Sec. 7. Military cooperation
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From amounts available to carry out the Foreign Military Sales program, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2017 through 2019 shall be available for assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq. ; relating to international military education and training) for Burma for the purposes of English language training for the military of Burma under the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. The Secretary of State is authorized to establish an exchange program between— military and civilian personnel of Burma; and military and civilian personnel of countries determined by the Secretary of State to be in the process of consolidating and strengthening a democratic form of government and demonstrating civilian oversight of the military; or military and civilian personnel of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries, in order to foster greater mutual respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian rule of the military.
The program authorized under paragraph
(1)may include conferences, seminars, exchanges, and other events, distribution of publications, and reimbursements of expenses of foreign military personnel participating in the program, including transportation, translation and administrative expenses. The exchange program shall, as appropriate, include representatives of Burma’s ethnic armed organizations so as not to disadvantage or otherwise undermine efforts to achieve a genuine national cease-fire. Any participants in the exchange program shall be subjected to the regular process for vetting participants in United States-funded security assistance and training programs, commonly known as Leahy vetting , pursuant to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2378d ). Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year are authorized to be made available for nongovernmental organizations to facilitate the implementation of the program authorized under paragraph (1). There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2017 through 2019 to carry out the program established under this subsection. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the strategy and plans for military-to-military engagement between the United States Armed Forces and the military of Burma. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: A description and assessment of the Government of Burma’s strategy for security sector reform. The United States strategy for the military-to-military relationship between the United States and Burma’s military forces, including the military of Burma, the Myanmar Police Force, and armed ethnic groups. An assessment of the progress of the military of Burma towards implementing human rights reforms, including cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate and resolve cases of human rights violations, including steps taken to demonstrate respect for laws of war and human rights provisions and a description of the elements of the military-to-military engagement between the United States and Burma that promote such implementation. An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups. A list of ongoing military-to-military activities conducted by the United States Government, including a description of each such activity. An update on activities that were listed in previous reporting. A list of activities that are planned to occur over the upcoming year, with a description of each. An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups, including actions taken by the military of Burma to adhere to cease-fire agreements and withdraw forces from conflict zones, the impact the armed conflict is having on the displacement of the local population including women and children, and an assessment of any enhancements of the Burmese military’s capabilities against ethnic minorities. Any program initiated under this section shall use appropriate civilian government channels with the democratically elected government of Burma. Any new program or activity in Burma initiated under this section shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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