Codification
Section, as added by Pub. L. 103–160, consists of text of Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1045, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1465, as amended by Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title XIII, § 1305(a), (b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2546, and revised by Pub. L. 103–160, in subsec. (a), by substituting “The Secretary” for “During fiscal years 1992 and 1993, the Secretary”, inserting “, after consultation with the Secretary of State,” after “Secretary of Defense”, and substituting “from any country or regional organization designated for purposes of this section by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State” for “from Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea”, and in former subsec. (f), by substituting “each fiscal year” for “each quarter of fiscal years 1992 and 1993”, “Congress” for “congressional defense committees”, “each country and regional organization from which contributions have been accepted by the Secretary under subsection (a)” for “Japan, Kuwait, and the Republic of Korea”, and “the preceding fiscal year” for “the preceding quarter” in pars. (1) and (2).
Amendments
2021—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (f).
2017—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 2801(f)(2), which directed striking out “or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the report is provided”, was executed by striking out “or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of that report is provided” after “regarding the project”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 115–91, § 2801(f)(1), substituted “14-day period” for “21-day period”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 115–91, § 1051(a)(15), struck out subsec. (f). Text read as follows: “Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report specifying separately for each country and regional organization from which contributions have been accepted by the Secretary under subsection (a)—
“(1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the Secretary during the preceding fiscal year under subsection (a) and the purposes for which the contributions were made; and
“(2) the amount of the contributions expended by the Secretary during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes for which the contributions were expended.”
2003—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 108–136, § 1043(b)(12)(A), substituted “congressional defense committees” for “congressional committees specified in subsection (g)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 108–136, § 1031(a)(18), inserted before period at end “or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of that report is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title”.
Subsec. (e)(3)(B). Pub. L. 108–136, § 1043(b)(12)(A), substituted “congressional defense committees” for “congressional committees specified in subsection (g)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 108–136, § 1043(b)(12)(B), struck out subsec. (g) which listed the congressional committees referred to in subsec. (e).
1999—Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 106–65, § 2801(a), added par. (3).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 106–65, § 2801(b), substituted “subsection (e)” for “subsection (e)(1)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 106–65, § 1067(1), substituted “Committee on Armed Services” for “Committee on National Security”.
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1331(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “Credit to Appropriations.—Contributions accepted in a fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be credited to appropriations of the Department of Defense that are available for that fiscal year for the purposes for which the contributions are made. The contributions so credited shall be—
“(1) merged with the appropriations to which they are credited; and
“(2) available for the same time period as those appropriations.”
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1331(b), substituted “placed in an account established under subsection (b)” for “credited under subsection (b) to an appropriation account of the Department of Defense”.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1331(c)(1), substituted “to the congressional committees specified in subsection (g) a report” for “a report to the congressional defense committees”.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1331(c)(2), added subsec. (g).
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1070(a)(10)(A), inserted a comma after second reference to “Secretary of State”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103–337, § 1070(a)(10)(B), struck out “the” before “Congress” in introductory provisions.
Temporary Authority for Acceptance and Use of Contributions for Certain Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Projects Mutually Beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait Military Forces
Pub. L. 114–92, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2804, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1170, as amended by Pub. L. 114–328, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2807, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2715, provided that:
“(a) Authority To Accept Contributions.—
The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may accept cash contributions from the government of Kuwait for the purpose of paying for the costs of construction (including military construction not otherwise authorized by law), maintenance, and repair projects mutually beneficial to the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces.
“(b) Accounting.—
Contributions accepted under subsection (a) shall be placed in an account established by the Secretary of Defense and shall remain available until expended as provided in such subsection.
“(c) Prohibition on Use of Contributions To Offset Burden Sharing Contributions.—
Contributions accepted under subsection (a) may not be used to offset any burden sharing contributions made by the government of Kuwait.
“(d) Notice.—
When a decision is made to carry out a project using contributions accepted under subsection (a) and the estimated cost of the project will exceed the thresholds prescribed by
section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the
Senate and the
House of Representatives], the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives written notice of decision, the justification for the project, and the estimated cost of the project.
“(e) Mutually Beneficial Defined.—A project described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be ‘mutually beneficial’ if—
“(1)
the project is in support of a bilateral defense cooperation agreement between the United States and the government of Kuwait; or
“(2) the Secretary of Defense determines that the United States may derive a benefit from the project, including—
“(A)
access to and use of facilities of the Kuwait military forces;
“(B)
ability or capacity for future force posture; and
“(C)
increased interoperability between the Department of Defense and Kuwait military forces.
“(f) Expiration of Project Authority.—
The authority to carry out projects under this section expires on September 30, 2030. The expiration of the authority does not prevent the continuation of any project commenced before that date.”
