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Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to trips taken on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, except that this section does not apply with re-
spect to any trip which began prior to such date. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Effective January 1, 2014, section 1101(a) of the Dun-
can Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most 
recently amended by section 1101 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239; 126 Stat. 1973), is further amended by striking 
‘‘through 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2014’’. 
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SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY AU-
THORITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, 
AND GRATUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFI-
CIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and most recently amended by section 1104 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public 
Law 112–239; 125 Stat. 1973), is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN- 
FORCE AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOY-
EES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 1104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EMPLOYEES. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2018’’. 
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SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
SCIENCE, 
MATHEMATICS, 
AND 
RESEARCH 
FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE 
EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 2192a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the amount deter-
mined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘room and board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an amount determined by the Secretary of De-
fense’’. 
SEC. 1106. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM FOR EXCHANGE OF IN-
FORMATION-TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1110(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (5 U.S.C. 3702 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013.’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 1110(i) of 
such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘2024,’’. 
SEC. 1107. DEFENSE SCIENCE INITIATIVE FOR PERSONNEL. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to assure the scientific and technological pre-
eminence of its defense laboratories, which are essential to 
the national security, by requiring the Department of De-
fense to provide to its science and technology laboratories— 
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(1) the personnel and support services needed to 
carry out their mission; and 
(2) decentralized management authority. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—There is hereby 
established within the Department of Defense a program to 
be known as the Defense Science Initiative for Personnel 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Initiative’’). 
(c) LABORATORIES COVERED
BY INITIATIVE.—The 
laboratories covered by the Initiative— 
(1) shall be those designated as Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratories (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as ‘‘STRLs’’) by the Secretary 
or by paragraph (2); and 
(2) shall include the laboratories enumerated in 
section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note), 
which laboratories are hereby designated as STRLs. 
(d) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREED AND TECH-
NICAL POSITIONS AT STRLS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The director of any STRL 
may appoint qualified candidates, without regard to 
sections 3309-3319 of title 5, United States Code, di-
rectly to scientific, technical, engineering, mathe-
matical, or medical positions within such STRL, on 
either a temporary, term, or permanent basis. 
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(2) QUALIFIED CANDIDATE DEFINED.—Notwith-
standing any provision of chapter 51 of title 5, 
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection, 
the term ‘‘qualified candidate’’ means an individual 
who is— 
(A) a candidate who has earned a bachelor’s 
or master’s degree; 
(B) a student enrolled in a program of un-
dergraduate or graduate instruction leading to a 
bachelor’s or master’s degree in a scientific, tech-
nical, engineering, mathematical, or medical 
course of study at an institution of higher edu-
cation (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)); or 
(C) a veteran, as defined in section 2108 of 
title 5, United States Code, who served in the 
armed forces in an engineering, scientific, or 
medical technician occupational specialty. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any exercise of 
authority under paragraph (1) shall be considered to 
satisfy section 2301(b)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
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(e) EXCLUSION
FROM
PERSONNEL
LIMITATIONS, 
ETC.—The director of any STRL shall manage the work-
force strength of such STRL— 
(1) without regard to any limitation on appoint-
ments or any allocation of positions with respect to 
such STRL, subject to paragraph (2); and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the budget 
available with respect to such STRL. 
(f) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE ROTATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 3131 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘mission;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘mission, subject to paragraph (15);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(15) permit the director of each Science and 
Technology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in 
section 1107(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014) to determine the duration 
of appointments for senior executives (which shall in 
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no event be less than 5 years), consistent with car-
rying out the mission of that laboratory.’’. 
(g) SENIOR SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL MANAGERS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished in each STRL a category of senior professional 
scientific positions, the incumbents of which shall be 
designated as ‘‘senior scientific technical managers’’ 
and which shall be positions classified above GS-15 of 
the General Schedule pursuant to section 5108 of title 
5, United States Code. The primary functions of such 
positions shall be— 
(A) to engage in research and development 
in the physical, biological, medical, or engineer-
ing sciences, or another field closely related to 
the mission of such STRL; and 
(B) to carry out technical supervisory re-
sponsibilities. 
(2) APPOINTMENTS.—The positions described in 
paragraph (1) may be filled, and shall be managed, 
by the director of the STRL involved, under criteria 
established pursuant to section 342(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Pub-
lic Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2721), relating to per-
sonnel demonstration projects at laboratories of the 
Department of Defense, except that the director of the 
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laboratory involved shall determine the number of 
such positions at such laboratory, not to exceed 3 per-
cent of the number of scientists and engineers (deter-
mined on a full-time equivalent basis) employed at 
such laboratory at the end of the fiscal year prior to 
the fiscal year in which any appointments subject to 
that numerical limitation are made. 
(h) SELECTION AND COMPENSATION OF SPECIALLY- 
QUALIFIED SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
Section 3104 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) In addition to the number of positions authorized 
by subsection (a), the director of each Science and Tech-
nology Reinvention Laboratory (as described in section 
1107(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2014), may establish, without regard to the second 
sentence of subsection (a), such number of scientific or pro-
fessional positions as may be necessary to carry out the re-
search and development functions of the laboratory and 
which require the services of specially-qualified personnel. 
The selection process governing appointments made under 
this subsection shall be determined by the director of the 
laboratory involved, and the rate of basic pay for the em-
ployee holding any such position shall be set by the labora-
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tory director at a rate not to exceed the rate for level II 
of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as most recently 
amended by section 1206 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4625), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) support the theater security priorities 
of a Geographic Combatant Commander.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) To build the capacity of a foreign country’s 
security forces to conduct counterterrorism oper-
ations.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL FUNDING LIMITATION.—Subsection (c)(1) 
of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006, as so amended, is further amended 
by striking ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$425,000,000’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF 
FUNDS.—Subsection (e) of section 1206 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as most re-
cently amended by section 1201 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 1979), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF PLANNING AND EXECU-
TION OF FUNDS.—In the budget materials submitted 
to the President by the Secretary of Defense in con-
nection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of the 
budget for fiscal year 2016, and each subsequent fiscal 
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year, the Secretary of Defense shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) For programs to be conducted or sup-
ported under subsection (a) (other than sub-
section (a)(1)(C)) for such fiscal year, a descrip-
tion of the proposed planning and execution of 
not less than 50 percent of the total amount of 
funds to be made available for such programs. 
‘‘(B) For programs to be conducted or sup-
ported under subsection (a)(1)(C) for such fiscal 
year, a description of the proposed planning and 
execution of 100 percent of the total amount of 
funds to be made available for such programs.’’; 
and 
(3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on 
Foreign Affairs’’. 
(d) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 
as most recently amended by section 1201 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’. 
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forces’’ and inserting ‘‘or other national security 
forces’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and counterterrorism 
operations’’ and inserting ‘‘or counterter-
rorism operations’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and 
inserting ‘‘or’’. 
(b) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Subsection (l) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(l) NOTICES TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 30 days 
before initiating an activity under a program of assistance 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall jointly submit to the specified con-
gressional committees a notification that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A request for the transfer of funds into the 
Fund under subsection (f) or any other authority, in-
cluding the original source of the funds. 
‘‘(2) A detailed justification for the total antici-
pated program plan for each country to include total 
anticipated costs and the specific activities contained 
therein. 
‘‘(3) The budget, execution plan and timeline, 
and anticipated completion date for the activity. 
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‘‘(4) A list of other security-related assistance or 
justice sector and stabilization assistance that the 
United States is currently providing the country con-
cerned and that is related to or supported by the ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(5) Such other information relating to the pro-
gram or activity as the Secretary of State or Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL AUTHORITIES; ANNUAL REPORTS; 
GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—Such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (n); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection 
(n); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (l), as so 
amended, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) GUIDANCE AND PROCESSES FOR EXERCISE OF 
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense shall jointly submit a report to the specified con-
gressional committees 15 days after the date on which the 
necessary guidance has been issued and processes for imple-
mentation of the authority in subsection (b). The Secretary 
of State and Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit addi-
tional reports not later than 15 days after the date on which 
any future modifications to the guidance and processes for 
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implementation of the authority in subsection (b) are 
issued.’’. 
(d) FUNDING.—Subsection (o) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND AFTER.—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(o) FUNDING.—’’. 
SEC. 1204. CODIFICATION OF NATIONAL GUARD STATE 
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 116. State Partnership Program 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 
State Partnership Program of the National Guard are the 
following: 
‘‘(1) To support the objectives of the commander 
of the combatant command for the theater of oper-
ations in which such contacts and activities are con-
ducted. 
‘‘(2) To support the objectives of the United 
States chief of mission of the partner nation with 
which contacts and activities are conducted. 
‘‘(3) To build international partnerships and de-
fense and security capacity. 
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‘‘(4) To strengthen cooperation between the de-
partments and agencies of the United States Govern-
ment and agencies of foreign governments to support 
building of defense and security capacity. 
‘‘(5) To facilitate intergovernmental collabora-
tion between the United States Government and for-
eign governments in the areas of defense and security. 
‘‘(6) To facilitate and enhance the exchange of 
information between the United States Government 
and foreign governments on matters relating to de-
fense and security. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY
OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
FOR 
PROGRAM.—(1) Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense, including funds appropriated for the Air and 
Army National Guard, shall be available for the payment 
of costs incurred by the National Guard to conduct activi-
ties under the State Partnership Program, whether those 
costs are incurred inside or outside the United States. 
‘‘(2) Costs incurred by the National Guard and covered 
under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Costs of pay and allowances of members of 
the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Travel and necessary expenses of United 
States personnel outside of the Department of Defense 
in support of the State Partnership Program. 
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‘‘(C) Travel and necessary expenses of foreign 
participants directly supporting activities under the 
State Partnership Program. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—(1) Funds 
shall not be available under subsection (b) for activities con-
ducted in a foreign country unless jointly approved by— 
‘‘(A) the commander of the combatant command 
concerned; and 
‘‘(B) the chief of mission concerned, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(2) Funds shall not be available under subsection (b) 
for the participation of a member of the National Guard 
in activities in a foreign country unless the member is on 
active duty in the armed forces at the time of such partici-
pation. 
‘‘(3) Funds shall not be available under subsection (b) 
for interagency activities involving United States civilian 
personnel or foreign civilian personnel unless the participa-
tion of such personnel in such activities— 
‘‘(A) contributes to responsible management of 
defense resources; 
‘‘(B) fosters greater respect for and under-
standing of the principle of civilian control of the 
military; 
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‘‘(C) contributes to cooperation between the 
United States armed forces and civilian governmental 
agencies and foreign military and civilian govern-
ment agencies; or 
‘‘(D) improves international partnerships and 
capacity on matters relating to defense and security. 
‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) In the event of the par-
ticipation of United States Government participants (other 
than personnel of the Department of Defense) in activities 
for which payment is made under subsection (b), the head 
of the department or agency concerned shall reimburse the 
Secretary of Defense for the costs associated with the par-
ticipation of such personnel in such contacts and activities. 
‘‘(2) Amounts received under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited in the appropriation or account from which 
amounts for the payment concerned were derived. Any 
amounts so deposited shall be merged with amounts in such 
appropriation or account, and shall be available for the 
same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limi-
tations, as amounts in such appropriation or account. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘State Partnership Program’ 
means a program that establishes a defense and secu-
rity relationship between the National Guard of a 
State or territory and the military and security 
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forces, and related disaster management, emergency 
response, and security ministries, of a foreign coun-
try. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘activities’, for purposes of the 
State Partnership Program, means any military-to- 
military activities or interagency activities for a pur-
pose set forth in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘interagency activities’ means the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Contacts between members of the Na-
tional Guard and foreign civilian personnel out-
side the ministry of defense of the foreign coun-
try concerned on a matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) Contacts between United States civil-
ian personnel and members of the military and 
security forces of a foreign country or foreign ci-
vilian personnel on a matter within the core 
competencies of the National Guard. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘matter within the core com-
petencies of the National Guard’ means matters with 
respect to the following: 
‘‘(A) Disaster response and mitigation. 
‘‘(B) Defense support to civil authorities. 
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‘‘(C) Consequence management and instal-
lation protection. 
‘‘(D) Response to a chemical, biological, ra-
diological, nuclear, or explosives (CBRNE) event. 
‘‘(E) Border and port security and coopera-
tion with civilian law enforcement. 
‘‘(F) Search and rescue. 
‘‘(G) Medicine. 
‘‘(H) Counter-drug and counter-narcotics 
activities. 
‘‘(I) Public affairs. 
‘‘(J) Employer support and family support 
for reserve forces. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘United States civilian personnel’ 
means the following: 
‘‘(A) Personnel of the United States Govern-
ment (including personnel of departments and 
agencies of the United States Government other 
than the Department of Defense) and personnel 
of State and local governments of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) Members and employees of the legisla-
tive branch of the United States Government. 
‘‘(C) Non-governmental individuals. 
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‘‘(6) The term ‘foreign civilian personnel’ means 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Civilian personnel of a foreign govern-
ment at any level (including personnel of min-
istries other than ministries of defense). 
‘‘(B) Non-governmental individuals of a for-
eign country.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘116. State Partnership Program.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED AUTHORITY.—Section 
1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 U.S.C. 
107 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1205. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO EN-
HANCE THE CAPABILITY OF CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES TO RESPOND TO INCI-
DENTS INVOLVING WEAPONS OF MASS DE-
STRUCTION IN SYRIA AND THE REGION. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide assist-
ance to the military and civilian response organizations of 
Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, 
Turkey, and other countries in the region of Syria in order 
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for such countries to respond effectively to incidents involv-
ing weapons of mass destruction in Syria and the region. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include training, equipment, and 
supplies. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS 
FISCAL YEARS.—The Secretary of Defense may use up to 
$4,000,000 of the funds made available to the Department 
of Defense for operation and maintenance for a fiscal year 
to carry out the program authorized in subsection (a) and 
may provide assistance under such program that begins in 
that fiscal year but ends in the next fiscal year. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the authority of subsection (a) is first exercised, 
and annually thereafter through December 31, 2015, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives an annual report to include at least the following: 
(1) A detailed description by country of assist-
ance provided. 
(2) An overview of how such assistance fits into, 
and is coordinated with, other United States efforts to 
build the capability and capacity of countries in the 
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region of Syria to counter the threat of weapons of 
mass destruction in Syria and the region. 
(3) A listing of equipment and supplies provided 
to countries in the region of Syria. 
(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State determine appropriate. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under sub-
section (a) may not be exercised after September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 1206. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUP-
PORT FOREIGN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN 
OPERATIONS TO DISARM THE LORD’S RESIST-
ANCE ARMY. 
(a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1206 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1624) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 and 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for operation and maintenance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to provide additional operation and 
maintenance funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4302’’. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (h) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CER-
TAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT 
PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as 
most recently amended by section 1227 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112–239; 126 Stat. 2000), is further amended by striking 
‘‘for fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2014’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Subsection 
(d) of such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘during fiscal 
year 2013 may not exceed $1,650,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘during fiscal year 2014 may not exceed 
$1,500,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Fiscal Year 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN IN 
FISCAL YEAR 2014 PENDING CERTIFICATION ON PAKI-
STAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, no amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act, and no amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years before fiscal year 
2014 that remain available for obligation, may be 
used for reimbursements of Pakistan under the au-
thority in subsection (a) of section 1233 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, as amended by this section, until the Secretary 
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees each of the following: 
(A) That Pakistan is maintaining security 
and is not through its actions or inactions at 
any level of government limiting or otherwise re-
stricting the movement of United States equip-
ment and supplies along the Ground Lines of 
Communications (GLOCs) through Pakistan to 
Afghanistan so that such equipment and supplies 
can be transshipped and such equipment and 
supplies can be retrograded out of Afghanistan. 
(B) That Pakistan is taking demonstrable 
steps to— 
(i) support counterterrorism operations 
against al Qaeda, Tehrik-i-Taliban Paki-
stan, and other militant extremists groups 
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