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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 1242

Sec. 1242. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES

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## SEC. 1242 MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES ###
(a)Codification in New Chapter on Security Cooperation Activities Chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1241(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by inserting after the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II a new section 311 consisting of— ####
(1)**[**[10 U.S.C. 311 note](/us/usc/t10/s311)**]** a heading as follows: > > ## “SEC. 311 Exchange of defense personnel between United States and friendly foreign countries: authority” > ; and ####
(2)a text consisting of the text of section 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2672; 10 U.S.C. 168 note). ###
(b)Revisions To Incorporate Permanent Nonreciprocal Exchange Authority Section 311 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Any exchange of personnel under such an agreement is subject to paragraph (3).”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “an ally of the United States or another friendly foreign country for the exchange” and inserting “a friendly foreign country or international or regional security organization for the reciprocal or non-reciprocal exchange”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A), by striking “military” and inserting “members of the armed forces”; and ######
(iii)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(I)by inserting “or security” after “defense”; and ######
(II)by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or international or regional security organization”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > An exchange of personnel under an international defense personnel exchange agreement under this section may only be made with the concurrence of the Secretary to State to the extent the exchange is with either of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > A non-defense security ministry of a foreign government. > > > ##### “(B) > > An international or regional security organization.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b)(2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State”; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by striking “Each government shall be required under” and inserting “In the case of”; and #####
(B)by inserting after “exchange agreement” the following: “that provides for reciprocal exchanges, each government shall be required”; and ####
(4)in subsection (f), by inserting “defense or security ministry of that” after “military personnel of the”. ###
(c)Conforming Repeals The following provisions of law are repealed: ####
(1)Section 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2672; 10 U.S.C. 168 note). ####
(2)Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 168 note).
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  • Pub. L. 104-201
  • 110 Stat. 2672
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Sec. 1242
MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-201
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