Sec. 1203. Consolidation and revision of authorities for payment of personnel expenses necessary for theater security cooperation
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Chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1201(a)(3), is amended by inserting after section 311, as added by section 1202(a), the following new section: The Secretary of Defense may pay expenses specified in subsection
(b)that the Secretary considers necessary for theater security cooperation. The expenses that may be paid under the authority provided in subsection
(a)are the following: Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may pay— travel, subsistence, and similar personal expenses of, and special compensation for, defense personnel of friendly foreign governments that the Secretary considers necessary for theater security cooperation; and travel, subsistence, and similar personal expenses of, and special compensation for, other personnel of friendly foreign governments and non-governmental personnel that the Secretary considers necessary for theater security cooperation. Expenses may be paid under subparagraph
(A)only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, other than in the case of payment of expenses of defense personnel of a friendly foreign government, for which such concurrence is not required. The Secretary may provide administrative services and support for the performance of duties by a liaison officer of another nation while the liaison officer is assigned temporarily to the headquarters of a combatant command, component command, or subordinate operational command of the United States or to the Joint Staff. The Secretary may pay the expenses of a liaison officer in connection with the assignment of that officer as described in paragraph
(2)if the assignment is requested by the commander of the combatant command or by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as appropriate, as follows: Travel and subsistence expenses. Personal expenses directly necessary to carry out the duties of that officer in connection with that assignment. Expenses for medical care at a civilian medical facility if— adequate medical care is not available to the liaison officer at a local military medical treatment facility; the Secretary determines that payment of such medical expenses is necessary and in the best interests of the United States; and medical care is not otherwise available to the liaison officer pursuant to any treaty or other international agreement. Mission-related travel expenses if such travel meets each of the following conditions: The travel is in support of the national security interests of the United States. The commander of the relevant combatant command or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as applicable, directs round-trip travel from the assigned location to one or more travel locations. The authority provided by paragraph
(1)includes authority to pay travel and subsistence expenses for such personnel in connection with the attendance of such personnel at any conference, seminar, or similar meeting as the Secretary considers necessary for theater security cooperation. In addition to the personnel expenses provided by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may pay such other expenses in connection with any such conference, seminar, or similar meeting as the Secretary considers in the national security interests of the United States. The authority provided in subsection
(a)may be used only for the payment of expenses of, and special compensation for, personnel from developing countries, except that the Secretary of Defense may authorize the payment of such expenses and special compensation for personnel from a country other than a developing country if the Secretary determines that such payment is in the national security interest of the United States. In the case of a non-defense foreign liaison officer, the authority of the Secretary of Defense under subsection
(a)to pay any expenses specified in paragraph
(2)or
(3)of subsection
(b)may be exercised only if the assignment of that liaison officer as a liaison officer with the Department of Defense was accepted by the Secretary of Defense with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. The Secretary may provide the services and support specified in subsection (b)(2) with or without reimbursement from (or on behalf of) the recipients. The terms of reimbursement (if any) shall be specified in the appropriate agreements used to assign the liaison officer to a combatant command or to the Joint Staff. Travel and subsistence expenses authorized to be paid under subsection
(a)may not, in the case of any individual, exceed the amount that would be paid under chapter 7 or 8 of title 37 to a member of the armed forces (of a comparable grade) for authorized travel of a similar nature. The amount paid for expenses specified in subsection (b)(3) for any liaison officer in any fiscal year may not exceed $200,000 (in fiscal year 2014 constant dollars). Funds available to carry out this section shall be available for programs and activities under this section that begin in a fiscal year and end in the following fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. . Sections 1050, 1050a, 1051, and 1051a of title 10, United States Code, are repealed. Subsection (f)(5) of section 341 of title 10, United States Code, as transferred and redesignated by section 1201(d), is amended— by striking the Latin American cooperation authority set forth in section 1050 and inserting section 312 ; and by striking William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and inserting Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 1050, 1050a, 1051, and 1051a. The authority under section 1050 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply with respect to the Inter-American Defense College, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.