S.Amdt. 2483

1. Adds SEC. 1208. ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA at the end of subtitle A of title XII

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   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (g) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1624; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is repealed.

   Inserted: SEC. 1208. ASSISTANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA.

   Inserted: (a) Limitation.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be made available for the Government of Burma unless the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Secretary of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--

   Inserted: (A) the Government of Burma is taking concrete steps toward--

   Inserted: (i) establishing appropriate civilian oversight of the armed forces;

   Inserted: (ii) implementing human rights reform in the Burmese military; and

   Inserted: (iii) terminating military relations with North Korea;

   Inserted: (B) the Government of Burma is taking concrete steps to establish a fair, transparent and inclusive process to amend the Constitution of Burma, towards including the full participation of the political opposition and ethnic minority groups; and

   Inserted: (C) the Burmese military is demonstrating a genuine interest in reform, as reflected by progress towards and adherence to ceasefire agreements, and increased transparency and accountability through activities including establishing or updating a code of conduct, a uniformed code of military justice, an inspector general's office, an ombudsman office, and guidelines for civilian-military relations.

   Inserted: (2) Exception.--The restriction in paragraph (1) does not apply to--

   Inserted: (A) consultation, education, and training on human rights, the law of armed conflict, civilian control of the military, rule of law, and other legal training;

   Inserted: (B) English-language or medical medicine education;

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   Inserted: (C) courses or workshops on regional norms of security cooperation, defense institution reform, and transnational issues such as human trafficking and international crime;

   Inserted: (D) observation of bilateral or multilateral military exercises;

   Inserted: (E) the development of Burmese military capability for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and

   Inserted: (F) aid or support for the Government of Burma in the event of a humanitarian crisis or natural disaster.

   Inserted: (b) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both classified and unclassified form, on the strategy and plans for military-to-military engagement between the United States Armed Forces and the Burmese military.

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:

   Inserted: (A) A description and assessment of the Government of Burma's strategy for security sector reform.

   Inserted: (B) The United States strategy for the military-military relationship between the United States and Burma.

   Inserted: (C) An assessment of the progress of the Burmese military towards implementing human rights reforms, including cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate and resolve cases of human rights violations, including steps taken to demonstrate respect for laws of war and human rights provisions and a description of the elements of the military-to-military engagement between the United States and Burma that promote such implementation.

   Inserted: (D) A list of ongoing military-to-military activities conducted by the United States Government, including a description of each such activity.

   Inserted: (E) An update on activities that were listed in previous reporting.

   Inserted: (F) A list of activities that are planned to occur over the upcoming year, with a description of each.

   Inserted: (G) An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic minority groups, including reducing the military's footprint in conflict areas and a withdrawal to key bases, and shifting internal security duties to the police and other law enforcement entities, and an assessment of Burma's military.

   Inserted: (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

   Original wording

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

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