[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4417. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1277. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND UNITED 
                   STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
                   COOPERATION TO COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development may jointly carry out in accordance with this 
     section a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of cooperation between the Department of Defense 
     and the United States Agency for International Development in 
     projects to prevent support for violent extremism.
       (b) Cooperation Through Support of Projects.--In carrying 
     out the pilot program, the Secretary is authorized to provide 
     support for projects of the United States Agency for 
     International Development to prevent support for violent 
     extremism.
       (c) Funds.--Any support under the pilot program in a fiscal 
     year shall be provided using amounts available for such 
     fiscal year for the Department of Defense for security 
     cooperation programs and activities of the Department of 
     Defense, and shall be subject to the authorities and 
     limitations governing the activities of the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development.
       (d) Request and Concurrence Required.--Any support under 
     the pilot program may be provided only at the request of the 
     commander of a combatant command and with the concurrence of 
     the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (e) Joint Determination Required.--Support may be provided 
     under the pilot program for a project of the United States 
     Agency for International Development only if the Secretary 
     and the Administrator jointly determine that the project--
       (1) is in support of, or necessary to the effectiveness of, 
     one or more programs conducted by the Department of Defense; 
     and
       (2) cannot be carried out by the Department.
       (f) Limitation.--The amount of support provided by the 
     Secretary under the pilot program in any fiscal year may not 
     exceed $10,000,000.
       (g) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days before 
     providing support for a project under the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a notice detailing the project to be supported.
       (h) Sunset.--The authority to provide support under the 
     pilot program shall expire on September 30, 2018. The 
     expiration of the authority on that date shall not affect the 
     availability of funds made available to the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development under 
     the authority before that date.
                                 ______