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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 Authorization 
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’’. 
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 fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 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 es-
tablish procedures for the exercise of the authority under 
subsection (a). The Secretary shall notify the congressional 
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 Defense 
shall notify the congressional defense committees expedi-
tiously, and in any event within 48 hours, of the use of 
such authority with respect to that operation. Such a notifi-
cation need be provided only once with respect to any such 
operation. Any such notification shall be in writing. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The authority of 
the Secretary of Defense to make funds available under sub-
section (a) for support of a military operation may not be 
delegated. 
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‘‘(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 spe-
cific region of each country involved in the activ-
ity; 
‘‘(B) the respective dates and a summary of 
congressional notifications for each activity; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(E) for each activity that amounts to more 
than $500,000, specific budget details that ex-
plain 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 operations forces 
and the type of follow-on support, if any, that 
may be necessary. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—Support may be provided 
under subsection (a) from funds made available for oper-
ations and maintenance.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 127d the following 
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. 
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’’. 
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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 sta-
tioning 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 ‘‘permanent 
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 tem-
porary, 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. 
SEC. 1212. REPORT ON STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on each agreement between the 
United States and Iraq relating to— 
(i) the legal status of United States military 
personnel, civilian personnel, and contractor per-
sonnel of contracts awarded by any department 
or agency of the United States Government; 
(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 between the 
United States and Iraq described in subparagraph 
(A) has been completed, the President shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees that no such 
agreement has been completed, and shall transmit to 
the appropriate congressional committees the report 
required under subparagraph (A) as soon as prac-
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ticable after such an agreement or agreements are 
completed. 
(2) UPDATE OF REPORT.—The President shall 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an update of the report required under paragraph (1) 
whenever an agreement between the United States and 
Iraq relating to the matters described in the report is 
entered into or is substantially revised. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
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 United 
States military personnel, civilian personnel, and 
contractor personnel of contracts awarded by any de-
partment or agency of the United States Government 
as a result of such conditions. 
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(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 offi-
cial duties and during other such times. The discus-
sion should include an assessment of the protections 
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 agree-
ment for United States Armed Forces and Coalition 
partners to apprehend, detain, and interrogate pris-
oners 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 
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 
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Iraq or other Iraqi entities for rights, access, or sup-
port 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 contracts 
awarded by any department or agency of the United 
States Government. 
(10) A discussion of how the agreement or modi-
fication to the agreement was approved by the Gov-
ernment of Iraq, and if this process was consistent 
with the Constitution of Iraq. 
(11) A description of the arrangements required 
under the agreement to resolve disputes arising over 
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. 
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(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 DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional 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), 
including embedded PRTs and Provincial Support 
Teams, in Iraq are supporting the operational and 
strategic goals of Coalition Forces in Iraq; and 
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(2) establish measures of effectiveness and per-
formance in meeting PRT-specific work plans with 
clearly defined objectives in furtherance of the strategy 
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 implementation 
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 initial report 
required under this subsection should include a de-
scription of the strategy and a general discussion of 
the measures of effectiveness and performance 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 De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3465). 
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(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign 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 Defense Au-
thorization 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 amended 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’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FOR IRAQ FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2009.—Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(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 Memorandum 
of Understanding Between the Supreme Reconstruc-
tion Council of the Secretariat of Ministers and the 
Multi-National Force-Iraq Concerning Implementa-
tion of the Government of Iraq Commanders’ Emer-
gency Response Program (I–CERP), signed by the 
parties on March 25, 2008, and April 3, 2008, respec-
tively. 
‘‘(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 that 
would not otherwise be met and which, if unmet, 
could rationally be expected to lead to increased 
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threats to United States military or civilian per-
sonnel; 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 fac-
ing United States military or civilian per-
sonnel, if the waiver is not exercised; 
‘‘(ii) efforts undertaken by the Depart-
ment of Defense to convince the Government 
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 COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committees on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
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‘‘(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 sustainable 
long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, and 
include performance standards and progress goals to-
gether with a notional timetable for achieving such 
goals, consistent with the requirements of section 
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1230(d) of the National Defense Authorization 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 re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1216. REPORT ON COMMAND AND CONTROL STRUC-
TURE FOR MILITARY FORCES OPERATING IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the command and control structure for military forces 
operating in Afghanistan, which consist of North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) International Security As-
sistance Force (ISAF) forces and separate United States 
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forces operating under Operation Enduring Freedom, 
should be modified to better coordinate and de-conflict mili-
tary 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 Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the command and control structure 
for military forces operating in Afghanistan. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A detailed description of efforts by the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with senior 
leaders of NATO ISAF forces, including the com-
mander of NATO ISAF forces, to modify the 
chain of command structure for military forces 
operating in Afghanistan to better coordinate 
and de-conflict military operations and achieve 
unity of command whenever possible in Afghani-
stan, and the results of such efforts. 
(B) A comprehensive assessment of options 
for improving the command and control struc-
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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, Afghanistan, led by 
a commander holding the grade of lieuten-
ant 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 
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 Free-
dom. 
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(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 description 
of any key differences between rules of engage-
ment for NATO ISAF forces and separate 
United States forces operating under Operation 
Enduring Freedom. 
(E) An assessment of how possible modifica-
tions to the command and control structure for 
military forces operating in Afghanistan would 
impact coordination of military and civilian ef-
forts in Afghanistan. 
(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 COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
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(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 DE-
FENSE COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN.—Sub-
section (b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
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‘‘(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on For-
eign 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 con-
sultation with the Secretary of State and the Government 
of Iraq, shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary of Defense on— 
(1) the number of advisors needed to sufficiently 
staff enough Iraqi police training teams to cover a 
majority of the approximately 1,100 Iraqi police sta-
tions in fiscal year 2009 and estimated levels 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 
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training teams from the Department of Defense to the 
Department of State. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ 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. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1221. PAYMENT OF PERSONNEL EXPENSES FOR MULTI-
LATERAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1051 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Bilateral or 
regional’’ and inserting ‘‘Bilateral, multilat-
eral, or regional’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘bilateral or re-
gional’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral, multilateral, or re-
gional’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to and within’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to, from, and within’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘bilateral or regional’’ 
and inserting ‘‘bilateral, multilateral, or re-
gional’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘bilateral 
or regional’’ and inserting ‘‘bilateral, multilat-
eral, or regional’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Funds available under this section for fiscal year 
2009 and subsequent fiscal years may be used for programs 
that begin in such fiscal year but end in the next fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 1051 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘1051. Bilateral, multilateral, or regional cooperation programs: payment of per-
sonnel expenses.’’. 
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AU-
THORITY 
TO 
PARTICIPATE 
IN 
MULTI-
NATIONAL MILITARY CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 1205 of the John Warner National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 
Stat. 2416), as amended by section 1204 of Public Law 
110–181 (122 Stat. 365), is further amended by striking 
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‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2007, 2008, and 2009’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR PAR-
TICIPATION.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in fiscal year 2009, $5,000,000.’’. 
(c) REPORTS.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and October 31, 2008,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 31, 2008, and October 31, 2009,’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009’’. 
SEC. 1223. STUDY OF LIMITATION ON CLASSIFIED CON-
TRACTS 
WITH 
FOREIGN 
COMPANIES 
EN-
GAGED IN SPACE BUSINESS WITH CHINA. 
(a) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), no 
funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of 
appropriations in this Act or otherwise made avail-
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able for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2009 or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated 
or expended under one or more contracts for classified 
work between the Department of Defense and a for-
eign-owned company if that company, or any parent, 
sister, subsidiary, or affiliate of that company, is en-
gaged with China in the development, manufacture, 
or launch of ITAR-free satellites. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to a foreign-owned company if the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, sub-
mits to Congress a certification that— 
(A) no satellite or space launch vehicle tech-
nology, technical information, or intellectual 
property gained by the foreign-owned company 
through the contracts for classified work referred 
to in paragraph (1) is being disclosed (inten-
tionally or unintentionally) in a manner that 
may improve China’s satellite, rocket, or missile 
capabilities; and 
(B) it is in the national security interests 
of the Department to continue to enter into con-
tracts for classified work with the foreign-owned 
company. 
(b) STUDY AND SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION.— 
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(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a study of the implications of imposing a limita-
tion such as the limitation in subsection (a) and shall 
provide the study to the congressional defense commit-
tees not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION.—The Secretary 
shall suspend the application of the limitation in sub-
section (a) until— 
(A) the Secretary has completed the study 
required by paragraph (1); 
(B) the Secretary has determined, as a re-
sult of the study, that applying the limitation in 
subsection (a) promotes the national interest; 
and 
(C) the Secretary has submitted to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the results 
of the study, including the rationale for the de-
termination described in subparagraph (B). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘ITAR-free satellite’’ applies to a 
satellite if no component of the satellite and no tech-
nical information relating to the satellite is subject to 
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export controls specified in the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations. 
(2) The term ‘‘International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations’’ means those regulations contained in 
parts 120 through 130 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations). 
SEC. 1224. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL 
BRIEFINGS ON READINESS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
CAPABILITIES OF IRAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Department of Defense should return the Armed 
Forces to a state of full readiness so that they are fully pre-
pared to execute the National Military Strategy, including 
the full range of contingencies that could occur in the Mid-
dle East region. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter until July 1, 2010, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide for briefings for the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on matters pertaining to the preparation for contin-
gencies described in subsection (a), including a comprehen-
sive description of the information used in the preparation 
of contingency plans relating to the military and nuclear 
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capabilities of countries in the Middle East that are part 
of the Central Command Area of Responsibility. 
(c) REPORT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITIES OF 
IRAN.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 
March 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit a report to the congressional defense committees, 
in both classified and unclassified form, on the ele-
ments identified in paragraph (2) addressing the cur-
rent and future nuclear weapons capabilities of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The elements that shall be in-
cluded in the report, at a minimum, include— 
(A) locations, types, and number of cen-
trifuges that the Islamic Republic of Iran has in-
stalled and in operation to enrich uranium at 
the Natanz facility and any other facility to en-
rich uranium; 
(B) locations, types, and number of cen-
trifuges that the Islamic Republic of Iran plans 
to install and operate at the Natanz facility and 
any other facility to enrich uranium, estimated 
by time periods of near, mid, and far-term ep-
ochs; 
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(C) number of nuclear weapons that could 
be made from the enriched uranium that the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran has produced to date and 
is anticipated to produce, estimated by time pe-
riods of near, mid, and far-term epochs; 
(D) number of nuclear weapons that could 
be made from the plutonium produced by the 
Bushehr nuclear reactor and any other nuclear 
reactor in the Islamic Republic of Iran to date, 
and number of weapons that could be made in 
the future, estimated by time periods of near, 
mid, and far-term epochs; 
(E) a description of the safeguard and secu-
rity measures in place at the Bushehr nuclear re-
actor and at any other nuclear reactor in the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran to prevent Iran from re-
processing spent plutonium; 
(F) a description of weaponization activi-
ties, such as the design, development, or test of 
nuclear weapon or weapon related-components, 
estimated by time periods of near, mid, and far- 
term epochs; 
(G) numbers, types, and performance of sys-
tems which could provide a means to deliver a 
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nuclear warhead, estimated by time periods of 
near, mid, and far-term epochs; and 
(H) a summary of assessments of other key 
nations, such as Israel and France, of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program, capa-
bilities, and timelines for acquiring nuclear 
weapons capabilities, and their judgment of the 
threat. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the congressional defense committees 
with written notification within 15 days of assessing 
that the Islamic Republic of Iran produces enough en-
riched uranium or plutonium for a nuclear weapon. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘nuclear weapons capabilities’’ means the nuclear 
material, weaponization activities, and delivery sys-
tem. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE 
THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs and funds. 
Sec. 1302. Funding allocations. 
SEC. 1301. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION PROGRAMS AND FUNDS. 
(a) SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION PROGRAMS.—For purposes of section 301 and other 
provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction pro-
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grams are the programs specified in section 1501 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50 
U.S.C. 2362 note), as amended by section 1303 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Pub-
lic Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 412). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2009 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the term ‘‘fis-
cal year 2009 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds’’ means 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduc-
tion programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 
2011. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR
SPECIFIC
PURPOSES.—Of the 
$445,135,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2009 in section 301(19) for 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination in 
Russia, $79,985,000. 
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(2) For strategic nuclear arms elimination in 
Ukraine, $6,400,000. 
(3) For nuclear weapons storage security in Rus-
sia, $24,101,000. 
(4) For nuclear weapons transportation security 
in Russia, $40,800,000. 
(5) For weapons of mass destruction prolifera-
tion prevention in the states of the former Soviet 
Union, $70,286,000. 
(6) For biological threat reduction in the former 
Soviet Union, $184,463,000. 
(7) 
For 
chemical 
weapons 
destruction, 
$1,000,000. 
(8) 
For 
defense 
and 
military 
contacts, 
$8,000,000. 
(9) For new Cooperative Threat Reduction ini-
tiatives, $10,000,000. 
(10) For activities designated as Other Assess-
ments/Administrative Costs, $20,100,000. 
(b) REPORT ON OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF 
FUNDS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.—No fiscal year 2009 Coop-
erative Threat Reduction funds may be obligated or ex-
pended for a purpose other than a purpose listed in para-
graphs (1) through (9) of subsection (a) until 30 days after 
the date that the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress 
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a report on the purpose for which the funds will be obligated 
or expended and the amount of funds to be obligated or ex-
pended. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed 
as authorizing the obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 
2009 Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for a purpose for 
which the obligation or expenditure of such funds is specifi-
cally prohibited under this title or any other provision of 
law. 
(c) LIMITED
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
INDIVIDUAL 
AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
any case in which the Secretary of Defense determines 
that it is necessary to do so in the national interest, 
the Secretary may obligate amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2009 for a purpose listed in paragraphs 
(1) through (9) of subsection (a) in excess of the spe-
cific amount authorized for that purpose. 
(2) NOTICE-AND-WAIT REQUIRED.—An obligation 
of funds for a purpose stated in paragraphs (1) 
through (9) of subsection (a) in excess of the specific 
amount authorized for such purpose may be made 
using the authority provided in paragraph (1) only 
after— 
(A) the Secretary submits to Congress noti-
fication of the intent to do so together with a 
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complete discussion of the justification for doing 
so; and 
(B) 15 days have elapsed following the date 
of the notification. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1403. Defense Health Program. 
Sec. 1404. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1405. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1406. Defense Inspector General. 
Subtitle B—National Defense Stockpile 
Sec. 1411. Authorized uses of National Defense Stockpile funds. 
Sec. 1412. Revisions to previously authorized disposals from the National Defense 
Stockpile. 
Subtitle C—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 1421. Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle D—Inapplicability of Executive Order 13457 
Sec. 1431. Inapplicability of Executive Order 13457. 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds 
in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 
$198,150,000. 
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(2) For the Defense Working Capital Fund, De-
fense Commissary, $1,291,084,000. 
SEC. 1402. NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the National Defense Sealift Fund in the 
amount of $1,401,553,000. 
SEC. 1403. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for the Defense Health Program, in the 
amount of $24,746,172,000, of which— 
(1) $24,259,029,000 is for Operation and Main-
tenance; 
(2) $198,738,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $288,405,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
TRANSACTION FUND TO SUPPORT DEFENSE HEALTH PRO-
GRAM.—Of the total amount specified in subsection (a), up 
to $1,300,000,000 shall be derived, to the extent specifically 
provided in advance in an appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2009, by transfer from the unobligated balances of the 
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund. 
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SEC. 1404. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, in the amount of $1,485,634,000, of which— 
(1) $1,152,668,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; 
(2) $268,881,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; and 
(3) $64,085,000 is for Procurement. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1405. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
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Drug 
Activities, 
Defense-wide, 
in 
the 
amount 
of 
$1,060,463,000. 
SEC. 1406. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, in the amount of 
$273,845,000, of which— 
(1) $270,445,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and 
(2) $3,400,000 is for Procurement. 
Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. AUTHORIZED USES OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE FUNDS. 
(a) OBLIGATION OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.—During fis-
cal year 2009, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may 
obligate up to $41,153,000 of the funds in the National De-
fense Stockpile Transaction Fund established under sub-
section (a) of section 9 of the Strategic and Critical Mate-
rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized 
uses of such funds under subsection (b)(2) of such section, 
including the disposal of hazardous materials that are envi-
ronmentally sensitive. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS.—The National Defense 
Stockpile Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the 
amount specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense 
Stockpile Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or 
emergency conditions necessitate the additional obligations. 
The National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the ad-
ditional obligations described in the notification after the 
end of the 45-day period beginning on the date on which 
Congress receives the notification. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The authorities provided by this 
section shall be subject to such limitations as may be pro-
vided in appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 1412. REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED DIS-
POSALS 
FROM 
THE 
NATIONAL 
DEFENSE 
STOCKPILE. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 1999 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 3303(a)(7) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105– 
261; 50 U.S.C. 98d note), as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1412(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 418), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘$1,066,000,000 by the end of 
fiscal year 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,476,000,000 by the end 
of fiscal year 2016’’. 
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(b) FISCAL YEAR 1998 DISPOSAL AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 3305(a)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 50 U.S.C. 98d 
note), as most recently amended by section 3302(b) of the 
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2513), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
Subtitle C—Armed Forces 
Retirement Home 
SEC. 1421. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2009 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
the sum of $63,010,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
Subtitle D—Inapplicability of 
Executive Order 13457 
SEC. 1431. INAPPLICABILITY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13457. 
Executive Order 13457, and any successor to that Ex-
ecutive Order, shall not apply to this Act or to the Joint 
Explanatory Statement submitted by the Committee of Con-
ference for the conference report to accompany this Act or 
to H. Rept. lll or S. Rept. lll. 
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM 
AND 
OPERATION 
ENDURING FREEDOM 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Army procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement. 
Sec. 1505. Defense-wide activities procurement. 
Sec. 1506. Rapid acquisition fund. 
Sec. 1507. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1508. Limitation on obligation of funds for the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Devices Defeat Organization pending notification to Congress. 
Sec. 1509. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1510. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1511. Other Department of Defense programs. 
Sec. 1512. Iraq Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1513. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1514. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1515. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund. 
Sec. 1516. Special transfer authority. 
Sec. 1517. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to authorize appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2009 to pro-
vide additional funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Op-
eration Enduring Freedom. 
SEC. 1502. ARMY PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for procurement accounts of the Army in 
amounts as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $84,000,000. 
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(2) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles 
procurement, $822,674,000. 
(3) For ammunition procurement, $46,500,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $1,255,050,000. 
SEC. 1503. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2009 for other procurement for the 
Navy in the amount of $476,248,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the procurement 
account for the Marine Corps in the amount of 
$565,425,000. 
SEC. 1504. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for procurement accounts for the Air Force 
in amounts as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $4,624,842,000. 
(2) For other procurement, $1,500,644,000. 
SEC. 1505. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the procurement account for Defense-wide 
in the amount of $177,237,000. 
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SEC. 1506. RAPID ACQUISITION FUND. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for Rapid Acquisition Fund in the amount 
of $102,000,000. 
SEC. 1507. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT 
FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized for fiscal year 2009 for the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the amount of 
$2,496,300,000. 
(b) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 1514 of the John Warner National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439) shall apply to the funds appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a). 
(c) REVISION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall revise the management plan required by 
section 1514(d) of the John Warner National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to identify projected 
transfers and obligations through September 30, 2009. 
(d) FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL ARMS PLATFORMS.—Of 
the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be made 
available for the rapid fielding of additional Aerial Recon-
naissance Multi-Sensor (ARMS) platforms for tactical op-
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erations in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation En-
during Freedom. 
SEC. 1508. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THE 
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES DE-
FEAT ORGANIZATION PENDING NOTIFICA-
TION TO CONGRESS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts appropriated pur-
suant to each of the authorizations of appropriations de-
scribed in subsection (b) for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Joint Improvised Explosive Devices De-
feat Organization (in this section referred to as 
‘‘JIEDDO’’), not more than 50 percent of the amounts re-
maining unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act may be obligated until JIEDDO submits to the congres-
sional defense committees a report describing the investment 
strategy of JIEDDO for science and technology. 
(b) COVERED
AUTHORIZATIONS
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
(1) SCOPE OF LIMITATION.—The limitation con-
tained in subsection (a) applies with respect to 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorizations 
of appropriations specified in paragraph (2) for all 
science and technology efforts within the account for 
research, development, test, and evaluation for 
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JIEDDO applied to efforts of Technology Readiness 
Level 5 or lower. 
(2) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Paragraph (1) applies 
to— 
(A) the authorization of appropriations in 
section 1507 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 
181; 122 Stat. 425); and 
(B) the authorization of appropriations in 
section 1508 of this Act. 
SEC. 1509. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Navy, $113,228,000. 
(2) For the Air Force, $72,041,000. 
(3) For Defense-wide activities, $202,559,000. 
SEC. 1510. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the use of the Armed Forces for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, 
in amounts as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $37,363,243,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $3,500,000,000 
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(3) For the Marine Corps, $2,900,000,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $5,000,000,000. 
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $2,648,569,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $79,291,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $42,490,000. 
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $47,076,000. 
(9) For the Air Force Reserve, $12,376,000. 
(10) 
For 
the 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
$333,540,000. 
(11) For the Air National Guard, $52,667,000. 
SEC. 1511. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2009 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for the Defense Health Program in the amount of 
$1,100,000,000 for operation and maintenance. 
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVI-
TIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.—Funds are hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2009 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug 
Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide in 
the amount of $188,000,000. 
SEC. 1512. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 
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for the Iraq Security Forces Fund in the amount of 
$1,000,000,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of 
Defense for the purpose of allowing the Commander, 
Multi-National Security Transition Command–Iraq, 
to provide assistance to the security forces of Iraq. 
(2) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—As-
sistance provided under this section may include the 
provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, 
facility and infrastructure repair, and funding. 
(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—As-
sistance may be provided under this section only with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(c) AUTHORITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER AUTHORI-
TIES.—The authority to provide assistance under this sec-
tion is in addition to any other authority to provide assist-
ance to foreign nations. 
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a) may be transferred from the Iraq Secu-
rity Forces Fund to any of the following accounts and 
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funds of the Department of Defense to accomplish the 
purposes provided in subsection (b): 
(A) Military personnel accounts. 
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts. 
(C) Procurement accounts. 
(D) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts. 
(E) Defense working capital funds. 
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
Civic Aid account. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon de-
termination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from the Iraq Security Forces Fund under paragraph 
(1) are not necessary for the purpose provided, such 
funds may be transferred back to the Iraq Security 
Forces Fund. 
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase 
the amount authorized for such account by an 
amount equal to the amount transferred. 
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(e) PRIOR NOTICE OF OBLIGATION OR TRANSFER OF 
FUNDS.—Funds may not be obligated from the Iraq Secu-
rity Forces Fund, or transferred under the authority pro-
vided in subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, in writing, of the details of the proposed 
obligation or transfer. 
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept contributions of amounts to the Iraq Se-
curity Forces Fund for the purposes provided in sub-
section (b) from any person, foreign government, or 
international organization. Any amounts so accepted 
shall be credited to the Iraq Security Forces Fund. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept 
a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance 
of the contribution would compromise or appear to 
compromise the integrity of any program of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this sub-
section shall be available for assistance authorized by 
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Fund under subsection (f) by the Government of 
Iraq or another foreign country. 
(h) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional committees re-
ferred to in subsection (e) a report summarizing the details 
of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Iraq Security 
Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. 
(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated or contributed to the Iraq Security 
Forces Fund during fiscal year 2009 are available for obli-
gation or transfer from the Iraq Security Forces Fund in 
accordance with this section until September 30, 2010. 
SEC. 1513. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 
for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in the amount 
of $2,000,000,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated by subsection (a) shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Defense to provide assistance to the security 
forces of Afghanistan. 
(2) TYPES
OF
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—As-
sistance provided under this section may include the 
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provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, 
facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, con-
struction, and funds. 
(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—As-
sistance may be provided under this section only with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(c) AUTHORITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER AUTHORI-
TIES.—The authority to provide assistance under this sec-
tion is in addition to any other authority to provide assist-
ance to foreign nations. 
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to para-
graph (2), amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a) may be transferred from the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund to any of the following ac-
counts and funds of the Department of Defense to ac-
complish the purposes provided in subsection (b): 
(A) Military personnel accounts. 
(B) Operation and maintenance accounts. 
(C) Procurement accounts. 
(D) Research, development, test, and evalua-
tion accounts. 
(E) Defense working capital funds. 
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
Civic Aid. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer au-
thority provided by paragraph (1) is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO FUND.—Upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds transferred 
from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund under 
paragraph (1) are not necessary for the purpose for 
which transferred, such funds may be transferred back 
to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
(4) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A 
transfer of an amount to an account under the au-
thority in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to increase 
the amount authorized for such account by an 
amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(e) PRIOR NOTICE OF OBLIGATION OR TRANSFER OF 
FUNDS.—Funds may not be obligated from the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund, or transferred under the authority 
provided in subsection (d)(1), until five days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional 
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, in writing, of the details of the 
proposed obligation or transfer. 
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
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(1) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
may accept contributions of amounts to the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund for the purposes provided 
in subsection (b) from any person, foreign govern-
ment, or international organization. Any amounts so 
accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept 
a contribution under this subsection if the acceptance 
of the contribution would compromise or appear to 
compromise the integrity of any program of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this sub-
section shall be available for assistance authorized by 
subsection (b), including transfer under subsection (d) 
for that purpose. 
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify 
the congressional committees referred to in subsection 
(e), in writing, upon the acceptance, and upon the 
transfer under subsection (d), of any contribution 
under this subsection. Such notice shall specify the 
source and amount of any amount so accepted and 
the use of any amount so accepted. 
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(g) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional committees re-
ferred to in subsection (e) a report summarizing the details 
of any obligation or transfer of funds from the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated or contributed to the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund during fiscal year 2009 are available for 
obligation or transfer from the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund in accordance with this section until September 30, 
2010. 
SEC. 1514. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Defense for military personnel accounts for 
fiscal year 2009 a total of $1,194,000,000. 
SEC. 1515. MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE 
FUND. 
The Secretary of Defense may use the transfer author-
ity provided by section 1516 to transfer amounts of author-
izations made available to the Department of Defense in 
this title for fiscal year 2009 from such authorizations to 
the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund in the 
total amount of $2,610,000,000. 
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SEC. 1516. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2009 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
section 
may 
not 
exceed 
$4,000,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001. 
SEC. 1517. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act. 
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TITLE 
XVI—RECONSTRUCTION 
AND STABILIZATION CIVILIAN 
MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Findings. 
Sec. 1603. Definitions. 
Sec. 1604. Authority to provide assistance for reconstruction and stabilization 
crises. 
Sec. 1605. Reconstruction and stabilization. 
Sec. 1606. Authorities related to personnel. 
Sec. 1607. Reconstruction and stabilization strategy. 
Sec. 1608. Annual reports to Congress. 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Reconstruction and Sta-
bilization Civilian Management Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 1602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In June 2004, the Office of the Coordinator 
for Reconstruction and Stabilization (referred to as 
the ‘‘Coordinator’’) was established in the Department 
of State with the mandate to lead, coordinate, and in-
stitutionalize United States Government civilian ca-
pacity to prevent or prepare for post-conflict situa-
tions and help reconstruct and stabilize a country or 
region that is at risk of, in, or is in transition from, 
conflict or civil strife. 
(2) In December 2005, the Coordinator’s man-
date was reaffirmed by the National Security Presi-
dential Directive 44, which instructed the Secretary of 
State, and at the Secretary’s direction, the Coordi-
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nator, to coordinate and lead integrated United 
States Government efforts, involving all United States 
departments and agencies with relevant capabilities, 
to prepare, plan for, and conduct reconstruction and 
stabilization operations. 
(3) National Security Presidential Directive 44 
assigns to the Secretary, with the Coordinator’s as-
sistance, the lead role to develop reconstruction and 
stabilization strategies, ensure civilian interagency 
program and policy coordination, coordinate inter-
agency processes to identify countries at risk of insta-
bility, provide decision-makers with detailed options 
for an integrated United States Government response 
in connection with reconstruction and stabilization 
operations, and carry out a wide range of other ac-
tions, including the development of a civilian surge 
capacity to meet reconstruction and stabilization 
emergencies. The Secretary and the Coordinator are 
also charged with coordinating with the Department 
of Defense on reconstruction and stabilization re-
sponses, and integrating planning and implementing 
procedures. 
(4) The Department of Defense issued Directive 
3000.05, which establishes that stability operations 
are a core United States military mission that the 
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Department of Defense must be prepared to conduct 
and support, provides guidance on stability oper-
ations that will evolve over time, and assigns respon-
sibilities within the Department of Defense for plan-
ning, training, and preparing to conduct and support 
stability operations. 
SEC. 1603. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means any en-
tity included in chapter 1 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
(4) DEPARTMENT.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this title, the term ‘‘Department’’ means the De-
partment of State. 
(5) PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘personnel’’ means 
individuals serving in any service described in section 
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2101 of title 5, United States Code, other than in the 
legislative or judicial branch. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 1604. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR RE-
CONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION CRISES. 
Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 617 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 618. ASSISTANCE FOR A RECONSTRUCTION AND STA-
BILIZATION CRISIS. 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President determines 
that it is in the national security interests of the 
United States for United States civilian agencies or 
non-Federal employees to assist in reconstructing and 
stabilizing a country or region that is at risk of, in, 
or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife, the 
President may, in accordance with the provisions set 
forth in section 614(a)(3), subject to paragraph (2) of 
this subsection but notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and on such terms and conditions as the 
President may determine, furnish assistance to such 
country or region for reconstruction or stabilization 
using funds under paragraph (3). 
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‘‘(2) 
PRE-NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—The 
President may not furnish assistance pursuant to 
paragraph (1) until five days (excepting Saturdays, 
Sundays, and legal public holidays) after the require-
ments under section 614(a)(3) of this Act are carried 
out. 
‘‘(3) FUNDS.—The funds referred to in para-
graph (1) are funds made available under any other 
provision of law and under other provisions of this 
Act, and transferred or reprogrammed for purposes of 
this section, and such transfer or reprogramming 
shall be subject to the procedures applicable to a noti-
fication under section 634A of this Act. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The authority contained in this 
section may be exercised only during fiscal years 2008, 
2009, and 2010, except that the authority may not be exer-
cised to furnish more than $100,000,000 in any such fiscal 
year.’’. 
SEC. 1605. RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 62. RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE
OF
THE COORDINATOR
FOR RECON-
STRUCTION AND STABILIZATION.— 
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