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(e) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND
OTHER
RE-
SOURCES.—Subsection (h)(3) of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘my enter’’ and inserting ‘‘may enter’’. 
(f) REPORTS.—Subsection (i) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc-
tion Fund’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘for the 
reconstruction of Iraq’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (m) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘APPROPRIATE 
COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘In this section, the term’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(4) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq’ 
means amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for any fiscal year—
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‘‘(A) to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 
Fund, the Iraq Security Forces Fund, and the 
Commanders’ Emergency Response Program 
authorized under section 1202 of the National 
Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455–3456); 
or 
‘‘(B) for assistance for the reconstruction 
of Iraq under— 
‘‘(i) the Economic Support Fund au-
thorized under chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2346 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) the International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement account author-
ized under section 481 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291); or 
‘‘(iii) any other provision of law.’’. 
(h) TERMINATION.—Subsection (o) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Iraq Relief and Re-
construction Fund’’ the first place it appears
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and inserting ‘‘for the reconstruction of Iraq’’; 
and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘funds deemed to be’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Iraq Relief and Re-
construction Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘for the re-
construction of Iraq’’. 
SEC. 1222. CONTINUATION OF PROHIBITION ON ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF PERMANENT MILITARY IN-
STALLATIONS IN IRAQ OR UNITED STATES 
CONTROL OVER OIL RESOURCES OF IRAQ. 
Section 1519 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 120 Stat. 2444) is amended by inserting after ‘‘this 
Act’’ the following: ‘‘or any other Act for any fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 1223. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EF-
FORTS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF IRAQ TO CARRY OUT RECON-
STRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every six 
months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on efforts of the Department of De-
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fense to build the capacity of the Government of Iraq to 
carry out reconstruction activities in Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
following: 
(1) Efforts to improve the ability of the Govern-
ment of Iraq— 
(A) to assess the needs for the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq; 
(B) to assess the sustainability of recon-
struction projects carried out by the Govern-
ment of Iraq, on all levels; and 
(C) to effectively budget and carry out the 
design and implementation of reconstruction 
projects. 
(2) Efforts to improve the ability of the Govern-
ment of Iraq— 
(A) to enter into competitively-awarded 
contracts for the reconstruction of Iraq; and 
(B) to oversee that such contracts are 
properly and effectively carried out in a cost-ef-
ficient manner. 
(3) Such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate.
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SEC. 1224. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-NA-
TIONAL FORCES–IRAQ/UNITED STATES EM-
BASSY BAGHDAD JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN 
AND EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE POLITICAL RE-
FORM IN IRAQ. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2007, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report detailing the status of 
implementation of the Multi-National Forces–Iraq/United 
States Embassy Baghdad Joint Campaign Plan (herein-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Joint Campaign 
Plan’’) since January 1, 2007, and efforts by the Govern-
ment of Iraq to achieve political reform in Iraq. 
(b) ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—The Commander, 
Multi-National Forces–Iraq and the United States Ambas-
sador to Iraq shall jointly submit to the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State an assessment of the situ-
ation in Iraq. The assessment shall be submitted in time 
to be included in the report required by subsection (a), 
and shall be included in the report, together with any com-
ments thereon by the Secretary of Defense or the Sec-
retary of State. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (b) shall include the following elements:
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(1) A detailed description of the Joint Cam-
paign Plan, or any subsequent revisions, updates, or 
documents that replace or supersede the Joint Cam-
paign Plan, including goals, phases, or other mile-
stones contained in the Joint Campaign Plan. Spe-
cifically, the description shall include the following: 
(A) An explanation of conditions required 
to move though phases of the Joint Campaign 
Plan and the measurements used to determine 
progress. 
(B) An assessment of what conditions in 
the Joint Campaign Plan have been achieved 
and what conditions have not been achieved. 
The assessment of those conditions that have 
not been achieved shall include a discussion of 
the factors that have precluded such progress. 
(C) A description of any companion or 
equivalent plan of the Government of Iraq used 
to measure progress for Iraqi Security Forces 
undertaking joint operations with Coalition 
forces. 
(2) Efforts by the Government of Iraq in taking 
the following actions:
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(A) Enacting a broadly-accepted hydro-
carbon law that equitably shares revenue among 
all Iraqis. 
(B) Adopting laws necessary for the con-
duct of provincial and local elections, taking 
steps to implement such laws, and setting a 
schedule to conduct provincial and local elec-
tions. 
(C) Reforming current laws governing the 
de-Baathification process in a manner that en-
courages national reconciliation. 
(D) Amending the Constitution of Iraq in 
a manner that encourages national reconcili-
ation. 
(E) Allocating and beginning expenditure 
of $10 billion in Iraqi revenues for reconstruc-
tion projects, including delivery of essential 
services, and implementing such reconstruction 
projects on an equitable basis. 
(F) Making significant efforts to plan and 
implement disarmament, demobilization, and re-
integration programs relating to Iraqi militias. 
(3) An assessment of security in each region of 
Iraq and an overall assessment of security for the 
country, to include the following:
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(A) Trends in casualties among Coalition 
forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and civilians. 
(B) Trends in weekly attacks on Coalition 
forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and civilians. 
(C) Trends in sectarian violence, including 
both the number of incidents and the casualties 
that have resulted. 
(D) Trends in high-profile attacks, includ-
ing attacks utilizing suicide bombings and vehi-
cle-borne improvised explosive devices. 
(4) An assessment of the effectiveness of Iraqi 
Security Forces, to include the following: 
(A) The number of battalions in the Iraqi 
Army currently conducting operations against 
insurgents, the level of personnel strength of 
such battalions, and efforts by the Iraqi or Coa-
lition authorities to increase the number of such 
battalions. 
(B) The number of Iraqi Security Force 
units, at the battalion level and above, that are 
operating independently of Coalition forces or 
with only support of Coalition forces. 
(C) The anticipated period of time remain-
ing until the Iraqi Security Forces are fully
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trained and capable of providing security in 
Iraq without support of Coalition forces. 
(d) FURTHER ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—Based on 
the information provided in subsection (c), the Secretary 
of Defense shall include in the report required by sub-
section (a)— 
(1) an assessment of the levels of United States 
Armed Forces required in Iraq for the six-month pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2007, the missions to 
be undertaken by the Armed Forces, and the incre-
mental costs of any proposed changes to such levels 
or missions; and 
(2) a description of the range of contingency 
plans under consideration for changes to levels of 
United States Armed Forces or missions during 
such period. 
(e) UPDATE OF REPORT.— 
(1) UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the submission of the report required by 
subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter until 
United States combat forces have been redeployed 
from Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an update 
of the report required by subsection (a).
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each update 
of the report required by subsection (a) shall include 
an update of the assessment and any comments 
thereon required by subsection (b), an update of the 
elements described in subsection (c), and an update 
of the further assessment required by paragraph (1) 
of subsection (d) for the six-month period beginning 
on the date of the submission of the update and an 
update of the contingency plans required by para-
graph (2) of subsection (d) for such six-month pe-
riod. 
(f) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and each update of the report required by subsection (e), 
including assessments contained therein, shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, but may contain a classified annex. 
(g) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1225. REPORT ON TRAINING OF THE IRAQI SECURITY 
FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
three months thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees an as-
sessment of the Iraqi Security Forces. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following mat-
ters: 
(1) The level of training, readiness, operational 
proficiency, and any other measures used to assess 
the effectiveness of each battalion or larger forma-
tion or equivalent of the Iraqi Army, Iraqi National 
Police, Iraqi Police Service, and all other security 
and intelligence forces under the control of the Min-
istry of Defense or the Ministry of the Interior of 
Iraq. 
(2) The number of battalions in the Iraqi Army 
currently conducting operations, the type of oper-
ations conducted, and efforts by Iraqi or Coalition
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authorities to increase the number of such oper-
ations. 
(3) The number of Iraqi Army battalions and 
Iraqi National Police units that can operate without 
support from Coalition forces. 
(4) The amount and type of support from Coa-
lition forces required by the Iraqi Security Forces at 
each Transition Readiness Assessment (TRA) level. 
(5) The level of readiness and effectiveness of 
units of the Iraqi Security Forces in provinces where 
the United States has formally transferred responsi-
bility for the security of the province to the Iraqi Se-
curity Forces under the Provincial Iraqi Control 
(PIC) process. 
(6) The contribution each battalion or larger 
formation or equivalent of the Iraqi Army, Iraqi Na-
tional Police, Iraqi Police Service, and all other secu-
rity and intelligence forces under the control of the 
Ministry of Defense or the Ministry of the Interior 
of Iraq are making to overall stability in their area 
of operation. 
(7) Other measurements used by Iraqi and Coa-
lition authorities to assess the capability of the Iraqi 
Security Forces.
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the maximum 
extent practicable, but may include a classified annex, as 
appropriate. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1226. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
THE IRAQI COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES 
TO ENACT LAWS TO ACHIEVE POLITICAL RE-
FORM AND DIMINISH SUPPORT FOR THE IN-
SURGENCY IN IRAQ. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Iraqi Council of 
Representatives should not recess for an extended period 
of time without first making substantial progress to-
ward— 
(1) enacting a broadly-accepted hydrocarbon 
law that equitably shares revenue among all Iraqis; 
(2) adopting laws necessary for the conduct of 
provincial and local elections, taking steps to imple-
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ment such laws, and setting a schedule to conduct 
provincial and local elections; 
(3) reforming current laws governing the de- 
Baathification process in a manner that encourages 
national reconciliation; 
(4) amending the Constitution of Iraq in a 
manner that encourages national reconciliation; and 
(5) enacting other legislation that helps to 
begin the process of political reconciliation and re-
duce the support for the insurgency in Iraq. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan 
SEC. 1231. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANI-
STAN RECONSTRUCTION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as 
follows: 
(1) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive conduct and supervision of audits and investiga-
tions relating to the programs and operations funded 
with amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense for the recon-
struction of Afghanistan. 
(2) To provide for the independent and objec-
tive leadership and coordination of, and rec-
ommendations on, policies designed to—
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(A) promote economy efficiency, and effec-
tiveness in the administration of the programs 
and operations described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and 
abuse in such programs and operations. 
(3) To provide for an independent and objective 
means of keeping the Secretary of Defense fully and 
currently informed about problems and deficiencies 
relating to the administration of such programs and 
operations and the necessity for and progress for 
corrective action. 
(b) OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is 
hereby established the Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction to carry out the pur-
poses of subsection (a). 
(c) APPOINTMENT
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE-
MOVAL.—(1) The head of the Office of the Special Inspec-
tor General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’), who shall 
be appointed by the President. 
(2) The appointment of Inspector General shall be 
made solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated 
ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law,
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management analysis, public administration, or investiga-
tions. 
(3) The nomination of an individual as Inspector 
General shall be made not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) The annual rate of basic pay of the Inspector 
General shall be the annual rate of basic pay provided for 
positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) The requirements described in paragraphs (4) 
and (5) of section 3001(c) of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruc-
tion of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108–106; 
117 Stat. 1234–1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G 
of Public Law 95–452) shall apply to the Inspector Gen-
eral in the same manner and to the same extent as such 
requirements apply to the Special Inspector General for 
Iraq Reconstruction. 
(d) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspec-
tor General shall, in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations governing the civil service— 
(1) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 
Auditing who shall have the responsibility for super-
vising the performance of auditing activities relating 
to programs and operations supported by amounts
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appropriated or otherwise made available to the De-
partment of Defense for the reconstruction of Af-
ghanistan; and 
(2) appoint an Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations who shall have the responsibility for 
supervising the performance of investigative activi-
ties relating to such programs and operations. 
(e) SUPERVISION.—(1) Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Inspector General shall report directly to, 
and be under the general supervision of, the Secretary of 
Defense. 
(2) No officer of the Department of Defense shall 
prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, 
carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation re-
lated to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Department of Defense for the reconstruction of 
Afghanistan or from issuing any subpoena during the 
course of any such audit or investigation. 
(f) DUTIES.—(1) It shall be the duty of the Inspector 
General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and 
investigations of the treatment, handling, and expenditure 
of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Defense for the reconstruction of Af-
ghanistan, and of the programs, operations, and contracts 
carried out utilizing such funds, including—
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(A) the oversight and accounting of the ob-
ligation and expenditure of such funds; 
(B) the monitoring and review of recon-
struction activities funded by such funds; 
(C) the monitoring and review of contracts 
funded by such funds; 
(D) the monitoring and review of the 
transfer of such funds and associated informa-
tion between and among departments, agencies, 
and entities of the United States and private 
and nongovernmental entities; and 
(E) the maintenance of records on the use 
of such funds to facilitate future audits and in-
vestigations of the use of such funds. 
(2) The Inspector General shall establish, maintain, 
and oversee such systems, procedures, and controls as the 
Inspector General considers appropriate to discharge the 
duty under paragraph (1). 
(3) In addition to the duties specified in paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the Inspector General shall also have the du-
ties and responsibilities of inspectors general under the In-
spector General Act of 1978. 
(4) In carrying out the duties, responsibilities, and 
authorities of the Inspector General under this section, the 
Inspector General shall coordinate with, and receive the
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cooperation of, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense. 
(g) POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—(1) In carrying out 
the duties specified in subsection (f), the Inspector Gen-
eral shall have the authorities provided in section 6 of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, including the authorities 
under subsection (e) of such section. 
(2) The Inspector General shall carry out the duty 
specified in subsection (f)(1) in accordance with section 
4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 
(h) PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND
OTHER
RE-
SOURCES.—(1) The powers and authorities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3001(h) of the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense 
and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 
shall apply to the Inspector General in the same manner 
and to the same extent as such requirements apply to the 
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. 
(2) Whenever information or assistance requested by 
the Inspector General is, in the judgment of the Inspector 
General, unreasonably refused or not provided from any 
department, agency, or other entity of the Federal Govern-
ment, the Inspector General shall report the circumstances 
to the Secretary of Defense and to the congressional de-
fense committees.
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(3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide the In-
spector General with appropriate and adequate office 
space at appropriate locations of the Department of De-
fense in Afghanistan, together with such equipment, office 
supplies, and communications facilities and services as 
may be necessary for the operation of such offices, and 
shall provide necessary maintenance services for such of-
fices and the equipment and facilities located therein. 
(i) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the 
end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Inspector General shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
summarizing, for the period of that quarter and, to the 
extent possible, the period from the end of such quarter 
to the time of the submission of the report, the activities 
during such period of the Inspector General and the activi-
ties under programs and operations funded with amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
Each report shall include, for the period covered by such 
report, a detailed statement of all obligations, expendi-
tures, and revenues of the Department of Defense associ-
ated with reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in Af-
ghanistan, including the following: 
(A) Obligations and expenditures of appro-
priated funds by the Department of Defense.
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(B) A project-by-project and program-by- 
program accounting of the costs incurred to 
date by the Department of Defense for the re-
construction of Afghanistan, together with the 
estimate of the Department of Defense of the 
costs to complete each project and each pro-
gram. 
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting 
of funds provided by foreign nations or inter-
national organizations to programs and projects 
funded by the Department of Defense, and any 
obligations or expenditures of such revenues. 
(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting 
of foreign assets seized or frozen that con-
tribute to programs and projects funded by the 
Department of Defense, and any obligations or 
expenditures of such revenues. 
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or enti-
ties receiving amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of De-
fense for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
(F) In the case of any contract described 
in paragraph (2)— 
(i) the amount of the contract or 
other agreement;
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(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of 
the contract or other agreement; 
(iii) a discussion of how the Depart-
ment of Defense identified, and solicited 
offers from, potential contractors to per-
form the contract, together with a list of 
the potential contractors that were issued 
solicitations for the offers; and 
(iv) the justification and approval doc-
uments on which was based the determina-
tion to use procedures other than proce-
dures that provide for full and open com-
petition. 
(2) A contract described in this paragraph is any 
major contract or other agreement that is entered into by 
the Department of Defense that involves the use of 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan with any public or private sector entity for any of 
the following purposes: 
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastructure 
of Afghanistan. 
(B) To establish or reestablish a political or so-
cietal institution of Afghanistan.
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(C) To provide products or services to the peo-
ple of Afghanistan. 
(3) The Inspector General shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees semiannual reports meeting 
the requirements of section 5 of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978. The first such report for a year, covering the 
first six months of the year, shall be submitted not later 
than July 31 of that year, and the second such report, 
covering the second six months of the year, shall be sub-
mitted not later than January 31 of the following year. 
(4) The Inspector General shall publish each report 
under this subsection in both English and other languages, 
which the Inspector General determines are widely used 
and understood in Afghanistan, on the Internet website 
of the Department of Defense. 
(5) Each report under this subsection may include 
a classified annex if the Inspector General considers it nec-
essary. 
(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
authorize the public disclosure of information that is— 
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by 
any other provision of law; 
(B) specifically required by Executive order to 
be protected from disclosure in the interest of na-
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tional defense or national security or in the conduct 
of foreign affairs; or 
(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
(j) REPORT COORDINATION.—(1) The Inspector Gen-
eral shall also submit each report under subsection (i) to 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(2)(A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a re-
port under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may 
submit to the congressional defense committees any com-
ments on the matters covered by the report as the Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate. 
(B) A report under this paragraph may include a 
classified annex if the Secretary of Defense considers it 
necessary. 
(k) TRANSPARENCY.—(1) Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the submittal to Congress of a report 
under subsection (i), the Secretary of Defense shall make 
copies of such report available to the public upon request, 
and at a reasonable cost. 
(2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the sub-
mittal to Congress under subsection (j)(2) of comments 
on a report under subsection (i), the Secretary of Defense 
shall make copies of such comments available to the public 
upon request, and at a reasonable cost.
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(l) WAIVER.—(1) The President may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (k) 
with respect to availability to the public of any element 
in a report under subsection (i), or any comment under 
subsection (j)(2), if the President determines that the 
waiver is justified for national security reasons. 
(2) The President shall publish a notice of each waiv-
er made under this subsection in the Federal Register no 
later than the date on which a report required under para-
graph (1) or (3) of subsection (i), or any comment under 
subsection (j)(2), is submitted to Congress. The reports 
required under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (i), and 
the comments required under subsection (j)(2), shall 
specify whether waivers under this subsection were made 
and with respect to which elements in the reports or which 
comments, as appropriate. 
(m) 
DEFINITION.—In 
this 
section, 
the 
term 
‘‘amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan’’ means amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available for any fiscal year— 
(1) to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; 
(2) to the program to assist the people of Af-
ghanistan established under subsection (a)(2) of sec-
tion 1202 of the National Defense Authorization for
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Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3455–3456); or 
(3) to the Department of Defense for assistance 
for the reconstruction of Afghanistan under any 
other provision of law. 
(n) FUNDING.—(1) Of the amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, 
such sums as may be necessary shall be available to carry 
out this section. 
(2) The amount available under paragraph (1) shall 
remain available until expended. 
(o) TERMINATION.—(1) The Office of the Inspector 
General shall terminate 10 months after 80 percent of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the De-
partment of Defense for the reconstruction of Afghanistan 
have been expended. 
(2) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction shall, prior to the termination of the Office 
of the Special Inspector General under paragraph (1), pre-
pare and submit to the congressional defense committees 
a final forensic audit report on all funds deemed to be 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of Defense for the reconstruction of Afghani-
stan.
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SEC. 1232. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND 
STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on progress toward security and sta-
bility in Afghanistan. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be prepared in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, the Attorney General, the Administrator 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of 
any other department or agency of the Government of the 
United States involved with activities relating to security 
and stability in Afghanistan. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: STRATEGIC DIREC-
TION OF UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES RELATING TO SE-
CURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.—The report 
required by subsection (a) shall include a description of 
the strategic direction of activities of the United States 
relating to security and stability in Afghanistan. Such de-
scription shall include a general overview followed by a 
separate detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES 
CAPACITY-BUILDING.—A description of the following:
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(A) A clear, comprehensive and effective 
long-term strategy and budget, with defined ob-
jectives, for activities relating to strengthening 
the resources, capabilities, and effectiveness of 
the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) and the 
Afghanistan National Police (ANP) of the Af-
ghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), 
which ensure that a strong and fully-capable 
ANSF is able to independently and effectively 
conduct operations and maintain security and 
stability in Afghanistan (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as ‘‘ANSF capacity-building’’). 
(B) Any actions to achieve the following 
goals with respect to ANSF capacity-building, 
and the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all rel-
evant departments and agencies of the 
United States Government, as well as 
countries participating in the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization International As-
sistance Force (NATO–ISAF) and other 
international partners. 
(ii) Improve ANSF recruitment and 
retention, including through improved vet-
ting and salaries for ANSF.
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(iii) Increase and improve ANSF 
training and mentoring. 
(iv) Strengthen the partnership be-
tween the Governments of the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(2) PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS AND 
OTHER
RECONSTRUCTION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
AC-
TIVITIES.—A description of the following: 
(A) A clear, comprehensive and effective 
long-term strategy and budget, with defined ob-
jectives, for activities relating to reconstruction 
and development in Afghanistan. 
(B) Any actions to achieve the following 
goals with respect to activities relating to recon-
struction and development in Afghanistan, and 
the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all rel-
evant departments and agencies of the 
United States Government, as well as 
NATO–ISAF countries and other inter-
national partners. 
(ii) Clarify a single chain of command 
and operations plans for provincial recon-
struction teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan.
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(iii) Increase staffing, particularly 
staffing of civilian specialists, and increase 
staff training for PRTs. 
(iv) Expand the National Solidarity 
Program and other efforts to develop the 
ability of the Afghan people to assume 
greater responsibility for their own recon-
struction and development projects. 
(v) Strengthen the partnership be-
tween the Governments of the United 
States and Afghanistan. 
(vi) Strengthen reconstruction and de-
velopment oversight activities, including 
implementation of any recommendations of 
the Special Inspector General for Afghani-
stan Reconstruction. 
(3) REGIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—A descrip-
tion of any actions and the results of such actions 
to increase cooperation with countries geographically 
located around Afghanistan’s border, with a par-
ticular focus on improving security and stability in 
the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: PERFORMANCE IN-
DICATORS AND MEASURES OF PROGRESS TOWARD SUS-
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TAINABLE LONG-TERM SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AF-
GHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall set forth, in a section separate from 
any other section of the report, a comprehensive set 
of performance indicators and measures of progress 
toward sustainable long-term security and stability 
in Afghanistan, as specified in paragraph (2), and 
shall include performance standards and progress 
goals, together with a notional timetable for achiev-
ing such goals. 
(2) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND MEASURES 
OF PROGRESS SPECIFIED.—The performance indica-
tors and measures of progress specified in this para-
graph shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) Key measures of political stability re-
lating to both central and local Afghan govern-
ance. 
(B) An assessment of military operations 
of NATO–ISAF and NATO–ISAF countries, 
and an assessment of separate military oper-
ations by United States forces. Such assess-
ments shall include number of engagements per 
day, trends relating to the numbers and types 
of hostile encounters, equipment used, effect of
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national caveats that limit operations, geo-
graphic location of operations, and number of 
civilian casualties. 
(C) For the Afghanistan National Army 
(ANA), and separately for the Afghanistan Na-
tional Police (ANP), of the Afghanistan Na-
tional Security Forces (ANSF) an assessment 
of the following: 
(i) Recruitment and retention num-
bers; rates of absenteeism; vetting proce-
dures and mechanisms; salaries; numbers 
trained and mentored; type of training and 
mentoring, including training and men-
toring providers and numbers receiving 
classroom or field training; organizational 
force structure; equipment used; oper-
ational performance, including ANA and 
ANP that are: (I) capable of conducting 
operations independently; (II) capable of 
conducting operations with the support of 
the United States, NATO–ISAF forces, or 
other Coalition forces; or (III) not ready to 
conduct operations.
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(ii) Effectiveness of ANA or ANP of-
ficers and the ANA and ANP chain of 
command. 
(iii) Extent to which insurgents have 
infiltrated the ANA and ANP. 
(iv) Number of United States and Co-
alition trainers, mentors, and advisors 
needed to support the ANA and ANP and 
associated ministries. 
(v) Estimated number and capability 
level of ANA and ANP needed to perform 
duties now undertaken by the United 
States, NATO–ISAF forces, and other Co-
alition forces, including securing Afghani-
stan’s border with Pakistan and providing 
adequate levels of law and order through-
out Afghanistan. 
(D) An assessment of the estimated 
strength of the insurgency in Afghanistan and 
the extent to which it is composed of non-Af-
ghan fighters and utilizing weapons or weapons- 
related materials from counties other than Af-
ghanistan. 
(E) A description of all terrorist and insur-
gent groups operating in Afghanistan, including
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the number, size, equipment, strength, military 
effectiveness, sources of support, legal status, 
and any efforts to disarm or reintegrate each 
insurgent group. 
(F) An assessment of security and sta-
bility, including terrorist and insurgent activity, 
in Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas and in 
Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas 
(FATA). 
(G) An assessment of United States mili-
tary requirements, including planned force rota-
tions, through the end of calendar year 2008. 
(e) UPDATE OF REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the submission of the report required by subsection 
(a), and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an update of the report. 
(f) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and updates of the report required by subsection (e) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas-
sified annex, if necessary. 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall supplement the report required by sub-
section (a) and updates of the report required by sub-
section (e) with regular briefings to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees on the subject matter of the report 
or updates of the report. 
(h) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. REPORT ON PROGRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE’S COUNTER-NARCOTICS PRO-
GRAM FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) the counter-narcotics objectives of the De-
partment of Defense for Afghanistan; and 
(2) the strategy for implementing such objec-
tives. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall—