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In the Senate of the United States,
December 18, 2007.
Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendments of
the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Sen-
ate to the bill (H.R. 2764) entitled ‘‘An Act making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2008, and for other purposes.’’, with the following
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE AMENDMENT:
Page 1431, line 15, of the House engrossed amend-
ments to the Senate amendment to the text of the bill,
strike division L and insert:
DIVISION L—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS,
DEFENSE
TITLE I—MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILIARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Army’’, $782,500,000.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Navy’’, $95,624,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Marine Corps’’, $56,050,000.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Air Force’’, $138,037,000.
TITLE II—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $35,152,370,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $3,664,000,000: Provided, That up to
$110,000,000 shall be transferred to the Coast Guard ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’ account.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $3,965,638,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $4,778,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $2,116,950,000, of which up to
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be
used for payments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and
other key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and
other support provided, or to be provided, to United States
military operations, notwithstanding any other provision
of law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such
amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, may deter-
mine, in his discretion, based on documentation determined
by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the
support provided, and such determination is final and con-
clusive upon the accounting officers of the United States,
and 15 days following notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congres-
sional defense committees on the use of funds provided in
this paragraph.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $77,736,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $41,657,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $46,153,000.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force Reserve’’, $12,133,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $327,000,000.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $51,634,000.
IRAQ FREEDOM FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Iraq Freedom Fund’’,
$3,747,327,000, to remain available for transfer until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, only to support operations in Iraq or Af-
ghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may
transfer the funds provided herein to appropriations for
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military personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas
Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; re-
search, development, test and evaluation; and working cap-
ital funds: Provided further, That funds transferred shall
be merged with and be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriation or fund to
which transferred: Provided further, That this transfer au-
thority is in addition to any other transfer authority avail-
able to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That
upon a determination that all or part of the funds trans-
ferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the
purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred
back to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior to mak-
ing transfers from this appropriation, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any
such transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
submit a report no later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees sum-
marizing the details of the transfer of funds from this ap-
propriation.
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’,
$1,350,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
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2009: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the
Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Office
of Security Cooperation–Afghanistan, or the Secretary’s
designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, in-
cluding the provision of equipment, supplies, services,
training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation,
and construction, and funding: Provided further, That the
authority to provide assistance under this heading is in ad-
dition to any other authority to provide assistance to for-
eign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer such funds to appropriations for mili-
tary personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Hu-
manitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; re-
search, development, test and evaluation; and defense work-
ing capital funds to accomplish the purposes provided here-
in: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in ad-
dition to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That upon a deter-
mination that all or part of the funds so transferred from
this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro-
vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this
appropriation: Provided further, That contributions of
funds for the purposes provided herein from any person,
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foreign government, or international organization may be
credited to this Fund, and used for such purposes: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall notify the congressional
defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon
the transfer of any contribution delineating the sources and
amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such
contributions: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall, not fewer than five days prior to making trans-
fers from this appropriation account, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any
such transfer: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
submit a report no later than 30 days after the end of each
fiscal quarter to the congressional defense committees sum-
marizing the details of the transfer of funds from this ap-
propriation.
IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, $1,500,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided,
That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of De-
fense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the
purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Secu-
rity Transition Command–Iraq, or the Secretary’s designee,
to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of State, to the security forces of Iraq, including the provi-
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sion of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and
infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction, and
funding: Provided further, That the authority to provide as-
sistance under this heading is in addition to any other au-
thority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer such
funds to appropriations for military personnel; operation
and maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test and
evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accom-
plish the purposes provided herein: Provided further, That
this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer
authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided
further, That upon a determination that all or part of the
funds so transferred from this appropriation are not nec-
essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may
be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further,
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein
from any person, foreign government, or international orga-
nization may be credited to this Fund, and used for such
purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify
the congressional defense committees in writing upon the
receipt and upon the transfer of any contribution delin-
eating the sources and amounts of the funds received and
the specific use of such contributions: Provided further, That
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the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than five days
prior to making transfers from this appropriation account,
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of
the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall submit a report no later than 30 days after
the end of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense
committees summarizing the details of the transfer of funds
from this appropriation.
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat
Fund’’, $4,269,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That such funds shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director
of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organiza-
tion to investigate, develop and provide equipment, sup-
plies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to
assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explo-
sive devices: Provided further, That within 60 days of the
enactment of this Act, a plan for the intended management
and use of the Fund is provided to the congressional defense
committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall submit a report not later than 30 days after the end
of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense commit-
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tees providing assessments of the evolving threats, indi-
vidual service requirements to counter the threats, the cur-
rent strategy for predeployment training of members of the
Armed Forces on improvised explosive devices, and details
on the execution of this Fund: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to
appropriations for military personnel; operation and main-
tenance; procurement; research, development, test and eval-
uation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the
purpose provided herein: Provided further, That this trans-
fer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense: Provided further,
That upon determination that all or part of the funds so
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for
the purpose provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 5 days prior
to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the con-
gressional defense committees in writing of the details of
any such transfer.
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TITLE III—PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Army’’, $943,600,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2010.
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $1,429,445,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2010.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $154,000,000, to remain available for ob-
ligation until September 30, 2010.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Army’’, $2,027,800,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2010.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Navy’’, $48,500,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2010.