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(ii) A description of the criteria used to determine 
that the organization is a violent extremist organiza-
tion. 
(iii) A description, if known, of how the equipment 
or supplies were transferred to or acquired by the 
violent extremist organization. 
(iv) If the equipment or supplies are determined 
to remain under the current control of the violent 
extremist organization, a description of the organiza-
tion, including its relationship, if any, to the security 
forces of the Government of Iraq. 
(v) A description of the end use monitoring or 
other policies and procedures in place in order to pre-
vent equipment or supplies to be transferred to or 
acquired by violent extremist organizations. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(i) the congressional defense committees; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘vio-
lent extremist organization’’ means an organization that— 
(i) is a foreign terrorist organization designated 
by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or 
is associated with a foreign terrorist organization; or 
(ii) is known to be under the command and control 
of, or is associated with, the Government of Iran. 
SEC. 1224. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED 
IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on United States Armed Forces deployed in 
support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following: 
(1) The total number of members of the United States 
Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation Inherent 
Resolve for the most recent month for which data is available, 
delineated by Armed Force and component (including whether 
regular, National Guard, or Reserve). 
(2) An estimate for the three-month period following the 
date on which the report is submitted of the total number 
of members of the United States Armed Forces expected to 
be deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, delin-
eated by Armed Force and component (including whether reg-
ular, National Guard, or Reserve). 
(3) A description of the authorities and limitations on the 
number of United States Armed Forces deployed in support 
of Operation Inherent Resolve. 
(4) A description of military functions that are and are 
not subject to the authorities and limitations described in para-
graph (3).
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(5) Any changes to the authorities and limitations described 
in paragraph (3) and the rationale for such changes. 
(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) SUNSET.—The requirement to submit reports under this 
section shall terminate on the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which Operation Inherent Resolve termi-
nates; or 
(2) the date that is five years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 1225. MATTERS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR THE VETTED SYRIAN 
OPPOSITION. 
(a) REPORT ON POTENTIAL SUPPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
setting forth a description of the military support the Secretary 
considers necessary to provide to recipients of assistance under 
section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) upon their return to Syria to 
ensure their ability to meet the intended purposes of such 
assistance. 
(2) COVERED POTENTIAL SUPPORT.—The support the Sec-
retary may consider necessary to provide for purposes of the 
report required by paragraph (1) is the following: 
(A) Logistical support. 
(B) Defensive supportive fire. 
(C) Intelligence. 
(D) Medical support. 
(E) Any other support the Secretary considers appro-
priate for purposes of the report. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) For each type of support the Secretary considers 
necessary to provide as described in paragraph (1), a 
description of the actions to be taken by the Secretary 
to ensure that such support would not benefit any of the 
following: 
(i) The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), 
the Jabhat Al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, the Khorasan 
Group, or any other violent extremist organization 
(ii) The Syrian Arab Army or any group or 
organization supporting President Bashir Assad. 
(B) An estimate of the cost of providing such support. 
(b) STRATEGY FOR SYRIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a strategy for Syria. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the means by which assistance 
provided to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian 
opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups 
and individuals will achieve the purposes set forth in sec-
tion 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’
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McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015. 
(B) A description of the political and military objectives 
and end states for Syria. 
(C) A description of means by which the assistance 
will support the political and military objectives and end 
states for Syria. 
(D) An explanation of the manner in which the military 
campaign in Syria and Iraq is integrated. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 1209(e)(2) of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
(d) ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS 
ON ASSISTANCE TO THE VETTED OPPOSITION.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (d) of section 1209 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (11) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) a description of support, if any, provided to appro-
priately vetted recipients pursuant to subsection (a) while those 
forces are located in Syria, including— 
‘‘(A) logistics support; 
‘‘(B) defense supporting fire; 
‘‘(C) intelligence; and 
‘‘(D) medical support; and 
‘‘(13) a description of the number of appropriately vetted 
recipients located in Syria, the approximate locations in which 
they are operating, and the number of known casualties among 
such recipients.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and shall apply with respect to quarterly reports submitted 
under subsection (d) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and 
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 
(e) INFORMATION ACCOMPANYING REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS.— 
Subsection (f) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) 
INFORMATION
ACCOMPANYING
REPROGRAMMING 
REQUESTS.—Each request under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assistance to 
be funded pursuant to such request. 
‘‘(B) The budget, implementation timeline with mile-
stones, and anticipated delivery schedule for such assist-
ance.’’.
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SEC. 1226. SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN AND THE 
GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON FOR BORDER SECURITY 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide 
support on a reimbursement basis to the Government of Jordan 
and the Government of Lebanon for purposes of supporting 
and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Jordan and the 
armed forces of Lebanon to increase security and sustain 
increased security along the border of Jordan and the border 
of Lebanon with Syria and Iraq, as applicable. 
(2) FREQUENCY.—Support may be provided under this sub-
section on a quarterly basis. 
(b) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT.—The following amounts 
made be used to provide support under the authority of subsection 
(a): 
(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 and available for reimbursement of certain coalition 
nations for support provided to United States military oper-
ations pursuant to section 1233 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
122 Stat. 393). 
(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2016 for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund pursuant 
to section 1534 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3616). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total amount of support 
provided under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 
$150,000,000 for any country specified in subsection (a) in 
any fiscal year. 
(2) SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON.—Support 
provided under the authority of subsection (a) to the Govern-
ment of Lebanon may be used only for the armed forces of 
Lebanon, and may not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah 
or any forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not enter into any contractual obligation 
to provide support under the authority of subsection (a). 
(4) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not provide support to a country specified in subsection 
(a) if the Secretary determines that the government of such 
country fails to increase security and sustain increased security 
along the border of Jordan and the border of Lebanon with 
Syria and Iraq, as applicable. 
(d) NOTICE BEFORE EXERCISE.—Not later than 15 days before 
providing support under the authority of subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional commit-
tees a report setting forth a full description of the support to 
be provided, including the amount of support to be provided, and 
the timeline for the provision of such support. 
(e) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In the section, 
the term ‘‘specified congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and