Sec. 1255. Transfer and revision of authority on payment of expenses in connection with training and exercises with friendly foreign forces
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Section 2011 of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to 16 of such title, as added by section 1252(a)(3) of this Act, inserted after the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III, redesignated as section 321, and amended to read as follows: The armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense may train with the military forces or other security forces of a friendly foreign country if the Secretary determines that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so. Any training conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall, to the maximum extent practicable, support the mission essential tasks for which the unit of the armed forces participating in such training is responsible. Any training conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include elements that promote— observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and respect for legitimate civilian authority within the foreign country concerned. Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (e), the commander of a combatant command may pay, or authorize payment for, any of the following expenses: Expenses of training forces assigned or allocated to that command in conjunction with training, and training with, the military forces or other security forces of a friendly foreign country under subsection (a). Expenses of deploying such forces for that training. The incremental expenses of a friendly foreign country as the direct result of participating such training, as specified in the regulations. The incremental expenses of a friendly foreign country as the direct result of participating in an exercise with the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. Small-scale construction that is directly related to the effective accomplishment of the training described in paragraph
(1)or an exercise described in paragraph (4). The primary purpose of the training and exercises for which payment may be made under subsection
(b)shall be to train the forces available to the combatant command concerned. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries under subsection
(a)should be planned and prioritized consistent with applicable guidance relating to the security cooperation programs and activities of the Department of Defense. Amounts available for the authority to pay expenses in subsection
(b)for a fiscal year may be used to pay expenses under that subsection for training and exercises that begin in such fiscal year but end in the next fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this section. The Secretary shall submit the regulations to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The regulations required under this section shall provide the following: A requirement that training and exercise activities may be carried out under this section only with the prior approval of the Secretary. Accounting procedures to ensure that the expenditures pursuant to this section are appropriate. Procedures to limit the payment of incremental expenses to developing countries, except in the case of exceptional circumstances as specified in the regulations. Not later than January 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding training and exercises during the preceding fiscal year for which expenses were paid under this section. Each report shall specify the following: All countries in which that training was conducted. The type of training conducted, the duration of that training, the number of members of the armed forces involved, and expenses paid. The extent of participation by foreign military forces, including the number and service affiliation of foreign military personnel involved and the physical and financial contribution, if any, of each host nation to the training effort. The relationship of that training to other overseas training programs conducted by the armed forces, such as military exercise programs sponsored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, military exercise programs sponsored by a combatant command, and military training activities sponsored by a military department (including deployments for training, short duration exercises, and other similar unit training events). A summary of the expenditures resulting from the training and exercises for which expenses were paid under this section. A discussion of the unique military training benefit to United States forces derived from the activities for which expenses were paid under this section. . The following provisions of law are repealed: Section 2010 of title 10, United States Code. Section 1203 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 894; 10 U.S.C. 2011 note). The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 2010 and 2011.
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Sec. 1255
Transfer and revision of authority on payment of expenses in connection with training and exercises with friendly foreign forces
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