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nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 
United States Government or a third-party contrib-
utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 
maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro-
vided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance may be used, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, to provide sup-
plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 
and other logistical support to allied forces participating 
in a combined operation with the armed forces of the 
United States and coalition forces supporting military and 
stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
congressional defense committees regarding support pro-
vided under this section. 
SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for 
a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
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(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
(3) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Af-
ghanistan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 
enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 
United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
(done at New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 
of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
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Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Af-
ghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obli-
gated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan 
by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) 
of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC 
must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any 
service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually 
and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess 
of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 
Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 
defense committees that the AROC has convened and ap-
proved a process for ensuring compliance with the require-
ments in the preceding proviso and accompanying report 
language for the ASFF. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 
may be used to purchase items having an investment unit 
cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon de-
termination by the Secretary of Defense that such action 
is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 
Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contin-
gency operations overseas, such funds may be used to pur-
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chase items having an investment item unit cost of not 
more than $500,000. 
SEC. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro-
priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 
may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 
Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en-
hance security along its borders. 
SEC. 9012. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIL Train and Equip 
Fund’’ may be used to procure or transfer man-portable 
air defense systems. 
SEC. 9013. For the ‘‘Ukraine Security Assistance Ini-
tiative’’, $150,000,000 is hereby appropriated, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assist-
ance, including training; equipment; lethal weapons of a 
defensive nature; logistics support, supplies and services; 
sustainment; and intelligence support to the military and 
national security forces of Ukraine, and for replacement 
of any weapons or defensive articles provided to the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 
States: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds pro-
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vided under this heading, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 
Provided further, That the United States may accept 
equipment procured using funds provided under this head-
ing in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the secu-
rity forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to the 
United States: Provided further, That equipment procured 
using funds provided under this heading in this or prior 
Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or National 
Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such forces to 
the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart-
ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees: Provided further, That amounts 
made available by this section are designated by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
available for replacement of funds for items provided to 
the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the 
United States to the extent specifically provided for in sec-
tion 9013 of this Act. 
SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under section 9013 for ‘‘Assistance and Sustainment 
to the Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine’’ 
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may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air de-
fense systems. 
SEC. 9016. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for pay-
ments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for re-
imbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made 
available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 
(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net-
work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 
and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 
steps to end support for such groups and prevent 
them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 
carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 
countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan; 
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(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 
and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub-
section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 
national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 
shall report to the congressional defense committees on 
both the justification for the waiver and on the require-
ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 
not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 
be submitted in classified form if necessary. 
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9017. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $500,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense and made available for 
transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military 
personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve the intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the transfer au-
thority provided in this section is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
further, That not later than 30 days prior to exercising 
the transfer authority provided in this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees on the proposed uses of these 
funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this 
section may not be transferred to any program, project, 
or activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Pro-
vided further, That amounts made available by this section 
are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 
authority to provide funding under this section shall termi-
nate on September 30, 2018. 
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SEC. 9018. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 
including for the introduction of United States armed or 
military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 
Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con-
travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 
1542 and 1543). 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9019. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro-
grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 
amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2017/2019, 
$25,100,000. 
‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2017/ 
2018, $100,000,000. 
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‘‘Counter-ISIL Train and Equip Fund’’, 2017/ 
2018, $112,513,000. 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
DSCA 
Coalition 
Support 
Fund’’, 
2017/2018, 
$350,000,000. 
SEC. 9020. Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 shall be available only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 9021. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to Congress a report on the United States strategy to de-
feat Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria (ISIS), and their associated forces and co-belliger-
ents. 
(b) The report required under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An analysis of the adequacy of the existing 
legal framework to accomplish the strategy described 
in subsection (a), particularly with respect to the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and the Authoriza-
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tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu-
tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
note). 
(2) An analysis of the budgetary resources nec-
essary to accomplish the strategy described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees the report required by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall testify 
at any hearing held by any of the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the report and to which the Sec-
retary is invited. 
(d) In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 9022. (a) In addition to amounts provided else-
where in this Act, there is hereby appropriated 
$1,184,112,000, for the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts for costs associated with Oper-
ation Freedom’s Sentinel: 
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(1) ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, $48,377,000. 
(2) 
‘‘Military 
Personnel, 
Marine 
Corps’’, 
$179,000. 
(3) 
‘‘Military 
Personnel, 
Air 
Force’’, 
$1,340,000. 
(4) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 
$872,491,000. 
(5) 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Navy’’, 
$76,274,000. 
(6) 
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Marine 
Corps’’, $24,734,000. 
(7) ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, $81,164,000. 
(8) ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and 
Marine Corps’’, $10,853,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
(9) ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, $31,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2020. 
(10) ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evalua-
tion, Navy’’, $37,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019. 
(b) Amounts provided pursuant to this section are 
hereby designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
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section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE X—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 
REFERENCES TO REPORT 
SEC. 10001. Any reference to a ‘‘report accom-
panying this Act’’ contained in this Act shall be treated 
as a reference to House Report 115–219. Such report 
shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of 
funds provided by, and the implementation of, this Act. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 10002. $0. 
SEC. 10003. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under the heading ‘‘Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund’’ may be used to procure uniforms for 
the Afghan National Army. 
SEC. 10004. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for the closure of a biosafety level 4 lab-
oratory. 
SEC. 10005. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist-
ance to the Azov Battalion. 
SEC. 10006. None of the finds made available by this 
Act may be used to purchase heavy water from Iran. 
SEC. 10007. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, complete, 
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process, or approve a public-private competition under the 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76. 
SEC. 10008. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, with respect to the revised security category (as that 
term is defined in section 250(c)(4)(D) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985), any 
sequestration order issued under such Act for fiscal year 
2018 shall have no force or effect. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2018’’. 
Æ 
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