Sec. 1241. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative
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Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( 10 U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended by inserting the law of armed conflict, the rule of law, and after respect for . Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended— in subparagraph (A), by inserting at the end before the period the following: , the specific unit or units whose capacity to engage in activities under a program of assistance or training to be provided under subsection
(a)will be built under the program, and the amount, type, and purpose of the support to be provided ; by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (J); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following new subparagraphs: Information, including the amount, type, and purpose, on assistance and training provided under subsection
(a)during the three preceding fiscal years, if applicable. A description of the elements of the theater campaign plan of the geographic combatant command concerned and the interagency integrated country strategy that will be advanced by the assistance and training provided under subsection (a). A description of whether assistance and training provided under subsection
(a)could be provided pursuant to— section 333 of title 10, United States Code, or other security cooperation authorities of the Department of Defense; or security cooperation authorities of the Department of State. An identification of each such authority described in subparagraph (H). . Such section is amended— by redesignating subsection
(h)as subsection (j); and by inserting after subsection
(g)the following new subsection: Not later than December 31, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth, for the preceding calendar year, the following: Information, by recipient foreign country, on the status of funds allocated for assistance and training provided under subsection (a), including funds allocated but not yet obligated or expended. Information, by recipient foreign country, on the delivery and use of assistance and training provided under subsection (a). Information, by recipient foreign country, on the timeliness of delivery of assistance and training provided under subsection
(a)as compared to the timeliness of delivery of assistance and training previously provided to the foreign country under subsection (a). In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress has the meaning given the term in subsection (g)(2). . Such section, as so amended, is further amended by inserting after subsection (h), as added by subsection (c)(2), the following: The Secretary of Defense may not use the authority in subsection
(a)to provide any type of assistance or training that is otherwise prohibited by any provision of law. The provision of assistance and training pursuant to a program under subsection
(a)shall be subject to the provisions of section 362 of title 10, United States Code. The provision of assistance and training pursuant to a program under subsection
(a)shall be subject to the provisions of section 383 of title 10, United States Code. . Not later than January 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative under section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, as amended by this section. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: Objectives of the Initiative, including— a discussion of United States security requirements that are satisfied or enhanced under the Initiative; and an assessment of progress toward each such objective and the metrics used to assess such progress. A discussion of how the Initiative relates to, complements, or overlaps with other United States security cooperation and security assistance authorities. A description of the process and criteria by which the utilization of each such authority or authorities described in subparagraph
(B)is determined. An assessment, by recipient foreign country, of— the country’s capabilities relating to maritime security and maritime domain awareness; the country’s capability enhancement priorities, including how such priorities relate to the theater campaign strategy, country plan, and theater campaign plan relating to maritime security and maritime domain awareness; A discussion, by recipient foreign country, of— priority capabilities that the Department of Defense plans to enhance under the Initiative and priority capabilities the Department plans to enhance under separate United States security cooperation and security assistance authorities; and the anticipated timeline for assistance and training for each such capability. Information, by recipient foreign country, on the delivery and use of assistance and training provided under the Initiative. Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines should be included. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination control, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 1241
Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative
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