§8425 Requirements for Civilian Control of Certain Assistance

Summary

For fiscal years 2010 through 2014, the United States may give direct cash security-related aid or other payments to Pakistan only to civilian leaders of a civilian Pakistani government. The Secretary of State, working with the Secretary of Defense, must also make sure those civilian leaders get a copy of the final papers the U.S. received about any non-assistance payments to Pakistan. The Secretary of State (with the Secretary of Defense) can waive the civilian-only rule for security aid paid from budget function 150 (International Affairs) if the Secretary of State certifies to the listed congressional committees that the waiver is important to U.S. national security. The Secretary of Defense (with the Secretary of State) can do the same for non-assistance payments from budget function 050 (National Defense). The rule does not apply to certain intelligence activities under title V of the National Security Act; help for democratic elections; payments if the State Department later certifies a democratically elected government is in office; aid under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan NDAA for FY2005; payments under the U.S.–Pakistan Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement; or aid under section 943 of the Duncan Hunter NDAA for FY2009. Appropriate congressional committees means the House and Senate Appropriations, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs/Foreign Relations committees. A “civilian government of Pakistan” does not include any government where the elected head of government was removed by military coup or decree.