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‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(i) FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2021’’. 
SEC. 
1204. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
NON-RECIPROCAL 
EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Section 1207(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2514; 10 U.S.C. 
168 note), as amended by section 1202 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 1980), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1205. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS HUMANI-
TARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID PROGRAMS OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, 
the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to 5 percent 
of such amounts to conduct monitoring and evaluation of programs 
that are funded using such amounts during fiscal year 2016. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a 
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees on mechanisms 
to evaluate the programs conducted pursuant to the authorities 
listed in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The congressional defense committees. 
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS FOR 
AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECU-
RITY FORCES. 
Section 1205(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3536) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘section 4301’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2015 
or 2016 for the Department of Defense for operation and 
maintenance’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, in such fiscal year’’ before the period; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in that paragraph’’.
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SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NATIONAL MILITARY 
FORCES OF ALLIED COUNTRIES FOR COUNTERTER-
RORISM OPERATIONS IN AFRICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide, on a nonreim-
bursable basis, logistic support, supplies, and services to the 
national military forces of an allied country conducting counterter-
rorism operations in Africa if the Secretary of Defense determines 
that the provision of such logistic support, supplies, and services, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, is— 
(1) in the national security interests of the United States; 
and 
(2) critical to the timely and effective participation of such 
national military forces in such operations. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON SUPPORT PROVIDED.—Not later 
than 15 days after providing logistic support, supplies, or services 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a notice setting forth the 
following: 
(1) The determination of the Secretary specified in sub-
section (a). 
(2) The type of logistic support, supplies, or services pro-
vided. 
(3) The national military forces supported. 
(4) The purpose of the operations for which such support 
was provided, and the objectives of such support. 
(5) The estimated cost of such support. 
(6) The intended duration of such support. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may not use 
the authority in subsection (a) to provide any type of support 
that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The aggregate amount of logistic support, 
supplies, and services provided under subsection (a) in any 
fiscal year may not exceed $100,000,000. 
(d) REPORTS.—Not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter through 
the expiration date in subsection (f) of the authority provided by 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report setting forth a description of 
the use of the authority provided by this section during the six- 
month period ending on the date of such report. Each report shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the support pro-
vided under this section during the period covered by such 
report facilitated the national military forces of allied countries 
so supported in conducting counterterrorism operations in 
Africa. 
(2) A description of any efforts by countries that received 
such support to address, as practicable, the requirements of 
their forces for logistics support, supplies, or services for con-
ducting counterterrorism operations in Africa, including under 
acquisition and cross-servicing agreements. 
(e) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘logistic support, supplies, and services’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2350(1) of title 10, United 
States Code.
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(f) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by this section may 
not be exercised after September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 1208. REPORTS ON TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY INTEL-
LIGENCE UNITS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after each 
calendar half-year beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and ending with the second calendar half-year of 2017, 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to 
the Committees of Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report setting forth the following: 
(1) All the training of foreign military intelligence units 
provided by the Department during the calendar half-year cov-
ered by such report. 
(2) The authority or authorities under which the training 
described in paragraph (1) was provided. 
(b) FORM.—Each report under subsection (a) should be sub-
mitted in classified form. 
SEC. 1209. PROHIBITION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES IN 
YEMEN CONTROLLED BY THE HOUTHI MOVEMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense by this Act 
may be used to provide security assistance to an entity in Yemen 
that is controlled by members of the Houthi movement. 
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, that the provision of 
security assistance as described in that subsection is important 
to the national security interests of the United States. 
(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—If security assistance as described 
in subsection (a) is provided pursuant to an exception under 
paragraph (1), not later than 15 days before such assistance 
is so provided, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a notice on the provision of such assistance, 
together with an assessment by the Director of National Intel-
ligence on whether any entity controlled by members of the 
Houthi movement to be provided such assistance is also 
receiving direct assistance from the Government of Iran. 
(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMMANDERS’ EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) ONE-YEAR
EXTENSION.—Section 1201 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112– 
81; 125 Stat. 1619), as most recently amended by section 1221 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3546), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ in 
subsections (a), (b), and (f) and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—Subsection (e) of 
such section 1201, as so amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(c) SUBMITTAL OF REVISED GUIDANCE.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy of 
the guidance issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces con-
cerning the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghani-
stan as revised to take into account the amendments made by 
this section. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO REDRESS INJURY 
AND LOSS IN IRAQ.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2016, amounts avail-
able pursuant to section 1201 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by this 
section, shall also be available for ex gratia payments for dam-
age, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat oper-
ations of the Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The authority in this subsection 
may not be used until 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth the following: 
(A) The amount that will be used for payments pursu-
ant to this subsection. 
(B) The manner in which claims for payments shall 
be verified. 
(C) The officers or officials who shall be authorized 
to approve claims for payments. 
(D) The manner in which payments shall be made. 
(3) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—The total amount 
of payments made pursuant to this subsection in fiscal year 
2016 may not exceed $5,000,000. 
(4) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE TO PAYMENT.—Any payment 
made pursuant to this subsection shall be made in accordance 
with the authorities and limitations in section 8121 of the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 (division C 
of Public Law 113–235), other than subsection (h) of such 
section. 
(5) CONSTRUCTION WITH RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAY-
MENTS.—For purposes of the application of subsection (e) of 
such section 1201, as so amended, to any payment pursuant 
to this subsection, such payment shall be deemed to be a 
project described by such subsection (e).
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SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended by section 1222 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3547), is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection (d)(1) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 
2015 may not exceed $1,200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $1,260,000,000’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 
2015 may not exceed $1,000,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2016 may not exceed $900,000,000’’. 
(c) 
EXTENSION
OF
NOTICE
REQUIREMENT
RELATING
TO 
REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PAKI-
STAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended 
by section 1222(d) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 
3548), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN 
PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently amended by section 
1222(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3548), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN 
PENDING CERTIFICATION
ON PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of 
reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 
year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of section 1233(d)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(as amended by subsection (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible 
for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001) unless 
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that— 
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military operations in 
North Waziristan that are contributing to significantly dis-
rupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of the 
Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its commit-
ment to prevent the Haqqani Network from using North 
Waziristan as a safe haven; and 
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordinates with 
the Government of Afghanistan to restrict the movement of 
militants, such as the Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan- 
Pakistan border.
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(f) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR STABILITY ACTIVITIES 
IN FATA.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the total amount of 
reimbursements and support authorized for Pakistan during 
fiscal year 2016 pursuant to the third sentence of section 
1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (as so amended), of the total amount of funds made 
available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2016 
for overseas contingency operations for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide activities, $100,000,000 may be available 
for stability activities undertaken by Pakistan in the Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), including the provision of 
funds to the Pakistan military and the Pakistan Frontier Corps 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for activities undertaken in support of 
the following: 
(A) Building and maintaining border outposts. 
(B) Strengthening cooperative efforts between the Paki-
stan military and the Afghan National Defense Security 
Forces in activities that include— 
(i) bilateral meetings to enhance border security 
coordination; 
(ii) sustaining critical infrastructure within the 
Federally 
Administered 
Tribal 
Areas, 
such 
as 
maintaining key ground lines of communication; 
(iii) increasing training for the Pakistan Frontier 
Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and 
(iv) training to improve interoperability between 
the Pakistan military and the Pakistan Frontier Corps 
Khyber Pakhtunkwha. 
(2) LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Funds available under paragraph 
(1) may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 1227(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (126 Stat. 2001), as amended 
by subsection (d), have been met. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
limitation in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary certifies 
to the congressional defense committees in writing that 
the waiver is in the national security interests of the United 
States and includes with such certification a justification 
for the waiver. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2017, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the expenditure of funds available under 
paragraph (1), including a description of the following: 
(A) The purpose for which such funds were expended. 
(B) Each organization on whose behalf such funds were 
expended, including the amount expended on such 
organization and the number of members of such organiza-
tion trained with such amount. 
(C) Any limitation imposed on the expenditure of funds 
under that paragraph, including on any recipient of funds 
or any use of funds expended.
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(4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1233(g) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 
SEC. 1213. ADDITIONAL MATTER IN SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON 
ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1225(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3550) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) ASSESSMENT OF RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DRAWDOWN 
OF
UNITED
STATES
FORCES.—An assessment of the risks to 
the mission in Afghanistan associated with any drawdown of 
United States forces that occurred during the period covered 
by such report.’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES PRODUCED IN COUNTRIES ALONG A MAJOR 
ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 801(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399), as most 
recently amended by section 832(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 814), is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (h) of section 1222 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1992), as amended by section 1231 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3556), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section, as 
so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2017’’. 
(c) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of such sec-
tion, as so amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, 2015, and 2016’’. 
SEC. 1216. MODIFICATION OF PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) COVERED AFGHANS.— 
(1) 
TERM
OF
EMPLOYMENT.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
602(b)(2)(A) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘year—’’ and inserting 
‘‘year, or, if submitting a petition after September 30, 2015, 
for a period of not less than 2 years—’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SUCCESSOR
NAME
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE
FORCE.—Subclause 
(II) 
of 
section 
602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended—
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(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking 
‘‘Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Force (or any successor name 
for such Force)’’; 
(ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘Force,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Force (or any successor name for such Force),’’; and 
(iii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘Force;’’ and inserting 
‘‘Force (or any successor name for such Force);’’. 
(B) SHORT TITLE.—Section 601 of the Afghan Allies 
Protection Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘This Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘This title’’. 
(C) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REFERENCE.—Section 602(c)(4) 
of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 133 of 
title 41, United States Code’’. 
(b) NUMERICAL
LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (F) of section 
602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 
1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 AND 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 2017’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and ending on September 30, 2016’’, 
and inserting ‘‘until such time that available special 
immigrant visas under subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 
this subparagraph are exhausted,’’ and 
(B) by striking ‘‘4,000.’’ and inserting ‘‘7,000.’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016;’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2017.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the date such visas are exhausted.’’. 
(c) REPORTS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Section 602(b) of the 
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) REPORTS INFORMING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AFGHAN 
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM.—Not later than June 1, 
2016, and every six months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, 
in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the United States force presence 
in Afghanistan during the previous 6 months; 
‘‘(B) a description of the projected United States force 
presence in Afghanistan; 
‘‘(C) the number of citizens or nationals of Afghanistan 
who were employed by or on behalf of the entities described 
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) during the previous 6 months; and 
‘‘(D) the projected number of such citizens or nationals 
who will be employed by or on behalf of such entities. 
‘‘(16) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the necessity of providing special immigrant status under 
this subsection should be assessed at regular intervals by the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, taking
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into account the scope of the current and planned presence 
of United States troops in Afghanistan, the current and prospec-
tive numbers of citizens and nationals of Afghanistan employed 
by or on behalf of the entities described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), 
and the security climate in Afghanistan.’’. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria and 
Iraq 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016 may not exceed 
$80,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2016’’. 
(c) SUPERSEDING REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (g) of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 2015, and 
every 180 days thereafter until the authority in this section 
expires, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the activities of the Office of Security 
Cooperation in Iraq. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this subsection shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) A current description of capability gaps in the 
security forces of Iraq, including capability gaps relating 
to intelligence matters, protection of Iraq airspace, and 
logistics and maintenance, and a current description of 
the extent, if any, to which the Government of Iraq has 
requested assistance in addressing such capability gaps. 
‘‘(B) A current description of the activities of the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq and the extent, if any, 
to which the programs conducted by the Office in conjunc-
tion with other United States programs (such as the For-
eign Military Financing program, the Foreign Military 
Sales program, and the assistance provided pursuant to 
section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291)) will address the capability 
gaps described pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) A current description of how the activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq are coordinated with, 
and complement and enhance, the assistance provided 
pursuant to section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015.
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‘‘(D) A current description of end use monitoring pro-
grams, and any other programs or procedures, used to 
improve accountability for equipment provided to the 
Government of Iraq. 
‘‘(E) A current description of the measures of effective-
ness used to evaluate the activities of the Office of the 
Security Cooperation in Iraq, and an analysis of any deter-
minations to expand, alter, or terminate specific activities 
of the Office based on such evaluations. 
‘‘(F) A current evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
training described in subsection (f)(2) in promoting respect 
for human rights, military professionalism, and respect 
for legitimate civilian authority in Iraq. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 1222. STRATEGY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO COUNTER VIO-
LENT EXTREMISM. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than February 15, 2016, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for 
the Middle East and to counter violent extremism. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the objectives and end state for the 
United States in the Middle East and with respect to violent 
extremism. 
(2) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department of State in the strategy. 
(3) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Department of Defense in the strategy. 
(4) A description of actions to prevent the weakening and 
failing of states in the Middle East. 
(5) A description of actions to counter violent extremism. 
(6) A description of the resources required by the Depart-
ment of Defense to counter ISIL’s illicit oil revenues. 
(7) A list of the state and non-state actors that must 
be engaged to counter violent extremism. 
(8) A description of the coalition required to carry out 
the strategy, and the expected lines of effort of such a coalition. 
(9) An assessment of United States efforts to disrupt and 
prevent foreign fighters traveling to Syria and Iraq and to 
disrupt and prevent foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq traveling 
to the United States. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In the 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 
TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE 
LEVANT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses 
an acute threat to the people and territorial integrity of Iraq, 
including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Iraqi Sunni communities, 
and Iraq’s religious and ethnic minorities, and to the security 
and stability of the Middle East and beyond the region; 
(2) defeating ISIL is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq 
in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities are afforded equal 
protection and full integration into the Government and society 
of Iraq; and 
(3) the United States should, in coordination with coalition 
partners, provide, in an expeditious and responsive manner 
and without undue delay, the military and other security forces 
of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish 
and tribal security forces and other local security forces, with 
a national security mission, with defense articles, defense serv-
ices, and related training to more effectively partner with the 
United States and other international coalition members to 
defeat ISIL. 
(b) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 
128 Stat. 3559) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces that are 
restricted from receiving assistance under subsection (a), other 
than the forces or elements of forces with respect to which 
the Secretary of Defense has exercised the waiver authority 
under subsection (j), as a result of vetting required by sub-
section (e) or section 2249e of title 10, United States Code, 
and a detailed description of the reasons for such restriction, 
including for each force or element, as applicable, the following: 
‘‘(A) Information relating to gross violation of human 
rights committed by such force or element, including the 
time-frame of the alleged violation. 
‘‘(B) The source of the information described in 
subparagraph (A) and an assessment of the veracity of 
the information. 
‘‘(C) The association of such force or element with 
terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government 
of Iran. 
‘‘(D) The amount and type of any assistance provided 
to such force or element by the Government of Iran.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted 
pursuant to subsection (d) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin
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and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as so amended, on or after such 
date of enactment. 
(c) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended by 
striking the first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 for Overseas Contingency 
Operations in title XV for fiscal year 2016, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $715,000,000 to carry out this section.’’. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subsection (j) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking by striking 
‘‘Sections 40 and 40A’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 40A’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the provision 
of assistance described in subsection (l)(2), the Sec-
retary of Defense may waive any provision of law 
described in clause (ii) if the Secretary satisfies the 
requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) with respect to such waiver. 
‘‘(ii) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law 
described in this clause are the following: 
‘‘(I) Any provision of law described in subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(II) Any eligibility requirement under section 
3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753). 
‘‘(III) 
Any 
eligibility 
requirement 
under 
chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘described in paragraph (1)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The President may waive any provision of law other 
than a provision of law described in paragraph (1)(B) for pur-
poses of the provision of assistance pursuant to subsection 
(a) and any provision of law other than a provision of law 
described in subsection (1)(C) for purposes of the provision 
of assistance described in subsection (l)(2)’’. 
(e) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DIRECTLY CERTAIN 
COVERED
GROUPS.—Such section, as so amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIST DIRECTLY CERTAIN 
COVERED GROUPS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an assessment of the 
extent to which the Government of Iraq is increasing polit-
ical inclusiveness, addressing the grievances of ethnic and 
sectarian minorities, and enhancing minority integration 
in the political and military structures in Iraq.
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‘‘(B) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING ASSESS-
MENT.—In making the assessment described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall consider the following factors: 
‘‘(i) The extent to which the Government of Iraq 
is taking steps to reduce support among the Iraqi 
people for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 
(ISIL) and improve stability in Iraq. 
‘‘(ii) The progress of efforts to enact legislation 
establishing the Iraqi National Guard, particularly in 
predominantly Sunni regions. 
‘‘(iii) The extent to which the Government of Iraq 
is expanding the representation of minorities in ade-
quate numbers in government security organizations 
and providing for the training and equipping of such 
forces. 
‘‘(iv) Whether the Government of Iraq is ending 
support for Shia militias under the command and con-
trol of, or associated with, the Government of Iran, 
and stopping abuses of elements of the Iraqi population 
by such militias. 
‘‘(v) Whether the Government of Iraq is ensuring 
that supplies, equipment, and weaponry supplied by 
the United States are appropriately distributed to secu-
rity forces with a national security mission in Iraq, 
including the Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal security 
forces and local security forces with a national security 
mission, and, once established, the Iraqi Sunni 
National Guard. 
‘‘(vi) Whether the Government of Iraq is addressing 
grievances regarding the arrest and detention without 
trial of ethnic and sectarian minorities or is taking 
steps to prosecute such individuals that are detained 
in a fair, transparent, and prompt manner. 
‘‘(vii) Such other factors as the Secretaries consider 
appropriate. 
‘‘(C) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an update of the assessment required 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 180 days after the 
date on which the assessment is submitted to the appro-
priate congressional committees under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) SUBMISSION.—The assessment required under 
subparagraph (A) and the update of the assessment author-
ized under subparagraph (C) may be submitted as part 
of the quarterly report required under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO CERTAIN COVERED GROUPS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the President, taking into account 
the results of the assessment required under paragraph 
(1)(A) or the update required under paragraph (1)(C), deter-
mines and notifies the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the Government of Iraq has failed to take substan-
tial action to increase political inclusiveness, address the 
grievances of ethnic and sectarian minorities, and enhance 
minority integration in the political and military structures 
in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
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the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide, in coordina-
tion to the extent practicable with the Government of Iraq, 
assistance under the authority of subsection (a) directly 
to the groups described in subparagraph (D) for the purpose 
of supporting international coalition efforts against ISIL. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense may— 
‘‘(i) re-allocate the amount of assistance authorized 
under subsection (a) to increase the share of such 
assistance provided to the groups described in subpara-
graph (D); and 
‘‘(ii) exercise the waiver authority provided in sub-
section (j)(1)(C) with respect to providing assistance 
to the groups described in subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(C) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT INAPPLICABLE.—The 
cost-sharing requirement of subsection (k) shall not apply 
with respect to funds that are obligated or expended under 
this subsection for assistance provided directly to the 
groups described in subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(D) COVERED GROUPS.—The groups described in this 
subparagraph are— 
‘‘(i) the Kurdish Peshmerga; and 
‘‘(ii) Sunni tribal security forces, or other local 
security forces, with a national security mission.’’. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND REPORT ON EQUIPMENT 
OR SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED TO OR ACQUIRED BY VIOLENT EXTREMIST 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Assistance authorized under section 
1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), as so amended, may not be provided 
to the Government of Iraq after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, that the Government 
of Iraq has taken such actions as may be reasonably necessary 
to safeguard against such assistance being transferred to or 
acquired by violent extremist organizations. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes any 
determination that equipment or supplies provided pursu-
ant to section 1236(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), 
as so amended, have been transferred to or acquired by 
a violent extremist organization, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains a description of the determination of the Secretary 
and the transfer to or acquisition by the violent extremist 
organization. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include, with respect to the transfer covered by the report, 
the following: 
(i) An assessment of the type and quantity of 
equipment or supplies transferred to the violent 
extremist organization.