Sec. 1205. Authorization of National Guard State Partnership Program
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The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a program of exchanges of members of the National Guard of a State or territory and the military forces, or security forces or other government organizations whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response, of a foreign country. Each program established under this subsection shall be known as a State Partnership Program . An activity under a program established under subsection
(a)that involves the security forces or other government organizations whose primary functions include disaster response or emergency response of a foreign country, or an activity that the Secretary of Defense determines is a matter within the core competencies of the National Guard of a State or territory, may be carried out only if the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days before initiating such activity that the activity is in the national security interests of the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall establish accounting procedures to ensure that expenditures of funds to carry out this section are accounted for and appropriate. Not later than 15 days after the date on which such regulations have been prescribed, the Secretary of Defense— shall notify the appropriate congressional committees that the regulations have been prescribed; and shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the regulations. Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense, including funds authorized to be appropriated for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, are authorized to be available— for payment of costs incurred by the National Guard of a State or territory to conduct activities under a program established under subsection (a); and for payment of incremental expenses of a foreign country to conduct activities under a program established under subsection (a). Funds shall not be available under paragraph
(1)for the participation of a member of the National Guard of a State or territory in activities in a foreign country unless the member is on active duty in the Armed Forces at the time of such participation The total amount of payments for incremental expenses of foreign countries as authorized under paragraph (1)(B) for activities under programs established under subsection
(a)in any fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000. The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall conduct a comprehensive review of each program under the State Partnership Program as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— the findings of the review conducted under subparagraph (A); and any recommendations with respect to the review conducted under subparagraph (A). Not later than January 31 of each year following a fiscal year in which activities under a program established under subsection
(a)are carried out, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on such activities under the program. Each report shall specify, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following: Each foreign country in which the activities were conducted. The type of activities conducted, the duration of the activities, and the number of members of the National Guard of each State or territory involved in such activities. The extent of participation in the activities by the military forces and security forces of such foreign country. A summary of expenditures to conduct the activities, including the annual cost of the activities, with a breakdown of such expenditures by geographic combatant command. With respect to activities described in subsection (b), the objective of the activities, and a description of how the activities support the theater campaign plan of the commander of the geographic combatant command with responsibility for the country or countries in which the training occurred. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any authority under title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The term incremental expenses , with respect to a foreign country— means the reasonable and proper costs of rations, fuel, training ammunition, transportation, and other goods and services consumed by the country as a direct result of the country’s participation in activities conducted under subsection (a); and does not include— any form of lethal assistance (excluding training ammunition); or pay, allowances, and other normal costs of the personnel of the country. Section 1210 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 2517; 32 U.S.C. 107 note) is repealed. The authority granted under subsection
(a)shall terminate on September 30, 2016.
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Sec. 1205
Authorization of National Guard State Partnership Program
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-84
Stat.123 Stat. 2517
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