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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), not later than 180 days 
after the date of the submission of the report 
under subsection (b), and annually thereafter 
for 8 years, the President shall impose one or 
more of the sanctions described in subpara-
graph (B) with respect to any foreign person or 
agency or instrumentality of a foreign state 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(B) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanc-
tions described in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(i) No sales of any defense articles, 
defense services, or design and construc-
tion services under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may be 
made to the foreign person or agency or 
instrumentality of the foreign state. 
(ii) No licenses for export of any item 
on the United States Munitions List that 
include the foreign person or agency or in-
strumentality of the foreign state as a 
party to the license may be granted. 
(iii) No exports may be permitted to 
the foreign person or agency or instrumen-
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tality of the foreign state of any goods or 
technologies controlled for national security 
reasons under the Export Administration 
Regulations, except that such prohibition 
shall not apply to any transaction subject 
to the reporting requirements of title V of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 413 et seq.; relating to congres-
sional oversight of intelligence activities). 
(iv)(I) The President may exercise of 
all powers granted to the President by the 
International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that 
the requirements of section 202 of such 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to 
the extent necessary to block and prohibit 
all transactions in all property and inter-
ests in property of a foreign person or 
agency or instrumentality of the foreign 
state if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come 
within the United States, or are or come 
within the possession or control of a 
United States person. 
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(II)(aa) The authority to impose sanc-
tions under subclause (I) shall not include 
the authority to impose sanctions relating 
to the importation of goods. 
(bb) In item (aa), the term ‘‘good’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
16 of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as continued 
in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(cc) The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a per-
son that violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of 
regulations promulgated under this section 
to carry out subclause (I) to the same ex-
tent that such penalties apply to a person 
that commits an unlawful act described in 
section 206(a) of that Act. 
(dd) Except as provided in subpara-
graph (I), the President may exercise all 
authorities provided to the President under 
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sections 203 and 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of 
carrying out subclause (I). 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.—The President shall not 
be required to apply sanctions with respect to 
a foreign person or an agency or instrumen-
tality of a foreign state identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1)— 
(i)(I) if the President certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees that 
the foreign person or agency or instrumen-
tality of the foreign state— 
(aa) is no longer carrying out ac-
tivities or transactions for which the 
sanctions were imposed pursuant to 
this paragraph; or 
(bb) has taken and is continuing 
to take significant verifiable steps to-
ward terminating the activities or 
transactions for which the sanctions 
were imposed pursuant to this para-
graph; and 
(II) the President has received reliable 
assurances from the foreign person or the 
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agency or instrumentality of the foreign 
state that it will not carry out any activi-
ties or transactions for which sanctions 
may be imposed pursuant to this para-
graph in the future; 
(ii) in the case of procurement of de-
fense articles or defense services by the 
United States Government under existing 
contracts or subcontracts, including the ex-
ercise of options for production quantities 
to satisfy requirements essential to the na-
tional security of the United States, if the 
President determines in writing to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(I) the foreign person or agency 
or instrumentality of a foreign state 
to which the sanctions would other-
wise be applied is a sole source sup-
plier of the defense articles or serv-
ices, that the defense articles or serv-
ices are essential, and that alternative 
sources are not readily or reasonably 
available; and 
(II) it is in the national interest 
and the President certifies such deter-
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mination in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees; or 
(iii) if the President certifies in writ-
ing to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the identification of the for-
eign person or agency or instrumentality of 
a foreign state would impede the supply by 
any entity of the Russian Federation of a 
product or service, or the procurement of 
such product or service, by the Govern-
ment of the United States— 
(I) for purposes of civil aviation 
safety; or 
(II) in connection with any space 
launch conducted for the Government 
of the United States. 
(3) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (2) for renewable periods not 
to exceed 180 days with respect to a foreign person 
or foreign persons, or agency or instrumentality of 
a foreign state, if the President— 
(A) determines that the waiver is impor-
tant to the national security of the United 
States; and 
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(iv) such other items or systems as 
the President may, by regulation, deter-
mine necessary for purposes of this sub-
section. 
(B) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF A 
FOREIGN STATE.—The term ‘‘agency or instru-
mentality of a foreign state’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 1603(b) of title 28, 
United States Code. 
(C) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives. 
(D) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign 
person’’ means— 
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(i) an individual who is not a United 
States person; or 
(ii) a corporation, partnership, or 
other nongovernmental entity which is not 
a United States person. 
(E) MAJOR
DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT.—The 
term ‘‘major defense equipment’’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 120.8 of title 
22, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(F) 
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘person’’ 
means— 
(i) a natural person; 
(ii) a corporation, business associa-
tion, partnership, society, trust, financial 
institution, insurer, underwriter, guar-
antor, and any other business organization, 
any other nongovernmental entity, organi-
zation, or group, and any governmental en-
tity operating as a business enterprise; and 
(iii) any successor to any entity de-
scribed in clause (ii). 
(G) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
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(i) a United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
to the United States; 
(ii) an entity organized under the laws 
of the United States or of any jurisdiction 
within the United States, including a for-
eign branch of such an entity; or 
(iii) any person in the United States. 
(5) DETERMINATION OF SOPHISTICATED.—The 
Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of Defense and in coordination with the heads 
of other relevant Federal agencies, shall promulgate 
regulations to determine if a good, service, or tech-
nology is sophisticated for purposes of this section. 
(6) DETERMINATION OF BENEFICIAL OWNER-
SHIP.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall promul-
gate regulations for determining beneficial ownership 
of an entity described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to be 
less than fifty percent ownership. 
(7) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall seek to consult and cooperate with United 
States allies and partners to impose sanctions as re-
quired under this subsection and to maximize the ef-
fect of these sanctions. 
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(8) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection takes 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
applies with respect to activities and transactions de-
scribed in paragraph (1) that are carried out on or 
after such date of enactment. 
(d) ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF 
CERTAIN DEFENSE ARTICLES OR DEFENSE SERVICES 
FROM RUSSIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an agency or 
instrumentality of the Islamic Republic of Iran or of 
any other state sponsor of terrorism that engages in 
the activities described in paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pur-
suant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)), require a li-
cense under the Export Administration Regulations 
to export, re-export, or transfer to that foreign state, 
or specific sectors of that foreign state, any item 
subject to the Export Administration Regulations 
other than food, medicine, or medical devices. 
(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are the purchase, lease, or 
acquisition, on or after March 6, 2014, of major de-
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fense equipment or advanced conventional weapons 
from the Russian Federation. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF APPLICATION.—The Presi-
dent may suspend the application of the measures 
described in paragraph (1) for renewable periods not 
to exceed 180 days if the President determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that it is in the national security interest of the 
United States to do so. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to apply to reexports 
of foreign manufactured items by non-United States 
persons that contain less than 10 percent United 
States-origin content, or previously licensed exports, 
reexports, or transfers. 
(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ADVANCED
CONVENTIONAL
WEAP-
ONS.—The term ‘‘advanced conventional weap-
ons’’ has the meaning given such term in sub-
section (c). 
(B) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(C) EXPORT
ADMINISTRATION
REGULA-
TIONS.—The 
term 
‘‘Export 
Administration 
Regulations’’ means subchapter C of chapter 
VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). 
(D) MAJOR
DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT.—The 
term ‘‘major defense equipment’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in subsection (c). 
(E) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM.—The 
term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means a 
country the government of which the Secretary 
of State determines has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism pur-
suant to section 6(j) of the Export Administra-
tion Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursu-
ant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export 
Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, or any other relevant pro-
vision of law. 
(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The licensing require-
ment under paragraph (1) shall take effect not later 
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than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION OF 
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS ENGAGING IN 
TRANSACTIONS WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OR DEFENSE 
SECTORS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION.—Section 231 of the Countering America’s Ad-
versaries Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44; 22 
U.S.C. 9525) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsection (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c), as amend-
ed, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMINATION 
OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—The President shall not 
be required to apply sanctions to a person described 
in subsection (a) for renewable periods not to exceed 
180 days with respect to the person if the President 
certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional 
committees that— 
‘‘(A) the person— 
‘‘(i) is no longer engaging in the activ-
ity described in subsection (a); 
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‘‘(ii) has taken and is continuing to 
take significant verifiable steps toward ter-
minating the activity described in that sub-
section; or 
‘‘(iii) has agreed to reduce reliance 
upon Russian defense or intelligence sec-
tors of the Government of the Russian 
Federation trade over a specified period; 
‘‘(B) the person is taking specified actions 
to further the enforcement of this section; and 
‘‘(C) the President has received reliable as-
surances from the government with primary ju-
risdiction over the person that the person will 
not engage in any activity described in sub-
section (a) in the future outside of the param-
eters of any actions specified in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) or (iii) of such certification. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The certification described in 
paragraph (1) shall be transmitted in an unclassified 
form, and may contain a classified annex.’’. 
(f) EXCEPTION RELATING
TO IMPORTATION
OF 
GOODS.—No provision affecting sanctions under this sec-
tion or an amendment made by this section shall apply 
to any portion of a sanction that affects the importation 
of goods. 
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(g) TERMINATION.—This section, including the au-
thority to impose sanctions under this section and any 
sanctions so imposed, and any amendment made by this 
section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1237. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2488), as amended by section 1231 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91), is further amended by striking ‘‘or 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, 2018, or 2019’’. 
SEC. 1238. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING RUSSIA’S VIO-
LATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CON-
VENTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States ratified the Convention 
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
their Destruction, known as the ‘‘Chemical Weapons 
Convention’’, on April 24, 1997. 
(2) The Russian Federation ratified the Chem-
ical Weapons Convention on November 5, 1997. 
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(3) Article 1 of the Chemical Weapons Conven-
tion requires all signatories to ‘‘never under any cir-
cumstances * * * use chemical weapons’’. 
(4) Russia’s stock of chemical weapons has 
been implicated in the assassination or injuries of 
the following individuals: 
(A) Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal, and 
Wiltshire Police Detective Sergeant Nicholas 
Bailey, 
poisoned 
using 
the 
nerve 
agent 
‘‘novichok’’ in Salisbury, England, in March 
2018. 
(B) Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned using 
polonium, in London, England, in November 
2006, about whose death a January 2016 in-
quest ordered by the British Parliament con-
cluded 
‘‘the 
FSB 
operation 
to 
kill 
Mr 
Litvinenko was probably approved by Mr 
Patrushev [then-director of the FSB] and also 
by President Putin’’. 
(5) Russia has also demonstrated its disregard 
for the obligations imposed by the Chemical Weap-
ons Convention by— 
(A) continuing to provide military and dip-
lomatic support for Syrian President Bashar al- 
Assad, who has used chemical weapons includ-
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ing chlorine gas and sarin against Syrian citi-
zens; 
(B) actively working to hinder the efforts 
of inspectors of the Organization for the Prohi-
bition of Chemical Weapons in Syria; and 
(C) consistently using its veto power at the 
United Nations Security Council to prevent ef-
fective international action against Assad for 
such activities. 
(6) The Condition 10(C) Report on Compliance 
with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Devel-
opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chem-
ical Weapons and on Their Destruction published by 
the Department of State in March 2018 asserts that 
‘‘Based on available information, the United States 
cannot certify that Russia has met its obligations 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention for dec-
laration of its: (1) [chemical weapons production fa-
cilities]; (2) [chemical weapons] development facili-
ties; and (3) [chemical weapons] stockpiles. In fact, 
due to Russia’s March 4, 2018, use of a military- 
grade nerve agent to attack two individuals in the 
United Kingdom, the United States certifies that the 
Russian Federation is in non-compliance with its ob-
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ligations under the [Chemical Weapons Conven-
tion].’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Russia’s actions constitute violations of 
Russia’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Conven-
tion. 
SEC. 1239. UNITED STATES ACTIONS REGARDING MATE-
RIAL BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) UNITED STATES ACTIONS.—If the President does 
not certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Russian Federation has returned to full and 
verifiable compliance with the INF Treaty within one year 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, the prohibitions 
set forth in Article VI of the INF Treaty shall no longer 
be binding on the United States as a matter of United 
States law. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 
on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Trea-
ty’’, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and 
entered into force June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1240. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO EX-
TEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 
START TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The New START Treaty provides that, 
‘‘[w]hen a Party believes that a new kind of stra-
tegic offensive arm is emerging, that Party shall 
have the right to raise the question of such a stra-
tegic offensive arm for consideration in the Bilateral 
Consultative Commission’’. 
(2) Russian Federation President Vladimir 
Putin stated in a March 1, 2018, public speech 
that— 
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(A) ‘‘I will speak about the newest systems 
of Russian strategic weapons that we are cre-
ating * * * we have embarked on the develop-
ment of the next generation of missiles.’’; 
(B) ‘‘We started to develop new types of 
strategic arms that do not use ballistic trajec-
tories at all when moving toward a target.’’; 
(C) ‘‘One of them is a small-scale heavy- 
duty nuclear energy unit that can be installed 
in a missile like our latest X-101 air-launched 
missile * * * In late 2017, Russia successfully 
launched its latest nuclear-powered missile at 
the central training ground. During its flight, 
the nuclear-powered engine reached its design 
capacity and provided the necessary propul-
sion.’’; 
(D) ‘‘[i]n December 2017, an innovative 
nuclear power unit for this unmanned under-
water vehicle completed a test cycle that lasted 
many years * * * [t]he tests that were con-
ducted enabled us to begin developing a new 
type of strategic weapon that would carry mas-
sive nuclear ordnance’’; 
(E) ‘‘[b]y the way, we have yet to choose 
names for these two new strategic weapons, the 
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global range cruise missile and the unmanned 
underwater vehicle. We are waiting for sugges-
tions from the Defence Ministry’’; 
(F) ‘‘A real technological breakthrough is 
the development of a strategic missile system 
with fundamentally new combat equipment—a 
gliding wing unit, which has also been success-
fully tested * * * [w]e called it the Avangard’’; 
and 
(G) ‘‘I want to specifically emphasise that 
the newly developed strategic arms—in fact, 
new types of strategic weapons—are not the re-
sult of something left over from the Soviet 
Union. Of course, we relied on some ideas from 
our ingenious predecessors. But everything I 
have described today is the result of the last 
several years, the product of dozens of research 
organisations, design bureaus and institute.’’. 
(3) During the House Armed Services Com-
mittee hearing on April 12, 2018, Secretary of De-
fense James Mattis was asked whether Russia 
should honor the terms of the treaty and limit its 
new strategic offensive arms under the New START 
Treaty as it requires and he stated ‘‘Sir, I believe 
they should.’’. 
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(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or 
expended to extend the implementation of the New 
START Treaty unless and until the President— 
(1) certifies to the appropriate congressional 
committees that— 
(A) the President has raised the issue of 
covered Russian systems in the appropriate fora 
with the Russian Federation under Article V of 
the New START Treaty or otherwise; and 
(B) the Russian Federation has responded 
in writing to the United States as to whether 
they will agree to declare the covered Russian 
systems as strategic offensive arms or otherwise 
pursuant to the New START Treaty; 
(2) submits a copy of the written response of 
the Russian Federation described in paragraph 
(1)(B) to the appropriate congressional committees; 
and 
(3) notifies the appropriate congressional com-
mittees as to whether the position of the Russian 
Federation threatens the viability of the New 
START Treaty or requires appropriate United 
States political, economic, or military responses. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
RUSSIAN
SYSTEMS.—The term 
‘‘covered Russian systems’’ means the following: 
(A) The heavy intercontinental missile sys-
tem known as ‘‘Sarmat’’ or otherwise identified. 
(B) 
An 
air-launched 
nuclear-powered 
cruise missile known as ‘‘X-101’’ or otherwise 
identified. 
(C) An unmanned underwater vehicle 
known as ‘‘Status 6’’ or otherwise identified. 
(D) 
The 
long-distance 
guided 
flight 
hypersonic 
weapons 
system 
known 
by 
‘‘Avanguard’’ or otherwise identified. 
(3) NEW
START
TREATY.—The term ‘‘New 
START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 
United States of America and the Russian Federa-
tion on Measures for the Further Reduction and 
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Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at 
Prague April 8, 2010, and entered into force Feb-
ruary 5, 2011. 
SEC. 1241. REPORT ON KREMLIN-LINKED CORRUPTION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the intelligence community should dedicate 
resources to further expose key networks which the 
corrupt political class in Russia uses to hide the 
money it steals; and 
(2) the President should pursue efforts to stifle 
Russian use of hidden financial channels, including 
anonymous shell companies and real estate invest-
ments, in a manner similar to the efforts undertaken 
to tighten banking regulations after the terrorist at-
tacks on September 11, 2001. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit a report to Congress on assets owned by 
Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs, and senior officials of 
the Russian Government, including— 
(1) with respect to bank accounts, real estate 
holdings, and other financial assets, including those 
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outside of Russia, that are owned by or accessible to 
Putin— 
(A) the location of such accounts, holdings, 
or assets; and 
(B) the contents of such accounts or the 
amount held through such holdings or assets; 
(2) the location, size, and contents of any assets 
of any oligarch listed pursuant to section 241 of the 
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
tions Act (Public Law 115–44; 131 Stat. 922); and 
(3) any ‘‘front’’ or shell companies, or other 
intermediaries, used by senior officials of the Rus-
sian Government to hide assets from public disclo-
sure. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in classified form. 
(d) REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO ISSUE UNCLASSIFIED 
REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
submission of the report required under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall— 
(1) publish an unclassified version of such re-
port on a publicly available website of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury; or 
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(2) submit a notification to Congress describing 
the reasons for which the Secretary has determined 
that such release is not possible. 
SEC. 1242. REPORT ON RUSSIA’S SUPPORT FOR THE 
TALIBAN AND OTHER DESTABILIZING ACTIVI-
TIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 
shall jointly submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions a report on Russia’s support for the Taliban and 
other destabilizing activities in Afghanistan. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. SUPPORT FOR INDO-PACIFIC STABILITY INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Initiative established pursuant to sub-
section (b) of section 1251 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1676) bolsters the efforts of the 
United States and its allies and partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region to deter aggression by providing 
resources to— 
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(A) increase the presence and capabilities 
and enhance the posture of the United States 
Armed Forces in the region; 
(B) improve military and defense infra-
structure, basing, logistics, and access in the 
Indo-Pacific region in order to enhance the re-
sponsiveness and capabilities of the United 
States Armed Forces; and 
(C) increase bilateral and multilateral 
training and exercises with regional allies and 
partners; and 
(2) the United States should develop a multi- 
year strategic plan that specifies resource priorities 
to meet the objectives and the activities of the Initia-
tive described in subsection (c) of such section 1251. 
(b) REQUIREMENT AND RESOURCE PLAN.—Not later 
than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a requirement and 
resource plan that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of the challenges faced by the 
United States to meet the objectives and activities 
outlined in subsection (c) of such section 1251. 
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(2) The plan, resource requirements, and any 
additional authorities needed through fiscal year 
2024 to address such challenges. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) INCLUSION IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall also include the requirement and 
resource plan required by subsection (b) in the budget ma-
terials submitted by the Secretary in support of the budget 
of the President for fiscal year 2020 (submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code). 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1251 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
is amended by striking ‘‘Indo-Asia-Pacific’’ and inserting 
‘‘Indo-Pacific’’ each place it appears. 
(f) 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. 1252. UNITED STATES STRATEGY ON CHINA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has a national strategic 
interest in ensuring that the United States main-
tains political, diplomatic, economic, military, and 
technological advantages over competitive adver-
saries. 
(2) The 2018 National Defense Strategy states 
that ‘‘the central challenge to the U.S. prosperity 
and security is the reemergence of long-term, stra-
tegic competition by what the National Security 
Strategy classifies as revisionist powers. It is in-
creasingly clear that China and Russia want to 
shape a world consistent with their authoritarian 
model—gaining veto authority over other nations’ 
economic, diplomatic, and security decisions’’. 
(3) The 2018 National Defense Strategy fur-
ther states that ‘‘China is leveraging military mod-
ernization, influence operations, and predatory eco-
nomics to coerce neighboring countries to reorder 
the Indo-Pacific region to their advantage. As China 
continues its economic and military ascendance, as-
serting power through an all-of-nation long term 
strategy, it will continue to pursue a military mod-
ernization program that seeks Indo-Pacific regional 
hegemony in the near-term and displacement of the 
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United States to achieve global preeminence in the 
future’’. 
(4) Statements by officials of the United States 
and leading experts have emphasized that the 
United States requires a whole-of-government re-
sponse, across the full spectrum of capabilities, to 
address the challenges posed by China. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress declares that 
long-term strategic competition with China is a principal 
priority for the United States that requires the integration 
of multiple elements of national power, including diplo-
matic, economic, intelligence, law enforcement, and mili-
tary elements, to protect and strengthen national security. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2019, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing a 
whole-of-government strategy with respect to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(2) ELEMENTS
OF
STRATEGY.—The strategy 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Strategic assessments of and planned 
responses to address the following activities by 
the Chinese Communist Party: 
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(i) The use of political influence, in-
formation 
operations, 
censorship, 
and 
propaganda to undermine democratic insti-
tutions and processes, and the freedoms of 
speech, expression, press, and academic 
thought. 
(ii) The use of intelligence networks 
to exploit open research and development. 
(iii) The use of economic tools, includ-
ing market access and investment to gain 
access to sensitive United States indus-
tries. 
(iv) Malicious cyber activities. 
(v) The use of investment, infrastruc-
ture, and development projects, such as 
China’s Belt and Road Initiative, in Africa, 
Europe, Central Asia, South America, and 
the Indo-Pacific region, and the Polar Silk 
Road in the Arctic, as a means to gain ac-
cess and influence. 
(vi) The use of military activities, ca-
pabilities, and defense installations, and 
hybrid warfare methods, short of tradi-
tional armed conflict, against the United 
States or its allies and partners. 
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(vii) The abuse of employment and 
student visa programs to enter the United 
States in order to conduct political, aca-
demic, or social influence efforts, or for the 
purposes of establishing Chinese Com-
munist Party cells or other entities under 
the control or coordination of the Chinese 
Communist Party. 
(viii) The Chinese Communist Party’s 
coercion or intimidation of Chinese nation-
als studying or working in the United 
States or outside China. 
(B) Available or planned methods to en-
hance strategic communication to counter Chi-
nese influence and promote United States inter-
ests. 
(C) An identification of the key diplomatic, 
development, intelligence, military, and eco-
nomic resources necessary to implement the 
strategy. 
(D) A plan to maximize the coordination 
and effectiveness of such resources to counter 
the threats posed by the activities described in 
subparagraph (A). 
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(E) Available or planned interagency mech-
anisms for the coordination and implementation 
of the strategy. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(4) ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The Presi-
dent shall ensure that the annual budget submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code, clearly highlights the programs 
and projects proposed to be funded that relate to the 
strategy required by paragraph (1). 
(5) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriage con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
Finance, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Com-
mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 
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Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
and the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives. 
SEC. 1253. STRENGTHENING TAIWAN’S FORCE READINESS. 
(a) DEFENSE ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with appropriate counterparts 
of Taiwan, conduct a comprehensive assessment of Tai-
wan’s military forces, particularly Taiwan’s reserves. The 
assessment shall provide recommendations to improve the 
efficiency, effectiveness, readiness, and resilience of Tai-
wan’s self-defense capability in the following areas: 
(1) Personnel management and force develop-
ment, particularly reserve forces. 
(2) Recruitment, training, and military pro-
grams. 
(3) Command, control, communications and in-
telligence. 
(4) Technology research and development. 
(5) Defense article procurement and logistics. 
(6) Strategic planning and resource manage-
ment. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 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 containing each of the following: 
(A) A summary of the assessment con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (a). 
(B) A list of any recommendations result-
ing from such assessment. 
(C) A plan for the United States, including 
by using appropriate security cooperation au-
thorities, to— 
(i) 
facilitate 
any 
relevant 
rec-
ommendations from such list; 
(ii) expand senior military-to-military 
engagement and joint training by the 
United States Armed Forces with the mili-
tary of Taiwan; and 
(iii) support United States foreign 
military sales and other equipment trans-
fers to Taiwan, particularly for developing 
asymmetric warfare capabilities. 
(2) APPROPRIATE SECURITY COOPERATION AU-
THORITIES.—For purposes of the plan described in 
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paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘‘appropriate security co-
operation authorities’’ means— 
(A) section 311 of title 10, United States 
Code (relating to exchange of defense per-
sonnel); 
(B) section 332 such title (relating to de-
fense institution building); and 
(C) other security cooperation authorities 
under chapter 16 of such title. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1254. MODIFICATION, REDESIGNATION, AND EXTEN-
SION OF SOUTHEAST ASIA MARITIME SECU-
RITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND REDESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 
1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1073; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note), as amended by section 
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1289 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2555), is further amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘South 
China Sea’’ and inserting ‘‘South China Sea 
and Indian Ocean’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
‘Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative’ ’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the ‘Indo-Pacific Maritime Secu-
rity Initiative’ ’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading 
of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1263. Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.’’. 
(b) COVERED COUNTRIES.—Subsection (e)(2) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) India.’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION
OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES.— 
Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(f) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, is authorized to include additional foreign 
countries under subsection (b) for purposes of providing 
assistance and training under subsection (a) and addi-
tional foreign countries under subsection (e)(2) for pur-
poses of providing payment of incremental expenses in 
connection with training described in subsection (a)(1)(B) 
if, with respect to each such additional foreign country, 
the Secretary determines and certifies to the appropriate 
committees of Congress that it is important for increasing 
maritime security and maritime domain awareness in the 
Indo-Pacific region.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such section, as 
redesignated, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1255. MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION WITH UNITED STATES RE-
GIONAL ALLIES AND PARTNERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(North Korea) continues to develop, test, and threat-
en the use of intercontinental ballistic missiles and 
nuclear weapons that threaten the United States 
and United States allies and partners. 
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(2) The People’s Republic of China and the 
Russian Federation continue to develop and deploy 
advanced counter-intervention technologies, includ-
ing fielding and testing highly maneuverable reentry 
vehicles and warheads (such as hypersonic weapons), 
and cruise missiles and small-unmanned aircraft sys-
tems (UAS) that challenge United States strategic, 
operational, and tactical freedom of movement and 
maneuver. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should— 
(1) continue to develop and deploy a robust 
missile defense in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) increase the capacity of interceptors, sen-
sors, and operational concepts in the region; 
(3) continue bilateral and multilateral oper-
ationally realistic missile defense exercises in the re-
gion; 
(4) increase coordination with United States re-
gional allies and partners, including Japan, South 
Korea, Australia, India, and other countries, as ap-
propriate; 
(5) begin planning for military exercises in 
2020 with United States regional allies and partners 
that is specifically focused on interoperability; 
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(6) integrate radar information from United 
States and allied Patriot, Terminal High Altitude 
Area Defense, Aegis, and other systems for region- 
wide command and control capabilities; 
(7) increase the capacity of United States allies 
and partners through foreign military sales; 
(8) seek increased areas of co-production for 
components of missile defense systems; and 
(9) develop new capabilities to address threats 
to the region. 
(c) MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct 
missile defense exercises in the Indo-Pacific region with 
United States regional allies and partners to improve 
interoperability. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on plans for missile defense exercises as de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1256. QUADRILATERAL COOPERATION AND EXERCISE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States, Japan, India, and Australia 
should— 
(1) promote security and stability in the Indo- 
Pacific region; 
(2) increase quadrilateral meetings to discuss 
and strengthen interoperability of their respective 
military and naval forces; 
(3) plan joint quadrilateral military patrols and 
exercises; 
(4) promote the values of a free and open Indo- 
Pacific region and address themes such as respect 
for international law, maritime security, non-
proliferation, and terrorism in the region; 
(5) explore joint regional infrastructure initia-
tives in the region; 
(6) engage in maritime capacity building among 
smaller Indo-Pacific countries; 
(7) develop new capabilities to deter and defend 
against threats to the region; and 
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(8) support regional institutions and bodies, in-
cluding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
Regional Forum, to increase regional cooperation 
with respect to maritime security and domain aware-
ness and to promote internationally accepted rules 
and norms. 
(b) EXERCISE.—The Secretary of Defense may con-
duct a quadrilateral naval military exercise. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 
a briefing on the matters contained in this section. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional 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. 1257. NAME OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COM-
MAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The combatant command known 
as the United States Pacific Command shall, beginning 
on January 1, 2020, be known as the ‘‘United States 
Indo-Pacific Command’’. Any reference to such combatant 
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command in any law, regulation, map, document, record, 
or other paper of the United States shall be considered 
to be a reference to the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
NON-FEDERALIZED 
SERVICE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 
AND
EQUIPMENT
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 10504 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sec-
tion 1071(a)(31), is further amended in subsection 
(c), as redesignated by such section, in paragraph 
(3)(H) by striking ‘‘United States Pacific Com-
mand’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Indo-Pacific 
Command’’. 
(2) CONTRACTING WITH THE ENEMY.—Section 
843(4) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 
2302 note) is amended by striking ‘‘United States 
Pacific Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
Indo-Pacific Command’’. 
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SEC. 1258. REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL LANGUAGES AND 
EXPERTISE IN CHINESE, KOREAN, AND RUS-
SIAN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) evaluate the operational requirements for 
members of the Armed Forces possessing foreign 
language expertise in critical East Asian languages, 
including Chinese, Korean, and Russian; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a plan to address any shortfalls in these critical 
areas. 
SEC. 1259. MODIFICATION OF REPORT REQUIRED UNDER 
ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY CO-
OPERATION WITH INDIA. 
Subsection (a)(2) of section 1292 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The report shall also include a 
forward-looking strategy’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall also in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a forward-looking strategy’’; 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a description of any limitations that 
hinder or slows progress in implementing the 
actions described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(L) of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) a description of actions India is tak-
ing, or the actions the Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of State believe India should take, 
to advance the relationship between the United 
States and in regards to subparagraphs (A) 
through (L) of paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(D) a description of— 
‘‘(i) measures that can be taken by 
the United States and India to improve 
interoperability; and 
‘‘(ii) progress in enabling agreements 
between the United States and India.’’. 
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SEC. 1260. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON NAVAL VESSEL 
TRANSFERS TO JAPAN. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to support 
maritime defense cooperation with Japan, including 
through the transfer of excess United States naval vessels 
to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Such trans-
fers should include capabilities such as those represented 
by the Tarawa class amphibious assault ship, the Austin 
class amphibious transport dock, and the Charleston class 
amphibious cargo ship. 
SEC. 1261. REPORT AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION ON CHINA’S 
MILITARY, MARITIME, AND AIR ACTIVITIES IN 
THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that greater transparency of China’s provocative 
military, maritime, and air activities in the Indo-Pacific 
region would— 
(1) aid in raising awareness of these activities 
in regional and international forums; 
(2) enable regional security partners to more ef-
fectively protect their sovereignty and defend their 
rights under international law; and 
(3) maintain stability within the region to en-
able constructive relations with China. 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees on a quar-
terly basis a report describing China’s provocative 
military, maritime, and air activities in the Indo-Pa-
cific region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall, at minimum, 
address China’s provocative military, maritime, and 
air activities, military deployments, and operations 
and infrastructure construction in the East China 
Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and Indian 
Ocean. 
(3) DISSEMINATION
TO
REGIONAL
ALLIES.— 
The report shall be disseminated to regional allies 
and partners, as appropriate, in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
(4) IMAGERY
AND
SUPPORTING
ANALYSIS.— 
The report may include imagery from military air-
craft and other sources with supporting analysis to 
describe China’s provocative maritime and air activi-
ties. 
(5) FORM.—The report shall be available to the 
public and shall be submitted or carried out in un-
classified form. 
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(c) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
ligence and the Secretary of State, shall provide no-
tice to the public of any activities described in para-
graph (2) immediately after the initiation of any 
such activities. 
(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are any significant desta-
bilizing or deceptive activities of China, including 
reclamation or militarization activity in the Indo-Pa-
cific region, use of military, government, or commer-
cial aircraft or maritime vessels to intimidate re-
gional neighbors. 
(3) WRITTEN
SUMMARY.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the notification to the public under 
paragraph (1) of any activities described in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall distribute 
to the appropriate congressional committees and 
United States allies and security partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region a written summary to include 
imagery and supporting analysis describing such ac-
tivities. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AND PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECU-
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RITY INFORMATION.—The dissemination and availability 
of the report under subsection (b) and the notification to 
the public under subsection (c) shall be made in a manner 
consistent with national security and the protection of 
classified national security information. 
(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 and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1262. SENIOR DEFENSE ENGAGEMENT WITH TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDING.—The Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 
115–135; 132 Stat. 341) states that it should be the policy 
of the United States to allow officials at all levels of the 
United States government, including Cabinet-level na-
tional security officials, general officers, and other execu-
tive branch officials, to travel to Taiwan to meet their Tai-
wan counterparts. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Pursuant to the policy 
described in the Taiwan Travel Act, the Secretary of De-
fense should send a Secretary of a military department 
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or a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Taiwan for 
the purpose of senior-level defense engagement. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall brief the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives on any plans 
of the Department to carry out senior-level defense en-
gagement. 
SEC. 1263. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE 
TOTAL 
NUMBER 
OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED FORCES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY 
WHO ARE DEPLOYED TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act may be used to reduce the total number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are 
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 22,000 unless the 
Secretary of Defense first certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees that 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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SEC. 1264. ENHANCING MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION 
WITH PARTNERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should seek opportuni-
ties to increase defense coordination and cooperation with 
United States partners with respect to missile defense. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE COOPERATION AU-
THORITY WITH INDIA.—Section 1292(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 
note), as amended by section 1258(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1683), is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(M) develop closer defense cooperation 
with India on matters relating to missile de-
fense.’’. 
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SEC. 1265. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS WITH RESPECT TO UNITED STATES- 
HONG KONG RELATIONS. 
Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy 
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘March 31, 1993’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘March 31, 2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 31, 2019, and annually there-
after through 2024’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the chair of 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be pub-
lished on a publicly available website of the Department 
of State.’’. 
SEC. 1266. REPORT ON NORTH KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
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departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes a descrip-
tion of any ongoing or planned efforts of the Department 
of State with respect to each of the following: 
(1) Resuming the repatriation from North 
Korea of members of the United States Armed 
Forces missing or unaccounted for during the Ko-
rean War. 
(2) Reuniting Korean Americans with their rel-
atives in North Korea. 
(3) Assessing the security risks posed by travel 
to North Korea for United States citizens. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ 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. 1267. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING USE OF 
FORCE AGAINST NORTH KOREA. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against North Korea. 
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SEC. 1268. REVIEW OF CONTROLLED ITEMS WITH RESPECT 
TO CHINA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report listing each technology included on 
the Commerce Control List maintained under Supplement 
No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regula-
tions (subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of 
Federal Regulations) and exempted for export to China, 
and each item removed from such List, designated as 
‘‘EAR99’’ by the Bureau of Industry and Security, and 
exported to China, during the 15-year period ending on 
such date of enactment that the Secretary determines cur-
rently poses an unacceptable national security risk. 
SEC. 1269. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RE-
LIEF EXERCISES CONDUCTED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Indo-Pacific region is home to over 60 
percent of the world’s population and is prone to 
natural disasters particularly due to its proximity to 
a geological vulnerable region. 
(2) The multilateral Pacific Partnership exer-
cise, first conducted in 2006 in response to the hu-
manitarian and disaster relief operations for the De-
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cember 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 
involved the participation of 22 partner nations to 
improve the ability of each country to conduct hu-
manitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. 
(3) The Pacific Partnership is the largest an-
nual multilateral disaster preparedness mission con-
ducted in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(4) The United States Agency for International 
Development, including through its Office of Foreign 
Disaster Assistance, leads and coordinates United 
States humanitarian efforts in foreign countries and 
often partners with the Department of Defense in 
responding to disasters. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Pacific Partnership, a civic and humani-
tarian mission which the United States Navy’s Pa-
cific Fleet, in conjunction with partner nations, non-
governmental organizations, and other United States 
and international governmental agencies conducts to 
strengthen alliances, improves United States and 
partner capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance 
and disaster relief and improves security cooperation 
among the partner nations in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion; 
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(2) the Department of Defense should continue 
to play a role in response to requests for support in 
international humanitarian assistance and disaster 
response drawing on its unique capabilities, man-
power, and forward-deployed resources; and 
(3) the Secretary of Defense should assess the 
United States force posture in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion for future Pacific Partnerships and work to ex-
pand engagements in the entirety of the Indo-Pacific 
region if appropriate and if applicable renaming the 
program as the ‘‘Indo-Pacific Partnership’’. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than the end of the first 
full fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a briefing on the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of humanitarian assistance 
and disaster relief exercises conducted by the De-
partment of Defense in the Indo-Pacific region in 
the previous year that also identifies the partner 
countries and militaries involved in any such oper-
ations and exercises. 
(2) A description of any planned humanitarian 
assistance and disaster relief exercises for the fol-
lowing fiscal year in the Indo-Pacific region. 
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(3) A description of any constraints on the abil-
ity of the Department of Defense to conduct human-
itarian assistance and disaster relief exercises, in-
cluding in resources. 
(4) A description of any efforts undertaken by 
the Secretary of Defense to ease operational burdens 
on the Armed Forces of the United States to partici-
pate in humanitarian assistance or disaster relief ex-
ercises, such as the pre-positioning of equipment, in-
clusion of additional partners, and inclusion of exer-
cises that may ordinarily be conducted independently 
of any humanitarian assistance operation or exer-
cise. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DE-
FINED.—In subsection (c), the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. REPORT ON STATUS OF THE UNITED STATES RE-
LATIONSHIP WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TUR-
KEY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States–Republic of Turkey rela-
tionship, over the past year, has become increasingly 
strained due to several provocative actions taken by 
the Government of Turkey. 
(2) The potential purchase by the Government 
of Turkey of the S-400 air and missile defense sys-
tem from the Russian Federation has led to tension 
with the relationship. 
(3) These actions could negatively impact com-
mon weapon system development between the United 
States and Turkey. 
(4) These actions could exacerbate current 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) inter-
operability challenges with respect to common mili-
tary architecture and information sharing. 
(5) These actions could impact current bilateral 
agreements between the United States and Turkey. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the status of the United 
States relationship with the Republic of Turkey. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An assessment of United States mili-
tary and diplomatic presence in Turkey, includ-
ing all military activities conducted from 
Incirlik Air Base or elsewhere. 
(B) An assessment of the potential pur-
chase by the Government of Turkey of the S- 
400 air and missile defense system from the 
Russian Federation and the potential effects of 
such purchase on the United States-Turkey bi-
lateral relationship, including an assessment of 
impacts on other United States weapon systems 
and platforms operated jointly with Turkey to 
include— 
(i) the F–35 Lightning II Joint Strike 
aircraft, to include co-production; 
(ii) the Patriot surface-to-air missile 
system; 
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(iii) the CH–47 Chinook heavy lift 
helicopter; 
(iv) the AH–1 Attack helicopter; 
(v) the H–60 Black Hawk utility heli-
copter; and 
(vi) the F–16 Fighting Falcon air-
craft. 
(C) An identification of potential alter-
native air and missile defense systems that 
could be purchased by the Government of Tur-
key, including United States and other NATO 
member state military air defense artillery sys-
tems. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under this 
subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
take any action to execute delivery of a foreign military 
sale for major defense equipment subject to congressional 
notification under section 36 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) (made under a letter of offer issued 
under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act) to the Republic of 
Turkey until the Secretary submits to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees the report required under sub-
section (b). 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITY OF GULF CO-
OPERATION COUNCIL MEMBER COUNTRIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the member countries of the Gulf Coopera-
tion Council (GCC) are important security coopera-
tion partners of the United States; 
(2) the unity of GCC member countries is crit-
ical to facing growing threats from Iran; and 
(3) timely normalization of diplomatic, security, 
and economic relationships among GCC member 
countries is in the best interest of the United States. 
SEC. 1273. REPORT ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PO-
LICE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING PROGRAMS 
FOR MEXICO. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than July 1, 
2019, the President shall submit to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees a report on United States Govern-
ment police training and equipping programs for Mexico. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A list of all United States Government de-
partments and agencies involved in implementing the 
programs. 
(2) A description of the scope, size, and compo-
nents of the programs for fiscal years 2017 and 
2018, to include for each such program— 
(A) the types of units receiving such assist-
ance, including national police, gendarmerie, 
counternarcotics police, counterterrorism police, 
Formed Police Units, border security, and cus-
toms; 
(B) the purpose and objectives of the pro-
gram; 
(C) the funding and personnel levels for 
the program in each such fiscal year; 
(D) the authority under which the program 
is conducted; 
(E) the name of the United States Govern-
ment department or agency with lead responsi-
bility for the program and the mechanisms for 
oversight of the program; 
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(F) the extent to which the program is im-
plemented by contractors or United States Gov-
ernment personnel; and 
(G) the metrics for measuring the results 
of the program and an assessment of the im-
pact achieved from the program. 
(3) An assessment of the requirements for the 
programs, and what changes, if any, are required to 
improve the capacity of the United States Govern-
ment to meet such requirements. 
(4) An evaluation of the appropriate role of 
United States Government departments and agen-
cies in carrying out and coordinating the programs. 
(5) An evaluation of the appropriate role of 
contractors in carrying out the programs, and what 
modifications, if any, are needed to improve over-
sight of such contractors. 
(6) Recommendations for legislative modifica-
tions, if any, to existing authorities relating to the 
programs. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Homeland Security, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1274. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND 
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY COOPERATION WITH 
WESTERN BALKANS COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is au-
thorized to increase engagement and military-to-military 
cooperation with Western Balkans countries under the au-
thorities of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Western 
Balkans countries’’ means— 
(1) Serbia; 
(2) Bosnia and Herzegovina; 
(3) Kosovo; and 
(4) Macedonia. 
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SEC. 1275. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DE-
FENSE SECURITY COOPERATION STATUTORY 
REORGANIZATION. 
(a) CHAPTER REFERENCES.—The following provi-
sions of law are amended by striking ‘‘chapter 15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter 13’’: 
(1) Section 886(a)(5) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 466(a)(5)). 
(2) Section 332(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)(1)). 
(3) Section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(4) Section 115(i)(6) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(5) Section 12304(c)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(6) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(v)) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1091c(c)(3)(C)(v)). 
(b) SECTION REFERENCES.—(1) Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 386(c)(1), by striking ‘‘Sections 
311, 321, 331, 332, 333,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 
246, 251, 252, 253, 321,’’; and 
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(B) in section 10541(b)(9) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 331, 
332, 333,’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 251, 252, 253,’’. 
(2) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(i)) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(c)(3)(C)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 331, 332,’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 251, 252,’’. 
(c) OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Chapter 
16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 311(a)(3), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
to State’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; 
(B) in section 321(e), by striking ‘‘calender’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar’’; 
(C) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter V of such chapter, by striking the item 
relating to section 342 and inserting the following: 
‘‘342. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’; 
(D) in section 347— 
(i) in the heading of subsection (a)(7), by 
striking ‘‘ETC.’’ and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(ii) in the heading of subsection (b)(3)(B), 
by striking ‘‘ETC.’’ and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(E) in section 385(d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘in-
clude’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’. 
(2) Section 1204(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 
362 note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
2249e’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
362’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 
2249e’’ and inserting ‘‘section 301(1)’’. 
SEC. 
1276. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
COUNTERING 
UN-
MANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS COOPERATION. 
Section 1279(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 22 
U.S.C. 8606 note), as most recently amended by section 
1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1700), is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and capabilities for countering 
unmanned aerial systems’’ after ‘‘anti-tunnel capa-
bilities’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and unmanned aerial sys-
tems’’ after ‘‘underground tunnels’’. 
SEC. 1277. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(g) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 
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4579), as most recently amended by section 1051(n) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1564), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
SEC. 1278. REVISION OF STATUTORY REFERENCES TO 
FORMER NATO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS 
AND RELATED NATO AGREEMENTS. 
Section 2350d of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘NATO Support Organization’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘NATO Support 
and Procurement Organization’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Support Partnership Agree-
ment’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Support 
or Procurement Partnership Agreement’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Support 
Partnership Agreements’’ and inserting ‘‘Support or 
Procurement Partnership Agreements’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘in Eu-
rope’’. 
SEC. 1279. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING MILI-
TARY-TO-MILITARY DIALOGUES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) military-to-military dialogues, including in 
the case of allies, partners, and adversaries and po-
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tential adversaries, can be a useful and important 
tool for advancing United States national security 
objectives in a complex, interactive, and dynamic se-
curity environment; 
(2) frameworks for military-to-military dia-
logues should be flexible and adaptable to such a se-
curity environment and should be informed by na-
tional security guidance, such as the 2017 National 
Security Strategy and the 2018 National Defense 
Strategy; and 
(3) military-to-military dialogues can and 
should be reliable, enduring, and tailorable based on 
circumstance, so that such dialogues can be trusted 
and available when needed, particularly amid esca-
lating tensions. 
SEC. 1280. MODIFICATIONS TO GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CEN-
TER. 
Section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center 
shall be to direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and 
coordinate efforts of the Federal Government to rec-
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ognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign 
state 
and 
foreign 
non-state 
propaganda 
and 
disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or in-
fluencing the policies, security, or stability of the 
United States and United States allies and partner 
nations.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) Direct, lead, synchronize, integrate, and 
coordinate interagency and international efforts to 
track and evaluate counterfactual narratives abroad 
that threaten the policies, security, or stability of the 
United States and United States allies and partner 
nations.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) Identify current and emerging trends in 
foreign propaganda and disinformation in order to 
coordinate and shape the development of tactics, 
techniques, and procedures to expose and refute for-
eign propaganda and disinformation, and pro-ac-
tively support the promotion of credible, fact-based 
narratives and policies to audiences outside the 
United States.’’; 
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(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), 
respectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Measure and evaluate the activities of the 
Center, including the outcomes of such activities, 
and implement mechanisms to ensure that the activi-
ties of the Center are updated to reflect the results 
of such measurement and evaluation.’’; and 
(E) by amending paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) Use information from appropriate inter-
agency entities to identify the countries, geographic 
areas, and populations most susceptible to propa-
ganda and disinformation, as well as the countries, 
geographic areas, and populations in which such 
propaganda and disinformation is likely to cause the 
most harm.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) DETAILEES AND ASSIGNEES.—Any Fed-
eral Government employee may be detailed or as-
signed to the Center with or without reimbursement, 
consistent with applicable laws and regulations re-
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garding such employee, and such detail or assign-
ment shall be without interruption or loss of status 
or privilege. 
‘‘(2) OTHER
PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of 
State should, when hiring additional United States 
citizen personnel, preference use of Foreign Service 
limited appointments in accordance with section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3949). The Secretary may hire United States citi-
zens or aliens, as appropriate, including as personal 
services contractors, for purposes of personnel re-
sources of the Center, if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines that exist-
ing personnel resources or expertise are insuffi-
cient; 
‘‘(B) the period in which services are pro-
vided by a personal services contractor, includ-
ing options, does not exceed 3 years, unless the 
Secretary determines that exceptional cir-
cumstances justify an extension of up to one 
additional year; 
‘‘(C) not more than 50 United States citi-
zens or aliens are employed as personal services 
contractors under the authority of this para-
graph at any time; and 
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‘‘(D) the authority of this paragraph is 
only used to obtain specialized skills or experi-
ence or to respond to urgent needs.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2019 and 2020, the Secretary of Defense is author-
ized to transfer, from amounts appropriated to the 
Secretary pursuant to the authorization under this 
Act, to the Secretary of State not more than 
$60,000,000, to carry out the functions of the Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives of a 
proposed transfer under paragraph (1) not less than 
15 days prior to making such transfer.’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), by amending paragraphs 
(1) and (2) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS.—The Center is 
authorized to provide grants or contracts of financial 
support to civil society groups, media content pro-
viders, nongovernmental organizations, federally 
funded research and development centers, private 
companies, or academic institutions for the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(A) To support local entities and linkages 
among such entities, including independent 
media entities, that are best positioned to refute 
foreign propaganda and disinformation in af-
fected communities. 
‘‘(B) To collect and store examples of 
print, online, and social media disinformation 
and propaganda directed at the United States 
or United States allies and partner nations. 
‘‘(C) To analyze and report on tactics, 
techniques, and procedures of foreign informa-
tion warfare and other efforts with respect to 
disinformation and propaganda. 
‘‘(D) To support efforts by the Center to 
counter efforts by foreign entities to use 
disinformation and propaganda to undermine or 
influence the policies, security, and social and 
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political stability of the United States and 
United States allies and partner nations. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING
AVAILABILITY
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of State shall provide that 
each entity that receives funds under this subsection 
is selected in accordance with the relevant existing 
regulations through a process that ensures such en-
tity has the credibility and capability to carry out ef-
fectively and in accordance with United States inter-
ests and objectives the purposes specified in para-
graph (1) for which such entity received such fund-
ing.’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of 
State, together with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall provide a briefing to the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appro-
priations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives not less often 
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than annually regarding the activities of the Global En-
gagement Center. The briefings required under this sub-
section shall terminate on the date specified in subsection 
(j).’’. 
SEC. 1281. REPORT ON ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERV-
ICING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after en-
tering into a cross-servicing agreement under section 2342 
of title 10, United States Code, with a country or organi-
zation referred to in subsection (a)(1) of such section, and 
every 180 days thereafter for such period of time as the 
agreement remains in effect, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives a report with respect to the 
agreement. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The type of country or organization referred 
to in subsection (a)(1) of section 2342 of title 10, 
United States Code, with respect to which the Sec-
retary of Defense entered into the agreement. 
(2) The date on which the agreement was en-
tered into under such section 2342. 
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(3) A description of the logistic support, sup-
plies, and services to be provided to the military 
forces of the country or organization and any other 
transactions associated with the agreement. 
(4) The estimated dollar value of support pro-
vided by the United States under the agreement. 
(5) A copy of the agreement, including all ap-
pendices. 
(6) An assessment as to whether or not the 
agreement is in United States national security in-
terests. 
(7) The end date of the agreement. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1282. 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 Defense for fiscal year 2019 may be used to provide 
weapons or any other form of support to— 
(1) Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria (ISIS), Jabhat Fateh al Sham, or any indi-
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vidual or group affiliated with any such organiza-
tion; and 
(2) any other entity that the Secretary of De-
fense determines may trade or sell arms to terrorist 
organizations. 
SEC. 1283. CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE 
FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH RELAT-
ING TO FOREIGN TALENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and with respect 
to funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan to im-
plement the certification requirement described in sub-
section (b) to ensure that applicants seeking such funds 
for educational or academic training or research verify 
that such funds shall not be made available to any indi-
vidual who has participated in or is currently participating 
in a foreign talent or expert recruitment program of a 
country listed in subsection (d). 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDING.— 
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act and with respect to funds authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall require each applicant seek-
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ing such funds for educational or academic training and 
research, including at institutions of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), policy institutes, federal labora-
tories, or research institutes, to include with the applica-
tion a certification that none of the funds received by such 
applicant shall be made available to any individual who 
has participated in or is currently participating in a for-
eign talent or expert recruitment program of a country 
listed in subsection (d). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE FUNDING.—Begin-
ning 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense may terminate existing funding 
of, or prohibit the award of future funding to, a current 
recipient if such recipient is unable to provide the certifi-
cation described in subsection (b) with respect to such ex-
isting funding. 
(d) COUNTRIES LISTED.—The countries listed in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(3) The Russian Federation. 
(4) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
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SEC. 1284. 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-
ment to advancing the mutual interests of both 
countries, including the deployment of Georgian 
forces as part of the International Security Assist-
ance Force (ISAF) 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 inter-
operability with the United States and NATO, and 
establishing a more peaceful environment in the re-
gion. 
(4) Despite the losses suffered, as a NATO 
partner of ISAF, Georgia is committed to the Reso-
lute Support Mission in Afghanistan with the fourth- 
largest contingent on the ground. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
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(1) reaffirms United States support for Geor-
gia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its 
internationally-recognized borders, and does not rec-
ognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South 
Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian 
Federation; and 
(2) supports continued cooperation between the 
United States and Georgia and the efforts of the 
Government of Georgia to provide for the defense of 
its people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1285. 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 ex-
ercises 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, 
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and is an important effort to deter Russian aggres-
sion in the region. 
(3) Through Operation Atlantic Resolve, the 
European Deterrence Initiative undertakes exercises, 
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 
resources and troops to the Resolute Support Mis-
sion 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 
Treaty for our NATO allies, including Estonia, Lat-
via, and Lithuania; 
(2) supports the sovereignty, independence, ter-
ritorial 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 Rus-
sian Federation near their borders and airspace; 
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(3) expresses concern over and condemns sub-
versive and destabilizing activities by the Russian 
Federation within the Baltic countries; and 
(4) encourages the Administration to further 
enhance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, 
Latvia, and Lithuania and supports the efforts of 
their Governments to provide for the defense of their 
people and sovereign territory. 
SEC. 1286. REPORT ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY IN 
YEMEN. 
Not later than February 1, 2019, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report describing the strategy of the United States 
Armed Forces with respect to Yemen that includes a de-
scription of— 
(1) the activities that the United States Armed 
Forces are currently undertaking in Yemen; 
(2) the costs associated with the involvement of 
the United States Armed Forces in Yemen, includ-
ing costs relating to counterterrorism activities, re-
fueling missions, or other military activities; 
(3) the key United States military interests, ob-
jectives, long-term goals, and end-states for Yemen; 
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(4) indicators for the effectiveness of United 
States military efforts to achieve such interests, ob-
jectives, goals, or end-states; 
(5) how current United States military efforts 
in Yemen align with such objectives; 
(6) the estimated annual resources required 
through fiscal year 2022 for the United States 
Armed Forces to achieve such objectives; 
(7) the current legal authorities supporting 
United States military efforts in Yemen; and 
(8) any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be relevant. 
SEC. 1287. REPORT ON HIZBALLAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after en-
actment of this Act, the President shall provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report on Hizballah. 
Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) An accounting of Hizballah’s known rocket 
arsenal. 
(2) An evaluation of the impact of the United 
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon mandate. 
(3) An evaluation of the tactical and strategic 
capabilities of Hizballah, including such capabilities 
related to defense. 
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(4) A detailed description of the known supply 
routes used in the illegal procurement of weapons 
for Hizballah. 
(5) An estimate of companies and other entities 
that support Hizballah’s network. 
(6) An assessment of the effects of the inter-
ference of Hizballah in conflicts throughout the Mid-
dle East region. 
(7) An assessment of how Hizballah raises, 
holds, and spends funds in territories where United 
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon operates. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
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SEC. 1288. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 
the use of force against North Korea. 
SEC. 1289. MODIFICATION OF FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1275 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2540), as amended by section 
1262(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1689), 
is further amended by striking ‘‘the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’. 
SEC. 1290. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ROLE OF 
THE UNITED STATES IN THE NORTH ATLAN-
TIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that continued United 
States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion is critical to the national security of the United 
States. 
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SEC. 1291. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING THE 
COMMITMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO 
THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA-
TION (NATO). 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Trea-
ty Organization (NATO) was founded with the 
ideals of democracy, individual liberty, and the de-
sire for peaceful resolutions of disputes. 
(2) For over six decades, NATO has been a 
successful intergovernmental political and military 
alliance. 
(3) NATO’s collective defense acts as a deter-
rent to aggression where the alliance defends its Al-
lied countries against external security threats. 
(4) NATO strengthens the security of the 
United States by utilizing an integrated military co-
alition. 
(5) While Russia has continued to threaten the 
sovereignty of countries in Europe and exhibit 
threatening behavior toward our own military assets, 
NATO sends a clear collective message that the Alli-
ance will not tolerate Russia’s provocation. 
(6) In respect to the changing threats against 
Europe and the United States since the end of the 
Cold War, NATO has evolved to take on new dan-
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gers including terrorism, the spread of weapons of 
mass destruction, and cyber attacks. 
(7) After the September 11, 2001, terrorist at-
tacks on the United States, NATO invoked Article 
5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for the first time in 
NATO’s history to deploy military resources to Af-
ghanistan in support of the United States mission to 
combat a dangerous terrorist threat. 
(8) NATO aided the United States military by 
leading the International Security Assistance Force 
in Afghanistan from August 2003 to 2014, working 
with Afghan authorities to respond to the terrorist 
insurgency and to provide effective security across 
the country. 
(9) NATO continues a civilian-led presence in 
Afghanistan to strengthen Afghan security forces 
and institutions to ensure the country can rebuild its 
security operations and end safe haven for terrorists. 
(10) In November 2002 at the Prague Summit, 
NATO leaders adopted a Prague package to adapt 
NATO to the challenge of combating terrorism 
which included a Military Concept for Defense 
against Terrorism, a Partnership Action Plan 
against Terrorism, missile defense, cyber defense, 
and enhanced intelligence sharing. 
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(11) In November 2006 at the Riga Summit, 
NATO declared that ‘‘terrorism, increasingly global 
in scope and lethal in results, and the spread of 
weapons of mass destruction are likely to be the 
principal threats to the Alliance over the next 10 to 
15 years’’. 
(12) In July 2016 at the Warsaw Summit, 
NATO leaders agreed to strengthen the Alliance’s 
military presence in Eastern Europe, declared Initial 
Operational Capability of NATO’s Ballistic Missile 
Defense to strengthen the defense of Allied countries 
against ballistic missiles, and recognized cyberspace 
as a new operational domain. 
(13) The attacks in Paris, France; Berlin, Ger-
many; Istanbul, Turkey; Manchester, England; Bar-
celona, Spain; and Brussels, Belgium, home of the 
NATO Headquarters, shows the importance of an 
international alliance to combat terrorist groups. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States reaffirms its commitment 
to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
as the foundation of transatlantic security and de-
fense; 
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(2) NATO serves as a critical coalition in pre-
serving peace and stability in the transatlantic re-
gion; 
(3) NATO’s continued effort to develop new ca-
pabilities and technologies to combat terrorism and 
a changing international security environment are 
crucial to enhancing national security and strength-
ening the United States ability to combat evolving 
security threats; and 
(4) the United States encourages each NATO 
member country to meet or exceed the commitment 
to spend two percent of its Gross Domestic Product 
(GDP) on defense. 
SEC. 1292. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASES 
IN 
DEFENSE 
CAPABILITIES 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES ALLIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President, in fur-
therance of increased unity, equitable sharing of the com-
mon defense burden, and international stability, should— 
(1) encourage all member countries of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (‘‘NATO al-
lies’’) to fulfill their commitments to levels and com-
position of defense expenditures as agreed upon at 
the NATO 2014 Wales Summit and NATO 2016 
Warsaw Summit; 
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(2) call on NATO allies to finance, equip, and 
train their armed forces to fulfill their national and 
regional security interests; and 
(3) recognize NATO allies that are meeting 
their defense spending commitments or otherwise 
providing adequately for their national and regional 
security interests. 
SEC. 1293. REPORT ON THREATS BY THE MUSLIM BROTH-
ERHOOD. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to the 
United States. 
(b) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President and the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains an assessment of the threats posed to the 
United States by the Muslim Brotherhood. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of the origins of the 
Muslim Brotherhood. 
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(B) A description of the strategic aims of 
the Muslim Brotherhood. 
(C) A description of the tactical methods 
of the Muslim Brotherhood. 
(D) A description of the funding sources of 
the Muslim Brotherhood. 
(E) A description of the leadership struc-
tures of the Muslim Brotherhood. 
(F) Any other matters the President and 
Secretary of Defense consider appropriate. 
(3) FORM.—The required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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SEC. 1294. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
ON CERTAIN MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF 
CHINA AND RUSSIA. 
(a) REPORT.—The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
and the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China 
and the Russian Federation. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the military of 
China and the military of Russia, the following: 
(1) An update on the presence, status, and ca-
pability of the military with respect to any national 
training centers similar to the Combat Training 
Center Program of the United States. 
(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle 
of the military, including— 
(A) as compared to such a cycle of the 
United States; and 
(B) an identification of metrics used in the 
national training centers of that military. 
(3) A comprehensive investigation into the ca-
pability and readiness of the mechanized logistics of 
the army of the military, including— 
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(A) an analysis of field maintenance, 
sustainment maintenance, movement control, 
intermodal operations, and supply; and 
(B) how such functions under subpara-
graph (A) interact with specific echelons of that 
military. 
(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized 
army logistics of that military. 
(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Defense 
Intelligence Agency may make use of or add to any exist-
ing reports completed by the Agency in order to respond 
to the reporting requirement. 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
(e) BRIEFING.—The Director shall provide a briefing 
to the Secretary and the committees specified in sub-
section (a) on the report under such subsection. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1295. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM 
IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD BASIN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and 
the systematic gross human rights violations against 
the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin car-
ried out by Boko Haram; 
(2) expresses its support for the people of Nige-
ria and the Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a 
peaceful, economically prosperous, and democratic 
region; and 
(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, 
Lake Chad Basin, and international community ef-
forts to ensure accountability for crimes against hu-
manity committed by Boko Haram against the peo-
ple of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, particu-
larly the young girls kidnapped from Chibok and 
other internally displaced persons affected by the ac-
tions of Boko Haram. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney 
General shall jointly submit to Congress a report on 
efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the 
Lake Chad Basin. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description of initiatives undertaken 
by the Department of Defense to assist the 
Government of Nigeria and countries in the 
Lake Chad Basin to develop capacities to de-
ploy special forces to combat Boko Haram. 
(B) A description of United States activi-
ties to enhance the capacity of Nigeria and 
countries in the Lake Chad Basin to investigate 
and prosecute human rights violations per-
petrated against the people of Nigeria and the 
Lake Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda af-
filiates, and other terrorist organizations, in 
order to promote respect for rule of law in Ni-
geria and the Lake Chad Basin. 
SEC. 1296. REPORT ON INTERFERENCE IN LIBYA BY MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF OTHER FOR-
EIGN NATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
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for 2 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the military activities of ex-
ternal actors in Libya, including Russia, Egypt, and the 
United Arab Emirates. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall also include the following: 
(1) An assessment of military, security, and in-
fluence activities by foreign countries in Libya, in-
cluding— 
(A) actions that violate or seek to violate 
the United Nations arms embargo on Libya im-
posed pursuant to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1970 (2011); 
(B) actions outside the scope of such Reso-
lution that seek to increase the relative strength 
of either the eastern or western coalition in 
Libya, including through financing, policy co-
ordination, or political support; 
(C) the extent to which the actions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and (B) involve 
United States-origin equipment and violate con-
tractual conditions of acceptable use of such 
equipment; 
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(2) An assessment of whether the actions de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1) have undermined the United Nations-led and 
United States-supported negotiations or the objec-
tive of political reconciliation and stabilization in 
Libya. 
(3) An assessment of Russian influence in 
Libya and Egypt, including: 
(A) Russian efforts to provide logistical, 
material or political assistance to Libyan par-
ties, establish a military presence, and expand 
political influence in Libya, and any facilitation 
by Egyptian officers or officials for such activi-
ties; 
(B) whether the presence and activities of 
Russian personnel and equipment in Libya and 
Egypt, and Russian requests to establish bases 
in Egypt, pose or could pose a future challenge 
to the United States’ ability to operate in 
Egypt, Libya, or the southern Mediterranean 
broadly, including overflight privileges; and 
(C) whether Egypt is facilitating Russian 
influence and materiel-provision in Libya and 
the extent to which such facilitation undermines 
United States policy, involves United States-ori-
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gin equipment, and violates contractual condi-
tions of acceptable use of such equipment. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State determine to be relevant. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the congressional defense committees, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1297. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUILDING AN 
INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO COUNTER 
HYBRID THREATS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States is stronger and more ef-
fective when we work with our partners and allies 
abroad; 
(2) the United States should lead an inter-
national effort of like-minded democracies to build 
awareness of and resilience to the Kremlin’s malign 
influence operations. 
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SEC. 1298. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
Paragraph (22) of section 1202(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public 
Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), as most recently 
amended by section 1261 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1688), is further amended by striking ‘‘activities in 
the South China Sea’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) in the South China Sea; 
‘‘(B) in the East China Sea, including in 
the vicinity of the Senkaku islands; and 
‘‘(C) in the Indian Ocean region.’’. 
SEC. 1299. UNITED STATES SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN 
SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR YEMEN. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall 
jointly submit to Congress a comprehensive report on 
United States security and humanitarian interests in 
Yemen, including each of the following: 
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(1) The strategic objectives of the United 
States in Yemen, including humanitarian support to 
civilian populations under threat of famine, and the 
criteria for determining the success of such objec-
tives. 
(2) A description of efforts to coordinate civil-
ian and military efforts with respect to Yemen. 
(3) A description of the diplomatic strategy 
with respect to regional partners seeking to end the 
civil war in Yemen. 
SEC. 1299A. REPORT ON BANGLADESH. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID) and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to Congress a report— 
(1) assessing Bangladesh’s ability to respond to 
humanitarian crises and natural disasters; and 
(2) recommending areas for enhancing humani-
tarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation be-
tween the United States and Bangladesh relating to 
improving Bangladesh’s ability to respond to human-
itarian crises and natural disasters, including 
through humanitarian consultations, training, and 
exercises. 
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SEC. 1299B. UNITED STATES CYBERSECURITY COOPERA-
TION WITH UKRAINE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) reaffirm the United States-Ukraine Charter 
on Strategic Partnership, which highlights the im-
portance of the bilateral relationship and outlines 
enhanced cooperation in the areas of defense, secu-
rity, economics and trade, energy security, democ-
racy, and cultural exchanges; 
(2) support continued cooperation between 
NATO and Ukraine; 
(3) support Ukraine’s political and economic re-
forms; 
(4) reaffirm the commitment of the United 
States to the Budapest Memorandum on Security 
Assurances; 
(5) assist Ukraine’s efforts to enhance its cy-
bersecurity capabilities; and 
(6) improve Ukraine’s ability to respond to 
Russian-supported disinformation and propaganda 
efforts in cyberspace, including through social media 
and other outlets. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should take the following 
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actions, commensurate with United States interests, to as-
sist Ukraine to improve its cybersecurity: 
(1) Provide Ukraine such support as may be 
necessary to secure government computer networks 
from malicious cyber intrusions, particularly such 
networks that defend the critical infrastructure of 
Ukraine. 
(2) Provide Ukraine support in reducing reli-
ance on Russian information and communications 
technology. 
(3) Assist Ukraine to build its capacity, expand 
cybersecurity information sharing, and cooperate on 
international cyberspace efforts. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate a report on United States cybersecurity cooperation 
with Ukraine. Such report shall also include information 
relating to the following: 
(1) 
United 
States 
efforts 
to 
strengthen 
Ukraine’s ability to prevent, mitigate, and respond 
to cyber incidents, including through training, edu-
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cation, technical assistance, capacity building, and 
cybersecurity risk management strategies. 
(2) The potential for new areas of collaboration 
and mutual assistance between the United States 
and Ukraine in addressing shared cyber challenges, 
including cybercrime, critical infrastructure protec-
tion, and resilience against botnets and other auto-
mated, distributed threats. 
(3) NATO’s efforts to help Ukraine develop 
technical capabilities to counter cyber threats. 
SEC. 1299C. BRIEFING ON CHINA’S MILITARY INSTALLA-
TION IN THE REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on 
the following: 
(1) An assessment of the impact of the People’s 
Republic of China’s first overseas military installa-
tion in the Republic of Djibouti on the ability of the 
United States forces to operate in the region. 
(2) An assessment of China’s ability to obtain 
sensitive information and impact operations con-
ducted from Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti, the larg-
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est United States military installation on the African 
continent. 
(3) An assessment of the ability of the Presi-
dent of Djibouti to terminate by all methods, includ-
ing by simple decree, the Department of Defense’s 
lease agreement governing operation of Camp 
Lemmonier. 
(4) An assessment of the impact of the Chinese 
base in Djibouti on security and safety of United 
States personnel in Djibouti. 
(5) An assessment of the status of China’s com-
pliance with the ‘‘Protocol on Blinding Laser Weap-
ons’’ that forbids employment of laser weapons. 
(6) An assessment of the laser attack in 
Djibouti that injured United States airmen. 
(7) An assessment of Djibouti’s compliance 
with its treaty obligations under the Ottawa Conven-
tion to end the use of landmines. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1299D. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE 3 
SEAS INITIATIVE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the 3 Seas Initiative could serve as a valu-
able counterweight to the efforts of the Russian Gov-
ernment to divide Europe and to the regional expan-
sionism of the Chinese Government, particularly in 
the context of energy and infrastructure; and 
(2) the United States should fully support the 
efforts of the 3 Seas Initiative, including by— 
(A) sending a high level delegation to fu-
ture summits convened by the Initiative; 
(B) encouraging United States business 
leaders to participate in the Initiative; and 
(C) supporting the establishment of a net-
work of Central European chambers of com-
merce. 
SEC. 1299E. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY 
IN MEXICO. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on violence and cartel 
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activity in Mexico and the impact of such on United States 
national security. 
SEC. 1299F. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MIS-
SIONS, 
OPERATIONS, 
AND 
ACTIVITIES 
IN 
NIGER AND THE BROADER REGION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation as appropriate 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on the missions, operations, and activities 
of the Department in Niger and the broader region 
that includes the following: 
(A) A description of the objectives and the 
associated lines of efforts of the Department in 
Niger and the broader region, and the bench-
marks for assessing progress toward such objec-
tives. 
(B) A description of the timeline for 
achieving such objectives in Niger and the 
broader region. 
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(C) A justification of the relevance of such 
objectives in Niger and the broader region to 
the national security of the United States and 
to the objectives in the National Defense Strat-
egy. 
(D) A description of steps the Department 
is taking to ensure that security cooperation in 
Niger and the broader region is effectively co-
ordinated with the diplomatic and development 
activities of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment. 
(E) A description of the legal, operational, 
and fiscal authorities relating to the lines of ef-
fort of the Department in Niger and the broad-
er region. 
(F) An identification of measures to miti-
gate operational risk to and increase the pre-
paredness of members of the Armed Forces 
conducting missions, operations, or activities in 
Niger or the broader region. 
(G) An assessment of the command and 
support relationships of United States Africa 
Command with subordinate component com-
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mands, including Special Operations Command 
Africa. 
(H) An identification and description of 
each implemented recommendation from the 
Army Regulation 15-6 investigation report con-
ducted by United States Africa Command re-
garding the deaths of four soldiers in Niger on 
October 4, 2017. 
(I) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(2) SCOPE OF REPORT.—For purposes of the 
report required by paragraph (1), the term ‘‘broader 
region’’ includes Algeria, Libya, Chad, Cameroon, 
Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a)(1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1299G. BRIEFING ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM TO PROTECT UNITED STATES STU-
DENTS AGAINST FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Not later than 240 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the 
program described in section 1277 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
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115–91), including an assessment on whether the program 
is beneficial to students interning, working part time, or 
in a program that will result in employment post-gradua-
tion with Department of Defense components and contrac-
tors. 
SEC. 1299H. REPORT ON HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND EL 
SALVADOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report regarding narcotics trafficking 
corruption and illicit campaign finance in Honduras, Gua-
temala, and El Salvador. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the names of senior government officials in 
Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador who are 
known to have committed or facilitated acts of grand 
corruption or narcotics trafficking; 
(2) the names of elected officials in Honduras, 
Guatemala, and El Salvador who are known to have 
received campaign funds that are the proceeds of 
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narco-trafficking or other illicit activities in the last 
2 years; and 
(3) the names of individuals in Honduras, Gua-
temala, and El Salvador who are known to have fa-
cilitated the financing of political campaigns in any 
of the Northern Triangle countries with the proceeds 
of narco-trafficking or other illicit activities in the 
last 2 years. 
(c) FORM.—The report submitted under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 1299I. REPORT ON COUNTRIES AND ENEMY GROUPS 
AGAINST WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS 
TAKEN MILITARY ACTION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that identifies 
the nations, organizations, and persons against which the 
United States has taken military action pursuant to the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107– 
40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 
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SEC. 1299J. IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) In a world with increasingly complex polit-
ical and security challenges, bridging the gap be-
tween diplomacy and defense is more vital than ever 
to achieve United States strategic objectives abroad. 
(2) Foreign missions are multifaceted, rapidly 
evolving, and interconnected. 
(3) Emerging security issues demand that the 
United States Government be quick, agile, adapt-
able, comprehensive, and inclusive when navigating 
foreign partnerships. 
(4) The interagency process continues to be the 
most efficient and effective means for the United 
States to quickly adjust to changing circumstances 
and leverage resources for securing its strategic ob-
jectives abroad. 
(5) The Government Accountability Office has 
found that ‘‘effective interagency rotational assign-
ments can achieve collaboration-related results’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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(1) United States Government personnel must 
be able to collaborate across departments and agen-
cies to meet complex national security challenges; 
(2) the United States needs to ensure that its 
foreign and defense policies are mutually supportive 
and find ways to most effectively align its strategies; 
(3) exchange programs between the Department 
of State and Department of Defense are critical for 
strengthening the capacity of such Departments to 
promote regional stability around the world while 
protecting and promoting United States interests; 
(4) Foreign Service officers serving as political 
advisors provide deep understanding of diplomatic 
dynamics and issues and can enable, through such 
exchange programs, the Department of Defense to 
make effective and sustained contributions to pro-
tecting and promoting United States interests; and 
(5) in order to achieve such strategic, oper-
ational, and tactical successes, such Foreign Service 
officers should be embedded forward with Depart-
ment of Defense personnel to the fullest extent prac-
ticable. 
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SEC. 1299K. INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF COALITION 
PARTNERS OR UNITED STATES MILITARY OR 
INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL VIOLATED FED-
ERAL LAW OR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
POLICY WHILE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN 
YEMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct an investigation to determine if coalition partners 
of the United States or members of the Armed Forces or 
intelligence personnel violated Federal law, the laws of 
armed conflict, or Department of Defense policy while con-
ducting operations in Yemen. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The investigation 
required under subsection (a) shall also seek to determine 
the following: 
(1) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence 
personnel interrogated Yemeni citizens in prisons 
within Yemen or provided questions to foreign per-
sonnel for use in such interrogations, and whether 
such interrogations or actions were consistent with 
United States law and policy. 
(2) Whether any Armed Forces or intelligence 
personnel violated the prohibitions of section 362 of 
title 10, United States Code, while conducting oper-
ations in Yemen. 
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(3) Whether any United States coalition part-
ners committed gross violations of internationally 
recognized human rights while conducting operations 
in Yemen that would make such coalition partners 
ineligible for any training, equipment, or other as-
sistance for a unit of a foreign security force under 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) Whether a waiver or exception has been 
granted to United States coalition partners under 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code, while 
conducting operations in Yemen. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report that contains the findings of the investigation 
required under this section. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under this sec-
tion shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(1) COALITION PARTNERS.—The term ‘‘coali-
tion partners’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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paragraph (3) of section 948a of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(2) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio-
lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 
has the meaning given such term in subsection 
(d)(1) of section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304). 
SEC. 1299L. INCLUSION OF INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN AN-
NUAL MILITARY REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
modify the Department of Defense’s respective annual re-
ports to Congress on the People’s Republic of China, the 
Russian Federation, and Iran to include influence oper-
ations as a matter to be included in such reports. 
(b) 
AMENDMENTS
TO
REPORTS.—(1) 
Section 
1202(b)(14) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended by adding at the end before the period 
the following: ‘‘, including a description of efforts to use 
non-military tools, including diplomacy and political coer-
cion, information operations, and economic pressure to 
gain influence in other countries and advance strategic ob-
jectives,’’. 
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(2) Section 1245(b)(1) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111– 
84) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) a description of efforts to use non- 
military tools, including diplomacy and political 
coercion, information operations, and economic 
pressure to gain influence in other countries 
and advance strategic objectives.’’. 
(3) Section 1245(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3566) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) A description of efforts of Russia to use 
non-military tools, including diplomacy and political 
coercion, information operations, and economic pres-
sure to gain influence in other countries and ad-
vance strategic objectives.’’. 
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SEC. 1299M. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 
IMPLEMENT THE ARMS TRADE TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to fund a Secretariat or any 
other international organization established to support the 
implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, to sustain do-
mestic prosecutions based on any charge related to the 
Treaty, or to implement the Treaty until the Senate ap-
proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty and im-
plementing legislation for the Treaty has been enacted into 
law. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preclude the Department of De-
fense from assisting foreign countries in bringing their 
laws, regulations, and practices related to export control 
up to United States standards. 
SEC. 1299N. SECURITY COOPERATION WITH ERITREA. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the potential stra-
tegic benefits and risks of conducting security cooperation 
with the Government of Eritrea, including benefits and 
risks with respect to each of the following: 
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(1) Counterterrorism efforts. 
(2) The security situation in the Horn of Afri-
ca, the Red Sea region, and Yemen. 
(3) Other national security priorities of the 
United States. 
Subtitle G—Matters Relating to 
Burma 
SEC. 1299O–1. LIMITATION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND 
SECURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION ON MILITARY AND SECURITY SEC-
TOR COOPERATION.—Except as provided in subsection (b) 
or subsection (e), for the 8-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the United States may 
not provide security assistance or engage in security co-
operation with the military or security forces of Burma 
until the date on which the Secretary of State certifies 
to the appropriate congressional committees with respect 
to security assistance, as such term is defined in section 
502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2304(d)), or, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, with respect to security cooperation programs and 
activities of the Department of Defense, as such term is 
defined in section 301 of title 10, United States Code, as 
applicable, that the military and security forces of Burma 
have demonstrated significant progress in abiding by 
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international human rights standards and are undertaking 
meaningful and significant security sector reform, includ-
ing reforms that enhance transparency and accountability, 
to prevent future abuses, such as— 
(1) the Burmese military and security forces 
adhere to international humanitarian law, dem-
onstrate significant progress in abiding by inter-
national standards for human rights, and pledge to 
stop future human rights abuses; 
(2) the Burmese military and security forces 
support efforts to carry out meaningful and com-
prehensive investigations of alleged abuses and are 
taking steps to hold accountable those members of 
such military and security forces responsible for 
human rights abuses; 
(3) the Government of Burma, including the 
military and security forces, allow immediate and 
unfettered humanitarian access to communities in 
areas affected by conflict, including Rohingya com-
munities in the State of Rakhine; 
(4) the Government of Burma, including the 
military and security forces, cooperates with the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
and organizations affiliated with the United Nations 
to ensure the protection of displaced persons and the 
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safe, voluntary, and dignified return of refugees and 
internally displaced persons; 
(5) the Burmese military and security forces 
cease their attacks against ethnic minority groups 
and constructively participate in the conclusion of a 
credible, nationwide ceasefire agreement, political ac-
commodation, and constitutional change, including 
the restoration of the citizenship of the Rohingya; 
(6) the Government of Burma, including the 
military and security forces, defines a transparent 
plan with a timeline for professionalizing the mili-
tary and security forces and includes a process by 
which the military withdraws from private-sector 
business enterprises and ceases involvement in the il-
legal trade in natural resources and narcotics; or 
(7) the Government of Burma establishes effec-
tive civilian control over the finances of its military 
and security forces, including by ensuring that the 
military does not have access to off-budget income 
and that military expenditures are subject to ade-
quate civilian oversight. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) CERTAIN
EXISTING
AUTHORITIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall retain the authority 
granted by section 1253 of the Carl Levin and How-
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ard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) 
and is authorized to provide the Government of 
Burma with assistance necessary to make available 
the activities described in subsection (a) of such sec-
tion. 
(2) HOSPITALITY.—The Secretary of State and 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment may provide assistance authorized under part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.) to provide hospitality during research, 
dialogues, meetings, or other activities by the parties 
attending the Union Peace Conference 21st Century 
Panglong or related processes seeking inclusive, sus-
tainable reconciliation. 
(c) MILITARY REFORM.—The certification required 
under subsection (a) shall include a written justification 
in unclassified form that may contain a classified annex 
describing the Burmese military’s efforts to implement re-
forms, end impunity for human rights abuses, and in-
crease transparency and accountability. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense and the 
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Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, in unclassified 
form with a classified annex, on the strategy and 
plans for military-to-military engagement between 
the United States Armed Forces and the military 
and security forces of Burma. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 
(A) A description and assessment of the 
Government of Burma’s strategy for security 
sector reform, including plans to withdraw the 
military from owning or controlling private-sec-
tor business entities and end involvement in the 
illicit trade in jade and other natural resources, 
reforms to end corruption and illicit drug traf-
ficking, and constitutional reforms to ensure ci-
vilian control. 
(B) A list of ongoing military activities 
conducted by the United States Government 
with the Government of Burma, and a descrip-
tion of the United States strategy for future 
military-military 
engagements 
between 
the 
United States and Burma’s military and secu-
rity forces, including the military of Burma, the 
Burma Police Force, and armed ethnic groups. 
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(C) An assessment of the progress of the 
military and security forces of Burma towards 
developing a framework to implement human 
right reforms, including— 
(i) cooperation with civilian authori-
ties to investigate and prosecute cases of 
serious, credible, or gross human rights 
abuses; 
(ii) steps taken to demonstrate respect 
for and implementation of the laws of war; 
and 
(iii) a description of the elements of 
the military-to-military engagement be-
tween the United States and Burma that 
promote such implementation. 
(D) An assessment of progress on the 
peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between 
the Government of Burma and ethnic minority 
groups, including actions taken by the military 
of Burma to adhere to cease-fire agreements, 
allow for safe and voluntary returns of dis-
placed persons to their homes, and withdraw 
forces from conflict zones. 
(E) An assessment of the Burmese’s mili-
tary recruitment and use of children as soldiers. 
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(F) An assessment of the Burmese’s mili-
tary’s use of violence against women, sexual vio-
lence, or other gender-based violence as a tool 
of terror, war, or ethnic cleansing. 
(e) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, with 
respect to security assistance, and the Secretary of 
Defense in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
with respect to security cooperation programs and 
activities of the Department of Defense, may waive 
on a case-by-case basis the application of the limita-
tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to 
the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 30 days before such waiver enters into effect— 
(A) a list of the activities and participants 
to which such waiver would apply; 
(B) a certification, including a justifica-
tion, that the waiver is in the national interest 
of the United States; and 
(C) a certification that none of the partici-
pants listed pursuant to subparagraph (A) have 
committed any of the acts described in section 
12l2(a)(1)(A) or 12l2(a)(1)(B) or com-
mitted any other gross violation of human 
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rights, as such term is defined for purposes of 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1299O–2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO CERTAIN FOREIGN PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the 8-year period beginning 
on the date that is 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions 
described in subsection (b) with respect to each foreign 
person that the President determines— 
(1) is a current or former senior official of the 
military or security forces of Burma who know-
ingly— 
(A) perpetrated or is responsible for order-
ing or otherwise directing serious human rights 
abuses in Burma; or 
(B) has taken significant steps to impede 
investigations or prosecutions of serious human 
rights abuses allegedly committed by one or 
more subordinates of such official, including 
against the Rohingya community in the state of 
Rakhine; 
(2) is an entity owned or controlled by any per-
son described in paragraph (1); 
(3) has knowingly provided or received signifi-
cant financial, material, or technological support to 
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or from a foreign person, including the immediate 
family members of such person, described in para-
graph (1) for any of the acts described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of such paragraph. 
(b) SANCTIONS.—The sanctions described in this sec-
tion are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of section 202 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), 
the exercise of all powers granted to the President 
by such Act to the extent necessary to block and 
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 
in property of a person the President determines 
meets one or more of the criteria described in sub-
section (a) if such property and interests in property 
are in the United States, come within the United 
States, or are or come within the possession or con-
trol of a United States person. 
(2) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 
OR PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien who the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 
one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason 
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to believe, meets any of the criteria described in 
subsection (a) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing con-
sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall re-
voke any visa or other entry documentation 
issued to an alien who meets any of the 
criteria described in subsection (a) regard-
less of when issued. 
(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A rev-
ocation under clause (i)— 
(I) shall take effect immediately; 
and 
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(II) shall automatically cancel 
any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the alien’s pos-
session. 
(3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (2) shall not apply to an alien if 
admitting the alien into the United States is nec-
essary to permit the United States to comply with 
the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the 
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, 
between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations. 
(4) EXCEPTION WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPOR-
TATION
OF
GOODS.—The authorities and require-
ments to impose sanctions under this section shall 
not include any authority or requirement to impose 
sanctions with respect to the importation of goods, 
as such term is defined in section 16 of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as 
continued in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.)). 
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(c) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, attempts 
to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out subsection (b) shall be subject to the penalties set 
forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an 
unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may exercise 
the authorities provided under section 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section. 
(e) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may annually 
waive the application of sanctions required by sub-
section (a) with respect to a person if the Presi-
dent— 
(A) determines that such waiver is in the 
national interest of the United States; and 
(B) not later than the date on which such 
waiver will take effect, submits to the congres-
sional committees listed in paragraph (2) a no-
tice of and justification for such waiver. 
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(2) CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
LISTED.— 
The congressional committees listed in this para-
graph are the following: 
(A) The Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives. 
(B) The Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(3) 
KNOWINGLY.—The 
term 
‘‘knowingly’’ 
means, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or 
a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, 
or should have known, of the conduct, the cir-
cumstance, or the result. 
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(4) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen, an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States, or any other individual subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such entity. 
SEC. 1299O–3. RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN 
THE MINING SECTOR. 
(a) LIST OF PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less than annually thereafter until the date described 
in subsection (e), the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a list of 
the entities described in each of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (2) that— 
(A) participate in Burma’s mining sector; 
(B) meet the criterion described in sub-
section (b)(1); and 
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(C) meet or have made significant progress 
towards meeting the criteria in subsections 
(b)(2) through (b)(5). 
(2) ENTITIES
DESCRIBED.—The entities de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Entities that produce or process pre-
cious and semiprecious gemstones. 
(B) Entities that sell or export precious 
and semiprecious gemstones from Burma or ar-
ticles of jewelry containing such gemstones. 
(b) CRITERIA DESCRIBED.—The criteria described in 
this subsection are the following with respect to an entity: 
(1) The entity publicly discloses beneficial own-
ership, as such term is defined for purposes of the 
Myanmar Extractive Industry Transparency Initia-
tive (Myanmar EITI), and the entity is not owned 
or controlled, either directly or indirectly, by the 
Burmese military or security forces, any current or 
former senior Burmese military officer, or any per-
son sanctioned by the United States pursuant to any 
relevant sanctions authority. 
(2) The entity publicly discloses any politically 
exposed persons, as defined by the Myanmar EITI, 
who are beneficial owners, as defined under the 
Myanmar EITI. 
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(3) The entity publicly discloses valid authoriza-
tion, license, or permit to produce, process, sell, or 
export minerals or gemstones, as applicable. 
(4) The entity publicly discloses payments to 
the Government of Burma, including tax and non- 
tax, license, or royalty payments, and other pay-
ments or contract terms as may be required under 
Myanmar Extractive Industry Transparency Initia-
tive standards. 
(5) The entity undertakes robust due diligence, 
in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for 
Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Con-
flict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including public 
reporting. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF LIST.—The Secretary of State 
shall publish the list under subsection (a) and shall peri-
odically update such list as appropriate. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of State shall issue 
guidance to relevant companies regarding supply-chain 
due diligence best practices applicable to importation of 
gemstones or minerals that may be of Burmese origin or 
articles of jewelry containing such gemstones to mitigate 
the potential risks associated with the importation of such 
items. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Presi-
dent certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Government of Burma has taken substantial 
measures to reform the mining sector in Burma, including 
the following: 
(1) Requiring the mandatory disclosure of pay-
ments, permit and license allocations, project reve-
nues, relevant contract terms, and beneficial owner-
ship, including identifying any politically exposed 
persons who are beneficial owners, consistent with 
the approach agreed under the Myanmar EITI and 
with due regard for civil society participation. 
(2) Separating the commercial, regulatory, and 
revenue 
collection 
responsibilities 
within 
the 
Myanmar Gems Enterprise and other key state- 
owned enterprises to remove existing conflicts of in-
terest. 
(3) Monitoring and undertaking enforcement 
actions, as warranted, to ensure that entities fully 
adhere to environmental and social impact assess-
ment and management standards in accordance with 
international responsible mining practices, the coun-
try’s environmental conservation law and other ap-
plicable laws and regulations, and that they uphold 
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occupational health and safety standards and codes 
of conduct that are aligned with the core labor 
standards of the International Labour Organisation 
and domestic law. 
(4) Actively seeking a comprehensive peace 
agreement that addresses the transparent and fair 
distribution of benefits from natural resources, in-
cluding local benefit-sharing, taking into consider-
ation proposals on fiscal federalism for new govern-
ance arrangements in resource-rich regions. 
(5) Implementing on a timely basis policy re-
forms aligned with the recommendations of the 
multi-stakeholder Jade and Gemstone Support Com-
mittee and reporting regularly on such reforms. 
(6) Reforming the process for valuation of 
gemstones at the mine-site, including developing an 
independent valuation system to prevent undervalu-
ation and tax evasion. 
(7) Requiring companies bidding for jade and 
ruby permits to be independently audited upon the 
request of Myanmar Gems Enterprise or the Min-
ister of Natural Resources and Environmental Con-
servation, and making the results of all such audits 
public. 
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(8) Establishing a credible and transparent per-
mitting process that closely scrutinizes applicants, 
including based on past performance, and prevents 
unscrupulous entities from gaining authorized access 
to concessions or the right to trade in minerals or 
gemstones. 
(9) Establishing effective oversight of state- 
owned enterprises operating in such sector, including 
through parliamentary oversight or requirements for 
independent financial auditing. 
SEC. 1299O–4. DETERMINATION AND REPORT ON ACCOUNT-
ABILITY FOR ETHNIC CLEANSING, CRIMES 
AGAINST 
HUMANITY, 
AND 
GENOCIDE 
IN 
BURMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that— 
(1) describes— 
(A) allegations of ethnic cleansing, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide in Burma; and 
(B) potential transitional justice mecha-
nisms in Burma; and 
(2) includes a determination whether the events 
that took place in the state of Rakhine in Burma, 
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starting on August 25, 2017, constitute ethnic 
cleansing, crimes against humanity, or genocide. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) incidents that may constitute ethnic 
cleansing, crimes against humanity, or genocide 
committed by the Burmese military against the 
Rohingya minority and the identities of any 
other actors involved in such incidents; 
(B) the role of the civilian government in 
the commission of such incidents; 
(C) incidents that may constitute ethnic 
cleansing, crimes against humanity, or genocide 
committed by violent extremist groups or anti- 
government forces; 
(D) incidents that may violate the principle 
of medical neutrality and, to the extent possible, 
the identities of any individuals who engaged in 
or organized such incidents; and 
(E) to the extent possible, a description of 
the conventional and unconventional weapons 
used for such crimes and the sources of such 
weapons; 
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(2) a description and assessment by the Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Department of Justice, 
and other appropriate Federal departments and 
agencies of programs that the United States has al-
ready undertaken or is planning to undertake to en-
sure accountability for ethnic cleansing, crimes 
against humanity, and genocide perpetrated against 
the Rohingya by the military and security forces of 
Burma, the state government of Rakhine, Buddhist 
militias, and all other armed groups fighting in 
Rakhine, including programs to— 
(A) train civilian investigators within and 
outside of Burma and Bangladesh on how to 
document, investigate, develop findings of, and 
identify and locate alleged perpetrators of eth-
nic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or 
genocide in Burma; 
(B) promote and prepare for a transitional 
justice process or processes for the perpetrators 
of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, 
and genocide occurring in the State of Rakhine 
in 2017; and 
(C) document, collect, preserve, and pro-
tect evidence of ethnic cleansing, crimes against 
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humanity, and genocide in Burma, including by 
providing support for Burmese, Bangladeshi, 
foreign, and international nongovernmental or-
ganizations, the United Nations Human Rights 
Council’s investigative team, and other entities 
engaged in such investigative activities; and 
(3) a detailed study of the feasibility and desir-
ability of potential transitional justice mechanisms 
for Burma, including a hybrid tribunal, to address 
ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and geno-
cide perpetrated in Burma, including recommenda-
tions on which transitional justice mechanisms the 
United States should support, why such mechanisms 
should be supported, and what type of support 
should be offered. 
(c) PROTECTION OF WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.— 
The Secretary of State shall take due care to ensure that 
the identification of witnesses and physical evidence are 
not publicly disclosed in a manner that might place such 
persons at risk of harm or encourage the destruction of 
evidence by the Government of Burma. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 
authorized to provide assistance to support appro-
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priate entities that are undertaking the efforts de-
scribed in paragraph (2) with respect to ethnic 
cleansing, crimes against humanity, and genocide 
perpetrated by the military and security forces of 
Burma, the state government of Rakhine, Buddhist 
militias, and all other armed groups fighting in 
Rakhine State. 
(2) 
EFFORTS
AGAINST
HUMAN
RIGHTS 
ABUSES.—The efforts described in this paragraph 
are the following: 
(A) Identifying suspected perpetrators of 
ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide. 
(B) Collecting, documenting, and pro-
tecting evidence of such crimes and preserve the 
chain of custody for such evidence. 
(C) Conducting criminal investigations. 
(D) Supporting investigations conducted 
by other countries, as appropriate. 
(3) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary of 
State, taking into account any relevant findings in 
the report required by subsection (a), is authorized 
to support the creation and operation of transitional 
justice mechanisms, including a potential hybrid tri-
bunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of commit-
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ting ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or 
genocide in Burma. 
SEC. 1299O–5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
Of the $335,240,000 authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 in sec-
tion 301 and made available by the funding table in divi-
sion G for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat 
Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the 
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated 
for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$2,823,000. 
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(2) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$5,446,000. 
(3) For global nuclear security, $29,001,000. 
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, 
$197,585,000. 
(5) For proliferation prevention, $74,937,000. 
(6) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $25,448,000. 
SEC. 1302. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the 
funding table in division G for the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available 
for obligation for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 7501. 
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SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in 
section 7501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 7501. 
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SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 7501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the Defense Health Program for use 
of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of 
the Department of Defense for providing for the health 
of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table 
in section 7501. 
SEC. 1406. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the National Defense Sealift Fund, 
as specified in the funding tables in section 7501. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation 
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and maintenance, $113,000,000 may be transferred by the 
Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense– 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Dem-
onstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). 
For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, 
any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts au-
thorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of 
such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the pur-
poses of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility oper-
ations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) 
may be used are operations of the Captain James A. 
Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities des-
ignated as a combined Federal medical facility under an 
operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
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Trust Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1413. QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON PROGRESS OF CHEM-
ICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1412(j) of the Department of Defense Au-
thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Semiannual Re-
ports’’ and inserting ‘‘QUARTERLY BRIEFING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘March 1’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘the year in which’’ and inserting 
‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019, and every 90 days thereafter until’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘submit to’’ and inserting 
‘‘brief’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘a report on the implemen-
tation’’ and inserting ‘‘on the progress made’’; 
and 
(D) by striking ‘‘of its chemical weapons 
destruction obligations’’ and inserting ‘‘toward 
fulfilling its chemical weapons destruction obli-
gations’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall 
include a description of contractor costs and per-
formance relative to schedule, the progress to date 
toward the complete destruction of the stockpile, and 
any other information the Secretary determines to 
be relevant.’’. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for procurement accounts for the Army, 
the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and De-
fense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in 
section 7102. 
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SEC. 1503. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 7202. 
SEC. 1504. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 
7302. 
SEC. 1505. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military per-
sonnel, as specified in the funding table in section 7402. 
SEC. 1506. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 7502. 
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SEC. 1507. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in 
the funding table in section 7502. 
SEC. 1508. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 7502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, as specified in the funding table in section 7502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1511. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1512. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
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(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2019 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority of this subsection may not exceed 
$4,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer author-
ity provided by this section is in addition to the transfer 
authority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Limitations, Reports, 
and Other Matters 
SEC. 1521. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PRIOR AUTHORITIES AND NO-
TICE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Funds available 
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to the Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund for fiscal year 2019 shall be subject to 
the conditions contained in subsections (b) through (g) of 
section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
428), as amended by section 1531(b) of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4424). 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept equipment that is procured using 
amounts in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
authorized under this Act and is intended for trans-
fer to the security forces of Afghanistan, but is not 
accepted by such security forces. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
ACCEPTANCE
OF
EQUIP-
MENT.—Before accepting any equipment under the 
authority provided by paragraph (1), the Com-
mander of United States forces in Afghanistan shall 
make a determination that the equipment was pro-
cured for the purpose of meeting requirements of the 
security forces of Afghanistan, as agreed to by both 
the Government of Afghanistan and the United 
States, but is no longer required by such security 
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forces or was damaged before transfer to such secu-
rity forces. 
(3) ELEMENTS OF DETERMINATION.—In mak-
ing a determination under paragraph (2) regarding 
equipment, the Commander of United States forces 
in Afghanistan shall consider alternatives to Sec-
retary of Defense acceptance of the equipment. An 
explanation of each determination, including the 
basis for the determination and the alternatives con-
sidered, shall be included in the relevant quarterly 
report required under paragraph (5). 
(4) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided by paragraph (1) may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon notification to 
the congressional defense committees of such treat-
ment. 
(5) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90-day period thereafter during which the 
authority provided by paragraph (1) is exer-
cised, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report 
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describing the equipment accepted during the 
period covered by such report under the fol-
lowing: 
(i) This subsection. 
(ii) Section 1521(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1711). 
(iii) Section 1521(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2575). 
(iv) Section 1531(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1088). 
(v) Section 1532(b) of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3613). 
(vi) Section 1531(d) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 938; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note). 
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(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a list of all equip-
ment that was accepted during the period cov-
ered by the report and treated as stocks of the 
Department of Defense and copies of the deter-
minations made under paragraph (2), as re-
quired by paragraph (3). 
(c) SECURITY OF AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available to the 
Department of Defense for the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund for fiscal year 2019, it is the goal that 
$18,000,000, but in no event less than $10,000,000, 
shall be used for— 
(A) the recruitment, integration, retention, 
training, and treatment of women in the Af-
ghan National Defense and Security Forces; 
and 
(B) the recruitment, training, and con-
tracting of female security personnel for future 
elections. 
(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
Such programs and activities may include— 
(A) efforts to recruit women into the Af-
ghan National Defense and Security Forces, in-
cluding the special operations forces; 
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(B) programs and activities of the Afghan 
Ministry of Defense Directorate of Human 
Rights and Gender Integration and the Afghan 
Ministry of Interior Office of Human Rights, 
Gender and Child Rights; 
(C) development and dissemination of gen-
der and human rights educational and training 
materials and programs within the Afghan Min-
istry of Defense and the Afghan Ministry of In-
terior; 
(D) efforts to address harassment and vio-
lence against women within the Afghan Na-
tional Defense and Security Forces; 
(E) improvements to infrastructure that 
address the requirements of women serving in 
the Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces, including appropriate equipment for fe-
male security and police forces, and transpor-
tation for policewomen to their station; 
(F) support for Afghanistan National Po-
lice Family Response Units; and 
(G) security provisions for high-profile fe-
male police and army officers. 
(d) ASSESSMENT OF AFGHANISTAN PROGRESS ON 
SECURITY COOPERATION OBJECTIVES.— 
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(1) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 
June 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an assess-
ment describing the efforts of the Government of the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to manage, employ, 
and sustain the equipment and inventory provided 
through the authority under subsection (a). In con-
ducting such assessment, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consider each of the following: 
(A) The ability of the Afghanistan Min-
istry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior to 
manage and account for previously-divested 
equipment, including a description of any 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of each such Min-
istry’s internal controls and any plan in place to 
address shortfalls. 
(B) A description of the monitoring and 
evaluation systems in place to ensure assistance 
provided through such authority is used only 
for the intended purposes. 
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ceiving assistance established in annual finan-
cial commitment letters or any other bilateral 
agreements with the United States. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR INSUF-
FICIENT PROGRESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of De-
fense determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and taking into consideration 
the assessment under paragraph (1), that the 
Government of Afghanistan has made insuffi-
cient progress toward maintaining and employ-
ing equipment provided by the United States, 
the Secretary of Defense may withhold assist-
ance for the Afghan National Defense and Se-
curity Forces under this section until such time 
as the Secretary determines sufficient progress 
has been made. 
(B) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, provide notice to Congress— 
(i) not later than 30 days after mak-
ing a decision to withhold assistance pur-
suant to subparagraph (A); and 
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(ii) not later than 30 days before re-
suming any such assistance pursuant to 
such subparagraph. 
SEC. 1522. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the 
amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), shall apply to the 
funds made available for fiscal year 2019 to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat 
Fund. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DE-
VICE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available to the Department of Defense for the 
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Fund for fiscal year 
2019, $15,000,000 may be available to the Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, to provide training, equipment, supplies, and 
services to ministries and other entities of foreign 
governments that the Secretary has identified as 
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critical for countering the flow of improvised explo-
sive device precursor chemicals. 
(2) PROVISION
THROUGH
OTHER
US
AGEN-
CIES.—If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of 
Defense and the head of another department or 
agency of the United States Government, the Sec-
retary of Defense may transfer funds available 
under paragraph (1) to such department or agency 
for the provision by such department or agency of 
training, equipment, supplies, and services to min-
istries and other entities of foreign governments as 
described in that paragraph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1) may be 
obligated or expended to supply training, equipment, 
supplies, or services to a foreign country before the 
date that is 15 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, submits to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a notice that contains— 
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