H. J. Res. 52 

One Hundred Tenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 

Joint Resolution 

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. 

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other organizational units of 

Government for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 

SEC. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for 

operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for 

fiscal year 2007 and under the authority and conditions provided 

in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities (including the 

costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise 

specifically provided for in this joint resolution, that were conducted 

in fiscal year 2007, and for which appropriations, funds, or other 

authority were made available in the following appropriations Acts: 

(1) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 

(division A of Public Law 109–289). 

(2) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295). 

(3) The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289, as amended by Public Law 

110–5). 

SEC. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or 

authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of 

Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not 

funded for production in fiscal year 2007 or prior years; (2) the 

increase in production rates above those sustained with fiscal year 

2007 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of 

any project, activity, operation, or organization (defined as any 

project, subproject, activity, budget activity, program element, and 

subprogram within a program element, and for any investment 

items defined as a P–1 line item in a budget activity within an 

appropriation account and an R–1 line item that includes a program 

element and subprogram element within an appropriation account) 

for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during fiscal year 2007. 

(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority 

granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense 

shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 

procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 

unless specifically appropriated later. 
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(c) Notwithstanding this section, the Secretary of Defense may, 

following notification of the congressional defense committees, initiate projects or activities required to be undertaken for force protection purposes using funds available from the Iraq Freedom Fund. 

SEC. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be available 

to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by the 

pertinent appropriations Act. 

SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no 

appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any project 

or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were 

not available during fiscal year 2007. 

SEC. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant 

to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures 

incurred for any project or activity during the period for which 

funds or authority for such project or activity are available under 

this joint resolution. 

SEC. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint resolution 

or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2008, appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant 

to this joint resolution shall be available until whichever of the 

following first occurs: (1) the enactment into law of an appropriation 

for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution; 

(2) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act 

for fiscal year 2008 without any provision for such project or activity; 

or (3) November 16, 2007. 

SEC. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution 

shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, 

or authorization is contained is enacted into law. 

SEC. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by 

or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used 

without regard to the time limitations for submission and approval 

of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title 31, United 

States Code, but nothing in this joint resolution may be construed 

to waive any other provision of law governing the apportionment 

of funds. 

SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 

resolution, except section 106, for those programs that would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or complete distribution 

of appropriations at the beginning of fiscal year 2008 because of 

distributions of funding to States, foreign countries, grantees, or 

others, such high initial rates of operation or complete distribution 

shall not be made, and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this joint resolution that would impinge on final 

funding prerogatives. 

SEC. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented so that 

only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the joint 

resolution shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of 

projects and activities. 

SEC. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments 

whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for 

fiscal year 2007, and for activities under the Food Stamp Act 

of 1977, activities shall be continued at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions 

provided in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, 

to be continued through the date specified in section 106(3). 
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(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins 

after October 2007 but not later than 30 days after the date specified 

in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds shall be 

available for such payments. 

SEC. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for civilian 

personnel compensation and benefits in each department and 

agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations necessary 

to avoid furloughs within such department or agency, consistent 

with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007, except 

that such authority provided under this section shall not be used 

until after the department or agency has taken all necessary actions 

to reduce or defer non-personnel-related administrative expenses. 

SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may 

be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 

Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department 

Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of 

the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 

1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security 

Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 

SEC. 114. Notwithstanding section 20106 of the Continuing 

Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109– 

289, as amended by Public Law 110–5), the Secretary of Agriculture 

is authorized to enter into or renew contracts under section 521(a)(2) 

of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) for 1 year. 

SEC. 115. The authority provided by section 3a of the Act 

of March 3, 1927 (commonly known as the ‘‘Cotton Statistics and 

Estimates Act’’) (7 U.S.C. 473a) shall continue in effect through 

the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 

SEC. 116. The authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 

carry out the adjusted gross income limitation contained in section 

1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) shall 

continue through the end of the period specified in subsection 

(e) of such section or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution, whichever occurs later. 

SEC. 117. The provisions of title VIII of the Departments of 

Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447, division B) that 

apply during fiscal year 2007 shall continue to apply through the 

date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 

SEC. 118. The authority provided by section 1202 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 

Law 109–163) shall continue in effect through the earlier of the 

date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution. 

SEC. 119. The authority provided by section 1477(d) of title 

10, United States Code, as amended by section 3306 of Public 

Law 110–28, shall continue in effect through the date of enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. 

SEC. 120. The authority provided by section 1208 of the Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2005 (Public Law 108–375) shall continue in effect through the 

earlier of the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) 

of this joint resolution. 
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SEC. 121. The authority provided by section 1022 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 

Law 108–136), as amended by section 1022 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163), shall 

continue in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 

or the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 

SEC. 122. The authority provided by section 1051a of title 

10, United States Code, shall continue in effect through the earlier 

of the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2008 or the date specified in section 106(3) 

of this joint resolution. 

SEC. 123. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 

this joint resolution, and in addition to amounts otherwise made 

available by this joint resolution, there is appropriated 

$5,200,000,000 for a ‘‘Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle 

Fund’’, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 

(b) The funds provided by subsection (a) shall be available 

to the Secretary of Defense to continue technological research and 

development and upgrades, to procure Mine Resistant Ambush 

Protected vehicles and associated support equipment, and to sustain, transport, and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. 

(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall transfer funds provided 

by subsection (a) to appropriations for operation and maintenance; 

procurement; and research, development, test and evaluation to 

accomplish the purposes specified in subsection (b). Such transferred 

funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 

and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they 

are transferred. 

(2) The transfer authority provided by this subsection shall 

be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the 

Department of Defense. 

(3) The Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 5 days prior 

to making any transfer under this subsection, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of the transfer. 

(d) The amount provided by this section is designated as an 

emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs 

pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 

21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2008. 

SEC. 124. Section 14704 of title 40, United States Code, shall 

be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of 

this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 

SEC. 125. Section 382N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution 

for ‘‘October 1, 2007’’. 

SEC. 126. Of the funds made available to the Department 

of Energy under this joint resolution, $484,000 may be transferred 

to another agency for carrying out the provisions of division C 

of Public Law 108–324. Funds so transferred shall be refunded 

to the Department after passage of the regular appropriations Act 

for that agency. 

SEC. 127. (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise provided 

under section 101, an additional amount is available under ‘‘General 

Services Administration—Operating Expenses Account’’, at a rate 
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for operations of $4,340,000, for the costs of agency activities transferred to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals pursuant to section 

847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

2006 (Public Law 109–163). 

(b) For purposes of section 101, the rate for operations for 

each of the accounts from which funds were transferred in fiscal 

year 2007 pursuant to section 847(b) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 41 

U.S.C. 607 note) is reduced by an amount equal to the annualized 

level of the funds transferred. 

SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 

resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia may expend 

local funds for programs and activities under the heading ‘‘District 

of Columbia Funds’’ for such programs and activities under title 

IV of H.R. 2829 (110th Congress), as passed by the House of 

Representatives, at the rate set forth under ‘‘District of Columbia 

Funds—Summary of Expenses’’ as included in the Fiscal Year 2008 

Proposed Budget and Financial Plan submitted to the Congress 

by the District of Columbia on June 7, 2007, as amended on June 

29, 2007. 

SEC. 129. Section 403(f) of the Government Management 

Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–356; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) 

shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 

of this joint resolution for ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 

SEC. 130. Section 204(e) of the Veterans Benefits Improvement 

Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 38 U.S.C. 4301 note) shall be 

applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 

SEC. 131. Any funds made available pursuant to section 101 

for United States Customs and Border Protection may be obligated 

to support hiring, training, and equipping of new border patrol 

agents at a rate for operations not exceeding that necessary to 

sustain the numbers of new border patrol agents hired, trained, 

and equipped in the final quarter of fiscal year 2007. The Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection shall notify 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this 

section. 

SEC. 132. The Secretary of Homeland Security may continue, 

through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, 

to obligate funds at the rate the Secretary determines necessary 

to maintain not more than the average monthly number of detention 

bed spaces in use during September 2007 at detention facilities 

operated or contracted by the Department of Homeland Security. 

SEC. 133. During the period specified in section 106 of this 

joint resolution, section 517(b) of Public Law 109–295 shall not 

be in effect. 

SEC. 134. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 

Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) 

shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) 

of this joint resolution for ‘‘the end of fiscal year 2007’’. 

SEC. 135. (a) Activities authorized by chapters 2, 3, 5, and 

6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) 

shall continue through the date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution. 

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, 

except section 106, there is appropriated to carry out chapter 6 
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of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) 

$5,000,000. 

SEC. 136. (a) APPROPRIATION FOR CHIP PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

this joint resolution, there is hereby appropriated, out of any 

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for fiscal 

year 2008, $5,000,000,000 for purposes of providing allotments 

to States, the District of Columbia, and commonwealths and 

territories under section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 1397dd), and, in addition, $40,000,000 for the purpose 

of providing additional allotments under subsection (c)(4)(A) 

of such section. 

(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available from any allotment under subsection (b) shall not be available for obligation 

for child health assistance for items and services furnished 

after the termination date specified in section 106(3) of this 

joint resolution, or, if earlier, the date of the enactment of 

an Act that provides funding for fiscal year 2008 and for one 

or more subsequent fiscal years for the Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act. 

(b) ALLOTMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

joint resolution, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 

make allotments to States, the District of Columbia, and commonwealths and territories under section 2104 of the Social Security 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) from the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for the entire fiscal year 2008. 

(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED FISCAL YEAR 2005 ALLOTMENTS

TO STATES WITH ESTIMATED FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR

2008.—Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(i) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED FISCAL YEAR 2005 ALLOTMENTS

TO STATES WITH ESTIMATED FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR

2008.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (f) and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), with respect to months beginning 

during fiscal year 2008, the Secretary shall provide for a redistribution under such subsection from the allotments for fiscal 

year 2005 under subsection (b) that are not expended by the 

end of fiscal year 2007, to a fiscal year 2008 shortfall State 

described in paragraph (2), such amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the estimated shortfall described in such 

paragraph for such State for the month. 

‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2008 SHORTFALL STATE DESCRIBED.—A 

fiscal year 2008 shortfall State described in this paragraph 

is a State with a State child health plan approved under 

this title for which the Secretary estimates, on a monthly 

basis using the most recent data available to the Secretary 

as of such month, that the projected expenditures under such 

plan for such State for fiscal year 2008 will exceed the sum 

of— 

‘‘(A) the amount of the State’s allotments for each 

of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 that was not expended by 

the end of fiscal year 2007; and 

‘‘(B) the amount of the State’s allotment for fiscal year 

2008. 
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‘‘(3) FUNDS REDISTRIBUTED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH STATES

REALIZE FUNDING SHORTFALLS.—The Secretary shall redistribute the amounts available for redistribution under paragraph (1) to fiscal year 2008 shortfall States described in paragraph (2) in the order in which such States realize monthly 

funding shortfalls under this title for fiscal year 2008. The 

Secretary shall only make redistributions under this subsection 

to the extent that there are unexpended fiscal year 2005 allotments under subsection (b) available for such redistributions. 

‘‘(4) PRORATION RULE.—If the amounts available for redistribution under paragraph (1) are less than the total amounts 

of the estimated shortfalls determined for the month under 

that paragraph, the amount computed under such paragraph 

for each fiscal year 2008 shortfall State for the month shall 

be reduced proportionally. 

‘‘(5) RETROSPECTIVE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary may 

adjust the estimates and determinations made to carry out 

this subsection as necessary on the basis of the amounts 

reported by States not later than November 30, 2007, on CMS 

Form 64 or CMS Form 21, as the case may be, and as approved 

by the Secretary. 

‘‘(6) 1–YEAR AVAILABILITY; NO FURTHER REDISTRIBUTION.— 

Notwithstanding subsections (e) and (f), amounts redistributed 

to a State pursuant to this subsection for fiscal year 2008 

shall only remain available for expenditure by the State through 

September 30, 2008, and any amounts of such redistributions 

that remain unexpended as of such date, shall not be subject 

to redistribution under subsection (f).’’. 

(d) EXTENDING AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE

CERTAIN FUNDS FOR MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.—Section 

2105(g)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee) is amended by striking 

‘‘or 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2007, or 2008’’. 

(e) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsections (c) 

and (d) shall be in effect through the date specified in section 

106(3) of this joint resolution or, if earlier, the date of the enactment 

of an Act that provides funding for fiscal year 2008 and for one 

or more subsequent fiscal years for the Children’s Health Insurance 

Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act. 

SEC. 137. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 

resolution, there is appropriated for payment to Susan Thomas, 

widow of Craig Thomas, late a Senator from the State of Wyoming, 

$165,200, and for payment to Karen L. Gillmor, widow of Paul 

E. Gillmor, late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $165,200. 

SEC. 138. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out 

subparagraph (B) of section 1710(f)(2) of title 38, United States 

Code, and subparagraph (E) of section 1729(a)(2) of such title by 

substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for the date specified in each such subparagraph. 

SEC. 139. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 

for ‘‘Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’’ at a rate 

for operations of $5,626,223,000. 

SEC. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 

resolution, except section 106, the Department of Veterans Affairs 

may expend funds for programs and activities under the heading 

‘‘Information Technology Systems’’ for pay and associated cost for 

operations and maintenance associated staff. 
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SEC. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 

resolution, except section 106, in addition to the amount made 

available for fiscal year 2008 to carry out section 3674 of title 

38, United States Code, there is appropriated to carry out that 

section an additional amount equal to $6,000,000 multiplied by 

the ratio of the number of days covered by this joint resolution 

to 366. 

SEC. 142. Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)), the authority of 

subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain 

in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 

resolution. 

SEC. 143. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are provided 

for ‘‘Department of State—Administration of Foreign Affairs—Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ at a rate for operations of 

$4,435,013,000, of which not less than $778,449,000 shall be for 

worldwide security upgrades. 

SEC. 144. The provisions of title II of the McKinney-Vento 

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) shall continue 

in effect, notwithstanding section 209 of such Act, through the 

earlier of: (1) the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 

resolution; or (2) the date of enactment of an authorization Act 

relating to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 

SEC. 145. Funds made available under section 101 for the 

National Transportation Safety Board shall include amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2008 only, on 

an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease. 

SEC. 146. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence 

of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 

20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, 

until the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution, 

insure and may enter into commitments to insure mortgages under 

section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)). 

SEC. 147. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act of 

1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by substituting the 

date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 

SEC. 148. (a) Section 48103(4) of title 49, United States Code, 

shall be applied: (1) by substituting the amount specified in such 

section with an amount that equals $3,675,000,000 multiplied by 

the ratio of the number of days covered by this joint resolution 

to 366; and (2) by substituting the fiscal year specified in such 

section with the period beginning October 1, 2007, through the 

date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution. 

(b) Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 

applied by substituting ‘‘2008’’ for ‘‘2007’’. 

(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the availability of any 

balances of contract authority provided under section 48103 of 

title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2007 and any prior 

fiscal year. 

SEC. 149. (a) Sections 4081(d)(2)(B), 4261(j)(1)(A)(ii), 

4271(d)(1)(A)(ii), 9502(d)(1), and 9502(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 shall each be applied by substituting the date specified 

in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ 

or ‘‘October 1, 2007’’, as the case may be. 

(b) Subparagraph (A) of section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or any joint resolution 
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making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008’’ before 

the semicolon at the end. 

SEC. 150. (a) Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) General David H. Petraeus was confirmed by a unanimous vote of 81–0 in the Senate on January 26, 2007, to 

be the Commander of the Multi-National Forces—Iraq. 

(2) General David H. Petraeus assumed command of the 

Multi-National Forces—Iraq on February 10, 2007. 

(3) General David H. Petraeus previously served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Commander of the Multi-National 

Security Transition Command—Iraq, as the Commander of the 

NATO Training Mission—Iraq, and as Commander of the 101st 

Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the first year of combat 

operations in Iraq. 

(4) General David H. Petraeus has received numerous 

awards and distinctions during his career, including the 

Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior 

Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze 

Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior Honor 

Award, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, and the Gold 

Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm. 

(5) The leadership of the majority party in both the House 

of Representatives and the Senate implored the American 

people and Members of Congress early in January 2007 to 

listen to the generals on the ground. 

(b) It is the sense of the Congress that the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes the service of General David H. Petraeus, 

as well as all other members of the Armed Forces serving 

in good standing, in the defense of the United States and 

the personal sacrifices made by General Petraeus and his 

family, and other members of the Armed Forces and their 

families, to serve with distinction and honor; 

(2) commits to judge the merits of the sworn testimony 

of General David H. Petraeus without prejudice or personal 

bias, including refraining from unwarranted personal attacks; 

(3) condemns in the strongest possible terms the personal 

attacks made by the advocacy group MoveOn.org impugning 

the integrity and professionalism of General David H. Petraeus; 

(4) honors all members of the Armed Forces and civilian 

personnel serving in harm’s way, as well as their families; 

and 

(5) pledges to debate any supplemental funding request 

or any policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq with the 

solemn respect and the commitment to intellectual integrity 
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that the sacrifices of these members of the Armed Forces and 

civilian personnel deserve. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.