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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO 
REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 
Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2033’’. 
SEC. 1222. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR INCLUSION IN REPORTS ON 
OVERSIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1069(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1912) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (16) as para-
graphs (14) through (21), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(9) An assessment of the status of— 
‘‘(A) defense intelligence assets dedicated to Afghani-
stan and used by the Department of Defense, including 
the types and amounts of intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance coverage over Afghanistan during the 
period covered by the report; and 
‘‘(B) the ability of the United States to detect emerging 
threats emanating from Afghanistan against the United 
States, its allies, and its partners. 
‘‘(10) An assessment of local or indigenous counterterrorism 
partners of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(11) An assessment of risks to the mission and risks 
to United States military personnel involved in over-the-horizon 
counterterrorism operations. 
‘‘(12) An update on Department of Defense efforts to secure 
new basing or access agreements with countries in Central 
Asia. 
‘‘(13) An update on the policy guidance for counterterrorism 
operations of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘Afganistan’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghanistan’’. 
SEC. 1223. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO THE 
TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
may be made available for the operation of any aircraft of the 
Department of Defense to transport currency or other items of 
value to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, or any 
subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of either the Taliban or the 
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, 
and Iran 
SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE MILITARY 
CAPABILITIES OF IRAN AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1245(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and regional militant 
groups’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘, regional militant 
groups, and Iranian-linked proxy groups, in particular those 
forces as having been assessed as to be willing to carry out 
terrorist operations on behalf of Iran or in response to a military 
attack by another country on Iran;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as sub-
paragraphs (E) through (I), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) the types and amount of support to be assessed 
under subparagraph (B) shall include support provided to 
Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the 
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Asa’ib ahl 
al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al- 
Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr 
Organization, the Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar 
Allah (also known as the ‘Houthis’); 
‘‘(D) the threat from Special Groups in Iraq, including 
Kata’ib Hezbollah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, to United States 
and coalition forces located in Iraq and Syria;’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated, by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) all formal or informal agreements involving a stra-
tegic military or security partnership with the Russian 
Federation, the People’s Republic of China, or any proxies 
of either such country.’’. 
SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of section 1215 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1045; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made avail-
able for fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the Secretary of the 
Air Force for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which a staffing plan 
for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq is implemented. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the restric-
tion on the obligation or expenditure of funds imposed by subsection 
(b) if the Secretary of Defense determines that implementation 
of such a staffing plan is not feasible and submits to the congres-
sional defense committees, at the time the waiver is invoked, a 
notification of the waiver that includes a justification detailing 
the reasons for which such a plan cannot be implemented.
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SEC. 1233. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO 
VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
COST
OF
CONSTRUCTION
AND
REPAIR 
PROJECTS.—Subsection (l)(3)(D) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1234. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PRO-
VIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF 
IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$345,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$358,000,000’’. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
COST
OF
CONSTRUCTION
AND
REPAIR 
PROJECTS.—Subsection (o)(5) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1235. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
may be made available to transfer or facilitate a transfer of pallets 
of currency, currency, or other items of value to the Government 
of Iran, any subsidiary of such Government, or any agent or 
instrumentality of Iran. 
SEC. 1236. REPORT ON ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS- 
AFFILIATED OPERATIVES ABROAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes a detailed descrip-
tion of— 
(1) all Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated 
operatives serving in diplomatic and consular posts abroad; 
and 
(2) the ways in which the Department of State and the 
Department of Defense are working with partner countries 
to inform them of the threat posed by Islamic Revolutionary 
Guard Corps-affiliated officials serving in diplomatic and con-
sular roles in third party countries. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1237. ASSESSMENT OF SUPPORT TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES 
AND KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES TO COUNTER AIR 
AND MISSILE THREATS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on support to Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga 
Forces to counter air and missile threats. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the threat from missiles, rockets, 
and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to United States and 
coalition armed forces located in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Kurdistan Region. 
(2) An assessment of the current state of air defense 
capabilities of United States and coalition armed forces located 
in Iraq, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(3) Identification of perceived gaps in air defense capabili-
ties of United States and coalition armed forces and the implica-
tions for the security of such forces in Iraq, including the 
Iraqi Kurdistan Region. 
(4) Recommendations for training or equipment needed 
to overcome the assessed air defense deficiencies of United 
States and coalition armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Kurdistan Region. 
(5) An assessment of the current state of the air defense 
capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces. 
(6) An assessment of the perceived gaps in air defense 
capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces. 
(7) An assessment of recommended training and equipment 
and available level of equipment to maximize air defense 
capabilities of partner armed forces in Iraq, including the Iraqi 
Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga Forces. 
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
SEC. 1238. INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO DISRUPT AND DISMANTLE 
NARCOTICS PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING AND AFFILI-
ATED NETWORKS LINKED TO THE REGIME OF BASHAR 
AL-ASSAD IN SYRIA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Captagon trade linked to the regime of Bashar 
al-Assad in Syria is a transnational security threat; and 
(2) the United States should develop and implement an 
interagency strategy to deny, degrade, and dismantle Assad- 
linked narcotics production and trafficking networks. 
(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(3) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate;