[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2776. Mr. DURBIN (for Ms. Duckworth) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. MODIFICATIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS 
                   AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

       (a) Authority to Provide Support for Conduct of 
     Operations.--Section 331(d)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(E) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be 
     provided by the United States. In preparing such assessment, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall consider the extent to which 
     participating countries have the political will, credible and 
     effective institutions, and equal stake in the success of 
     security sector initiatives.
       ``(F) An assessment of the objectives of the United States 
     and foreign countries participating in the program.''.
       (b) Defense Institution Capacity Building.--Section 
     332(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) An assessment of the objectives of the United States 
     and foreign countries participating in the program.
       ``(E) An assessment of the sustainability of support to be 
     provided to foreign countries participating in the 
     program.''.
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