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including the costs incurred by the United States for 
the participation of each foreign nation. 
‘‘(4) A description of the foreign gifts and do-
nations, if any, accepted under section 2611 of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to such section in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 7 of such title is amended to read 
as follows:
‘‘184. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’.
(b) STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPT-
ANCE OF GIFTS AND DONATIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2611 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2611. Regional Centers for Security Studies: ac-
ceptance of gifts and donations 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO ACCEPT GIFTS
AND DONA-
TIONS.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of De-
fense may accept, on behalf of one or more of the Regional 
Centers for Security Studies, a gift or donation from any 
source in order to defray the costs of, or enhance the oper-
ation of, one or more of the Regional Centers. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL CENTERS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the Regional Centers for Security Studies are the De-
partment of Defense institutions specified in section 
184(b) of this title.
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—(1) The Secretary may not accept 
a gift or donation under subsection (a) if the acceptance 
of the gift or donation would compromise or appear to 
compromise—
‘‘(A) the ability of the Department of Defense, 
or any employee of the Department or member of 
the armed forces, to carry out the responsibility or 
duty of the Department in a fair and objective man-
ner; or 
‘‘(B) the integrity of any program of the De-
partment of Defense or any person involved in such 
a program. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe written guidance 
setting forth the criteria to be used in determining wheth-
er the acceptance of a gift or donation would have a result 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) CREDITING OF FUNDS.—Funds accepted by the 
Secretary under subsection (a) shall be credited to appro-
priations available to the Department of Defense for the 
Regional Centers. Funds so credited shall be merged with 
the appropriations to which credited and shall be available 
for the Regional Centers for the same purposes and the 
same period as the appropriations with which merged. 
‘‘(e) GIFTS AND DONATIONS DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section—
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‘‘(1) a foreign gift or donation is a gift or dona-
tion of funds, materials (including research mate-
rials), property, or services (including lecture serv-
ices and faculty services) from a foreign government, 
a foundation or other charitable organization in a 
foreign country, or an individual in a foreign coun-
try; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘gift’ includes a devise of real 
property or a bequest of personal property and any 
gift of an interest in real property.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 2611 in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 155 of such title is amended to read 
as follows:
‘‘2611. Regional Centers for Security Studies: acceptance of foreign gifts and 
donations.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) MARSHALL
CENTER
GENERAL
AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 1306 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–
337; 108 Stat. 2892) is repealed. 
(2) MARSHALL
CENTER
GIFT
AUTHORITY.—
Section 1065 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (10 U.S.C. 113) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b);