Sec. 204. Authority for program to facilitate Syrian chemical and biological weapons destruction
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may establish a program described in subsection
(b)to assist the securing, disabling, dismantling, removal, and destruction of Syrian chemical and biological weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, their precursor and constituent parts, and associated equipment. A program established under this section shall be limited to cooperation between the United States and a Syrian entity to— secure, safeguard, disable, dismantle, transport out of Syria, or destroy chemical and biological weapons, their precursor and constituent parts and associated equipment, and establish verifiable safeguards against the proliferation of such weapons. Any such program may involve assistance in planning and resolving technical problems associated with the purposes of the program. Any such program may also involve the funding of critical short-term requirements related to weapons destruction and should, to the extent feasible, draw upon United States technology and United States technicians. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013, to be available until expended, for the activities of the program described in this section. The President may direct, in order to meet the goals of the program described in this section, the drawdown of articles and services from any Federal department or agency in any fiscal year, in addition to any other drawdown authority available to the President. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the President, the President may exercise the authority of this paragraph to transfer to, and merge with, funds made available to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary which have been made available to carry out any other provision of law. Not less than 15 days before obligating any funds, drawing down any articles or services from a Federal department or agency, or transferring any appropriated funds from another account, for the program described in this section, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on such proposed obligation, drawdown, or transfer. Each such report shall specify— the account, budget activity, and particular program or programs from which the funds proposed to be obligated, drawndown, or transferred are to be derived, and the amount of such proposed obligation, drawdown, or transfer; and the activities and forms of assistance for which the President plans to obligate such funds. Not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter during which the United States has been engaged in activities pursuant to a program established under this section, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on such activities. Each such report shall specify, for the preceding quarter and cumulatively, at a minimum a description of the following: The activities carried out. The types and amounts of assistance provided for such activities. The entities receiving such assistance. The sources of funds and authorities under which they were provided. The United States departments or agencies providing such assistance.