SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iraqi Police Service 
Improvement Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2004, National Security Presidential Di-
rective 36 (NSPD–36) transferred responsibility 
from the Department of State to the Department of 
Defense for ‘‘organizing, equipping, and training all 
Iraqi security forces’’ and stated that ‘‘at the appro-
priate time, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly decide when these functions 
shall transfer to a security assistance organization 
and other appropriate organizations under the au-
thority of the Secretary of State and the Chief of 
Mission.’’. 
(2) On May 25, 2007, the Independent Com-
mission on the Security Forces of Iraq, also known 
as the Jones Commission, was created to assess the 
readiness of Iraq’s military and police forces and re-
port its findings to Congress. 
(3) The Jones Commission cited progress by 
the Iraqi Army and the Ministry of Defense but less 
improvement by the Ministry of Interior, ‘‘whose 
dysfunction has hampered the police force’’. The 
Jones Commission found the ‘‘Iraqi Police Service is 
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incapable today of providing security at a level suffi-
cient to protect Iraqi neighborhoods from insurgents 
and sectarian violence’’ and stressed that the police 
are central to the long-term establishment of secu-
rity in Iraq. 
(4) The Jones Commission report stated that 
although ‘‘U.S. military officers rather than senior 
civilian law enforcement personnel lead the Coalition 
training effort for the Iraqi Police Service; this ar-
rangement has inadvertently marginalized civilian 
police advisors and limited the overall effectiveness 
of the training and advisory effort.’’. The Jones 
Commission recommended that leadership of the Co-
alition Police Assistance Training Team (CPATT) 
and the Police Training Teams should be trans-
ferred to senior civilian law enforcement profes-
sionals. 
(5) The Jones Commission found the number of 
civilian international police advisors to be insuffi-
cient for the task of training the Iraqi Police Serv-
ice. 
(6) The Department of Defense’s September 
2007 Quarterly Report to Congress on Measuring 
Stability and Security in Iraq found that the Min-
istry of Interior and its forces required ‘‘continued 
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advisory support, training and development, and 
equipping to be able to progressively assume mis-
sions from Coalition forces. The efforts of embedded 
advisors are focused on addressing continued short-
comings in logistics, leadership and budget execution 
that hamper improvement, and in certain cases, 
cause regression.’’. The advisors also assess and re-
port on the operational readiness of the units they 
mentor on a monthly basis. 
(7) The Department of Defense September 
2007 Quarterly Report also stated, ‘‘Current fund-
ing levels for the IPA [International Police Advisors] 
program and availability of military assets do not 
allow for full coverage of the more than 1,100 pro-
vincial and local police headquarters and stations in 
Iraq.’’. In the Department of Defense March 2007 
Quarterly Report, the Department of Defense stated 
that ‘‘cost and risk preclude deploying enough PTTs 
[Police Transition Teams] to cover all of Iraq’s po-
lice stations; at any time, only 5 of Iraq’s 18 prov-
inces have sufficient PTTs . . . Continued PTT 
presence and participation at Iraqi Police Service 
stations are needed to improve police readiness and 
to sustain progress in reforming community polic-
ing.’’. However, Transition Teams are embedded in 
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the Ministry of Defense, the Joint Headquarters, 
and with most battalions and brigade and division 
headquarters. 
(8) The Department of Defense September 
2007 Quarterly Report also stated that there were 
238 Police Transition Teams for the Iraqi Police 
Service, with each team composed of approximately 
12–15 members, two to four of whom are civilian 
Department of State contractors, funded by the De-
partment of Defense’s Iraq Security Forces Fund. 
The remaining members are military personnel. 
(9) In testimony given to the Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the 
Department of State stated that since the Depart-
ment of Defense assumed responsibility for training 
the Iraqi Security Forces, the Department of De-
fense has transferred $1,500,000,000 to the Bureau 
for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs (INL) of the Department of State to provide 
trainers and advisors, including 690 International 
Police Liaison Officers, who are DynCorp contrac-
tors, and who serve as advisors in the field to train 
and mentor Iraqi Police. 
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(10) At hearings on the Iraqi Security Forces 
conducted by the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations of the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives, several witnesses 
agreed that there were not enough civilian police ad-
visors for many units of the Iraqi Police Service and 
that the military advisors lacked the appropriate po-
licing background to appropriately support the com-
munity-policing conducted by the Iraqi Police Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PO-
LICE TRANSITION TEAMS FOR THE IRAQI PO-
LICE SERVICE. 
(a) TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding National 
Security Presidential Directive 36 (NSPD–36), not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall assume re-
sponsibility from the Department of Defense over 
the Police Training Teams being used in Iraq to 
provide advisory support, training and development, 
and equipment for the Iraqi Police Service. 
(2) STATEMENT
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
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of Defense shall submit to Congress a statement of 
understanding on command structure, including on 
the roles and responsibilities of members of the Po-
lice Training Teams. 
(b) COMPOSITION
OF TEAMS.—The Secretary of 
State shall ensure that a majority of the members of each 
Police Training Team consists of qualified civilian advi-
sors, including employees of the Department of State and 
employees of contractors secured by the Department of 
State. Not fewer than two members of each Police Train-
ing Team shall be police officers or have retired from po-
lice service more than two years before becoming members 
of a Police Training Team. The leader of each Police 
Training Team shall also be an employee of the Depart-
ment of State or an employee of a contractor secured by 
the Department of State. Members of the United States 
Armed Forces and personnel from other United States 
Government agencies, including the Department of Jus-
tice, may serve on a Police Training Team in a supporting 
role. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Effective as of the date 
on which the Secretary of State assumes responsibility 
from the Department of Defense over the Police Training 
Teams, all funds made available for the Police Training 
Teams (currently funded through the Iraq Security Forces 
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Fund of the Department of Defense) and not expended 
as of that date shall be transferred to the appropriate ac-
count for the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs of the Department of State for the 
purpose of using Police Training Teams to provide advi-
sory support, training and development, and equipment 
for the Iraqi Police Service. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
such sums as may be necessary for the Department of 
State to staff Police Training Teams in accordance with 
the findings of the study under section 4(a). 
(e) CONTINUED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ROLE.— 
In addition to members of the Armed Forces serving on 
Police Training Teams under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Defense, at the request of the Secretary of State, shall 
make available equipment of the Department of Defense 
for use by the Police Training Teams. The Armed Forces 
shall continue to provide security for Police Training 
Teams, in the manner provided for reconstruction teams 
operating in Iraq. 
SEC. 4. STUDIES REQUIRED. 
(a) STAFFING FOR POLICE TRAINING TEAMS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the 
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Government of Iraq and Coalition forces, conduct a study 
and submit to Congress a report containing the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary on— 
(1) the number of civilian advisors needed to 
sufficiently staff enough Police Training Teams to 
cover a majority of the approximately 1,100 Iraqi 
police stations; 
(2) the availability of Department of State per-
sonnel and contractors to staff the Police Training 
Teams; and 
(3) the funding required to staff the Police 
Training Teams. 
(b) UPDATE OF IG ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit 
to Congress an update to the 2005 interagency Depart-
ment of Defense-Department of State Inspector General 
Assessment of Iraqi Police Training. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to Congress a report on the actions 
that have been taken to implement the requirements of 
this Act. The report shall specifically identify the status 
of— 
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(1) the assumption of responsibility for Police 
Training Teams by the Department of State; 
(2) the equipment level of the Iraqi Police Serv-
ice, including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry, 
and the advisors on the Police Training Teams as-
signed to the Iraqi Police Service; 
(3) the number of civilian police advisors train-
ing the Iraqi Police Service; 
(4) the number of Police Training Teams and 
the make-up of each team; 
(5) issues affecting the recruitment of the ap-
propriate number of advisors; 
(6) the indicators used to measure the effective-
ness of advisors; 
(7) the indicators used to measure the effective-
ness of the Iraqi Police Service; and 
(8) the impact of transferring to the Govern-
ment of Iraq in 2007 responsibility for the vetting 
and recruiting of persons for the Iraqi Police Service 
with respect to the performance of units of the Iraqi 
Police Service. 
Æ 
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