Sec. 7035.

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Funds made available under titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address violence against women and girls, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve.

Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Peacekeeping Operations and Foreign Military Financing Program shall be made available for combat casualty training and equipment in an amount above the prior fiscal year. The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty care training and equipment as a component of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appropriated under the headings Peacekeeping Operations and Foreign Military Financing Program :

That the requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided, That any such training and equipment for combat casualty care shall be made available through an open and competitive process. Provided further, In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.

Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2763 ) may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.

Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2) ) for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028: That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. Provided, For fiscal year 2026, section 514(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321h(b) ) shall not apply to defense articles to be set aside, earmarked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel.

Notwithstanding section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 ( 22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3) ), the procurement of defense articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be priced to include the costs of salaries of members of the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership Program): That this paragraph shall only apply to funds that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2026.

Provided, Section 2606(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 ) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to funds made available by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program . Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers. Demining equipment available to the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions.

Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer and Acceptance

(LOA)involving funds appropriated under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program , the Secretary of State shall consult with each recipient government to ensure that the LOA between the United States and such recipient government complies with the purposes of section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2754 ) and that the defense articles, services, and training procured with funds appropriated under such heading are consistent with United States national security policy. The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of any instance in which the Secretary of State has credible information that such assistance was used in a manner contrary to such agreement. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by country and purpose of assistance, including for sustainment of Department of Defense security cooperation programs, and under the headings Peacekeeping Operations , International Military Education and Training , and Foreign Military Financing Program . For the purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term military training provided to foreign military personnel by the Department of Defense and the Department of State shall be deemed to include all military training provided by foreign governments with funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of State, except for training provided by the government of a country designated by section 517(b) of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2321k(b) ) as a major non-NATO ally: That such third-country training shall be clearly identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act. Provided,

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