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paragraph (1) shall be derived from the amount available pursu-
ant to subsection (a) or amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency oper-
ations for weapons procurement. 
(e) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization 
for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities 
or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 
circumstances. 
(f) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Assistance may not be pro-
vided under the authority in this section after December 31, 2017. 
(g) EXTENSION
OF
REPORTS
ON
MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
TO 
UKRAINE.—Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3592) is amended by striking 
‘‘January 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 1251. TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONAL MILITARY 
FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL EXERCISES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may provide the 
training specified in subsection (b), and pay the incremental 
expenses incurred by a country as the direct result of participation 
in such training, for the national military forces provided for under 
subsection (c). 
(b) TYPES OF TRAINING.—The training provided to the national 
military forces of a country under subsection (a) shall be limited 
to training that is— 
(1) provided in the course of the conduct of a multilateral 
exercise in which the United States Armed Forces are a partici-
pant; 
(2) comparable to or complimentary of the types of training 
the United States Armed Forces receive in the course of such 
multilateral exercise; and 
(3) for any purpose as follows: 
(A) To enhance and increase the interoperability of 
the military forces to be trained to increase their ability 
to participate in coalition efforts led by the United States 
or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
(B) To increase the capacity of such military forces 
to respond to external threats. 
(C) To increase the capacity of such military forces 
to respond to hybrid warfare. 
(D) To increase the capacity of such military forces 
to respond to calls for collective action within the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(c) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Training may be provided under sub-
section (a) to the national military forces of the countries deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State, to be appropriate recipients of such 
training from among the countries as follows: 
(A) Countries that are a signatory to the Partnership 
for Peace Framework Documents, but not a member of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(B) Countries that became a member of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization after January 1, 1999.
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(2) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Before providing training under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a list of the countries determined pursuant to paragraph (1) 
to be eligible for the provision of training under subsection 
(a). 
(d) FUNDING OF INCREMENTAL EXPENSES.— 
(1) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Of the amounts specified in para-
graph (2) for a fiscal year, up to a total of $28,000,000 may 
be used to pay incremental expenses under subsection (a) in 
that fiscal year. 
(2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts specified in this paragraph 
are as follows: 
(A) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 
year for operation and maintenance, Army, and available 
for the Combatant Commands Direct Support Program for 
that fiscal year. 
(B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal 
year for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and 
available for the Wales Initiative Fund for that fiscal year. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS FISCAL 
YEARS.—Amounts available in a fiscal year pursuant to this 
subsection may be used for incremental expenses of training 
that begins in that fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal 
year. 
(e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.—Not later 
that 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the authority 
in subsection (a) is used, the Secretary shall brief the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on the use of the authority during such fiscal year, including each 
country with which training under the authority was conducted 
and the types of training provided. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 
subsection (a) is in addition to any other authority provided by 
law authorizing the provision of training for the national military 
forces of a foreign country, including section 2282 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(g) INCREMENTAL EXPENSES DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘incremental expenses’’ means the reasonable and proper cost of 
the goods and services that are consumed by a country as a direct 
result of that country’s participation in training under the authority 
of this section, including rations, fuel, training ammunition, and 
transportation. Such term does not include pay, allowances, and 
other normal costs of a country’s personnel. 
(h) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority under this sec-
tion shall terminate on September 30, 2017. Any activity under 
this section initiated before that date may be completed, but only 
using funds available for fiscal years 2016 through 2017.
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Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Asia- 
Pacific Region 
SEC. 1261. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN 
THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than March 1, 2017, the President 
shall develop an overall strategy to promote United States interests 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall be informed 
by, but not limited to, the following: 
(1) The national security strategy of the United States 
for 2015 set forth in the national security strategy report 
required under section 108(a)(3) of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to United 
States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, as it relates 
to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development 
Review, as it relates to United States interests in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region. 
(4) The strategy to prioritize United States defense 
interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained in the report 
required by section 1251(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291). 
(5) The integrated, multi-year planning and budget strategy 
for a rebalancing of United States policy in Asia submitted 
to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76)). 
(b) PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE.—The President shall issue 
a Presidential Policy Directive to appropriate departments and 
agencies of the United States Government that contains the strategy 
developed under subsection (a) and includes implementing guidance 
to such departments and agencies. 
(c) RELATION
TO
AGENCY
PRIORITY
GOALS
AND
ANNUAL 
BUDGET.— 
(1) AGENCY PRIORITY GOALS.—In identifying agency priority 
goals under section 1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
for each appropriate department and agency of the United 
States Government, the head of such department or agency, 
or as otherwise determined by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, shall take into consideration the 
strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential 
Policy Directive issued under subsection (b). 
(2) ANNUAL BUDGET.—The President, acting through the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure 
that the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, includes a separate section 
that clearly highlights programs and projects that are being 
funded in the annual budget that relate to the strategy devel-
oped under subsection (a) and the Presidential Policy Directive 
issued under subsection (b).
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SEC. 1262. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
POLICY REGARDING FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OR TECH-
NOLOGY RELEASE OF AEGIS ASHORE CAPABILITY TO 
JAPAN. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
a decision by the Government of Japan to purchase Aegis Ashore 
for its self-defense, given that it already possesses sea-based Aegis 
weapons system-equipped naval vessels, could create a significant 
opportunity for promoting interoperability and integration of air- 
and missile defense capability, could provide for force multiplication 
benefits, and could potentially alleviate force posture requirements 
on multi-mission assets. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT POLICY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy 
of the Department of Defense policy regarding foreign disclosure 
or technology release of Aegis Ashore capability to Japan. 
(c) DEFINITION.—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 Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1263. SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, for the purpose 
of increasing maritime security and maritime domain aware-
ness of foreign countries along the South China Sea— 
(A) to provide assistance to national military or other 
security forces of such countries that have among their 
functional responsibilities maritime security missions; and 
(B) to provide training to ministry, agency, and head-
quarters level organizations for such forces. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—The provi-
sion of assistance and training under this section may be 
referred to as the ‘‘South China Sea Initiative’’. 
(b) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—The foreign countries that may be 
provided assistance and training under subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Indonesia. 
(2) Malaysia, 
(3) The Philippines. 
(4) Thailand. 
(5) Vietnam. 
(c) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance pro-
vided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may include the provision of 
equipment, 
supplies, 
training, 
and 
small-scale 
military 
construction. 
(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
Assistance and training provided under subsection (a) shall 
include elements that promote the following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human rights and 
fundamental freedoms.