Sec. 7. Authorization of appropriations for security assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State, for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2029, in addition to amounts already authorized to be appropriated for such purposes and in addition to any amounts authorized or appropriated by any other Act of Congress for such purposes— $75,000,000 for Foreign Military Financing; $10,00,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; $4,000,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs; and $1,000,000 International Military Education and Training. Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be used by the Secretary of State to build the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate, including by— countering Iranian proxy forces operating in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; fully implementing all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions; and countering and interdicting captagon production and trafficking in Lebanon. Not later than 15 days before the obligation of any funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding— the steps taken during the previous year by the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate to counter Iranian proxy forces operating in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; the steps taken during the previous year by the Lebanese Armed Forces, in cooperation with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, to implement its mission under the terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006); the steps taken during the previous year by Lebanese security institutions to counter the production and trafficking of captagon in Lebanon; how the production and trafficking of captagon has harmed the Lebanese economy and benefitted Hezbollah and whether Hezbollah is actively engaged in the production and trafficking of captagon; how United States assistance created or augmented the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate to undertake the steps described in paragraphs
(1)through (3); how the assistance authorized under subsection
(a)will further improve the capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate to counter Iranian proxy forces operating in Lebanon, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad; and how the assistance authorized under subsection
(a)will further increase the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces to partner with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to implement the terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006). Subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), during fiscal years 2025 and 2026, amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for purposes described in title 10, United States Code may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to the Foreign Military Financing Program to directly benefit the Government of Lebanon, in accordance with procedures established for reprogramming under section 1001 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( Public Law 118–31 ; 137 Stat. 378 et seq.) and any relevant successor provisions of law. Amounts transferred to the Foreign Military Financing Program pursuant to paragraph shall be prioritized for building the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate, including by fully implementing all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. The total amount of funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Foreign Military Financing Program in any fiscal year may not exceed $400,000,000.
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Authorization of appropriations for security assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces Directorate
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