EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.

SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ. (a) Extension of Authority.—Subsection (f)(1) of section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking “fiscal year 2017” and inserting “fiscal year 2018”. (b) Amount Available.— (1) In general.—Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (c), by striking “fiscal year 2017 may not exceed $70,000,000” and inserting “fiscal year 2018 may not exceed $42,000,000”; and (B) in subsection (d), by striking “fiscal year 2017” and inserting “fiscal year 2018”. (2) Limitation of use of fy18 funds pending plan.—Of the amount available for fiscal year 2018 for section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as amended by this section, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the date on which the plan required by the joint explanatory statement to accompany the conference report on S.2943 of the 114th Congress, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and entitled “To transition the activities conducted by OSC-I but funded by the Department of Defense to another entity or transition the funding of such activities to another source” is provided to the appropriate committees of Congress. (c) Clarification of OSC-I Mandate and Expansion of Eligible Recipients.—Subsection (f) of such section 1215 is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “training activities in support of Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel” and all that follows and inserting“activities to support the following: “(A) Defense institution building to mitigate capability gaps and promote effective and sustainable defense institutions. “(B) Professionalization, strategic planning and reform, financial management, manpower management, and logistics management of military and other security forces with a national security mission.” ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the heading, by striking “of training”; and (B) by striking “training” and inserting “activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq”.