 
SEC. 830. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
AUTHORITIES. 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as 
follows: 
(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)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘countries’’ and inserting ‘‘countries, regional 
organizations, and international organizations’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘re-
cipient country’’ and inserting ‘‘recipient 
country or organization’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘other countries’’ and inserting ‘‘other 
countries or organizations’’; 
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(D) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘country’’ and inserting ‘‘country or orga-
nization’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘countries’’ and inserting ‘‘countries or or-
ganizations’’; and 
(E) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘coun-
try’’ 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 
‘‘unless such disclosure would endanger the 
safety of human sources or reveal sensitive in-
telligence 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 Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a 
report on the vetting process of units of security 
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forces of foreign countries established to comply with 
this section. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required 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 rea-
sons. 
‘‘(B) The name of such units rejected dur-
ing the prior calendar year and a description of 
the steps taken to assist the government of the 
foreign country in bringing the responsible 
members 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 
inserting ‘‘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 MILI-
TARY 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 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish 
a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’’ 
(22 U.S.C. 3005) is hereby repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF REPORT ON ASSISTANCE RELATING 
TO INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.—Section 502 of the 
International 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 sub-
section (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 
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(2) in the second sentence— 
(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 de-
velopment and implementation, review of commodity 
jurisdiction determinations, public outreach to indus-
try and foreign parties, and analysis of scientific and 
technological developments as they relate to the ex-
ercise 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 
inserting 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 assist-
ance pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(2) shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of such withholding not later than 10 
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days after a determination to withhold such assist-
ance 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 pur-
suant to this section in bringing the responsible members 
of such unit of the security forces of the country to justice. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—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.’’. 
Subtitle C—Studies on Authorities 
and Programs 
SEC. 841. REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY BY BUREAU OF INTER-
NATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for 
the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment, in consultation with the heads of other relevant bu-
reaus of the Department, shall submit to the Committee 
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on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a re-
port detailing all existing programs, and their statutory 
authorities, that provide training, advice, equipment, and 
other support to eligible foreign civilian security forces and 
institutions. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such a report 
shall assess the following: 
(1) The benefits and costs of consolidating the 
number of such programs and expanding the scope 
of such programs, as appropriate. 
(2) The prospects for improving coordination 
among such programs. 
(3) The impact of repealing section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), 
including— 
(A) the potential opportunities such repeal 
would create for expanding existing programs 
or establishing new programs to improve the ca-
pacity, capabilities, and professionalism of such 
civilian security forces and institutions, includ-
ing with respect to pay and promotions, bene-
fits, leadership, and administration; and 
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