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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 1245

Sec. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA

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## SEC. 1245 PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER CRIMEA ###
(a)Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. ###
(b)Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by subsection
(a)if the Secretary— ####
(1)determines that to do so is in the national interest of the United States; and ####
(2)submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a notification of the waiver at the time the waiver is invoked.
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