Sec. 9. Supporting stability and conflict prevention in South Asia
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter not later than 30 days before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding offensive uses of force against the Republic of India. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include— a list of all instances in which the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has used offensive force, including the use of proxies, against the Republic of India; a list of all instances in which the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has provided safe haven to terrorist groups; and a determination and description of any assistance the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has provided to militants in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. If the Secretary of State determines in the report required under subsection
(a)that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is providing assistance to militants in Jammu and Kashmir or is taking other offensive uses of force against the Republic of India, no security assistance under this Act or under any other Act may be provided to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan until after the submission of a subsequent report required under subsection (a). The Secretary of State may waive the limitation under subsection
(a)for a specific transfer of defense articles or equipment, or for the provision of a specific training or other assistance, if the Secretary— certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that a transfer or provision of assistance is needed by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan— to dismantle supplier networks relating to the acquisition of nuclear weapons-related materials, such as providing relevant information from or direct access to Pakistani nationals associated with such networks; to combat terrorist groups that have conducted attacks against the United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, or against the territory or people of neighboring countries; or to prevent al Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State, and associated terrorist groups and offshoots, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, from operating in the territory of Pakistan, including carrying out cross-border attacks into neighboring countries, closing terrorist camps in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, dismantling terrorist bases of operations in other parts of the country, including Quetta and Muridke, and taking action when provided with intelligence about high-level terrorist targets; and not less than 30 days before such waiver takes effect, submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees that justifies such waiver.