H. R. 6523—254 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2518), 
is further amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2011’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2011’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘operation and maintenance’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘operation and maintenance— 
‘‘(1) not to exceed $100,000,000 may be used by the Sec-
retary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the 
Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Iraq; and 
‘‘(2) not to exceed $400,000,000 may be used by the Sec-
retary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the 
Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan.’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (a) of such section, as 
so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted, at a minimum, in a searchable 
electronic format that enables the congressional defense 
committees to sort the report by amount expended, location 
of each project, type of project, or any other field of data 
that is included in the report.’’. 
(c) RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS; NOTIFICATION.— 
Such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(g) RESTRICTION
ON AMOUNT
OF PAYMENTS.—Funds made 
available under this section for the Commanders’ Emergency 
Response Program may not be obligated or expended to carry out 
any project if the total amount of funds made available for the 
purpose of carrying out the project, including any ancillary or 
related elements of the project, exceeds $20,000,000. 
‘‘(h) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 days before obligating 
or expending funds made available under this section for the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program for a project in Afghanistan 
with a total anticipated cost of $5,000,000 or more, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a written notice containing the following information: 
‘‘(1) The location, nature, and purpose of the proposed 
project, including how the project is intended to advance the 
military campaign plan for Afghanistan. 
‘‘(2) The budget and implementation timeline for the pro-
posed project, including any other funding under the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program that has been or is 
anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. 
‘‘(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
including any agreement with either the Government of 
Afghanistan, a department or agency of the United States 
Government other than the Department of Defense, or a third 
party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities 
and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided 
through the proposed project’’.
H. R. 6523—255 
(d) DEFINITION.—Subsection (i) of such section, as redesignated 
by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is amended by striking ‘‘means 
the program’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘means the program 
that— 
‘‘(1) authorizes United States military commanders to carry 
out small-scale projects designed to meet urgent humanitarian 
relief requirements or urgent reconstruction requirements 
within their areas of responsibility; and 
‘‘(2) provides an immediate and direct benefit to the people 
of Iraq or Afghanistan.’’. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CER-
TAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1233 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as amended by section 1223 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2519), is further amended by striking 
‘‘section 1509(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1510 of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section, 
as so amended, is further amended in the second sentence by 
inserting ‘‘or 2011’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2010’’. 
(c) EXCEPTION FROM NOTICE TO CONGRESS REQUIREMENTS.— 
Subsection (e) of such section, as so amended, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of Defense’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirement to provide notice under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a reimbursement 
for access based on an international agreement.’’. 
(d) 
EXTENSION
OF
NOTICE
REQUIREMENT
RELATING
TO 
REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY PAKI-
STAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 393), as most recently amended 
by section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010, is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO THE MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY FORCES OF IRAQ AND AFGHANI-
STAN. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of section 1234 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2532) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘through March 31, 2012’’.
H. R. 6523—256 
SEC. 1215. NO PERMANENT MILITARY BASES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended by the United States Government 
to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of 
providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed 
Forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1216. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVI-
TIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may utilize not more than $50,000,000 
from funds made available to the Department of Defense for oper-
ation and maintenance for fiscal year 2011 to support the reintegra-
tion into Afghan society of those individuals who pledge— 
(1) to cease all support for the insurgency in Afghanistan; 
(2) to live in accordance with the Constitution of Afghani-
stan; 
(3) to cease violence against the Government of Afghanistan 
and its international partners; and 
(4) that they do not have material ties to al Qaeda or 
affiliated transnational terrorist organizations. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF GUIDANCE.— 
(1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a copy 
of the guidance issued by the Secretary or the Secretary’s 
designee concerning the allocation of funds utilizing the 
authority of subsection (a). Such guidance shall include— 
(A) mechanisms for coordination with the Government 
of Afghanistan and other United States Government 
departments and agencies as appropriate; and 
(B) mechanisms to track rates of recidivism among 
individuals described in subsection (a). 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—If the guidance in effect for the pur-
pose stated in paragraph (1) is modified, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a copy of the modification not later than 15 days after the 
date on which such modification is made. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on activities carried out utilizing the authority of subsection 
(a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(e) EXPIRATION.—The authority to utilize funds under sub-
section (a) shall expire at the close of December 31, 2011.
H. R. 6523—257 
SEC. 1217. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND 
CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN AFGHANI-
STAN. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State are authorized to establish a program to develop and 
carry out infrastructure projects in Afghanistan in accordance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(b) FORMULATION AND EXECUTION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly develop any project under the program 
authorized under subsection (a). Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall implement any project under the 
program authorized under subsection (a). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall implement 
a project under the program authorized under subsection (a) 
if the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly 
determine that the Secretary of Defense should implement 
the project. 
(c) TYPES OF PROJECTS.—Infrastructure projects under the pro-
gram authorized under subsection (a) may include— 
(1) water, power, and transportation projects; and 
(2) other projects in support of the counterinsurgency 
strategy in Afghanistan. 
(d) AUTHORITY
IN ADDITION
TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The 
authority to establish the program and develop and carry out infra-
structure projects under subsection (a) is in addition to any other 
authority to provide assistance to foreign countries. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The administrative provisions of chapter 
2 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2381 et seq.) shall apply to funds made available to the Sec-
retary of State for purposes of carrying out infrastructure 
projects under the program authorized under subsection (a) 
to the same extent and in the same manner as such administra-
tive provisions apply to funds made available to carry out 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.). 
(2) GIFTS, ETC.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of State may accept and use in furtherance of the purposes 
of this section, money, funds, property, and services of any 
kind made available by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise 
for such purposes. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may use up 
to $400,000,000 of funds made available to the Department 
of Defense for operation and maintenance for fiscal year 2011 
to carry out the program authorized under subsection (a). 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by paragraph (1) 
are authorized to remain available until September 30, 2012. 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not less than 
30 days before obligating or expending funds to carry out a project 
or transferring funds to the Secretary of State for the purpose 
of implementing a project under the program authorized under 
subsection (a). Such notification shall be in writing and contain 
a description of the details of the proposed project, including—