Sec. 1534. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
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Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by this title for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund shall be available for the following purposes: To provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities under authority provided the Department of Defense by any other provision of law (in this section referred to as an underlying Department of Defense authority ).
To improve the capacity of the United States Armed Forces to provide enabling support to counterterrorism and crisis response activities undertaken by foreign security forces or other groups or individuals under any underlying Department of Defense authority. Activities using amounts available pursuant to subsection
(a)may be conducted only in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or the United States Africa Command, but may not include activities for the provision of assistance or other support for the Government of Iraq. Activities using amounts available pursuant to subsection
(a)may be conducted in an area of responsibility of a geographic combatant command not specified in paragraph
(1)if the Secretary of Defense determines that— such activities are consistent with the purposes specified in subsection (a); the absence of such activities would result in an increased risk to the national security of the United States; and such activities could not be conducted using funds already available to the Department of Defense (other than funds transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund). The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of any determination made pursuant to paragraph
(2)not later than 15 days before transferring amounts from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for activities in the area of responsibility covered by such determination. Activities using amounts available pursuant to subsection
(a)may be conducted by contract, including contractor-operated capabilities, if the Secretary of Defense typically acquires services or equipment by contract in conducting a similar activity for the Department of Defense. Amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for the purposes specified in subsection
(a)only pursuant to transfers authorized by this subsection. Amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be transferred from the Fund to any accounts of the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance for the purposes specified in subsection (a). The Secretary of Defense shall submit a reprogramming or transfer request from amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1510 to the congressional defense committees to carry out activities supported under this section. Each such request shall set forth the following: A detailed description of the activities to be supported by the reprogramming or transfer, including the request of the commander of the combatant command concerned for support, urgent operational need, or emergent operational need. The amount planned to be obligated or expended on such activities, the recipient of such amount, and the timeline for such obligation or expenditure. The underlying Department of Defense authorities that authorize such activities. The transfer of an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph
(2)shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund under paragraph
(2)are not necessary for the purpose provided, such funds may be transferred back to the Fund. The transfer authority provided by paragraph
(2)is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section may be construed to terminate, alter, or override any requirement or limitation applicable to activities funded with amounts in the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund under the underlying Department of Defense authority that authorizes such activities. A limitation on the amount that may be used for activities in a fiscal year under the underlying Department of Defense authority that authorizes such activities shall not apply to amounts made available for such activities in such fiscal year pursuant to this section. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the intended management and use of the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. The plan shall include the following: An identification of the underlying Department of Defense authorities that the Secretary has identified as available for use pursuant to subsection (a). A detailed description, to the maximum extent practicable, of the requirements, activities, and planned allocation of amounts available for use pursuant to subsection (a). An identification of the senior civilian employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary to serve as manager of the Fund. Not later than 60 days after the end of the first half of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, and the second half of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth, for the preceding fiscal half-year, the following: A description of the underlying Department of Defense authorities that authorized activities supported by the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. A description of the activities supported by the Fund. A description of any obligations and expenditures of amounts transferred from the Fund, including recipients of amounts, set forth by country (where applicable). A description of any determinations made as described in subsection (d)(5), and a description of any transfers back to the Fund pursuant to that subsection. A description of any revisions to the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (f). No amounts may be transferred from the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund after December 31, 2016.