Sec. 1233. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
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## SEC. 1233 EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA ###
(a)Extension Subsection
(a)of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck”McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1651), is further amended by striking “December 31, 2019” and inserting “December 31, 2020”. ###
(b)Funding Subsection
(g)of such section 1236, as most recently so amended, is further amended— ####
(1)by striking “for the Department of Defense for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2018” and inserting “for the Department of Defense for Overseas Contingency Operations for fiscal year 2019”; and ####
(2)by striking “$1,269,000,000” and inserting “$850,000,000”. ###
(c)Limitation of Use of Fiscal Year 2019 Funds Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 by this Act for activities under the authority in section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck”McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as amended by this section, not more than $450,000,000 may be obligated or expended for such activities until the date on which the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the congressional defense committees each of the following: ####
(1)The report on the United States strategy in Iraq required by the joint explanatory statement of the committee of the conference accompanying Conference Report 115-404. ####
(2)A report setting forth the following: #####
(A)An explanation of the purpose of a continuing United States military presence in Iraq, including— ######
(i)an explanation of the national security objectives of the United States with respect to Iraq; ######
(ii)a detailed description of— ######
(I)the size of a continuing United States military presence in Iraq; and ######
(II)the roles and missions associated with a continuing United States military presence in Iraq; and ######
(iii)a delineation of the responsibilities in connection with a continuing United States military presence in Iraq of— ######
(I)the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (or a successor task force); ######
(II)the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq; and ######
(III)other United States embassy-based military personnel. #####
(B)An identification of the specific units of the Iraqi Security Forces to receive training and equipment or other support in fiscal year 2019. #####
(C)A plan for ensuring that any vehicles and equipment provided to the Iraqi Security Forces pursuant to that authority are maintained in subsequent fiscal years using funds of Iraq. #####
(D)An estimate, by fiscal year, of the funding anticipated to be required for support of the Iraqi Security Forces pursuant to that authority during the five fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2020. #####
(E)A detailed plan for the obligation and expenditure of the funds requested for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense for Operational Sustainment of the Iraqi Security Forces. #####
(F)A plan for the transition to the Government of Iraq of responsibility for funding for Operational Sustainment of the Iraqi Security Forces for fiscal years after fiscal year 2019. #####
(G)A description of any actions carried out under this paragraph. ###
(d)Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— ####
(1)the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to the United States-led campaign to degrade, dismantle, and ultimately defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS)in Iraq; ####
(2)a lasting defeat of ISIS is critical to maintaining a stable and tolerant Iraq in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full integration into the Government and society of Iraq; and ####
(3)in support of counter-ISIS operations and in conjunction with the Central Government of Iraq, the United States should continue to provide operational sustainment, as appropriate, to the Ministry of Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq so that the Peshmerga forces can more effectively partner with the Iraqi Security Forces, the United States, and other international Coalition members to consolidate gains, hold territory, and protect infrastructure from ISIS and its affiliates in an effort to deal a lasting defeat to ISIS and prevent its reemergence in Iraq. ###
(e)Quarterly Progress Report ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate a progress report under section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck”McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which shall be provided in unclassified form with a classified annex if necessary. Such progress report shall, based on the most recent quarterly information, include an assessment of the following: #####
(A)The extent to which any forces associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
(IRGC)have been incorporated into the Iraqi Security Forces. #####
(B)Any instances in which forces associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps have acquired United States-provided equipment and training. #####
(C)The extent to which United States-provided equipment is controlled by unauthorized units, determined by vetting required in subsection
(e)of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck”McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or is not accounted for by the Government of Iraq, including a list of major end items provided to the Government of Iraq that are controlled by unauthorized forces or unaccounted for. #####
(D)Actions taken by the Government of Iraq to repossess United States-provided equipment from unauthorized forces. #####
(E)The means by which the United States Armed Forces shares operational information with the Iraqi Security Forces and a description of any known instances in which any forces associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps have gained unauthorized access to such operational information. ####
(2)Definition In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the congressional defense committees; and #####
(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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- 128 Stat. 3558
- 131 Stat. 1651
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Sec. 1233
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
Stat.128 Stat. 3558
Stat.131 Stat. 1651
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