10 U.S.C. § 2350r: North Atlantic Treaty…

Summary

Each year the Secretary of Defense may use up to $55,000,000 from the Army’s operation and maintenance money that is set aside for NATO support. The money is for the NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command. Funds must be used to help five main things: make NATO special forces and approved partner countries work together better; make joint missions easier to run; support special-operations command, control, and communications systems; meet intelligence and information needs for special operations; and improve interoperability by creating common equipment standards, shared tactics and procedures, and running a multinational training program.

Title 10, §2350r

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(a)Authorization.—

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for operation and maintenance for the Army, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to $55,000,000, to be derived from amounts made available for support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as “NATO”) operations, for each such fiscal year for the purposes set forth in subsection (b).

(b)Purposes.—

The Secretary shall provide funds for the NATO Allied Special Operations Forces Command— (1)

(2)to facilitate joint operations by the special operations forces of NATO countries and such NATO partners;

(3)to support special operations forces peculiar command, control, and communications capabilities;

(4)to promote special operations forces intelligence and informational requirements within the NATO structure; and

(5)to promote interoperability through the development of common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and through execution of a multinational education and training program.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–159, § 1301(a)(1), substituted “Allied Special Operations Forces Command” for “Special Operations Headquarters” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1301(a)(2), substituted “$55,000,000” for “$50,000,000”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–159, § 1301(a)(3), substituted “Allied Special Operations Forces Command” for “Special Operations Headquarters” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XIII, § 1301(b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2110, provided that: “Any reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters or NATO Special Operations Headquarters in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Special Operations Forces Command.”

§2350r North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Special Operations Forces Command