Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2025 and inserting December 31, 2026; (2) by striking subsection (g); (3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) as subsections (g) through (n), respectively; (4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by striking subsection (l)(2) and inserting subsection (k)(2); (5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking subsection (j)(1)(C) and inserting subsection (i)(1)(C); and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking subsection (k) and inserting subsection (j); (6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by striking December 31, 2025 and inserting December 31, 2026; and (7) by adding at the end the following: (o) Limitation on use of funds Funds made available to carry out this section may not be used to provide assistance pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) to entities other than military or other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces, or other local security forces with a national security mission; (2) to forces associated with any other government or nation; or (3) to Iranian-aligned militias..