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But those activities can\u2019t resume in Ukraine just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intelligence and special operations subcommittee advanced by voice vote the draft legislation for consideration when the Armed Services Committee marks up the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subcommittee Chairman Jack Bergman, R-Mich., said ahead of the vote the language \u201ccodifies the current Section 1202 of the FY18 NDAA support of special operations for irregular warfare to continue the United States efforts in strategic competition with partner nations to build the capability to resist and counter aggression from nations such as Russia and China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First established in 2018 in response to Moscow\u2019s support for Ukrainian separatists, the provisional Section 1202 authorities allow U.S. special forces to arm proxies for irregular warfare in other countries. The provision, which has so far largely been used for intelligence gathering operations, is set to expire in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to codifying the authorities for these top secret operations into law, the draft language would increase the Section 1202 budget for fiscal 2024 to $25 million, up from $15 million this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/07\/14\/house-passes-defense-authorization-with-new-arms-transfers-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\">House first attempted to institutionalize Section 1202 activities when it passed its version of the NDAA last year<\/a>, but Congress dropped that provision after agreeing on a final bill with the Senate. Rep. 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I just want to make it permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FY18 NDAA, which first established these authorities, stipulates that irregular warfare must fall short of \u201ctraditional armed conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That stipulation prompted the Pentagon to pause Section 1202 authorities in Ukraine when Russia invaded last year. <i>The <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/02\/10\/us-special-operations-ukraine-surrogate-program\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Washington Post <\/i>reported in February that the Pentagon is lobbying Congress to tweak the language on \u201ctraditional armed conflict\u201d<\/a> to allow these activities to resume in Ukraine. But the House language does not make the Pentagon\u2019s requested adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not saying that we\u2019re entirely against it, but I think it\u2019s something we have to work on,\u201d said Gallego. \u201cWe could not just get that started as soon as they wanted without doing the proper jurisdictional oversight, maybe doing a study on it before we jump that fast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even without tweaking the original provision, Katherine Ebright \u2013 a counsel at New York University\u2019s Brennan Center for Justice \u2013 told Defense News that codifying Section 1202 authorities could make congressional oversight more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongress has leverage over how the authority is used and can change the legislative text with relative ease to add guardrails or improve the oversight regime,\u201d said Ebright. \u201cCodifying the authority would not 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