S.Amdt. 2776

SA 2776. Mr. DURBIN (for Ms. Duckworth) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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:

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

SEC. 12__. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

(a) Authority to Provide Support for Conduct of
Operations.--Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(E) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be
provided by the United States. In preparing such assessment,
the Secretary of Defense shall consider the extent to which
participating countries have the political will, credible and
effective institutions, and equal stake in the success of
security sector initiatives.
``(F) An assessment of the objectives of the United States
and foreign countries participating in the program.''.
(b) Defense Institution Capacity Building.--Section
332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) An assessment of the objectives of the United States
and foreign countries participating in the program.
``(E) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be
provided to foreign countries participating in the
program.''.
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