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Sec. 1293. Prohibition on provision of weapons and other forms of support to cer-
tain organizations. 
Sec. 1294. Modified waiver authority for certain sanctionable transactions under 
section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions 
Act. 
Sec. 1295. Rule of construction relating to the use of force. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY 
OF FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES. 
Section 333(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In developing 
and planning a program to build the capacity of the national secu-
rity forces of a foreign country under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense and Secretary of State should jointly consider political, 
social, economic, diplomatic, and historical factors, if any, of the 
foreign country that may impact the effectiveness of the program.’’. 
SEC. 1202. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF ADVISORS AND 
TRAINERS FOR TRAINING OF PERSONNEL OF FOREIGN 
MINISTRIES WITH SECURITY MISSIONS UNDER DEFENSE 
INSTITUTION CAPACITY BUILDING AUTHORITIES. 
Section 332(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘assign civilian employees 
of the Department of Defense and members of the armed forces 
as advisors or trainers’’ and inserting ‘‘provide advisors or 
trainers’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘assigned’’ each place it appears (other 
than the last place) and inserting ‘‘provided’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘assigned advisor or trainer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘advisor or trainer so provided’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘each assignment’’ and inserting ‘‘each 
provision of such an advisor or trainer’’. 
SEC. 1203. INCREASE IN COST LIMITATION AND ADDITIONAL NOTIFICA-
TION REQUIRED FOR SMALL SCALE CONSTRUCTION 
RELATED TO SECURITY COOPERATION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITION OF SMALL-SCALE CONSTRUC-
TION.—Section 301(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTHOR-
IZED SUPPORT TYPES.—Section 331(c)(5) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case 
of support provided under this paragraph that results in the provi-
sion of small-scale construction above $750,000, the notification 
pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall include the location, project 
title, and cost of each such small-scale construction project that 
will be carried out, a Department of Defense Form 1391 for each 
such project, and a masterplan of planned infrastructure invest-
ments at the location.’’ 
(c) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTHOR-
IZED ACTIVITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY.—Section 333 of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘supporting security 
cooperation programs under this section’’ after ‘‘small-scale 
construction’’; and
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(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) In the case of activities under a program that results 
in the provision of small-scale construction above $750,000, 
the location, project title, and cost of each small-scale construc-
tion project that will be carried out, a Department of Defense 
Form 1391 for each such project, and a masterplan of planned 
infrastructure investments at the location over the next 5 
years.’’. 
SEC. 1204. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DEFENSE SECU-
RITY COOPERATION STATUTORY REORGANIZATION. 
(a) CHAPTER REFERENCES.—The following provisions of law are 
amended by striking ‘‘chapter 15’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 13’’: 
(1) Section 886(a)(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 466(a)(5)). 
(2) Section 332(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)(1)). 
(3) Section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) Section 115(i)(6) of title 10, United States Code. 
(5) Section 12304(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code. 
(6) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(v) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091c(c)(3)(C)(v)). 
(b) SECTION REFERENCES.—(1) Title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in section 386(c)(1), by striking ‘‘Sections 311, 321, 
331, 332, 333,’’ and inserting ‘‘Sections 246, 251, 252, 253, 
321,’’; and 
(B) in section 10541(b)(9) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘sections 331, 332, 333,’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 251, 252, 253,’’. 
(2) Section 484C(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1091c(c)(3)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 331, 
332,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 251, 252,’’. 
(c) OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—(1) Chapter 16 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 311(a)(3), by striking ‘‘Secretary to State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; 
(B) in section 321(e), by striking ‘‘calender’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘calendar’’; 
(C) in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
V of such chapter, by striking the item relating to section 
342 and inserting the following: 
‘‘342. Regional Centers for Security Studies.’’; 
(D) in section 347— 
(i) in the heading of subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘ETC.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(ii) in the heading of subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking 
‘‘ETC.’’ and inserting ‘‘ETC’’; and 
(E) in section 385(d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘include’’ and 
inserting ‘‘including’’. 
(2) Section 1204(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 362 note) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 2249e’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘section 362’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘subsection (f) of section 
2249e of title 10, United States Code (as so added)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 301(1) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 1205. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES 
USED TO CARRY OUT SECTION 362 OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, shall conduct a review of the processes 
and procedures used to carry out section 362 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that contains 
a summary and evaluation of the review required by subsection 
(a). 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report required by 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the procedures used to obtain 
and verify information regarding the vetting of partner 
units for gross violation of human rights required under 
section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and to share 
such information with the Department of State. 
(B) A description of the procedures used to conduct 
remediation of units determined or alleged to have com-
mitted gross violation of human rights, including a list 
of each unit completing such remediation since December 
19, 2014. 
(C) An assessment of the procedures and associated 
timelines to implement the requirements of such section 
362 on the Department of Defense’s ability to comply with 
such section 362 and achieve national security goals. 
(D) A description of the processes and procedures used 
to implement section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3538), 
including the process of obtaining the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State as required under subsection (c)(1) of 
such section. 
(E) Recommendations to revise authorities to improve 
the processes and procedures related to the vetting of for-
eign partner units for gross violations of human rights. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by this subsection shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO EXISTING LAW.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 
1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b) 
of section 2249e of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
section 1204(a) of this Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 362(b) of title 
10, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 1206. REPORT ON THE USE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
AUTHORITIES. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of Defense should utilize appropriate security coopera-
tion authorities to counter malign influence campaigns by strategic 
competitors and other state actors that are directed at allied and 
partner countries and that pose a significant threat to the national 
security of the United States. 
(b) REPORT
ON FUNDING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
include with the consolidated budget materials submitted to Con-
gress as required by section 381 of title 10, United States Code, 
for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 a report on the use of security 
cooperation funding to counter malign influence campaigns by stra-
tegic competitors and other state actors directed at allied and 
partner countries and posing a significant threat to the national 
security of the United States. 
SEC. 1207. PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN 
DEFENSE COLLEGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 351. Inter-American Defense College 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Defense may 
authorize members of the armed forces and civilian personnel of 
the Department of Defense to participate in the operation of and 
the provision of support to the Inter-American Defense College 
and provide logistic support, supplies, and services to the Inter- 
American Defense College, including the use of Department of 
Defense facilities and equipment, as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to— 
‘‘(1) assist the Inter-American Defense College in its mis-
sion to develop and offer to military officers and civilian officials 
from member states of the Organization of American States 
advanced academic courses on matters related to military and 
defense issues, the inter-American system, and related dis-
ciplines; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Inter-American Defense College pro-
vides an academic program of a level of quality, rigor, and 
credibility that is commensurate with the standards of Depart-
ment of Defense senior service colleges and that includes the 
promotion of security cooperation, human rights, humanitarian 
assistance and disaster response, peacekeeping, and democracy 
in the Western Hemisphere. 
‘‘(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—(1) The Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the Inter-American 
Defense Board for the participation of members of the armed forces 
and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense in the operation 
of and provision of host nation support to the Inter-American 
Defense College under subsection (a).