§8425 Requirements for Civilian Control of Certain Assistance

Summary

From fiscal year 2010 through 2014, the United States may only give direct cash security aid or similar payments to Pakistan to civilian leaders of a civilian government. The Secretary of State, working with the Secretary of Defense, must make sure those civilian leaders get a copy of the final U.S. paperwork for any non‑assistance payments. The Secretary of State, after talking with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the rule for security‑related aid paid from accounts in budget function 150 (International Affairs) if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the waiver is important to U.S. national security. The Secretary of Defense, after talking with the Secretary of State, may waive the rule for non‑assistance payments from accounts in budget function 050 (National Defense) if the Secretary of Defense gives the same certification. The rule does not apply to activities reported under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), to help for democratic elections or public participation, to aid if the Secretary of State later certifies a democratically elected government took office after the aid ended, to assistance under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086), to payments under the Acquisition and Cross‑Servicing Agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense and Pakistan’s Ministry of Defense, or to assistance under section 943 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4578). "Appropriate congressional committees" means the House Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations. "Civilian government of Pakistan" does not include any government where the elected head was removed by military coup or decree.