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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2351

SEC. 902. MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMBATANT COMMANDER INITIATIVE FUND.

(a) ADDITION TO AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (b)(6) of section 166a of title 10, United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘civil assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘civic assistance, to include urgent and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance’’. (b) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) 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.’’. SEC. 903. ADDITION TO MEMBERSHIP OF SPECIFIED COUNCIL.

Section 179(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(5) The commander of the United States Strategic Command.’’. SEC. 904. CONSOLIDATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGIONAL CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

(a) BASIC AUTHORITIES FOR REGIONAL CENTERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 184 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 184. Regional Centers for Security Studies ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall administer the Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies in accordance with this section as international venues for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants. ‘‘(b) REGIONAL CENTERS SPECIFIED.—(1) A Department of Defense Regional Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense institution that— ‘‘(A) is operated, and designated as such, by the Secretary of Defense for the study of security issues relating to a specified geographic region of the world; and ‘‘(B) serves as a forum for bilateral and multilateral research, communication, and exchange of ideas involving military and civilian participants. ‘‘(2) The Department of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies are the following: ‘‘(A) The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, established in 1993 and located in GarmischPartenkirchen, Germany. ‘‘(B) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, established in 1995 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii. ‘‘(C) The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, established in 1997 and located in Washington, D.C. ‘‘(D) The Africa Center for Strategic Studies, established in 1999 and located in Washington, D.C.

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