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‘‘(h) In this section, the term ‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
SEC. 1262. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 
AMOUNTS FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CEN-
TER. 
Section 1287(e)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 2546; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2019 are less than 
$80,000,000, the Secretary of Defense is author-
ized to transfer, from amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by an Act authorizing funds for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019, to 
the Secretary of State an amount, not to exceed
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$60,000,000, to be available to carry out the 
functions of the Center for fiscal year 2019.’’. 
SEC. 1263. SENSE OF SENATE ON PURCHASE BY TURKEY OF 
S–400 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM. 
It is the sense of the Senate that if the Republic of 
Turkey purchases the S–400 air defense system from the 
Russian Federation— 
(1) such purchase would constitute a significant 
transaction within the meaning of section 231(a) of 
the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and 
Eurasia Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115–44; 
22 U.S.C. 9525(a)); and 
(2) the President should faithfully execute that 
Act by imposing and applying sanctions under sec-
tion 235 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect to 
any individual or entity determined to have engaged 
in such significant transaction as if such person were 
a sanctioned person for purposes of such section 235. 
SEC. 1264. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STA-
BILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECU-
RITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development and the Director of the Office
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of Management and Budget, provide support for the sta-
bilization activities of other Federal agencies specified 
under subsection (c). 
(b) DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN AREAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to be pro-
vided pursuant to this section shall be available only 
for support for stabilization activities— 
(A) in a country specified in paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) that the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, has deter-
mined are in the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(2) SPECIFIED COUNTRIES.—The countries speci-
fied in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) Iraq. 
(B) Syria. 
(C) Afghanistan. 
(D) Somalia. 
(c) SUPPORT TO OTHER AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Support may be provided for 
stabilization activities under subsection (a) to the De-
partment of State, the United States Agency for 
International Development, or other Federal agencies, 
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis.
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(2) TYPE
OF
SUPPORT.—Support under sub-
section (a) may consist of— 
(A) logistic support, supplies, and services; 
and 
(B) equipment. 
(d) REQUIREMENT
FOR
A STABILIZATION STRAT-
EGY.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—With respect to any country 
specified in subsection (b)(2), no amount of support 
may be provided under subsection (a) until 15 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, submits to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed re-
port setting forth a stabilization strategy for such 
country. 
(2) ELEMENTS
OF
DETERMINATION.—The sta-
bilization strategy required by paragraph (1) shall set 
forth the following: 
(A) The United States interests in con-
ducting stabilization activities in the country 
specified in subsection (b)(2). 
(B) The key foreign partners and actors in 
such country.
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(C) The desired end states and objectives of 
the United States stabilization activities in such 
country. 
(D) The Department of Defense support in-
tended to be provided for the stabilization activi-
ties of other Federal agencies under section (a). 
(E) Any mechanism for civil-military co-
ordination regarding support for stabilization 
activities. 
(F) The mechanisms for monitoring and 
evaluating the effectiveness of Department of De-
fense support for United States stabilization ac-
tivities in the area. 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR GUIDANCE.—No amount of 
support may be provided under subsection (a) until 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
to the appropriate committees of Congress written guidance 
for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation 
of support provided under that subsection. 
(f) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress on an annual basis a report 
that includes the following:
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(1) The identification of each foreign area within 
countries specified in subparagraph (b)(2) for which 
support to stabilization has occurred. 
(2) The total amount spent by the Department 
of Defense, broken out by recipient Federal agency 
and activity. 
(3) An assessment of the contribution of each ac-
tivity toward greater stability. 
(4) An articulation of any plans for continued 
Department of Defense support to stabilization in the 
specified foreign area in order to maintain or im-
prove stability. 
(5) Other matters as the Secretary considers to 
be appropriate. 
(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts for activities 
carried out under this section in a fiscal year shall 
be derived only from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for such fiscal year for the Department of De-
fense for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than $25,000,000 in 
each fiscal year is authorized to be used to provide 
support under this section. 
(h) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided under this 
section may not be exercised after September 30, 2020.
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) LOGISTIC SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘logistic support, supplies, and serv-
ices’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2350(1) of title 10 United States Code. 
SEC. 1265. ENHANCEMENT OF U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE CO-
OPERATION. 
(a) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AU-
THORITY.—Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended by striking ‘‘after September 30, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘after September 30, 2023’’. 
(b) JOINT ASSESSMENT OF QUANTITY OF PRECISION 
GUIDED MUNITIONS FOR USE BY ISRAEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,
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is authorized to conduct a joint assessment with the 
Government of Israel with respect to the matters de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) MATTERS
DESCRIBED.—The matters de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The quantity and type of precision 
guided munitions that are necessary for Israel to 
combat Hezbollah in the event of a sustained 
armed 
confrontation 
between 
Israel 
and 
Hezbollah. 
(B) The quantity and type of precision 
guided munitions that are necessary for Israel in 
the event of a sustained armed confrontation 
with other armed groups and terrorist organiza-
tions such as Hamas. 
(C) The resources the Government of Israel 
plans to dedicate to acquire such precision guid-
ed munitions. 
(D) United States planning to assist Israel 
to prepare for sustained armed confrontations 
described in this subsection as well as the ability 
of the United States to resupply Israel in the 
event of confrontations described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), if any. 
(3) REPORT.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date on which the joint assessment au-
thorized under paragraph (1) is completed, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that contains the 
joint assessment. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in classified 
form, but may contain an unclassified summary. 
(C) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT-
TEES
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF RAPID ACQUISITION AND DE-
PLOYMENT PROCEDURES.— 
(1) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
ESTABLISH
PROCE-
DURES.—Section 806(a) of the Bob Stump National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (10 
U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 107–314) is amend-
ed—
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(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) urgently needed to support production of 
precision guided munitions— 
‘‘(A) for the United States to meet require-
ments; or 
‘‘(B) to assist an ally of the United States 
under direct missile threat from— 
‘‘(i) an organization the Secretary of 
State has designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization pursuant to section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1189); or 
‘‘(ii) a country the government of 
which the Secretary of State has deter-
mined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
U.S.C. 4605(j)) (as in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act), section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of
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the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2780), or any other provision of law, is a 
government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international ter-
rorism.’’. 
(2) PRESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe proce-
dures for the rapid acquisition and deployment of 
supplies and associated support services for purposes 
described in paragraph (3) of section 806(a) of the 
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2003, as added by paragraph (1)(C). 
SEC. 1266. CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING ACTIONS BY SAUDI 
ARABIA IN YEMEN. 
(a) RESTRICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if 
the Secretary of State is unable under subsection (c) 
or (d) to certify that the Government of Saudi Arabia 
is undertaking the effort, measures, and actions de-
scribed in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of sub-
section (c), no Federal funds may be obligated or ex-
pended after the deadline for the applicable certifi-
cation to provide authorized in-flight refueling pursu-
ant to section 2342 of title 10, United States Code,
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or other applicable statutory authority, of Saudi or 
Saudi-led coalition non-United States aircraft con-
ducting missions in Yemen, other than missions re-
lated to— 
(A) al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Arabian Pe-
ninsula (AQAP), or the Islamic State in Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS); 
(B) countering the transport, assembly, or 
employment of ballistic missiles or components 
in Yemen; 
(C) helping coalition aircraft return safely 
to base in emergency situations; 
(D) force protection of United States air-
craft, ships, or personnel; or 
(E) freedom of navigation for United States 
military and international commerce. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re-
striction in paragraph (1) with respect to a par-
ticular certification if the Secretary— 
(A) certifies to the appropriate committees 
of Congress that the waiver is in the national se-
curity interests of the United States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report, in written and unclassified 
form, setting forth—
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(i) the effort in subsection (c)(1), meas-
ures in subsection (c)(2), or actions in sub-
sections (c)(3) or (c)(4), or combination 
thereof, about which the Secretary is unable 
to make the certification; 
(ii) a detailed explanation why the 
Secretary is unable to make the certification 
about such effort, measures, or actions; 
(iii) a description of the actions the 
Secretary is taking to encourage the Gov-
ernment of Saudi Arabia to undertake such 
effort, measures, or actions; and 
(iv) a detailed justification for the 
waiver. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent or the President’s designee shall provide a briefing to 
the appropriate committees of Congress including, at a 
minimum— 
(1) a description of Saudi Arabia and the 
United Arab Emirates’ military and political objec-
tives in Yemen and whether United States assistance 
to the Saudi-led coalition has resulted in significant 
progress towards meeting those objectives;
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(2) a description of efforts by the Government of 
Saudi Arabia to avoid disproportionate harm to ci-
vilians and civilian objects in Yemen, and an assess-
ment of whether United States assistance to the 
Saudi-led coalition has led to a demonstrable decrease 
in civilians killed or injured by Saudi-led airstrikes 
and damage to civilian infrastructure; 
(3) an assessment of the United Nations 
Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) in 
Yemen and an assessment of the need for existing sec-
ondary inspection and clearance processes and trans-
shipment requirements on humanitarian and com-
mercial vessels that have been cleared by UNVIM; 
(4) a description of the sources of external sup-
port for the Houthi forces, including financial assist-
ance, weapons transfers, operational planning, train-
ing, and advisory assistance; 
(5) an assessment of the applicability of United 
States and international sanctions to Houthi forces 
that have committed grave human rights abuses, ob-
structed international aid, and launched ballistic 
missiles into Saudi territory, and an assessment of 
the applicability of United States and international 
sanctions to individuals or entities providing the 
Houthi forces with material support; and
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(6) an assessment of the effect of the Saudi-led 
coalition’s military operations in Yemen on the efforts 
of the United States to defeat al Qaeda in the Ara-
bian Peninsula and the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant. 
(c) INITIAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a certification indicating whether the Government of 
Saudi Arabia is undertaking— 
(1) an urgent and good faith effort to support 
diplomatic efforts to end the civil war in Yemen; 
(2) appropriate measures to alleviate the human-
itarian crisis in Yemen by increasing access for Yem-
enis to food, fuel, medicine, and medical evacuation, 
including through the appropriate use of Yemen’s Red 
Sea ports, including the port of Hudaydah, the air-
port in Sana’a, and external border crossings with 
Saudi Arabia; 
(3) appropriate actions to reduce any unneces-
sary delays to shipments associated with secondary 
inspection and clearance processes other than the 
United Nations Verification and Inspections Mecha-
nism (UNVIM); and
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(4) demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of 
harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure result-
ing from its military operations in Yemen, including 
by— 
(A) complying with applicable agreements 
and laws regulating defense articles purchased or 
transferred from the United States; and 
(B) taking appropriate steps to avoid dis-
proportionate harm to civilians and civilian in-
frastructure. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 
180 and 360 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a certification indicating whether 
the Government of Saudi Arabia is undertaking the effort, 
measures, and actions described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
and (4) of subsection (c). 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as authorizing the use of military force. 
(f) FORM OF CERTIFICATIONS.—The certifications re-
quired under subsections (c) and (d) shall be written, de-
tailed, and submitted in unclassified form. 
(g) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and
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the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress an unclassified report listing United 
States objectives in Yemen and detailing a strategy to ac-
complish those objectives. The report shall be unclassified 
but may include a classified annex. 
(h) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1267. SENSE OF SENATE ON SUPPORT FOR G5 SAHEL 
JOINT FORCE COUNTRIES. 
It is the sense of the Senate that the United States 
should— 
(1) work with partners and allies to disrupt vio-
lent extremist organizations in the Sahel region that 
threaten United States security interests; 
(2) enhance cooperation with G5 Sahel Joint 
Force countries, which are— 
(A) Burkina Faso;
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(B) Mali; 
(C) Mauritania; 
(D) Niger; and 
(E) Chad; 
(3) continue to support the efforts of each G5 
Sahel Joint Force country— 
(A) to improve security along the respective 
borders of each country through the cooperation 
and deployment of joint patrols to interdict the 
cross-border flows of illicit trafficking and vio-
lent extremist groups; 
(B) to address underlying sources of insta-
bility in each country through a whole-of-govern-
ment approach; and 
(C) to build and sustain in each country— 
(i) an effective, accountable govern-
ment; 
(ii) a capable and professional mili-
tary; and 
(iii) a healthy economy; and 
(4) ensure that any assistance of the United 
States to a G5 Sahel Joint Force country is under-
taken as a whole-of-government effort that balances all 
instruments of United States national power.
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tional security objectives of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(ee) any other factors that 
the Committee determines to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(II) RECURRING ASSESSMENT OF 
IDENTIFIED
COUNTRIES.—The Com-
mittee shall reconsider on a regular 
basis the identification of countries 
and parts of countries under subclause 
(I). 
‘‘(iv) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
AIR
CAR-
RIERS.—For 
purposes 
of 
subparagraph 
(B)(iii), the term ‘other investment’ does not 
include an investment involving an air car-
rier, as defined in section 40102(a)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, that holds a 
certificate issued under section 41102 of 
that title. 
‘‘(v) TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN ASSETS 
PURSUANT
TO
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS 
OR
OTHER
DEFAULTS.—The Committee 
shall prescribe regulations to clarify that 
the term ‘covered transaction’ includes any 
transaction described in subparagraph (B)