Pub. L. 110-417, tit. XII, subtit. B, sec. 1217

REPORTS ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE REGION ALONG THE BORDER OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.

EnactedYear: 2008Length: 699 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 1217. REPORTS ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE REGION ALONG THE BORDER OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN.(a) Additional Reports Required.—Subsection (a) of section 1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 392) is amended—(1) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking “In general” and inserting “Initial report”;(2) by striking paragraph (4);(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:“(3) Subsequent reports.—Concurrent with the submission of each report submitted under section 1230 after the date of the enactment of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, a report on enhancing security and stability in the region along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Each such report shall include the following:“(A) A description of the matters required to be included in the initial report required under paragraph (1).“(B) A description of any peace agreements between the Government of Pakistan and tribal leaders from regions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that contain commitments to prevent cross-border incursions into Afghanistan and any mechanisms in such agreements to enforce such commitments.“(C) An assessment of the effectiveness of such peace agreements in preventing cross-border incursions and of the Government of Pakistan in enforcing those agreements.”.(b) Copy of Notification Relating to Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan.—Subsection 122 STAT. 4635 (b)(1) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(C) Copy of notification.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a copy of each notification required under subparagraph (A).”.(c) Additional Information on Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:“(5) Requirement to submit information relating to claims disallowed or deferred by the united states.—“(A) In general.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit, in the manner specified in subparagraph (B), an itemized description of the costs claimed by the Government of Pakistan for logistical, military, or other support provided by Pakistan to the United States for which the United States will disallow or defer reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan under the authority of any provision of law described in paragraph (1)(B).“(B) Manner of submission.—“(i) In general.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall submit each itemized description of costs required under subparagraph (A) as part of the notification required under paragraph (1).“(ii) Alternative submission.—To the extent that an itemized description of costs required under subparagraph (A) is not submitted in accordance with clause (i), the Secretary shall submit such description not later than 180 days after the date on which a decision to disallow or defer reimbursement for the costs claimed is made.“(C) Form.—Each itemized description of costs required under subparagraph (B) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary.”.(d) Extension of Notification Requirement Relating to Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan.—Subsection (b)(6) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c) of this section, is amended by striking “September 30, 2009” and inserting “September 30, 2010”.(e) Report Relating to Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c) Report Relating to Department of Defense Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan.—“(1) Report required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a detailed description of efforts by the Secretary of Defense to address the findings and implement the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office in its report entitled ‘Combating Terrorism: Increased 122 STAT. 4636 Oversight and Accountability Needed Over Pakistan Reimbursement Claims for Coalition Support Funds’ (GAO-08-806; June 24, 2008).“(2) Appropriate congressional committee defined.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ has the meaning given the term in subsection (a)(5).”.