Relating to the partnership security capacity of foreign military and security forces and security and stabilization assistance.

1. Adds SEC. __. BUILDING THE PARTNERSHIP SECURITY CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES at the end of title XII

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   (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October, 1, 2005.

   Inserted: SEC. __. BUILDING THE PARTNERSHIP SECURITY CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY AND SECURITY FORCES.

   Inserted: (a) Authority.--The President may authorize building the capacity of partner nations' military or security forces to disrupt or destroy terrorist networks, close safe havens, or participate in or support United States, coalition, or international military or stability operations.

   Inserted: (b) Types of Partnership Security Capacity Building.--The partnership security capacity building authorized under subsection (a) may include the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, and funding.

   Inserted: (c) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense may, at the request of the Secretary of State, support partnership security capacity building as authorized under subsection (a) by transferring funds available to the Department of Defense to the Department of State. Any funds so transferred shall remain available until expended. The amount of such partnership security capacity building support provided by the Department of Defense under this section may not exceed $750,000,000 in any fiscal year.

   Inserted: (d) Congressional Notification.--Before building partnership security capacity under this section, the Secretaries of State and Defense shall submit to their congressional oversight committees a notification of the nations designated by the President with which partnership security capacity will be built under this section and the nature and amounts of security capacity building to occur. Any such notification shall be submitted not less than 15 days before the provision of such partnership security capacity building.

   Inserted: (e) Complementary Authority.--The authority to support partnership security capacity building under this section is in addition to any other authority of the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a foreign country.

   Inserted: (f) Applicable Law.--The authorities and limitations in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 shall be applicable to assistance provided and funds transferred under the authority of this section.

   Inserted: (g) Military and Security Forces Defined.--In this section, the term "military and security forces" includes armies, guard, border security, civil defense, infrastructure protection, and police forces.

   Inserted: (h) Expiration.--The authority in this section shall expire on September 30, 2007.

   Inserted: SEC. __. SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a request from the Secretary of State, with the agreement of the Secretary of Defense and upon a determination by the President that an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate reconstruction, security, or stabilization assistance to a foreign country for the purpose of restoring or maintaining peace and security in that country, and that the provision of such assistance is in the national security interests of the United States, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the use or transfer of defense articles, services, training or other support, including support acquired by contract or otherwise, to provide such assistance.

   Inserted: (b) Availability of Funds.--Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds available to the Department of Defense to the Department of State or to any other Federal agency to carry out the purposes of this section, and funds so transferred shall remain available until expended.

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   Inserted: (c) Limitation.--The aggregate value of assistance provided or funds transferred under the authority of this section may not exceed $200,000,000.

   Inserted: (d) Complementary Authority.--The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority of the Department of Defense to provide assistance to a foreign country.

   Inserted: (e) Notification Requirements.--Before the exercise of the authority in this section, the President shall notify Congress of the exercise of such authority in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2411).

   Inserted: (f) Applicable Law.--(1) The authorities and limitations in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 shall be applicable to assistance provided and funds transferred under the authority of this section.

   Inserted: (2) Any authority available to the President to waive a provision of law referred to in paragraph (1) may be exercised by the President in a written document executed pursuant to subsection (a).

   Inserted: (g) Expiration.--The authority in this section shall expire on September 30, 2007.

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   At the end of title XII, add the following:

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