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olution, 2015 (Public Law 113–164): Provided further, 
That nothing in this section shall be construed to con-
stitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduc-
tion of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or 
into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by 
the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of 
the War Powers Resolution: Provided 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 
assistance under this section shall terminate on September 
30, 2016. 
SEC. 9014. For ‘‘Assistance and Sustainment to the 
Military and National Security Forces of Ukraine’’, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary’s designee, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing 
assistance, including training, equipment, lethal weapons 
of a defensive nature, logistics support, supplies and serv-
ices, and sustainment to the military and national security 
forces of Ukraine, for the purposes of securing the sov-
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ereign territory of Ukraine against foreign aggressors, 
protecting and defending the Ukrainian people from at-
tacks posed by Russian-backed separatists, and promoting 
the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the con-
flict: Provided further, That the authority to provide as-
sistance under this heading is in addition to any other au-
thority to provide assistance to Ukraine: Provided further, 
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided 
herein from any person, foreign government, or inter-
national organization may be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional de-
fense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the 
obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and 
amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such 
contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds 
provided under this heading, notify the congressional de-
fense committees in writing of the details of any such obli-
gation: Provided further, That the United States may ac-
cept equipment procured using funds provided under this 
heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the 
security forces of Ukraine and returned by such forces to 
the United States: Provided further, That equipment pro-
cured using funds provided under this heading in this or 
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prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the military or Na-
tional Security Forces of Ukraine or returned by such 
forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of 
the Department of Defense upon written notification to 
the congressional defense committees: Provided further, 
That amounts made available by this section are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/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 assistance under this section shall ter-
minate on September 30, 2016. 
SEC. 9015. (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 
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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; 
(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 
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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. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9016. 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 operations 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, 
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