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IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, $1,000,000,000,
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 des-
ignee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, to the security forces of Iraq, including the
provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility
and infrastructure repair, renovation, and construction,
and funding: Provided further, That none of the assistance
provided under this heading in the form of funds may be
utilized for the provision of salaries, wages, or bonuses to
personnel of the Iraqi Security Forces: Provided further,
That the authority to provide assistance under this heading
is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance
to foreign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Defense 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-
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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,
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 15 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.
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PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Army’’, $84,000,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2011.
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $822,674,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2011.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $46,500,000, to remain available for ob-
ligation until September 30, 2011.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Army’’, $1,009,050,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2011.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Navy’’, $27,948,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2011.
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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine
Corps’’, $565,425,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2011.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Air Force’’, $201,842,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2011.
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,
Air Force’’, $1,500,644,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2011.
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-
Wide’’, $177,237,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2011.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $113,228,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR
FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $72,041,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $202,559,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2010.
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $1,100,000,000 for operation and maintenance.
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $188,000,000.
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Joint Improvised Ex-
plosive Device Defeat Fund’’, $2,000,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That such
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, for the purpose of al-
lowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive De-
vice Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide
equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel
and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of
improvised explosive devices: Provided further, That within
60 days of the enactment of this Act, a plan for the intended
management and use of the amounts provided under this
heading shall be submitted to the congressional defense com-
mittees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense
shall submit a report not later than 60 days after the end
of each fiscal quarter to the congressional defense commit-
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 the Fund: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to
appropriations for operation and maintenance; procure-
ment; research, development, test and evaluation; and de-
fense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to
the Department of Defense: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to
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making transfers from this appropriation, notify the con-
gressional defense committees in writing of the details of
any such transfer.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 9201. Appropriations provided in this chapter
are not available for obligation until October 1, 2008.
SEC. 9202. Appropriations provided in this chapter
are available for obligation until September 30, 2009, un-
less otherwise provided in this chapter.
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 9203. Upon the determination of the Secretary
of Defense that such action is necessary in the national in-
terest, the Secretary may transfer between appropriations
up to $4,000,000,000 of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this chapter: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer
made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided
further, That the authority provided in this section is in
addition to any other transfer authority available to the
Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and
conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of Pub-
lic Law 110–116, except for the fourth proviso.
SEC. 9204. (a) Not later than December 5, 2008 and
every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2009,
the Secretary of Defense shall set forth in a report to Con-
gress a comprehensive set of performance indicators and
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measures for progress toward military and political sta-
bility in Iraq.
(b) The report shall include performance standards
and goals for security, economic, and security force training
objectives in Iraq together with a notional timetable for
achieving these goals.
(c) In specific, the report requires, at a minimum, the
following:
(1) With respect to stability and security in
Iraq, the following:
(A) Key measures of political stability, in-
cluding the important political milestones that
must be achieved over the next several years.
(B) The primary indicators of a stable secu-
rity environment in Iraq, such as number of en-
gagements per day, numbers of trained Iraqi
forces, trends relating to numbers and types of
ethnic and religious-based hostile encounters, and
progress made in the transition of responsibility
for the security of Iraqi provinces to the Iraqi
Security Forces under the Provincial Iraqi Con-
trol (PIC) process.
(C) An assessment of the estimated strength
of the insurgency in Iraq and the extent to which
it is composed of non-Iraqi fighters.
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(D) A description of all militias operating
in Iraq, including the number, size, equipment
strength, military effectiveness, sources of sup-
port, legal status, and efforts to disarm or re-
integrate each militia.
(E) Key indicators of economic activity that
should be considered the most important for de-
termining the prospects of stability in Iraq,
including—
(i) unemployment levels;
(ii) electricity, water, and oil produc-
tion rates; and
(iii) hunger and poverty levels.
(F) The most recent annual budget for the
Government of Iraq, including a description of
amounts budgeted for support of Iraqi security
and police forces and an assessment of how
planned funding will impact the training, equip-
ping and overall readiness of those forces.
(G) The criteria the Administration will
use to determine when it is safe to begin with-
drawing United States forces from Iraq.
(2) With respect to the training and performance
of security forces in Iraq, the following:
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(A) The training provided Iraqi military
and other Ministry of Defense forces and the
equipment used by such forces.
(B) Key criteria for assessing the capabili-
ties and readiness of the Iraqi military and
other Ministry of Defense forces, goals for achiev-
ing certain capability and readiness levels (as
well as for recruiting, training, and equipping
these forces), and the milestones and notional
timetable for achieving these goals.
(C) The operational readiness status of the
Iraqi military forces, including the type, num-
ber, size, and organizational structure of Iraq
battalions that are—
(i) 
capable 
of 
conducting
counterinsurgency operations independently
without any support from Coalition Forces;
(ii) 
capable 
of 
conducting
counterinsurgency operations with the sup-
port of United States or coalition forces; or
(iii) 
not 
ready 
to 
conduct
counterinsurgency operations.
(D) The amount and type of support pro-
vided by Coalition Forces to the Iraqi Security
Forces at each level of operational readiness.
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(E) The number of Iraqi battalions in the
Iraqi Army currently conducting operations and
the type of operations being conducted.
(F) The rates of absenteeism in the Iraqi
military forces and the extent to which insur-
gents have infiltrated such forces.
(G) The training provided Iraqi police and
other Ministry of Interior forces and the equip-
ment used by such forces.
(H) The level and effectiveness of the Iraqi
Security Forces under the Ministry of Defense in
provinces where the United States has formally
transferred responsibility for the security of the
province to the Iraqi Security Forces under the
Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) process.
(I) Key criteria for assessing the capabili-
ties and readiness of the Iraqi police and other
Ministry of Interior forces, goals for achieving
certain capability and readiness levels (as well
as for recruiting, training, and equipping), and
the milestones and notional timetable for achiev-
ing these goals, including—
(i) the number of police recruits that
have received classroom training and the
duration of such instruction;
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(ii) the number of veteran police offi-
cers who have received classroom instruction
and the duration of such instruction;
(iii) the number of police candidates
screened by the Iraqi Police Screening Serv-
ice, the number of candidates derived from
other entry procedures, and the success rates
of those groups of candidates;
(iv) the number of Iraqi police forces
who have received field training by inter-
national police trainers and the duration of
such instruction;
(v) attrition rates and measures of ab-
senteeism and infiltration by insurgents;
and
(vi) the level and effectiveness of the
Iraqi Police and other Ministry of Interior
Forces in provinces where the United States
has formally transferred responsibility for
the security of the province to the Iraqi Se-
curity Forces under the Provincial Iraqi
Control (PIC) process.
(J) The estimated total number of Iraqi bat-
talions needed for the Iraqi security forces to
perform duties now being undertaken by coali-
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tion forces, including defending the borders of
Iraq and providing adequate levels of law and
order throughout Iraq.
(K) The effectiveness of the Iraqi military
and police officer cadres and the chain of com-
mand.
(L) The number of United States and coali-
tion advisors needed to support the Iraqi secu-
rity forces and associated ministries.
(M) An assessment, in a classified annex if
necessary, of United States military require-
ments, 
including 
planned 
force 
rotations,
through the end of calendar year 2009.
SEC. 9205. (a) REPORT
BY SECRETARY
OF DE-
FENSE.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report that contains
individual transition readiness assessments by unit of Iraq
and Afghan security forces. The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees updates of
the report required by this subsection every 90 days after
the date of the submission of the report until October 1,
2009. The report and updates of the report required by this
subsection shall be submitted in classified form.
(b) REPORT BY OMB.—