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bility: A Challenging Road Ahead,’’ released in Janu-
ary 2007, found: ‘‘If strengthened Iraqi Security 
Forces (ISF), more loyal to the government and sup-
ported by Coalition forces, are able to reduce levels of 
violence and establish more effective security for 
Iraq’s population, Iraqi leaders could have an oppor-
tunity to begin the process of political compromise 
necessary for longer term stability, political progress, 
and economic recovery’’. 
(7) The NIE also stated that ‘‘[d]espite real im-
provements, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)—par-
ticularly the Iraqi police—will be hard pressed in the 
next 12–18 months to execute significantly increased 
security responsibilities’’. 
(8) The current and prospective readiness of the 
ISF is critical to (A) the long term stability of Iraq, 
(B) the force protection of U.S. forces conducting com-
bined operations with the ISF; and (C) the scale of 
U.S. forces deployed to Iraq. 
(b) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF 
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated 
or otherwise made available for the Department of 
Defense, $750,000 is provided to commission an inde-
pendent, private-sector entity, which operates as a 
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501(c)(3) with recognized credentials and expertise in 
military affairs, to prepare an independent report as-
sessing the following: 
(A) The readiness of the Iraqi Security 
Forces (ISF) to assume responsibility for main-
taining the territorial integrity of Iraq, denying 
international terrorists a safe haven, and bring-
ing greater security to Iraq’s 18 provinces in the 
next 12–18 months, and bringing an end to sec-
tarian violence to achieve national reconcili-
ation. 
(B) The training; equipping; command, 
control and intelligence capabilities; and logis-
tics capacity of the ISF. 
(C) The likelihood that, given the ISF’s 
record of preparedness to date, following years of 
training and equipping by US forces, the contin-
ued support of US troops will contribute to the 
readiness of the ISF to fulfill the missions out-
lined in subparagraph (A). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after pas-
sage of this Act, the designated private sector entity 
shall provide an unclassified report, with a classified 
annex, containing its findings, to the House and Sen-
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ate Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, 
Foreign Relations, and Intelligence. 
SEC. 1317. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may convey to the State 
of Texas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the parcel of real property 
comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas, Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 
(2) The property conveyed under paragraph (1) shall 
be used by the State of Texas for the purposes of a prison. 
(b) In carrying out the conveyance under subsection 
(a), the Secretary— 
(1) shall not be required to comply with, and 
shall not be held liable under, any Federal law (in-
cluding a regulation) relating to the environment or 
historic preservation; but 
(2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, con-
duct environmental cleanup on the parcel to be con-
veyed, at a cost not to exceed $500,000, using 
amounts made available for environmental cleanup of 
sites under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
SEC. 1318. REDEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SECTOR 
IN IRAQ. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this chapter under the heading ‘‘IRAQ FREE-
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DOM FUND’’, up to $100,000,000 may be obligated and ex-
pended for purposes of the Task Force to Improve Business 
and Stability Operations in Iraq. 
SEC. 1319. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR PROCUREMENT, 
MARINE CORPS, FOR ACCELERATION OF PROCUREMENT OF 
ADDITIONAL 2,500 MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED 
VEHICLES
FOR
THE ARMED FORCES.—(a) ADDITIONAL 
AMOUNT.—The amount appropriated by this chapter under 
the heading ‘‘PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS’’ is hereby in-
creased by $1,500,000,000, with the amount of the increase 
to be available to the Marine Corps for the procurement 
of an additional 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected 
(MRAP) vehicles for the regular and reserve components of 
the Armed Forces by not later than December 31, 2007. 
(b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount avail-
able under subsection (a) for the procurement of vehicles 
described in that subsection is in addition to any other 
amounts available under this chapter for that purpose. 
CHAPTER 4 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Nuclear Non-
proliferation’’, $63,000,000. 
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CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $140,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Air and Marine Inter-
diction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement’’, for 
air and marine operations on the Northern Border and the 
Great Lakes, including the final Northern Border air wing, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008. 
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aviation Security’’, 
$660,000,000; of which $600,000,000 shall be for procure-
ment and installation of checked baggage explosives detec-
tion systems, to remain available until expended; and 
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