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(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, and trends relating to numbers and types
of ethnic and religious-based hostile encounters.
(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 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
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(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 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 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 Iraqi
battalions that are—
(i) 
capable 
of 
conducting
counterinsurgency 
operations 
independ-
ently;
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(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 rates of absenteeism in the Iraqi
military forces and the extent to which insur-
gents have infiltrated such forces.
(E) The training provided Iraqi police and
other Ministry of Interior forces and the equip-
ment used by such forces.
(F) 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;
(ii) the number of veteran police offi-
cers who have received classroom instruction
and the duration of such instruction;
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(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; and
(v) attrition rates and measures of ab-
senteeism and infiltration by insurgents.
(G) The estimated total number of Iraqi
battalions needed for the Iraqi security forces to
perform duties now being undertaken by coali-
tion forces, including defending the borders of
Iraq and providing adequate levels of law and
order throughout Iraq.
(H) The effectiveness of the Iraqi military
and police officer cadres and the chain of com-
mand.
(I) The number of United States and coali-
tion advisors needed to support the Iraqi secu-
rity forces and associated ministries.
(J) An assessment, in a classified annex if
necessary, of United States military require-
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ments, 
including 
planned 
force 
rotations,
through the end of calendar year 2008.
SEC. 610. Each amount appropriated or otherwise
made available in this division is designated as an emer-
gency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs
pursuant 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. 611. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this division may be obligated or ex-
pended to provide award fees to any defense contractor for
performance that does not meet the requirements of the con-
tract.
SEC. 612. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this division may be used by the Government
of the United States to enter into an agreement with the
Government of Iraq that would subject members of the
Armed Forces of the United States to the jurisdiction of
Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.
SEC. 613. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of the Army may reimburse a member for ex-
penses incurred by the member or family member when such
expenses are otherwise not reimbursable under law: Pro-
vided, That such expenses must have been incurred in good
faith as a direct consequence of reasonable preparation for,