Amendments en bloc comprised of the following amendments numbered 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 96, and 97 printed in House Report 114-571. See page D541 of the Congressional Record of May 18, 2016 for description of en bloc amendments.

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   Change 1: Adds SEC. 12XX. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO ANY ENTITY IN SYRIA at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO ANY ENTITY IN SYRIA.

   Inserted: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2017 may be obligated or expended to transfer or facilitate the transfer of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to any entity in Syria.

   Inserted: amendment no. 83 offered by mr. poe of texas

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

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   Change 2: Adds SEC. 12_. MEASURES AGAINST PERSONS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES THAT VIOLATE ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12_. MEASURES AGAINST PERSONS INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES THAT VIOLATE ARMS CONTROL TREATIES OR AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.

   Inserted: (a) Imposition of Measures.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), on and after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the measures described in subsection (b) with respect to--

   Inserted: (A) a person the President determines--

   Inserted: (i)(I) is an individual who is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a country described in paragraph (2); or

   Inserted: (II) is an entity organized under the laws of a country described in paragraph (2); and

   Inserted: (ii) has engaged in any activity that contributed to or is a significant factor in the President's or the Secretary of State's determination that such country is not in full compliance with its obligations as further described in paragraph (2); and

   Inserted: (B) a person the President determines has provided material support to a person described in subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: (2) Country described.--A country described in this paragraph is a country that the President or the Secretary of State has determined, in the most recent annual report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a), is not in full compliance with its obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a participating state.

   Inserted: (b) Measures Described.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The measures to be imposed with respect to a person under subsection (a) are the head of any executive agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code) may not enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the procurement of goods or services with the person.

   Inserted: (2) Exception for major routes of supply.--The requirement to impose measures under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any contract for the procurement of goods or services along a major route of supply to a zone of active combat or major contingency operation.

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   Inserted: (3) Requirement to revise regulations.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to implement paragraph (1)(B).

   Inserted: (B) Certifications.--The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subparagraph (A) shall include a requirement for a certification from each person that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person owned or controlled by the person, does not engage in any activity described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii).

   Inserted: (C) Remedies.--If the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification under subparagraph (B) on or after the date on which the applicable revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this paragraph becomes effective--

   Inserted: (i) the head of that executive agency shall terminate a contract with such person or debar or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for a period of not less than 2 years;

   Inserted: (ii) any such debarment or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations; and

   Inserted: (iii) the Administrator of General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false certification under subparagraph (B).

   Inserted: (4) United states person defined.--In this subsection, the term "United States person" means--

   Inserted: (A) a natural person who is a citizen or resident of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); and

   Inserted: (B) an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or any State.

   Inserted: (c) Waiver.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of measures on a case-by-case basis under subsection (a) with respect to a person if the President--

   Inserted: (A) determines that--

   Inserted: (i)(I) in the case of a person described in subsection (a)(1)(A), the person did not knowingly engage in any activity described in such subsection; or

   Inserted: (II) in the case of a person described in subsection (a)(1)(B), the person conducted or facilitated a transaction or transactions with, or provided financial services to, a person described in subsection (a)(1)(A) that did not knowingly engage in any activity described in such subsection; and

   Inserted: (ii) the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and

   Inserted: (B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the determination and the reasons for the determination.

   Inserted: (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this subsection, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

   Inserted: (d) Termination.--The measures imposed with respect to a person under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the President submits to Congress a subsequent annual report pursuant to section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) that does not contain a determination of the President that the country described in subsection (a)(2) with respect to which the measures were imposed with respect to the person is a country that is not in full compliance with its obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments to which the United States is a participating state.

   Inserted: amendment no. 84 offered by mr. pompeo of kansas

   Original wording

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

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   Change 3: Adds SEC. 12XX. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

   Inserted: (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress a report on cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation and how and to what extent such cooperation affects United States national security and strategic interests.

   Inserted: (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) How and to what extent Iran and the Russian Federation cooperate on matters relating to Iran's space program, including how and to what extent such cooperation strengthens Iran's ballistic missile program.

   Inserted: (2) How and to what extent Iran's interests and actions and the Russian Federation's interests and actions overlap with respect to Latin America.

   Inserted: (3) A description and analysis of the intelligence-sharing center established by Iran, the Russian Federation, and Syria in Baghdad, Iraq and whether such center is being used for purposes other than the purposes of the joint mission of such countries in Syria.

   Inserted: (4) A description and analysis of--

   Inserted: (A) naval cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation, including joint naval exercises between the two countries; and

   Inserted: (B) the implications of--

   Inserted: (i) an increased Russian Federation naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean; and

   Inserted: (ii) an Iranian naval presence in the Persian Gulf.

   Inserted: (5) A description of the increased cooperation between Iran and the Russian Federation since the start of the current conflict in Syria.

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   Inserted: (6) The steps Iran has taken to adopt the Russian Federation model of hybrid warfare against potential targets such as Gulf Cooperation Council states with sizeable Shiite populations.

   Inserted: (7) The extent of Russian Federation cooperation with Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, including cooperation with respect to training and equipping and joint operations.

   Inserted: (8) A description of the weapons that have been provided by the Russian Federation to Iran that have violated relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing an arms embargo on Iran.

   Inserted: (c) Submission Period.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, for such period of time as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Act remains in effect.

   Inserted: (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

   Inserted: amendment no. 85 offered by mr. roskam of illinois

   Original wording

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

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   Change 4: Adds SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON MAINTENANCE BY ISRAEL OF A ROBUST INDEPENDENT CAPABILITY TO REMOVE EXISTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON MAINTENANCE BY ISRAEL OF A ROBUST INDEPENDENT CAPABILITY TO REMOVE EXISTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8601 et seq.) established the policy of the United States to support the inherent right of Israel to self-defense.

   Inserted: (2) The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 expresses the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should transfer to the Government of Israel defense articles and defense services.

   Inserted: (3) The inherent right of Israel to self-defense necessarily includes the ability to defend against threats to its security and defend its vital national interests.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Israel should be able to defend its vital national interests and protect its territory and population against existential threats.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report that--

   Inserted: (A) identifies defensive capabilities and platforms requested by the Government of Israel that would contribute to maintenance of Israel's defensive capability against threats to its territory and population, including nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in Iran, and defend its vital national interests;

   Inserted: (B) assesses the availability for sale or transfer of items requested by the Government of Israel to maintain the capability described in subparagraph (A), including the legal authorities available for making such transfers; and

   Inserted: (C) describes what steps the President is taking to transfer the items described in subparagraph (B) for Israel to maintain the capability described in subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary.

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   Inserted: (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term "specified congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (A) the congressional defense committees; and

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: amendment no. 86 offered by mr. roskam of illinois

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the following:

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   Change 5: Adds SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR ILLICIT MILITARY OR OTHER ACTIVITIES at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON USE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND RELATED SERVICES FOR ILLICIT MILITARY OR OTHER ACTIVITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on use by the Government of Iran of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities during the 5-year period ending of such date of enactment.

   Inserted: (b) Elements of Report.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include a description of the extent to which--

   Inserted: (1) the Government of Iran has used commercial aircraft or related services to transport illicit cargo to or from Iran, including military goods, weapons, military personnel, military-related electronic parts and mechanical equipment, and rocket or missile components;

   Inserted: (2) the commercial aviation sector of Iran has provided financial, material, and technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and

   Inserted: (3) foreign governments and persons have facilitated the activities described in paragraph (1), including allowing the use of airports, services, or other resources.

   Inserted: amendment no. 87 offered by mr. walker of north carolina

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the following:

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   Change 6: Adds SEC. 12XX. AUTHORITY TO GRANT OBSERVER STATUS TO THE MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN AT RIMPAC EXERCISES at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. AUTHORITY TO GRANT OBSERVER STATUS TO THE MILITARY FORCES OF TAIWAN AT RIMPAC EXERCISES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to grant observer status to the military forces of Taiwan in any maritime exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise.

   Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to any maritime exercise described in subsection (a) that begins on or after such date of enactment.

   Inserted: amendment no. 93 offered by mr. meng of new york

   Original wording

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

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   Change 7: Adds SEC. 12XX. AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP LAND-BASED WATER RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF AND IN PREPARATION FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP LAND-BASED WATER RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF AND IN PREPARATION FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

   Inserted: The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to enter into agreements with the governments of foreign countries to develop land-based water resources in support of and in preparation for contingency operations, including water selection, pumping, purification, storage, distribution, cooling, consumption, water reuse, water source intelligence, research and development, training, acquisition of water support equipment, and water support operations.

   Inserted: amendment no. 94 offered by mr. meng of new york

   Original wording

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

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   Change 8: Adds SEC. 12XX. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN IRANIAN SEAPORTS BY FOREIGN VESSELS AND USE OF FOREIGN AIRPORTS BY SANCTIONED IRANIAN AIR CARRIERS at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN IRANIAN SEAPORTS BY FOREIGN VESSELS AND USE OF FOREIGN AIRPORTS BY SANCTIONED IRANIAN AIR CARRIERS.

   Inserted: Section 1252(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 U.S.C. 8808(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking "2016" and inserting "2019".

   Inserted: amendment no. 95 offered by mr. moulton of massachusetts

   Original wording

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

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   Change 9: Adds SEC. 12XX. NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH BY IRAN at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 12XX. NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH BY IRAN.

   Inserted: (a) Notification.--The President shall notify Congress within 48 hours of a suspected ballistic missile launch, including a test, by Iran based on credible information indicating that such a launch took place.

   Inserted: (b) Assessment.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The President shall initiate an assessment within 48 hours of providing the notification described in subsection (a) to determine whether a missile launch, including a test, described in subsection (a) took place.

   Inserted: (2) Determination and notification.--Not later than 15 days after the date on which an assessment is initiated under paragraph (1), the President shall determine whether Iran engaged in a launch described in subsection (a) and shall notify Congress of the basis for any such determination.

   Inserted: (3) Affirmative determination.--If the President determines under paragraph (2) that a launch described in subsection (a) took place, the President shall further notify Congress of the following:

   Inserted: (A) An identification of entities involved in the launch.

   Inserted: (B) A description of steps the President will take in response to the launch, including--

   Inserted: (i) imposing unilateral sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (2005) or other relevant authorities against such entities; or

   Inserted: (ii) carrying out diplomatic efforts to impose multilateral sanctions against such entities, including through adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

   Inserted: amendment no. 96 offered by mr. peters of california

   Original wording

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

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    Change 10: Adds SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEGRATED BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR GCC PARTNER COUNTRIES, JORDAN, EGYPT, AND ISRAEL at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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    Inserted: SEC. 12XX. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEGRATED BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR GCC PARTNER COUNTRIES, JORDAN, EGYPT, AND ISRAEL.

    Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

    Inserted: (1) Iran has conducted numerous ballistic missile tests; and

    Inserted: (2) such tests are in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 and unnecessarily provoke Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partner countries and threaten Israel.

    Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage and enable as appropriate an integrated ballistic missile defense system that links GCC partner countries, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel in order assist in preventing an attack by Iran against such countries.

    Inserted: amendment no. 97 offered by mr. ruiz of california

    Original wording

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

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    Change 11: Inserts new text at the end of subtitle E of title XII

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    Inserted: (B) to provide training to ministry, agency, and headquarters level organizations for such forces.

    Inserted: (2) Designation.--The provision of assistance and training under this section may be referred to as the "Counter Iran Maritime Initiative".

    Inserted: (c) Types of Training.--

    Inserted: (1) Authorized elements of training.--Training provided under subsection (b)(1)(A) may include the provision of de minimis equipment, supplies, and small-scale military construction.

    Inserted: (2) Required elements of training.--Training provided under subsection (b) shall include elements that promote the following:

    Inserted: (A) Observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

    Inserted: (B) Respect for legitimate civilian authority within the country to which the assistance is provided.

    Inserted: (d) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the provision of assistance and training under subsection (b).

    Inserted: (e) Cost Sharing.--

    Inserted: (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, given income parity among recipient countries, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, should seek, through appropriate bilateral and multilateral arrangements, payments sufficient in amount to offset any training costs associated with implementation of subsection (b).

    Inserted: (2) Cost-sharing agreement.--The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall negotiate a cost-sharing agreement with a recipient country regarding the cost of any training provided pursuant to section (b). The agreement shall set forth the terms of cost sharing that the Secretary of Defense determines are necessary and appropriate, but such terms shall not be less than 50 percent of the overall cost of the training.

    Inserted: (3) Credit to appropriations.--The portion of such cost-sharing received by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to this subsection may be credited towards appropriations available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301.

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    Inserted: (f) Notice to Congress on Training.--Not later than 15 days before exercising the authority under subsection (b) with respect to a recipient country, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification containing the following:

    Inserted: (1) An identification of the recipient country.

    Inserted: (2) A detailed justification of the program for the provision of the training concerned, and its relationship to United States security interests.

    Inserted: (3) The budget for the program, including a timetable of planned expenditures of funds to implement the program, an implementation time-line for the program with milestones (including anticipated delivery schedules for any assistance and training under the program), the military department or component responsible for management of the program, and the anticipated completion date for the program.

    Inserted: (4) A description of the arrangements, if any, to support recipient country sustainment of any capability developed pursuant to the program, and the source of funds to support sustainment efforts and performance outcomes to be achieved under the program beyond its completion date, if applicable.

    Inserted: (5) A description of the program objectives and an assessment framework to be used to develop capability and performance metrics associated with operational outcomes for the recipient force.

    Inserted: (6) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

    Inserted: (g) Definition.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

    Inserted: (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and

    Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

    Inserted: (h) Termination.--Assistance and training may not be provided under this section after September 30, 2020.

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    At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following

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