Sec. 1237. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE
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## SEC. 1237 EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE ###
(a)Funding Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “Of the amounts” and all that follows through “shall be available to” and inserting “Amounts available for a fiscal year under subsection
(f)shall be available to”; ####
(2)by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (h); and ####
(3)by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection (f): > > ### “(f) Funding > > From amounts authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year concerned for the Department of Defense for overseas contingency operations, up to the following shall be available for purposes of subsection (a): > > > #### “(1) > > For fiscal year 2016, $300,000,000. > > > #### “(2) > > For fiscal year 2017, $350,000,000.” > . ###
(b)Additional Authorized Assistance Subsection
(b)of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(10) > > Equipment and technical assistance to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine for the purpose of developing a comprehensive border surveillance network for Ukraine. > > > #### “(11) > > Training for staff officers and senior leadership of the military.” > . ###
(c)Availability of Funds Subsection
(c)of such section is amended— ####
(1)by striking paragraphs
(1)and
(2)and inserting the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(1) Assistance for ukraine > > Not more than $175,000,000 of the funds available for fiscal year 2017 pursuant to subsection (f)(2) may be used for purposes of subsection
(a)until the certification described in paragraph
(2)is made. > > > #### “(2) Certification > > The certification described in this paragraph is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, that the Government of Ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms, in such areas as civilian control of the military, cooperation and coordination with Verkhovna Rada efforts to exercise oversight of the Ministry of Defense and military forces, increased transparency and accountability in defense procurement, and improvement in transparency, accountability, and potential opportunities for privatization in the defense industrial sector, for purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability, and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by assistance under subsection (a). The certification shall include an assessment of the substantial actions taken to make such defense institutional reforms and the areas in which additional action is needed.” > ; ####
(2)in paragraph (3), by striking the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Other purposes > > If in fiscal year 2017 funds are not available for purposes of subsection
(a)by reason of the lack of a certification described in paragraph (2), such funds may be used in that fiscal year for the purposes as follows, with not more than $100,000,000 available for the purposes as follows for any particular country:” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) Notice to congress > > Not later than 15 days before providing assistance or support under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a notification containing the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > The recipient foreign country. > > > ##### “(B) > > A detailed description of the assistance or support to be provided, including— > > > ###### “(i) > > the objectives of such assistance or support; > > > ###### “(ii) > > the budget for such assistance or support; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the expected or estimated timeline for delivery of such assistance or support. > > > ##### “(C) > > Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.” > . ###
(d)Construction With Other Authority Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (f), as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this section, the following new subsection (g): > > ### “(g) Construction With Other Authority > > The authority to provide assistance and support pursuant to subsection (a), and the authority to provide assistance and support under subsection (c), is in addition to authority to provide assistance and support under title 10, United States Code, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of law.” > . ###
(e)Extension Subsection
(h)of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is amended by striking “December 31, 2017” and inserting “December 31, 2018”. ###
(f)Extension of Reports on Military Assistance to Ukraine Section 1275(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3592), as amended by section 1250(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, is further amended by striking “December 31, 2017” and inserting “January 31, 2021”.
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Sec. 1237
EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE
Stat.129 Stat. 1068
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