I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5197 
To provide assistance to foreign countries to interdict or seize shipments 
of items in contravention of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701 or 2231, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2016 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. GARAMENDI, and 
Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide assistance to foreign countries to interdict or 
seize shipments of items in contravention of United Na-
tions Security Council Resolution 1701 or 2231, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This act may be cited as the ‘‘Interdictions Assist-
ance Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO INTER-
DICT OR SEIZE SHIPMENTS OF ITEMS IN CON-
TRAVENTION OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1701 OR 2231. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds made available for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 to carry out 
section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008, the Secretary of Defense, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to pro-
vide assistance to foreign countries to interdict or seize 
shipments of items in contravention of United Nations Se-
curity Council Resolution 1701 (2006) or 2231 (2015). 
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance authorized 
under subsection (a) may include the following: 
(1) Assistance to any foreign country for the 
following: 
(A) Logistical and military support pro-
vided by that country to interdict or seize ship-
ments of items described in subsection (a), 
whether by sea, air, or land. 
(B) Storage, transfer, or destruction of 
shipments of items described in subsection (a) 
that are interdicted or seized. 
(2) Training to enhance the ability of a foreign 
country to interdict vessels carrying shipments of 
items described in subsection (a). 
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(c) AMOUNTS OF ASSISTANCE.—A foreign country 
may not receive assistance under the authority of sub-
section (a) in an amount that exceeds $2,000,000 in any 
fiscal year. Such assistance shall be provided in a manner 
consistent with the requirements relating to amounts of 
reimbursement under section 1233(c) of National Defense 
Authorization Act for 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 294)). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS 
TO MAKE PAYMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
enter into any contractual obligation to provide assistance 
under the authority in subsection (a). 
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall— 
(1) notify the congressional defense committees 
not less than 15 days before providing any assist-
ance under the authority in subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees on a quarterly basis a report on any assistance 
made under the authority in subsection (a) during 
such quarter, including a description of the items 
interdicted or seized, a description of whether the 
items are stored, transferred, or destroyed, and, if 
the items are stored, a description of the location at 
which the items are stored. 
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