Sec. 1258. Modification of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program

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Section 2249c of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 16 of such title, as added by section 1252(a)(3) of this Act, inserted after section 344, as transferred and redesignated by section 1252(g) of this Act, redesignated as section 345, and amended to read as follows: The Secretary of Defense is authorized to carry out a program (to be known as the Defense Cooperation Fellowship Program ) under which the Secretary may pay any costs associated with the education and training described in paragraph

(2)of foreign military officers, ministry of defense officials, or national-level security officials of friendly foreign countries. Costs for which payment may be made under this section include the costs of transportation and travel and subsistence costs. Education and training described in this paragraph is defense cooperation education and training at a military or civilian educational institution of the United States Government, regional center, conference, seminar, or other training program that is conducted as part of the program under this section. The program authorized by subsection

(a)shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, activities under the program do not duplicate or conflict with activities under International Military Education and Training (IMET). The Secretary shall submit a current copy of the regulations to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the total amount of costs that may be paid under the program authorized by subsection

(a)in any fiscal year may not exceed $35,000,000. Funds available under the authority in subsection

(a)for a fiscal year may be used for activities that begin in such fiscal year but end in the next fiscal year. . The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2249c.