To require a national security interest certification for Coalition Support Fund reimbursements provided to the Government of Pakistan.

SA 1687. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 475, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 1211. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COALITION SUPPORT FUND REIMBURSEMENTS.

Section 1232(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 392), as amended by section 1217 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4634), is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “the Secretary of Defense shall submit” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit”; and

(2) in paragraph (2)--

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and indenting each clause, as so redesignated, 6 ems from the left margin;

(B) by striking “shall include an itemized description” and inserting the following: “shall include the following:

“(A) An itemized description”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(B) A certification that the reimbursement--

“(i) is consistent with the national security interests of the United States; and

“(ii) will not adversely impact the balance of power in the region.”.