Sec. 1208. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Exchange Program
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The Commander of United States Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, United States Code, between special operations forces under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special operations forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known as the General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation . The purposes of the program include the following: To create an enduring training cooperation program to enhance the national security and defensive capabilities of the United States and Poland.
To enable both countries to effectively respond to emerging threats and future challenges in Eastern Europe and around the globe. To increase the interoperability, combined readiness, joint planning capabilities, and shared situational awareness between special operations forces described in subsection (a). To provide a program for the exchange of such special operations forces that will increase readiness and capacity to counter adversarial operations, including— enhancing and increasing the capability to counter irregular and asymmetrical warfare; enhancing and increasing the capability to respond to, and conduct, information operations; enhancing and increasing the capability to counter land and air assaults, including the capacity to conduct urban warfare; and any other relevant training that the Secretary of Defense determines relevant, including training at military training centers and professional military education institutions of the Department of Defense.
To encourage the deepening and number of training programs among NATO allies and partners to strengthen joint resiliency, readiness, and deterrence capabilities, to facilitate peace in the transatlantic region. Officers and enlisted members of such special operations forces may participate in the program under this section. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding progress of the Commander in carrying out the training program.