NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTER.

SEC. 1244. NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATION CENTER.(a) Authorization.—Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2010 pursuant to section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, to be derived from amounts made available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (hereinafter in this section referred to as “NATO”) operations, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to $30,000,000 for the purposes set forth in subsection (b).(b) Purposes.—The Secretary shall provide funds for the NATO Special Operations Coordination Center (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “NSCC”) to—(1) improve coordination and cooperation between the special operations forces of NATO nations;(2) facilitate joint operations by the special operations forces of NATO nations;(3) support special operations forces peculiar command, control, and communications capabilities;(4) promote special operations forces intelligence and informational requirements within the NATO structure; and(5) promote interoperability through the development of common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and through execution of a multinational education and training program.(c) Certification.—Not less than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall certify to the Committees 123 STAT. 2542 on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense has assigned executive agent responsibility for the NSCC to an appropriate organization within the Department of Defense, and detail the steps being undertaken by the Department of Defense to strengthen the role of the NSCC in fostering special operations capabilities within NATO.