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SEC. 1225. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF PO-
LITICAL AND MILITARY STRATEGIES AGAINST 
ISIL. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress, on a semiannual 
basis, a report on the political and military strategies 
to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. 
(2) SUBMITTAL.— A report under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted not later than June 15 each year, 
for the 6-month period ending on May 31 of such 
year, and not later than December 15 each year, for 
the 6-month period ending on November 30 of such 
year. 
(3) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Military strategy and objectives of the United 
States Department of Defense and coalition partners 
against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘ISIL’’); 
(2) Political strategy and objectives of the United 
States Department of State and coalition partners to 
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address the political roots underlying the growth of 
ISIL, including— 
(A) a comprehensive political plan for 
achieving a transition plan, interim government, 
and free and fair internationally monitored elec-
tions after the end of the current government 
headed by Bashar al-Assad; 
(B) a comprehensive political plan for Iraqi 
political reform and reconciliation between eth-
nic groups and political parties (including a 
plan for passage of national guard legislation, 
repeal of de-Baathification laws, and a plan for 
equitable petroleum revenue sharing with the 
Kurdistan Regional Government); and 
(C) a critical assessment of the current size 
and structure of the Iraqi Security Forces (here-
inafter in this section referred to as ‘‘ISF’’) in-
cluding an assessment of— 
(i) provincial and neighborhood mili-
tias and special counterterrorism units; 
(ii) any changes in strength and mix 
of force structure within the ISF; 
(iii) levels of recruitment, retention, 
and attrition within ISF forces; and 
(iv) the operating budget of the ISF. 
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(c) REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a review of— 
(1) the transparency and anti-fraud, internal 
controls and accounting, and other measures under-
taken by the Government of Iraq for the ISF, includ-
ing irregular forces, relating to cash transfers and 
other assistance provided through the Iraq Train and 
Equip Fund; and 
(2) the financial management capacity and ac-
countability of United States direct assistance with 
respect to all recipients of funding under the Iraq 
Train and Equip Fund. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
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(e) SUNSET.—The requirements under this section 
shall expire on the date that is three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1231. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO APPROVE OR 
OTHERWISE PERMIT APPROVAL OF CERTAIN 
REQUESTS BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNDER 
OPEN SKIES TREATY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED STATE PARTY.—The term ‘‘covered 
state party’’ means a foreign country that— 
(A) is a state party to the Open Skies Trea-
ty; and 
(B) is a United States ally. 
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(3) 
OBSERVATION
AIRCRAFT, 
OBSERVATION 
FLIGHT, AND SENSOR.—The terms ‘‘observation air-
craft’’, ‘‘observation flight’’, and ‘‘sensor’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in Article II of the Open 
Skies Treaty. 
(4) OPEN
SKIES
TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open 
Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on Open Skies, done 
at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered into force 
January 1, 2002. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
any other Act for fiscal year 2017 or any subsequent fiscal 
year may be used to approve or otherwise permit the ap-
proval of a request by the Russian Federation to carry out 
an initial or exhibition observation flight or certification 
event of an observation aircraft on which is installed an 
upgraded sensor with infrared or synthetic aperture radar 
capability over the territory of the United States or over 
the territory of a covered state party under the Open Skies 
Treaty unless and until the Secretary of Defense, jointly 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, and the commander of U.S. Strategic Command 
and the Commander of U.S. Northern Command in the case 
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of a flight over the territory of the United States and the 
Commander of U.S. European Command in the case of 
other flights, submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees the following: 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—A certification that— 
(A) the Russian Federation— 
(i) is taking no action that is incon-
sistent with the terms of the Open Skies 
Treaty; 
(ii) is not exceeding the imagery limits 
set forth in the Treaty; and 
(iii) is allowing overflights by covered 
state parties over all of Moscow, Chechnya, 
Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Kaliningrad 
without restriction and without inconsist-
ency to requirements under the Open Skies 
Treaty; and 
(B) covered state parties have been notified 
and briefed on concerns of the intelligence com-
munity (as defined in section 3 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) regard-
ing upgraded sensors used under the Open Skies 
Treaty. 
(2) REPORT.—A report on the Open Skies Trea-
ty that includes the following: 
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(A) The annual costs to the United States 
associated with countermeasures to combat po-
tential abuses of Russian flights carried out 
under the Open Skies Treaty over European and 
United States territories with a sensor described 
in paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) A plan to replace the Open Skies Trea-
ty architecture with a more robust sharing of 
overhead commercial imagery, consistent with 
United States national security, with covered 
state parties, excluding the Russian Federation. 
(C) An evaluation by the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence of matters concerning how an 
observation flight described in subparagraph (A) 
could implicate intelligence activities of the Rus-
sian Federation in the United States and United 
States 
counterintelligence 
activities 
and 
vulnerabilities. 
(D) An assessment of how such information 
is used by the Russian Federation, for what pur-
pose, and how the information fits into the Rus-
sian Federation’s overall collection posture. 
(c) NOTICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days after 
the completion of an observation flight over the 
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United States, the Secretary of Defense, jointly with 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
of such flight. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Notice submitted for a flight 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the flight path. 
(B) An analysis of whether and the extent 
to which any United States critical infrastruc-
ture was the subject of image capture activities 
of such flight. 
(C) An estimate for the mitigation costs im-
posed on the Department of Defense or other 
United States Government agencies by such 
flight. 
(D) An assessment of how such information 
is used by the Russian Federation, for what pur-
pose, and how the information fits into the Rus-
sian Federation’s overall collection posture. 
(d) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 65 percent of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal 
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year 2017 year may be used to carry out any activi-
ties to implement the Open Skies Treaty until the re-
quirements described in paragraph (2) are met. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The require-
ments described in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Director of National Intelligence 
and the Director of the National Geospatial-In-
telligence Agency jointly submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the 
following: 
(i) Whether it is possible, consistent 
with United States national security inter-
ests, to provide enhanced access to United 
States commercial imagery or other United 
States capabilities, consistent with the pro-
tection of sources and methods and United 
States national security, to covered state 
parties that is qualitatively similar to that 
derived by flights over the territory of the 
United States or over the territory of a cov-
ered state party under the Open Skies Trea-
ty, on a more timely basis. 
(ii) What the cost would be to provide 
enhanced access to such commercial imagery 
or other capabilities as compared to the cur-
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rent imagery sharing through the Open 
Skies Treaty. 
(iii) Whether any new agreements 
would be needed to provide enhanced access 
to such commercial imagery or other capa-
bilities and what would be required to ob-
tain such agreements. 
(iv) Whether transitioning to such 
commercial imagery or other capabilities 
from the current imagery sharing through 
the Open Skies Treaty would reduce oppor-
tunities by the Russian Federation to exceed 
imagery limits and reduce utility for Rus-
sian intelligence collection against the 
United States or covered state parties. 
(v) How such commercial imagery or 
other capabilities would compare to the cur-
rent imagery sharing through the Open 
Skies Treaty. 
(B) The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Director of the National Geospatial In-
telligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense, 
submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees an unclassified report that— 
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(i) details the costs for implementation 
of the Open Skies Treaty, including— 
(I) mitigation costs relating to 
national security; and 
(II) aircraft, sensors, and related 
overhead and treaty implementation 
costs for covered state parties; and 
(ii) describes the impact on contribu-
tions by covered state parties and relation-
ships among covered state parties in the 
context of the Open Skies Treaty, the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and any 
other venues for United States partnership 
dialogue and activity. 
SEC. 1232. MILITARY RESPONSE OPTIONS TO RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION VIOLATION OF INF TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An amount equal to $10,000,000 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2017 to provide support services to the Executive Office of 
the President shall be withheld from obligation or expendi-
ture until the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the plan for the development of military 
capabilities as described in paragraph (1) of section 
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1243(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1062); and 
(2) carries out the development of capabilities 
pursuant to such plan in accordance with the require-
ments described in paragraph (3) of such section. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 1243(e) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. 
SEC. 1233. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUS-
SIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of De-
fense may be used for any bilateral military-to-military co-
operation between the Governments of the United States 
and the Russian Federation until the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the 
appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occu-
pation of Ukrainian territory and its aggressive ac-
tivities that threaten the sovereignty and territorial 
integrity of Ukraine and members of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization; and 
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(2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the 
terms of and taking steps in support of the Minsk 
Protocols regarding a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 
(b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection 
(a) shall not apply to— 
(1) any activities necessary to ensure the compli-
ance of the United States with its obligations or the 
exercise of rights of the United States under any bi-
lateral or multilateral arms control or nonprolifera-
tion agreement or any other treaty obligation of the 
United States; and 
(2) any activities required to provide logistical 
or other support to the conduct of United States or 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization military oper-
ations in Afghanistan or the withdrawal from Af-
ghanistan. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees— 
(A) a notification that the waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States 
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and a description of the national security inter-
est covered by the waiver; and 
(B) a report explaining why the Secretary 
of Defense cannot make the certification under 
subsection (a). 
(d) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.—The 
certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a) shall not apply to military bases of the Russian 
Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula operating in 
accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status and Con-
ditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the Territory 
of Ukraine. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ 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. 
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SEC. 1234. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON UNITED STATES EF-
FORTS IN EUROPE TO REASSURE UNITED 
STATES PARTNERS AND ALLIES AND DETER 
AGGRESSION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Russian Federation, under the leader-
ship of President Vladimir Putin, continues to dem-
onstrate its intent to expand its sphere of influence 
and limit Western influence both regionally and glob-
ally. 
(2) In March 2016, at a House Armed Services 
Committee hearing discussing worldwide threats, 
Major General James Marrs, Director for Intelligence 
in the Joint Staff stated, ‘‘principally, what we are 
seeing in Russia. . .is just a breadth of capabilities 
from strategic systems to anti access area denial to 
even, I would say, a growing adeptness at operating 
sort of just short of traditional military conflict that 
is posing a significant challenge in the future’’. 
(3) In July 2015, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, testified to the Sen-
ate Armed Services Committee, that ‘‘Russia presents 
the greatest threat to our national security’’. In No-
vember 2015, Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, 
discussed the need for ‘‘adapting our operational pos-
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ture and contingency plans. . .to deter Russia’s ag-
gression’’. 
(4) In February 2016, the Rand Corporation re-
leased its report, ‘‘Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO’s 
Eastern Flank’’, concluding that at a maximum it 
would take Russian forces approximately 60 hours to 
reach the capitals of Estonia and Latvia, exhibiting 
the challenge to North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) member countries of successfully defending 
such territory with its current posture and capability. 
(5) In February 2016, the Center for Strategic 
and International Studies released its report, ‘‘Evalu-
ating U.S. Army Force Posture in Europe’’, calling 
for increased pre-positioned sets of United States 
military equipment, increased rotational forces and 
associated enablers, increased logistics capabilities, 
and increased investment in combating unconven-
tional warfare methods in Europe. 
(6) In February 2016, the National Commission 
on the Future of the Army released its findings and 
recommendations, which included Recommendation 
14 calling for stationing an Armored Brigade Combat 
Team Forward in Europe and Recommendation 15 
calling for the conversion of Army Europe Aviation 
Headquarters to a warfighting mission command. 
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(7) In the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 114–92) and the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 113–291), Congress authorized ap-
proximately $1,800,000,000 for the European Reas-
surance Initiative to reassure allies through expanded 
United States military presence in Europe through 
rotational deployments of United States troops, bilat-
eral and multilateral exercises, improved infrastruc-
ture, increased pre-positioned United States military 
equipment, and building partnership capacity. 
(8) The budget of the President for fiscal year 
2017 submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, includes $3,420,000,000 
for the European Reassurance Initiative to begin the 
transition from primarily reassuring United States 
partners and allies to deterring the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(9) The request encompasses a large increase of 
conventional resources, including additional rota-
tional deployments of United States troops and pre- 
positioning an Armored Brigade Combat Team’s 
worth of equipment into Europe. 
(10) The request also includes increased funding 
for unconventional warfare resources, including cyber 
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and special operations forces, as well as for intel-
ligence and indicators and warning. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the policy of the United 
States to reassure United States partners and allies 
in Europe and to work with United States partners 
and allies to deter aggression by the Government of 
the Russian Federation in order to enhance regional 
and global security and stability. 
(2) CONDUCT OF POLICY.—The policy described 
in paragraph (1) shall, among other things, be car-
ried out through a comprehensive defense strategy and 
guidance to outline the future path of defense re-
sources and capabilities in the European theater. 
Such strategy and guidance shall include— 
(A) use and expansion of conventional 
methods, including increased United States pres-
ence, pre-positioning of United States military 
equipment, increased infrastructure, and build-
ing partnership capacity in Europe; 
(B) emphasis on developing capabilities for 
countering unconventional methods of warfare, 
including cyber warfare, economic warfare, in-
formation operations, and intelligence oper-
ations; and 
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(C) encouraging security assistance and ca-
pabilities of partners and allies, including 
NATO member countries. 
SEC. 1235. MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSIST-
ANCE INITIATIVE. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 1250 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 
Stat. 1068) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Of the amounts’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘is authorized’’ before ‘‘to pro-
vide’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Subsection (c) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pursuant to subsection (a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section for a fis-
cal year’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commencing on the date 
that is six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act’’. 
SEC. 1236. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction 
on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by sub-
section (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the Committee on Armed Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
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tives a notification of the waiver at the time the 
waiver is invoked. 
SEC. 1237. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REPORT ON 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Ukraine’s border is 6,995 kilometers long, in-
cluding 1,974 kilometers of controlled border with the 
Russian Federation, 195 kilometers of an administra-
tive line with Crimea, and 409 kilometers of border 
in the east that is currently uncontrolled. 
(2) Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrain-
ian conflict in 2014, 64 Ukrainian border guards 
have been killed and another 391 have been wounded. 
(3) Implementation of the Minsk Agreement, 
signed in February 2015, requires the State Border 
Guard Service of Ukraine to reestablish border check-
points in currently uncontrolled territory and to 
monitor the border to verify full implementation of 
the Agreement. 
(4) Ukraine is developing engineering and tech-
nical systems to strengthen the controlled border be-
tween Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Ukrain-
ian maritime borders, and areas adjacent to the un-
controlled territory and occupied Crimea. 
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(5) Russian unmanned aerial vehicles are being 
used to support Russian-backed separatist artillery 
fire against Ukrainian forces. 
(6) Due to a lack of resources and equipment, 
Ukraine lacks an effective early warning network to 
warn of any new aggression on the border. 
(7) Section 1250 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1068) calls for the United States to pro-
vide to Ukraine critical training and equipment to 
enhance the capabilities of the military and other se-
curity forces of Ukraine to defend against further ag-
gression from the Russian Federation and Russian- 
backed separatists. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should continue to support 
the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to provide and 
maintain security in Ukraine; 
(2) the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine 
needs sufficient equipment and technical assistance to 
defend and monitor Ukraine’s borders and to fully 
implement the Minsk Agreement; and 
(3) the Department of Defense should continue 
its work with the Ukrainian military, Ukrainian Na-
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tional Guard, and Ukrainian State Border Guard 
Service to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses and defend 
its borders against aggressive actions. 
(c) MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REPORT ON 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—Subsection 
(b) of section 1275 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3591) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’ 
after ‘‘congressional defense committees’’. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) A description of the extent to which the De-
partment of Defense has provided security assistance 
to the Government of Ukraine for the purposes of pro-
tecting and monitoring the borders of Ukraine.’’. 
(3) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of such section, 
as amended by section 1250(g) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1070), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2019’’. 
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SEC. 1238. ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN ANNUAL REPORT ON 
MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—Subsection (b) of section 
1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3566), as amended by sec-
tion 1248(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1066), is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para-
graph (19); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(18) The current state of Russia’s foreign mili-
tary deployments, which shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) For each such deployment, the esti-
mated number of forces, types of capabilities to 
include advanced weapons, length of deployment, 
and where possible identifying basing agree-
ments. 
‘‘(B) The following information with respect 
to such deployments to be disaggregated on a 
country-by-country basis: 
‘‘(i) The number of Russian military 
personnel, including combat troops, mili-
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tary trainers, combat enabling capabilities 
and border security agents, deployed to the 
country with the consent of the national or 
local government. Such information should 
include the length of the basing arrange-
ments and the strategic importance of the 
location. 
‘‘(ii) The number of such Russian 
military personnel deployed in areas where 
Russian forces entered the country by force 
or are otherwise deployed over the objections 
of the national or local government.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports sub-
mitted under section 1245 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 after that date. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 1241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MALIGN ACTIVITIES OF 
THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the Government of 
Iran continues to conduct provocative, malign activities in 
the region, including— 
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(1) the launch of the Shahab-3 medium-range 
ballistic missile and Qiam-1 short-range ballistic mis-
siles; 
(2) the intent to launch the Simorgh Space- 
Launch Vehicle (SLV) as stated by Lieutenant Gen-
eral Vincent Stewart in testimony to the House 
Armed Services Committee: ‘‘Iran stated publicly it 
intends to launch the Simorgh (SLV), which would be 
capable of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) 
range.’’; 
(3) the detention of United States service mem-
bers, which the Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, 
described in testimony to the House Armed Services 
Committee as ‘‘unprofessional’’ and ‘‘outrageous’’; 
(4) the support of foreign terrorist organizations 
designated by the Department of State, such as Leba-
nese Hezbollah and Kata’ib Hizbollah; 
(5) the support of the Assad regime in Syria; 
(6) the support of Shia militias in Iraq that 
have been directly responsible for the deaths of United 
States service members; and 
(7) the support of the Houthi rebels in Yemen in 
contravention to the internationally-recognized, legiti-
mate Government of Yemen. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
(JCPOA) does not address the totality of the malign 
activities of the Government of Iran, including bal-
listic missile launches, support for designated foreign 
terrorist organizations, or other proxies conducting 
malign activities in the region and globally; 
(2) the United States should increase its efforts 
to counter the continued expansion of malign activi-
ties of the Government of Iran in the Middle East; 
(3) the United States should ensure that it has 
robust, enduring military posture and capabilities 
forward deployed in the Arabian Gulf region to deter 
Iranian aggression and respond to Iranian aggres-
sion, if necessary; and 
(4) the United States should strengthen ballistic 
missile defense capabilities and increase security as-
sistance to United States partners and allies in the 
region. 
SEC. 1242. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 1 each year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘January 31 of each year through January 31, 
2021’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section, as most recently amended by section 1252(a) 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3571), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) A summary of the order of battle of the 
People’s Liberation Army, including anti-ship bal-
listic missiles, theater ballistic missiles, and land at-
tack cruise missile inventory.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
and apply with respect to reports required to be submitted 
under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 1243. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRILATERAL COOPERA-
TION BETWEEN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND 
THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Japan and the Republic of Korea (South 
Korea) are both treaty allies and critically important 
security partners of the United States. 
(2) Japan and South Korea confront a range of 
shared challenges to their national security and to 
stability in the Asia-Pacific region, including the 
multitude of threats posed by the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea (North Korea). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should continue to support 
trilateral cooperation with Japan and South Korea; 
(2) the United States should continue to support 
defense cooperation between Japan and South Korea 
on the full range of issues related to North Korea and 
to other security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region; 
and 
(3) the United States should seek to facilitate 
closer security cooperation with and between Japan 
and South Korea on— 
(A) non-proliferation; 
(B) cyber security; 
(C) maritime security; 
(D) security technology and capability de-
velopment; and 
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(E) other areas of mutual security benefit. 
SEC. 1244. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COOPERATION BE-
TWEEN 
SINGAPORE 
AND 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) 2016 is the 50th year of relations between the 
United States and the Republic of Singapore. 
(2) The United States and Singapore signed an 
enhanced defense cooperation agreement on December 
7, 2015. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States should continue to conduct 
bilateral cooperation and support the strategic part-
nership with Singapore to promote peace and sta-
bility in the Asia-Pacific region; 
(2) the United States welcomes the signing of the 
enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with Singa-
pore and should expand bilateral training and co-
operation on security issues, including maritime secu-
rity, cyber security, countering violent extremism, hu-
manitarian assistance, and disaster relief; 
(3) the United States should continue efforts 
with Singapore to address transnational issues and 
strengthen regional and multilateral institutions that 
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promote security cooperation based on internationally 
accepted rules and norms; and 
(4) the United States should improve joint inter-
operability and security collaboration with Singapore 
to enhance capabilities to maintain regional stability. 
SEC. 1245. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for Overseas Humanitarian, Dis-
aster, and Civic Aid, the Secretary of Defense is authorized 
to use up to 5 percent of such amounts to conduct moni-
toring and evaluation of programs that are funded using 
such amounts during fiscal year 2017. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a brief-
ing on mechanisms to evaluate the programs conducted pur-
suant to the authorities listed in subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In subsection (b), the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1246. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERAGENCY SUPPORT 
DURING 
CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
AND 
TRANSITION PERIODS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State may enter into an agreement under 
which each Secretary may provide covered support, sup-
plies, and services on a reimbursement basis, or by exchange 
of covered support, supplies, and services, to the other Sec-
retary during a contingency operation and related transi-
tion period for up to two years following the end of such 
contingency operation. 
(b) AGREEMENT.—An agreement entered into under 
this section shall be in writing and shall include the fol-
lowing terms: 
(1) The price charged by a supplying agency 
shall be the direct costs that such agency incurred by 
providing the covered support, supplies, or services to 
the requesting agency under this section. 
(2) Credits and liabilities of the agencies accrued 
as a result of acquisitions and transfers of covered 
support, supplies, and services under this section shall 
be liquidated not less often than once every 3 months 
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by direct payment to the agency supplying such sup-
port, supplies, or services by the agency receiving such 
support, supplies, or services. 
(3) Exchange entitlements accrued as a result of 
acquisitions and transfers of covered support, sup-
plies, and services under this section shall be satisfied 
within 12 months after the date of the delivery of the 
covered support, supplies, or services. Exchange enti-
tlements not so satisfied shall be immediately liq-
uidated by direct payment to the agency supplying 
such covered support, supplies, or services. 
(c) EFFECT OF OBLIGATION AND AVAILABILITY OF 
FUNDS.—An order placed by an agency pursuant to an 
agreement under this section is deemed to be an obligation 
in the same manner that a similar order placed under a 
contract with, or a contract for similar goods or services 
awarded to, a private contractor is an obligation. Appro-
priations remain available to pay an obligation to the serv-
icing agency in the same manner as appropriations remain 
available to pay an obligation to a private contractor. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘covered support, supplies, and serv-
ices’’ means food, billeting, transportation (including 
airlift), petroleum, oils, lubricants, communications 
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services, medical services, ammunition, base oper-
ations support, use of facilities, spare parts and com-
ponents, repair and maintenance services, and cali-
bration services. 
(2) CONTINGENCY OPERATION.—The term ‘‘con-
tingency operation’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code. 
(e) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.—Any receipt as a result 
of an agreement entered into under this section shall be 
credited, at the option of the Secretary of Defense with re-
spect to the Department of Defense and the Secretary of 
State with respect to the Department of State, to— 
(1) the appropriation, fund, or account used in 
incurring the obligation; or 
(2) an appropriate appropriation, fund, or ac-
count currently available for the purposes for which 
the expenditures were made. 
(f) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
end of a fiscal year in which covered support, supplies, and 
services are provided or exchanged pursuant to an agree-
ment under this section, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a notification that contains a 
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copy of such agreement and a description of such covered 
support, supplies, and services. 
(g) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into an agree-
ment under this section shall terminate at the close of De-
cember 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1247. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 
AUTHORIZATION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL AS-
SISTED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of sec-
tion 943 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 
Stat. 4579), as most recently amended by section 1271 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1075), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
Subsection (c) of such section is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
or other individuals, as determined by the Secretary of De-
fense, with respect to already established non-conventional 
assisted recovery capabilities’’ before the period at the end 
of the first sentence. 
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SEC. 1248. AUTHORITY TO DESTROY CERTAIN SPECIFIED 
WORLD WAR II-ERA UNITED STATES-ORIGIN 
CHEMICAL MUNITIONS LOCATED ON SAN 
JOSE ISLAND, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Defense may destroy the chemical muni-
tions described in subsection (c). 
(2) EX GRATIA ACTION.—The action authorized 
by this section is ‘‘ex gratia’’ on the part of the 
United States, as the term ‘‘ex gratia’’ is used in sec-
tion 321 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
105–261; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note). 
(3) CONSULTATION BETWEEN SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE AND SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State shall consult and 
develop any arrangements with the Republic of Pan-
ama with respect to this section. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may exer-
cise the authority under subsection (a) only if the Republic 
of Panama has— 
(1) revised the declaration of the Republic of 
Panama under the Convention on the Prohibition of 
the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of 
Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction to indi-
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cate that the chemical munitions described in sub-
section (c) are ‘‘old chemical weapons’’ rather than 
‘‘abandoned chemical weapons’’; and 
(2) affirmed, in writing, that it understands (A) 
that the United States intends only to destroy the mu-
nitions described in subsections (c) and (d), and (B) 
that the United States is not legally obligated and 
does not intend to destroy any other munitions, mu-
nitions constituents, and associated debris that may 
be located on San Jose Island as a result of research, 
development, and testing activities conducted on San 
Jose Island during the period of 1943 through 1947. 
(c) CHEMICAL MUNITIONS.—The chemical munitions 
described in this subsection are the eight United States-ori-
gin chemical munitions located on San Jose Island, Repub-
lic of Panama, that were identified in the 2002 Final In-
spection Report of the Technical Secretariat of the Organi-
zation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. 
(d) LIMITED INCIDENTAL AUTHORITY TO DESTROY 
OTHER MUNITIONS.—In exercising the authority under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may destroy other 
munitions located on San Jose Island, Republic of Panama, 
but only to the extent essential and required to reach and 
destroy the chemical munitions described in subsection (c). 
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(e) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by this Act, the Secretary of Defense may 
use up to $30,000,000 from amounts made available for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense to 
carry out the authority in subsection (a). 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on the date that is three years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1249. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTER-
ESTS IN AFRICA. 
(a) REQUIRED REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that contains the strategy for United States 
defense interests in Africa. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) United States national security interests in 
Africa, including an assessment of threats to global 
and regional United States national security interests 
emanating from the continent. 
(2) United States defense objectives in Africa. 
(3) Courses of action to accomplish United 
States defense objectives in Africa, including those 
conducted in cooperation with other Federal agencies. 
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(4) Measures to improve coordination between 
United States Africa Command and other combatant 
commands to achieve unity of effort to counter threats 
that cross combatant command boundaries. 
(5) Department of Defense capabilities and re-
sources required to achieve defense objectives in Afri-
ca, and the mitigation plan to address any gaps in 
such capabilities or resources that affect the imple-
mentation of the strategy required by subsection (a). 
(6) Security cooperation initiatives to advance 
defense objectives in Africa. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex if necessary. 
SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DIRECTED ENERGY CO-
OPERATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DIRECTED ENERGY 
CAPABILITIES PROGRAM WITH ISRAEL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
upon the request of the Ministry of Defense of Israel, 
and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
may carry out research, development, test, and eval-
uation activities, on a joint basis with Israel, to es-
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tablish directed energy capabilities to detect and de-
feat ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, unmanned aer-
ial vehicles, mortars, and improvised explosive devices 
that threaten the United States, deployed forces of the 
United States, or Israel. Any activities carried out 
pursuant to such authority shall be conducted in a 
manner that appropriately protects sensitive informa-
tion and the national security interests of the United 
States and Israel. 
(2) REPORT.—The activities described in para-
graph (1) may be carried out after the Secretary of 
Defense submits to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report setting forth the following: 
(A) A memorandum of agreement between 
the United States and Israel regarding sharing 
of research and development costs for the capa-
bilities described in paragraph (1), and any sup-
porting documents. 
(B) A certification that the memorandum of 
agreement— 
(i) requires sharing of costs of projects, 
including in-kind support, between the 
United States and Israel; 
(ii) establishes a framework to nego-
tiate the rights to any intellectual property 
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the Secretary of Defense may waive any requirement for 
financial disclosure that would otherwise apply to that per-
son solely by reason of service on such Board. 
‘‘(B) A member of the Marshall Center Board of Visi-
tors may not be required to register as an agent of a foreign 
government solely by reason of service as a member of the 
Board. 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 219 of title 18, a non- 
United States citizen may serve on the Marshall Center 
Board of Visitors even though registered as a foreign agent. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may waive reim-
bursement of the costs of conferences, seminars, courses of 
instruction, or similar educational activities of the Mar-
shall Center for military officers and civilian officials from 
states located in Europe or the territory of the former Soviet 
Union if the Secretary determines that attendance by such 
personnel without reimbursement is in the national security 
interest of the United States. 
‘‘(B) Costs for which reimbursement is waived pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall be paid from appropriations 
available for the Center. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORITIES SPECIFIC TO INOUYE CENTER.—(1) 
The Secretary of Defense may waive reimbursement of the 
cost of conferences, seminars, courses of instruction, or simi-
lar educational activities of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pa-
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(6) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 108 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2166. 
(7) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter I of chapter 134 is amended by striking the 
items relating to sections 2249a, 2249d, and 2249e. 
(8) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 136 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 2282. 
(9) The table of sections at the beginning of sub-
chapter II of chapter 138 is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 2350m. 
(10) The tables of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle D, and at the beginning of part III of subtitle 
D, are amended by striking the item relating to chap-
ter 905. 
(11) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 907 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 9415. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2017 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—In this title, the term ‘‘fiscal year 
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2017 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means the funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 301 and made available by the funding 
table in division D for the Department of Defense Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction Program established under section 
1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in division 
D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal 
years 2017, 2018, and 2019. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the $325,604,000 authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2017 in section 301 and made available by the funding 
table in division D for the Department of Defense Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction Program established under section 
1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may 
be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$11,791,000. 
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