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(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan-
demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Afghan-
istan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obligated 
prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by 
the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must ap-
prove the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any 
non-standard 
equipment 
requirements 
in 
excess 
of 
$100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 
AROC must approve any project in excess of $5,000,000 
from the Commanders Emergency Response Program 
(CERP): Provided further, That the Department of Defense 
must certify to the congressional defense committees that the 
AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring 
compliance with the requirements in the preceding provisos 
and accompanying report language for the ASFF and 
CERP. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost 
of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon deter-
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mination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Com-
mander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency 
operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase 
items having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$500,000. 
SEC. 9011. From funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Air Force’’ up to $140,000,000 may be 
used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, to support United States Government 
transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and 
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and 
security assistance teams, including life support, transpor-
tation and personal security, and facilities renovation and 
construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning 
sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided, That to the extent 
authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may 
be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq 
may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include 
non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Min-
ister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel 
in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, 
integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty,
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combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage 
and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further, 
That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
for transitioning any such training activities that they de-
termine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to exist-
ing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or de-
fense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.): Provided further, 
That not less than 15 days before making funds available 
pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a written notice containing a detailed justifica-
tion and timeline for the operations and activities of the 
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where 
such operations and activities will be conducted during fis-
cal year 2015. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9012. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2013/2015, 
$8,200,000; 
‘‘Aircraft 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2014/2016, 
$464,000,000; and 
‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2014/2015, 
$109,643,000. 
SEC. 9013. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), includ-
ing for the introduction of United States armed or military 
forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, air-
space, or waters while equipped for combat, in contraven-
tion of the congressional consultation and reporting require-
ments of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 
1543). 
SEC. 9014. In addition to the amounts appropriated 
in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to conduct surface and 
subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed 
training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United 
States in Afghanistan: Provided, That such funds shall be
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available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 
such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Pro-
vided further, That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat 
of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed 
spend plan: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the congressional defense committees written 
progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the 
initial plan, until such funds are fully expended: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9015. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide 
assistance, including the provision of defense articles and 
defense services, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syr-
ian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian 
groups or individuals for the following purposes: (1) De-
fending the Syrian people from attacks by the Syrian re-
gime, facilitating the provision of essential services, and 
stabilizing territory controlled by the opposition; (2) Pro-
tecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the
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Syrian people from threats posed by terrorists in Syria; 
(3) Promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to 
end the conflict in Syria: Provided, That of the funds ap-
propriated in this title under the heading, ‘‘Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-wide’’, up to $500,000,000 may be 
used for activities authorized by this section: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may accept contributions, includ-
ing assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry 
out activities as authorized by this section, except that any 
funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available 
for obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted 
to the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 
That 15 days prior to initiating a program to transfer de-
fense articles or provide defense services as authorized by 
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the con-
gressional defense committees with a report describing the 
details and objectives of such program, including the goals 
of the program, a concept of operations, the amount of as-
sistance to be provided, the cooperation of partner nations, 
the number of United States Armed Forces personnel in-
volved, and other relevant details: Provided further, That 
the term ‘‘appropriately vetted’’ as used in this section shall 
be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of pos-
sible recipients for associations with terrorist groups, com-
mitment to the rule of law, opposition to sectarian violence,
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commitment to a peaceful and democratic Syria under ci-
vilian rule, and compliance with section 8056 of this Act: 
Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to constitute a specific statutory authorization for 
the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into 
hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, in accordance with section 
8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution: Provided further, 
That the authority to provide assistance under this section 
shall terminate upon enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or September 30, 
2015. 
SEC. 9016. None of the funds in this Act may be made 
available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft 
to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghani-
stan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides 
a review to the congressional defense committees of the Af-
ghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The re-
view should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and 
maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory 
and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide 
additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current 
medium airlift capacity. 
SEC. 9017. Each amount designated in titles IX, X, 
and XI of this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
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Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, 
if applicable) only if the President subsequently so des-
ignates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
to the Congress. 
TITLE X 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such funds may be made available 
for the purposes of undertaking counterterrorism partner-
ship efforts, responding to crises, and addressing regional 
instability resulting from the conflict in Syria (including 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, up to 5 percent for administrative expenses): Pro-
vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $278,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016, which may be 
made available to support international peacekeeping mis-
sions including in the Central African Republic: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $75,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, which may be made available to 
strengthen the capacity of partner states in Europe includ-
ing to support security sector reform: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 10001. The provisions of sections 8002 and 8003 
of S. 2499, as reported to the Senate on June 19, 2014, 
shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading, in-
cluding for the transfer of funds among fiscal year 2015 
appropriations accounts cited therein and including for the 
purposes specified herein. 
TITLE XI 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $46,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out a military construction project outside of the 
United States not otherwise authorized by law: Provided 
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2015’’.
Calendar No. 472 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4870 
[Report No. 113–211] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of De-
fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2015, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 25, 2014 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
JULY 17, 2014 
Reported with an amendment