[20170623]IN10726_国防部安全合作：评估、监控和评估 .pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress DOD Security Cooperation: Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation Bolko J. Skorupski Analyst in Foreign Policy June 23, 2017 Introduction As part of recent efforts to modify existing security cooperation authorities, the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (P.L. 114-328) enacted several new provisions that modify the budgeting, execution, administration, and evaluation of Department of Defense (DOD) security cooperation programs and activities. To date, the Department of Defense (DOD) has spent billions of dollars on efforts to train, equip, and otherwise support foreign military and security forces. In the 114th Congress, both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees examined various aspects of DOD security cooperation efforts. Yet, prior to this year, there has been no comprehensive, standardized framework to judge the effectiveness of security cooperation programs, as authorized by various security cooperation authorities (see CRS Report R44602, DOD Security Cooperation: An Overview of Authorities and Issues). In the conference report accompanying the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), t