Sec. 1324. Use of funds for other purposes or for increased amounts
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For any fiscal year for which amounts are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes (specified by law) within the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program for that fiscal year may be obligated or expended for a Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction purpose other than one of the purposes so specified if— the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so in the national interest; and the requirements of subsection
(c)have been met. Nothing in paragraph
(1)shall be construed as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for a purpose for which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifically prohibited under any provision of law. For any fiscal year for which amounts are specifically authorized in an Act other than an appropriations Act for specific purposes (specified by law) within the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, the Secretary of Defense may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any such purpose for that fiscal year in excess of the specific amount so authorized for that purpose if— the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to do so in the national interest; and the requirements of subsection
(c)have been met. The requirements of this subsection for purposes of subsections
(a)and
(b)are that— the Secretary of Defense submit to the congressional defense committees notification of the intent to obligate funds as described in subsection
(a)or (b), together with a complete discussion of the justification for doing so and, in the case of a report for purposes of subsection (a), a statement of the purpose for which the funds will be used and the amount of funds to be used; and 15 days have elapsed following the date of the notification.