Sec. 1224. PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND
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## SEC. 1224 PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND ###
(a)Availability ####
(1)Amounts in the fund The Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”) shall consist of the following: #####
(A)Amounts appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2009. #####
(B)Amounts transferred to the Fund pursuant to subsection (d). ####
(2)Initial assessment required Concurrent with the initial use of funds available under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth an assessment by the Secretary as to whether the Government of Pakistan is making concerted efforts to confront the threat posed by al Qa’ida, the Taliban, and other militant extremists based on the national security interests of Pakistan. ###
(b)Use of Funds ####
(1)In general Amounts in the Fund shall be made available to the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide assistance (including program management and the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction) to the security forces of Pakistan (including military forces, police forces, and the Frontier Corps) to build and maintain the counterinsurgency capability of such forces, and of which not more than $4,000,000 may be made available to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Pakistan only as part of civil-military training exercises for such forces receiving assistance under the Fund. ####
(2)Required elements of assistance Assistance provided to the security forces of Pakistan under this section in a fiscal year after fiscal year 2010 shall be provided in a manner that promotes— #####
(A)observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and #####
(B)respect for legitimate civilian authority within Pakistan. ####
(3)Relation to other authorities Except as otherwise provided in section 1225 of this Act, amounts in the Fund are authorized to be made available subject only to the terms and conditions of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law. The authority to provide assistance under this subsection is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign countries. ###
(c)Transfers From Fund ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense may transfer such amounts as the Secretary determines to be appropriate from the Fund— #####
(A)to any account available to the Department of Defense, or #####
(B)with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and head of the relevant Federal department or agency, to any other non-intelligence related Federal account, for purposes consistent with this section. ####
(2)Treatment of transferred funds Subject to subsection (b)(2), amounts transferred to an account under the authority of paragraph
(1)shall be merged with amounts in such account and shall be made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such account. ####
(3)Transfers back to fund Upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense with respect to funds transferred under paragraph (1)(A), or the head of the other Federal department or agency with the concurrence of the Secretary of State with respect to funds transferred under paragraph (1)(B), that all or part of amounts transferred from the Fund under paragraph
(1)are not necessary for the purpose provided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Fund and shall be made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as originally applicable under subsection (b). ###
(d)Transfers to Fund ####
(1)In general The Fund may include amounts transferred by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, under any authority of the Secretary of State to transfer funds under any provision of law. ####
(2)Treatment of transferred funds Amounts transferred to the Fund under the authority of paragraph
(1)shall be subject to any restriction relating to payments for Letters of Offer and Acceptance as a condition of the authority to transfer funds under paragraph (1), and merged with amounts in the Fund and shall be made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in the Fund. ###
(e)Congressional notification Amounts in the Fund may not be transferred from the Fund under this section until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing of the details of the proposed transfer. ###
(f)Quarterly Reports ####
(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes, on a project-by-project basis, any transfer of funds from the Fund under this section during such fiscal quarter. ####
(2)Matters to be included The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence with the Secretary of State, shall include in the report required under paragraph
(1)the following: #####
(A)A discussion of progress in achieving United States strategic objectives in Pakistan during such fiscal quarter, utilizing metrics used to track progress in achieving such strategic objectives. #####
(B)A discussion of progress made by programs supported from amounts in the Fund during such fiscal quarter. ###
(g)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and ####
(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. ###
(h)Sunset ####
(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the authority provided under this section terminates at the close of September 30, 2013. ####
(2)Exception Any program supported from amounts in the Fund established before the close of September 30, 2013, may be completed after that date but only using amounts appropriated or transferred to the Fund on or before that date. * * * * * * * ## Subtitle C Other Matters * * * * * * * **[**Section 1244 was repealed by section 1271(c) of division A of Public Law 117-263.**]**
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Sec. 1224
PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND
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