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Department of Defense "Section 1207" Security and Stabilization Assistance: Background and Congressional Concerns

Posted Thu, 02/04/2010 - 00:00

Section 1207 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006 (P.L. 109-163) provides authority for the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer to the State Department up to $100 million per fiscal year in defense articles, services, training or other support for reconstruction, stabilization, and security activities in foreign countries. It expires at the end of FY2010.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Background and Legislative Issues

Posted Tue, 12/01/2009 - 01:00

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) was established in 1969 and began operations in 1971 as a development agency to promote and assist U.S. business investment in developing nations. Today, OPIC is a U.S. government agency that provides project financing, investment insurance, and other services for U.S. businesses in over 150 developing nations and emerging economies. To date, OPIC has funded, guaranteed, or insured over $180 billion in investments. OPIC's activities are guided by U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

Posted Thu, 10/08/2009 - 01:00

The Navy for several years has carried out a variety of irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) activities, and has taken some steps in recent years to strengthen its ability to conduct such activities. Among the most readily visible of the Navy's current IW operations are those being carried out by Navy sailors serving ashore in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of the Navy's contributions to IW operations around the world are made by Navy individual augmentees (IAs)--individual Navy sailors assigned to various DOD operations.