Sec. 1213. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
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## SEC. 1213 EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES ###
(a)Expansion of Authority Paragraph
(1)of subsection
(a)of section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide support on a reimbursement basis as follows: > > > ##### “(A) > > To the Government of Jordan for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Jordan to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Jordan with Syria and Iraq. > > > ##### “(B) > > To the Government of Lebanon for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Lebanon to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Lebanon with Syria. > > > ##### “(C) > > To the Government of Egypt for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Egypt to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Egypt with Libya. > > > ##### “(D) > > To the Government of Tunisia for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Tunisia to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Tunisia with Libya. > > > ##### “(E) > > To the Government of Oman for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Oman to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Oman with Yemen. > > > ##### “(F) > > To the Government of Pakistan for purposes of supporting and enhancing efforts of the armed forces of Pakistan to increase security and sustain increased security along the border of Pakistan with Afghanistan.” > . ###
(b)Certification Subsection
(d)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) Notice and Certification Before Exercise > > Not later than 15 days before providing support under the authority of subsection
(a)to a country that has not previously received such support, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report that— > > > #### “(1) > > sets forth a full description of the support to be provided, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > the purpose of such support; > > > ##### “(B) > > the amount of support to be provided; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the anticipated duration of the provision of such support; and > > > #### “(2) > > includes a certification that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the recipient country has taken demonstrable steps to increase security along the border specified for such country in subsection (a); and > > > ##### “(B) > > the provision of such support is in the interest of United States national security.” > . ###
(c)Limitation on Reimbursement of Pakistan Such section is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections
(e)and
(f)as subsections
(g)and (h), respectively; and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection (e): > > ### “(e) Limitation on Reimbursement of Pakistan Pending Certification > > No amount of reimbursement support under subsection (a)(1)(F) is authorized to be disbursed to the Government of Pakistan unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that the following conditions are met: > > > #### “(1) > > The military and security operations of Pakistan pertaining to border security and ancillary activities for which reimbursement is sought have been coordinated with United States military representatives in advance of the execution of such operations and activities. > > > #### “(2) > > The goals and desired outcomes of each such operation or activity have been established and agreed upon in advance by the United States and Pakistan. > > > #### “(3) > > A process exists to verify the achievement of the goals and desired outcomes established in accordance with paragraph (2). > > > #### “(4) > > The Government of Pakistan is making an effort to actively coordinate with the Government of Afghanistan on issues relating to border security on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.” > . ###
(d)Quarterly Reports Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (e), as so designated by subsection
(c)of this section, the following new subsection (f): > > ### “(f) Quarterly Reports > > Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report on reimbursements pursuant to subsection
(a)during the preceding fiscal quarter that includes— > > > #### “(1) > > an identification of each country reimbursed; > > > #### “(2) > > the date of each reimbursement; > > > #### “(3) > > a description of any partner nation border security efforts for which reimbursement was provided; > > > #### “(4) > > an assessment of the value of partner nation border security efforts for which reimbursement was provided; > > > #### “(5) > > the total amounts of reimbursement provided to each partner nation in the preceding four fiscal quarters; and > > > #### “(6) > > such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.” > . ###
(e)Extension Subsection
(h)of such section, as so redesignated, is amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2021”.
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EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
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