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the investigation of any potential unethical or illegal
actions of Federal employees, contractors, or affiliated
entities made to the Department of Justice or any
other United States law enforcement entity to ensure
further investigations, prosecutions, or remedies.
SEC. 1543. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PROTECTION
FOR MILITARY VEHICLES.
Procurement of Additional Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected Vehicles.—
(1) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR ARMY OTHER PRO-
CUREMENT.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 1501(5) for other procurement for
the Army is hereby increased by $23,600,000,000.
(2) AVAILABILITY FOR PROCUREMENT OF ADDI-
TIONAL MRAP VEHICLES.—Of the amount authorized
to be appropriated by section 1501(5) for other pro-
curement for the Army, as increased by paragraph
(1), $23,600,000,000 may be available for the procure-
ment of 15,200 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected
(MRAP) Vehicles.
SEC. 1544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CAPTURE OF
OSAMA BIN LADEN AND THE AL QAEDA LEAD-
ERSHIP.
It is the Sense of Congress that it should be the policy
of the United States Government that the foremost objective
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of United States counterterrorist operations is to protect
United States persons and property from terrorist attacks
by capturing or killing Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-
Zawahiri, and other leaders of al Qaeda and destroying the
al Qaeda network.
Subtitle D—Iraq Refugee Crisis
SEC. 1571. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Refugee Crisis in
Iraq Act’’.
SEC. 1572. PROCESSING MECHANISMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall estab-
lish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq
and in countries, where appropriate, in the region in
which—
(1) aliens described in section 1573 may apply
and interview for admission to the United States as
refugees; and
(2) aliens described in section 1574(b) may
apply and interview for admission to United States
as special immigrants.
(b) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may suspend
in-country processing for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Such suspension may be extended by the Secretary of State
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upon notification to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives. The Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees of jurisdiction outlining the basis
of such suspension and any extensions.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, shall submit a report that contains the
plans and assessment described in paragraph (2) to—
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall—