EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 1207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR SECURITY AND STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE.(a) Prohibition on Budget Support.—Subsection (a) of section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3458) is amended—(1) by striking “The Secretary of Defense” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) Prohibition on budget support.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the provision of budget support to any foreign country.”.122 STAT. 4626(b) Assistance to Georgia During Fiscal Year 2009.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) by striking “The aggregate value” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the aggregate value”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) Assistance to georgia during fiscal year 2009.—“(A) In general.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized during fiscal year 2009 to exercise the authority of subsection (a) to provide services to, and transfer defense articles and funds to, the Secretary of State for the purposes of facilitating the provision by the Secretary of State of reconstruction, security, or stabilization assistance to the country of Georgia.“(B) Limitation.—The aggregate value of all services, defense articles, and funds provided or transferred to the Secretary of State under this section for Georgia in fiscal year 2009—“(i) may not exceed $50,000,000; and“(ii) shall not count against the dollar amount limitation specified in paragraph (1) for such fiscal year.”.(c) Extension of Authority.—Subsection (g) of such section, as amended by section 1210(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 369), is further amended by striking “September 30, 2008” and inserting “September 30, 2009”.(d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2008.