<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="idaaedb998-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a"><num value="166a">§ 166a.</num><heading> Combatant commands: funding through the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb999-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/a"><num value="a">(a)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Combatant Commander Initiative Fund</inline>.—</heading><content>From funds made available in any fiscal year for the budget account in the Department of Defense known as the “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund”, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such purpose. The Chairman may provide such funds for any of the activities named in subsection (b).</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb99a-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b"><num value="b">(b)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Authorized Activities</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>Activities for which funds may be provided under subsection (a) are the following:</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb99b-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> Force training.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb99c-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> Contingencies.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb99d-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/3"><num value="3">(3)</num><content> Selected operations.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb99e-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/4"><num value="4">(4)</num><content> Command and control.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb99f-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/5"><num value="5">(5)</num><content> Joint exercises (including activities of participating foreign countries).</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a0-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/6"><num value="6">(6)</num><content> Humanitarian and civic assistance, in coordination with the relevant chief of mission to the extent practicable, to include urgent and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a1-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/7"><num value="7">(7)</num><content> Military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries (including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses).</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a2-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/8"><num value="8">(8)</num><content> Personnel expenses of defense personnel for bilateral or regional cooperation programs.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a3-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/9"><num value="9">(9)</num><content> Force protection.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a4-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/b/10"><num value="10">(10)</num><content> Joint warfighting capabilities.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9a5-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/c"><num value="c">(c)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Priority</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund, should give priority consideration to—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a6-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/c/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a7-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/c/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> the provision of funds to be used for activities with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command that would reduce the threat to, or otherwise increase, the national security of the United States; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9a8-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/c/3"><num value="3">(3)</num><content> the provision of funds to be used for urgent and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance, particularly in a foreign country where the armed forces are engaged in a contingency operation.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9a9-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/d"><num value="d">(d)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Relationship to Other Funding</inline>.—</heading><content>Any amount provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during any fiscal year out of the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund for an activity referred to in subsection (b) shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for that activity for that fiscal year.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9aa-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e"><num value="e">(e)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Limitations</inline>.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9ab-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><chapeau> Of funds made available under this section for any fiscal year—</chapeau><subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9ac-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e/1/A"><num value="A">(A)</num><content> not more than $20,000,000 may be used to purchase items with a unit cost in excess of $250,000;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9ad-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e/1/B"><num value="B">(B)</num><content> not more than $10,000,000 may be used to pay for any expenses of foreign countries participating in joint exercises as authorized by subsection (b)(5); and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="idaaedb9ae-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e/1/C"><num value="C">(C)</num><content> not more than $5,000,000 may be used to provide military education and training (including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses) to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (b)(7).</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9af-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/e/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> Funds may not be provided under this section for any activity that has been denied authorization by Congress.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="idaaedb9b0-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63" identifier="/us/usc/t10/s166a/f"><num value="f">(f)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Inclusion of NORAD</inline>.—</heading><content>For purposes of this section, the Commander, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command shall be considered to be a commander of a combatant command.</content>
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<sourceCredit id="idaaedb9b1-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63">(Added <ref href="/us/pl/102/190/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 902(a), <date date="1991-12-05">Dec. 5, 1991</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/105/1450">105 Stat. 1450</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/102/396/tIX">Pub. L. 102–396, title IX</ref>, § 9128, <date date="1992-10-06">Oct. 6, 1992</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/106/1935">106 Stat. 1935</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/102/484/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 934, <date date="1992-10-23">Oct. 23, 1992</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/106/2477">106 Stat. 2477</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/103/35/tII">Pub. L. 103–35, title II</ref>, § 201(a), <date date="1993-05-31">May 31, 1993</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/107/97">107 Stat. 97</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/85/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 902, <date date="1997-11-18">Nov. 18, 1997</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/111/1854">111 Stat. 1854</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/108/136/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 902(a)(2), (b), (c), <date date="2003-11-24">Nov. 24, 2003</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/117/1558">117 Stat. 1558</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/109/364/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 902, <date date="2006-10-17">Oct. 17, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/2351">120 Stat. 2351</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/84/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 904, <date date="2009-10-28">Oct. 28, 2009</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/123/2424">123 Stat. 2424</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/114/328/dA/tVIII">Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII</ref>, § 833(b)(1)(C), <date date="2016-12-23">Dec. 23, 2016</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/130/2284">130 Stat. 2284</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="idaaedb9b3-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2016—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). <ref href="/us/pl/114/328">Pub. L. 114–328</ref> substituted “$250,000” for “the investment unit cost threshold in effect under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2245a">section 2245a of this title</ref>”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2009—Subsec. (b)(6). <ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Pub. L. 111–84</ref>, § 904(b), inserted “in coordination with the relevant chief of mission to the extent practicable,” after “assistance,”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (e)(1)(A). <ref href="/us/pl/111/84">Pub. L. 111–84</ref>, § 904(a), substituted “$20,000,000” for “$10,000,000” and “the investment unit cost threshold in effect under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s2245a">section 2245a of this title</ref>” for “$15,000”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2006—Subsec. (b)(6). <ref href="/us/pl/109/364">Pub. L. 109–364</ref>, § 902(a), substituted “civic assistance, to include urgent and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance” for “civil assistance”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (c)(3). <ref href="/us/pl/109/364">Pub. L. 109–364</ref>, § 902(b), added par. (3).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2003—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(a)(2), substituted “<inline class="small-caps">Combatant Commander Initiative Fund</inline>” for “<inline class="small-caps">CINC Initiative Fund</inline>” in heading and “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund” for “CINC Initiative Fund” in first sentence.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b)(10). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(b), added par. (10).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsecs. (c), (d). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(a)(2)(B), substituted “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund” for “CINC Initiative Fund”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (e)(1)(A). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(c)(1), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$7,000,000”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (e)(1)(B). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(c)(2), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$1,000,000”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (e)(1)(C). <ref href="/us/pl/108/136">Pub. L. 108–136</ref>, § 902(c)(3), substituted “$5,000,000” for “$2,000,000”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1997—Subsec. (b)(9). <ref href="/us/pl/105/85">Pub. L. 105–85</ref> added par. (9).</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1993—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/103/35">Pub. L. 103–35</ref>, § 201(a)(1), substituted “the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such purpose” for “the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or to the Director of the Joint Staff with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b)(7). <ref href="/us/pl/103/35">Pub. L. 103–35</ref>, § 201(a)(2), struck out second of two identical parenthetical phrases at end of par. (7) which read as follows: “(including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses)”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1992—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/102/484">Pub. L. 102–484</ref>, § 934(a), which directed substitution of “funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such purpose.” for “funds, upon request,” and all that follows through the period, could not be executed because the words did not appear subsequent to the amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/102/396">Pub. L. 102–396</ref>, § 9128(a). See below.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/102/396">Pub. L. 102–396</ref>, § 9128(a), substituted “funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or to the Director of the Joint Staff with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command.” for “funds, upon request, to the commanders of the combatant commands.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b)(7). <ref href="/us/pl/102/396">Pub. L. 102–396</ref>, § 9128(b), and <ref href="/us/pl/102/484">Pub. L. 102–484</ref>, § 934(b), both inserted before period at end “(including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses)”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (c). <ref href="/us/pl/102/484">Pub. L. 102–484</ref>, § 934(c), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund, should give priority consideration to requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds (c) <inline class="small-caps">Priority</inline>.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund or the provision of funds to the Director of the Joint Staff under subsection (a), should give priority consideration to—</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I22" class="indent1">“(1) requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds; and</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I22" class="indent1">“(2) the provision of funds to be used for activities with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command that would reduce the threat to, or otherwise increase, the national security of the United States..[sic]”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/102/396">Pub. L. 102–396</ref>, § 9128(c), inserted before period at end “(c) <inline class="small-caps">Priority</inline>.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund or the provision of funds to the Director of the Joint Staff under subsection (a), should give priority consideration to—</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I22" class="indent1">“(1) requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds; and</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I22" class="indent1">“(2) the provision of funds to be used for activities with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command that would reduce the threat to, or otherwise increase, the national security of the United States.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (e)(1)(C). <ref href="/us/pl/102/484">Pub. L. 102–484</ref>, § 934(d), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (C) read as follows: “not more than $5,000,000 may be used to provide military education and training (including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses) to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (b)(7).”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/102/396">Pub. L. 102–396</ref>, § 9128(d), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “not more than $500,000 may be used to provide military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (b)(7).”</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="miscellaneous" id="idaaedb9b4-0381-11e7-b712-ff538fc5bb63"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Redesignation of CINC Initiative Fund</heading><p><ref href="/us/pl/108/136/dA/tIX">Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX</ref>, § 902(a)(1), (3), <date date="2003-11-24">Nov. 24, 2003</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/117/1558">117 Stat. 1558</ref>, provided that:<quotedContent origin="/us/pl/108/136/dA/tIX">
<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><num value="1">“(1)</num><content> The CINC Initiative Fund administered under <ref href="/us/usc/t10/s166a">section 166a of title 10</ref>, United States Code, is redesignated as the ‘Combatant Commander Initiative Fund’.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><num value="3">“(3)</num><content> Any reference to the CINC Initiative Fund in any other provision of law or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.”</content>
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