I will authorize the President to provide assistance to foreign countries to enhance the ability of their intelligence and military personnel to deter international terrorism.

authorizes the President to provide certain types of assistance to foreign countries to enhance the ability of their intelligence and military personnel to deter international terrorism

H.R.5300 would authorize counterterrorism assistance for foreign intelligence and military personnel.

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Roll Call 378, Bill Number H.R. 2810. Vote Question: On Passage. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Status: Passed. Mast, Republican, Florida: Aye.

During Brian Mast's first House term, he voted for House passage of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act, a defense authorization bill later enacted as Public Law 115-91.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 378, H.R. 2810
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Public Law 115-91 was enacted Dec. 12, 2017. Section 1202 authorized the Secretary of Defense to expend up to $10,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020 to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals supporting authorized irregular warfare operations by U.S. Special Operations Forces.

The enacted NDAA that Mast supported authorized concrete assistance to foreign forces in support of U.S. special operations and irregular warfare. This substantively matches the promise to authorize assistance to foreign military-related personnel against international terrorism, though the authority runs through the Secretary of Defense rather than directly through the President.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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Section 1521 continued authorities for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund and required assessment of whether Afghan forces improved through training and increased pressure on the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and other terrorist organizations. Section 1522 made $15,000,000 available to provide training, equipment, supplies, and services to ministries and other entities of foreign governments critical for countering improvised explosive device precursor chemicals.

The same enacted law included training and equipment support tied directly to foreign security forces and counterterrorism objectives, including fighting al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 115-91, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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Roll Call 127, Bill Number H.R. 1625. Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment. Status: Passed. Mast, Republican, Florida: Nay.

Mast voted against the FY2018 omnibus appropriations vehicle that passed the House and became Public Law 115-141, which contained major State/foreign operations counterterrorism and foreign military assistance funding. This creates a mixed record rather than a clean delivery across all relevant assistance vehicles.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House: Roll Call 127, H.R. 1625
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The Act appropriated $655,467,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs to carry out anti-terrorism assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act. It also provided additional Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism funding and required funds for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund in areas affected by ISIS or other terrorist organizations.

Congress enacted direct appropriations for anti-terrorism assistance and counterterrorism partnership programs in Mast's first term, but the separate House roll call shows Mast voted against this appropriations vehicle.

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Public Law 115-141, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
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The statute authorizes the President to furnish assistance to foreign countries to enhance the ability of their law enforcement personnel to deter terrorists and terrorist groups from engaging in international terrorist acts, and allows training services and equipment for detection, deterrence, prevention, and response.

A closely related presidential antiterrorism-assistance authority already existed in federal law before Mast entered Congress. It supports the policy substance but does not by itself show Mast fulfilled the promise; his relevant contribution is better shown by later votes and enacted laws during his term.

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22 U.S. Code § 2349aa - General authority
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