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‘‘(d) ADVISORY BODIES.—In carrying out the responsibilities set 
forth in subsection (b) and the duties set forth in subsection (c), 
the Senior Medical Advisor may establish and seek the advice 
of such advisory bodies as the Senior Medical Advisor considers 
appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1501(b) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 
(24 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1513 the following new item: 
‘‘1513A. Improved health care oversight of Retirement Home.’’. 
(e) LOCAL BOARDS OF TRUSTEES.— 
(1) DUTIES.—Subsection (b) of section 1516 of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 416) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—(1) The Local Board for a facility shall serve 
in an advisory capacity to the Director of the facility and to the 
Chief Operating Officer. 
‘‘(2) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to the Chief 
Operating Officer and the Director of the facility such guidance 
and recommendations on the administration of the facility as the 
Local Board considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) Not less often than annually, the Local Board for a facility 
shall provide to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness an assessment of all aspects of the facility, including 
the quality of care at the facility.’’. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—Subparagraph (K) of subsection (c) of 
such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(K) One senior representative of one of the chief personnel 
officers of the Armed Forces, who shall be a commissioned 
officer of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the grade 
of brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or Coast Guard, 
rear admiral (lower half).’’. 
(f) INSPECTION
OF RETIREMENT HOME.—Section 1518 of the 
Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 418) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME. 
‘‘(a) DUTY
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OF
THE DEPARTMENT
OF 
DEFENSE.—The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
shall have the duty to inspect the Retirement Home. 
‘‘(b) INSPECTIONS
BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—(1) In any year 
in which a facility of the Retirement Home is not inspected by 
a nationally recognized civilian accrediting organization, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall perform a 
comprehensive inspection of all aspects of that facility, including 
independent living, assisted living, medical and dental care, phar-
macy, financial and contracting records, and any aspect of either 
facility on which the Local Board for the facility or the resident 
advisory committee or council of the facility recommends inspection. 
‘‘(2) The Inspector General shall be assisted in inspections 
under this subsection by a medical inspector general of a military 
department designated for purposes of this subsection by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(3) In conducting the inspection of a facility of the Retirement 
Home under this subsection, the Inspector General shall solicit 
concerns, observations, and recommendations from the Local Board
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for the facility, the resident advisory committee or council of the 
facility, and the residents of the facility. Any concerns, observations, 
and recommendations solicited from residents shall be solicited 
on a not-for-attribution basis. 
‘‘(4) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of each facility 
of the Retirement Home shall make all staff, other personnel, 
and records of each facility available to the Inspector General 
in a timely manner for purposes of inspections under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS ON INSPECTIONS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.—(1) The 
Inspector General shall prepare a report describing the results 
of each inspection conducted of a facility of the Retirement Home 
under subsection (b), and include in the report such recommenda-
tions as the Inspector General considers appropriate in light of 
the inspection. Not later than 45 days after completing the inspec-
tion of the facility, the Inspector General shall submit the report 
to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, 
the Director of the facility, the Senior Medical Advisor, and the 
Local Board for the facility. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report of the 
Inspector General under paragraph (1), the Director of the facility 
concerned shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Oper-
ating Officer, and the Local Board for the facility, and to Congress, 
a plan to address the recommendations and other matters set 
forth in the report. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.—(1) The Chief Operating Officer 
shall request the inspection of each facility of the Retirement Home 
by a nationally recognized civilian accrediting organization in 
accordance with section 1511(g). 
‘‘(2) The Chief Operating Officer and the Director of a facility 
being inspected under this subsection shall make all staff, other 
personnel, and records of the facility available to the civilian accred-
iting organization in a timely manner for purposes of inspections 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS ON ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.—(1) Not later than 
45 days after receiving a report of an inspection from the civilian 
accrediting organization under subsection (d), the Director of the 
facility concerned shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Operating Officer, and the 
Local Board for the facility a report containing— 
‘‘(A) the results of the inspection; and 
‘‘(B) a plan to address any recommendations and other 
matters set forth in the report. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report and plan 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the 
report and plan to Congress.’’. 
(g) ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND.—Section 
1519 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 
419) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Chief Financial Officer 
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall comply with the 
reporting requirements of subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 31, 
United States Code.’’.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPER-
ATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPER-
ATION ENDURING FREEDOM 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Army procurement. 
Sec. 1503. Navy and Marine Corps procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Air Force procurement. 
Sec. 1505. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. 
Sec. 1506. Defense-wide activities procurement. 
Sec. 1507. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1508. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1509. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1510. Other Department of Defense programs. 
Sec. 1511. Iraq Freedom Fund. 
Sec. 1512. Iraq Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1513. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1514. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1515. Strategic Readiness Fund. 
Sec. 1516. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1517. Special transfer authority. 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 to provide additional 
funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
SEC. 1502. ARMY PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 for procurement accounts for the Army in amounts as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $2,086,864,000. 
(2) For ammunition procurement, $513,600,000. 
(3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles procurement, 
$7,289,697,000. 
(4) For missile procurement, $641,764,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $32,478,568,000. 
SEC. 1503. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT. 
(a) NAVY.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year 2008 for procurement accounts for the Navy in 
amounts as follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $3,908,458,000. 
(2) For weapons procurement, $318,281,000. 
(3) For other procurement, $1,870,597,000. 
(b) MARINE CORPS.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2008 for the procurement account for the 
Marine Corps in the amount of $5,519,740,000. 
(c) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the procure-
ment account for ammunition for the Navy and the Marine Corps 
in the amount of $609,890,000. 
SEC. 1504. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 for procurement accounts for the Air Force in amounts as 
follows: 
(1) For aircraft procurement, $5,828,239,000.
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(2) For ammunition procurement, $104,405,000. 
(3) For missile procurement, $1,800,000. 
(4) For other procurement, $4,528,126,000. 
SEC. 1505. JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized for fiscal year 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund in the amount of $4,541,000,000. 
(b) USE
AND TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2439) 
shall apply to the funds appropriated 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 Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 to identify projected transfers and obligations through 
September 30, 2008. 
(d) DURATION
OF AUTHORITY.—Section 1514(f) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010’’. 
SEC. 1506. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 for the procurement account for Defense-wide activities in 
the amount of $768,157,000. 
SEC. 1507. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $183,299,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $695,996,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $1,457,710,000. 
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $1,320,088,000. 
SEC. 1508. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 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, $54,929,551,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $6,249,793,000. 
(3) For the Marine Corps, $4,674,688,000. 
(4) For the Air Force, $10,798,473,000. 
(5) For Defense-wide activities, $6,424,085,000. 
(6) For the Army Reserve, $196,694,000. 
(7) For the Navy Reserve, $83,407,000. 
(8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $68,193,000. 
(9) For the Army National Guard, $757,008,000. 
(10) For the Air Force Reserve, $24,266,000. 
(11) For the Air National Guard, $103,267,000. 
SEC. 1509. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2008 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:
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(1) For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,957,675,000. 
(2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $5,110,000. 
SEC. 1510. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.—Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense 
Health Program in the amount of $1,137,442,000 for operation 
and maintenance. 
(b) DRUG
INTERDICTION
AND
COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE-WIDE.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide in the amount of $257,618,000. 
(c) DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Funds are hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal 
year 2008 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the 
amount of $4,394,000 for operation and maintenance. 
SEC. 1511. IRAQ FREEDOM FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq Freedom Fund in the 
amount of $207,500,000. 
(b) TRANSFER.— 
(1) TRANSFER
AUTHORIZED.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may 
be transferred from the Iraq Freedom Fund to any accounts 
as follows: 
(A) Operation and maintenance accounts of the Armed 
Forces. 
(B) Military personnel accounts. 
(C) Research, development, test, and evaluation 
accounts of the Department of Defense. 
(D) Procurement accounts of the Department of 
Defense. 
(E) Accounts providing funding for classified programs. 
(F) The operating expenses account of the Coast Guard. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—A transfer may not be made 
under the authority in paragraph (1) until five days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the transfer. 
(3) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Amounts trans-
ferred to an account under the authority in paragraph (1) 
shall be merged with amounts in such account and shall be 
made available for the same purposes, and subject to the same 
conditions and limitations, as amounts in such account. 
(4) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.—A transfer of 
an amount to an account under the authority in paragraph 
(1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for 
such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
SEC. 1512. IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Iraq 
Security Forces Fund in the amount of $3,000,000,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds appropriated pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense for 
the purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Secu-
rity Transition Command–Iraq, to provide assistance to the 
security forces of Iraq. 
(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include the provision of equipment, 
supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, 
renovation, construction, and funding. 
(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—Assistance may 
be provided under this section only with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State. 
(c) AUTHORITY
IN ADDITION
TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The 
authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition 
to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. 
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFERS
AUTHORIZED.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may 
be transferred from the Iraq Security Forces Fund to any 
of the following accounts and 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 evaluation 
accounts. 
(E) Defense working capital funds. 
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
account. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority pro-
vided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer 
authority available to the Department of Defense. 
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO THE FUND.—Upon determination 
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 authority in paragraph 
(1) shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for 
such account by an amount equal to the amount transferred. 
(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Funds may not be obligated from 
the Iraq 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 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 contribu-
tions of amounts to the Iraq Security Forces Fund for the 
purposes provided in subsection (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 contribu-
tion under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution
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would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of 
any program of the Department of Defense. 
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this subsection shall 
be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), 
including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. 
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, 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. 
(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 defense committees a report summa-
rizing the details of any obligation or transfer of funds from the 
Iraq Security Forces Fund during such fiscal-year quarter. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated or contributed to the Iraq Security Forces Fund during 
fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer from the 
Iraq Security Forces Fund in accordance with this section until 
September 30, 2009. 
SEC. 1513. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund in the amount of $2,700,000,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of Defense 
to provide assistance to the security forces of Afghanistan. 
(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Assistance provided 
under this section may include the provision of equipment, 
supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, 
renovation, construction, and funds. 
(3) SECRETARY OF STATE CONCURRENCE.—Assistance may 
be provided under this section only with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of State. 
(c) AUTHORITY
IN ADDITION
TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—The 
authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition 
to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations. 
(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFERS
AUTHORIZED.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) may 
be transferred from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund to 
any of the following accounts and 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 evaluation 
accounts. 
(E) Defense working capital funds. 
(F) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.
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(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority pro-
vided by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer 
authority available to the Department of Defense. 
(3) TRANSFERS BACK TO FUND.—Upon a determination that 
all or part of the funds transferred from the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund under paragraph (1) are not necessary for 
the purpose for which transferred, such funds may be trans-
ferred back to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
(4) EFFECT
ON
AUTHORIZATION
AMOUNTS.—A transfer of 
an amount to an account under the authority 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 TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OR TRANSFER.— 
Funds may not be obligated from the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund, or transferred under subsection (d)(1), until five days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional 
defense committees in writing of the details of the proposed obliga-
tion or transfer. 
(f) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may accept contribu-
tions of amounts to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
for the purposes provided in subsection (b) from any person, 
foreign government, or international organization. Any amounts 
so accepted shall be credited to the Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not accept a contribu-
tion under this subsection if the acceptance of the contribution 
would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of 
any program of the Department of Defense. 
(3) USE.—Amounts accepted under this subsection shall 
be available for assistance authorized by subsection (b), 
including transfer under subsection (d) for that purpose. 
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, 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. 
(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 defense committees a report summa-
rizing 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 appro-
priated or contributed to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund 
during fiscal year 2008 are available for obligation or transfer 
from the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund in accordance with 
this section until September 30, 2009. 
SEC. 1514. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Defense for military personnel accounts for fiscal year 
2008 a total of $17,912,510,000.