without direct combat support from Coalition forces 
in Iraq. 
(4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot par-
ticipate in combat operations, even with support 
from Coalition forces in Iraq. 
(e) COMPARISON OF DATA.—The report shall include 
a comparison of data from each previous report with re-
spect to each battalion of the security forces of Iraq. 
(f) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—The President shall en-
sure that the unclassified form of each report required by 
this section is made available on the main public Internet 
Web site of the Department of Defense not later than 10 
days after the date on which the report is transmitted to 
the appropriate congressional committees, and that a link 
to the accounting in the report is made available on the 
homepage of such Internet Web site. 
(g) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
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(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement to transmit 
and make available reports under this section shall apply 
with respect to the first month beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and to each subsequent 
month thereafter until the President determines and cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
security forces of Iraq have achieved combat proficiency 
to the extent necessary to combat the insurgency in Iraq. 
SEC. 1327. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense De-
partment policy that units should not be deployed for com-
bat unless they are rated ‘‘fully mission capable’’. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
deploy any unit of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the 
President has certified in writing to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services at 
least 15 days in advance of the deployment that the unit 
is fully mission capable. 
(c) For purposes of subsection (b), the term ‘‘fully 
mission capable’’ means capable of performing assigned 
mission essential tasks to prescribed standards under the 
conditions expected in the theater of operations, consistent 
with the guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense 
readiness reporting system. 
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(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on 
Armed Services that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that 
is not assessed fully mission capable is required for rea-
sons of national security and by submitting along with the 
certification a report in classified and unclassified form 
detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit’s 
deployment is necessary, may waive the limitation pre-
scribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis. 
SEC. 1328. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense De-
partment policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National 
Guard units should not be deployed for combat beyond 
365 days or that Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve 
units should not be deployed for combat beyond 210 days. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be obligated 
or expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
development of, or execute any order that has the effect 
of extending the deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom 
of— 
(1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or 
Army National Guard beyond 365 days; or 
(2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine 
Corps Reserve beyond 210 days. 
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(c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall 
not be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be de-
creased below the total United States force levels in Iraq 
prior to January 10, 2007. 
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on 
Armed Services that the extension of a unit’s deployment 
in Iraq beyond the periods specified in subsection (b) is 
required for reasons of national security and by submit-
ting along with the certification a report in classified and 
unclassified form detailing the particular reason or rea-
sons why the unit’s extended deployment is necessary, may 
waive the limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a 
unit-by-unit basis. 
SEC. 1329. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense De-
partment policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National 
Guard units should not be redeployed for combat if the 
unit has been deployed within the previous 365 consecu-
tive days or that Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve 
units should not be redeployed for combat if the unit has 
been deployed within the previous 210 days. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be obligated 
or expended to initiate the development of, continue the 
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development of, or execute any order that has the effect 
of deploying for Operation Iraqi Freedom of— 
(1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve or 
Army National Guard if such unit has been deployed 
within the previous 365 consecutive days; or 
(2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine 
Corps Reserve if such unit has been deployed within 
the previous 210 consecutive days. 
(c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall 
not be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be de-
creased below the total United States force levels in Iraq 
prior to January 10, 2007. 
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on 
Armed Services that the redeployment of a unit to Iraq 
in advance of the periods specified in subsection (b) is re-
quired for reasons of national security and by submitting 
along with the certification a report in classified and un-
classified form detailing the particular reason or reasons 
why the unit’s redeployment is necessary, may waive the 
limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit 
basis. 
SEC. 1330. The President shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report in classified and unclassified form, on or 
before July 13, 2007, detailing— 
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