Sec. 1205. Modification of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program and plan for Irregular Warfare Center
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Section 345 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Regional Defense Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program ; Irregular Warfare Security Cooperation in subsection (a)— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Program Authorized ; Authority in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting operate and administer a Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare, to be known as the after Irregular Warfare Center , and The Secretary of Defense may ; by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: Costs for which payment may be made under this section include the costs of— transportation, travel, and subsistence costs of foreign national personnel and United States governmental personnel necessary for administration and execution of the authority granted to the Secretary of Defense under this section; strategic engagement with alumni of the program referred to in paragraph
(1)to address Department of Defense objectives and planning on irregular warfare and combating terrorism topics; and administration and operation of the Irregular Warfare Center, including expenses associated with— research, communication, the exchange of ideas, curriculum development and review, and training of military and civilian participants of the United States and other countries, as the Secretary considers necessary; and maintaining an international network of irregular warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve the objectives of the Department of Defense and the Department of State. Payment of costs described in subparagraph (A)(i) may be made by the Secretary of Defense, the foreign national participant, the government of such participant, or by the head of any other Federal department or agency. ; by striking paragraph (3); in subsection (b)(1), by striking The program authorized by and inserting The authority granted to the Secretary of Defense under ; by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(e)and (g), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new paragraphs
(c)and (d): With respect to the Irregular Warfare Center, the Secretary of Defense may employ a Director, a Deputy Director, and such civilians as professors, instructors, and lecturers, as the Secretary considers necessary. To promote integration across the United States Government and with allies in activities across the irregular warfare competition and conflict spectrum, the Secretary of Defense may enter into partnerships and resource sharing agreements with academic institutions of the Department of Defense and other academic institutions engaged in irregular warfare security studies. ; in subsection (e), as so redesignated, in the first sentence, by striking $35,000,000 and inserting $40,000,000 ; and by inserting after subsection (e), as so redesignated, the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense— shall conduct an annual review of the structure and activities of the Irregular Warfare Center and the program referred to in subsection
(a)to determine whether such structure and activities are appropriately aligned with the strategic priorities of the Department of Defense and the applicable combatant commands; and may, after an annual review under paragraph (1), revise the relevant structure and activities so as to more appropriately align such structure and activities with the strategic priorities and combatant commands. . The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 345 and inserting the following: 345. Irregular Warfare Security Cooperation. . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for establishing the structure, operations, and administration of the Irregular Warfare Center described in section 345(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. The plan required by paragraph
(1)shall include— a timeline and milestones for the establishment of the Irregular Warfare Center; and steps to enter into partnerships and resource agreements with academic institutions of the Department of Defense or other academic institutions, including any agreement for hosting or operating the Irregular Warfare Center. It is the sense of the Senate that a Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare established under section 345 of title 10, United States Code, should be known as the John S. McCain III Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare .