capacity of allies and partner nations in the Asia-Pacific region. (d) Transfer requirements (1) Use of funds only pursuant to transfer Funds available for the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative may be used for activities described in subsections (b) and (c) only pursuant to a transfer of such funds to or among either or both of the following accounts of the Department of Defense: (A) Military personnel accounts. (B) Operation and maintenance accounts. (2) Effect on authorization amounts The transfer of an amount available for the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative to an account under the authority provided by paragraph (1) in a fiscal year shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for such account for such fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (3) Construction with other transfer authority The transfer authority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense by law. (e) Notification requirements Not later than 15 days before that date on which a transfer of funds under subsection (d) takes effect, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives in writing of the transfer. Each notice of a transfer of funds shall include the following: (1) A detailed description of the project or activity to be supported by the transfer of funds, including any request of the Commander of the United States Pacific Command for support, urgent operational need, or emergent operational need to be satisfied by the project or activity. (2) The amount to be transferred and expended on the project or activity. (3) A timeline for expenditure of the transferred funds. (f) Funding Amounts for the Asia- Pacific Stability Initiative shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance by section 301 and available for the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative as specified in the funding table in