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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, for the fiscal year
covered by such report,’’ after ‘‘shall in-
clude’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal
year 2007’’.
SEC. 1215. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF THAILAND.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Thailand is an important strategic ally and
economic partner of the United States.
(2) The United States strongly supports the
prompt restoration of democratic rule in Thailand.
(3) While it is in the interest of the United
States to have a robust defense relationship with
Thailand, it is appropriate that the United States
has curtailed certain military-to-military cooperation
and assistance programs until democratic rule has
been restored in Thailand.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
(1) Thailand should continue on the path to re-
store democratic rule as quickly as possible, and
should hold free and fair national elections as soon as
possible and no later than December 2007; and
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(2) once Thailand has fully reestablished demo-
cratic rule, it will be both possible and desirable for
the United States to reinstate a full program of mili-
tary assistance to the Government of Thailand, in-
cluding programs such as International Military
Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Mili-
tary Financing (FMF) that were appropriately sus-
pended following the military coup in Thailand in
September 2006.
(c) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide
direct assistance to the Government of Thailand to initiate
new military assistance activities until 15 days after the
Secretary of Defense notifies the Committees on Armed
Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives of the intent of the Secretary to carry
out such new types of military assistance activities with
Thailand.
(d) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (c)
shall not apply with respect to funds as follows:
(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.
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(2) Amounts otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act and available for humanitarian
or emergency assistance for other nations.
(e) NEW
MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
ACTIVITIES
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘new military assistance
activities’’ means military assistance activities that have
not been undertaken between the United States and Thai-
land during fiscal year 2007.
SEC. 1216. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT ON POLICY OBJECTIVES
AND UNITED STATES STRATEGY REGARDING
IRAN.
Not more than 75 percent of the amount authorized
to be appropriated by this Act and available for the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy may be obli-
gated or expended for that purpose until the President sub-
mits to Congress the report required by section 1213(b) of
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2422).
SEC. 1217. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN
FUNDS PENDING IMPLEMENTATION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS REGARDING NORTH KOREA.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
by this Act or any other Act for the provision of security
and stabilization assistance as authorized by section 1207
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of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (as amended by section 1202 of this Act) may be obli-
gated or expended for that purpose until the President cer-
tifies to Congress that all the provisions of section 1211 of
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–163; 120 Stat. 2420)
have been or are being carried out.
SEC. 1218. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON PROTECTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES
AGAINST IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Iran maintains a
nuclear program in continued defiance of the international
community while developing ballistic missiles of increasing
sophistication and range that pose a threat to both the for-
ward-deployed forces of the United States and to its North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in Europe;
and which eventually could pose a threat to the United
States homeland.
(b) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is the policy
of the United States—
(1) to develop and deploy, as soon as techno-
logically possible, in conjunction with its allies and
other nations whenever possible, an effective defense
against the threat from Iran described in subsection
(a)(1) that will provide protection for the United