Sec. 1202. Extension and expansion of authority for reimbursement to the Government of Jordan for border security operations

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(a)of section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 902; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended— by inserting and the Government of Lebanon after the Government of Jordan each place it appears; and by striking armed forces of Jordan each place it appears and inserting armed forces of the country concerned . Subsection

(a)of such section is further amended— in paragraph (1)— by striking maintaining and inserting enhancing ; and by striking increase security and sustain increased security along the border between Jordan and Syria and inserting sustain security along the border of Jordan with Syria and Iraq and increase or sustain security along the border of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking maintain and inserting enhance ; and by striking increase security or sustain increased security along the border between Jordan and Syria and inserting sustain security along the border of Jordan with Syria and Iraq or increase or sustain security along the border of Lebanon with Syria, as applicable . Subsection

(b)of such section is amended to read as follows: While the authority in this section is in effect, amounts may be used to provide assistance under the authority in subsection

(a)as follows: Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department of Defense and available for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations pursuant to section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ( Public Law 110–81 ). Amounts authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the Department of Defense for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. . Subsection

(c)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking may not exceed $150,000,000 and inserting in any fiscal year may not exceed $125,000,000 ; and by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following new paragraph (2): Assistance provided under the authority in subsection

(a)to the Government of Lebanon may be used only for the armed forces of Lebanon, and may not be used for or to reimburse Hezbollah or any forces other than the armed forces of Lebanon. . Subsection

(f)of such section is amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2020 . The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: .

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