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(1) the war in Iraq should end as safely and 
quickly as possible and our troops should be brought 
home; 
(2) the performance of United States military 
personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan should be com-
mended, their courage and sacrifice have been excep-
tional, and when they come home, their service 
should be recognized appropriately; and 
(3) the primary purpose of funds made avail-
able by this Act should be to transition the mission 
of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and under-
take their redeployment, and not to extend or pro-
long the war. 
SEC. 102. (a) No person in the custody or under the 
effective control of the United States Government shall be 
subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not 
authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field 
Manual FM2–22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Oper-
ations. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
person in the custody or under the effective control of the 
United States Government pursuant to a criminal law or 
immigration law of the United States. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the rights under the 
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United States Constitution of any person in the custody 
or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States. 
SEC. 103. 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 Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed-
eral 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 Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
148). 
SEC. 104. (a) The Congress finds that United States 
military units should not enter into combat unless they 
are fully capable of performing their assigned mission. The 
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Congress further finds that this is the policy of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to deploy any unit 
of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the President has cer-
tified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives at least 15 days in advance of 
the deployment that the unit is ‘‘fully mission capable’’. 
(c) For the purposes of subsection (b) the term ‘‘fully 
mission capable’’ means capable of performing a unit’s as-
signed mission to the prescribed standards under the con-
ditions expected in the theater of operation, consistent 
with the guidelines set forth in the Department of De-
fense’s Defense Readiness Reporting System. 
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not 
assessed fully mission capable is required for reasons of 
national security and by submitting along with a certifi-
cation a report in classified and unclassified form detailing 
the particular reason or reasons why the unit’s deployment 
is necessary, may waive the limitations prescribed in sub-
section (b) on a unit-by-unit basis. 
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SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act are available immediately for obligation to plan 
and execute a safe and orderly redeployment of United 
States Armed Forces from Iraq. 
(b) Within 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
President shall commence an immediate and orderly rede-
ployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, which 
shall be implemented as part of the comprehensive re-
gional stability plan described in subsection (g). The 
President shall endeavor to begin such redeployment with 
units of the Armed Forces that have been deployed in ex-
cess of 365 days, except to the extent those units are need-
ed to provide for the safe withdrawal of other units of the 
Armed Forces or to protect United States and Coalition 
personnel and infrastructure. 
(c) The reduction in United States Armed Forces re-
quired by this section shall be implemented in conjunction 
with a comprehensive diplomatic, political and economic 
strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq’s 
neighbors and the international community for the pur-
pose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq. 
(d) The goal for the completion of the transition of 
United States Armed Forces to a limited presence and 
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missions as described in subsection (e) shall be a date that 
is not later than December 15, 2008. 
(e) After the conclusion of the reduction and transi-
tion of United States Armed Forces to a limited presence 
as required by this section, the Secretary of Defense may 
deploy or maintain members of the Armed Forces in Iraq 
only for the following missions: 
(1) Protecting United States diplomatic facili-
ties, United States Armed Forces, and American 
citizens. 
(2) Conducting limited training, equipping, and 
providing logistical and intelligence support to the 
Iraqi Security forces. 
(3) Engaging in targeted counterterrorism op-
erations 
against 
al-Qaeda, 
al-Qaeda 
affiliated 
groups, and other terrorist organizations in Iraq. 
(f) Not later than February 1, 2008, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth the following: 
(1) The current plan for and the status of the 
reduction of United States Armed Forces in Iraq 
and the transition of the Armed Forces in Iraq to 
a limited presence whose missions do not exceed the 
missions specified in subsection (e), including the as-
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sociated force reductions and adjustments and ex-
pectations with respect to timelines and the force 
levels anticipated to perform those missions. 
(2) A comprehensive current description of ef-
forts to prepare for the reduction and transition of 
United States Armed Forces in Iraq in accordance 
with this section and to limit any destabilizing con-
sequences of such reduction and transition, including 
a description of efforts to work with the United Na-
tions and countries in the region toward that objec-
tive. 
(g) Not later than February 15, 2008, the President 
shall submit to the Congress in classified and unclassified 
form a comprehensive regional stability plan for the Mid-
dle East, which shall include a military, diplomatic, polit-
ical and economic strategy that provides for the national 
security interests of the United States in the region and 
for the engagement of targeted counterterrorism oper-
ations. The plan shall include a detailed description of the 
projected United States military force presence in and 
around the Middle East region for the 5-year period begin-
ning on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 106. The amounts appropriated by this Act are 
sufficient to fully meet the immediate needs of the United 
States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq. Congressional con-
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sideration of additional funding shall be deferred until the 
first report required by section 105(f) is submitted to the 
Congress. 
TITLE II—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Army’’, $713,700,000. 
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. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army’’, $27,429,490,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $2,071,560,000. 
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $2,429,323,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $3,582,560,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $1,330,540,000, of which not to 
exceed $333,000,000, 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, 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 con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, may determine, in his discretion, based on 
documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
adequately account for the support provided, and such de-
termination is final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the United States, and 15 days following notifi-
cation to the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
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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 Main-
tenance, Army Reserve’’, $61,223,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $47,500,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $26,157,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $8,089,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 
GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army National Guard’’, $378,381,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air National Guard’’, $34,422,000. 
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AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 
$500,000,000: 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 
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, including the provision of equip-
ment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastruc-
ture repair, renovation, and construction, and funding: 
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 evalua-
tion; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the 
purposes provided herein: Provided further, That this 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority 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-
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essary for the purposes 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 inter-
national organization may be credited to this Fund, and 
used for such purposes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense 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 5 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 of De-
fense 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. 
IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’, $500,000,000: 
Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Multi- 
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National Security Transition Command—Iraq, or the Sec-
retary’s designee, to provide assistance, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of 
Iraq, including the provision of equipment, supplies, serv-
ices, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renova-
tion, and construction, and funding, and to provide train-
ing, reintegration, education and employment programs 
for concerned local citizens, former militia members and 
detainees and former detainees: 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; re-
search, 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 de-
termination 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, 
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shall be merged with and be available for the same pur-
poses and for the same time period as the appropriation 
or fund to which transferred. 
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Joint Improvised Ex-
plosive Device Defeat Fund’’, $1,638,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That such 
funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Device 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 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 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
to the congressional defense committees providing assess-
ments of the evolving threats, individual service require-
ments to counter the threats, individual service require-
ments to counter the threats, the current strategy for 
predeployment training of members of the Armed Forces 
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on 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 
operation and maintenance; procurement; research, devel-
opment, test and evaluation; 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 Department of 
Defense: Provided further, That upon determination that 
all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropria-
tion are not necessary for the purpose provided herein, 
such amounts may be transferred back to this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, 
not fewer than 5 days prior to making transfers from this 
appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees 
in writing of the details of any such transfer. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Army’’, $302,200,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons 
and 
Tracked 
Combat 
Vehicles, 
Army’’, 
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$1,574,217,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $154,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $1,976,100,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy’’, $25,300,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $88,281,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’, $729,232,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $147,800,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $42,125,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De-
fense-Wide’’, $102,588,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $649,001,000; of which $599,001,000 shall be for 
operation and maintenance; and of which $50,000,000 
shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009, only for peer 
reviewed research on traumatic brain injury and psycho-
logical health, including post-traumatic stress disorder. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Appropriations provided in this Act are 
available for obligation until September 30, 2008, unless 
otherwise provided in this Act. 
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(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 202. (a) Upon a determination by the Secretary 
of Defense that such action is necessary in the national 
interest, the Secretary may transfer between appropria-
tions up to $4,000,000,000 of the funds made available 
to the Department of Defense in this Act. 
(b) The Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly 
of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this 
section. 
(c) The authority provided in this section is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority available to the De-
partment of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, except 
for the fourth proviso. 
SEC. 203. Funds appropriated in this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 
504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
414(a)(1)). 
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to finance programs or activities denied by the 
Congress in fiscal years 2007 or 2008 appropriations to 
the Department of Defense or to initiate a procurement 
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or research, development, test and evaluation new start 
program unless such program or project must be under-
taken immediately in the interest of national security and 
after written prior notification to the congressional de-
fense committees. 
SEC. 205. (a) From funds made available for oper-
ation and maintenance in this Act to the Department of 
Defense, not to exceed $500,000,000 may be used, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Com-
mander’s Emergency Response Program, for the purpose 
of enabling military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan 
to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruc-
tion requirements within their areas of responsibility by 
carrying out programs that will immediately assist the 
Iraqi and Afghan 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 au-
thority provided in this section or under any other provi-
sion of law for the purposes of the programs under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 206. (a) During fiscal year 2008, funds avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense for oper-
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ation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, trans-
portation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical 
support to Coalition forces supporting military and sta-
bility operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly 
reports to the congressional defense committees regarding 
support provided under this section. 
SEC. 207. (a) Supervision and administration costs 
associated with a construction project funded with appro-
priations available for operation and maintenance, Af-
ghanistan Security Forces Fund, or Iraq Security Forces 
Fund, and executed in direct support of the Global War 
on Terror only in Iraq and Afghanistan, may be obligated 
at the time a construction contract is awarded. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘super-
vision and administration costs’’ includes all in-house Gov-
ernment costs. 
SEC. 208. Each amount appropriated or otherwise 
provided in this Act is designated as an emergency re-
quirement 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. 
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SEC. 209. (a) Not later than January 15, 2008 and 
every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 
2008, the Secretary of Defense shall set forth in a report 
to the Congress a comprehensive set of performance indi-
cators and measures for progress toward military and po-
litical stability in Iraq. 
(b) The report shall include performance standards 
and goals for security, economic, and security force train-
ing objectives in Iraq, together with a notional timetable 
for achieving these goals. 
(c) The report shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing specific provisions: 
(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 se-
curity environment in Iraq, such as number of 
engagements 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 to Provin-
cial Iraqi Control (PIC). 
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(C) An assessment of the estimated 
strength of the insurgency in Iraq and the ex-
tent to which it is composed of non-Iraqi fight-
ers. 
(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 determining 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 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 perform-
ance 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. 
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(B) Key criteria for assessing the capabili-
ties and readiness 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 equip-
ping these forces), and the milestones and no-
tional 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 Iraqi 
battalions that are— 
(i) 
capable 
of 
conducting 
counterinsurgency 
operations 
independ-
ently, 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) 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 
achieving these goals, including— 
(i) the number of police recruits that 
have received classroom training and the 
duration of such instruction; 
(ii) the number of veteran police offi-
cers who have received classroom instruc-
tion and the duration of such instruction; 
(iii) the number of police candidates 
screened by the Iraqi Police Screening 
Service, the number of candidates derived 
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from other entry procedures, and the suc-
cess 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 responsi-
bility for the security of the province to the 
Iraqi Security forces under the Provincial 
Iraqi Control (PIC) process. 
(I) The estimated total number of Iraqi 
battalions needed for the Iraqi Security forces 
to perform duties now being undertaken by Co-
alition forces, including defending the borders 
of Iraq and providing adequate levels of law 
and order throughout Iraq. 
(J) The effectiveness of the Iraqi military 
and police officer cadres and the chain of com-
mand. 
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(K) The number of United States and Co-
alition advisors needed to support the Iraqi Se-
curity forces and associated ministries. 
(L) An assessment, in a classified annex if 
necessary, of United States military require-
ments, 
including 
planned 
force 
rotations, 
through the end of calendar year 2008. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for 
a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to provide award fees to any defense contractor 
contrary to the provisions of section 814 of the John War-
ner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2007 (Public Law 109–364). 
SEC. 212. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Defense for op-
eration and maintenance in this Act may, upon determina-
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tion by the Secretary of Defense that such action is nec-
essary to meet the operational requirements of a Com-
mander of Combatant Command engaged in contingency 
operations overseas, be used to purchase items having an 
investment item cost of not more than $500,000. 
SEC. 213. Section 3303(c) of Public Law 110–28 
shall apply to funds appropriated in this Act. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Orderly and Respon-
sible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 507 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4156 
AN ACT 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Received, and pursuant to the order of November 14, 
2007, read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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