Sec. 1201. Support of special operations for irregular warfare
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The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the relevant Chief of Mission, expend up to $10,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021 to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing irregular warfare operations by United States Special Operations Forces. Funds for support under this section in a fiscal year shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
The authority in this section shall be exercised in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of this section. The procedures that shall establish, at a minimum, the following: Policy guidance for the execution of activities under the authority in this section. The processes through which activities under the authority in this section are to be developed, validated, and coordinated, as appropriate, with relevant entities of the United States Government.
The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the procedures established pursuant to this section before any exercise of the authority in this section, and shall notify such committee of any material modification of the procedures. Not later than 15 days before exercising the authority in this section to make funds available to initiate support of an approved military operation or changing the scope or funding level of any support under this section for such an operation by $500,000 or an amount equal to 10 percent of such funding level (whichever is less), or not later than 48 hours after exercising such authority if the Secretary determines that extraordinary circumstances that impact the national security of the United States exist that otherwise prevent notice under this subsection before the exercise of such authority, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the use of such authority with respect to such operation.
Any such notification shall be in writing. A notification required by this subsection shall include the following: The type of support provided or to be provided to United States Special Operations Forces. The type of support provided or to be provided to the recipient of the funds. The amount obligated under the authority to provide support. The authority of the Secretary to make funds available under this section for support of a military operation may not be delegated. Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for any of the following:
The conduct of a covert action, as such term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3093(e) ). The introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances. The conduct or support of activities, directly or indirectly, that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict shall have primary programmatic and policy oversight within the Office of the Secretary of Defense of support to irregular warfare activities authorized by this section.
Not later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year in which subsection
(a)is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the support provided under this section during the preceding fiscal year. Not later than 180 days after the submittal of each report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the support provided under this section during the first half of the fiscal year in which the report under this paragraph is submitted. Each report required by this subsection shall include the following: A summary of the ongoing irregular warfare operations by United States Special Operations Forces that were supported or facilitated by foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals for which support was provided under this section during the period covered by such report. A description of the support or facilitation provided by such foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals to United States Special Operations Forces during such period. The type of recipients that were provided support under this section during such period, identified by authorized category (foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals). A detailed description of the support provided to the recipients under this section during such period. The total amount obligated for support under this section during such period, including budget details. The intended duration of support provided under this section during such period An assessment of value of the support provided under this section during such period, including a summary of significant activities undertaken by foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals to support irregular warfare operations by United States Special Operations Forces. The total amount obligated for support under this section in prior fiscal years. In this section, the term irregular warfare means activities in support of predetermined United States policy and military objectives conducted by, with, and through regular forces, irregular forces, groups, and individuals participating in competition between state and non-state actors short of traditional armed conflict.
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