Extension and modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative

(a) Expansion of types of assistance and training Subsection (c) of section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) Demonstration and operational test and evaluation of uncrewed systems and asymmetric operational concepts During the period ending on December 31, 2028, assistance provided under subsection (a)(1)(A) may also include the provision, in coordination with the Department of State, of the following: (A) Operational test and evaluation of uncrewed systems and asymmetric operational concepts as part of other assistance to the national military or other security forces described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) or the other national-level governmental organizations described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii). (B) Demonstration of uncrewed systems and asymmetric operational concepts as part of other assistance to the national military or other security forces described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) or the other national-level governmental organizations described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii).. (b) Modification of reporting period Subsection (i)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking calendar year and inserting fiscal year; and (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking calendar year and inserting fiscal year. (c) Availability of funds across fiscal years Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection (j): (j) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal years Amounts available in fiscal year 2027 or any subsequent fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under that authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.. (d) Extension Subsection (k) of such section, as redesignated, is amended by striking December 31, 2027 and inserting December 31, 2031.