10 U.S.C. § 386 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 386. Annual report
(a) Annual Report Required.—
Not later than January 31 of each year beginning in 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that sets forth, on a country-by-country basis, a description of each program carried out by the Department of Defense under the authorities in subsection (c) to provide training, equipment, or other assistance or reimbursement during the fiscal year ending in the year before the year in which such report is submitted.
(b) Elements of Report.—
Each report required under subsection (a) shall provide for each program covered by such report, and for the reporting period covered by such report, the following:
(1) A description of the purpose, duration, and type of the training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement provided, including how the training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement provided advances the theater security cooperation strategy of the combatant command, as appropriate.
(2) The cost and expenditures of such training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement, including by type of support provided.
(3) A description of the metrics, if any, used for assessing the effectiveness of such training, equipment, or assistance or reimbursement provided.
(4) For each foreign country in which defense articles, defense services, supplies (including consumables), small-scale construction, or reimbursement were provided, a description of the extent of participation, if any, by the military forces and security forces or other government organizations of such foreign country.
(5) The number of members of the United States armed forces involved in providing such defense articles, defense services, supplies (including consumables), and small-scale construction, and, if applicable, a description of the military benefits for such members involved in providing such training, equipment, or assistance.
(6) A summary, by authority, of the activities carried out under each authority specified in subsection (c).
(c) Specified Authorities.—
The authorities specified in this subsection are the following authorities (or any successor authorities):
(1) Sections 246, 251, 252, 253, 1 321, 344, 348, 349, and 350 of this title.
(2) Section 166a(b)(6) of this title, relating to humanitarian and civic assistance by the commanders of the combatant commands.
(3) Section 168 of this title, relating to authority—
(A) to provide assistance to nations of the former Soviet Union as part of the Warsaw Initiative Fund;
(B) to conduct the Defense Institution Reform Initiative; and
(C) to conduct a program to increase defense institutional legal capacity through the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies.
(4) Section 2249c of this title, relating to authority to use appropriated funds for costs associated with education and training of foreign officials under the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program.
(5) Section 2561 of this title, relating to authority to provide humanitarian assistance.
(6) Section 1532, relating to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
(7) Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), relating to authority to reimburse certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.
(8) Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (122 Stat. 394), relating to authorization for logistical support for coalition forces supporting certain United States military operations.
(9) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881), relating to authority to provide additional support for counter-drug activities of Peru and Colombia.
(10) Section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note), relating to additional support for counter-drug activities.
(11) Section 401 of this title, relating to humanitarian and civic assistance provided in conjunction with military operations.
(12) Section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (128 Stat. 3538; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note), relating to authority to conduct human rights training of security forces and associated security ministries of foreign countries.
(13) Any other authority on assistance or reimbursement that the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate and consistent with subsection (a).
(d) Nonduplication of Effort.—
(1) In general.—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), if any information required under subsection (a) has been included in another report or notification previously submitted to Congress by law, the Secretary of Defense may provide a list of such reports and notifications at the time of submitting the report required by subsection (a) in lieu of including such information in the report required by subsection (a).
(2) Exception.—
Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to information required under subsection (a) that is required to be submitted as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
(e) Form.—
Each report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex that may also include other sensitive information.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §§ 1246(d)(2)(A), 1251(a)–(f), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2521, 2529–2531; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XII, § 1204(b)(1)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2017.)
heading: Amendment of Subsection (c)(1)
text: Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1246(d)(2)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2521, provided that, effective as of Jan. 1, 2020, subsection (c)(1) of this section is amended by inserting “341,” after “333,”. See 2016 and 2018 Amendment notes below.
heading: References in Text
text: Sections 251, 252, and 253 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), were renumbered sections 240a, 240b, and 240c, respectively, of this title by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title X, § 1002(a)(1)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1945.
Section 168 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), was repealed by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1253(a)(1)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2532.
Section 2249c of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), was renumbered section 345 of this title by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1247(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2521.
Section 1532, referred to in subsec. (c)(6), is section 1532 of Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XV, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3613. Section 1532 consists of subsecs. (a) to (d). Subsecs. (a) to (c) of section 1532 are not classified to the Code, and subsec. (d) of section 1532 amended section 1531(d) of Pub. L. 113–66, which is set out as a note under section 2302 of this title.
Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, referred to in subsec. (c)(7), is section 1233 of Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 393, which is not classified to the Code.
Section 1234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, referred to in subsec. (c)(8), is section 1234 of Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XII, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 394, which is not classified to the Code.
Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, referred to in subsec. (c)(9), is section 1033 of Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1881, which is not classified to the Code.
Section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 374 note), referred to in subsec. (c)(10), is section 1004 of Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title X, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1629, which was set out as a note under section 374 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1011(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2385. See section 284 of this title.
Section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, referred to in subsec. (c)(12), is section 1206 of Pub. L. 113–291, which is set out as a note under section 2282 of this title.
heading: Codification
text: Text of section, as added by Pub. L. 114–328, is based on text of subsecs. (a) to (e) of section 1211 of Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XII, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3544, which was not classified to the Code.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “Sections 246, 251, 252, 253, 321,” for “Sections 311, 321, 331, 332, 333,”.
2016—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(b)(6), which directed striking out “under the authorities in subsection (c)” after “submitted”, was executed by striking out “under the authorities specified in subsection (c)” after “submitted”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(b)(1)–(5), in heading, substituted “Annual Report Required” for “Biennial Report Required”, and, in text, substituted “Not later than January 31 of each year beginning in 2018, the Secretary of Defense” for “Not later than February 1 of each of 2016, 2018, and 2020, the Secretary of Defense”, “appropriate congressional committees” for “congressional defense committees”, “assistance” for “security assistance”, and “the fiscal year” for “the two fiscal years” and inserted “under the authorities in subsection (c)” after “Department of Defense”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(c)(1), inserted “, duration,” after “purpose”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(c)(2), substituted “The cost and expenditures” for “The cost”.
Subsec. (b)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(c)(3), added pars. (4) to (6).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1246(d)(2)(A), which directed amendment of subsec. (c)(1) by inserting “341,” after “333,”, was executed by making the insertion after “321,” to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening amendment by Pub. L. 115–232. See 2018 Amendment note above.
Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “Section 127d of title 10, United States Code, relating to authority to provide logistic support, supplies, and services to allied forces participating in a combined operation with the Armed Forces.”
Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(6), substituted “of this title” for “of title 10, United States Code”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(2), (3), (6), redesignated par. (6) as (4), substituted “of this title” for “of title 10, United States Code”, and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “Section 2010 of title 10, United States Code, relating to authority to reimburse foreign troops for participation in combined exercises.”
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(2), (3), (6), redesignated par. (8) as (5), substituted “of this title” for “of title 10, United States Code”, and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “Section 2011 of title 10, United States Code, relating to authority to reimburse foreign troops for participation in Joint Combined Exercise Training.”
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(3), redesignated par. (9) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(2), (3), redesignated par. (13) as (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “Section 2282 of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 1205 of this Act), relating to authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces, or the predecessor authority to such section in section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456).”
Subsec. (c)(8), (9). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(3), redesignated pars. (14) and (15) as (8) and (9), respectively. Former pars. (8) and (9) redesignated (5) and (6), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(2), (3), redesignated par. (16) as (10) and struck out former par. (10) which read as follows: “Section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (32 U.S.C. 107 note), relating to authority for National Guard State Partnership program.”
Subsec. (c)(11), (12). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(2), (4), added pars. (11) and (12) and struck out former pars. (11) and (12) which read as follows:
“(11) Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 168 note), relating to the Ministry of Defense Advisors program.
“(12) Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), relating to the Global Security Contingency Fund.”
Subsec. (c)(13). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(5), redesignated par. (17) as (13). Former par. (13) redesignated (7).
Subsec. (c)(14) to (16). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(3), redesignated pars. (14) to (16) as (8) to (10), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(17). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(d)(5), redesignated par. (17) as (13).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(e), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), if any information” for “If any information”, and added par. (2).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 114–328, § 1251(f), inserted “that may also include other sensitive information” after “annex”.
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1246(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2521, provided that the amendment made by section 1246(d)(2)(A) is effective as of January 1, 2020.