Sec. 1264. Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of State on certain security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly issue interim regulations to facilitate and streamline coordination between the Department of Defense and the Department of State on all matters relating to the policy, planning, and implementation of covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities. Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly prescribe final regulations on the matters described in paragraph (1).
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall from time to time jointly update the final regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph
(2)in order to ensure that the regulations under this subsection remain current with developments in law and other regulations relating to the matters described in paragraph (1). The regulations required under subsection
(a)shall provide for the following: Coordination between the Department of Defense and the Department of State on covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities. Wherever the concurrence of, coordination with, or consultation with the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State is required by law or regulation for the conduct of covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities, mechanisms as follows: A mechanism to provide for the delegation of such concurrence, coordination, or consultation to an official at the lowest appropriate level of headquarters-based management in the Department concerned. A mechanism to limit, to the maximum extent practicable, procedural delays in completion of any review required for such concurrence, coordination, or consultation, and in the issuance of such concurrence, coordination, or consultation. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the interim regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the final regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a)(2), and any update of the final regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a)(3). In this section: The term appropriate committees of Congress has the meaning given that term in section 301(1) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1252(a)(3) of this Act. The term covered security cooperation and security assistance programs and activities means the following: Security cooperation programs and activities under section 333 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1252(d) of this Act. Operational support to foreign national security forces. Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and activities. Defense institution building. Foreign Military Financing (FMF). International Military Education and Training (IMET). Peacekeeping operations and activities.