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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $681,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $10,589,272,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy’’, $963,903,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, 
Navy’’, $163,813,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $159,833,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $722,506,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’, $1,703,389,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $1,431,756,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $78,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $6,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $1,972,131,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $903,092,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
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NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard and 
Reserve Equipment’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $125,576,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $308,212,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2008. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $233,869,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2008. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $522,804,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
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REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Defense Sea-
lift Fund’’, $5,000,000. 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $1,315,526,000. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $2,466,847,000; of which $2,277,147,000 shall be for 
operation and maintenance; of which $118,000,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2009, 
shall be for Procurement; and of which $71,700,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2008, 
shall be for Research, development, test and evaluation. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $254,665,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That these funds may 
be used only for such activities related to Afghanistan and 
Central Asia: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer such funds only to appropriations for 
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military personnel; operation and maintenance; procure-
ment; and research, development, test and evaluation: Pro-
vided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged 
with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided in 
this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer author-
ity available to the Department of Defense: Provided fur-
ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
transferred back to this appropriation. 
RELATED AGENCY 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Intelligence Commu-
nity Management Account’’, $71,726,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1301. Appropriations provided in this chapter 
are available for obligation until September 30, 2007, un-
less otherwise provided in this chapter. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1302. Upon his determination that such action 
is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of De-
fense 
may 
transfer 
between 
appropriations 
up 
to 
$3,500,000,000 of the funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Secretary 
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shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made 
pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further, 
That the authority provided in this section is in addition 
to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions 
as the authority provided in section 8005 of the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–289; 
120 Stat. 1257), except for the fourth proviso: Provided fur-
ther, That funds previously transferred to the ‘‘Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Fund’’ and the ‘‘Iraq Secu-
rity Forces Fund’’ under the authority of section 8005 of 
Public Law 109–289 and transferred back to their source 
appropriations accounts shall not be taken into account for 
purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may 
be transferred under section 8005. 
SEC. 1303. Funds appropriated in this chapter, or 
made available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to 
this chapter, for intelligence activities are deemed to be spe-
cifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 
504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 1304. None of the funds provided in this chapter 
may be used to finance programs or activities denied by 
Congress in fiscal years 2006 or 2007 appropriations to the 
Department of Defense or to initiate a procurement or re-
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search, development, test and evaluation new start program 
without prior written notification to the congressional de-
fense committees. 
SEC. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of 
Defense may transfer not to exceed $6,300,000 of the 
amounts in or credited to the Defense Cooperation Account, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608, to such appropriations or 
funds of the Department of Defense as he shall determine 
for use consistent with the purposes for which such funds 
were contributed and accepted: Provided, That such 
amounts shall be available for the same time period as the 
appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall report to the Congress all transfers made 
pursuant to this authority. 
SEC. 1306. (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 
Of the amount appropriated by this title under the heading, 
‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, 
not to exceed $60,000,000 may be used for support for 
counter-drug activities of the Governments of Afghanistan, 
Kazakhstan, and Pakistan: Provided, That such support 
shall be in addition to support provided for the counter- 
drug activities of such Governments under any other provi-
sion of the law. 
(b) TYPES OF SUPPORT.— 
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(1) Except as specified in subsection (b)(2) of 
this section, the support that may be provided under 
the authority in this section shall be limited to the 
types of support specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105–85, as amended by Public 
Laws 106–398, 108–136, and 109–364) and condi-
tions on the provision of support as contained in sec-
tion 1033 shall apply for fiscal year 2007. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehi-
cles, aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring 
and testing equipment to said Governments for 
counter-drug activities. 
SEC. 1307. (a) From funds made available for oper-
ations and maintenance in this title to the Department of 
Defense, not to exceed $456,400,000 may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to fund the Com-
mander’s Emergency Response Program, for the purpose of 
enabling military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan to 
respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
requirements within their areas of responsibility by car-
rying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi 
and Afghan people. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 
after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of 
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Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation 
and use of funds during that quarter that were made avail-
able pursuant to the authority provided in this section or 
under any other provision of law for the purposes of the 
programs under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1308. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and 
administration costs associated with projects carried out 
with funds appropriated to ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund’’ or ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’ in this chapter may 
be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: 
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision 
and administration costs include all in-house Government 
costs. 
SEC. 1309. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$310,277,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$376,446,000’’. 
SEC. 1310. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for a 
purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
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(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
SEC. 1311. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws en-
acted or regulations promulgated to implement the United 
Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, In-
human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at 
New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan-
demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 1312. Section 9007 of Public Law 109–289 is 
amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘287’’. 
SEC. 1313. INSPECTION
OF
MILITARY
MEDICAL 
TREATMENT FACILITIES, MILITARY QUARTERS HOUSING 
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MEDICAL HOLD PERSONNEL, AND MILITARY QUARTERS 
HOUSING MEDICAL HOLDOVER PERSONNEL. (A) PERIODIC 
INSPECTION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall inspect each 
facility of the Department of Defense as follows: 
(A) Each military medical treatment facil-
ity. 
(B) Each military quarters housing medical 
hold personnel. 
(C) Each military quarters housing medical 
holdover personnel. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an inspection 
under this subsection is to ensure that the facility or 
quarters concerned meets acceptable standards for the 
maintenance and operation of medical facilities, 
quarters housing medical hold personnel, or quarters 
housing medical holdover personnel, as applicable. 
(b) ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS.—For purposes of this 
section, acceptable standards for the operation and mainte-
nance of military medical treatment facilities, military 
quarters housing medical hold personnel, or military quar-
ters housing medical holdover personnel are each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) Generally accepted standards for the accredi-
tation of non-military medical facilities, or for facili-
ties used to quarter individuals with medical condi-
tions that may require medical supervision, as appli-
cable, in the United States. 
(2) Standards under the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
(c) ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS ON IDENTIFIED DEFI-
CIENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event a deficiency is 
identified pursuant to subsection (a) at a facility or 
quarters described in paragraph (1) of that sub-
section— 
(A) the commander of such facility or quar-
ters, as applicable, shall submit to the Secretary 
a detailed plan to correct the deficiency; and 
(B) the Secretary shall reinspect such facil-
ity or quarters, as applicable, not less often than 
once every 180 days until the deficiency is cor-
rected. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER INSPECTIONS.— 
An inspection of a facility or quarters under this sub-
section is in addition to any inspection of such facil-
ity or quarters under subsection (a). 
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(d) REPORTS ON INSPECTIONS.—A complete copy of 
the report on each inspection conducted under subsections 
(a) and (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form to the 
applicable military medical command and to the congres-
sional defense committees. 
(e) REPORT ON STANDARDS.—In the event no stand-
ards for the maintenance and operation of military medical 
treatment facilities, military quarters housing medical hold 
personnel, or military quarters housing medical holdover 
personnel exist as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
or such standards as do exist do not meet acceptable stand-
ards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities 
or quarters, as the case may be, the Secretary shall, not 
later than 30 days after that date, submit to Congress a 
report setting forth the plan of the Secretary to ensure— 
(1) the adoption by the Department of standards 
for the maintenance and operation of military med-
ical facilities, military quarters housing medical hold 
personnel, or military quarters housing medical hold-
over personnel, as applicable, that meet— 
(A) acceptable standards for the mainte-
nance and operation of such facilities or quar-
ters, as the case may be; and 
(B) standards under the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990; and 
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(2) the comprehensive implementation of the 
standards adopted under paragraph (1) at the earliest 
date practicable. 
SEC. 1314. From funds made available for the ‘‘Iraq 
Security Forces Fund’’ for fiscal year 2007, up to 
$155,500,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, to provide assistance, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, to the Government of Iraq to sup-
port the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of 
militias and illegal armed groups. 
SEC. 1315. REVISION OF UNITED STATES POLICY ON 
IRAQ. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Congress and the American people will con-
tinue to support and protect the members of the 
United States Armed Forces who are serving or have 
served bravely and honorably in Iraq. 
(2) The circumstances referred to in the Author-
ization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Reso-
lution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) have changed 
substantially. 
(3) United States troops should not be policing 
a civil war, and the current conflict in Iraq requires 
principally a political solution. 
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(4) United States policy on Iraq must change to 
emphasize the need for a political solution by Iraqi 
leaders in order to maximize the chances of success 
and to more effectively fight the war on terror. 
(b) PROMPT COMMENCEMENT OF PHASED REDEPLOY-
MENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES FROM IRAQ.— 
(1) TRANSITION
OF
MISSION.—The President 
shall promptly transition the mission of United 
States forces in Iraq to the limited purposes set forth 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) COMMENCEMENT OF PHASED REDEPLOYMENT 
FROM
IRAQ.—The President shall commence the 
phased redeployment of United States forces from 
Iraq not later than 120 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, with the goal of redeploying, by 
March 31, 2008, all United States combat forces from 
Iraq except for a limited number that are essential for 
the following purposes: 
(A) Protecting United States and coalition 
personnel and infrastructure. 
(B) Training and equipping Iraqi forces. 
(C) Conducting targeted counter-terrorism 
operations. 
(3) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.—Paragraph (2) 
shall be implemented as part of a comprehensive dip-
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lomatic, political, and economic strategy that includes 
sustained engagement with Iraq’s neighbors and the 
international community for the purpose of working 
collectively to bring stability to Iraq. 
(4) REPORTS
REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to 
Congress a report on the progress made in 
transitioning the mission of the United States forces 
in Iraq and implementing the phased redeployment of 
United States forces from Iraq as required under this 
subsection, as well as a classified campaign plan for 
Iraq, including strategic and operational benchmarks 
and projected redeployment dates of United States 
forces from Iraq. 
(c) BENCHMARKS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.— 
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that— 
(A) achieving success in Iraq is dependent 
on the Government of Iraq meeting specific 
benchmarks, as reflected in previous commit-
ments made by the Government of Iraq, includ-
ing— 
(i) deploying trained and ready Iraqi 
security forces in Baghdad; 
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(ii) strengthening the authority of 
Iraqi commanders to make tactical and 
operational 
decisions 
without 
political 
intervention; 
(iii) disarming militias and ensuring 
that Iraqi security forces are accountable 
only to the central government and loyal to 
the constitution of Iraq; 
(iv) enacting and implementing legis-
lation to ensure that the energy resources of 
Iraq benefit all Iraqi citizens in an equi-
table manner; 
(v) enacting and implementing legisla-
tion 
that 
equitably 
reforms 
the 
de- 
Ba’athification process in Iraq; 
(vi) ensuring a fair process for amend-
ing the constitution of Iraq so as to protect 
minority rights; and 
(vii) enacting and implementing rules 
to equitably protect the rights of minority 
political parties in the Iraqi Parliament; 
and 
(B) each benchmark set forth in subpara-
graph (A) should be completed expeditiously and 
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pursuant to a schedule established by the Govern-
ment of Iraq. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days 
thereafter, the Commander, Multi-National Forces- 
Iraq and the United States Ambassador to Iraq shall 
jointly submit to Congress a report describing and as-
sessing in detail the current progress being made by 
the Government of Iraq in meeting the benchmarks set 
forth in paragraph (1)(A). 
SEC. 1316. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILI-
TIES OF THE IRAQI SECURITY FORCES. (a) FINDINGS.— 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The responsibility for Iraq’s internal security 
and halting sectarian violence must rest primarily 
with the Government of Iraq, relying on the Iraqi Se-
curity Forces (ISF). 
(2) In quarterly reports to Congress, and in tes-
timony before a number of congressional committees, 
the Department of Defense reported progress towards 
training and equipping Iraqi Security Forces; how-
ever, the subsequent performance of the Iraqi Security 
Forces has been uneven and occasionally appeared in-
consistent with those reports. 
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(3) On November 15, 2005, President Bush said, 
‘‘The plan [is] that we will train Iraqi troops to be 
able to take the fight to the enemy. And as I have con-
sistently said, as the Iraqis stand up, we will stand 
down’’. 
(4) On January 10, 2007, the President an-
nounced a new strategy, which consists of three basic 
elements: diplomatic, economic, and military; the cen-
tral component of the military element being an aug-
mentation of the present level of the U.S. military 
forces with more than 20,000 additional U.S. mili-
tary troops to Iraq to ‘‘work alongside Iraqi units 
and be embedded in their formations. Our troops will 
have a well-defined mission: to help Iraqis clear and 
secure neighborhoods, to help them protect the local 
population, and to help ensure that the Iraqi forces 
left behind are capable of providing the security that 
Baghdad needs’’. 
(5) The President said on January 10, 2007, 
that ‘‘I’ve made it clear to the Prime Minister and 
Iraq’s other leaders that America’s commitment is not 
open-ended’’ so as to dispel the contrary impression 
that exists. 
(6) The latest National Intelligence Estimate 
(NIE) on Iraq, entitled ‘‘Prospects for Iraq’s Sta-
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