[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 290. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title XII, add the following:

     SEC. ___. MODIFICATION TO PAKISTAN COUNTERINSURGENCY 
                   CAPABILITY FUND TO PROVIDE TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 204 of the Enhanced Partnership 
     with Pakistan Act (22 U.S.C. 8424) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 204. TRANSFER AUTHORITY RELATING TO PAKISTAN 
                   COUNTERINSURGENCY CAPABILITY FUND.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
     regulations), aircraft and equipment procured with funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act or appropriated by 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs under the heading 
     `Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund' or funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading 
     `Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund,' may be used for any other 
     program and in any region, but should be transferred, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, to Ukraine and Taiwan on an 
     urgent basis.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act (Public Law 111-73; 22 
     U.S.C. 8401 note) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 204 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 204. Transfer authority relating to Pakistan Counterinsurgency 
              Capability Fund.''.
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