S.Amdt. 2192

1. Adds SEC. 1204. ASSISTANCE FOR GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE PARTNER COUNTRIES DEPLOYING FOR PEACE OPERATIONS at the end of subtitle A of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 1204. ASSISTANCE FOR GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE PARTNER COUNTRIES DEPLOYING FOR PEACE OPERATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--During fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of Defense may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, provide assistance to foreign countries that have committed to deploying units trained by the United States or its partners under the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) to peace operations.

   Inserted: (b) Selection of Countries.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly select the countries described in subsection (a) for which assistance may be provided under that subsection.

   Inserted: (c) Types of Assistance.--The assistance provided under subsection (a) may include only the following:

   Inserted: (1) Inspection of--

   Inserted: (A) units described in subsection (a) in order to determine their readiness and ability to carry out peace operations; and

   Inserted: (B) the equipment depots to be used by such units in deployments for peace operations.

   Inserted: (2) Identification of the training and equipping shortfalls, if any, of the units described in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (3) Provision of additional training to the units described in subsection (a), if required, in order to ensure that such units can carry out peace operations.

   Inserted: (4) Provision of equipment for units described in subsection (a), if required, pending deployment for a peace operation.

   Inserted: (5) Assistance in addressing deficiencies in personnel with specialized skills of units described in subsection (a) or in headquarters staffs of such units.

   Inserted: (6) Facilitation of the deployment of units described in subsection (a), if required, for missions under a peace operation.

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   Inserted: (d) Formulation of Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly formulate the provision of assistance under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (e) Notice on Use of Authority.--

   Inserted: (1) Requirement for notice.--Whenever the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority under subsection (a) by taking the action described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify the committees of Congress specified in paragraph (3) of the exercise of the authority. Any such notification shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State.

   Inserted: (2) Elements of notice.--Any notification under paragraph (1) on the exercise of authority shall include--

   Inserted: (A) a description of the country and unit or units to be provided assistance;

   Inserted: (B) a description of the type of assistance to be provided; and

   Inserted: (C) a statement of the amount of funding to be provided for each country and for each type of assistance.

   Inserted: (3) Committees of congress.--The committees of Congress specified in this subsection are the following:

   Inserted: (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

   Inserted: (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (f) Respect for Human Rights.--Assistance may not be provided under subsection (a) to a unit of forces unless the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly determine that the unit and its personnel maintain a record on human rights that meets requirements of the following:

   Inserted: (1) Section 8060 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-289; 120 Stat. 1287).

   Inserted: (2) Section 551 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102; 119 Stat. 2218).

   Inserted: (g) Applicable Law.--Any services, defense articles, or funds provided under this section shall be subject to the authorities and limitations in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, and any Acts making appropriations to carry out such Acts.

   Inserted: (h) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301 for operation and maintenance for the Department of Defense, $200,000,000 may be available in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the provision of assistance under subsection (a).

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   At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

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