Us Code § 322 - Special operations forces: training with friendly foreign forces
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§ 322. Special operations forces: training with friendly foreign forces
(a)
(1) Expenses of training special operations forces assigned to that command in conjunction with training, and training with, armed forces and other security forces of a friendly foreign country.
(2) Expenses of deploying such special operations forces for that training.
(3) In the case of training in conjunction with a friendly developing country, the incremental expenses incurred by that country as the direct result of such training.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(1) The term "special operations forces" includes civil affairs forces and military information support operations forces.
(2) The term "incremental expenses", with respect to a developing country, means the reasonable and proper cost of rations, fuel, training ammunition, transportation, and other goods and services consumed by such country, except that the term does not include pay, allowances, and other normal costs of such country's personnel.
(e)
(1) All countries in which that training was conducted.
(2) The type of training conducted, including whether such training was related to counter-narcotics or counter-terrorism activities, the duration of that training, the number of members of the armed forces involved, and expenses paid.
(3) The extent of participation by foreign military forces, including the number and service affiliation of foreign military personnel involved and physical and financial contribution of each host nation to the training effort.
(4) The relationship of that training to other overseas training programs conducted by the armed forces, such as military exercise programs sponsored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, military exercise programs sponsored by a combatant command, and military training activities sponsored by a military department (including deployments for training, short duration exercises, and other similar unit training events).
(5) A summary of the expenditures under this section resulting from the training for which expenses were paid under this section.
(6) A discussion of the unique military training benefit to United States special operations forces derived from the training activities for which expenses were paid under this section.
(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, §1052(a)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1470, §2011; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1503(a)(18), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 512; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title X, §1062, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2129; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, §1086(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1603; renumbered §322, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1244(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2518.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 2011 of this title as this section.
2011—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 112–81 substituted "military information support operations" for "psychological operations".
1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–261, §1062(a), inserted after first sentence "The regulations shall require that training activities may be carried out under this section only with the prior approval of the Secretary of Defense."
Subsec. (e)(5), (6). Pub. L. 105–261, §1062(b), added pars. (5) and (6).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective Dec. 31, 2021, of provisions in subsec. (e) of this section requiring submittal of annual report to Congress, see section 1061 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.
Training of General Purpose Forces of the United States Armed Forces With Military and Other Security Forces of Friendly Foreign Countries
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XII, §1203, Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 894, related to the training of general purpose forces of the armed forces of the United States with military and other security forces of friendly foreign countries, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, §1244(c), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2518.
SUBCHAPTER IV—SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XII, §1201(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2823, added item 335.
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XII, §1201(b), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1958, added item 334.
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