Sec. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS
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## SEC. 1221 EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ###
(a)Extension Subsection
(a)of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 127 Stat. 3451) is amended by striking “December 31, 2021” and inserting “December 31, 2022”. ###
(b)Notice Before Provision of Assistance Subsection (b)(2) of such section is amended by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) > > not later than 15 days before the expenditure of each 25 percent of the total amount authorized to be appropriated in any fiscal year under this section; or” > . ###
(c)Waiver Authority Subsection
(l)of such section is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(3) Waiver authority > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The President may waive the limitation under paragraph (1)(A) on a per project basis for the purposes of providing support authorized under subsection (a)(4) if the President— > > > ###### “(i) > > determines that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of the exercise of the waiver. > > > ##### “(B) Notice and wait > > > ###### “(i) In general > > A project with respect to which the exercise of a waiver under subparagraph
(A)applies may only be carried out after the end of a 15-day period beginning at the date on which the appropriate congressional committees receive the notification required by subparagraph (A)(ii). > > > ###### “(ii) Matters to be included > > The notification required by subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include the following: > > > ###### “(I) > > A detailed plan and cost estimate for the project. > > > ###### “(II) > > A certification by the President that facilities and activities relating to the project comply with— > > > ###### “(aa) > > the law of armed conflict; > > > ###### “(bb) > > internationally recognized human rights; > > > ###### “(cc) > > the principle of non-refoulement; > > > ###### “(dd) > > the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984); and > > > ###### “(ee) > > the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as made applicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST6223)). > > > ###### “(III) > > An explanation of the national security interest addressed by the project. > > > ###### “(iii) Appropriate congressional committees defined > > In this subparagraph, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ###### “(I) > > the congressional defense committees; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the Committee on Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. > > > ##### “(C) Update to plan and cost estimate > > Upon obligation of any funds to carry out a project with respect to which the exercise of a waiver under subparagraph
(A)applies, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an update to the plan and cost estimate for the project as required by subparagraph (B)(ii)(I). > > > ##### “(D) Sunset > > The waiver authority under this paragraph shall expire on December 31, 2022.” > . ###
(d)Technical Amendment The table of contents for the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 127 Stat. 3293) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1209 and inserting the following:" “Sec. 1209. Authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.” ".
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Sec. 1221
EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS
Stat.127 Stat. 3451
Stat.127 Stat. 3293
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