Title 50 — War and National Defense
Chapter 48 — Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction
§ 3715. Use of contributions to Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Statutory text
Authority to enter into agreements
Authority
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more agreements with any person (including a foreign government, international organization, multinational entity, or any other entity) that the Secretary considers appropriate under which the person contributes funds for activities conducted under the Program.
Concurrence by Secretary of State
The Secretary may enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
Retention and use of funds
Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31 and subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense may retain and obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the Program. Funds so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be available to be obligated or expended without further appropriation.
Return of funds not obligated or expended within three years
If the Secretary does not obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) by the date that is three years after the date on which the contribution was made, the Secretary shall return the amount to the person who made the contribution.
Notice
In general
Not later than 30 days after receiving funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice—
specifying the value of the contribution and the purpose for which the contribution was made; and
identifying the person who made the contribution.
Limitation on use of amounts
The Secretary may not obligate funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) until a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary submits the notice under paragraph (1).
Implementation plan
The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees—
an implementation plan for the authority provided under this section prior to obligating or expending any funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a); and
any updates to such plan that the Secretary considers appropriate.
Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following:
The congressional defense committees.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act
Pub. L. 113–291 div. A title XIII § 1325 · 128 Stat. 3292
Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3715
Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1325, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3600
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1325, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3600Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1325. USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM. (a) Authority to Enter Into Agreements.— (1) Authority.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more agreements with any person (including a foreign government, international organization, multinational entity, or any other entity) that the Secretary considers appropriate under which the person contributes funds for activities conducted under the Program. (2) Concurrence by secretary of state.— The Secretary may enter into an agreement under paragraph (1) only with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. (b) Retention and Use of Funds.— Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of Defense may retain and obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the Program. Funds so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be available to be obligated or expended without further appropriation. (c) Return of Funds Not Obligated or Expended Within Three Years.— If the Secretary does not obligate or expend funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) by the date that is three years after the date on which the contribution was made, the Secretary shall return the amount to the person who made the contribution. (d) Notice.— (1) In general.— Not later than 30 days after receiving funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice— (A) specifying the value of the contribution and the purpose for which the contribution was made; and (B) identifying the person who made the contribution. (2) Limitation on use of amounts.— The Secretary may not obligate funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a) until a period of 15 days elapses following the date on which the Secretary submits the notice under paragraph (1). (e) Annual Report.— Not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on amounts contributed pursuant to subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the following: (1) A statement of any funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a), including, for each such contribution, the value of the contribution and the identity of the person who made the contribution. (2) A statement of any funds so contributed that were obligated or expended by the Secretary, including, for each such contribution, the purposes for which the funds were obligated or expended. (3) A statement of any funds so contributed that were retained but not obligated or expended, including, for each such contribution, the purposes (if known) for which the Secretary intends to obligate or expend the amount. (f) Implementation Plan.— The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) an implementation plan for the authority provided under this section prior to obligating or expending any funds contributed pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) any updates to such plan that the Secretary considers appropriate. (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.— In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Pub. L. 115–91 div. A title X § 1051(t)(6) · 131 Stat. 1283
Redesignated · 50 U.S.C. § 3715(e)(g)
Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively
Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 3715(e)(g)
Pub. L. 115–91 struck out former subsec. (e) which required annual reports on contributions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (e) which required annual reports on contributions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(6) Cooperative threat reduction program use of contributions report.— Section 1325 (50 U.S.C. 3715) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (e); and (B) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2017—Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated subsecs. (f) and (g) as (e) and (f), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (e) which required annual reports on contributions.
Credits
2014–2017 · 2 acts
- 2014Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1325, , 128 Stat. 3600
- 2017Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(t)(6), , 131 Stat. 1566.
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(Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title XIII, § 1325, , 128 Stat. 3600; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1051(t)(6), , 131 Stat. 1566.)