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ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $19,175,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $174,778,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $4,894,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $18,108,656,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $6,253,819,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $1,850,984,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $10,076,383,000: Provided, That such
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amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $6,211,025,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ-
ing access, provided to United States military and stability 
operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: Provided further, That 
such reimbursement payments may be made in such 
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, may deter-
mine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary 
of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, 
and such determination is final and conclusive upon the 
accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days fol-
lowing notification to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees: Provided further, That these funds may be used for 
the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring 
supplies and specialized equipment and providing such
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supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimburs-
able basis to coalition forces supporting United States mili-
tary and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 
15 days following notification to the appropriate congres-
sional committees: Provided further, That these funds may 
be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such 
amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to 
maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to 
maintain security along the border between Jordan and 
Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the con-
gressional defense committees outlining the amounts reim-
bursed and the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used 
for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity 
for confidential military purposes: Provided further, That 
the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used 
for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with 
activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Le-
vant: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense com-
mittees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph: Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
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Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $41,532,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $45,876,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $10,540,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force Reserve’’, $77,794,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $77,661,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $22,600,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 
$4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the
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Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Com-
bined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the 
Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Af-
ghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, 
services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, ren-
ovation, construction, and funding: Provided further, That 
the authority to provide assistance under this heading is 
in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to 
foreign nations: Provided further, That contributions of 
funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, 
foreign government, or international organization may be 
credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, 
and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation 
of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts 
of the funds received and the specific use of such contribu-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appro-
priation account, notify the congressional defense commit-
tees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of any proposed new
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projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity 
groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further, That the 
United States may accept equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was 
transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and re-
turned by such forces to the United States: Provided further, 
That equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to 
the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the secu-
rity forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to 
the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart-
ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of 
women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and 
the recruitment and training of female security personnel 
for the 2015 parliamentary elections: Provided further, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For 
the 
‘‘Iraq 
Train 
and 
Equip 
Fund’’, 
$1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, 
including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, 
and sustainment to military and other security forces of 
or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurd-
ish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, 
with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic 
State in Iraq and the Levant: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing 
assistance to elements of any forces such elements are appro-
priately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such ele-
ments for associations with terrorist groups or groups asso-
ciated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commit-
ments from such elements to promote respect for human 
rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, in-
cluding assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, in-
cluding the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry 
out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided 
herein from any foreign government or other entities, may 
be credited to this Fund, to remain available until ex-
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pended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That 
not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer 
than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees, describ-
ing the plan for the provision of such training and assist-
ance and the forces designated to receive such assistance, 
and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on how assistance provided under 
this heading supports a larger regional strategy: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
not more than 60 percent may be obligated or expended 
until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that an amount equal to not less than 
40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has 
been contributed by other countries and entities for the pur-
poses for which funds are provided under this heading, of 
which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or pro-
vided by the Government of Iraq: Provided further, That 
the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if 
the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the 
national security objectives of the United States will be 
compromised by the application of the limitation to such 
assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption 
taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s 
determination and a description of the assistance to be ex-
empted from the application of such limitation: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provi-
sion of law relating to the acquisition of items and support 
services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines 
such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or oth-
erwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the ap-
propriate congressional committees: Provided further, That 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ under this 
heading means the ‘‘congressional defense committees’’, the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further, 
That amounts made available under this heading are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund’’, 
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to pro-
vide support and assistance to foreign security forces or 
other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate 
counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to 
section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other ap-
propriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and 
to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same 
authorities and for the same time period as the appropria-
tion to which transferred: Provided further, That the trans-
fer authority under this heading is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
further, That the funds available under this heading are 
available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary 
of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request 
to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appro-
priate vetting standards and procedures established else-
where in this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, 
or other assistance: Provided further, That the amount pro-
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vided under this heading is 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. 
EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For 
the 
‘‘European 
Reassurance 
Initiative’’, 
$175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015: Provided, That such funds shall be available under 
the authority provided to the Department of Defense by any 
other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assist-
ance to provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Es-
tonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the provision of 
training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and 
services, and the payment of incremental expenses of the 
Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional 
equipment and undertaking additional or extended deploy-
ments in such countries and adjacent waters: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds 
provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this 
Act to be merged with and to be available for the same pur-
poses and for the same time period as the appropriation 
to which transferred: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transfer-
ring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congres-
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sional defense committees in writing of the details of any 
such transfer: Provided further, That upon a determination 
by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds 
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for 
the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred back 
to the appropriation and shall be available for the same 
purposes and for the same time period as originally appro-
priated: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro-
vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans-
fer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is 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. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Army’’, $196,200,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 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.
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MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Army’’, $32,136,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 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. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $5,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $140,905,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $773,583,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 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. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy’’, $243,359,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 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. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, 
Navy’’, $66,785,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That such amount is 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.