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resolution of the complaint, including whether a decision 
has been made regarding necessary disciplinary action as 
the result of a finding of discrimination. 
‘‘SEC. 208. NOTATION IN PERSONNEL RECORD. 
‘‘If a Federal agency takes an adverse action covered 
under section 7512 of title 5, United States Code, against 
a Federal employee for an act of discrimination or retalia-
tion prohibited by a provision of law covered by paragraph 
(1) or (2) of section 201(a), the agency shall, after all ap-
peals relating to such action have been exhausted, include 
a notation of the adverse action and the reason for the ac-
tion in the employee’s personnel record.’’. 
(2) PROCESSING AND REFERRAL.—The Notifica-
tion and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROCESSING AND 
REFERRAL 
‘‘SEC. 401. PROCESSING AND RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS. 
‘‘Each Federal agency is responsible for the fair, im-
partial processing and resolution of complaints of employ-
ment discrimination and retaliation arising in the Federal 
administrative process and shall establish a model Equal 
Employment Opportunity Program that— 
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‘‘(1) is not under the control, either structurally 
or practically, of a Human Capital or General Coun-
sel office; 
‘‘(2) is devoid of internal conflicts of interest and 
ensures fairness and inclusiveness within the organi-
zation; and 
‘‘(3) ensures the efficient and fair resolution of 
complaints alleging discrimination or retaliation. 
‘‘SEC. 402. NO LIMITATION ON HUMAN CAPITAL OR GEN-
ERAL COUNSEL ADVICE. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall prevent a Federal agency’s 
Human Capital or General Counsel office from providing 
advice or counsel to Federal agency personnel on the proc-
essing and resolution of a complaint, including providing 
legal representation to a Federal agency in any proceeding. 
‘‘SEC. 403. HEAD OF PROGRAM REPORTS TO HEAD OF AGEN-
CY. 
‘‘The head of each Federal agency’s Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Program shall report directly to the head 
of the agency. 
‘‘SEC. 404. REFERRALS OF FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION. 
‘‘(a) EEOC FINDINGS OF DISCRIMINATION.—Not later 
than 30 days after the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission issues an appellate decision involving a find-
ing of discrimination or retaliation within a Federal agen-
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cy, the Commission shall refer the matter to the Office of 
Special Counsel. 
‘‘(b) REFERRALS TO SPECIAL COUNSEL.—The Office 
of Special Counsel shall accept and review a referral from 
the Commission under subsection (a) for purposes of seeking 
disciplinary action under its authority against a Federal 
employee who commits an act of discrimination or retalia-
tion. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Office of Special Counsel 
shall notify the Commission in a case in which the Office 
of Special Counsel initiates disciplinary action. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL COUNSEL APPROVAL.—A Federal agen-
cy may not take disciplinary action against a Federal em-
ployee for an alleged act of discrimination or retaliation 
referred by the Commission under this section except in ac-
cordance with the requirements of section 1214(f) of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The table of 
contents in section 1(b) of the Notification and Fed-
eral Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation 
Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(A) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 206 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 207. Complaint tracking. 
‘‘Sec. 208. Notation in personnel record.’’; 
and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE IV—PROCESSING AND REFERRAL 
‘‘Sec. 401. Processing and resolution of complaints. 
‘‘Sec. 402. No limitation on Human Capital or General Counsel advice. 
‘‘Sec. 403. Head of Program reports to head of agency. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Referrals of findings of discrimination.’’. 
(g) NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (13)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Office of Special 
Counsel’’ after ‘‘Inspector General’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘implement’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) implement’’; and 
(C) by striking the period that follows the 
quoted material and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(2) by adding after subparagraph (A), as added 
by paragraph (1)(B), and preceding the flush left 
matter that follows paragraph (13), the following: 
‘‘(B) implement or enforce any nondisclo-
sure policy, form, or agreement, if such policy, 
form, or agreement prohibits or restricts an em-
ployee from disclosing to Congress, the Office of 
Special Counsel, or an Office of the Inspector 
General any information that relates to any vio-
lation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mis-
management, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of 
authority, or a substantial, and specific danger 
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to public health or safety, or any other whistle-
blower protection.’’. 
SEC. 1111. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITIES 
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9905 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) Any cyber workforce position.’’; and 
(B) by adding afer paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) Any scientific, technical, engineering, or 
mathematics positions, including technicians, within 
the defense acquisition workforce, or any category of 
acquisition positions within the Department des-
ignated by the Secretary as a shortage or critical need 
category. 
‘‘(6) Any scientific, technical, engineering, or 
mathematics position, except any such position with-
in any defense Scientific and Technology Reinvention 
Laboratory, for which a qualified candidate is re-
quired to possess a bachelor’s degree or an advanced 
degree, or for which a veteran candidate is being con-
sidered. 
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‘‘(7) Any category of medical or health profes-
sional positions within the Department designated by 
the Secretary as a shortage category or critical need 
occupation. 
‘‘(8) Any childcare services position for which 
there is a critical hiring need and a shortage of 
childcare providers. 
‘‘(9) Any financial management, accounting, au-
diting, actuarial, cost estimation, operational re-
search, or business or business administration posi-
tion, for which a qualified candidate is required to 
possess a finance, accounting, management or actu-
arial science degree or a related degree, or a related 
degree equivalent experience. 
‘‘(10) Any position, as determined by the Sec-
retary, for the purpose of assisting and facilitating 
the efforts of the Department in business trans-
formation and management innovation.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) SUNSET.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), effective on September 30, 2025, the au-
thority provided under subsection (a) shall expire. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the authority provided under subsection (a) 
to make appointments to positions described under 
paragraph (5) of such subsection. 
‘‘(c) SUSPENSION OF OTHER HIRING AUTHORITIES.— 
During the period beginning on the effective date of the reg-
ulations issued to carry out the hiring authority with re-
spect to positions described in paragraphs (5) through (10) 
of subsection (a) and ending on the date described in sub-
section (b)(1), the Secretary of Defense may not exercise or 
otherwise use any hiring authority provided under the fol-
lowing provisions of law: 
‘‘(1) Sections 1599c(a)(2) and 1705(h) of title 
10. 
‘‘(2) Sections 1112 and 1113 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1033). 
‘‘(3) Sections 1110 and 1643(a)(3) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2450 and 2602). 
‘‘(4) Sections 559 and 1101 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91).’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 
2021, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 
shall contract with a Federally funded research and 
development center to submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees and the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform of the House of Representatives. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) assess and identify steps that could be 
taken to improve the competitive hiring process 
at the Department and ensure that direct hiring 
is conducted in a manner consistent with ensur-
ing a merit based civil service and a diverse 
workforce in the Department and the rest of the 
Federal Government; and 
(B) consider the feasibility and desirability 
of using cohort hiring, or hiring ‘‘talent pools’’, 
instead of conducting all hiring on a position- 
by-position basis. 
(3) OTHER MATTERS.—The Federally funded re-
search and development center selected to carry out 
the report under this subsection shall, in preparing 
such report, consult with all stakeholders, public sec-
tor unions, hiring managers, career agency, and Of-
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fice of Personnel Management personnel specialists, 
and survey public sector employees and job appli-
cants, when developing its analysis and recommenda-
tions. 
SEC. 
1112. 
PERMITTED 
DISCLOSURES 
BY 
WHISTLE-
BLOWERS. 
(a) 
RECIPIENTS
OF
WHISTLEBLOWER
DISCLO-
SURES.—Section 2302(b)(8)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or to the Inspector’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘such disclosures’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Inspector General of an agency, a supervisor in the employ-
ee’s direct chain of command up to and including the head 
of the employing agency, or to an employee designated by 
any of the aforementioned individuals for the purpose of 
receiving such disclosures’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—The 
budgetary effects of this section, for the purpose of com-
plying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall 
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this section, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPAC-
ITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)(7) of section 333 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘exist-
ing’’ before ‘‘international coalition operation’’. 
(b) NOTICE AND WAIT ON ACTIVITIES UNDER PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) In the case of a program described in sub-
section (a)(7), each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of whether assistance 
under the program could be provided pursuant 
to other authorities under this title, the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, or any other train and 
equip authorities of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(B) An identification of each such author-
ity described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
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SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF CROSS SERV-
ICING AGREEMENTS FOR LOAN OF PER-
SONNEL PROTECTION AND PERSONNEL SUR-
VIVABILITY EQUIPMENT IN COALITION OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 1207 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (10 U.S.C. 2342 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—If the authority pro-
vided under this section is exercised during a fiscal year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the exercise of such authority by 
not later than October 30 of the year in which such fiscal 
year ends. Each report on the exercise of such authority 
shall specify the recipient country of the equipment loaned, 
the type of equipment loaned, and the duration of the loan 
of such equipment.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF QUARTERLY REPORT ON OB-
LIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR 
SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND AC-
TIVITIES. 
Section 381(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days’’. 
SEC. 1204. INTEGRATION OF GENDER PERSPECTIVES AND 
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN IN 
SECURITY COOPERATION AUTHORITIES. 
Section 333(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘THE INTEGRA-
TION
OF
GENDER
PERSPECTIVES
AND
MEANINGFUL 
PARTICIPATION
BY
WOMEN,’’ after ‘‘FUNDAMENTAL 
FREEDOMS,’’; and 
(2) in the text, by inserting ‘‘the integration of 
gender perspectives and meaningful participation by 
women,’’ after ‘‘fundamental freedoms,’’. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
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(Public Law 110– 181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2018, and ending on December 31, 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION.—Subsection (d)(1) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2018, and ending on 
December 31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2019, 
and ending on December 31, 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$450,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1212. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AFGHAN 
SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. 
(a) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—Subclause (I) of section 
602(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) by, or on behalf of, the 
United States Government; or’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protec-
tion Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015, 2016, AND 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2015 THROUGH 2020’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘18,500’’ and inserting ‘‘18,800’’; 
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(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’; and 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DE-
FENSE ARTICLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE 
SERVICES TO THE MILITARY AND SECURITY 
FORCES OF AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1992) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
(b) EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Subsection (i)(2) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO ACQUIRE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PRO-
DUCED IN COUNTRIES ALONG A MAJOR 
ROUTE OF SUPPLY TO AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (f) of 
section 801 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2399) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
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(b) REPORT
ON AUTHORITY.—Such section, as so 
amended, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) REPORT ON AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, and March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the use of the authority provided in 
subsection (a). The report shall address, at a min-
imum, the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of determinations made 
by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) A description of the products and serv-
ices acquired using the authority. 
‘‘(C) The extent to which the use of the au-
thority has met the objectives of subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(D) A list of the countries providing prod-
ucts or services as a result of a determination 
made pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 1215. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO RE-
DRESS INJURY AND LOSS IN AFGHANISTAN, 
IRAQ, SYRIA, SOMALIA, LIBYA, AND YEMEN. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—During the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2020, not more than $5,000,000, to be derived from 
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense under the Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-wide account, may be made available for ex gratia 
payments for damage, personal injury, or death that is in-
cident to combat operations of the United States Armed 
Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and 
Yemen. 
(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
each exercise of the authority in this subsection, submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the following: 
(1) The amount that will be used for payments 
pursuant to this subsection. 
(2) The manner in which claims for payments 
shall be verified. 
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(3) The officers or officials who shall be author-
ized to approve claims for payments. 
(4) The manner in which payments shall be 
made. 
(c) AUTHORITIES APPLICABLE
TO PAYMENT.—Any 
payment made pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
in accordance with the authorities and limitations in sec-
tion 8121 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2015 (division C of Public Law 113–235), other than sub-
section (h) of such section. 
SEC. 1216. EXTENSION OF SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON EN-
HANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
Section 1225 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 15, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘December 15, 
2022’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
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without any designation relating to dissemination 
control, but may include a classified annex.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, to include the progress 
of the Government of Afghanistan on securing 
Afghan territory and population,’’ after ‘‘the 
current security conditions in Afghanistan’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Haqqani Network’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Haqqani Network, and the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria Khorasan’’. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AS-
SISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE 
OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY.— 
Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2020 pursu-
ant to the authorization in section 1236 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 
Stat. 3558), as amended by this section, not more than 70 
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
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Relations of the Senate a report in unclassified form, that 
may include a classified annex, that includes each of the 
following: 
(1) Any updates to or changes in the plan, strat-
egy, process, vetting requirements and process as de-
scribed in subsection (e) of such section 1236, and 
end-use monitoring mechanisms and procedures. 
(2) A description of how attacks against United 
States or coalition personnel are being mitigated, sta-
tistics on any such attacks, including ‘‘green-on-blue’’ 
attacks. 
(3) A description of the forces receiving assist-
ance authorized under subsection (a) of such section 
1236. 
(4) A description of the recruitment, throughput, 
and retention rates of recipients and equipment. 
(5) A description of any misuse or loss of pro-
vided equipment and how such misuse or loss is being 
mitigated. 
(6) An assessment of the operational effectiveness 
of the forces receiving assistance authorized under 
subsection (a) of such section 1236. 
(7) A description of sustainment support pro-
vided to the forces authorized under subsection (a) of 
such section 1236. 
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(8) A list of new projects for construction, re-
pair, or renovation commenced during the period cov-
ered by such progress report, and a list of projects for 
construction, repair, or renovation continuing from 
the period covered by the preceding progress report. 
(9) A statement of the amount of funds expended 
during the period for which the report is submitted. 
(10) An assessment of the effectiveness of the as-
sistance authorized under subsection (a) of such sec-
tion 1236. 
(11) A list of the forces or elements of forces that 
are restricted from receiving assistance under sub-
section (a) of such section 1236, other than the forces 
or elements of forces with respect to which the Sec-
retary of Defense has exercised the waiver authority 
under subsection (j) of such section 1236, as a result 
of vetting required by subsection (e) of such section 
1236 or by 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 ele-
ment, including the time-frame of the alleged 
violation. 
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(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 Govern-
ment of Iran. 
(12) An assessment of— 
(A) security in liberated areas in Iraq; 
(B) the extent to which security forces 
trained and equipped, directly or indirectly, by 
the United States are prepared to provide post- 
conflict stabilization and security in such liber-
ated areas; and 
(C) the effectiveness of security forces in the 
post-conflict environment and an identification 
of which such forces will provide post-conflict 
stabilization and security in such liberated 
areas. 
(13) A summary of available information relat-
ing to the disposition of militia groups throughout 
Iraq, with particular focus on groups in areas liber-
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ated from ISIS or in sensitive areas with historically 
mixed ethnic or minority communities. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of section 1236 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$850,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$663,000,000’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION
OF ELEMENTS
IN QUARTERLY 
PROGRESS REPORTS.—Subsection (d) of such section 1236 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘section 
2249e of title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 362 of title 10, United States Code’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(13) A summary of available information relat-
ing to the disposition of militia groups throughout 
Iraq, with particular focus on groups in areas liber-
ated from ISIS or in sensitive areas with historically 
mixed ethnic or minority communities.’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO SCOPE OF AU-
THORITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j)(2) of such sec-
tion 1236 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), the authority granted by 
subsection (a) may only be exercised in consultation 
with the Government of Iraq.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—The heading of 
subsection (j) of such section 1236 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘; SCOPE’’ after ‘‘AUTHORITY’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection (c) of such 
section 1236 is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (b)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED 
SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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. 3559) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, appropriately vetted 
local security forces in northeast Syria, in-
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cluding units of the Syrian Democratic 
Forces and their associated counter-ter-
rorism units,’’ after ‘‘elements of the Syrian 
opposition’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or pre-
viously controlled by ISIL’’ after ‘‘Syrian oppo-
sition’’. 
(2) By amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Not later than 15 days prior to each instance of the provi-
sion of assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees and leader-
ship of the House of Representatives and Senate a notifica-
tion that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The plan for providing the assistance. 
‘‘(2) The requirements and process used to deter-
mine appropriately vetted recipients with respect to 
the assistance. 
‘‘(3) The mechanisms and procedures that will be 
used to monitor and report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees and leadership of the House of 
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Representatives and Senate on unauthorized end-use 
of provided training and equipment or other viola-
tions of relevant law by appropriately vetted recipi-
ents. 
‘‘(4) The amount, type, and purpose of assist-
ance to be funded and the recipient of the assistance. 
‘‘(5) The budget and implementation timeline, 
with milestones and anticipated delivery schedule for 
the assistance. 
‘‘(6) A description of any material use of assist-
ance previously provided under subsection (a) to any 
appropriately vetted recipient of such assistance for a 
purpose other than the purposes specified in sub-
section (a) that occurred since the most recent notifi-
cation submitted by the Secretary pursuant to this 
subsection, with a specific description of the following: 
‘‘(A) The details of such material misuse. 
‘‘(B) The recipient or recipients responsible 
for such material misuse. 
‘‘(C) The consequences of such material mis-
use. 
‘‘(D) The actions taken by the Secretary to 
remedy the causes and effects of such material 
misuse. 
‘‘(7) The goals and objectives of the assistance. 
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‘‘(8) The concept of operations, timelines, and 
types of training, equipment, stipends, sustainment, 
construction, and supplies to be provided. 
‘‘(9) The roles and contributions of partner na-
tions. 
‘‘(10) The number and role of United States 
Armed Forces personnel involved. 
‘‘(11) Any additional military support and 
sustainment activities. 
‘‘(12) Any other relevant details.’’. 
(3) By amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) FORM.—The notifications required by subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex.’’. 
(4) By striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) RESTRICTION ON SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE IN THE 
FORM OF WEAPONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may only pro-
vide assistance in the form of weapons pursuant to 
the authority under subsection (a) if such weapons 
are small arms, including handguns, rifles and car-
bines, sub-machine guns, or light machine guns. 
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‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re-
striction under paragraph (1) if the Secretary cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
such provision of law would (but for the waiver) im-
pede national security objectives of the United States 
by prohibiting, restricting, delaying, or otherwise lim-
iting the provision of assistance. Such waiver shall 
not take effect until 15 days after the date on which 
such certification is submitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees.’’. 
(5) In subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, at the end of the 15-day 
period beginning on the date the Secretary noti-
fies the congressional defense committees of the 
amount, source, and intended purpose of such 
contributions’’ after ‘‘as authorized by this sec-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘operation and mainte-
nance accounts’’ and all that follows through the 
end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘accounts.’’. 
(6) In subsection (k), by inserting ‘‘, at the end 
of the 15-day period beginning on the date the Sec-
retary notifies the congressional defense committees of 
the amount, recipient, and intended purpose of such 
assistance’’ after ‘‘authorized under this section’’. 
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(7) In subsection (l)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Amounts accepted as contributions 
pursuant to the authority in subsection (g) for 
construction and repair projects may be ex-
pended without regard to the limitation under 
this subsection.’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘REPAIR PROJECTS.—The 
aggregate’’ 
and 
inserting 
. 
‘‘REPAIR 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
limitation under paragraph (1) if the Secretary cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
such provision of law would (but for the waiver) im-
pede national security objectives of the United States 
by prohibiting, restricting, delaying, or otherwise lim-
iting the provision of assistance. Such waiver shall 
not take effect until 15 days after the date on which 
such certification is submitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees.’’. 
(8) By striking subsection (j). 
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(9) By redesignating subsections (k) through (m) 
(as amended by this subsection) as subsections (j) 
through (l), respectively. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND AVAILABILITY OF AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary may not pro-
vide assistance pursuant to the authority provided by 
section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3559), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and 
ending on the date on which each quarterly report re-
quired to be submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of 
such section 1209, as of the date of the enactment of 
this section, has been submitted. 
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SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION 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 strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’. 
(b) AMOUNT AVAILABLE.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the 
amount available for fiscal year 2020 for section 1215 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2012, as amended by this section, not more than an amount 
equal to 50 percent may be obligated or expended for the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq until the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, that each of the following reforms 
relating to that Office has been completed: 
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(1) The appointment of a Senior Defense Offi-
cial/Defense Attache to oversee the Office. 
(2) The development of a Joint Service staffing 
plan to reorganize the Office similar to that of other 
security cooperation offices in the region, that places 
foreign area officers in key leadership positions and 
closes duplicative or extraneous sections. 
(3) The planning and initiation of bilateral en-
gagement with the Government of Iraq for the purpose 
of establishing a Joint Military Commission and the 
initiation and drafting of a five-year security assist-
ance roadmap for developing strategic and sustain-
able military capacity and capabilities for Iraq that 
includes a plan to reform Iraq’s defense industrial 
base and security sector by reducing corruption and 
optimizing procurement. 
SEC. 1224. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF WEAPONS AND 
OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT TO CERTAIN OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of De-
fense for fiscal year 2020 may be used to knowingly provide 
weapons or any other form of support to Al Qaeda, the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Jabhat Fateh al 
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Sham, or any individual or group affiliated with any such 
organization. 
SEC. 1225. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO USE OF 
MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAN. 
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act may be construed to authorize the use of military force 
against Iran. 
SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR MIN-
ISTRY 
OF 
PESHMERGA 
FORCES 
OF 
THE 
KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States led coalition and coalition 
enabled 
partner 
forces, 
including 
Ministry 
of 
Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and 
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), have made significant 
gains in liberating all territory in Iraq from Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) control and dis-
rupting ISIS safe havens and networks; 
(2) nevertheless, ISIS is regenerating key func-
tions and capabilities in Iraq, and ISIS elements will 
continue to exist in Iraq for the foreseeable future; 
(3) ISIS will attempt to rebuild combat power 
through clandestine networks providing sanctuary, 
and ISIS will continue to attempt to conduct insur-
gent-type activities while simultaneously recruiting 
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and training fighters, establishing facilitation net-
works, and attempting to remain relevant in the in-
formation domain; 
(4) the Ministry of Peshmerga forces of the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq made significant contribu-
tions and sacrifices in the United States-led cam-
paign to degrade, dismantle, and destroy ISIS; and 
(5) the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of State should continue to work with and sup-
port the non-partisan forces of the Ministry of 
Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in order 
to continue to develop their capabilities, promote se-
curity sector reforms, and enhance sustainability and 
interoperability with the other elements of the Iraqi 
security forces in order to provide for Iraq’s lasting 
security against terrorist threats. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 1231. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS TO SUS-
PEND, 
TERMINATE, 
OR 
WITHDRAW 
THE 
UNITED STATES FROM THE OPEN SKIES 
TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Since 1992, the United States has supported 
the Open Skies Treaty with dedicated aircraft and ob-
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servation mission teams, conducting several hundred 
training and observation missions with other coun-
tries. 
(2) This commitment by the United States has 
helped to confirm and refine operational procedures, 
to improve implementation and effectiveness of the 
Open Skies Treaty, and provide United States leader-
ship and engagement opportunities that have sup-
ported broader objectives and improved European 
transparency. 
(3) The Open Skies Treaty provides signatories 
with the ability to gather information through aerial 
imaging on military forces and activities of concern 
to them which contributes to greater transparency 
and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region, which bene-
fits both the United States and United States allies 
and partners. 
(4) In order to maximize United States benefits 
from the Open Skies Treaty, the United States needs 
to recapitalize and modernize its aircraft and sensors, 
and the ongoing work to certify the Digital Visual 
Imaging System and the new effort for the Open 
Skies Treaty Aircraft Recapitalization (OSTAR) are 
critical to United States leadership and involvement 
in the Treaty. 
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(5) The current 1960s-era United States aircraft 
used with respect to the Open Skies Treaty are ill- 
suited to extreme operating environments in Russia 
and experience regular, unplanned maintenance 
issues, often resulting in mission delays or cancella-
tions. 
(6) The OSTAR effort will provide a United 
States aircraft capability that allows the United 
States to fully implement the goals and objectives of 
the Open Skies Treaty. 
(7) The United States also demonstrated in De-
cember 2018, along with United States allies of Can-
ada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ro-
mania, that Open Skies Treaty mechanisms can be 
used during times of crisis. 
(8) Following Russia’s unprovoked attack on 
Ukrainian vessels near the Kerch Strait, the United 
States and United States allies conducted an ‘‘ex-
traordinary’’ Open Skies Treaty observation mission 
over Ukraine to reaffirm commitment to Ukraine. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should forcefully address 
Russian violations of its obligations under the Open 
Skies Treaty; and 
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(2) due to the significant benefits that observa-
tion missions under the Open Skies Treaty provide to 
the United States and United States allies, the United 
States should commit to continued participation in 
the Treaty. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 may be 
obligated or expended to take any action to suspend, 
terminate, or withdraw the United States from the 
Open Skies Treaty. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in paragraph 
(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State jointly determine and certify to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
that— 
(A) Russia is in material breach of its obli-
gations under the Open Skies Treaty and is not 
taking steps to return to compliance with such 
obligations, and all other state parties to the 
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Open Skies Treaty concur in such determination 
of the Secretaries; or 
(B) withdrawing from the Open Skies Trea-
ty would be in the best interests of United States 
national security and the other state parties to 
the Open Skies Treaty have been consulted with 
respect to such withdrawal. 
(d) REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO 
VOTE TO APPROVE OR OTHERWISE ADOPT ANY IMPLE-
MENTING DECISION OF THE OPEN SKIES CONSULTATIVE 
COMMISSION AND MODIFICATIONS TO REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1236 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Pub-
lic Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2491) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 
(e), and (f) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), 
respectively. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS TO REPORT.—Subsection (a) 
of such section, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUAR-
TERLY’’ and inserting ‘‘BI-ANNUAL’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
State,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary of Energy’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘quarterly basis’’ and 
inserting ‘‘bi-annual basis’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘by the Russian Fed-
eration over the United States’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘by all parties to the Open Skies Trea-
ty, including the United States, under the 
Treaty’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘calendar quarter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘preceding 6-month period’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) In the case of an observation flight by 
the United States, including an observation 
flight over the territory of Russia— 
‘‘(i) an analysis of data collected that 
supports United States intelligence and 
military collection goals; and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of data collected re-
garding military activity that could not be 
collected through other means. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an observation flight 
over the territory of the United States— 
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‘‘(i) an analysis of whether and the ex-
tent to which any United States critical in-
frastructure was the subject of image cap-
ture activities of such observation flight; 
‘‘(ii) an estimate for the mitigation 
costs imposed on the Department of Defense 
or other United States Government agencies 
by such observation flight; and 
‘‘(iii) assessment of how such informa-
tion is used by party conducting the obser-
vation flight, for what purpose, and how the 
information fits into the overall collection 
posture.’’. 
(3) FORM.—Subsection (c) of such section, as so 
redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘certification, 
report, and notice’’ and inserting ‘‘report’’. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (d) of such sec-
tion, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively. 
(e) OPEN SKIES: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Section 
1235(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1660) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during such fiscal year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘during a calendar year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President submits’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘the Secretary of 
Defense provides to the appropriate congressional 
committees a briefing on a plan described in 
paragraph (2) with respect to such calendar 
year.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘such fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘such calendar year’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a fiscal year 
and submit the updated plan’’ and inserting ‘‘a cal-
endar year and provide a briefing on the updated 
plan’’. 
(f) DEFINITION OF OPEN SKIES TREATY; TREATY.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ or ‘‘Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 
24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
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SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND RUSSIA. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2488), is amended by striking ‘‘or 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2019, or 2020’’. 
SEC. 1233. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF RUSSIA OVER 
CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction 
on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by sub-
section (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the 
time the waiver is invoked, to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
SEC. 1234. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1068) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘50 per-
cent of the funds available for fiscal year 2019 
pursuant to subsection (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘50 
percent of the funds available for fiscal year 
2020 pursuant to subsection (f)(5)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2020’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Of the 
funds available for fiscal year 2019 pursuant to 
subsection (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the funds 
available for fiscal year 2020 pursuant to sub-
section (f)(5)’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2020, $250,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 1235. REPORT ON TREATIES RELATING TO NUCLEAR 
ARMS CONTROL. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On October 24, 2018, the House Committee 
on Armed Services and House Committee on Foreign 
Affairs wrote to the Secretary of Defense requesting 
information regarding the Administration’s policies 
and strategies related to nuclear arms control. 
(2) The Committees did not receive the requested 
information from the Secretary of Defense. 
(b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assess-
ment that includes each of the following: 
(1) The implications, in terms of military threat 
to the United States or its allies in Europe, of Rus-
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sian deployment of intermediate-range cruise and bal-
listic missiles without restriction. 
(2) What new capabilities the United States 
might need in order to pursue additional technologies 
or programs to offset such Russian capabilities, and 
the costs associated with such capabilities, tech-
nologies, and programs. 
(3) An assessment of the threat to the United 
States of Russia’s strategic nuclear force in the event 
the New START Treaty lapses. 
(4) What measures could have been taken short 
of withdrawal, including economic, military, and 
diplomatic options, to increase pressure on Russia for 
violating the INF Treaty. 
(5) The status of all consultations with allies 
pertaining to the INF Treaty and the threat posed by 
Russian forces that are noncompliant with the obliga-
tions of such treaty. 
(6) The impact that Russian withdrawal from 
the INF Treaty and the expiration of the New 
START Treaty could have on long-term United 
States-Russia strategic stability. 
(c) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Until the date of the 
submission of the assessment required by subsection (b), an 
amount that is equal to 20 percent of the total amount au-
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thorized to be appropriated to the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense under the Operations and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide account for the travel of persons shall be withheld from 
obligation or expenditure. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NEW
START
TREATY.—The term ‘‘New 
START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 
United States of America and the Russian Federation 
on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limita-
tion of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague 
April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 
2011. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty between the United States of Amer-
ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 
the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Washington Decem-
ber 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UPDATING AND MOD-
ERNIZING EXISTING AGREEMENTS TO AVERT 
MISCALCULATION 
BETWEEN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES AND RUSSIA. 
It is the sense of Congress that, in order to strengthen 
the defense of United States and its allies and partners in 
Europe and avert the risk of miscalculation and unintended 
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escalation that could lead to a broader and dangerous mili-
tary catastrophe, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the commander of United States 
European Command and Assistant Secretary of State for 
European and Eurasian Affairs, should— 
(1) pursue updating and modernizing the Agree-
ment on the prevention of incidents on and over the 
high seas (entered into force with respect to the 
United States on May 25, 1972; 23 U.S.T. 1063); 
(2) explore additional options to reduce the risk 
of accidents in the air; and 
(3) explore the possibility of updating the notifi-
cations in the Vienna Document of the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe with a view 
to reducing the risk that the United States, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, or Russia might mis-
interpret a military exercise, including pursuing 
greater use of the Vienna Document’s provision that 
provides for voluntary hosting of visits that seek to 
dispel possible concern regarding military activities. 
SEC. 1237. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR GEOR-
GIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United 
States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commit-
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ment to advancing the mutual interests of both coun-
tries, including the deployment of Georgian forces as 
part of the former International Security Assistance 
Force (ISAF) and the current Resolute Support Mis-
sion led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) in Afghanistan and the Multi-National Force 
in Iraq. 
(2) The European Deterrence Initiative builds 
the partnership capacity of Georgia so it can work 
more closely with the United States and NATO, as 
well as provide for its own defense. 
(3) In addition to the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative, Georgia’s participation in the NATO initia-
tive Partnership for Peace is paramount to interoper-
ability with the United States and NATO, and estab-
lishing a more peaceful environment in the region. 
(4) Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO part-
ner, Georgia is committed to the Resolute Support 
Mission in Afghanistan with the fourth-largest contin-
gent on the ground. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms United States support for Georgia’s 
sovereignty and territorial integrity within its inter-
nationally-recognized borders, and does not recognize 
the independence of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia 
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regions currently occupied by the Russian Federation; 
and 
(2) supports continued cooperation between the 
United States and Georgia and the efforts of the Gov-
ernment of Georgia to provide for the defense of its 
people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1238. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR ESTO-
NIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and 
Lithuania are highly valued allies of the United 
States, and they have repeatedly demonstrated their 
commitment to advancing our mutual interests as 
well as those of the NATO Alliance. 
(2) Operation Atlantic Resolve is a series of exer-
cises and coordinating efforts demonstrating the 
United States’ commitment to its European partners 
and allies, including the Baltic countries of Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania, with the shared goal of peace 
and stability in the region. Operation Atlantic Re-
solve strengthens communication and understanding, 
and is an important effort to deter Russian aggres-
sion in the region. 
(3) Through Operation Atlantic Resolve, the Eu-
ropean Deterrence Initiative undertakes exercises, 
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training, and rotational presence necessary to reas-
sure and integrate our allies, including the Baltic 
countries, into a common defense framework. 
(4) All three Baltic countries contributed to the 
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in 
Afghanistan, sending troops and operating with few 
caveats. The Baltic countries continue to commit re-
sources and troops to the Resolute Support Mission in 
Afghanistan. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) reaffirms its support for the principle of col-
lective defense in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Trea-
ty for our NATO allies, including Estonia, Latvia, 
and Lithuania; 
(2) supports the sovereignty, independence, terri-
torial integrity, and inviolability of Estonia, Latvia, 
and Lithuania as well as their internationally recog-
nized borders, and expresses concerns over increas-
ingly aggressive military maneuvering by the Russian 
Federation near their borders and airspace; 
(3) expresses concern over and condemns subver-
sive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Fed-
eration within the Baltic countries; and 
(4) encourages the Administration to further en-
hance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, Lat-
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via, and Lithuania and supports the efforts of their 
Governments to provide for the defense of their people 
and sovereign territory. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SE-
CURITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE
AND TRAINING.—Sub-
section (c)(2)(A) of section 1263 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2282 note) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘the law of armed conflict, the rule 
of law, and’’ after ‘‘respect for’’. 
(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN-
ING.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘, the specific unit or 
units whose capacity to engage in activities under a 
program of assistance or training to be provided 
under subsection (a) will be built under the program, 
and the amount, type, and purpose of the support to 
be provided’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (J); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(F) Information, including the amount, 
type, and purpose, on assistance and training 
provided under subsection (a) during the three 
preceding fiscal years, if applicable. 
‘‘(G) A description of the elements of the 
theater campaign plan of the geographic combat-
ant command concerned and the interagency in-
tegrated country strategy that will be advanced 
by the assistance and training provided under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(H) A description of whether assistance 
and training provided under subsection (a) could 
be provided pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, or other security cooperation 
authorities of the Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(ii) security cooperation authorities of 
the Department of State. 
‘‘(I) An identification of each such author-
ity described in subparagraph (H).’’. 
(c) ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS.—Such section is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(j); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2019, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report setting forth, for the preceding cal-
endar year, the following: 
‘‘(A) Information, by recipient foreign 
country, on the status of funds allocated for as-
sistance and training provided under subsection 
(a), including funds allocated but not yet obli-
gated or expended. 
‘‘(B) Information, by recipient foreign 
country, on the delivery and use of assistance 
and training provided under subsection (a). 
‘‘(C) Information, by recipient foreign coun-
try, on the timeliness of delivery of assistance 
and training provided under subsection (a) as 
compared to the timeliness of delivery of assist-
ance and training previously provided to the for-
eign country under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
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committees of Congress’ has the meaning given the 
term in subsection (g)(2).’’. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—Such section, as so amended, is 
further amended by inserting after subsection (h), as added 
by subsection (c)(2), the following: 
‘‘(i) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE
OTHERWISE
PROHIBITED
BY 
LAW.—The Secretary of Defense may not use the au-
thority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assist-
ance or training that is otherwise prohibited by any 
provision of law. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ON
ASSISTANCE
TO
UNITS 
THAT
HAVE
COMMITTED
GROSS
VIOLATIONS
OF 
HUMAN
RIGHTS.—The provision of assistance and 
training pursuant to a program under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the provisions of section 362 of title 
10, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND
EVALUA-
TION OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The provision 
of assistance and training pursuant to a program 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the provisions 
of section 383 of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 
2020, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
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of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the im-
plementation of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security 
Initiative under section 1263 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, as amended 
by this section. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Objectives of the Initiative, including— 
(i) a discussion of United States secu-
rity requirements that are satisfied or en-
hanced under the Initiative; and 
(ii) an assessment of progress toward 
each such objective and the metrics used to 
assess such progress. 
(B) A discussion of how the Initiative re-
lates to, complements, or overlaps with other 
United States security cooperation and security 
assistance authorities. 
(C) A description of the process and criteria 
by which the utilization of each such authority 
or authorities described in subparagraph (B) is 
determined. 
(D) An assessment, by recipient foreign 
country, of— 
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(i) the country’s capabilities relating 
to maritime security and maritime domain 
awareness; 
(ii) the country’s capability enhance-
ment priorities, including how such prior-
ities relate to the theater campaign strategy, 
country plan, and theater campaign plan 
relating to maritime security and maritime 
domain awareness; 
(E) A discussion, by recipient foreign coun-
try, of— 
(i) priority capabilities that the De-
partment of Defense plans to enhance under 
the Initiative and priority capabilities the 
Department plans to enhance under sepa-
rate United States security cooperation and 
security assistance authorities; and 
(ii) the anticipated timeline for assist-
ance and training for each such capability. 
(F) Information, by recipient foreign coun-
try, on the delivery and use of assistance and 
training provided under the Initiative. 
(G) Any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense determines should be included. 
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(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form without 
any designation relating to dissemination control, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1242. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON 
MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING NORTH KOREA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1641) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and November 1, 2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘November 1, 2017, April 1, 2020, and April 
1, 2021’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(without any designation relat-
ing to dissemination control)’’ after ‘‘unclassified’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Sub-
section (b) of such section is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) Developments in North Korea’s nuclear pro-
gram, including the size and state of North Korea’s 
stockpile of nuclear weapons, its nuclear strategy and 
associated doctrines, its civil and military production 
capacities, and projections of its future arsenals.’’. 
SEC. 1243. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO ARE 
DEPLOYED TO SOUTH KOREA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used to reduce the total number of members 
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are de-
ployed to South Korea below 28,500 unless the Secretary 
of Defense first certifies to the congressional defense commit-
tees the following: 
(1) Such a reduction is in the national security 
interest of the United States and will not signifi-
cantly undermine the security of United States allies 
in the region. 
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(2) The Secretary has appropriately consulted 
with allies of the United States, including South 
Korea and Japan, regarding such a reduction. 
SEC. 1244. REPORT ON DIRECT, INDIRECT, AND BURDEN- 
SHARING CONTRIBUTIONS OF JAPAN AND 
SOUTH KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2020, and 
March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on the direct, 
indirect, and burden-sharing contributions of Japan and 
South Korea to support overseas military installations of 
the United States and United States Armed Forces deployed 
to or permanently stationed in Japan and South Korea, 
respectively. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The benefits to United States national secu-
rity and regional security derived from the forward 
presence of United States Armed Forces in the Indo- 
Pacific region, including Japan and South Korea. 
(2) For calendar year 2016 and each subsequent 
calendar year, a description of the one-time and re-
curring costs associated with the presence of United 
States Armed Forces in Japan and South Korea, in-
cluding— 
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(A) costs to relocate the Armed Forces with-
in Japan and South Korea and to realign the 
Armed Forces from Japan and South Korea; 
(B) military personnel costs; 
(C) operation and maintenance costs; and 
(D) military construction costs. 
(3) A description of direct, indirect, and burden- 
sharing contributions of Japan and South Korea, in-
cluding— 
(A) contributions for labor costs associated 
with the presence of United States Armed Forces; 
(B) contributions to military construction 
projects of the Department of Defense, including 
planning, design, environmental reviews, con-
struction, construction management costs, rents 
on privately-owned land, facilities, labor, utili-
ties, and vicinity improvements; 
(C) contributions such as loan guarantees 
on public-private venture housing and payment- 
in-kind for facilities returned to Japan and 
South Korea; 
(D) contributions accepted for labor, logis-
tics, utilities, facilities, and any other purpose; 
and 
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(E) other contributions as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(4) The methodology and accounting procedures 
used to measure and track direct, indirect, and bur-
den-sharing contributions made by Japan and South 
Korea. 
(c) DESCRIPTION
OF CONTRIBUTIONS
IN UNITED 
STATES DOLLARS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall describe the direct, indirect, and burden-sharing con-
tributions of Japan and South Korea in United States dol-
lars and shall specify the exchange rates used to determine 
the United States dollar value of such contributions. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form without any designation 
relating to dissemination control, but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 1245. REPORT ON STRATEGY ON THE PHILIPPINES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
describing the Department of Defense’s objectives and strat-
egy for achieving such objectives with the Philippines. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required 
by subsection (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the national security inter-
ests and objectives of the United States furthered by 
the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of 
the Philippines and the United States of America. 
(2) A description of the regional security envi-
ronment, including an assessment of threats to United 
States national security interests and the role of the 
Department of Defense in addressing such threats, in-
cluding— 
(A) a description of security challenges det-
rimental to regional peace and global stability; 
(B) a description of violent extremist orga-
nizations present in the Philippines and the pri-
mary objectives of each such organization, in-
cluding— 
(i) an assessment of the size and capa-
bility of each such organization; 
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(ii) an assessment of the transnational 
threat posed by each such organization; 
(iii) an assessment of recent trends in 
the capability and influence of each such or-
ganization; and 
(iv) a description of the metrics used to 
assess the capability and influence of each 
such organization. 
(3) A description of Department of Defense objec-
tives with respect to the Philippines and the bench-
marks for assessing progress towards such objectives. 
(4) An identification of all current and planned 
Department of Defense resources, programs, and ac-
tivities to support the strategy, including a review of 
the necessity of an ongoing named operation and the 
criteria used to determine such necessity. 
(5) An identification of all current and planned 
Department of Defense security cooperation and other 
support or assistance programs or activities in the 
Philippines, including— 
(A) a description of the purpose, objectives, 
and type of training, equipment, or assistance 
provided under each such program or activity; 
(B) an identification of the lead agency re-
sponsible for each such program or activity; 
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(C) an identification of the authority or au-
thorities under which each such program or ac-
tivity is conducted; 
(D) a description of the process and criteria 
used to determine utilization between each such 
authority or authorities; 
(E) a description of how each such program 
or activity advances United States national se-
curity interests as it relates to the Department’s 
strategy on the Philippines; 
(F) an identification of the specific units of 
the Philippine national security forces to receive 
training, equipment, or assistance under each 
such program; 
(G) a description of the process and criteria 
by which specific units of the Philippine na-
tional security forces are selected as recipients of 
such programs and activities; 
(H) an assessment of the current oper-
ational effectiveness of such units and their com-
mand and control structures and a description of 
the metrics used to make and carry out such as-
sessment; 
(I) an identification of priority capabilities 
of such units to enhance through training, equip-
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ment, or assistance under each such program or 
activity; 
(J) a plan to monitor and assess each such 
program or activity to meet its objectives to en-
hance the capabilities of each such unit; 
(K) a description of the planned posture of 
United States Armed Forces and the planned 
level of engagement by such forces with elements 
of the Philippine national security forces; and 
(L) an identification of— 
(i) units of the Philippine national se-
curity forces that are alleged or determined 
to have committed human rights abuses; 
and 
(ii) units of the Philippine national se-
curity forces that are under the command 
and control of any unit identified under 
clause (i) or otherwise associated with any 
such unit. 
(6) A description of relations of the Philippines 
with other countries in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines should be included. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
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ignation relating to dissemination control, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1246. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in 
consultation with the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of De-
fense’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking paragraph (26) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(26) An assessment of Chinese overseas invest-
ment, including a state-owned or controlled digital or 
physical infrastructure project of China, and their re-
lationship to Chinese security and military objectives, 
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including implications for United States military or 
government interests related to denial of access, com-
promised intelligence activities, and network advan-
tages.’’. 
(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence’’. 
(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—Such section, as so amend-
ed, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In subsection (b)(26), the 
term ‘state-owned or controlled digital or physical in-
frastructure project of China’ means a transportation, 
energy, or information technology infrastructure 
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project owned, controlled, under the direct or indirect 
influence of, or subsidized by the Government of 
China, including any agency, instrumentality, sub-
division, or other unit of government at any level of 
jurisdiction. 
‘‘(2) 
OWNED; 
CONTROLLED.—In 
paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘owned’, with respect to a 
project, means a majority or controlling interest, 
whether by value or voting interest, in that 
project, including through fiduciaries, agents, or 
other means; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘controlled’, with respect to a 
project, means— 
‘‘(i) the power by any means to deter-
mine or influence, directly or indirectly, 
important matters affecting the project, re-
gardless of the level of ownership and wheth-
er or not that power is exercised; and 
‘‘(ii) any Chinese company operating 
in a sector identified as a strategic industry 
in the Chinese Government’s ‘Made in 
China 2025’ strategy to make China a 
‘manufacturing power’ as a core national 
interest.’’. 
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SEC. 1247. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, in 
consultation with the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of De-
fense’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) Developments relating to the China Coast 
Guard (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘CCG’), 
including an assessment of— 
‘‘(A) how the change in the CCG’s command 
structure to report to China’s Central Military 
Commission affects the CCG’s status as a law en-
forcement entity; 
‘‘(B) the implications of the CCG’s com-
mand structure with respect to the use of the 
CCG as a coercive tool in ‘gray zone’ activity in 
the East China Sea and the South China Sea; 
and 
‘‘(C) how the change in the CCG’s command 
structure may affect interactions between the 
CCG and the United States Navy.’’. 
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(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence’’. 
SEC. 1248. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et 
seq.) and the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ are both cornerstones 
of United States relations with Taiwan; 
(2) the United States should continue to 
strengthen defense and security cooperation with Tai-
wan to support the development of capable, ready, 
and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to 
maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, includ-
ing capabilities in support of an asymmetric defense 
strategy; 
(3) the United States should continue to support 
the acquisition by Taiwan of appropriate defensive 
weapons through foreign military sales, direct com-
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mercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with a par-
ticular emphasis on asymmetric warfare, information 
sharing, air defense, and maritime capabilities, con-
sistent with the Taiwan Relations Act; 
(4) the United States should improve the predict-
ability of arms sales to Taiwan by ensuring timely 
review of and response to requests of Taiwan for de-
fense articles and defense services as well as timely 
notification to Congress and adherence to congres-
sional oversight and review procedures; and 
(5) the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, should promote policies con-
cerning cooperation and exchanges that enhance the 
security of Taiwan, including exchanges between sen-
ior defense officials and general officers of the United 
States and Taiwan consistent with the Taiwan Trav-
el Act (Public Law 115–135). 
SEC. 1249. ENHANCING DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH 
SINGAPORE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Armed Forces and Singa-
porean armed forces have built a strong and enduring 
security partnership based on long-standing and mu-
tually beneficial cooperation; 
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(2) security cooperation between the United 
States Armed Forces and Singaporean armed forces is 
crucial to promoting peace and stability in the Asia- 
Pacific region; 
(3) Singapore’s status as a major security co-
operation partner of the United States, as recognized 
in the ‘‘2005 Strategic Framework Agreement between 
the United States and the Republic of Singapore for 
a Closer Partnership in Defense and Security’’, has 
an important role in the promotion of peace and sta-
bility, and global efforts to counter terrorism; 
(4) Singapore’s provision of access to its mili-
tary facilities for the United States has supported the 
continued security presence of the United States in 
Southeast Asia; 
(5) the Singaporean armed forces’ support of 
United States-led multinational reconstruction efforts 
in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, reconstruction and sta-
bilization efforts in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2013, 
counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden under 
the ambit of Combined Task Force 151, and contribu-
tion of physical and military assets to the Defeat- 
ISIS Coalition since 2014, has contributed to global 
efforts to counter terrorism; 
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(6) in recognition of the enduring security part-
nership between the United States and Singapore, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense, should, in negotiating the renewal of the 
‘‘1990 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the 
United States Use of Facilities in Singapore’’ that is 
due in 2020: 
(A) reinforce Singapore’s status as a major 
security cooperation partner of the United 
States; 
(B) enhance defense cooperation; and 
(C) increase interoperability between the 
United States Armed Forces and Singaporean 
armed forces to promote peace and stability in 
the Asia-Pacific region. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to 
Europe and NATO 
SEC. 1251. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATO SPE-
CIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subsection (a) of section 1244 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2541) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTIFICATION; LIMITATION.—Such 
section is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made available 
under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2020, not more than 
90 percent of such amounts may be obligated or expended 
until the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Inten-
sity Conflict, submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the rearrangement of responsibilities for 
overseeing and supporting NSHQ from U.S. Special Oper-
ations Command to U.S. European Command in 2019, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) a justification and description of the impact 
of such rearrangement; and 
‘‘(2) a description of how such rearrangement 
will strengthen the role of the NSHQ in fostering spe-
cial operations capabilities within NATO.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Such section, as so amended, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of 
each year until 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report re-
garding support for the NSHQ. Each report shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The total amount of funding provided by 
the United States and other NATO nations to the 
NSHQ for operating costs of the NSHQ. 
‘‘(2) A description of the activities carried out 
with such funding, including— 
‘‘(A) the amount of funding allocated for 
each such activity; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which other NATO na-
tions participate in each such activity; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which each such activity 
is carried out in coordination or cooperation 
with the Joint Special Operations University; 
‘‘(D) the extent to which each such activity 
is carried out in relation to other security co-
operation activities, exercises, or operations of 
the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(E) the extent to which each such activity 
is designed to meet the purposes set forth in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b); and 
‘‘(F) an assessment of the extent to which 
each such activity will promote the mission of 
the NSHQ. 
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‘‘(3) Other contributions, financial or in kind, 
provided by the United States and other NATO na-
tions in support of the NSHQ. 
‘‘(4) Any other matters that the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF FUTURE 
YEARS PLAN AND PLANNING TRANSPARENCY 
FOR THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Section 1273(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1696) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the 
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020, and annually thereafter’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The initial plan shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and at least the 
four succeeding fiscal years and each subsequent plan 
shall apply with respect to the next subsequent fiscal 
year and at least the four succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
(b) BUDGET DISPLAY INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall include in the materials submitted to Con-
gress by the Secretary in support of the budget of the Presi-
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dent for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter (as 
submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code), a detailed budget display for the European Deter-
rence Initiative that includes the following information (re-
gardless of whether the funding line is for overseas contin-
gency operations): 
(1) With respect to procurement accounts— 
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget 
activity, line number, line item, and line item 
title; and 
(B) a description of the requirements for 
each such amounts specific to the Initiative. 
(2) With respect to research, development, test, 
and evaluation accounts— 
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget 
activity, line number, program element, and pro-
gram element title; and 
(B) a description of the requirements for 
each such amounts specific to the Initiative. 
(3) With respect to operation and maintenance 
accounts— 
(A) amounts displayed by account title, 
budget activity title, line number, and sub-
activity group title; and 
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(B) a description of how such amounts will 
specifically be used. 
(4) With respect to military personnel ac-
counts— 
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget 
activity, budget subactivity, and budget sub-
activity title; and 
(B) a description of the requirements for 
each such amounts specific to the Initiative. 
(5) With respect to each project under military 
construction accounts (including with respect to un-
specified minor military construction and amounts 
for planning and design), the country, location, 
project title, and project amount by fiscal year. 
SEC. 1253. PROTECTION OF EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INI-
TIATIVE 
FUNDS 
FROM 
DIVERSION 
FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES. 
(a) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days after 
any obligation of funds in an amount of $10,000,000 
or more for the European Deterrence Initiative for 
fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on that obligation of such 
funds for that fiscal year. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
under paragraph (1) shall specify— 
(A) the activities and forms of assistance for 
which the Secretary obligated such funds; and 
(B) the amount of the obligation. 
(b) END OF FISCAL YEAR REPORT.—Not later than 
November 30, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that contains— 
(1) a detailed summary of funds obligated for the 
European Deterrence Initiative for the preceding fis-
cal year; and 
(2) a detailed comparison of funds obligated for 
the European Deterrence Initiative for the preceding 
fiscal year to amounts requested for the Initiative for 
that fiscal year in the materials submitted to Con-
gress by the Secretary in support of the budget of the 
President for that fiscal year as required by section 
1252(b), including with respect to each of the ac-
counts described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and 
(5) of section 1252(b) and the information required 
under each such paragraph. 
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SEC. 1254. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY INVESTMENT IN EUROPE. 
It is the policy of the United States to develop, imple-
ment, and sustain a credible deterrent against aggression 
and long-term strategic competition by the Government of 
Russia in order to enhance regional and global security and 
stability, including by the following: 
(1) Increased United States presence in Europe, 
including additional permanently stationed forces, 
continued rotational deployments, increased pre-posi-
tioned military equipment, and sufficient and nec-
essary infrastructure additions and improvements 
throughout Europe. 
(2) Planning regarding the United States mili-
tary footprint in Europe to recognize the essential 
role played by United States allies and partners in 
establishing deterrence and advancing regional and 
global security and stability. 
(3) Commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) and its founding values and 
commitments by NATO allies to the common defense, 
including NATO goals regarding defense investments, 
and to NATO’s founding principles of democracy, in-
dividual liberty, and the rule of law. 
(4) Planning to ensure the United States mili-
tary footprint in Europe is holistic and geographi-
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cally appropriate for a comprehensive response to the 
challenges posed by the Government of Russia across 
numerous European fronts. 
(5) Commitment to United States Government 
investment and prioritization of efforts in Europe, 
particularly through efforts led by the Department of 
State, to counter the Government of Russia’s global 
campaign to interfere in and undermine democratic 
systems of government, elections, values, and institu-
tions, and disrupt United States alliances and part-
nerships, through indirect action (such as information 
operations intended to influence), including robust in-
formation sharing and cooperation with partners and 
allies to counter influence campaigns and sufficient 
cyber, counter-messaging, and intelligence resources. 
(6) Planning to take into account the importance 
of strategic stability, arms control, and strategic dia-
logue as they contribute to United States national se-
curity, collective defense, and regional and global se-
curity. 
(7) Encouraging increased communication by 
NATO officials, to raise awareness of the Alliance’s 
mission, efforts, and concerns achieved by actively en-
gaging with Congress and the executive branch. 
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SEC. 1255. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF F–35 AIRCRAFT TO 
TURKEY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2020 may be obligated or expended— 
(1) to transfer, facilitate the transfer, or author-
ize the transfer of, any F–35 aircraft or related sup-
port equipment or parts to Turkey; 
(2) to transfer intellectual property, technical 
data, or material support necessary for or related to 
any maintenance or support of the F–35 aircraft nec-
essary to establish Turkey’s indigenous F–35 capa-
bility; or 
(3) to construct a storage facility for, or other-
wise facilitate the storage in Turkey of, any F–35 air-
craft transferred to Turkey. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense, jointly 
with the Secretary of State, may waive the limitation under 
subsection (a) only if such Secretaries submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a written certification that 
contains a determination of such Secretaries, and any rel-
evant documentation that forms the basis for the determina-
tion, that— 
(1) the Government of Turkey has provided cred-
ible assurances that Turkey will not accept delivery 
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