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(LHA/LHD), and amphibious command ships 
(LCC), if such vessels exceed 15,000 dead 
weight ton light ship displacement.’’. 
SEC. 1014. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND AMEND-
MENTS. 
Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (j) and redesignating 
subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (j) and (k), re-
spectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (k) (as so re-
designated), by striking subparagraphs (B) thru (I) 
and inserting the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) Any other auxiliary vessel that was 
procured or chartered with specific authoriza-
tion in law for the vessel, or class of vessels, to 
be funded in the National Defense Sealift 
Fund.’’. 
SEC. 1015. REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DOMESTIC 
SUPPLY OF STEEL AND OTHER METALS 
FROM SCRAPPING OF CERTAIN VESSELS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report con-
taining— 
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(1) the estimated contribution to the domestic 
market for steel and other metals from the scrap-
ping of each vessel over 50,000 tons displacement 
stricken from the Naval Vessel Register but not yet 
disposed of by the Navy; and 
(2) a plan for the sale and disposal of such ves-
sels. 
Subtitle C—Counter-Drug 
Activities 
SEC. 1021. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EX-
PENDITURES 
TO 
SUPPORT 
FOREIGN 
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–255), 
as most recently amended by section 1024 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2383), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘and February 15, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘Feb-
ruary 15, 2008, and February 15, 2009’’. 
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SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK 
FORCES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LAW EN-
FORCEMENT 
AGENCIES 
CONDUCTING 
COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 10 
U.S.C. 371 note), as amended by section 1021 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 304), is amended by 
striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT UNI-
FIED 
COUNTER-DRUG 
AND 
COUNTERTERRORISM CAMPAIGN IN COLOM-
BIA AND CONTINUATION OF NUMERICAL LIM-
ITATION ON ASSIGNMENT OF UNITED STATES 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 1021 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 
108–375; 118 Stat. 2042), as amended by section 1023 
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2382), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
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SEC. 1024. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO 
PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
COUNTER-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES 
OF 
CERTAIN 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a)(2) 
of section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 
1881), as amended by section 1021 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 
108–136, 117 Stat. 1593), section 1022 of the John War-
ner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2137), and section 
1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 304), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENTS ELIGIBLE TO RE-
CEIVE SUPPORT.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(19) The Government of Guinea–Bissau. 
‘‘(20) The Government of Senegal. 
‘‘(21) The Government of Ghana.’’. 
(c) MAXIMUM ANNUAL AMOUNT OF SUPPORT.—Sub-
section (e)(2) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘2006,’’; and 
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(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, or $65,000,000 during fiscal year 2009.’’. 
(d) CONDITION ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT.—Sub-
section (f) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘In the 
case of’’ the following: ‘‘funds appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009 to carry out this section and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(e) COUNTER-DRUG PLAN.—Subsection (h) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2009’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (7), by striking ‘‘For the 
first fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 
2009, and thereafter, for the first fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 1025. COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS 
EF-
FORTS 
FOR 
WEST 
AFRICA 
AND 
THE 
MAGHREB. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy of 
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the Department of the Defense with regard to counter- 
narcotics efforts in Africa, with an emphasis on West Afri-
ca and the Maghreb. The Secretary of Defense shall pre-
pare the strategy in consultation with the Secretary of 
State. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The comprehen-
sive strategy shall consist of a general overview and a sep-
arate detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) The roles and missions of the Department 
of Defense in support of the overall United States 
counter-narcotics policy for Africa. 
(2) The priorities for the Department of De-
fense to meet programmatic objectives one-year, 
three-years, and five-years after the end of fiscal 
year 2009, including a description of the expected 
allocation of resources of the Department of Defense 
to accomplish these priorities. 
(3) The efforts to coordinate the counter-nar-
cotics activities of the Department of Defense with 
the counter-narcotics activities of the governments 
eligible to receive support under section 1033 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1881) and the 
counter-narcotics activities in Africa of European 
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countries and other international and regional part-
ners. 
(c) PLANS.—The comprehensive strategy shall also 
include the following plans: 
(1) A detailed and comprehensive plan to utilize 
the capabilities and assets of Joint Inter-Agency 
Task Force-South of the United States Southern 
Command for the counter-narcotics efforts and ac-
tivities of the United States Africa Command on a 
temporary basis until the United States Africa Com-
mand develops its own commensurate capabilities 
and assets, including in the plan a description of 
what measures will be taken to effectuate the transi-
tion of the missions, which are accomplished using 
such capabilities and assets, from Joint Inter-Agen-
cy Task Force-South to United States Africa Com-
mand. 
(2) A detailed and comprehensive plan to en-
hance cooperation with certain African countries, 
which are often geographically contiguous to other 
African countries that have a significant narcotics- 
trafficking challenges, to increase the effectiveness of 
the counter-narcotics activities of the Department of 
Defense and its international and regional partners. 
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SEC. 1026. COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STRATEGY 
FOR 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS 
EF-
FORTS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN RE-
GIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy of 
the Department of the Defense with regard to counter- 
narcotics efforts in the South and Central Asian regions, 
including the countries of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, 
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and India, 
as well as the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and 
China. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The comprehen-
sive strategy shall consist of a general overview and a sep-
arate detailed section for each of the following: 
(1) The roles and missions of the Department 
of Defense in support of the overall United States 
counter-narcotics policy for countries of the South 
and Central Asian regions and the other countries 
specified in subsection (a). 
(2) The priorities for the Department of De-
fense to meet programmatic objectives for fiscal year 
2010, including a description of the expected alloca-
tion of resources of the Department of Defense to 
accomplish these priorities. 
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(3) The ongoing and planned counter-narcotics 
activities funded by the Department of Defense for 
such regions and countries, including a description 
of the accompanying allocation of resources of the 
Department of Defense to carry out these activities. 
(4) The efforts to coordinate the counter-nar-
cotics activities of the Department of Defense with 
the counter-narcotics activities of such regions and 
countries and the counter-narcotics activities of 
other international partners in such regions and 
countries. 
(5) The specific metrics used by the Depart-
ment of Defense to evaluate progress of activities to 
reduce the production and trafficking of illicit nar-
cotics in such regions and countries. 
Subtitle D—Boards and 
Commissions 
SEC. 1031. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT 
BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish a Strategic Communication Management Board (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) to provide advice 
to the Secretary on strategic direction and to help estab-
lish priorities for strategic communication activities. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall be com-
posed of members selected in accordance with this 
subsection. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
appoint members within 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, selected from among or-
ganizations within the Department of Defense re-
sponsible for strategic communication, public diplo-
macy, and public affairs, including the following: 
(A) Civil affairs, strategic communication, 
or public affairs offices of the military depart-
ments. 
(B) The Joint Staff. 
(C) The combatant commands. 
(D) The Office of the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(3) ADVISORY MEMBERS.—The Board shall ap-
point advisory members of the Board after the mem-
bers have been selected under paragraph (2), upon 
petition from entities seeking advisory membership. 
Advisory members shall be selected from the broader 
interagency community, and may include representa-
tives from the following; 
(A) The Department of State. 
(B) The Department of Justice. 
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(C) The Department of Commerce. 
(D) The United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(E) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
(F) The National Security Council. 
(G) The Broadcasting Board of Governors. 
(4) LEADERSHIP.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy (or his designee) shall chair the 
Board. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Board are as follows: 
(1) Provide strategic direction for efforts of the 
Department of Defense related to strategic commu-
nication and military support to public diplomacy. 
(2) Establish Department of Defense priorities 
in these areas. 
(3) Evaluate and select proposals for efforts 
that support the Department of Defense strategic 
communication mission. 
(4) Such other duties as the Secretary may as-
sign. 
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SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DATES FOR CONGRES-
SIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC 
POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF DATES.—Section 1062 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘December 1, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘June 1, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2009’’. 
(b) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than December 1, 
2008, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Pos-
ture of the United States shall submit to the President, 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of State, the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives an interim report on the com-
mission’s initial findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions. To the extent practicable, the interim report shall 
address the matters required to be included in the report 
under subsection (e) of such section 1062. 
SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE 
THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM ELEC-
TROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1409 of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–348; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended 
by section 1052(j) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3435), is amended by striking ‘‘The Commission shall ter-
minate’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘The Commission shall terminate March 31, 
2012.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 1403 of that Act 
(114 Stat. 1654A–346; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended 
by section 1052(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 
3434), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commission shall, not 
later than March 1 of each of years 2010, 2011, and 2012, 
submit to Congress a report— 
‘‘(1) assessing the changes to the vulnerability 
of United States military systems and critical civil-
ian infrastructures resulting from the EMP threat 
and changes in the threat; 
‘‘(2) describing the progress, or lack of 
progress, in protecting United States military sys-
tems and critical civilian infrastructures from EMP 
attack; and 
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‘‘(3) containing recommendations to address the 
threat and protect United States military systems 
and critical civilian infrastructures from attack.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Section 1408 of that Act (114 Stat. 
1654A–348; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by section 
1052(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3435), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such funds 
shall not exceed $3,000,000 per fiscal year.’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Effective as of the date 
that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act— 
(1) section 1401 of that Act (114 Stat. 1654A– 
346; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note), as amended by section 
1052(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 
Stat. 3434), is amended by striking subsections (c) 
and (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of eleven members. 
‘‘(2) DOD AND FEMA MEMBERS.—Seven of the 
members shall be appointed by the Secretary of De-
fense, and two of the members shall be appointed by 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
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Agency. In the event of a vacancy in the membership 
of the Commission under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall appoint a new member. In 
selecting individuals for appointment to the Commis-
sion, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) FCC AND
HHS
MEMBERS.—One of the 
members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
Federal Communications Commission, and one of 
the members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. In the event of a va-
cancy in the membership of the Commission under 
this paragraph, the vacancy shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment under this 
paragraph. In selecting an individual for appoint-
ment to the Commission, the Chairman of the Fed-
eral Communications Commission shall consult with 
the chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives. In 
selecting an individual for appointment to the Com-
mission, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
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ices shall consult with the chairmen and ranking mi-
nority members of the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall be 
appointed from among private United States citizens with 
knowledge and expertise in the scientific, technical, and 
military aspects of electromagnetic pulse effects referred 
to in subsection (b). The member of the Commission ap-
pointed by the Chairman of the Federal Communications 
Commission shall be appointed from among private United 
States citizens with knowledge and expertise in tele-
communications, network infrastructure and management, 
information services, and emergency preparedness commu-
nications. The member of the Commission appointed by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be ap-
pointed from among private United States citizens with 
knowledge and expertise in public health, including pre-
paredness for, and response to, public health emer-
gencies.’’; and 
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(2) section 1405 of that Act (114 Stat. 1654A– 
347; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended in subsection 
(b)(1) by striking ‘‘Five’’ and inserting ‘‘Six’’. 
Subtitle E—Studies and Reports 
SEC. 1041. REPORT ON CORROSION CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of Corrosion Policy and Over-
sight, shall prepare and submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a report on corrosion control and prevention in 
weapons systems and equipment. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The report shall include 
the comments and recommendations of the Department 
of Defense regarding potential improvements in corrosion 
control and prevention through earlier planning. In par-
ticular, the report shall include an evaluation and business 
case analysis of options for improving corrosion control 
and prevention in the requirements and acquisition proc-
esses of the Department of Defense for weapons systems 
and equipment. The evaluation shall include an analysis 
of the impact of such potential improvements on system 
acquisition costs and life cycle sustainment. The options 
for improved corrosion control and prevention shall in-
clude corrosion control and prevention— 
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(1) as a key performance parameter for assess-
ing the selection of materials and processes; 
(2) as a key performance parameter for 
sustainment; 
(3) as part of the capability development docu-
ment in the joint capabilities integration and devel-
opment system; and 
(4) as a requirement for weapons systems man-
agers to assess their corrosion control and preven-
tion requirements over a system’s life cycle and in-
corporate the results into their acquisition strategies 
prior to issuing a solicitation for contracts. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The report shall be submitted not 
later than February 1, 2009. 
(d) REVIEW
BY
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—The 
Comptroller General shall review the report required 
under subsection (a), including the methodology used in 
the Department’s analysis, and shall provide the results 
of the review to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
60 days after the Department submits the report. 
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SEC. 1042. STUDY ON USING MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE 
FIGHTING SYSTEMS (MAFFS) IN A FEDERAL 
RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a study to determine— 
(1) how to utilize the Department’s Modular 
Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) in all 
contingencies where there is a Federal response to 
wildfires; and 
(2) how to decrease the costs of using the De-
partment’s MAFFS when supporting National Inter-
agency Fire Center (NIFC) fire fighting operations. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
results of the study. 
SEC. 1043. STUDY ON ROTORCRAFT SURVIVABILITY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall carry 
out a study on Department of Defense rotorcraft surviv-
ability. The study shall— 
(1) with respect to actual losses of rotorcraft in 
combat— 
(A) identify the rates of such losses from 
1965 through 2008, measured in total annual 
losses by type of aircraft and by cause, with 
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rates for loss per flight hour and loss per sortie 
provided; 
(B) identify by category of hostile action 
(such as small arms, Man-Portable Air Defense 
Systems, and so on), the causal factors for the 
losses; and 
(C) propose candidate solutions for surviv-
ability (such as training, tactics, speed, counter-
measures, maneuverability, lethality, technology, 
and so on), in a prioritized list with expla-
nations, to mitigate each such causal factor, 
along with recommended funding adequate to 
achieve rates at least equal to the experience in 
the Vietnam conflict; 
(2) with respect to actual losses of rotorcraft in 
combat theater not related to hostile action— 
(A) identify the causal factors of loss in a 
ranked list; and 
(B) propose candidate solutions for surviv-
ability (such as training, tactics, speed, counter-
measures, maneuverability, lethality, technology, 
and so on), in a prioritized list, to mitigate each 
such causal factor, along with recommended 
funding adequate to achieve the Secretary’s 
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Mishap Reduction Initiative goal of not more 
than 0.5 mishaps per 100,000 flight hours; 
(3) with respect to losses of rotorcraft in train-
ing or other non-combat operations during peacetime 
or interwar years— 
(A) identify by category (such as inad-
vertent instrument meteorological conditions, 
wire strike, and so on) the causal factors of loss 
in a ranked list; and 
(B) identify candidate solutions for surviv-
ability and performance (such as candidate so-
lutions referred to in paragraph (2)(B) as well 
as maintenance, logistics, systems development, 
and so on) in a prioritized list, to mitigate each 
such causal factor, along with recommended 
funding adequate to achieve the goal of rotor-
craft loss rates to non-combat causes being re-
duced to 1.0; 
(4) identify the key technical factors (causes of 
mishaps that are not related to human factors) neg-
atively impacting the rotorcraft mishap rates and 
survivability trends, to include reliability, avail-
ability, maintainability, and other logistical consider-
ations; and 
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(5) identify what TACAIR is and has done dif-
ferently to have such a decrease in losses per sortie 
when compared to rotorcraft, to include— 
(A) examination of aircraft, aircraft main-
tenance, logistics, operations, and pilot and op-
erator training; 
(B) an emphasis on the development of 
common service requirements that TACAIR has 
implemented already which are minimizing 
losses within TACAIR; and 
(C) candidate solutions, in a prioritized 
list, to mitigate each causal factor with rec-
ommended funding adequate to achieve the goal 
of rotorcraft loss rates stated above. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than August 1, 2009, the 
Secretary and the Chairman shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the results of the 
study. 
SEC. 1044. STUDIES TO ANALYZE ALTERNATIVE MODELS 
FOR ACQUISITION AND FUNDING OF INTER- 
CONNECTED CYBERSPACE SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— 
(1) FFRDC.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into a contract with an inde-
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pendent federally funded research and development 
center (FFRDC) to carry out a comprehensive study 
of policies, procedures, organization, and regulatory 
constraints affecting the acquisition of technologies 
supporting network-centric operations. The contract 
shall be funded from amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Secretary for fiscal year 
2009 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide. 
(2) JOINT
CHIEFS
OF
STAFF.—Concurrently, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall carry 
out a comprehensive study of the same subjects cov-
ered by paragraph (1). The study shall be inde-
pendent of the study required by paragraph (1) and 
shall be carried out in conjunction with the military 
departments and in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—Each study re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following mat-
ters: 
(1) Development of a taxonomy for under-
standing the different yet key foundational compo-
nents that contribute to network-centric operations, 
such as data transport, processing, storage, data col-
lection, and dissemination. 
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(2) Mapping ongoing acquisition programs to 
this taxonomy. 
(3) Development of alternative acquisition and 
funding models utilizing this network-centric tax-
onomy, which might include— 
(A) a model under which a joint entity 
independent of any military service (such as the 
Joint Staff) is established with responsibility 
and control of all funding for the acquisition of 
technologies for network-centric operations, and 
with authority to oversee the incorporation of 
such technologies into the acquisition programs 
of the military departments; 
(B) a model under which an executive 
agent is established that would manage and 
oversee the acquisition of technologies for net-
work-centric operations, but would not have ex-
clusive ownership or control of funding for such 
programs; 
(C) a model under which the current ap-
proach to the acquisition and funding of tech-
nologies supporting network-centric operations 
is maintained; and 
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(D) any other models that the entity car-
rying out the study considers relevant and de-
serving of consideration. 
(4) An analysis of each of the alternative mod-
els under paragraph (3) with respect to potential 
gains in— 
(A) information sharing (collecting, proc-
essing, disseminating); 
(B) network commonality; 
(C) common communications; 
(D) interoperability; 
(E) mission impact and success; and 
(F) cost effectiveness. 
(5) An evaluation of each of the alternative 
models under paragraph (3) with respect to feasi-
bility, including identification of legal, policy, or reg-
ulatory barriers that would impede implementation. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the studies required by subsection (a). The report shall 
include the findings and recommendations of the studies 
and any observations and comments that the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
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(d) NETWORK-CENTRIC OPERATIONS DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘network-centric operations’’ refers 
to the ability to exploit all human and technical elements 
of the Joint Force and mission partners through the full 
integration of collected information, awareness, knowl-
edge, experience, and decision-making, enabled by secure 
access and distribution, all to achieve agility and effective-
ness in a dispersed, decentralized, dynamic, or uncertain 
operational environment. 
SEC. 1045. REPORT ON NONSTRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAP-
ONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) numerous nonstrategic nuclear weapons are 
held in the arsenals of various countries around the 
world and that their prevalence and portability make 
them attractive targets for theft and for use by ter-
rorist organizations; 
(2) the United States should identify, track, 
and monitor these weapons as a matter of national 
security; 
(3) the United States should reevaluate the 
roles and missions of nonstrategic nuclear weapons 
within the United States’ nuclear posture; 
(4) the United States should assess the security 
risks associated with existing stockpiles of nonstra-
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tegic nuclear weapons and should assess the risks of 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons being developed, ac-
quired, or utilized by other countries, particularly 
rogue states, and by terrorists and other non-state 
actors; and 
(5) the United States should work cooperatively 
with other countries to improve the security of non-
strategic nuclear weapons and to promote multilat-
eral reductions in the numbers of nonstrategic nu-
clear weapons. 
(b) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct 
a review of nonstrategic nuclear weapons world-wide that 
includes— 
(1) an inventory of the nonstrategic nuclear ar-
senals of the United States and each of the other 
countries that possess, or is believed to possess, non-
strategic nuclear weapons, which indicates, as accu-
rately as possible, the nonstrategic nuclear weapons 
that are known, or are believed, to exist according 
to nationality, type, yield, and form of delivery, and 
an assessment of the methods that are currently em-
ployed to identify, track, and monitor nonstrategic 
nuclear weapons and their component materials; 
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(2) an analysis of the reliance placed on non-
strategic nuclear weapons by the United States and 
each of the other countries that possess, or is be-
lieved to possess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons, and 
an evaluation of nonstrategic nuclear weapons as de-
terrents against the use of nuclear weapons and 
other weapons of mass destruction by state or non- 
state actors; 
(3) an assessment of the risks associated with 
the deployment, transfer, and storage of nonstra-
tegic nuclear weapons by the United States and each 
of the other countries that possess, or is believed to 
possess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons and the risks 
of nonstrategic nuclear weapons being employed by 
rogue states, terrorists, and other state or non-state 
actors; and 
(4) recommendations for— 
(A) mechanisms and procedures to improve 
security safeguards for the nonstrategic nuclear 
weapons of the United States and of each of 
the other countries that possess, or is believed 
to possess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons; 
(B) mechanisms and procedures for imple-
menting transparent multilateral reductions in 
nonstrategic nuclear weapons arsenals; and 
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(C) methods for consolidating, dismantling, 
and disposing of the nonstrategic nuclear weap-
ons of the United States and of each of the 
other countries that possess, or is believed to 
possess, nonstrategic nuclear weapons, includ-
ing methods of monitoring and verifying con-
solidation, dismantlement, and disposal. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the findings and recommendations of the re-
view required under subsection (b). 
(2) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but it may be accompanied by a 
classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘nonstrategic nuclear weapon’’ means a nuclear 
weapon employed by land, sea, or air (including, without 
limitation, by short, medium and intermediate range bal-
listic missiles, air and sea launched cruise missiles, gravity 
bombs, torpedoes, land mines, sea mines, artillery shells, 
and personnel carried devices) against opposing forces, 
supporting installations, or facilities in support of oper-
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ations that contribute to the accomplishment of a military 
mission of limited scope. 
SEC. 1046. STUDY ON NATIONAL DEFENSE IMPLICATIONS 
OF SECTION 1083. 
The Department of Defense shall study the national 
defense implications of section 1083 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181; 122 Stat. 338). 
SEC. 1047. REPORT ON METHODS DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE UTILIZES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE 
WITH GUAM TAX AND LICENSING LAWS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Joint Guam Pro-
gram Office, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the steps that the Department is 
taking to ensure that all contractors of the Department 
performing work on Guam comply with local tax and li-
censing requirements. The report shall— 
(1) include what language will be utilized in 
contract documents requiring compliance with local 
tax and licensing laws; 
(2) identify what authorities the Department 
will use to compliance with such local laws; and 
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(3) also include the steps being taken by the 
Department to partner with the Government of 
Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation to en-
sure that there is transparency and a coordination 
of effort to ensure that the local government has vis-
ibility of contractors performing work on Guam. 
SEC. 1048. STUDY ON METHODS TO VERIFIABLY REDUCE 
THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCIDENTAL NUCLEAR 
LAUNCH. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall carry out a study to evaluate procedural and physical 
options for introducing into the nuclear weapons launch 
procedures of the United States, Russia, China, and any 
other strategically appropriate nations determined by the 
Secretary, a time-delay before a launch command can be 
executed that would be transparent to and verifiable by 
the other nations. The options studied shall encompass a 
wide range of possible time-delays and shall include, for 
each option, an analysis of— 
(1) the increased time, over current procedures, 
before a launch command can be executed; 
(2) the strategic risk to United States national 
security, including the survivability of the United 
States arsenal under a range of verification failures; 
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(3) the range of possible inspection regimes, in-
cluding the degree of verifiability that each would af-
ford; and 
(4) the availability of parallel options in the 
other nations included in such study. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the re-
sults of the study. If a report under this subsection is sub-
mitted in classified form, the Secretary shall concurrently 
submit to the congressional defense committees an unclas-
sified version of such report. 
Subtitle F—Congressional 
Recognitions 
SEC. 1051. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE DUNCAN HUNTER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Duncan Hunter was elected 
to serve northern and eastern San Diego in 1980 
and served in the House of Representatives until the 
end of the 110th Congress in 2009, representing the 
people of California’s 52d Congressional district. 
(2) Previous to his service in Congress, Rep-
resentative Hunter served in the Army’s 173rd Air-
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borne and 75th Ranger Regiment from 1969 to 
1971. 
(3) Representative Hunter was awarded the 
Bronze Star, Air Medal, National Defense Service 
Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal for his heroic 
acts during the Vietnam Conflict. 
(4) Representative Hunter served on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives for 28 years, including service as Chair-
man of the Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development from 2001 through 2002 and the Sub-
committee on Military Procurement from 1995 
through 2000, the Chairman of the full committee 
from 2003 through 2006, and the ranking member 
of the full committee from 2007 through 2008. 
(5) Representative Hunter has persistently ad-
vocated for a more efficient military organization on 
behalf of the American people, to ensure maximum 
war-fighting capability and troop safety. 
(6) Representative Hunter is known by his col-
leagues to put the security of the Nation above all 
else and to provide for the men and women in uni-
form who valiantly dedicate and sacrifice themselves 
for the protection of the Nation. 
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(7) Representative Hunter has demonstrated 
this devotion to the troops by authorizing and ensur-
ing quick deployment of add-on vehicle armor and 
improvised explosive device jammers, which have 
been invaluable in protecting the troops from attack 
in Iraq. 
(8) Representative Hunter worked to increase 
the size of the U.S. Armed Forces, which resulted in 
significant increases in the size of the Army and Ma-
rine Corps. 
(9) Representative Hunter has been a leader in 
ensuring sufficient force structure and end-strength, 
including through the 2006 Committee Defense Re-
view, to meet any challenges to the Nation. His ef-
forts to increase the size of the Army and Marine 
Corps have been enacted by the Congress and imple-
mented by the Administration. 
(10) Representative Hunter is a leading advo-
cate for securing America’s borders. 
(11) Representative Hunter led efforts to 
strengthen the United States Industrial Base by en-
acting legislation that ensures the national industrial 
base will be able to design and manufacture those 
products critical to America’s national security. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Honorable Duncan Hunter, Representative 
from California, has discharged his official duties with in-
tegrity and distinction, has served the House of Rep-
resentatives and the American people selflessly, and de-
serves the sincere and humble gratitude of Congress and 
the Nation. 
SEC. 1052. SENSE OF CONGRESS IN HONOR OF THE HONOR-
ABLE JIM SAXTON, A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Hugh James ‘‘Jim’’ Saxton 
was elected in November 1984 to fill both the unex-
pired term of Congressman Edwin B. Forsythe in 
the 98th Congress, and the open seat for the 99th 
Congress. 
(2) Representative Saxton is a senior member 
of the Committee on Armed Services, having served 
on the committee since 1989, and is today the rank-
ing Member of its Air and Land Forces Sub-
committee in the 110th Congress, 2007–2008. 
(3) Representative Saxton is one of the few 
Members to have ever represented a district that in-
cluded active-duty Army, Navy, and Air Force bases. 
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(4) Representative Saxton served as Chairman 
of the Military Installations and Facilities Sub-
committee from 2001 to 2002, and Chairman of the 
Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capa-
bilities Subcommittee from 2003 to 2006. 
(5) Representative Saxton has served soldiers, 
sailors, airmen, and Department of Defense civilians 
and military families in New Jersey, the United 
States, and around the world, regarding issues of 
fair pay, housing modernization, benefits, health 
care, force protection, and other issues. 
(6) Representative Saxton worked diligently and 
successfully to save all three military bases in south-
ern New Jersey—Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force 
Base, and Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. 
(7) Representative Saxton secured the future of 
the three bases by having the foresight to encourage 
them to participate in multiple inter-service joint 
projects and exercises for more than 10 years prior 
to the 2005 base realignment and closure (BRAC) 
action that directed that they become a single, joint 
installation, the Nation’s only Army-Navy-Air Force 
base, to be stood-up in 2009 as Joint Base McGuire- 
Dix-Lakehurst. 
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(8) Representative Saxton has helped modernize 
Fort Dix, McGuire Air Force Base, and Lakehurst 
Navy Base, by working with Secretaries and Chiefs 
of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, and 
other officials, and in particular the Army Reserve, 
Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Air 
National Guard, Air Mobility Command, and Air 
Force Reserve, to enhance the three bases’ national 
security missions and bring $1,800,000,000 in infra-
structure during his tenure. 
(9) Representative Saxton saved the 1,400- 
member 108th New Jersey Air National Guard Air 
Refueling Wing from dismantlement in 2005 by di-
recting that newer KC–135R Stratotanker aircraft 
be sent to replace retiring KC–135 E model aircraft. 
(10) Representative Saxton saved the cargo air-
lift mission of McGuire Air Force Base by bringing 
a squadron of C–17 Globemasters to McGuire after 
the mandatory retirement of all of the bases’ C–141 
Starlifter transports, and worked to procure many 
other C–17s for other bases across the country to 
perform the Nation’s airlift missions. 
(11) Representative Saxton took the leadership 
role in bringing the mothballed battleship USS New 
Jersey home to the Delaware River from where it 
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was launched in 1943, so it could become a naval 
museum and monument to the 20th Century con-
flicts in which the dreadnought served. 
(12) Representative Saxton, a long time advo-
cate of anti terrorism efforts, served as the Chair-
man of the House Task Force on Terrorism and 
Unconventional Warfare from 1996 to 2003. 
(13) Representative Saxton in 1998 helped cre-
ate and later expand the Weapons of Mass Destruc-
tion Civil Support Teams (WMD–CST) program in 
the National Guard, ultimately leading to a WMD– 
CST in each State and territory to respond to do-
mestic terrorism. 
(14) Representative Saxton was appointed by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 
March 2000 to be chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services’ newly formed Special Oversight 
Panel on Terrorism, due to long advocacy of anti- 
terrorism preparedness. 
(15) Representative Saxton is a long-time sup-
porter of the warriors of the Special Operations 
Command (SOCOM), both before and after the at-
tacks of September 11, 2001, and has met with spe-
cial operators in Washington, D.C., at SOCOM 
bases in the United States, and in theater. 
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(16) Representative Saxton worked for over a 
decade to create the first terrorism subcommittee on 
the Committee on Armed Services, becoming its first 
chairman when the Subcommittee on Terrorism and 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities organized 
in 2003 with oversight of United States elite forces, 
including Army Rangers, Green Berets, Navy 
SEALS, and Marine Special Forces. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Honorable Jim Saxton, Representative from 
New Jersey, has discharged his official duties with integ-
rity and distinction, has served the House of Representa-
tives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the 
sincere and humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
SEC. 1053. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE TERRY EVERETT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Terry Everett was elected to 
represent Alabama’s 2d Congressional district in 
1992 and served in the House of Representatives 
until the end of the 110th Congress in 2008 with 
distinction, class, integrity, and honor. 
(2) Representative Everett served on the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
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resentatives for 16 years, including service as Chair-
man of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces from 
2002 through 2006 and, from 2006 through 2008, 
as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Stra-
tegic Forces. 
(3) Representative Everett’s colleagues know 
him to be a fair and effective lawmaker who worked 
for the national interest while always serving South-
eastern Alabama. 
(4) Representative Everett’s efforts on the 
Committee on Armed Services have been instru-
mental to the military value of, and quality of life 
at, military installations in Southeastern Alabama, 
including Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Mont-
gomery, home of Air University, and Fort Rucker in 
the Wiregrass area, home of the Army’s Aviation 
Warfighting Center. 
(5) Representative Everett has been a leader in 
efforts to develop and deploy robust and effective 
space and intelligence capabilities and missile de-
fense systems to enhance the capabilities of the 
Armed Forces and protect the American people, the 
United States and its deployed troops, and allies of 
the United States. 
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(6) Representative Everett also has been a lead-
er on issues relating to national security space ac-
tivities and missile defense space activities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that the Honorable Terry Everett, Representative 
from Alabama, has served the House of Representatives 
and the American people selflessly, and deserves the sin-
cere and humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
SEC. 1054. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE HONOR-
ABLE JO ANN DAVIS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Representative Jo Ann Davis was elected to 
the House of Representatives in November 2000 fol-
lowing the late Congressman Herbert H. Bateman. 
(2) Representative Davis was the second woman 
elected to Congress in the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, and the first Republican woman elected to 
Congress in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(3) Representative Davis was a member of the 
Committee on Armed Services, serving as Ranking 
Member of the Readiness Subcommittee in the 
110th Congress. 
(4) Representative Davis served soldiers, sail-
ors, airmen and Department of Defense civilians and 
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military personnel regarding issues of health care, 
modernization, benefits, force protection and other 
issues. 
(5) Representative Davis also served on the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
in the 109th Congress and as Chairwoman of the 
Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy. 
(6) Representative Davis, a strong proponent of 
Naval Force Structure, helped secure construction 
on the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier, 
CVN–21, during her tenure. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Honorable Jo Ann Davis, a late Representa-
tive from Virginia, performed her official duties with in-
tegrity and distinction, served the House of Representa-
tives and the American people selflessly, and deserves the 
sincere and humble gratitude of Congress and the Nation. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1061. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF IN-
FORMATION 
REGARDING 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL ASSETS. 
Section 351(a)(2) of the Bob Stump National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107–314; 116 Stat. 2516), is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) Information technology capital assets 
that— 
‘‘(A) have an estimated total cost for the 
fiscal year for which the budget is submitted in 
excess of $30,000,000; 
‘‘(B) have been determined by the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget to be significant investments; 
and 
‘‘(C) with respect to which the Department 
of Defense is required to submit a capital asset 
plan to the Office of Management and Budget 
in accordance with section 300 of Office of 
Management and Budget Circular A–11.’’. 
SEC. 1062. RESTRICTION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
LOCATION 
OF 
MISSIONS 
OR 
FUNCTIONS 
FROM CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STA-
TION. 
The Secretary of Defense may not relocate, make 
preparations for relocation, or undertake the relocation of 
any mission or function from Cheyenne Mountain Air 
Force Station until 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
committees certification in writing that the Secretary in-
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tends to relocate the mission or function. Such certifi-
cation shall be comprised of a report, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the mission or function to 
be relocated; 
(2) the validated requirements for relocation of 
the mission or function, and the benefits of such re-
location; 
(3) the estimate of the total costs associated 
with such relocation; 
(4) the results of independent vulnerability, se-
curity, and risk assessments of the relocation of the 
mission or function; and 
(5) the Secretary’s implementation plan for 
mitigating any security or vulnerability risk identi-
fied through an independent assessment referred to 
in paragraph (4), including the cost, schedule, and 
personnel estimates associated with such plan. 
SEC. 1063. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 2 is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to 118a the following new item: 
‘‘118b. Quadrennial roles and missions review.’’. 
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(2) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 is amended in the item relating to section 
156 by inserting a period at the end. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 is amended in the item relating to section 
183 by inserting a period at the end. 
(4) Section 1477(e) is amended by inserting a 
period at the end. 
(5) Section 2192a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)(4), by striking ‘‘title 
11, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title 
11’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘title 10, 
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’. 
(6) The table of chapters at the beginning of 
subtitle C of such title, and the table of chapters at 
the beginning of part IV of such subtitle, are each 
amended by striking the item relating to chapter 
667 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘667. Issue of Serviceable Material Other Than to Armed 
Forces ......................................................................... 7911’’. 
(b) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Effective as of January 28, 2008, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110–181) is amended as follows: 
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(1) Section 371(c) is amended by striking 
‘‘ ‘operational strategies’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘oper-
ational systems’ ’’. 
(2) Section 585(b)(3)(C) (122 Stat. 132) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘both places it appears’’ be-
fore the period at the end. 
(3) Section 703(b) is amended by striking ‘‘as 
amended by’’ and inserting ‘‘as inserted by’’. 
(4) Section 805(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Act 
,’’ and inserting ‘‘Act,’’. 
(5) Section 883(b) is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
tion 832(c)(1) of such Act, as redesignated by sub-
section (a), is amend by’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 
832(b)(1) of such Act is amended by’’. 
(6) Section 890(d)(2) is amended by striking 
‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘parts’’. 
(7) Section 904(a)(4) is amended by striking 
‘‘131(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘131(b)’’. 
(8) Section 954(a)(3)(B) (122 Stat. 294) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, as redesignated by section 
524(a)(1)(A),’’ after ‘‘of such title’’. 
(9) Section 954(b)(2) (122 Stat. 294) is 
amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘2114(e) of such title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2114(f) of such title, as redesignated 
by section 524(a)(1)(A),’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘and inserting ‘President’.’’. 
(10) Section 1063(d)(1) (122 Stat. 323) is 
amended by striking ‘‘semicolon’’ and inserting 
‘‘comma’’. 
(11) Section 1229(i)(3) (122 Stat. 383) is 
amended by striking ‘‘publically’’ and inserting 
‘‘publicly’’. 
(12) Section 1422(e)(2) (122 Stat. 422) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (c)(1)’’. 
(13) Section 1602(4) (122 Stat. 432) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 411 h(b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 411h(b)(1)’’. 
(14) Section 1617(b) (122 Stat. 449) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘by adding at the end’’ and inserting 
‘‘by inserting after the item relating to section 
1074k’’. 
(15) Section 2106 (122 Stat. 508) is amended 
by striking ‘‘for 2007’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘for Fiscal Year 2007’’. 
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(16) Section 2826(a)(2)(A) (122 Stat. 546) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Army’’ and inserting 
‘‘Army’’. 
(c) TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 31, 
United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Chapter 35 is amended by striking the first 
section 3557. 
(2) The second section 3557 is amended in the 
section heading by striking ‘‘Public-Private’’ and 
inserting ‘‘public-private’’. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 35 is amended by striking the second item 
relating to section 3557. 
(d) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the first paragraph (5). 
(e) RONALD W. REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE AU-
THORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Section 
721(e) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108– 
375; 118 Stat. 1988; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2005’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2005 through 
2010’’. 
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(f) PUBLIC LAW 106–113.—Effective as of Novem-
ber 29, 1999, and as if included therein as enacted, section 
553 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into 
law by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106–113 (113 
Stat. 1535, 1501A–99)) is amended by striking ‘‘five-year 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘eight-year period’’. 
SEC. 1064. SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF REVISION TO 
REGULATION ON ENEMY PRISONERS OF WAR, 
RETAINED PERSONNEL, CIVILIAN INTERN-
EES, AND OTHER DETAINEES. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—No activity relating 
to a successor regulation to Army Regulation 190–8 
Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian In-
ternees and Other Detainees (dated October 1, 1997) may 
be carried out until the date that is 60 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives such successor regulation. 
(b) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section shall 
affect the continued effectiveness of Army Regulation 
190–8 Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Ci-
vilian Internees and Other Detainees (dated October 1, 
1997). 
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SEC. 1065. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAY-
MENTS TO PORTUGUESE NATIONALS EM-
PLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
FOR PAYMENTS.—Subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may authorize 
payments to Portuguese nationals employed by the De-
partment of Defense in Portugal, for the difference be-
tween— 
(1) the salary increases resulting from section 
8002 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148 119 Stat. 2697; 10 
U.S.C. 1584 note) and section 8002 of the Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public 
Law 109–289; 120 Stat. 1271; 10 U.S.C. 1584 
note); and 
(2) salary increases supported by the Depart-
ment of Defense Azores Foreign National wage sur-
veys for survey years 2006 and 2007. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The authority provided in sub-
section (a) may be exercised only if— 
(1) the wage survey methodology described in 
the United States—Portugal Agreement on Coopera-
tion and Defense, with supplemental technical and 
labor agreements and exchange of notes, signed at 
Lisbon on June 1, 1995, and entered into force on 
November 21, 1995, is eliminated; and 
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(2) the agreements and exchange of notes re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) and any implementing 
regulations thereto are revised to explicitly state the 
requirement that future increases in the pay of Por-
tuguese nationals employed by the Department of 
Defense in Portugal are to be made in compliance 
with United States law and regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATION.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 
$240,000 for fiscal year 2009 for the purpose of the pay-
ments authorized by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1066. STATE DEFENSE FORCE IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Domestic threats to national security and 
the increased use of National Guard forces for out- 
of-State deployments greatly increase the potential 
for service by members of State defense forces estab-
lished under section 109(c) of title 32, United States 
Code. 
(2) The efficacy of State defense forces is im-
peded by lack of clarity in the Federal regulations 
concerning those forces, particularly in defining lev-
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els of coordination and cooperation between those 
forces and the Department of Defense. 
(3) The State defense forces suffer from lack of 
standardized military training, arms, equipment, 
support, and coordination with the Department of 
Defense as a result of real and perceived Federal 
regulatory impediments. 
(b) RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR STATE DE-
FENSE FORCES.—Section 109 of title 32, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) RECOGNITION.—Congress hereby recognizes 
forces established under subsection (c) as an integral mili-
tary component of the United States, while reaffirming 
that those forces remain entirely State regulated, orga-
nized, and equipped and recognizing that those forces will 
be used exclusively at the local level and in accordance 
with State law. 
‘‘(e) ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense may coordinate with, and 
provide assistance to, a defense force established under 
subsection (c) to the extent such assistance is requested 
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by a State or by a force established under subsection (c) 
and subject to the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not provide assistance under 
paragraph (1) if, in the judgment of the Secretary, such 
assistance would— 
‘‘(A) impede the ability of the Department of 
Defense to execute missions of the Department; 
‘‘(B) take resources away from warfighting 
units; 
‘‘(C) incur nonreimbursed identifiable costs; or 
‘‘(D) consume resources in a manner incon-
sistent with the mission of the Department of De-
fense. 
‘‘(f) USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY 
AND EQUIPMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may author-
ize qualified personnel of a force established under sub-
section (c) to use and operate property, arms, equipment, 
and facilities of the Department of Defense as needed in 
the course of training activities and State active duty. 
‘‘(g) TRANSFER OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense may transfer to a State or a force 
established under subsection (c) any personal property of 
the Department of Defense that the Secretary determines 
is— 
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‘‘(A) excess to the needs of the Department of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(B) suitable for use by a force established 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer personal 
property under this section only if— 
‘‘(A) the property is drawn from existing stocks 
of the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) the recipient force established under sub-
section (c) accepts the property on an as-is, where- 
is basis; 
‘‘(C) the transfer is made without the expendi-
ture of any funds available to the Department of 
Defense for the procurement of defense equipment; 
and 
‘‘(D) all costs incurred subsequent to the trans-
fer of the property are borne or reimbursed by the 
recipient. 
‘‘(3) Subject to paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary may 
transfer personal property under this section without 
charge to the recipient force established under subsection 
(c). 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL/STATE TRAINING COORDINATION.— 
(1) Participation by a force established under subsection 
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(c) in a training program of the Department of Defense 
is at the discretion of the State. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed as re-
quiring the Department of Defense to provide any training 
program to any such force. 
‘‘(3) Any such training program shall be conducted 
in accordance with an agreement between— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) the State or the force established under 
subsection (c) if so authorized by State law. 
‘‘(4) Any direct costs to the Department of Defense 
of providing training assistance to a force established 
under subsection (c) shall be reimbursed by the State. Any 
agreement under paragraph (3) between the Department 
of Defense and a State or a force established under sub-
section (c) for such training assistance shall provide for 
payment of such costs. 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL
FUNDING
OF
STATE
DEFENSE 
FORCES.—Funds available to the Department of Defense 
may not be made available to a State defense force.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION OF STATE.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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‘‘(l) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended in subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
by striking ‘‘a State, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin 
Islands’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a 
State’’. 
(d) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘PROHIBI-
TION
ON MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER TROOPS.—’’ 
after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘USE WITH-
IN STATE BORDERS.—’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘STATE DE-
FENSE FORCES AUTHORIZED.—’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; 
(4) in subsection (j), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘EFFECT OF MEMBER-
SHIP IN DEFENSE FORCES.—’’ after ‘‘(j)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (k), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘PROHIBITION ON RE-
SERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS JOINING DEFENSE 
FORCES.—’’ after ‘‘(k)’’. 
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(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 109. Maintenance of other troops: State defense 
forces’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to such section in the table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1 of such title is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘109. Maintenance of other troops: State defense forces.’’. 
SEC. 1067. BARNEGAT INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET, NEW 
JERSEY. 
(a) PROJECT MODIFICATION.—The project for hurri-
cane and storm damage reduction, Barnegat Inlet to Little 
Egg Inlet, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(a)(1) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 
Stat. 2576), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the 
Army to undertake, at Federal expense, such measures as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate 
in the public interest to address the handling of munitions 
placed on the beach during construction of the project be-
fore the date of enactment of this section. 
(b) TREATMENT OF COSTS.—Costs incurred in car-
rying out subsection (a) shall not be considered to be a 
cost of constructing the project. 
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(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit, in accord-
ance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), toward the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the project the costs incurred by the non-Fed-
eral interest with respect to the removal and handling of 
the munitions referred to in subsection (a). 
(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Measures authorized by 
subsection (a) include monitoring, removal, and disposal 
of the munitions referred to in subsection (a). 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated by section 301(13) of this Act, $7,175,000 is 
authorized to carry out subsection (a). 
SEC. 1068. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ROLES 
AND MISSIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE AND OTHER NATIONAL SECURITY IN-
STITUTIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) To ensure the future security of the United 
States, all of the national security organizations of 
the Federal Government must work together more 
effectively. 
(2) The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have 
demonstrated a need to expand the definition of na-
tional security organizations to include all depart-
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ments and agencies that contribute to the relations 
of the United States with the world. 
(3) As the largest national security organiza-
tion, the Department of Defense must effectively col-
laborate in both a supported and supporting role 
with other departments and agencies. 
(4) Section 941 of Public Law 110–181 created 
an opportunity for the Department of Defense to ad-
dress internal assignments of functions. 
(5) The Initial Perspectives report of the Panel 
on Roles and Missions of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives illustrated 
the following three levels of coordination that must 
be improved: 
(A) Inter-agency coordination. 
(B) Department of Defense-wide coordina-
tion. 
(C) Inter-service coordination. 
(6) 
Institutionalizing 
effective 
coordination 
within and among the national security organiza-
tions of the Federal Government may require funda-
mental reform. 
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SEC. 1069. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO 2008 SUP-
PLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that readiness shortfalls 
exist within the Armed Forces of the United States, thus 
increasing risk to the national security of the United 
States. Congress has provided, and will continue to pro-
vide, funds to address the readiness shortfalls in the 
Armed Forces of the United States. 
SEC. 1070. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEFENSE RE-
QUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the defense require-
ments of the United States should be based upon a com-
prehensive national security strategy and fully funded to 
counter present and emerging threats. 
SEC. 1071. STANDING ADVISORY PANEL ON IMPROVING IN-
TEGRATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND 
THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON MATTERS OF 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF ADVISORY PANEL.—The 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall jointly establish an advisory panel to 
review the respective roles and responsibilities of the De-
partment of Defense, the Department of State, and the 
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United States Agency for International Development in 
the national security collaborative system. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The advisory panel shall be 
composed of 12 members, of whom— 
(A) three shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the Administrator; 
(B) three shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Sec-
retary of State, and the Administrator; 
(C) three shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Administrator; and 
(D) three shall be appointed by the Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of State. 
(2) CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of State, and the Administrator shall 
jointly designate one member as chairman. 
(3) VICE
CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator 
shall jointly designate one member as vice chairman. 
The vice chairman may not be a member appointed 
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to the advisory panel under paragraph (1) by the 
same Secretary or Administrator that appointed the 
chairman to the advisory panel under paragraph (1). 
(4) EXPERTISE.—Members of the advisory 
panel shall be private citizens of the United States 
with national recognition and significant experience 
in the Federal Government, the Armed Forces, pub-
lic administration, foreign affairs, or development. 
(5) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—All mem-
bers of the advisory panel shall be appointed not 
earlier than January 20, 2009, and not later than 
March 20, 2009. 
(6) TERMS.—The term of each member of the 
advisory panel is for the life of the advisory panel. 
(7) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the advisory 
panel shall be filled not later than 30 days after 
such vacancy occurs and in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
(8) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate 
departments or agencies of the Federal Government 
shall cooperate with the advisory panel in expedi-
tiously providing to the members and staff appro-
priate security clearances to the extent possible pur-
suant to existing procedures and requirements, ex-
cept that no person shall be provided with access to 
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classified information under this section without the 
appropriate security clearances. 
(9) STATUS.—A member of the advisory board 
who is not otherwise employed by the Federal Gov-
ernment shall not be considered to be a Federal em-
ployee, except for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 
5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
(10) EXPENSES.—The members of the advisory 
panel shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of services for 
the advisory panel. 
(c) MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES.— 
(1) INITIAL
MEETING.—The advisory panel 
shall conduct its first meeting not later than 30 days 
after the date that all appointments to the advisory 
panel have been made under subsection (b). 
(2) MEETINGS.—The advisory panel shall meet 
not less often than once every three months. The ad-
visory panel may also meet at the call of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or the Ad-
ministrator. 
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(3) PROCEDURES.—The advisory panel shall 
carry out its duties under procedures established 
under subsection (d). 
(4) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 
panel. 
(d) SUPPORT OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Ad-
ministrator, shall enter into a contract with a feder-
ally funded research and development center for the 
provision of administrative and logistical support 
and assistance to the advisory panel in carrying out 
its duties under this section. Such support and as-
sistance shall include the establishment of the proce-
dures of the advisory panel under subsection (c)(3). 
(2) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall enter into the contract required by 
this subsection not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DUTIES OF PANEL.— 
(1) The advisory panel shall analyze the roles 
and responsibilities of the Department of Defense, 
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the Department of State, and the United States 
Agency for International Development regarding— 
(A) stability operations; 
(B) non-proliferation; 
(C) foreign assistance (including security 
assistance); 
(D) strategic communications; 
(E) public diplomacy; 
(F) the role of contractors; and 
(G) other areas the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the Administrator 
consider appropriate. 
(2) In providing advice, guidance, and rec-
ommendations to improve the national security col-
laborative system, the advisory panel shall review— 
(A) the structures and systems that coordi-
nate policy-making; 
(B) the roles and responsibilities of the de-
partments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment involved in the national security collabo-
rative system; 
(C) integrating the expertise of the depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government 
involved in the national security collaborative 
system; and 
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(D) 
coordinating 
personnel 
assigned 
abroad as part of the national security collabo-
rative system. 
(f) COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest by the advisory panel, any department or agency of 
the Federal Government shall provide information that the 
advisory panel considers necessary to carry out its duties. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.— 
(A) Not later than 180 days after the first 
meeting of the advisory panel, the advisory 
panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the Administrator, 
a report that identifies— 
(i) aspects of the national security col-
laborative system that should take priority 
during the improvement of integration be-
tween the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of State, and the United States 
Agency for International Development; and 
(ii) methods to better integrate the 
national security collaborative system. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) Not later than December 31 of each 
year, the advisory panel shall submit to the Sec-
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retary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and 
the Administrator, a report on— 
(i) the activities of the advisory panel; 
(ii) any deficiencies in the national se-
curity collaborative system; 
(iii) any improvements made to the 
national security collaborative system; 
(iv) methods to better integrate the 
national security collaborative system; and 
(v) such findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations as the advisory panel 
considers appropriate. 
(3) SUBMISSION OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, 
and the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress the reports under this 
subsection and any additional information consid-
ered appropriate. 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL
BRIEFINGS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the submission of each report 
under this subsection, the advisory panel shall meet 
with the appropriate committees to brief such com-
mittees on the matters contained in the report. 
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(5) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—For the pur-
poses of this subsection, the appropriate committees 
of Congress are the following: 
(A) The Committees on Foreign Relations, 
Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Sen-
ate. 
(B) The Committees on Foreign Affairs, 
Armed Services, and Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(h) TERMINATION OF ADVISORY PANEL.—The advi-
sory panel shall terminate on September 30, 2013. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY COLLABORATIVE SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘national security collaborative sys-
tem’’ means the structures, mechanisms, and proc-
esses by which the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of State, and the United States Agency for 
International Development coordinate and integrate 
their policies, capabilities, expertise, and activities to 
accomplish national security missions overseas. 
(3) STABILITY OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘sta-
bility operations’’ means stability and reconstruction 
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operations conducted by departments or agencies of 
the Federal Government described by Department of 
Defense Directive 3000.05, National Security Presi-
dential Directive 1, or National Security Presidential 
Directive 44. 
SEC. 1072. NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT TO THE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE 
OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1062 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
476) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the commission, which 
advises Congress, because the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act applies only to commissions that advise the ex-
ecutive branch.’’. 
SEC. 1073. STUDY AND REPORT ON USE OF POWER MAN-
AGEMENT SOFTWARE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on the use of power management software by civil-
ian and military personnel and facilities of the Depart-
ment of Defense to reduce the use of electricity in com-
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puter monitors and personal computers. This study shall 
include recommendations for baseline electric power use, 
for ensuring robust monitoring and verification of power 
use requirements on a continuing basis, and for potential 
technological solutions or best practices for achieving these 
efficiency objectives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report containing the results of the study 
under subsection (a), including a description of the rec-
ommendations developed under the study. 
SEC. 1074. COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY STRATEGY FOR 
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.— 
(1) STRATEGY.—The President shall develop a 
comprehensive interagency strategy for public diplo-
macy and strategic communication that updates and 
builds upon the strategy outlined by the Strategic 
Communication and Public Diplomacy Policy Co-
ordinating Committee in the publication titled ‘‘U.S. 
National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Stra-
tegic Communication’’ (June, 2007). 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy required by this 
subsection shall contain overall objectives, goals, ac-
tions to be performed, and benchmarks and time-
tables for the achievement of such goals and objec-
tives. 
(3) COMPONENTS.—The strategy shall include 
the following components: 
(A) Prioritizing the mission of supporting 
specific foreign policy objectives, such as 
counterterrorism and efforts to combat extrem-
ist ideology, in parallel and in complement with, 
as appropriate, the broad mission of commu-
nicating the policies and values of the United 
States to foreign audiences. 
(B) Consolidating and elevating Federal 
Government leadership to prioritize, manage, 
and implement the strategy required by this 
subsection, including the consideration of estab-
lishing strategic communication and public di-
plomacy positions at the National Security 
Council and establishing a single office to co-
ordinate strategic communication and public di-
plomacy efforts. 
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(C) Improving coordination across depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Government 
on— 
(i) strategic planning; 
(ii) research activities, such as re-
search into the attitudes and behaviors of 
foreign audiences; and 
(iii) the development of editorial con-
tent, 
including 
content 
for 
Internet 
websites and print publications. 
(D) Developing a more rigorous, research- 
based, targeted approach to strategic commu-
nication and public diplomacy efforts, with ef-
forts differentiated for specific target audiences 
in various countries and regions. 
(E) Developing more rigorous monitoring 
and evaluation mechanisms. 
(F) Making greater use of innovative tools 
in strategic communication and public diplo-
macy research and operations, including new 
media platforms and social research tech-
nologies. 
(G) Making greater use of participation 
from private sector entities, academic institu-
tions, not-for-profit organizations, and other 
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non-governmental organizations in supporting 
strategic communication and public diplomacy 
efforts, including the consideration of estab-
lishing an independent, not-for-profit organiza-
tion described in subsection (b). 
(H) Increasing resources devoted to stra-
tegic communication and public diplomacy ef-
forts. 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2009, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port that describes the strategy required by this 
subsection. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—Not less 
than once every two years after the submission 
of the initial report under subparagraph (A), 
the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on— 
(i) the status of the implementation of 
the strategy; 
(ii) progress toward achievement of 
benchmarks; and 
(iii) any changes to the strategy since 
the submission of the previous report. 
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(b) STUDY OF INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Defense shall jointly conduct a study 
assessing the recommendation from the Defense 
Science Board’s Task Force on Strategic Commu-
nication to establish an independent, not-for-profit 
organization responsible for providing independent 
assessment and strategic guidance to the Federal 
Government on strategic communication and public 
diplomacy. 
(2) SCOPE.—The study shall include— 
(A) an assessment of the benefits gained 
by establishing such an organization; and 
(B) an outline of the potential framework 
of such an organization, including its organiza-
tion, mission, capabilities, and operations. 
(c) REPORT ON ROLES OF DEPARTMENTS OR AGEN-
CIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2009, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report— 
(A) describing the roles of the Department 
of State and the Department of Defense re-
garding strategic communication and public di-
plomacy; and 
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(B) assessing proposals to establish an 
independent center to support government-wide 
strategic communication and public diplomacy 
efforts, including the study described in sub-
section (b). 
(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report shall con-
tain the following: 
(A) A description of activities performed 
by the Department of Defense as part of stra-
tegic communication, including— 
(i) efforts to disseminate directly to 
foreign audiences messages intended to 
shape the security environment of a com-
batant command; 
(ii) psychological operations, including 
those in direct support of contingency op-
erations other than Operation Enduring 
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, that 
are intended to counter extremist and hos-
tile propaganda or promote stability and 
security; and 
(iii) public affairs programs to shape 
the opinions of foreign audiences. 
(B) A current description of activities con-
ducted by the Under Secretary for Public Di-
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plomacy and Public Affairs at the Department 
of State, including— 
(i) outreach to mass audiences and 
strategic audiences, such as opinion mak-
ers, youth, and other targeted groups, 
using media, lectures, information centers, 
and cultural events; 
(ii) use of interactive media tech-
nologies, such as Internet blogs and social 
networking websites, to build relationships 
and to counter extremist groups using 
similar media; 
(iii) education and exchange pro-
grams; 
(iv) book translation; and 
(v) work with non-governmental orga-
nizations and private-sector partners. 
(C) A definition of the roles of the offices 
within the Department of State and the De-
partment of Defense that are engaged in mes-
sage outreach to audiences abroad. 
(D) A detailed explanation of how the De-
partment of State and the Department of De-
fense perform unique strategic communication 
activities and public diplomacy activities. 
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(E) An explanation of how the Department 
of State and the Department of Defense coordi-
nate strategic communication and public diplo-
macy activities in— 
(i) using polls, focus groups, and 
other measures to learn the attitudes and 
behavior of foreign audiences; 
(ii) publishing editorial content on 
Internet websites and in print media; 
(iii) organizing field support for mili-
tary information support teams, civil af-
fairs, and other shared activities; 
(iv) using foreign-directed education 
and training resources; and 
(v) training personnel in both depart-
ments by exchanging faculty and students 
of the Foreign Service Institute, the Army 
War College, the Naval War College, and 
other similar institutions. 
(d) FORM AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.— 
(1) FORM.—The reports required by this sec-
tion may be submitted in a classified form. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any unclassified portions 
of the reports required by this section shall be made 
available to the public. 
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(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—For the purposes 
of this section, the appropriate committees of Congress are 
the following: 
(1) The Committees on Foreign Relations, 
Armed Services, and Appropriations of the Senate. 
(2) The Committees on Foreign Affairs, Armed 
Services, and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1075. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PROPAGANDA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No part of any funds authorized 
to be appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used 
by the Department of Defense for propaganda purposes 
within the United States not otherwise specifically author-
ized by law. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense and the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall each conduct a study of, and sub-
mit to the Congress a report on, the extent to which the 
Department of Defense has violated the prohibition on 
propaganda established in section 8001 of Public Laws 
107–117, 107–248, 108–87, 108–287, 109–148, 109– 
289, and 110–116, the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Acts for fiscal years 2002 through 2008. 
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(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘propaganda’’ means any form of communication in 
support of national objectives designed to influence the 
opinions, emotions, attitudes, or behavior of the people of 
the United States in order to benefit the sponsor, either 
directly or indirectly. 
SEC. 1076. USE OF RUNWAY AT NASJRB WILLOW GROVE, 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON CONVEYANCE, GRANT, LEASE, 
OR LICENSE.—Any conveyance, grant, lease, or license 
from the United States to the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania or other legal entity that includes the airfield prop-
erty located at NASJRB Willow Grove and designated for 
operation as a Joint Interagency Installation pursuant to 
section 3703 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, 
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations 
Act, 2007 (121 Stat. 145) shall be subject to the restric-
tions on the use of the airfield set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON USE.—The airfield at the in-
stallation shall not be used for any of the following pur-
poses: 
(1) Commercial passenger operations. 
(2) Commercial cargo operations. 
(3) Commercial, business, or nongovernment 
aircraft operations for purposes not related to the 
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missions of the installation, except that this para-
graph shall not apply in exigent circumstances or 
prohibit use of the airfield by or on behalf of any as-
sociated user which is a tenant of the installation. 
(4) As a reliever airport to relieve congestion at 
other airports or to provide improved general avia-
tion access to the overall community, except that 
this paragraph shall not apply in exigent cir-
cumstances. 
(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish or 
alter authorized uses of the installation, including the mili-
tary enclave that is part thereof, by the United States or 
its agencies or instrumentalities or to limit use of the 
property in exigent circumstances. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) AIRFIELD.—The term ‘‘airfield’’ means the 
airfield referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) ASSOCIATED USERS.—The term ‘‘associated 
users’’ means
nongovernmental organizations and 
private entities that use the airfield for purposes re-
lated to the national defense, homeland security, and 
emergency preparedness missions of the installation. 
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(3) EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.—The term ‘‘exi-
gent circumstances’’
means unusual conditions, in-
cluding adverse or unusual weather conditions, 
alerts, and actual or threatened emergencies that are 
determined by the installation to require limited-du-
ration use of the installation or its airfield for oper-
ations, including flying operations, for uses other-
wise restricted under subsection (b). 
(4) COMMERCIAL
CARGO
OPERATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘commercial cargo operations’’ means aircraft 
operations by a commercial cargo or freight carrier 
in cases in which cargo is delivered to or flown from 
the installation under established schedules, except 
that the term does not include any cargo operations 
undertaken by or on behalf of any user of the instal-
lation or cargo operations related to the national de-
fense, homeland security, and emergency prepared-
ness missions of the installation. 
(5) COMMERCIAL
PASSENGER
OPERATIONS.— 
The term ‘‘commercial passenger operations’’ means 
aircraft passenger operations by commercial pas-
senger carriers involving flights where passengers 
are boarded or enplaned at the installation, except 
that the term does not include passenger operations 
undertaken by or on behalf of any user of the instal-
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lation or passenger operations related to the national 
defense, homeland security, and emergency pre-
paredness missions of the installation. 
(6) INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘installation’’ 
means the Joint Interagency Installation referred to 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 1077. PROHIBITION ON INTERROGATION OF DETAIN-
EES BY CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. 
Effective as of the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Department of De-
fense manpower mix criteria and the Department of De-
fense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
shall be revised to provide that— 
(1) the interrogation of enemy prisoners of war, 
civilian internees, retained persons, other detainees, 
terrorists, and criminals when captured, transferred, 
confined, or detained during or in the aftermath of 
hostilities is an inherently governmental function 
and cannot be transferred to private sector contrac-
tors who are beyond the reach of controls otherwise 
applicable to government personnel; and 
(2) properly trained and cleared contractors 
may be used as linguists, interpreters, report writ-
ers, and information technology technicians if their 
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work is properly reviewed by appropriate government 
officials. 
SEC. 1078. REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEOTAPING OR OTHER-
WISE ELECTRONICALLY RECORDING STRA-
TEGIC INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS OF 
PERSONS IN THE CUSTODY OF OR UNDER 
THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Army 
Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations 
(FM 2–22.3, September 2006), or any successor thereto, 
and the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (e), 
the Secretary of Defense shall take such actions as are 
necessary to ensure the videotaping or otherwise electroni-
cally recording of each strategic intelligence interrogation 
of any person who is in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense or under detention 
in a Department of Defense facility. 
(b) CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—To protect 
United States national security, the safety of the individ-
uals conducting or assisting in the conduct of a strategic 
intelligence interrogation, and the privacy of persons de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the appropriate classification of video tapes or 
other electronic recordings made pursuant to subsection 
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(a). The use of such classified video tapes or other elec-
tronic recordings in proceedings conducted under the De-
tainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title 14 of Public Law 
109–163 and title 10 of Public Law 109–148), the Mili-
tary Commissions Act of 2006 (10 U.S.C. 948 et seq.; 
Public Law 109–366), or any other provision of law shall 
be governed by applicable rules, regulations, and law. 
(c) STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘strategic 
intelligence interrogation’’ means an interrogation of a 
person described in subsection (a) conducted at a theater- 
level detention facility. 
(d) EXCLUSION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as requiring— 
(1) any member of the Armed Forces engaged 
in direct combat operations to videotape or otherwise 
electronically record a person described in subsection 
(a); or 
(2) the videotaping or other electronic recording 
of tactical questioning, as such term is defined in 
the Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Col-
lector Operations (FM 2–22.3, September 2006), or 
any successor thereto. 
(e) GUIDELINES FOR VIDEOTAPE AND OTHER ELEC-
TRONIC RECORDINGS.— 
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(1) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Judge Advo-
cates General (as defined in section 801(1) of title 
10, United States Code, (Article 1 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice)), shall develop and adopt 
uniform guidelines designed to ensure that the 
videotaping or other electronic recording required 
under subsection (a), at a minimum— 
(A) promotes full compliance with the laws 
of the United States; 
(B) is maintained for a length of time that 
serves the interests of justice in cases for which 
trials are being or may be conducted pursuant 
to the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title 14 
of Public Law 109–163 and title 10 of Public 
Law 109–148), the Military Commissions Act 
of 2006 (10 U.S.C. 948 et seq.; Public Law 
109–366), or any other provision of law; 
(C) promotes the exploitation of intel-
ligence; and 
(D) ensures the safety of all participants 
in the interrogations. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
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Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report containing the 
guidelines developed under paragraph (1). Such re-
port shall be in an unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 1079. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF NAMES OF STUDENTS 
AND 
INSTRUCTORS 
AT 
WESTERN 
HEMI-
SPHERE 
INSTITUTE 
FOR 
SECURITY 
CO-
OPERATION. 
Section 2166 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF STUDENTS AND IN-
STRUCTORS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall release 
to the public, upon request, the information described in 
paragraph (2) for each of fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 
and 2008, and any fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) The information to be released under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following with respect to the fiscal 
year covered: 
‘‘(A) The entire name, including the first, mid-
dle, and maternal and paternal surnames, with re-
spect to each student and instructor at the Institute. 
‘‘(B) The rank of each student and instructor. 
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‘‘(C) The country of origin of each student and 
instructor. 
‘‘(D) The courses taken by each student. 
‘‘(E) The courses taught by each instructor. 
‘‘(F) Any years of attendance by each student 
in addition to the fiscal year covered.’’. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Temporary authority to waive limitation on premium pay for Fed-
eral employees. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of authority to make lump-sum severance payments. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of voluntary reduction-in-force authority of Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 1104. Technical amendment to definition of professional accounting posi-
tion. 
Sec. 1105. Expedited hiring authority for health care professionals. 
Sec. 1106. Authority to adjust certain limitations on personnel and reports on 
such adjustments. 
Sec. 1107. Temporary discretionary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and 
gratuities to personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 
Sec. 1108. Requirement relating to furloughs during the time of a contingency 
operation. 
Sec. 1109. Direct hire authority for certain positions at personnel demonstra-
tion laboratories. 
Sec. 1110. Status reports relating to laboratory personnel demonstration 
projects. 
SEC. 1101. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION 
ON PREMIUM PAY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (b), 
the head of an agency may waive the limitation under sec-
tion 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, with respect 
to premium pay for any service which is performed by an 
employee of such agency— 
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(1) in an overseas location within the area of 
responsibility of the Commander of the United 
States Central Command; and 
(2) in direct support of or directly related to— 
(A) a military operation, including a con-
tingency operation; or 
(B) an operation in response to an emer-
gency declared by the President. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Waiver authority under this sec-
tion shall be available only with respect to premium pay 
for service performed in 2009, and only to the extent that 
its exercise would not cause an employee’s total basic pay 
and premium pay for 2009 to exceed $212,100. 
(c) ADDITIONAL
PAY
NOT
CONSIDERED
BASIC 
PAY.—Any amount of premium pay that would not have 
been payable but for a waiver under this section shall not 
be considered to be basic pay for any purpose and shall 
not be used in computing a lump-sum payment for accu-
mulated and accrued annual leave under section 5551 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management may prescribe any regulations 
which may be necessary to ensure consistency among 
heads of agencies in the application of this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
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(1) the terms ‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘employee’’ have 
the respective meanings given such terms by section 
5541 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘premium pay’’ refers to any pre-
mium pay described in section 5547(a) of such title 
5; and 
(3) the term ‘‘contingency operation’’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 101(a)(13) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE LUMP-SUM 
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS. 
Section 5595(i)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF VOLUNTARY REDUCTION-IN- 
FORCE AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 3502(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1104. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF 
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING POSITION. 
Section 1599d(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘GS–510, GS–511, and GS–505’’ 
and inserting ‘‘0505, 0510, or 0511 (or an equivalent)’’. 
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SEC. 1105. EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) 
EXPEDITED
HIRING
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1599c(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of 
Defense may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) For purposes of sections 3304, 5333, and 
5753 of title 5, the Secretary of Defense may— 
‘‘(i) designate any category of medical or health 
professional positions within the Department of De-
fense as shortage category positions; and 
‘‘(ii) utilize the authorities in such sections to 
recruit and appoint highly qualified persons directly 
to positions so designated. 
‘‘(B) In using the authority provided by this para-
graph, the Secretary shall apply the principles of pref-
erence for the hiring of veterans and other persons estab-
lished in subchapter 1 of chapter 33 of title 5.’’. 
(b) 
TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 
1599c(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The authority 
of’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not appoint a person to a 
position of employment under subsection (a)(2) after Sep-
tember 30, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 1106. AUTHORITY TO ADJUST CERTAIN LIMITATIONS 
ON PERSONNEL AND REPORTS ON SUCH AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST LIMITATIONS ON OSD 
PERSONNEL.— 
(1) Section 143 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The 
number’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection 
(b), the number’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and 
(c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST LIMITATION.—(1) For 
fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense may adjust the limitation on OSD personnel 
in accordance with paragraph (2) to accommodate in-
creases in workload or to modify the type of personnel re-
quired to accomplish work. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary may adjust the baseline personnel 
limitation under paragraph (1) by increasing it by no more 
than 5 percent in a fiscal year.’’; and 
(D) by amending subsection (c) (as so re-
designated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘OSD personnel’ means military 
and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
who are assigned to, or employed in, functions in the 
Office of the Secretary of Defense (including Direct 
Support Activities of that Office and the Washington 
Headquarters Services of the Department of De-
fense). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘baseline personnel limitation’, 
with respect to OSD personnel, means— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2009, the number de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) for any fiscal year thereafter, such 
number as increased (if at all) by the Secretary 
under subsection (b) during preceding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(b) DEFENSE AGENCIES AND FIELD ACTIVITIES.— 
Section 194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘The 
total’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to subsection (c), the total’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST LIMITATION.—(1) For 
fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense may adjust the baseline personnel limitations 
in subsection (a) in accordance with paragraph (2) to ac-
commodate increases in workload or to modify the type 
of personnel required to accomplish work. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may adjust a baseline personnel 
limitation under paragraph (1) by increasing it by no more 
than 5 percent in a fiscal year.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (g) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In this section, the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In this section: 
‘‘(1) The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘baseline personnel limitation’, 
with respect to members of the armed forces and ci-
vilian employees described in subsection (a) or sub-
section (b), means— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2009, the number de-
scribed in subsection (a) or (b), respectively; 
and 
‘‘(B) for any fiscal year thereafter, such 
number as increased (if at all) by the Secretary 
under subsection (c) during preceding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(c) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY AND 
ARMY STAFF.—Subsection (f) of section 3014 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) For fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Army may adjust the 
baseline personnel limitation in paragraph (1), (2), 
or (3) in accordance with subparagraph (B) to ac-
commodate increases in workload or to modify the 
type of personnel required to accomplish work. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may adjust a baseline per-
sonnel limitation under subparagraph (A) by in-
creasing it by no more than 5 percent in a fiscal 
year. 
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‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘baseline per-
sonnel limitation’, with respect to members of the 
armed forces and civilian employees described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3), means— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2009, the number de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), respec-
tively; and 
‘‘(ii) for any fiscal year thereafter, such 
number as increased (if at all) by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A) during preceding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(d) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, OF-
FICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, AND HEAD-
QUARTERS, MARINE CORPS.—Subsection (f) of section 
5014 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) For fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy may adjust the 
baseline personnel limitation in paragraph (1), (2), 
or (3) in accordance with subparagraph (B) to ac-
commodate increases in workload or to modify the 
type of personnel required to accomplish work. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may adjust a baseline per-
sonnel limitation under subparagraph (A) by in-
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creasing it by no more than 5 percent in a fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘baseline per-
sonnel limitation’, with respect to members of the 
armed forces and civilian employees described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3), means— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2009, the number de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), respec-
tively; and 
‘‘(ii) for any fiscal year thereafter, such 
number as increased (if at all) by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A) during any preceding 
fiscal years.’’. 
(e) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 
AND AIR STAFF.—Subsection (f) of section 8014 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) For fiscal year 2009 and fiscal years 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force may ad-
just the baseline personnel limitation in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) in accordance with subparagraph (B) 
to accommodate increases in workload or to modify 
the type of personnel required to accomplish work. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may adjust a baseline per-
sonnel limitation under subparagraph (A) by in-
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creasing it by no more than 5 percent in a fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(C) In this subsection, the term ‘baseline per-
sonnel limitation’, with respect to members of the 
armed forces and civilian employees described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3), means— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2009, the number de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), respec-
tively; and 
‘‘(ii) for any fiscal year thereafter, such 
number as increased (if at all) by the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A) during preceding fiscal 
years.’’. 
(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit a report to the congressional defense commit-
tees at the same time that the defense budget materials 
for each fiscal year are presented to Congress. The report 
shall include the following information: 
(1) During the preceding fiscal year, the aver-
age number of military personnel and civilian em-
ployees of the Department of Defense assigned to or 
detailed to permanent duty in— 
(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 
(B) the management headquarters activi-
ties and management headquarters support ac-
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tivities in the Defense Agencies and Depart-
ment of Defense Field Activities; 
(C) the Office of the Secretary of the 
Army and the Army Staff; 
(D) the Office of the Secretary of the 
Navy, the Office of Chief of Naval Operations, 
and the Headquarters, Marine Corps; and 
(E) the Office of the Secretary of the Air 
Force and the Air Staff. 
(2) The total increase in personnel assigned to 
the activities or entities described in paragraph (1), 
if any, during the preceding fiscal year— 
(A) attributable to the replacement of con-
tract personnel with military personnel or civil-
ian employees of the Department of Defense, 
including the number of positions associated 
with the replacement of contract personnel per-
forming inherently governmental functions or 
performing lead system integrator functions; 
and 
(B) attributable to reasons other than the 
replacement of contract personnel with military 
personnel or civilian employees of the Depart-
ment, such as workload or operational demand 
increases. 
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(3) The number of military personnel and civil-
ian employees of the Department of Defense as-
signed to the activities or entities described in para-
graph (1) as of October 1 of the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(4) An analysis and justification for any in-
crease in personnel assigned to the activities or enti-
ties described in paragraph (1), if any, during the 
preceding fiscal year, including an analysis of the 
workload of the activity or entity and the manage-
ment of the workload. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEFENSE BUDGET MATERIALS.—The term 
‘‘defense budget materials’’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the materials submitted to Congress by 
the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget 
for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by 
the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(2) CONTRACT PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘con-
tract personnel’’ means persons hired under a con-
tract with the Department of Defense for the per-
formance of major Department of Defense head-
quarters activities. 
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(h) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
EVALUATION.—Not 
later than April 15, 2009, the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation of the overall man-
agement of the staffing processes and procedures for 
the personnel affected by the amendments made by 
this section; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the results of such evaluation, with 
such findings and recommendations as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1107. TEMPORARY DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY TO 
GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRA-
TUITIES TO PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY 
IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1603(a) of the Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the 
Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 
(Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘During fiscal years 2006, 
2007, and 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) During fiscal 
years 2006 (including the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2005, and ending on June 15, 2006), 2007, 
and 2008’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(2) During fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, the 
head of an agency may, in the agency head’s discretion, 
provide to an individual employed by, or assigned or de-
tailed to, such agency allowances, benefits, and gratuities 
comparable to those provided by the Secretary of State 
to members of the Foreign Service under section 413 and 
chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, 
if such individual is on official duty in a combat zone (as 
defined by section 112(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 
for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Re-
covery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234). 
SEC. 1108. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO FURLOUGHS DUR-
ING THE TIME OF A CONTINGENCY OPER-
ATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3505. Furloughs within Department of Defense 
‘‘(a) For purposes of this section— 
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‘‘(1) the term ‘furlough’ means the placing of 
an employee in a temporary status without duties 
and pay because of a lack of funds; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘contingency operation’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 101(a)(13) of 
title 10; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘defense committees’ has the 
meaning given such term by section 119(g) of title 
10. 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of Defense may not issue no-
tice of a furlough described in paragraph (2) until the Sec-
retary has certified to the defense committees that the 
Secretary has no other legal measures to avoid such fur-
loughs. 
‘‘(2) This subsection applies with respect to any fur-
lough that impacts substantial portions of the civilian 
workforce of the Department of Defense commencing dur-
ing the time of a contingency operation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 35 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 3504 the following 
new item: 
‘‘3505. Furloughs within Department of Defense.’’. 
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SEC. 1109. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN POSI-
TIONS AT PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION LAB-
ORATORIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may 
make appointments to positions described in subsection 
(b) without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sec-
tions 3303 and 3328 of such title. 
(b) POSITIONS DESCRIBED.—This section applies 
with respect to any scientific or engineering position with-
in a laboratory identified in section 9902(c)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code, appointment to which requires an ad-
vanced degree. 
(c) LIMITATION.—(1) Authority under this section 
may not, in any calendar year and with respect to any 
laboratory, be exercised with respect to a number of posi-
tions greater than the number equal to 2 percent of the 
total number of positions within such laboratory that are 
filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before 
the start of such calendar year. 
(2) For purposes of this subsection, positions shall 
be counted on a full-time equivalent basis. 
(d) EMPLOYEE DEFINED.—As used in this section, 
the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given such term by 
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to make appoint-
ments under this section shall not be available after De-
cember 31, 2013. 
SEC. 1110. STATUS REPORTS RELATING TO LABORATORY 
PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
Section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
357) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) STATUS REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and not 
later than March 1 of each year beginning after the 
date on which the first report under this subsection 
is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report providing, 
with respect to the year before the year in which 
such report is submitted, the information described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Each report 
under this subsection shall describe the following: 
‘‘(A) The actions taken by the Secretary of 
Defense under subsection (a) during the year 
covered by the report. 
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‘‘(B) The progress made by the Secretary 
of Defense during such year in developing and 
implementing the plan required by subsection 
(b), including the anticipated date for comple-
tion of such plan and a list and description of 
any issues relating to the development or imple-
mentation of such plan. 
‘‘(C) With respect to any applications by 
laboratories seeking to be designated as a dem-
onstration laboratory or to otherwise obtain any 
of the personnel flexibilities available to a dem-
onstration laboratory— 
‘‘(i) the number of applications that 
were received, pending, or acted on during 
such year; 
‘‘(ii) the status or disposition of any 
applications under clause (i), including, in 
the case of any application on which a final 
decision was rendered, the laboratory in-
volved, what the laboratory had requested, 
the decision reached, and the reasons for 
the decision; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of any applications 
under clause (i) on which a final decision 
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was not rendered, the date by which a final 
decision is anticipated. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘demonstration laboratory’ means a 
laboratory designated by the Secretary of Defense 
under the provisions of section 342(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (as cited in subsection (a)) as a Department 
of Defense science and technology reinvention lab-
oratory.’’. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Extension of authority to build the capacity of the Pakistan Fron-
tier Corps. 
Sec. 1202. Military-to-military contacts and comparable activities. 
Sec. 1203. Enhanced authority to pay incremental expenses for participation of 
developing countries in combined exercises. 
Sec. 1204. Extension of temporary authority to use acquisition and cross-serv-
icing agreements to lend military equipment for personnel pro-
tection and survivability. 
Sec. 1205. One-year extension of authority for distribution to certain foreign 
personnel of education and training materials and information 
technology to enhance military interoperability. 
Sec. 1206. Modification and extension of authorities relating to program to 
build the capacity of foreign military forces. 
Sec. 1207. Extension of authority for security and stabilization assistance. 
Sec. 1208. Authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism. 
Sec. 1209. Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Iraq and Afghanistan 
Sec. 1211. Limitation on availability of funds for certain purposes relating to 
Iraq. 
Sec. 1212. Report on status of forces agreements between the United States 
and Iraq. 
Sec. 1213. Strategy for United States-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams in 
Iraq. 
Sec. 1214. Commanders’ Emergency Response Program. 
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Sec. 1215. Performance monitoring system for United States-led Provincial Re-
construction Teams in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1216. Report on command and control structure for military forces oper-
ating in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1217. Report on enhancing security and stability in the region along the 
border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
Sec. 1218. Study and report on Iraqi police training teams. 
Sec. 1219. Declaration of policy relating to status of forces agreements between 
the United States and Iraq. 
Sec. 1220. Limitation on certain status of forces agreements between the 
United States and Iraq. 
Sec. 1221. Report on long-term costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1231. Payment of personnel expenses for multilateral cooperation pro-
grams. 
Sec. 1232. Extension of Department of Defense authority to participate in mul-
tinational military centers of excellence. 
Sec. 1233. Study of limitation on classified contracts with foreign companies 
engaged in space business with China. 
Sec. 1234. Requirement to update National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nu-
clear intentions and capabilities. 
Sec. 1235. Employment for resettled Iraqis. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE CA-
PACITY OF THE PAKISTAN FRONTIER CORPS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 366) is amended 
by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘dur-
ing fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010’’. 
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008 
to provide the assistance under subsection (a)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for a fiscal year specified in subsection (a) to provide 
the assistance under such subsection for such fiscal year’’. 
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SEC. 1202. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CONTACTS AND COM-
PARABLE ACTIVITIES. 
Section 168(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Funds available under this section for fiscal year 
2009 or any subsequent fiscal year may be used for pro-
grams that begin in such fiscal year but end in the next 
fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 1203. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO PAY INCREMENTAL 
EXPENSES FOR PARTICIPATION OF DEVEL-
OPING COUNTRIES IN COMBINED EXERCISES. 
Section 2010 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) Funds available under this section for fiscal year 
2009 or any subsequent fiscal year may be used for pro-
grams that begin in such fiscal year but end in the next 
fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 1204. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE 
ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREE-
MENTS TO LEND MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR 
PERSONNEL 
PROTECTION 
AND 
SURVIV-
ABILITY. 
(a) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—Subsection (b)(3) of section 1202 of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2412), as 
amended by section 1252 of Public Law 110–181 (122 
Stat. 402), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) With respect to equipment provided 
to each foreign force that is not returned to the 
United States, a description of the terms of dis-
position of the equipment to the foreign force. 
‘‘(F) The percentage of equipment pro-
vided to foreign forces under the authority of 
this section that is not returned to the United 
States.’’. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 1205. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DIS-
TRIBUTION 
TO 
CERTAIN 
FOREIGN 
PER-
SONNEL OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MA-
TERIALS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
TO ENHANCE MILITARY INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Section 1207 of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2419) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY 
LAW.—The Secretary of Defense may not use the 
authority provided in this section to provide any type 
of assistance described in this section that is other-
wise prohibited by any other provision of law. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense may not use the authority 
provided in this section to provide any type of assist-
ance described in this section to the personnel re-
ferred to in subsection (b) of any foreign country 
that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
of assistance under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (h)(1) of such 
section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion, is amended by striking ‘‘and 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
2008, and 2009’’. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Subsection (i) of such section, as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
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SEC. 1206. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORI-
TIES RELATING TO PROGRAM TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 1206 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456), as amended 
by section 1206 of Public Law 109–364 (120 Stat. 2418), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Amounts available under the authority of sub-
section (a) for fiscal year 2009 or any subsequent fiscal 
year may be used for programs that begin in such fiscal 
year but end in the next fiscal year.’’. 
(b) TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHOR-
ITY.—Subsection (g) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2010’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘2006, 
2007, or 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009 or 2010’’. 
SEC. 1207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECURITY AND 
STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1207(g) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 
Stat. 3458), as amended by section 1210 of Public Law 
110–181 (122 Stat. 369), is further amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2010’’. 
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SEC. 1208. AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 127d 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 127e. Authority for support of special operations to 
combat terrorism 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense may ex-
pend up to $35,000,000 during any fiscal year to provide 
support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or indi-
viduals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing mili-
tary operations by United States special operations forces 
to combat terrorism. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish procedures for the exercise of the authority 
under subsection (a). The Secretary shall notify the con-
gressional defense committees of those procedures before 
any exercise of that authority. 
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—Upon using the authority pro-
vided in subsection (a) to make funds available for support 
of an approved military operation, the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees ex-
peditiously, and in any event within 48 hours, of the use 
of such authority with respect to that operation. Such a 
notification need be provided only once with respect to any 
such operation. Any such notification shall be in writing. 
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‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority 
of the Secretary of Defense to make funds available under 
subsection (a) for support of a military operation may not 
be delegated. 
‘‘(e) INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.—This section does 
not constitute authority to conduct covert action, as such 
term is defined in section 503(e) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413b(e)). 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on support provided under sub-
section (a) during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
required by paragraph (1) shall describe the support 
provided, including— 
‘‘(A) the country involved in the activity, 
the individual or force receiving the support, 
and, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
specific region of each country involved in the 
activity; 
‘‘(B) the respective dates and a summary 
of congressional notifications for each activity; 
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‘‘(C) the unified commander for each activ-
ity, as well as the related objectives, as estab-
lished by that commander; 
‘‘(D) the total amount obligated to provide 
support; 
‘‘(E) for each activity that amounts to 
more than $500,000, specific budget details 
that explain the overall funding level for that 
activity; and 
‘‘(F) a statement providing a brief assess-
ment of the outcome of the support, including 
specific 
indications 
of 
how 
the 
support 
furthered the mission objective of special oper-
ations forces and the type of follow-on support, 
if any, that may be necessary. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—Support may be pro-
vided under subsection (a) from funds made available for 
operations and maintenance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 127d the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘127e. Authority for support of special operations to combat terrorism.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 
(Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086) is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 1209. REGIONAL DEFENSE COMBATING TERRORISM 
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 2249c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000’’. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq and Afghanistan 
SEC. 1211. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES RELATING TO IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION.—No funds appropriated pursuant 
to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or any 
other Act for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended 
for a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control of the oil 
resources of Iraq. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘perma-
nent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq’’ 
means the stationing of United States Armed Forces in 
Iraq on a continuing or lasting basis, as distinguished 
from temporary, although the basis may be permanent 
even though it may be dissolved eventually at the request 
either of the United States or of the Government of Iraq, 
in accordance with law. 
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SEC. 1212. REPORT ON STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall transmit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on each agreement be-
tween the United States and Iraq relating to— 
(i) the legal status of United States mili-
tary personnel, civilian personnel, and con-
tractor personnel of contracts awarded by any 
department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment; 
(ii) the establishment of or access to mili-
tary bases; 
(iii) the rules of engagement under which 
United States Armed Forces operate in Iraq; 
and 
(iv) any security commitment, arrange-
ment, or assurance that obligates the United 
States to respond to internal or external threats 
against Iraq. 
(B) If, on the date that is 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, no agreement be-
tween the United States and Iraq described in sub-
paragraph (A) has been completed, the President 
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shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
that no such agreement has been completed, and 
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees the report required under subparagraph (A) 
as soon as practicable after such an agreement or 
agreements are completed. 
(2) UPDATE OF REPORT.—The President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an update of the report required under para-
graph (1) whenever an agreement between the 
United States and Iraq relating to the matters de-
scribed in the report is entered into or is substan-
tially revised. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to 
each agreement described in subsection (a), the following: 
(1) A discussion of limits placed on United 
States combat operations by the Government of 
Iraq, including required coordination, if any, before 
such operations can be undertaken. 
(2) An assessment of the extent to which condi-
tions placed on United States combat operations are 
greater than the conditions under which United 
States Armed Forces operated prior to the signing 
of the agreement, and any constraints placed on 
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United States military personnel, civilian personnel, 
and contractor personnel of contracts awarded by 
any department or agency of the United States Gov-
ernment as a result of such conditions. 
(3) A discussion of the conditions under which 
United States military personnel, civilian personnel, 
or contractor personnel of contracts awarded by any 
department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment could be tried by an Iraqi court for alleged 
crimes occurring both during the performance of of-
ficial duties and during other such times. The dis-
cussion should include an assessment of the protec-
tions that such personnel would be extended in an 
Iraqi court, if applicable. 
(4) An assessment of the protections accorded 
by the agreement to third country nationals who 
carry out work for the United States Armed Forces. 
(5) An assessment of authorities under the 
agreement for United States Armed Forces and Co-
alition partners to apprehend, detain, and interro-
gate prisoners and otherwise collect intelligence. 
(6) A description and discussion of any security 
commitment, arrangement, or assurance by the 
United States to respond to internal or external 
threats against Iraq, including the manner in which 
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such commitment, arrangement, or assurance may 
be implemented. 
(7) An assessment of any payments required 
under the agreement to be paid to the Government 
of Iraq or other Iraqi entities for rights, access, or 
support for bases and facilities. 
(8) An assessment of any payments required 
under the agreement for any claims for deaths and 
damages caused by United States military personnel, 
civilian personnel, and contractor personnel of con-
tracts awarded by any department or agency of the 
United States Government in the performance of 
their official duties. 
(9) An assessment of any other provisions in 
the agreement that would restrict the performance 
of the mission of United States military personnel, 
civilian personnel, and contractor personnel of con-
tracts awarded by any department or agency of the 
United States Government. 
(10) A discussion of how the agreement or 
modification to the agreement was approved by the 
Government of Iraq, and if this process was con-
sistent with the Constitution of Iraq. 
(11) A description of the arrangements required 
under the agreement to resolve disputes arising over 
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matters contained in the agreement or to consider 
changes to the agreement. 
(12) A discussion of the extent to which the 
agreement applies to other Coalition partners. 
(13) A description of how the agreement can be 
terminated by the United States or Iraq. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional 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. 
(e) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The require-
ment to submit the report and updates of the report under 
subsection (a) terminates on September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 1213. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-LED PROVIN-
CIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS IN IRAQ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall— 
(1) establish a strategy to ensure that United 
States-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), 
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including embedded PRTs and Provincial Support 
Teams, in Iraq are supporting the operational and 
strategic goals of Coalition Forces in Iraq; and 
(2) establish measures of effectiveness and per-
formance in meeting PRT-specific work plans with 
clearly defined objectives in furtherance of the strat-
egy required under paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2010, 
the President shall transmit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the implementa-
tion of the strategy required under subsection (a) 
and an assessment of the specific contributions 
PRTs are making in supporting the operational and 
strategic goals of Coalition Forces in Iraq. The ini-
tial report required under this subsection should in-
clude a description of the strategy and a general dis-
cussion of the measures of effectiveness and per-
formance required under subsection (a). 
(2) INCLUSION IN OTHER REPORT.—The report 
required under this subsection may be included in 
the report required by section 1227 of the National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3465). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional 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. 1214. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 AND 
2009.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 119 Stat. 3455), as amended by section 1205 
of Public Law 110–181 (122 Stat. 366), is further amend-
ed in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$977,441,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,700,000,000 
in 
fiscal 
year 
2008 
and 
$1,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2009,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘in such fiscal year’’. 
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(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR IRAQ FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2009.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR IRAQ FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2009.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—The amount obligated and 
expended under this section for the Commanders’ 
Emergency Response Program in Iraq for fiscal year 
2009 may not exceed twice the amount obligated by 
the Government of Iraq during calendar year 2008 
under the Government of Iraq Commanders’ Emer-
gency Response Program (commonly known as ‘I– 
CERP’), as established pursuant to the Memo-
randum of Understanding Between the Supreme Re-
construction Council of the Secretariat of Ministers 
and the Multi-National Force–Iraq Concerning Im-
plementation of the Government of Iraq Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program (I–CERP), 
signed by the parties on March 25, 2008, and April 
3, 2008, respectively. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive the limitation under paragraph (1) if the Sec-
retary of Defense— 
‘‘(A) determines that such a waiver is re-
quired to meet urgent and compelling needs 
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that would not otherwise be met and which, if 
unmet, could rationally be expected to lead to 
increased threats to United States military or 
civilian personnel; and 
‘‘(B) submits in writing to the appropriate 
congressional committees a notification of the 
waiver, together with a discussion of— 
‘‘(i) the unmet urgent and compelling 
needs and the impact on the threat level 
facing United States military or civilian 
personnel, if the waiver is not exercised; 
‘‘(ii) efforts undertaken by the De-
partment of Defense to convince the Gov-
ernment of Iraq to provide funds to meet 
the urgent and compelling needs and the 
reason these efforts were unsuccessful; and 
‘‘(iii) efforts of the Department of De-
fense to convince the Government of Iraq 
to provide additional funds in the future to 
meet such urgent and compelling needs or 
to undertake other measures to meet such 
needs on their own. 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 1215. PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR 
UNITED STATES-LED PROVINCIAL RECON-
STRUCTION TEAMS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall de-
velop and implement a system to monitor the performance 
of United States-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams 
(PRTs) in Afghanistan. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYS-
TEM.—The performance monitoring system required 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) shall include PRT-specific work plans that 
incorporate the long-term strategy, mission, and 
clearly defined objectives required by section 
1230(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 
Stat. 386); and 
(2) shall include comprehensive performance in-
dicators and measures of progress toward sustain-
able long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, 
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and include performance standards and progress 
goals together with a notional timetable for achiev-
ing such goals, consistent with the requirements of 
section 1230(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
122 Stat. 388). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the implementation of the performance monitoring system 
required under subsection (a). 
(d) 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. 
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SEC. 1216. REPORT ON COMMAND AND CONTROL STRUC-
TURE FOR MILITARY FORCES OPERATING IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the command and control structure for military 
forces operating in Afghanistan, which consist of North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) International Secu-
rity Assistance Force (ISAF) forces and separate United 
States forces operating under Operation Enduring Free-
dom, should be modified to better coordinate and de-con-
flict military operations and achieve unity of command 
and unity of effort whenever possible in Afghanistan. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, or December 
1, 2008, whichever occurs later, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the command and control 
structure for military forces operating in Afghani-
stan. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A detailed description of efforts by the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with sen-
ior leaders of NATO ISAF forces, including the 
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commander of NATO ISAF forces, to modify 
the chain of command structure for military 
forces operating in Afghanistan to better co-
ordinate and de-conflict military operations and 
achieve unity of command whenever possible in 
Afghanistan, and the results of such efforts. 
(B) A comprehensive assessment of options 
for improving the command and control struc-
ture for military forces operating in Afghani-
stan, including— 
(i) the establishment by the United 
States Central Command of a United 
States headquarters in Kabul, Afghani-
stan, led by a commander holding the 
grade of lieutenant general, or in the case 
of the Navy, vice admiral, and charged 
with— 
(I) leading United States Armed 
Forces operating under Operation En-
during Freedom; 
(II) leading country-wide Depart-
ment of Defense–led initiatives; and 
(III) closely coordinating efforts 
with NATO ISAF forces, the United 
States Embassy in Afghanistan, and 
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other United States and international 
elements in Afghanistan; and 
(ii) authorization for the highest-rank-
ing United States commander of NATO 
ISAF forces to have additional command 
authority over separate United States 
forces operating under Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
(C) A detailed description of any United 
States or NATO ISAF plan or strategy for im-
proving the command and control structure for 
military forces operating in Afghanistan. 
(D) A description of how rules of engage-
ment are determined and managed for United 
States forces operating under NATO ISAF or 
Operation Enduring Freedom, and a descrip-
tion of any key differences between rules of en-
gagement for NATO ISAF forces and separate 
United States forces operating under Operation 
Enduring Freedom. 
(E) An assessment of how possible modi-
fications to the command and control structure 
for military forces operating in Afghanistan 
would impact coordination of military and civil-
ian efforts in Afghanistan. 
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(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex, if necessary. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 1217. REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STA-
BILITY IN THE REGION ALONG THE BORDER 
OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Subsection (a) of section 
1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 392) is 
amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(b) NOTIFICATION RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN.— 
Subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ and inserting ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’. 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional 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. 1218. STUDY AND REPORT ON IRAQI POLICE TRAINING 
TEAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Gov-
ernment of Iraq, shall conduct a study and submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report containing 
the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense on— 
(1) the number of advisors needed to suffi-
ciently staff enough Iraqi police training teams to 
cover a majority of the approximately 1,100 Iraqi 
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police stations in fiscal year 2009 and estimated lev-
els in fiscal year 2010; 
(2) the funding required to staff the Iraqi police 
training teams in fiscal year 2009 and estimated lev-
els in fiscal year 2010; and 
(3) the feasibility of transferring responsibility 
for the program to staff and support the Iraqi police 
training teams from the Department of Defense to 
the Department of State. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ 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. 1219. DECLARATION OF POLICY RELATING TO STATUS 
OF FORCES AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND IRAQ. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to ensure that any agreement be-
tween the United States and the Republic of Iraq relating 
to the legal status of United States military personnel or 
the establishment of or access to military bases includes 
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as part of the agreement measures requiring the provision 
of support by the Government of Iraq for United States 
Armed Forces stationed in Iraq. 
(b) SUPPORT DESCRIBED.—Support referred to in 
subsection (a) may include the provision of financial or 
other types of support to assist United States Armed 
Forces stationed in Iraq in the conduct of their assigned 
mission. 
SEC. 1220. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN STATUS OF FORCES 
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND IRAQ. 
No provision of any agreement between the United 
States and Iraq described in section 1212 (a)(1)(A)(iv) 
shall be in force with respect to the United States unless 
the agreement— 
(1) is in the form of a treaty requiring the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate (or is intended to 
take that form in the case of an agreement under 
negotiation); or 
(2) is specifically authorized by an Act of Con-
gress enacted after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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SEC. 1221. REPORT ON LONG-TERM COSTS OF OPERATION 
IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING 
FREEDOM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has been engaged in 
military operations in Afghanistan since October 
2001 and in military operations in Iraq since March 
2003. 
(2) According to the Congressional Research 
Service, 
to 
date, 
Congress 
has 
appropriated 
$700,000,000,000 from fiscal year 2001 through fis-
cal year 2008 for the Department of Defense, the 
State Department, and for medical costs paid by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. This amount in-
cludes 
$526,000,000,000 
for 
Iraq 
and 
$140,000,000,000 
for 
Afghanistan 
and 
other 
counterterror operations. Among other expenditures, 
this amount includes funding for combat operations; 
deploying, transporting, feeding, and housing troops; 
deployment of National Guard and Reserve troops; 
the equipping and training of Iraqi and Afghani 
forces; purchasing, upgrading, and repairing weap-
ons, munitions and other equipment; supplemental 
combat pay and benefits; providing medical care to 
troops on active duty and returning veterans; recon-
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struction and foreign aid; and payments to other 
countries for logistical assistance. 
(3) Over 90 percent of Department of Defense 
funds for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have 
been provided as emergency funds in supplemental 
or additional appropriations. 
(4) The Congressional Budget Office and the 
Congressional Research Service have stated that fu-
ture war costs are difficult to estimate because the 
Department of Defense has provided little detailed 
information on costs incurred to date, does not re-
port outlays or actual expenditures for war because 
war and baseline funds are mixed in the same ac-
counts, and does not provide information on many 
key factors which determine costs, including per-
sonnel levels or the pace of operations. 
(5) To date, the administration has not pro-
vided any long-term estimates of war costs, despite 
a statutory reporting requirement that the President 
submit a cost estimate for fiscal year 2006 through 
fiscal year 2011 that was enacted in 2004. 
(6) Operating costs in Iraq and Afghanistan 
have been increasing steadily since 2003, and war 
costs 
in 
Iraq 
have 
sharply 
increased 
from 
$50,000,000,000 
in 
2003 
to 
approximately 
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$134,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, to the 
$154,000,000,000 request for fiscal year 2008. 
(7) The Iraq Study Group Report states that, 
‘‘the United States has made a massive commitment 
to the future of Iraq in both blood and treasure,’’ 
warns that ‘‘the United States must expect signifi-
cant ‘tail costs’ to come’’, and predicts that ‘‘Caring 
for veterans and replacing lost equipment will run 
into the hundreds of billions of dollars. Estimates 
run as high as $2 trillion for the final cost of the 
U.S. involvement in Iraq’’. 
(8) The Iraq Study Group Report also finds 
that ‘‘This level of expense is not sustainable over an 
extended period. . .’’. 
(9) The use of government contractors and pri-
vate military firms has reached unprecedented levels, 
with over 100,000 contractors operating in Iraq. 
(10) Over 1,600,000 American troops have 
served in Afghanistan and Iraq since the beginning 
of the conflicts. 
(11) Over 4,050 United States troops and De-
partment of Defense civilian personnel have been 
killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and over 490 
United States troops and Department of Defense ci-
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(B) For support of military family housing 
(including the functions described in section 
2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
$716,110,000. 
(6) For the construction of increment 3 of a 
barracks complex at Fort Lewis, Washington, au-
thorized by section 2101(a) of the Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (divi-
sion B of Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2445), as 
amended by section 20814 of the Continuing Appro-
priations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
109–289), as added by section 2 of the Revised Con-
tinuing Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110–5; 121 
Stat 41), $102,000,000. 
(7) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
United States Southern Command Headquarters at 
Miami Doral, Florida, authorized by section 2101(a) 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 504, $81,600,000. 
(8) For the construction of increment 2 of the 
brigade complex operations support facility at 
Vicenza, Italy, authorized by section 2101(b) of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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