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procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(4) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
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108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 and 2026’’. 
(6) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding Section 503(a)(3) of 
Public Law 87-195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the 
procurement of defense articles and services 
funded on a non-repayable basis under section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 
priced to include the costs of salaries of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States 
engaged in security assistance activities pursu-
ant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State 
Partnership Program): Provided, That this sec-
tion shall only apply to funds that remain avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2024. 
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, equipment procured with funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capa-
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bility Fund’’ may be used for any other pro-
gram and in any region: Provided, That use of 
this authority shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
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(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 
State has information that a unit of a foreign secu-
rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 
the environment or human health, or the fairness of 
electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo-
cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec-
retary shall promptly determine if such information 
is credible: Provided, That if the information is de-
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termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 
light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 
control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 
of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
members of such unit to justice. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2023, by 
country and purpose of assistance, under the head-
ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
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