Sec. 1253. Military-to-military engagement with the Government of Burma
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The Department of Defense is authorized to provide the Government of Burma the following: Consultation, education, and training on human rights, the laws of armed conflict, civilian control of the military, rule of law, and other legal matters. Consultation, education, and training on English-language, humanitarian and disaster relief, and improvements to medical and health standards. Courses or workshops on defense institution reform. Observer status to bilateral or multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercises.
Aid or support in the event of a humanitarian crisis or natural disaster. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on military-to-military engagement between the United States Armed Forces and the Burmese military. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the military-to-military activities between the United States and Burma, and how engagement with the Burmese military supports the United States national security strategy and promotes reform in Burma. A description of the objectives of the United States for developing the military-to-military relationship with the Burmese military, how the United States measures progress toward such objectives, and the implications of failing to achieve such objectives. A description and assessment of the political, military, economic, and civil society reforms being undertaken by the Government of Burma, including those affecting— individual freedoms and human rights of the Burmese people, including those of ethnic and religious minorities and internally displaced populations; the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups in Burma; civilian control of the armed forces; constitutional and electoral reforms; access for the purposes of human rights monitoring and humanitarian assistance to all areas in Burma, and cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate and resolve cases of human rights violations; governmental transparency and accountability; and respect for the laws of armed conflict and human rights, including with respect to child soldiers. A description and assessment of relationships of the Government of Burma with unlawful or sanctioned entities. Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The requirement to submit additional reports under this subsection shall terminate at the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. No Department of Defense assistance to the Government of Burma is authorized by this Act except as provided in this section. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.