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Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Afghanistan 
Sec. 1231. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. 
Sec. 1232. Report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1233. Report on progress of the Department of Defense’s counter-nar-
cotics program for Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1234. United States plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces. 
Sec. 1235. Report on operational status of the airfield located in Abeche, Chad. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1241. Cooperative research and development agreements: NATO organiza-
tions; allied and friendly foreign countries. 
Sec. 1242. Extension of Counterproliferation Program Review Committee. 
Sec. 1243. Sense of Congress concerning the Western Hemisphere Institute for 
Security Cooperation. 
Sec. 1244. Sense of Congress concerning the strategic military capabilities and 
intentions of the People’s Republic of China. 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CONTACTS AND COM-
PARABLE ACTIVITIES. 
Section 168(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(9) The assignment of personnel described in 
paragraph (3) or (4) on a non-reciprocal basis if the 
Secretary of Defense determines that such an as-
signment, rather than an exchange of personnel, is 
in the interests of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 1202. AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS TO COMBAT TERRORISM. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
Subsection (f) of section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
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(Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 2086–2087) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 
days after the close of each fiscal year during which 
subsection (a) is in effect, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on support provided under that subsection 
during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report 
required by paragraph (1) shall describe the support 
provided, including— 
‘‘(A) the country involved in the activity, 
the individual or force receiving the support, 
and, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
specific region of each country involved in the 
activity; 
‘‘(B) the respective dates and a summary 
of congressional notifications for each activity; 
‘‘(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 
the support;
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‘‘(E) for each activity that amounts to 
more than $500,000, specific budget details 
that explain the overall funding level for that 
activity; and 
‘‘(F) a statement providing a brief assess-
ment of the outcome of the support, including 
specific 
indications 
of 
how 
the 
support 
furthered the mission objective of special oper-
ations forces and the types of follow-on support, 
if any, that may be necessary.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL LIMITATION.—Subsection (g) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘each fiscal year during which subsection (a) is in 
effect’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (h) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 1203. MEDICAL CARE AND TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL 
EXPENSES FOR LIAISON OFFICERS OF CER-
TAIN FOREIGN NATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1051a of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘involved in a coalition’’ and in-
serting ‘‘involved in a military operation’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘coalition operation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘military operation’’. 
(b) MEDICAL CARE AND TEMPORARY DUTY TRAVEL 
EXPENSES.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND SUBSIST-
ENCE’’ inserting ‘‘, SUBSISTENCE, AND MEDICAL 
CARE’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Expenses for medical care at a civilian 
medical facility if— 
‘‘(i) adequate medical care is not available 
to the liaison officer at a local military medical 
treatment facility; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that pay-
ment of such medical expenses is necessary and 
in the best interests of the United States; and 
‘‘(iii) medical care is not otherwise avail-
able to the liaison officer pursuant to any treaty 
or other international agreement.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may pay the mission-related 
travel expenses of a liaison officer described in sub-
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section (a) if such travel is in support of the na-
tional interests of the United States and the com-
mander of the headquarters to which the liaison offi-
cer is temporarily assigned directs round-trip travel 
from the assigned headquarters to one or more loca-
tions.’’. 
(c) DEFINITION.—Subsection (d) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘(1) The term’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—Such section is 
further amended by striking subsection (e). 
(e) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The heading for such section is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 1051a. Liaison officers of certain foreign nations; 
administrative 
services 
and 
support; 
travel, subsistence, medical care, and 
other personal expenses’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 1051a and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘1051a. Liaison officers of certain foreign nations; administrative services and 
support; travel, subsistence, medical care, and other personal 
expenses.’’. 
SEC. 1204. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN 
MULTINATIONAL MILITARY CENTERS OF EX-
CELLENCE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1205 of the John Warner National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 1202 Stat. 2416) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’. 
(b) APPROVAL OF CENTERS.—Subsection (c)(1) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Military Committee of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Department of Defense’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘for the benefit of NATO’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR PAR-
TICIPATION.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The amount 
available under paragraph (1)(A) for the expenses 
referred to in that paragraph may not exceed— 
‘‘(A) in fiscal year 2007, $3,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) in fiscal year 2008, $5,000,000.’’.
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(d) REPORTS.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and October 31, 2008,’’ 
after ‘‘October 31, 2007,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘during 
fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘during the pre-
ceding fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 1205. REAUTHORIZATION OF COMMANDERS’ EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455–3456) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 
2006 AND 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 
2008 AND 2009’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2008 and 2009’’. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 and 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2008 and 2009’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 1206. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM TO BUILD THE CAPAC-
ITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES TO IN-
CLUDE 
PAKISTAN’S 
OTHER 
SECURITY 
FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1206 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456–3458), as 
amended by section 1206 of the John Warner National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 
Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2418), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO BUILD THE 
CAPACITY
OF
PAKISTAN’S
OTHER
SECURITY 
FORCES.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may use the au-
thority in paragraph (1) to provide assistance to 
build the capacity of a Pakistan’s other security 
forces 
that 
are 
critical 
to 
the 
success 
of
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counterterrorist operations, such as forces respon-
sible for border protection and interdiction (includ-
ing forces that guard coastal waters) and internal 
security 
forces 
specifically 
responsible 
for 
counterterrorism operations, in order for Pakistan to 
conduct the operations described in paragraph 
(1)(A).’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION; SPECIFIED 
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Subsection (e) of such 
section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Whenever’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION
RELATING
TO
AU-
THORITY TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PAKI-
STAN’S
OTHER
SECURITY
FORCES.—Not less 
than 30 days prior to the obligation or expendi-
ture of funds to carry out any activities under 
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the congressional committees speci-
fied in paragraph (3) of such proposed obliga-
tion or expenditure.’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sub-
section (f) of such section are each amended by inserting 
‘‘or Pakistan’s other security forces’’ after ‘‘foreign mili-
tary forces’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The heading for such section is amended by adding 
at the end before the period the following: ‘‘AND PAKI-
STAN’S OTHER SECURITY FORCES’’. 
(2) The table of contents in section 2(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 and 
the table of sections at the beginning of title XII of such 
Act are each amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1206 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1206. Authority to build the capacity of foreign military forces and Paki-
stan’s other security forces.’’. 
SEC. 1207. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOR-
EIGN NATIONS TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY AND 
ACCOUNTING 
ACTIVITIES 
FOR 
MISSING 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
is authorized to provide assistance to foreign nations to 
assist the Department of Defense in recovery and account-
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ing activities for missing United States Government per-
sonnel. 
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance authorized 
under subsection (a) may include the provision of equip-
ment, supplies, services, training, and funding to foreign 
nations to assist in recovery and accounting activities de-
scribed in such subsection. The authority to provide assist-
ance under subsection (a) is in addition to any other au-
thority to provide assistance to foreign nations for such 
purposes. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Assistance authorized under sub-
section (a) may not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
SEC. 1208. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC IDENTI-
FICATION SYSTEM DATA ON MARITIME SHIP-
PING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DATA.—The Secretary 
of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
may authorize the Secretary of a military department or 
a commander of a combatant command to exchange or 
furnish automatic identification system data broadcast by 
merchant or private ships and collected by the United 
States to a foreign country or international organization 
pursuant to an agreement for the exchange or production 
of such data. Such data may be transferred pursuant to
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this section without cost to the recipient country or inter-
national organization. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘automatic identification system’’ means a sys-
tem that is used to satisfy the requirements of the 
Automatic Identification System under the Inter-
national Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 
signed at London on November 1, 1974 (TIAS 
9700). 
(2) GEOGRAPHIC
COMBATANT
COMMANDER.— 
The term ‘‘commander of a combatant command’’ 
means a commander of a combatant command (as 
such term is defined in section 161(c) of title 10, 
United States Code) with a geographic area of re-
sponsibility. 
SEC. 1209. REPORT ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE-RELATED 
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES CAR-
RIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that contains a description of all for-
eign assistance-related programs, projects, and activities
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carried out by the Department of Defense during the prior 
fiscal year pursuant to any provision of law that author-
izes or appropriates funds for such programs, projects, 
and activities. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include information on a 
country-by-country basis of each foreign assistance–re-
lated program, project, or activity of the Department of 
Defense and each foreign-assistance related program, 
project, or activity that the Department of Defense under-
takes or implements on behalf of any other department 
or agency of the United States Government, such as a pro-
gram, project, or activity under the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq 
SEC. 1221. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 3001 of 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for De-
fense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 
2004 (Public Law 108–106; 117 Stat. 1234–1238; 5 
U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95–452) 
is amended by striking ‘‘to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc-
tion Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘for the reconstruction of Iraq’’. 
(b) ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL.—Subsection 
(d)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Iraq 
Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the recon-
struction of Iraq’’. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—Subsection (e)(2) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc-
tion Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts appropriated or other-
wise made available for the reconstruction of Iraq’’. 
(d) DUTIES.—Subsection (f)(1) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc-
tion Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘for the reconstruction of Iraq’’.