,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ighb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbf,ms4 
,jacobs introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the development of metrics and  
indicators to assess the quality of     
governance of the security sectors of   
security partner countries1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,security      
,sector ,governance ,compacts ,act4  #b4
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that--  7#a7 strong security 
sector governance is the transparent1   
accountable1 management1 and oversight  
of security policy and practice by      
legitimate and democratic civilian      

leadership2  7#b7 security partners with
 well-governed security sectors are more
 effective1 more reliable1 better       
positioned to absorb and protect ,united
 ,states-origin defense articles from   
misuse or illicit transfer1 and conduct 
military operations in a manner that    
encourages stability at home and abroad2
  7#c7 weak security sector oversight   
institutions inhibit security sector    
professionalism1 effectiveness1 and     
accountability2  7#d7 effective security
 sector governance requires a system of 
checks and balances where vibrant       
legislatures1 engaged civil society1 and
 independent judiciaries provide the    
necessary oversight to hold authorities 
accountable to citizens2 and  7#e7      
improving security sector governance in 
,united ,states security partners       
requires predictable1 long-term         
investments4  #c4 ,security ,sector     
,governance ,index  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         

,secretary1 acting through the ,defense 
,security ,cooperation ,university and  
the ,office of ,security ,assistance1   
shall develop metrics and indicators to 
assess the quality of security sectors  
governance by security partner          
countries1 to be known as the ,security 
,sector ,governance ,index4  7b7        
,criteria ,the ,index required by       
subsection 7a7 shall include            
measurements of the following3 7#a7 ,the
 level of state corruption1 as defined  
under the ,combating ,global ,corruption
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeja71 in the    
country's security sector4  7#b7 ,the   
level of civilian oversight of the      
partner's national and internal security
 forces4  7#c7 ,the level of such       
security force's--  7,a7 involvement in 
politics2  7,b7 commercial holdings2 and
  7,c7 merit-based promotions4  7#d7    
,the record of violations of            
international human rights law1         
international humanitarian law1 and     
civilian harm by such security force    

actors or their affiliates and          
subsequent meaningful investigations and
 accountability processes4  7#e7 ,other 
factors relevant to assessing the level 
of security sector governance4  7c7     
,consultation ,the ,secretary shall     
develop the ,index required by          
subsection 7a7 in consultation with--   
7#a7 the ,secretary of ,defense2  7#b7  
the ,bureau of ,democracy1 ,human       
,rights1 and ,labor of the ,department2 
and  7#c7 relevant nongovernmental      
organizations1 nongovernmental experts1 
and civil society4  7d7 ,publication    
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which the ,index required by         
subsection 7a7 is developed1 the        
,secretary shall publish a summary of   
the ,index in the ,federal ,register4   
#d4 ,assessments and tiered ranking     
system  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ij days after the date on which the    
,index required by section #c7;a7 is    
published in the ,federal ,register     
pursuant to section #c7;d71 the         

,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 shall1 for each 
security partner country-- 7#a7 based on
 such ,index1 conduct an assessment of  
the quality of governance of the        
country's security sector2  7#b7 based  
on the assessment1 designate the country
 as a tier one partner country1 tier two
 partner country1 tier three partner    
country1 or tier four partner country in
 accordance with the requirements of    
subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that contains-- 7,a7 the         
assessment required by paragraph 7#a72  
and  7,b7 the designation required under
 paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,country tiers    
7#a7 ,tier one partner countries ,a     
country shall be designated as a tier   
one partner country if the government of
 the country has a low quality of       
governance of its security sector1 as   
determined by the ,secretary1 based on  
the ,index required by section #c7;a74  
7#b7 ,tier two partner countries ,a     

country shall be designated as a tier   
two partner country if the government of
 the country has a low to mid quality of
 governance of its security sector1 as  
determined by the ,secretary1 based on  
the ,index required by section #c7;a74  
7#c7 ,tier three partner countries ,a   
country shall be designated as a tier   
three partner country if the government 
of the country has a mid to high quality
 of governance of its security sector1  
as determined by the ,secretary1 based  
on the ,index required by section       
#c7;a74  7#d7 ,tier four partner        
countries ,a country shall be designated
 as a tier four partner country if the  
government of the country has a high    
quality of governance1 as determined by 
the ,secretary1 based on the ,index     
required by section #c7;a74  7c7        
,updates to designations ,not later than
 one year after the initial designation 
completed pursuant to subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary1 in coordination with the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 shall1 on an   

annual basis--  7#a7 based on the ,index
 required by subsection 7b71 conduct an 
assessment of the quality of governance 
of the country's security sector2  7#b7 
based on such assessment1 conduct an    
update of the designation of each       
security partner country under this     
section2 and  7#c7 submit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that contains the assessment     
required by paragraph 7#a7 and the      
update required by paragraph 7#b74  #e4 
,authority and types of assistance  7a7 
,tier one partner countries             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7other than the provisions of law   
described in subsection 7g771 a country 
ranked as a tier one partner country is 
authorized to receive only the following
 types of security sector assistance3   
7#a7 ,assistance for defense institution
 building1 including assistance under   
sections #ccb and #cdb of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7            
,international ,military and ,education 

,training assistance pursuant to section
 #eda of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act  
of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdg74  7#c7   
,global ,peace ,operations ,initiative  
assistance pursuant to section #eea of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdh74  7#d7            
,international ,narcotics ,control and  
,law ,enforcement assistance pursuant to
 section #dha of the ,foreign           
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bbia74  7#e7 ,nonproliferation1       
,demining1 and ,related ,programs       
assistance pursuant to section #ejd of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ehed74  7#f7 ,other     
educational and classroom-based         
training1 including under sections #cdc1
 #cdf1 #cdg1 #cdh1 #cdi1 #cea1 and #ceb1
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#g7 ,disaster management and           
humanitarian assistance1 including      
through sections #ahb1 #dja1 #djb1 #djd1
 #djg1 #beeg1 and #befa of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 and support for  

foreign assistance implementation under 
section #che of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#h7 ,the ,state        
,partnership ,program under section #cda
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#i7 ,any other programs related to     
human rights1 international humanitarian
 law1 and protection of civilians       
training4  7#aj7 ,any other programs    
related to civil-military support1      
including through ,civil ,affairs teams4
  7#aa7 ,maritime cooperation           
assistance1 including through section   
#abfc of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act of ,fiscal ,year    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib71 the ,asia 
,reassurance ,initiative ,act of #bjah  
7,public ,law #aae-dji71 and section    
#ccc of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7b7 ,tier two partner countries 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7other than the provisions of law   
described in subsection 7g771 a country 
ranked as a tier two partner country is 
authorized to receive only the following

 types of security sector assistance3   
7#a7 ,tier one partner country          
assistance4  7#b7 ,anti-,terrorism      
related assistance with respect to      
,nonproliferation1 ,anti-,terrorism1    
,demining1 and ,related ,programs       
assistance pursuant to section #ega of  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdi;aa74  7#c7         
,tailored capacity-building assistance1 
including with respect to               
counternarcotics1 counterterrorism1 and 
border security1 including ,peacekeeping
 ,operations assistance pursuant to     
section #eea of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdh71   
section #ccc of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and section #ajba of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
of ,fiscal ,year #bjje1 section #ajbb of
 the ,national ,defense ,authorization  
,act of ,fiscal ,year #bjjd1 section    
#abbf of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act of ,fiscal ,year    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib71 and       

section #abcc of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act of ,fiscal year     
#bjjh1 and any other programs related to
 counternarcotics and counterterrorism4 
7#d7 ,military and intelligence         
capabilities technical assistance and   
specialized military education1         
including under sections #cdb1 #cde1 and
 #cej of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#e7 ,nonlethal equipment1      
including equipment under the ,foreign  
,military ,financing program under      
section #bc of the ,arms ,export        
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc74    
7c7 ,tier three partner countries       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law 7other than the provisions of law   
described in subsection 7g771 a country 
ranked as a tier three partner country  
is authorized to receive only the       
following types of security sector      
assistance3  7#a7 ,tier one partner     
country assistance4  7#b7 ,tier two     
partner country assistance4  7#c7       
,lethal equipment1 including equipment  

under the ,foreign ,military ,financing 
program under section #bc of the ,arms  
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfc74  7#d7 ,united ,states military  
staff colleges and exchanges1 including 
,professional ,military ,education      
,student ,exchanges1 ,unit ,exchanges1  
conferences1 and centers of excellence  
under section #caa1 #cab1 and #cdd of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   
under section #edd7;a7 of the ,foreign  
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcdg;c7a774  7#e7 ,exercises under    
sections #cba and #cbb1 of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 and section #abea
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act of ,fiscal ,year    
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib71 and       
operational support1 including section  
#cca of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7d7 ,tier four partner countries
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law 7other than the provisions of law  
described in subsection 7g771 a country 
ranked as a tier four partner country is

 authorized to receive only the         
following types of security sector      
assistance3 7#a7 ,tier one partner      
country assistance4  7#b7 ,tier two     
partner country assistance4  7#c7 ,tier 
three partner country assistance4  7#d7 
,international armament cooperation     
activities under chapter #ach of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the     
,arms ,export ,control ,act4  7#e7      
,support under sections #abg;d and      
#abg;e of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code4  7#f7 ,any activities related to 
,foreign ,internal ,defense4  7e7       
,exemption and rule of construction     
7#a7 ,exemption for expenditure of      
certain obligated funds ,notwithstanding
 the requirements of subsections 7a71   
7b71 7c71 and 7d71 security sector      
assistance of a type that a security    
partner country was eligible to receive 
before the ranking of the country as a  
tier one partner country1 tier two      
partner country1 tier three partner     
country1 or tier four partner country in

 accordance with the requirements of    
subsection 7b7 that has been obligated  
but not expended as of the date of the  
ranking of the country and with respect 
to which the country is no longer       
eligible to receive by reason of the    
ranking of the country may be expended  
with respect to the country during the  
first year in which the country is      
ranked as such a country4  7#b7 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this section  
may be construed to authorize a type of 
security sector assistance in one tier  
for a partner country that is authorized
 only in a higher tier for a partner    
country4  7f7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary1 in coordination with   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 may waive   
the requirements of subsections 7a71    
7b71 7c71 and 7d71 and provide security 
sector assistance of a type that a      
security partner country is not eligible
 to receive by reason of the ranking of 
the country as a tier one partner       
country1 tier two partner country1 tier 

three partner country1 or tier four     
partner country in accordance with the  
requirements of subsection 7c7 if the   
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 provides to the 
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 a certification that the country is
 a long-standing and strategically      
important partner for the purpose of    
,united ,states national security2  7,b7
 a justification for how the relevant   
security sector assistance is in the    
,united ,states national security       
interests2 and  7,c7 a plan to work with
 the country to improve relevant        
indicators and metrics4  7#b7 ,update   
,the ,secretary shall1 on an annual     
basis--  7,a7 update the plan required  
by paragraph 7#a77;,c7 on an annual     
basis2  7,b7 submit each such updated   
plan to the appropriate congressional   
committees2 and  7,c7 publish a list of 
countries that are granted such waiver1 
including the relevant tier designation1
 and a summary of the justification for 

such waiver on a publicly available     
website4  7#c7 ,diagnostic requirement  
,for countries that are subject to a    
waiver pursuant to this paragraph and   
are designated as a tier lower than the 
previous year1 the ,secretary1 in       
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall submit to appropriate   
congressional committees with the       
requirements described in paragraph 7#b7
 the completion of a diagnostic         
assessment of such country's security   
sector to include an identification of  
specific weaknesses in such sector that 
contributed to a lower designation1 an  
assessment of the threat such weaknesses
 pose to ,united ,states national       
security interests1 and a diplomatic    
plan to engage such country on improving
 such weaknesses4  7#d7 ,termination ,in
 the case of a country receiving        
security sector assistance by reason of 
being subject to a waiver pursuant to   
this paragraph for #e consecutive years1
 such country shall be ineligible to    

continue to receive a waiver pursuant to
 this paragraph beginning on the day    
after the end of such #e-year period1   
unless a law is enacted that provides   
for the continuation of the waiver and  
identifies the specific purpose or      
purposes for which the relevant security
 sector assistance may be used4  7#e7   
,form ,the matters required to be       
provided under this paragraph shall be  
provided in unclassified form but may   
include a classified annex4  7g7        
,provisions of law described ,the       
provisions of law described in          
subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7  
,section #gjjh of the ,department of    
,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and       
,related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjbc 7division ,k of ,public ,law     
#aag-cbh7 or any similar provision of   
law4  7#b7 ,the ,child ,soldiers        
,prevention ,act of #bjjh 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcgj;c74  7#c7 ,section #fbj;,i of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh-a74  7#d7 ,the         

,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq474 
7#e7 ,restrictions described in section 
#ejb;,b of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd74  7#f7  
,any other provision of law that        
restricts the provision of security     
sector assistance4  7h7 ,lethal and     
non-,lethal equipment defined ,for the  
purposes of this subsection1 not later  
than #ahj days after the enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall establish and submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 definitions for lethal equipment and   
non-lethal equipment in consultation    
with relevant external stakeholders with
 expertise in defense equipment1        
civilian harm1 and other related areas  
as appropriate4  #f4 ,security sector   
governance compacts  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary and the ,secretary of   
,defense may jointly enter into a       
compact1 to be known as a ,security     

,sector ,governance ,compact1 with a    
country ranked as a tier two partner    
country or a tier three partner country 
that is not subject to a waiver pursuant
 to section #e7;f7 and that meets the   
eligibility criteria of subsection 7b7  
in order to establish a multi-year plan 
to provide security sector assistance to
 the country for purposes of achieving  
shared security objectives in           
furtherance of the purposes of this     
section4  7b7 ,eligibility criteria ,the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
determine eligibility of a country to   
enter into a compact authorized under   
this subsection based on the following  
criteria3  7#a7 ,the country's          
performance on the ,security ,sector    
,governance ,index and other baseline   
assessments1 including the following3   
7,a7 ,the commitment and political will 
of the recipient to use such assistance 
in a manner that achieves mutual        
objectives4  7,b7 ,recipient country's  

assessment of internal and external     
security threats1 including in relation 
to ,united ,states assessments of such  
threats1 and the manner in which such   
perceptions may inform the use of       
security assistance4  7,c7 ,the         
recipient's capacity to absorb the      
security assistance given and to achieve
 the objectives of such assistance4     
7,d7 ,country- or region-specific       
opportunities and risks that could      
enhance or impair the outcomes          
associated with providing security      
assistance4  7#b7 ,the relevant         
assessments pursuant to the ,department 
of ,defense's assessment1 monitoring1   
and evaluation program under section    
#chc of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#c7 ,an analysis of the extent 
to which the political conditions for   
continued improvements in security      
sector governance are present1 including
 an assessment of security sector       
reforms with domestic political support4
  7#d7 ,an assessment of the strategic  

significance of such country to ,united 
,states national security interests4    
7c7 ,elements ,each compact authorized  
under this subsection shall include the 
following elements3 7#a7 ,joint planning
 with the partner country1 including    
senior level consultations and joint    
diagnosis of the strengths1 priorities1 
and challenges of the country's security
 institutions1 including priority       
capacity and capability requirements4   
7#b7 ,joint development with the partner
 country of a security sector assistance
 plan1 including tailored goals for an  
enhanced security partnership and a     
common strategy to improve the          
governance and capacity of the country's
 security institutions and an agreement 
on more tailored1 specific conditions   
for graduation to the next tier4  7#c7  
,a plan that includes a commitment by   
the country specifying the manner in    
which security sector assistance will be
 used1 within a defined time-frame1 and 
plans for sustainment by the country of 

any capabilities built as a result of   
such assistance1 and mutually agreed    
oversight mechanisms for security sector
 assistance and metrics1 to determine   
whether such assistance is accomplishing
 the agreed-upon objectives4  7#d7 ,a   
plan for coordination with other donors 
to maximize impact of security sector   
assistance and objectives related to    
strengthening security sector           
governance4  7#e7 ,consultations with   
the national legislature of the country 
and a wide range of civil society groups
 in the country on such plans and the   
compact's design1 oversight1 and        
evaluation4  7d7 ,institutional capacity
 building ,not less than #cj percent of 
assistance provided pursuant to a       
compact shall be for the purposes of    
institutional capacity building4  7e7   
,second compact ,the ,secretary and the 
,secretary of ,defense may jointly      
establish a second compact with a       
country that was ranked as a tier two   
partner country and entered into a      

compact with the ,united ,states under  
this subsection if such country has been
 subsequently ranked as a tier three    
partner country4  7f7 ,congressional    
consultation and notification ,the      
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 shall-- 7#a7 as 
soon as possible before seeking         
negotiations to enter into a compact    
with a partner country under this       
section1 consult with the appropriate   
congressional committees2 and  7#b7 not 
later than #ae days before entering into
 such compact1 notify appropriate       
congressional committees4  7g7 ,duration
 of compact ,the duration of a compact  
under this section may not exceed #e    
years4  #g4 ,authorization of           
appropriations  7a7 ,international      
security cooperation program ,funds made
 available under the ,international     
,security ,cooperation ,program account 
are authorized to be made available to  
the ,secretary and the ,secretary of    
,defense for the purposes of entering   

into compacts authorized under section  
#f4 ,funds made available under this    
paragraph for entering into a compact   
are authorized to remain available until
 the completion of the compact4  7b7    
,security sector compact fund  7#a7     
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a  
fund1 which shall be known as the       
,security ,sector ,compact ,fund 7in    
this paragraph referred to as the       
,fund71 to be administered by the       
,department and the ,department of      
,defense1 as appropriate1 to support    
security sector assistance programs that
 advance shared security goals through  
the establishment of a compact          
authorized under section #f4  7#b7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this paragraph such sums as   
may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years #bjbg through #bjca4  7#c7        
,purposes of fund ,amounts authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,fund shall be  

used to provide training1 technical     
assistance1 capacity building           
assistance1 defense equipment1 or       
military-to-military exchanges for the  
purposes of addressing shared security  
challenges1 enhancing the bilateral     
security partnership1 and advancing     
shared security sector governance       
objectives to conduct one or more of the
 following3  7,a7 ,defense institutional
 capacity building4  7,b7 ,institutional
 capacity building of oversight         
institutions and capabilities1 including
 relevant legislative committees1       
ombudspersons and audit institutions1   
and civil society stakeholders4  7,c7   
,counterterrorism operations4  7,d7     
,counter-weapons of mass destruction    
operations4  7,e7 ,counter-illicit drug 
trafficking operations4  7,f7           
,counter-transnational organized crime  
operations4  7,g7 ,maritime and border  
security operations4  7,h7 ,military    
intelligence operations4  7,i7 ,air     
domain awareness operations4  7#d7      

,congressional notification ,funds may  
not be obligated under this paragraph   
unless the appropriate congressional    
committees are notified of the amount   
and nature of such proposed obligation  
at least #ae days in advance of such    
proposed obligation1 including a        
description of the ongoing1 completed1  
and planned institutional capacity      
building efforts with the recipient     
country4  7#e7 ,availability of funds   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 assistance made available under the
 ,fund shall be available to any        
recipient country that is a tier two    
partner country or a tier three partner 
country and is a recipient of a         
,compact4  7c7 ,other funds ,any        
assistance such partner country is      
eligible for pursuant to the relevant   
,tier as described in section #d may    
also be provided as part of the ,compact
 described in section #f4  #h4          
,graduation from assistance  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary1 in coordination

 with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall 
conduct an assessment of each partner   
country that has been ranked as a tier  
four partner country for #e consecutive 
years to determine whether-- 7#a7 the   
partner country should continue to      
receive security sector assistance or   
whether the type and amount of such     
assistance should be adjusted as        
appropriate2 and  7#b7 the type and     
amount of security sector assistance    
provided to the partner country has     
achieved previously-identified          
short-term and long-term desired        
outcomes4  7b7 ,report ,the ,secretary1 
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
,defense1 shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on an annual basis that contains 
the assessments required by subsection  
7a71 including the results of the       
assessments4  7c7 ,exemption ,the       
,secretary shall not be required to     
conduct an assessment under subsection  
7a7 with respect to any country that is 

a ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization
 member country or ,australia1 ,new     
,zealand1 ,japan1 or ,south ,korea4  #i4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7      
except as otherwise provided1 the term  
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs and the ,committee on ,armed  
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7#b7 the term ,department 
means the ,department of ,state2  7#c7  
the term ,index means the metrics and   
indicators of the ,security ,sector     
,governance ,index developed under      
section #c2  7#d7 except as otherwise   
provided1 the term ,secretary means the 
,secretary of ,state2  7#e7 the term    
security assistance means assistance    
provided under the ,foreign ,assistance 
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et   
seq471 the ,arms ,export ,control ,act  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 7other    

than ,foreign ,military ,sales or       
,direct ,commercial ,sales71 or any     
other provision of law2  7#f7 the term  
security sector assistance means-- 7,a7 
security assistance 7as defined in      
paragraph 7#e772 and  7,b7 security     
cooperation and related activities and  
engagement provided under title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 to include       
sections #abg;e and #abg;d of title #aj2
  7#g7 the term security partner country
 means a foreign country that currently 
receives or participates in security    
sector assistance2  7#h7 the term tier  
one partner country assistance means the
 types of security sector assistance    
described in section #e7;a72  7#i7 the  
term tier two partner country assistance
 means the types of security sector     
assistance described in section #e7;b72 
7#aj7 the term tier three partner       
country assistance means the types of   
security sector assistance described in 
section #e7;c72 and  7#aa7 the term tier
 four partner country assistance means  

the types of security sector assistance 
described in section #e7;d74