CINC INITIATIVE FUND.

SEC. 902. CINC INITIATIVE FUND. (a) In General.—Chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 166 the following new section: “§ 166a. Combatant commands: funding through the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff “(a) CINC Initiative Fund.—From funds made available in any fiscal year for the budget account in the Department of Defense known as the ‘CINC Initiative Fund’, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds, upon request, to the commanders of the combatant commands. The Chairman may provide such funds for any of the activities named in subsection (b). “(b) Authorized Activities.—Activities for which funds may be provided under subsection (a) are the following: “(1) Force training. “(2) Contingencies. “(3) Selected operations. “(4) Command and control. “(5) Joint exercises (including activities of participating foreign countries). “(6) Humanitarian and civil assistance. “(7) Military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries. “(8) Personnel expenses of defense personnel for bilateral or regional cooperation programs. “(c) Priority.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund, should give priority consideration to requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, 105 STAT. 1451and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds. “(d) Relationship to Other Funding.—Any amount provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during any fiscal year out of the CINC Initiative Fund for an activity referred to in subsection (b) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for that activity for that fiscal year. “(e) Limitations.—(1) Of funds made available under this section for any fiscal year— “(A) not more than $7,000,000 may be used to purchase items with a unit cost in excess of $15,000; “(B) not more than $1,000,000 may be used to pay for any expenses of foreign countries participating in joint exercises as authorized by subsection (b)(5); and “(C) not more than $500,000 may be used to provide military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (b)(7). “(2) Funds may not be provided under this section for any activity that has been denied authorization by Congress. “(f) Inclusion of NORAD.—For purposes of this section, the Commander, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command shall be considered to be a commander of a combatant command.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 166 the following new item: “166a. Combatant commands: funding through the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff“.