Sec. 1221. Modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups
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(a)of 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. 3541), as most recently amended by section 1231(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ), is further amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking with a cost and all that follows through December 31, 2019 and inserting , and sustainment to appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals, through December 31, 2020 ; in paragraph (1), by striking Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ; and by striking paragraphs
(2)and
(3)and inserting the following new paragraphs: Securing territory formerly controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Protecting the United States and its friends and allies from the threats posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, al Qaeda, and associated forces in Syria. Supporting the temporary detention and repatriation of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria foreign terrorist fighters in accordance with the laws of armed conflict and the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as made applicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST 6223)). . Subsection
(d)of such section, as most recently amended by section 1223(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 131 Stat. 1653), is further amended to read as follows: Beginning on January 15, 2020, and every 90 days thereafter, 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 the Senate a progress report. Each progress report under paragraph
(1)shall include, based on the most recent quarterly information, the following: A description of the appropriately vetted recipients receiving assistance under subsection (a). A description of training, equipment, supplies, stipends, and other support provided to appropriately vetted recipients under subsection
(a)and a statement of the amount of funds expended for such purposes during the period covered by the report. Any misuse or loss of provided training and equipment and how such misuse or loss is being mitigated. An assessment of the recruitment, throughput, and retention rates of appropriately vetted recipients. An assessment of the operational effectiveness of appropriately vetted recipients in meeting the purposes specified in subsection (a). A description of United States Government stabilization objectives and activities carried out in areas formerly controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, including significant projects and funding associated with such projects. A description of coalition contributions to the purposes specified in subsection
(a)and other related stabilization activities. With respect to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria foreign terrorist fighters— an estimate of the number of such individuals being detained by appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals; an estimate of the number of such individuals that have been repatriated and the countries to which such individuals have been repatriated; and a description of United States Government support provided to facilitate the repatriation of such individuals. An assessment of the extent to which appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals have enabled progress toward establishing inclusive, representative, accountable, and civilian-led governance and security structures in territories liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. . Such section is further amended by striking subsection (f). Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection (f): The Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, provide support for the stabilization activities of the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and any other Federal agency on a reimburseable or nonreimburseable basis. The support provided under paragraph
(1)may consist of— logistic support, supplies, and services; or equipment. . Subsection
(l)of such section, as added by section 1223(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 131 Stat. 1653), is amended to read as follows: The cost of construction and repair projects carried out under this section may not exceed, in any fiscal year— $4,000,000 per project; or $12,000,000 in the aggregate. The limitation under paragraph
(1)shall not apply to the expenditure of foreign contributions in excess of the per-project or aggregate limitation set forth in that paragraph. . Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for activities under this section until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits an unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary, to the congressional defense committees setting forth the following: A description of the efforts the United States will undertake to train and equip appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals for the purposes described in subsection (a). A detailed description of the appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals to be trained and equipped under this section, including a description of their geographical locations, demographic profiles, political affiliations, and current capabilities. A detailed description of planned capabilities, including categories of training, equipment, financial support, sustainment, and supplies, intended to be provided to appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals under this section, and timelines for delivery. A description of the planned posture of United States forces and the planned level of engagement by such forces with appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals, including the oversight of equipment provided under this section and the activities conducted by such appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals. An explanation of the processes and mechanisms for local commanders of such forces to exercise command and control of the elements of the appropriately vetted Syrian groups and individuals after such elements have been trained and equipped under this section. A detailed explanation of the relationship between appropriately vetted recipients and civilian governance authorities and a description of efforts to ensure appropriately vetted recipients are subject to the control of competent civilian authorities. .
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Sec. 1221
Modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups
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