Sec. 1210. Limitations on security assistance for the Government of Burma
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Except as provided in paragraph (2), no amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense by this Act may be available for security assistance to the Government of Burma unless the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that— the Government of Burma is taking steps toward— establishing civilian oversight of the Burma military; implementing human rights reform in the Burma military; and terminating military relations with North Korea; the Government of Burma is taking steps toward establishing a transparent and inclusive process to amend the constitution of Burma, including the full participation of the political opposition and all ethnic minority groups in that process; and the Burma military is demonstrating— progress toward and reasonable adherence to ceasefire agreements; and increased transparency and accountability through activities such as establishing or updating a code of conduct, a uniform code of military justice, an inspector general, an ombudsman, or guidelines for relations between the military and civilians.
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(1)shall not apply to the use of funds with respect to human rights and disaster relief training as follows: Consultation, education, and training on human rights, the law of armed conflict, civilian control of the military, rule of law, and other legal training. English-language, disaster relief, or military medicine education. Courses or workshops on regional norms of security cooperation, defense institution reform, and transnational issues such as human trafficking and international crime. Observation of bilateral or multilateral military exercises on humanitarian assistance or disaster relief. Training on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief for the Burma military. Aid or support for the Government of Burma 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 annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the strategy and plans for military-to-military engagement between the United States Armed Forces and the Burma military. Each report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description and assessment of the current strategy of the Government of Burma for reform of the security sector of Burma. A description of the current United States strategy for the military-to-military relationship between the United States and Burma, and how military-to-military engagement supports the United States national security strategy for Burma. A description and assessment of the record of the Burma military with respect to the implementation of human rights reforms, including— cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate and resolve cases of human rights violations; and actions to demonstrate respect for law of war and human rights, including with respect to child soldiers. A description of the elements of the current military-to-military engagement between the United States and Burma that promote the implementation of human rights reforms described in subparagraph (C). A current list of ongoing military-to-military activities conducted between the United States and Burma, including a description of each such activity and an update of any such activities in prior years that are ongoing as of the date of such report. A list of military-to-military activities between the United States and Burma that are planned to occur during the one-year period beginning on the date of such report, including a description of each such activity. An assessment of current progress on the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups in Burma. Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 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.