Sec. 1221. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY AND LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
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## SEC. 1221 MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY AND LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA ###
(a)Limitation on Use of Funds Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 by this Act for activities under 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 amended by this section, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended for such activities until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: ####
(1)An assessment of— #####
(A)security in liberated areas in Iraq; #####
(B)the extent to which security forces trained and equipped, directly or indirectly, by the United States are prepared to provide post-conflict stabilization and security in such liberated areas; and #####
(C)the effectiveness of security forces in the post-conflict environment and an identification of which such forces will provide post-conflict stabilization and security in such liberated areas. ####
(2)A summary of available information relating to the disposition of militia groups throughout Iraq, with particular focus on groups in areas liberated from ISIS or in sensitive areas with historically mixed ethnic or minority communities. ####
(3)Any updates to or changes in the plan, strategy, process, vetting requirements and process as described in subsection
(e)of such section 1236, and end-use monitoring mechanisms and procedures. ####
(4)An identification of the specific units of the Iraqi Security Forces to receive training and equipment or other support in fiscal year 2020. ####
(5)A plan for ensuring that any vehicles or equipment provided to the Iraqi Security Forces pursuant to such authority are maintained in subsequent fiscal years using funds of Iraq. ####
(6)A description of any misuse or loss of provided equipment and how such misuse or loss is being mitigated. ####
(7)An estimate, by fiscal year, of the funding anticipated to be required for support of the Iraqi Security Forces during the five fiscal years beginning in fiscal year 2020. ####
(8)A plan for normalizing assistance to the Iraqi Security Forces under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, beginning in fiscal year 2020. ####
(9)A detailed plan for the obligation and expenditure of the funds requested for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense for stipends. ####
(10)A plan for the transition to the Government of Iraq the responsibility for funding for stipends for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2020. ####
(11)A description of how attacks against United States or coalition personnel are being mitigated, statistics on any such attacks, including “green-on-blue” attacks. ####
(12)A list of the forces or elements of forces that are restricted from receiving assistance under subsection
(a)of such section 1236, other than the forces or elements of forces with respect to which the Secretary of Defense has exercised the waiver authority under subsection
(j)of such section 1236, as a result of vetting required by subsection
(e)of such section 1236 or by section 362 of title 10, United States Code, and a detailed description of the reasons for such restriction, including for each force or element, as applicable, the following: #####
(A)Information relating to gross violation of human rights committed by such force or element, including the time-frame of the alleged violation. #####
(B)The source of the information described in subparagraph
(A)and an assessment of the veracity of the information. #####
(C)The association of such force or element with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran. #####
(D)The amount and type of any assistance provided to such force or element by the Government of Iran. ###
(b)Funding Subsection
(g)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) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “fiscal year 2019” and inserting “fiscal year 2020”; and ####
(2)by striking “$850,000,000” and inserting “$645,000,000”. ###
(c)Clarification With Respect to Scope of Authority ####
(1)In general Subsection (j)(2) of such section 1236 is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(2) Scope of assistance authority > > Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the authority granted by subsection
(a)may only be exercised in consultation with the Government of Iraq.” > . ####
(2)Technical correction The heading of subsection
(j)of such section 1236 is amended by inserting “; Scope” after “Authority”. ###
(d)Technical Correction Subsection
(c)of such section 1236 is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking “subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)(A)”. ###
(e)Additional Technical Correction Effective as of December 12, 2017, and as if included therein as enacted, section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1651) is amended— ####
(1)by striking subsection (b); and ####
(2)by striking subsection (c)(3).
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- 128 Stat. 3558
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MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY AND LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
Stat.128 Stat. 3558
Stat.131 Stat. 1651
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