MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE.

SEC. 1207. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. (a) Authority.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1639) is amended by striking “$10,000,000” and inserting “$15,000,000”. (b) Notification.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: “(E) A description of steps taken to ensure the support is consistent with other United States national security interests, including issues related to human rights. “(F) A description of steps taken to ensure that the recipients of the support have not engaged in human rights violations, to include the conduct of periodic reviews as a means to investigate allegations of violations and processes and procedures to modify support in case of credible reports of violations.” ; and (3) in clause (i) of subparagraph (G), as redesignated, to read as follows: “(i) An introduction of United States Armed Forces (including as such term is defined in section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(c))) into hostilities, or into situations where hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, without specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)).” . (c) Construction of Authority.—Subsection (f)(2) of such section is amended by striking “of section 5(b)”.