Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition
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Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended as follows: In subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by inserting , appropriately vetted local security forces in northeast Syria, including units of the Syrian Democratic Forces and their associated counter-terrorism units, after elements of the Syrian opposition ; and by striking December 31, 2019 and inserting December 31, 2020 . in paragraph (1), by inserting or previously controlled by ISIL after Syrian opposition . By amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: Not later than 15 days prior to each instance of the provision of assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and Senate a notification that includes the following: The plan for providing the assistance. The requirements and process used to determine appropriately vetted recipients with respect to the assistance. The mechanisms and procedures that will be used to monitor and report to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and Senate on unauthorized end-use of provided training and equipment or other violations of relevant law by appropriately vetted recipients. The amount, type, and purpose of assistance to be funded and the recipient of the assistance. The budget and implementation timeline, with milestones and anticipated delivery schedule for the assistance. A description of any material use of assistance previously provided under subsection
(a)to any appropriately vetted recipient of such assistance for a purpose other than the purposes specified in subsection
(a)that occurred since the most recent notification submitted by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, with a specific description of the following: The details of such material misuse. The recipient or recipients responsible for such material misuse. The consequences of such material misuse. The actions taken by the Secretary to remedy the causes and effects of such material misuse. The goals and objectives of the assistance. The concept of operations, timelines, and types of training, equipment, stipends, sustainment, construction, and supplies to be provided. The roles and contributions of partner nations. The number and role of United States Armed Forces personnel involved. Any additional military support and sustainment activities. Any other relevant details. . By amending subsection
(c)to read as follows: The notifications required by subsection
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. . By striking subsection
(f)and inserting the following: The Secretary may only provide assistance in the form of weapons pursuant to the authority under subsection
(a)if such weapons are small arms, including handguns, rifles and carbines, sub-machine guns, or light machine guns. The Secretary may waive the restriction under paragraph
(1)if the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such provision of law would (but for the waiver) impede national security objectives of the United States by prohibiting, restricting, delaying, or otherwise limiting the provision of assistance. Such waiver shall not take effect until 15 days after the date on which such certification is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. . In subsection (g)— by inserting , at the end of the 15-day period beginning on the date the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the amount, source, and intended purpose of such contributions after as authorized by this section ; and by striking operation and maintenance accounts and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting accounts. . In subsection (k), by inserting , at the end of the 15-day period beginning on the date the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the amount, recipient, and intended purpose of such assistance after authorized under this section . In subsection (l)— by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $20,000,000 ; by adding at the end the following new sentence: Amounts accepted as contributions pursuant to the authority in subsection
(g)for construction and repair projects may be expended without regard to the limitation under this subsection. ; by striking and inserting Repair Projects.— The aggregate Repair Projects.— The aggregate ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may waive the limitation under paragraph
(1)if the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that such provision of law would (but for the waiver) impede national security objectives of the United States by prohibiting, restricting, delaying, or otherwise limiting the provision of assistance. Such waiver shall not take effect until 15 days after the date on which such certification is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. . By striking subsection (j). By redesignating subsections
(k)through
(m)(as amended by this subsection) as subsections
(j)through (l), respectively. The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this section. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may not provide assistance pursuant to the authority provided by section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 ( Public Law 113–291 ; 128 Stat. 3559), as amended by subsection
(a)of this section, during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the date on which each quarterly report required to be submitted pursuant to subsection
(d)of such section 1209, as of the date of the enactment of this section, has been submitted.
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Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition
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