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‘‘(j) TREATMENT OF PROGRAM EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, reasonable expenses of States in carrying 
out the program under this section shall be treated, for purposes 
of section 1903(a), in the same manner as State expenditures speci-
fied in paragraph (7) of such section.’’. 
(2) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 1902(a) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (69) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (70) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (70), as so amended, 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(71) provide that the State will implement an asset 
verification program as required under section 1940.’’. 
(3) WITHHOLDING OF FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR 
NONCOMPLIANT STATES.—Section 1903(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(i)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding after paragraph (23) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(24) if a State is required to implement an asset 
verification program under section 1940 and fails to implement 
such program in accordance with such section, with respect 
to amounts expended by such State for medical assistance 
for individuals subject to asset verification under such section, 
unless— 
‘‘(A) the State demonstrates to the Secretary’s satisfac-
tion that the State made a good faith effort to comply; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date of a finding 
that the State is in noncompliance, the State submits to 
the Secretary (and the Secretary approves) a corrective 
action plan to remedy such noncompliance; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 12 months after the date of such 
submission (and approval), the State fulfills the terms of 
such corrective action plan.’’. 
(4) REPEAL.—Section 4 of Public Law 110–90 is repealed. 
SEC. 7002. (a) MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.— Title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND 
‘‘SEC. 1898. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
under this title a Medicare Improvement Fund (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Fund’) which shall be available to the Secretary 
to make improvements under the original fee-for-service program 
under parts A and B for individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, 
benefits under part A or enrolled under part B. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available to the Fund, 
for expenditures from the Fund for services furnished during 
fiscal year 2014, $2,220,000,000. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT FROM TRUST FUNDS.—The amount specified 
under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Fund, as expendi-
tures are made from the Fund, from the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical
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Insurance Trust Fund in such proportion as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available in advance of appropriations but only if the total 
amount obligated from the Fund does not exceed the amount 
available to the Fund under paragraph (1). The Secretary may 
obligate funds from the Fund only if the Secretary determines 
(and the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services and the appropriate budget officer certify) that there 
are available in the Fund sufficient amounts to cover all such 
obligations incurred consistent with the previous sentence.’’. 
(b) MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.— Title XIX of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), as amended by section 7001(d), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND 
‘‘SEC. 1941. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
under this title a Medicaid Improvement Fund (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Fund’) which shall be available to the Secretary 
to improve the management of the Medicaid program by the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including oversight of contracts 
and contractors and evaluation of demonstration projects. Payments 
made for activities under this subsection shall be in addition to 
payments that would otherwise be made for such activities. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available to the Fund, 
for expenditures from the Fund— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2015 through 2018, $150,000,000. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available in advance of appropriations but only if the total 
amount obligated from the Fund does not exceed the amount 
available to the Fund under paragraph (1). The Secretary may 
obligate funds from the Fund only if the Secretary determines 
(and the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services and the appropriate budget officer certify) that there 
are available in the Fund sufficient amounts to cover all such 
obligations incurred consistent with the previous sentence.’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT
TO PAQI FUND.—Section 1848(l)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(l)(2)), as amended by section 
101(a)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110-173), is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$4,960,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$4,670,000,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) For expenditures during 2014, an amount 
equal to $290,000,000.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) 
2014.—The 
amount 
available 
for 
expenditures during 2014 shall only be available 
for an adjustment to the update of the conversion 
factor under subsection (d) for that year.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) 2014 for payment with respect to physicians’ 
services furnished during 2014.’’. 
TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year unless expressly so provided herein. 
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION 
SEC. 8002. Each amount in each title of this Act is designated 
as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency 
needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) 
and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the 
concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 
2009. 
REDUCTION IN DEFENSE AMOUNTS 
SEC. 8003. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in chapter 1 of title IX of this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Procurement’’, ‘‘Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation’’, and ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’ is 
hereby reduced by $3,577,845,000. Such reduction shall be applied 
proportionally to each appropriation account under such headings, 
and to each program, project, and activity within each such appro-
priation account. 
JOINT BASING INITIATIVES 
SEC. 8004. Section 9310 of this Act is amended by inserting 
‘‘, except funds deposited in the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 2005,’’ after ‘‘None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense’’. 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
SEC. 8005. Amounts provided for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ 
in Public Law 110-28 for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trau-
matic Brain Injury (TBI) within operation and maintenance which 
remain available for obligation shall be made available for psycho-
logical health and traumatic brain injury. 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 8006. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2008’’.
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TITLE IX 
DEFENSE MATTERS 
CHAPTER 1 
DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2008 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 
$12,216,715,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 
$894,185,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $1,826,688,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$1,355,544,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, 
$304,200,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, 
$72,800,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $16,720,000. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$5,000,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 
Army’’, $1,369,747,000.
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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $4,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $17,223,512,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $2,977,864,000: Provided, That up to $112,607,000 shall 
be transferred to the Coast Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps’’, $159,900,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $5,972,520,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $3,657,562,000, of which— 
(1) not to exceed $25,000,000 may be used for the Combat-
ant Commander Initiative Fund, to be used in support of Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; 
(2) not to exceed $800,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be used for payments to reimburse key cooper-
ating nations, for logistical, military, and other support pro-
vided to United States military operations, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law: Provided, That these funds may 
be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and 
procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing 
such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimburs-
able basis to coalition forces supporting United States military 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided further, 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 Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, may determine, in his discretion, based on 
documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to ade-
quately account for the support provided, and such determina-
tion is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of 
the United States, and 15 days following notification to the 
appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to 
the congressional defense committees on the use of funds pro-
vided in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the amount
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available under this heading for the Defense Contract Manage-
ment Agency, $52,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army Reserve’’, $164,839,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy Reserve’’, $109,876,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps Reserve’’, $70,256,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve’’, $165,994,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard’’, $685,644,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air National Guard’’, $287,369,000. 
IRAQ FREEDOM FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
‘‘Iraq 
Freedom 
Fund’’, 
$50,000,000, to remain available for transfer until September 30, 
2009, notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the 
redevelopment of the Iraqi industrial sector by identifying, and 
providing assistance to, factories and other industrial facilities that 
are best situated to resume operations quickly and reemploy the 
Iraqi workforce: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appro-
priation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing 
of the details of any such transfer. 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund’’, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009.
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IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of 
Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
of allowing the Commander, Multi-National Security 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 provision of equipment, supplies, serv-
ices, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, and 
construction, and funding: Provided further, That none of the assist-
ance 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 military personnel; operation and mainte-
nance; Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid; procure-
ment; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense 
working capital funds to accomplish 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 necessary 
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 organization may be credited to this 
Fund, and used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary 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 the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 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. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army’’, 
$954,111,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Army’’, 
$561,656,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010.
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PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, 
ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weapons and 
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $5,463,471,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Army’’, $344,900,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 
$16,337,340,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 
$3,563,254,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy’’, 
$317,456,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $304,945,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 
$1,399,135,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 
$2,197,390,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$7,103,923,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$66,943,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010.
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PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, 
Air Force’’, $205,455,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$1,953,167,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 
$408,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2010. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard and Reserve 
Equipment’’, $825,000,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Chiefs of the National 
Guard and Reserve components shall, prior to the expenditure 
of funds, and not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees 
an equipment modernization priority assessment with a detailed 
plan for the expenditure of funds for their respective National 
Guard and Reserve components. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Army’’, $162,958,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Navy’’, $366,110,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $399,817,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $816,598,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009.
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REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital Funds’’, 
$1,837,450,000, to remain available for obligation until expended. 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Defense Sealift Fund’’, 
$5,110,000, to remain available for obligation until expended. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’, 
$1,413,864,000, of which $957,064,000 shall be for operation and 
maintenance; of which $91,900,000 is for procurement, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010; of which $364,900,000 shall 
be for research, development, test and evaluation, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009: Provided, That in addition to 
amounts otherwise contained in this paragraph, $75,000,000 is 
hereby appropriated to the ‘‘Defense Health Program’’ for operation 
and maintenance for psychological health and traumatic brain 
injury, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense’’, $65,317,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, 
$6,394,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be for research, development, 
test and evaluation, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 9101. Appropriations provided in this chapter are available 
for obligation until September 30, 2008, unless otherwise provided 
in this chapter. 
SEC. 9102. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this chapter are in addition to amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
for fiscal year 2008. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9103. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense 
that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary 
may transfer between appropriations up to $2,500,000,000 of the 
funds made available to the Department of Defense in this chapter: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly 
of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section:
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Provided further, That the authority provided in this section is 
in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions 
as the authority provided in section 8005 of Public Law 110– 
116, except for the fourth proviso. 
SEC. 9104. (a) From funds made available for operation and 
maintenance in this chapter to the Department of Defense, not 
to exceed $1,226,841,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, to fund the Commander’s Emergency Response 
Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and the Philippines to respond to urgent humanitarian 
relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of respon-
sibility by carrying out programs that will immediately assist the 
Iraqi, Afghan, and Filipino people. 
(b) Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal year 
quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and 
the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were 
made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section 
or under any other provision of law for the purposes of the programs 
under subsection (a). 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9105. During fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of Defense 
may transfer not to exceed $6,500,000 of the amounts in or credited 
to the Defense Cooperation Account, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608, 
to such appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense as 
the Secretary shall determine for use consistent with the purposes 
for which such funds were contributed and accepted: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be available for the same time period 
as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall report to the Congress all transfers made pursu-
ant to this authority. 
SEC. 9106. Of the amount appropriated by this chapter under 
the heading ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
Defense’’, not to exceed $20,000,000 may be used for the provision 
of support for counter-drug activities of the Governments of Afghani-
stan, 
Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, 
Pakistan, 
Tajikistan, 
and 
Turkmenistan, as specified in section 1033 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85, as 
amended by Public Laws 106–398, 108–136, 109–364, and 110– 
181): Provided, That such support shall be in addition to support 
provided under any other provision of the law. 
SEC. 9107. Amounts provided in this chapter for operations 
in Iraq and Afghanistan may be used by the Department of Defense 
for the purchase of up to 20 heavy and light armored vehicles 
for force protection purposes, notwithstanding price or other limita-
tions specified elsewhere in the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–116), or any other provision of 
law: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds provided in Public Law 110–116 and Public Law 110–161 
under the heading ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’ may be used for 
the purchase of 21 vehicles required for physical security of per-
sonnel, notwithstanding price limitations applicable to passenger 
vehicles but not to exceed $255,000 per vehicle: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report in writing 
no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter notifying
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the congressional defense committees of any purchase described 
in this section, including cost, purposes, and quantities of vehicles 
purchased. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9108. Section 8122(c) of Public Law 110–116 is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1) are not necessary to accomplish 
the purposes specified in subsection (b), such amounts may 
be transferred back to the ‘Mine Resistant Ambush Protected 
Vehicle Fund’.’’. 
SEC. 9109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
to exceed $150,000,000 of funds made available in this chapter 
may be obligated to conduct or support a program to build the 
capacity of a foreign country’s national military forces in order 
for that country to conduct counterterrorist operations or participate 
in or support military and stability operations in which the U.S. 
Armed Forces are a participant: Provided, That funds available 
pursuant to the authority in this section shall be subject to the 
same restrictions, limitations, and reporting requirements as funds 
available pursuant to section 1206 of Public Law 109–163 as 
amended. 
CHAPTER 2 
DEFENSE BRIDGE FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2009 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, 
$839,000,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, 
$75,000,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine 
Corps’’, $55,000,000. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, 
$75,000,000. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, 
Army’’, $150,000,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army’’, $37,300,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy’’, $3,500,000,000: Provided, That up to $112,000,000 shall 
be transferred to the Coast Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps’’, $2,900,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force’’, $5,000,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’, $2,648,569,000, of which not to exceed $200,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, may be used for payments 
to reimburse key cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and 
other support provided to United States military operations, not-
withstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That these funds 
may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and 
procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such 
supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis 
to coalition forces supporting United States military operations 
in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided further, 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 Director 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 conclusive upon the 
accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 
reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds 
provided in this paragraph. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army Reserve’’, $79,291,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Navy Reserve’’, $42,490,000.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Marine Corps Reserve’’, $47,076,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve’’, $12,376,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Army National Guard’’, $333,540,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Air National Guard’’, $52,667,000. 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund’’, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
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 Defense, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Com-
mander, Multi-National Security 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 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 military 
personnel; operation and maintenance; Overseas Humanitarian, 
Disaster, and Civic Aid; procurement; research, development, test 
and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish 
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 deter-
mination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this 
appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, 
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Pro-
vided 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
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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 contribu-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropria-
tion 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 appropria-
tion. 
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 Weapons 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 Ammunition, 
Army’’, $46,500,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 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. 
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 obligation until September 
30, 2011.
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OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 
$1,500,644,000, to remain available for obligation 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, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Navy’’, $113,228,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $72,041,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, 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 Program’’, 
$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 Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund’’, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011: Provided, That such funds shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Impro-
vised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop 
and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, per-
sonnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of 
improvised explosive devices: Provided further, That within 60 days
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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 committees: Provided fur-
ther, 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 committees providing assessments of the evolving threats, 
individual service requirements to counter the threats, the current 
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; procurement; research, development, test and evalua-
tion; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose 
provided herein: Provided further, That this transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Depart-
ment of Defense: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this 
appropriation, notify the congressional 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, unless 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 interest, the Secretary 
may transfer between appropriations up to $4,000,000,000 of the 
funds made available to the Department of Defense in this chapter: 
Provided, That the Secretary 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 Depart-
ment of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions 
as the authority provided in section 8005 of Public 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 Congress a comprehensive 
set of performance indicators and measures for progress toward 
military and political stability 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 fol-
lowing: 
(A) Key measures of political stability, including the 
important political milestones that must be achieved over 
the next several years. 
(B) The primary indicators of a stable security environ-
ment in Iraq, such as number of engagements per day, 
numbers of trained Iraqi forces, trends relating to numbers
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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 Control (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. 
(D) A description of all militias operating in Iraq, 
including the number, size, equipment strength, military 
effectiveness, sources of support, legal status, and efforts 
to disarm or reintegrate each militia. 
(E) Key indicators of economic activity that should 
be considered the most important for determining the pros-
pects of stability in Iraq, including— 
(i) unemployment levels; 
(ii) electricity, water, and oil production 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 assess-
ment of how planned funding will impact the training, 
equipping and overall readiness of those forces. 
(G) The criteria the Administration will use to deter-
mine when it is safe to begin withdrawing United States 
forces from Iraq. 
(2) With respect to the training and performance of security 
forces in Iraq, the following: 
(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 capabilities and readi-
ness of the Iraqi military and other Ministry of Defense 
forces, goals for achieving 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 mili-
tary forces, including the type, number, size, and organiza-
tional structure of Iraq battalions that are— 
(i) capable of conducting counterinsurgency oper-
ations independently without any support from Coali-
tion Forces; 
(ii) capable of conducting counterinsurgency oper-
ations with the support of United States or coalition 
forces; or 
(iii) not ready to conduct counterinsurgency oper-
ations. 
(D) The amount and type of support provided by Coali-
tion Forces to the Iraqi Security Forces at each level of 
operational readiness. 
(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 insurgents have infiltrated such 
forces.
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(G) The training provided Iraqi police and other Min-
istry of Interior forces and the equipment 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 capabilities and readi-
ness 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 achieving 
these goals, including— 
(i) the number of police recruits that have received 
classroom training and the duration of such instruc-
tion; 
(ii) the number of veteran police officers who have 
received classroom instruction and the duration of such 
instruction; 
(iii) the number of police candidates screened by 
the Iraqi Police Screening Service, the number of can-
didates 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 international police trainers 
and the duration of such instruction; 
(v) attrition rates and measures of absenteeism 
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 Security Forces under the Provincial Iraqi Control 
(PIC) process. 
(J) The estimated total number of Iraqi battalions 
needed for the Iraqi security forces to perform duties now 
being undertaken by coalition 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 command. 
(L) The number of United States and coalition advisors 
needed to support the Iraqi security forces and associated 
ministries. 
(M) An assessment, in a classified annex if necessary, 
of United States military requirements, including planned 
force rotations, through the end of calendar year 2009. 
SEC. 9205. (a) REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment 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 Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees updates of the report required by this subsection every 90 
days after the date of the submission of the report until October
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1, 2009. The report and updates of the report required by this 
subsection shall be submitted in classified form. 
(b) REPORT BY OMB.— 
(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense; the Commander, 
Multi-National Security Transition Command—Iraq; and the 
Commander, 
Combined 
Security 
Transition 
Command— 
Afghanistan, shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and every 90 days thereafter a report on the proposed 
use of all funds under each of the headings ‘‘Iraq Security 
Forces Fund’’ and ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ on a 
project-by-project basis, for which the obligation of funds is 
anticipated during the 3-month period from such date, including 
estimates by the commanders referred to in this paragraph 
of the costs required to complete each such project. 
(2) The report required by this subsection shall include 
the following: 
(A) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis 
for which funds appropriated under the headings referred 
to in paragraph (1) were obligated prior to the submission 
of the report, including estimates by the commanders 
referred to in paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each 
project. 
(B) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis 
for which funds were appropriated under the headings 
referred to in paragraph (1) in prior appropriations Acts, 
or for which funds were made available by transfer, re-
programming, or allocation from other headings in prior 
appropriations Acts, including estimates by the com-
manders referred to in paragraph (1) of the costs to com-
plete each project. 
(C) An estimated total cost to train and equip the 
Iraq and Afghan security forces, disaggregated by major 
program and sub-elements by force, arrayed by fiscal year. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or 
transfers of funds between sub-activity groups in excess of 
$15,000,000 using funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’ and ‘‘Afghanistan Security 
Forces Fund’’. 
SEC. 9206. Funds available to the Department of Defense for 
operation and maintenance provided in this chapter may be used, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, 
services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other 
logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees regarding support provided under this section. 
SEC. 9207. Supervision and administration costs associated with 
a construction project funded with appropriations available for oper-
ation and maintenance, ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ or 
‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’ provided in this chapter, and executed 
in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism only in Iraq 
and Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction con-
tract is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section,
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supervision and administration costs include all in-house Govern-
ment costs. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act, 
there is appropriated $1,700,000,000 for the ‘‘Mine Resistant 
Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund’’, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
(b) The funds provided by subsection (a) shall be available 
to the Secretary of Defense to continue technological research and 
development and upgrades, to procure Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected vehicles and associated support equipment, and to sus-
tain, transport, and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. 
(c)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall transfer funds provided 
by subsection (a) to appropriations for operation and maintenance; 
procurement; and research, development, test and evaluation to 
accomplish the purposes specified in subsection (b). Such transferred 
funds shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they 
are transferred. 
(2) The transfer authority provided by this subsection shall 
be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior 
to making any transfer under this subsection, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of the transfer. 
SEC. 9209. For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘congressional 
defense committees’’ means the Armed Services Committee of the 
House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the 
Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
CHAPTER 3 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 9301. Each amount in this title is designated as an emer-
gency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursu-
ant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2008. 
SEC. 9302. Funds appropriated by this title, or made available 
by the transfer of funds in this title, for intelligence activities 
are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for pur-
poses of section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 9303. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations 
promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against 
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 
Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code; 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restruc-
turing Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277; 112 
Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed
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thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations; and 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurri-
canes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 
2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 9304. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall jointly submit to 
Congress a report setting forth the global strategy of the United 
States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF STRATEGY.—The strategy set forth in the 
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following 
elements: 
(1) An analysis of the global threat posed by al Qaeda 
and its affiliates, including an assessment of the relative threat 
posed in particular regions or countries. 
(2) Recommendations regarding the distribution and 
deployment of United States military, intelligence, diplomatic, 
and other assets to meet the relative regional and country- 
specific threats described in paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendations to ensure that the global deployment 
of United States military personnel and equipment best meet 
the threat identified and described in paragraph (1) and: 
(A) does not undermine the military readiness or home-
land security of the United States; 
(B) ensures adequate time between military deploy-
ments for rest and training; and 
(C) does not require further extensions of military 
deployments to the extent practicable. 
(c) CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 9305. None of the funds provided in this title may be 
used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress in fiscal 
years 2007 or 2008 appropriations to the Department of Defense 
or to initiate a procurement or research, development, test and 
evaluation new start program without prior written notification 
to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 9306. Section 1002(c)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$362,159,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$435,259,000’’. 
SEC. 9307. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this title may be obligated or expended to provide 
award fees to any defense contractor contrary to the provisions 
of section 814 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364). 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9308. (a) Of the funds made available for ‘‘Defense Health 
Program’’ in Public Law 110–28, $75,000,000 are rescinded. 
(b) Of the funds made available for ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device Defeat Fund’’ in division L of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161), $71,531,000 are rescinded.
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SEC. 9309. Of the funds appropriated in the U.S. Troop Readi-
ness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28) which remain avail-
able for obligation under the ‘‘Iraq Freedom Fund’’, $150,000,000 
is only for the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, and $10,000,000 is 
only for the transportation of fallen service members. 
SEC. 9310. None of the funds available to the Department 
of Defense may be obligated or expended to implement any final 
action on joint basing initiatives required under the 2005 round 
of defense base closure and realignment under the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) until each affected Sec-
retary of a military department or the head of each affected Federal 
agency certifies to the congressional defense committees that joint 
basing at the affected military installation will result in significant 
costs savings and will not negatively impact the morale of members 
of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 9311. Funds available in this title which are available 
to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not 
more than $250,000: Provided, That upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the 
operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Com-
mand engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may 
be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost 
of not more than $500,000. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.