ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.

SEC. 1212. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM.(a) One-year Extension of CERP Authority.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455), as most recently amended by section 1222 of the National Defense Authorization 124 STAT. 4390 Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2518), is further amended—(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “Fiscal Year 2010” and inserting “Fiscal Year 2011”;(2) by striking “fiscal year 2010” and inserting “fiscal year 2011”; and(3) by striking “operation and maintenance” and all that follows and inserting “operation and maintenance—“(1) not to exceed $100,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Iraq; and“(2) not to exceed $400,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan.”.(b) Quarterly Reports.—Subsection (a) of such section, as so amended, is further amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:“(3) Form of reports.—Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted, at a minimum, in a searchable electronic format that enables the congressional defense committees to sort the report by amount expended, location of each project, type of project, or any other field of data that is included in the report.”.(c) Restriction on Amount of Payments; Notification.—Such section, as so amended, is further amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i); and(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsections:“(g) Restriction on Amount of Payments.—Funds made available under this section for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program may not be obligated or expended to carry out any project if the total amount of funds made available for the purpose of carrying out the project, including any ancillary or related elements of the project, exceeds $20,000,000.“(h) Notification.—Not less than 15 days before obligating or expending funds made available under this section for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program for a project in Afghanistan with a total anticipated cost of $5,000,000 or more, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing the following information:“(1) The location, nature, and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for Afghanistan.“(2) The budget and implementation timeline for the proposed project, including any other funding under the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project.“(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including any agreement with either the Government of Afghanistan, a department or agency of the United States Government other than the Department of Defense, or a third party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project”.124 STAT. 4391(d) Definition.—Subsection (i) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1) of this section, is amended by striking “means the program” and all that follows and inserting “means the program that—“(1) authorizes United States military commanders to carry out small-scale projects designed to meet urgent humanitarian relief requirements or urgent reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility; and“(2) provides an immediate and direct benefit to the people of Iraq or Afghanistan.”.