(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 $50,000,000, 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 Special Operations Headquarters—(1) to improve coordination and cooperation between the special operations forces of NATO countries and countries approved by the North Atlantic Council as NATO partners;
(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.
Structure US Code
Subtitle A— General Military Law
PART IV— SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 138— COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH NATO ALLIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES
SUBCHAPTER II— OTHER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
§ 2350b. Cooperative projects under Arms Export Control Act: acquisition of defense equipment
§ 2350c. Cooperative military airlift agreements: allied countries
§ 2350d. Cooperative acquisition and logistics support agreements: NATO countries
§ 2350e. NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program: authority of Secretary of Defense
§ 2350f. Procurement of communications support and related supplies and services
§ 2350h. Memorandums of agreement: Department of Defense ombudsman for foreign signatories
§ 2350i. Foreign contributions for cooperative projects
§ 2350j. Burden sharing contributions by designated countries and regional organizations
§ 2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of armed forces overseas
§ 2350n. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Force Command
§ 2350p. Reciprocal patient movement agreements
§ 2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters