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agency, for purposes of the report which is next due under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) Each report by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment under this subsection shall include, with respect to 
the fiscal year described in paragraph (1)(A), at least the 
following information: 
‘‘(A) The total amount of official time granted 
to employees. 
‘‘(B) The average amount of official time ex-
pended per bargaining unit employee. 
‘‘(C) The specific types of activities or purposes 
for which official time was granted, and the impact 
which the granting of such official time for such ac-
tivities or purposes had on agency operations. 
‘‘(D) The total number of employees to whom 
official time was granted, and, of that total, the 
number who were not engaged in any activities or 
purposes except activities or purposes involving the 
use of official time. 
‘‘(E) The total amount of compensation (includ-
ing fringe benefits) afforded to employees in connec-
tion with activities or purposes for which they were 
granted official time. 
‘‘(F) The total amount of official time spent by 
employees representing Federal employees who are 
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not union members in matters authorized by this 
chapter. 
‘‘(G) A description of any room or space des-
ignated at the agency (or its subcomponent) where 
official time activities will be conducted, including 
the square footage of any such room or space. 
‘‘(3) All information included in a report by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management under this subsection with 
respect to a fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) shall be shown both agency-by-agency and 
for all agencies; and 
‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the corresponding 
information (submitted by the Office in its report 
under this subsection) for the fiscal year before the 
fiscal year to which such report pertains, together 
with appropriate comparisons and analyses. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘offi-
cial time’ means any period of time, regardless of agency 
nomenclature— 
‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee 
under this chapter (including a collective bargaining 
agreement entered into under this chapter) to per-
form representational or consultative functions; and 
‘‘(B) during which the employee would other-
wise be in a duty status.’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective beginning with the report 
which, under the provisions of such amendment, is first 
required to be submitted by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement to each House of Congress by a date which oc-
curs at least 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERA-
TION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should utilize appro-
priate security cooperation authorities to counter malign 
influence campaigns that are directed at allied and partner 
countries and that pose a significant threat to the national 
security of the United States. 
(b) REPORT ON FUNDING.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall include with the consolidated budget materials 
submitted to Congress as required by section 381 of title 
10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2020, and for each 
subsequent fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, a report 
on the use of security cooperation funding to counter the 
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malign influence directed at allied and partner countries 
and that pose a significant threat to the national security 
of the United States. 
SEC. 1202. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CER-
TAIN EXPENSES FOR ACTIVITIES OF THE RE-
GIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES. 
Section 342 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘, including travel, transpor-
tation, and subsistence expenses,’’ after ‘‘activi-
ties of the Regional Centers’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including travel, transportation, and subsistence 
expenses,’’ after ‘‘activities of the Regional Cen-
ters’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses,’’ after ‘‘Marshall Center’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses,’’ after ‘‘Daniel K. Inouye Center for Security 
Studies’’. 
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SEC. 1203. NATO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide funds for the NATO Strategic Communica-
tions Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Center’’) to— 
(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint strategic communications 
exercises or coalition or international military oper-
ations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign na-
tions in the areas of strategic communications. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibility for 
the Center to an appropriate organization within the De-
partment of Defense, and detail the steps being under-
taken to strengthen the role of the Center in fostering 
strategic communications and information operations 
within NATO. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall periodically brief the Committee on Armed 
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Services 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 Representa-
tives on the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen the role of the Center in fostering strategic 
communications 
and 
information 
operations 
within 
NATO. 
SEC. 1204. NATO COOPERATIVE CYBER DEFENSE CENTER 
OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide funds for the NATO Cooperative Cyber De-
fense Center of Excellence (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Center’’) to— 
(1) enhance the ability of military forces and ci-
vilian personnel of the countries participating in the 
Center to engage in joint cyber exercises or coalition 
or international military operations; and 
(2) improve interoperability between the armed 
forces and the military forces of friendly foreign 
countries in the areas of cyber and cybersecurity. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall certify to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
Secretary has assigned executive agent responsibilities for 
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human rights required under section 362 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) A description of the procedures re-
quired under subsection (d) of such section 362. 
(C) A description of the procedures used to 
conduct remediation of units for determined or 
alleged of gross violation of human rights. 
(D) A list of units completing the process 
of remediation for gross violation of human 
rights as described in subparagraph (C). 
(E) A summary of reports submitted to 
Congress as required under subsection (e) of 
such section 362. 
(F) An analysis of the impact of such sec-
tion 362 to achieving the objectives of the Na-
tional Defense Strategy. 
(G) A description of the processes and pro-
cedures used to implement section 1206 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3538), to include the process of obtaining the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, as re-
quired under subsection (c)(1) of such section. 
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amend-
ed by section 1212(d) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE-
MENT
OF
PAKISTAN
PENDING
CERTIFICATION
ON 
PAKISTAN.—Section 1227(d)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 2001), as most recently 
amended by section 1212(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘for any period prior to Decem-
ber 31, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for any period prior to 
December 31, 2019’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REIMBURSE-
MENT
OF
PAKISTAN
PENDING
CERTIFICATION
ON 
PAKISTAN.—Of the total amount of reimbursements 
and support authorized for Pakistan during fiscal 
year 2019 pursuant to the second sentence of sec-
tion 1233(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (as amended by sub-
section (b)(2)), $350,000,000 shall not be eligible 
for the waiver under section 1227(d)(2) of the Na-
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(C) Any irregularities in the divestment of 
equipment to the Afghan National Defense and 
Security Forces during the period beginning on 
the date of the creation of the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund, including any major losses 
of such equipment or any inability on the part 
of the Afghan National Defense and Security 
Forces to account for equipment so procured. 
(D) A description of the sustainment and 
maintenance costs required for major weapons 
platforms previously divested, over the 5-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and a plan for how the Afghan Na-
tional Defense and Security Forces intends to 
maintain such platforms in the future. 
(E) An assessment of the distribution 
practices of the Afghan National Defense and 
Security Forces, including the manner in which 
equipment received through the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund is employed. 
(F) The degree to which the Government 
of Afghanistan is effectively implementing an 
anti-corruption strategy. 
(G) The extent to which the Government 
of Afghanistan is adhering to conditions for re-
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the authority to conduct, all affairs of such command re-
lating to joint space warfighting operations. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to the authority, direction, and con-
trol of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the commander 
of the space command shall be responsible for, and shall 
have the authority to conduct, the following functions re-
lating to joint space warfighting operations (whether or 
not relating to the space command): 
‘‘(i) Developing strategy, doctrine, and tactics. 
‘‘(ii) Preparing and submitting to the Secretary 
of Defense program recommendations and budget 
proposals for space operations forces and for other 
forces assigned to the space command. 
‘‘(iii) Exercising authority, direction, and con-
trol over the expenditure of funds for forces assigned 
directly to the space command. 
‘‘(iv) Training and certification of assigned 
joint forces. 
‘‘(v) Conducting specialized courses of instruc-
tion for commissioned and noncommissioned officers. 
‘‘(vi) Validating requirements. 
‘‘(vii) Establishing priorities for requirements. 
‘‘(viii) Ensuring the interoperability of equip-
ment and forces. 
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(A) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘( ) ‘Commandant’ means the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard.’’; 
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
paragraph (14) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by redesignating the paragraphs of 
such section in order as paragraphs (1) through 
(54), respectively. 
(2) Section 3701 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3) respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 114(o)(3) of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1383a(o)(3)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2101(12)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 2101(11b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2101(13)’’. 
(2) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1802(3)), 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
2101(21a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(30)’’. 
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(3) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2101(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(31)’’. 
(4) Section 12(c) of the Fishermen’s Protective 
Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980b(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 2101(11a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2101(12)’’. 
(5) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(17a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 2101(23)’’. 
(6) Section 2113(3) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 2101(42)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2101(51)(A)’’. 
(7) Section 2116(d)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Coast Guard 
Commandant’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 
(8) Section 3202(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
2101(21)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2101(29)(A)’’. 
(9) Section 3507 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
2101(22)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(31)’’; and 
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(B) by striking subsection (l) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITION.—In this section and section 3508, 
the term ‘owner’ means the owner, charterer, managing 
operator, master, or other individual in charge of a ves-
sel.’’. 
(10) Section 4105 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
2101(42)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(51)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
2101(42)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
2101(51)(A)’’. 
(11) Section 6101(i)(4) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 
Guard’’. 
(12) Section 7510(c)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Commandant 
of the Coast Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘Commandant’’. 
(13) Section 7706(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast Guard’’. 
(14) Section 8108(a)(1) of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Coast 
Guard’’. 
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