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10 U.S.C. 333: Foreign security forces: authority to build capacity

Created in 2016 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). Changed by 7 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) related to availability of funds for programs across fiscal years. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (g)

2023

  • Pub. L. 118–31 added subsecs. (h) and (i). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (h), (i)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 substituted "Semi-Annual" for "Quarterly" in heading and "a semi-annual" for "a quarterly" and "180 days" for "calendar quarter" in introductory provisions. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (f)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1201(1), (2), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a), (8)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1201(3), added par. (9). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)

2019

  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1201(a), inserted "existing" before "international coalition operation". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–92, §1201(b), added par. (9). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (e)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1201, inserted at end "In developing and planning a program to build the capacity of the national security forces of a foreign country under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State should jointly consider political, social, economic, diploma… (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1203(c)(1), inserted "supporting security cooperation programs under this section" after "small-scale construction". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–232, §1203(c)(2), added par. (8). (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (e)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1204(b)(1)(A), substituted "the rule of law, and civilian control of the military" for "and the rule of law". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1204(b)(1)(B), substituted "Institutional capacity building" for "Respect for civilian control of the military". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1204(b)(2), in heading, substituted "Observance of and respect for the law of armed conflict, human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, and civilian control of the military" for "Human rights training" and in text, inserted "or the Department of State"… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1204(b)(3), substituted "that the Department of Defense or another department or agency is already undertaking, or will undertake as part of the security sector assistance provided to the foreign country concerned, a program of institutional capacity building with a… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.