Sec. 1241. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE
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## SEC. 1241 EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE ###
(a)Assistance and Training Subsection (a)(1) of section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “for the purpose of” and all that follows through “Indian Ocean” and inserting “with the primary goal of increasing multilateral maritime security cooperation and maritime domain awareness of foreign countries in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command”. ###
(b)Recipient Countries Subsection
(b)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(b) Recipient Countries > > The foreign countries that may be provided assistance and training under subsection
(a)are the countries located within the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.” > . ###
(c)Types of Assistance and Training Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by striking “small-scale military construction” and inserting “small-scale construction (as defined in section 301 of title 10, United States Code)”. ###
(d)Priorities for Assistance and Training Subsection
(d)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) Priorities for Assistance and Training > > In developing programs for assistance or training to be provided under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize assistance, training, or both, to enhance— > > > #### “(1) > > multilateral cooperation and coordination among recipient countries; or > > > #### “(2) > > the capabilities of a recipient country to more effectively participate in a regional organization of which the recipient country is a member.” > . ###
(e)Incremental Expenses of Personnel of Certain Other Countries for Training Subsection
(e)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(e) Incremental Expenses of Personnel of Recipient Countries for Training > > If the Secretary of Defense determines that the payment of incremental expenses (as defined in section 301 of title 10, United States Code) in connection with training described in subsection (a)(1)(B) will facilitate the participation in such training of organization personnel of recipient countries described in subsection (b), the Secretary may use amounts available under subsection
(f)for assistance and training under subsection
(a)for the payment of such incremental expenses.” > . ###
(f)Availability of Funds Subsection
(f)of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(f) Availability of Funds > > Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 for the Department of Defense, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, $50,000,000 may be made available for the provision of assistance and training under subsection (a).” > . ###
(g)Limitations Such section is further amended— ####
(1)by striking subsection (i); ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(g)and
(h)as subsections
(h)and (i), respectively; and ####
(3)by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): > > ### “(g) Limitations > > > #### “(1) Assistance otherwise prohibited by law > > The Secretary of Defense may not use the authority in subsection
(a)to provide any type of assistance described in subsection
(c)that is otherwise prohibited by any provision of law. > > > #### “(2) Prohibition on assistance to units that have committed gross violations of human rights > > The provision of assistance pursuant to a program under subsection
(a)shall be subject to the provisions of section 362 of title 10, United States Code. > > > #### “(3) Security cooperation > > Assistance, training, and exercises with recipient countries described in subsection
(b)shall be planned and prioritized consistent with applicable guidance relating to the security cooperation program and activities of the Department of Defense. > > > #### “(4) Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation > > The provision of assistance and training pursuant to a program under subsection
(a)shall be subject to the provisions of section 383 of title 10, United States Code.” > . ###
(h)Notice to Congress on Assistance and Training Subsection (h)(1) of such section, as so redesignated, is amended— ####
(1)by amending subparagraph
(B)to read as follows: > > ##### “(B) > > A detailed justification of the program for the provision of the assistance or training concerned, its relationship to United States security interests, and an explanation of the manner in which such assistance or training will increase multilateral maritime security cooperation or maritime domain awareness.” > ; and ####
(2)in subparagraph
(G)by striking “the geographic combatant command concerned” and inserting “the United States Indo-Pacific Command”. ###
(i)Annual Monitoring Report Subsection
(i)of such section, as so redesignated, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “March 1, 2020” and inserting “March 1, 2022”; #####
(B)by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(G)as subparagraphs
(B)through (H), respectively; #####
(C)by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A): > > ##### “(A) > > The overall strategy for improving multilateral maritime security cooperation and maritime domain awareness across the theater, including an identification of the following: > > > ###### “(i) > > Priority countries and associated capabilities across the theater. > > > ###### “(ii) > > Strategic objectives for the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative across the theater, lines of effort, and desired end results for such lines of effort. > > > ###### “(iii) > > Significant challenges to improving multilateral maritime security cooperation and maritime domain awareness across the theater and the manner in which the United States Indo-Pacific Command is seeking to address such challenges.” > ; and #####
(D)in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated— ######
(i)in clause (ii), by striking the semicolon and inserting “; and”; and ######
(ii)by adding at the end the following new clause: > > ###### “(iii) > > how such capabilities can be leveraged to improve multilateral maritime security cooperation and maritime domain awareness.” > ; and ####
(2)in paragraph (2), by striking “subsection (g)(2)” and inserting “subsection (h)(2)”. ###
(j)Expiration Subsection
(j)of such section is amended by striking “December 31, 2025” and inserting “December 31, 2027”.
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