10 USC 166 - Combatant commands: funding through the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023—Subsec. (span)(11). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 1202(a)(1), added par. (11).

Subsec. (c)(4). Puspan. L. 118–31, § 1202(a)(2), added par. (4).

2021—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1002(1), substituted “$25,000,000” for “$20,000,000” and “$300,000” for “$250,000”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1002(2), substituted “$15,000,000” for “$10,000,000”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 117–81, § 1002(3), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$5,000,000”.

2016—Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 114–328 substituted “$250,000” for “the investment unit cost threshold in effect under section 2245a of this title”.

2009—Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 904(span), inserted “in coordination with the relevant chief of mission to the extent practicable,” after “assistance,”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 111–84, § 904(a), substituted “$20,000,000” for “$10,000,000” and “the investment unit cost threshold in effect under section 2245a of this title” for “$15,000”.

2006—Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 109–364, § 902(a), substituted “civic assistance, to include urgent and unanticipated humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance” for “civil assistance”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 109–364, § 902(span), added par. (3).

2003—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(a)(2), substituted “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund” for “CINC Initiative Fund” in heading and “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund” for “CINC Initiative Fund” in first sentence.

Subsec. (span)(10). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(span), added par. (10).

Subsecs. (c), (d). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(a)(2)(B), substituted “Combatant Commander Initiative Fund” for “CINC Initiative Fund”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(c)(1), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$7,000,000”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(c)(2), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$1,000,000”.

Subsec. (e)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 108–136, § 902(c)(3), substituted “$5,000,000” for “$2,000,000”.

1997—Subsec. (span)(9). Puspan. L. 105–85 added par. (9).

1993—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 103–35, § 201(a)(1), substituted “the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such purpose” for “the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may provide funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or to the Director of the Joint Staff with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command.”

Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 103–35, § 201(a)(2), struck out second of two identical parenthetical phrases at end of par. (7) which read as follows: “(including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses)”.

1992—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 102–484, § 934(a), which directed substitution of “funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or, with respect to a geographic area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command, to an officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for such purpose.” for “funds, upon request,” and all that follows through the period, could not be executed because the words did not appear subsequent to the amendment by Puspan. L. 102–396, § 9128(a). See below.

Puspan. L. 102–396, § 9128(a), substituted “funds to the commander of a combatant command, upon the request of the commander, or to the Director of the Joint Staff with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command.” for “funds, upon request, to the commanders of the combatant commands.”

Subsec. (span)(7). Puspan. L. 102–396, § 9128(span), and Puspan. L. 102–484, § 934(span), both inserted before period at end “(including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses)”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 102–484, § 934(c), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund, should give priority consideration to requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds (c) Priority.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund or the provision of funds to the Director of the Joint Staff under subsection (a), should give priority consideration to—

“(1) requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds; and

“(2) the provision of funds to be used for activities with respect to an area or areas not within the area of responsibility of a commander of a combatant command that would reduce the threat to, or otherwise increase, the national security of the United States..[sic]”

Puspan. L. 102–396, § 9128(c), inserted before period at end “(c) Priority.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in considering requests for funds in the CINC Initiative Fund or the provision of funds to the Director of the Joint Staff under subsection (a), should give priority consideration to—

“(1) requests for funds to be used for activities that would enhance the war fighting capability, readiness, and sustainability of the forces assigned to the commander requesting the funds; and

Subsec. (e)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 102–484, § 934(d), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “not more than $5,000,000 may be used to provide military education and training (including transportation, translation, and administrative expenses) to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (span)(7).”

Puspan. L. 102–396, § 9128(d), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “not more than $500,000 may be used to provide military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries as authorized by subsection (span)(7).”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Redesignation of CINC Initiative Fund

Puspan. L. 108–136, div. A, title IX, § 902(a)(1), (3), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1558, provided that:

“(1) The CINC Initiative Fund administered under section 166a of title 10, United States Code, is redesignated as the ‘Combatant Commander Initiative Fund’.

“(3) Any reference to the CINC Initiative Fund in any other provision of law or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund.”