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Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: 
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not 
yet transferred to the military or National Security Forces 
of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the United 
States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of De-
fense upon written notification to the congressional de-
fense committees: Provided further, That amounts made 
available by this section are designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
available for replacement of funds for items provided to 
the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the 
United States to the extent specifically provided for in sec-
tion 9013 of this Act. 
SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under section 9013 may be used to procure or transfer 
man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 9016. Equipment procured using funds provided 
in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part-
nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 
1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
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(Public Law 113–291), and not yet transferred to author-
ized recipients may be transferred to foreign security 
forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized 
to receive assistance using amounts provided under the 
heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this 
Act: Provided, That such equipment may be transferred 
15 days following written notification to the congressional 
defense committees. 
SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for pay-
ments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for re-
imbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made 
available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 
(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net-
work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 
and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 
steps to end support for such groups and prevent 
them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 
carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 
countries; 
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(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 
and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub-
section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 
national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 
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shall report to the congressional defense committees on 
both the justification for the waiver and on the require-
ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 
not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 
be submitted in classified form if necessary. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military 
personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve near- 
term intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capa-
bilities and related processing, exploitation, and dissemi-
nation functions of the Department of Defense: Provided, 
That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 
30 days prior to exercising the transfer authority provided 
in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees on the pro-
posed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the 
funds provided in this section may not be transferred to 
any program, project, or activity specifically limited or de-
nied by this Act: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be obligated for new start efforts: Provided further, 
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That amounts made available by this section are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
authority to provide funding under this section shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 
including for the introduction of United States armed or 
military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con-
travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543). 
SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be 
made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 
aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 
the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of De-
fense provides a report to the congressional defense com-
mittees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift re-
quirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s abil-
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ity to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft 
in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if nec-
essary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan 
Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. 
SEC. 9021. Funds available for the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund may be used to provide limited train-
ing, equipment, and other assistance that would otherwise 
be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a unit of the security 
forces of Afghanistan only if the Secretary certifies to the 
congressional defense committees, within 30 days of a de-
cision to provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such 
assistance would present significant risk to U.S. or coali-
tion forces or significantly undermine United States na-
tional security objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Sec-
retary has sought a commitment by the Government of 
Afghanistan to take all necessary corrective steps: Pro-
vided, That such certification shall be accompanied by a 
report describing: (1) the information relating to the gross 
violation of human rights; (2) the circumstances that ne-
cessitated the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan 
security force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided 
and the assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective steps 
to be taken by the Government of Afghanistan: Provided 
further, That every 120 days after the initial report an 
additional report shall be submitted detailing the status 
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of any corrective steps taken by the Government of Af-
ghanistan: Provided further, That if the Government of Af-
ghanistan has not initiated necessary corrective steps 
within one year of the certification, the authority under 
this section to provide assistance to such unit shall no 
longer apply: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a report to such committees detailing the final dis-
position of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9022. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the expenses of any member of 
the Taliban to participate in any meeting that does not 
include the participation of members of the Government 
of Afghanistan or that restricts the participation of 
women. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9023. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 
amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Defense 
Security Cooperation Account’’, 2019/2020, $7,000,000; 
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‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2019/2020, 
$30,000,000; 
‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2019/2020, 
$13,000,000; and 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, 2019/2021, $16,574,000. 
SEC. 9024. Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 9025. (a) The Authorization for Use of Military 
Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is here-
by repealed. 
(b) The repeal contained in subsection (a)— 
(1) takes effect on the date that is 240 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) applies with respect to each operation or 
other action that is being carried out pursuant to 
the Authorization for Use of Military Force initiated 
before such effective date. 
SEC. 9026. Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
authorizing the use of force against Iran. 
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TITLE X—TO DIRECT THE RE-
MOVAL OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES FROM HOS-
TILITIES IN THE REPUBLIC 
OF YEMEN THAT HAVE NOT 
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CON-
GRESS 
SEC. 10001. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Congress has the sole power to declare war 
under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the United 
States Constitution. 
(2) Congress has not declared war with respect 
to, or provided a specific statutory authorization for, 
the conflict between military forces led by Saudi 
Arabia, including forces from the United Arab Emir-
ates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, 
Senegal, and Sudan (the Saudi-led coalition), 
against the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, in 
the Republic of Yemen. 
(3) Since March 2015, members of the United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced into hos-
tilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the 
Houthis, including providing to the Saudi-led coali-
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tion aerial targeting assistance, intelligence sharing, 
and mid-flight aerial refueling. 
(4) The United States has established a Joint 
Combined Planning Cell with Saudi Arabia, in which 
members of the United States Armed Forces assist 
in aerial targeting and help to coordinate military 
and intelligence activities. 
(5) In December 2017, Secretary of Defense 
James N. Mattis stated, ‘‘We have gone in to be 
very—to be helpful where we can in identifying how 
you do target analysis and how you make certain 
you hit the right thing.’’. 
(6) The conflict between the Saudi-led coalition 
and the Houthis constitutes, within the meaning of 
section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1543(a)), either hostilities or a situation 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances into which United 
States Armed Forces have been introduced. 
(7) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution 
(50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that ‘‘at any time that 
United States Armed Forces are engaged in hos-
tilities outside the territory of the United States, its 
possessions and territories without a declaration of 
war or specific statutory authorization, such forces 
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