international, military education and training

international, military education and training Sec. 106. (a) Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter: “Chapter 5— International Military Education and Training “Sec. 541. General Authority.— The President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and conditions consistent with this Act as the President may determine (but whenever feasible on a reimbursable basis), military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries. Such training and education may be provided through— “(1) attendance at military educational and training facilities in the United States (other than Service academies) and abroad; “(2) attendance in special courses of instruction at schools and institutions of learning or research in the United States and abroad; and “(3) observation and orientation visits to military facilities and related activities in the United States and abroad. “Sec. 542. Authorization.— There arc authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this chapter $27,000,000 for the fiscal year 1976 and $30,200,000 for the fiscal year 1977. After June 30, 1976, no training under this section may be conducted outside the United States unless the President has reported and justified such training to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 90 STAT. 733 “Sec. 543. Purposes.— Education and training activities conducted under this chapter shall be designed— “(1) to encourage effective and mutually beneficial relations and increased understanding between the United States and foreign countries in furtherance of the goals of international peace and security; and “(2) to improve the ability of participating foreign count lies to utilize their resources, including defense articles and defense services obtained by them from the United States, with maximum effectiveness, thereby contributing to greater self-reliance by such countries.”. (b) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) Section 510 is repealed. (2) Section 622 is amended— (A) in subsection (b) by inserting “and military education and training” immediately after “(including civic action)”; and (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: “(c) Under the direction of the President, the Secretary of State shall be responsible for the continuous supervision and general direction of economic assistance, military assistance, and military education and training programs, including but not limited to determining whether there shall be a military assistance (including civic action) or a military education and training program for a country and the value thereof, to the end that such programs are effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby.”. (3) Section 623 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(4) by inserting “and related civilian” immediately after “military”; and (B) in subsection (a)(6) by Inserting “, education and training” immediately after “assistance”, (4) Section 632 is amended— (A) in subsections (a) and (e) by inserting “, military education and training” immediately after “articles” where-ever it appears; and (B) in subsection (b) by striking out “and defense articles” and inserting in lieu thereof “, defense articles, or military education and training”. (5) Section 636 is amended— (A) in subsection (g)(1) by inserting “, military education and training” immediately after “articles”; and (B) in subsection (g)(2) and in subsection (g)(3) by striking out “personnel” and inserting in lieu thereof “and related civilian personnel”. (6) Section644 is amended— (A) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: “(f) ‘Defense service’ includes any service, test, inspection, repair, publication, or technical or other assistance or defense information used for the purposes of furnishing military assistance, but does not include military educational and training activities under chapter 5 of part II.”; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(n) ‘Military education and training’ includes formal or informal instruction of foreign students in the United States or overseas by officers or employees of the United States, contract technicians, con-90 STAT. 734tractors (including instruction at civilian institutions), or by correspondence courses, technical, educational, or information publications and media of all kinds, training aids, orientation, and military advice to foreign military units and forces.”. (c) Except as may be expressly provided to the contrary in this Act, all determinations, authorizations, regulations, orders, contracts, agreements, and other actions issued, undertaken, or entered into under authority of any provision of law amended or repealed by this section shall continue in full force and effect until modified, revoked, or superseded by appropriate authority. (d) Funds made available pursuant to other provisions of law for foreign military educational and training activities shall remain available for obligation and expenditure for their original purposes in accordance with the provisions of law originally applicable to those purposes or in accordance with the provisions of law currently applicable to those purposes.