(2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehi-
cles, aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring 
and testing equipment to said Governments for 
counter-drug activities. 
SEC. 1307. (a) From funds made available for oper-
ation and maintenance in this Act to the Department of 
Defense, not to exceed $456,400,000 may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to fund the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program, for the purpose of 
enabling military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan to 
respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
requirements within their areas of responsibility by car-
rying out programs that will immediately assist the Iraqi 
and Afghan people. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—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 avail-
able pursuant to the authority provided in this section or 
under any other provision of law for the purposes of the 
programs under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1308. Section 9010 of division A of Public Law 
109–289 is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
SEC. 1309. During fiscal year 2007, supervision and 
administration costs associated with projects carried out 
with funds appropriated to ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces 
Fund’’ or ‘‘Iraq Security Forces Fund’’ in this Act may 
be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: 
Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision 
and administration costs include all in-house Government 
costs. 
SEC. 1310. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$310,277,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$376,446,000’’. 
SEC. 1311. Section 9007 of Public Law 109–289 is 
amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘287’’. 
SEC. 1312. From funds made available for the ‘‘Iraq 
Security Forces Fund’’ for fiscal year 2007, up to 
$155,500,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, to provide assistance, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, to the Government of Iraq to sup-
port the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of 
militias and illegal armed groups. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1313. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, not to exceed $110,000,000 may be transferred to the 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, Department of State, for use
in programs in Pakistan from amounts appropriated by 
this Act as follows: 
‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, $70,000,000. 
‘‘National 
Guard 
Personnel, 
Army’’, 
$13,183,000. 
‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $26,817,000.
SEC. 1314. (a) FINDINGS REGARDING PROGRESS IN 
IRAQ, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BENCHMARKS TO MEASURE 
THAT PROGRESS, AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Congress 
makes the following findings: 
(1) Over 145,000 American military personnel 
are currently serving in Iraq, like thousands of others 
since March 2003, with the bravery and profes-
sionalism consistent with the finest traditions of the 
United States Armed Forces, and are deserving of the 
strong support of all Americans. 
(2) Many American service personnel have lost 
their lives, and many more have been wounded in 
Iraq; the American people will always honor their 
sacrifice and honor their families. 
(3) The United States Army and Marine Corps, 
including their Reserve components and National 
Guard organizations, together with components of the 
other branches of the military, are performing their 
missions while under enormous strain from multiple,
extended deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. These 
deployments, and those that will follow, will have a 
lasting impact on future recruiting, retention, and 
readiness of our Nation’s all volunteer force. 
(4) Iraq is experiencing a deteriorating problem 
of sectarian and intrasectarian violence based upon 
political distrust and cultural differences among fac-
tions of the Sunni and Shia populations. 
(5) Iraqis must reach political and economic set-
tlements in order to achieve reconciliation, for there 
is no military solution. The failure of the Iraqis to 
reach such settlements to support a truly unified gov-
ernment greatly contributes to the increasing violence 
in Iraq. 
(6) The responsibility for Iraq’s internal security 
and halting sectarian violence rests with the sovereign 
Government of Iraq. 
(7) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq Study 
Group issued a valuable report, suggesting a com-
prehensive strategy that includes new and enhanced 
diplomatic and political efforts in Iraq and the re-
gion, and a change in the primary mission of U.S. 
forces in Iraq, that will enable the United States to 
begin to move its combat forces out of Iraq respon-
sibly.
(8) The President said on January 10, 2007, 
that ‘‘I’ve made it clear to the Prime Minister and 
Iraq’s other leaders that America’s commitment is not 
open-ended’’ so as to dispel the contrary impression 
that exists. 
(9) It is essential that the sovereign Government 
of Iraq set out measurable and achievable benchmarks 
and President Bush said, on January 10, 2007, that 
‘‘America will change our approach to help the Iraqi 
government as it works to meet these benchmarks’’. 
(10) As reported by Secretary of State Rice, 
Iraq’s Policy Committee on National Security agreed 
upon a set of political, security, and economic bench-
marks and an associated timeline in September 2006 
that were: (A) reaffirmed by Iraq’s Presidency Coun-
cil on October 6, 2006; (B) referenced by the Iraq 
Study Group; and (C) posted on the President of 
Iraq’s Web site. 
(11) On April 21, 2007, Secretary of Defense 
Robert Gates stated that ‘‘our [American] commit-
ment to Iraq is long-term, but it is not a commitment 
to have our young men and women patrolling Iraq’s 
streets open-endedly’’ and that ‘‘progress in reconcili-
ation will be an important element of our evalua-
tion’’.
(12) The President’s January 10, 2007, address 
had three components: political, military, and eco-
nomic. Given that significant time has passed since 
his statement, and recognizing the overall situation is 
ever changing, Congress must have timely reports to 
evaluate and execute its constitutional oversight re-
sponsibilities. 
(b) CONDITIONING
OF
FUTURE
UNITED
STATES 
STRATEGY IN IRAQ ON THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT’S RECORD 
OF PERFORMANCE ON ITS BENCHMARKS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) The United States strategy in Iraq, 
hereafter, shall be conditioned on the Iraqi gov-
ernment meeting benchmarks, as told to members 
of Congress by the President, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and reflected in 
the Iraqi Government’s commitments to the 
United States, and to the international commu-
nity, including: 
(i) Forming a Constitutional Review 
Committee and then completing the con-
stitutional review. 
(ii) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation on de-Baathification.
(iii) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation to ensure the equitable distribution of 
hydrocarbon resources of the people of Iraq 
without regard to the sect or ethnicity of re-
cipients, and enacting and implementing 
legislation to ensure that the energy re-
sources of Iraq benefit Sunni Arabs, Shia 
Arabs, Kurds, and other Iraqi citizens in 
an equitable manner. 
(iv) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation on procedures to form semi-autono-
mous regions. 
(v) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation establishing an Independent High 
Electoral Commission, provincial elections 
law, provincial council authorities, and a 
date for provincial elections. 
(vi) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation addressing amnesty. 
(vii) Enacting and implementing legis-
lation establishing a strong militia disar-
mament program to ensure that such secu-
rity forces are accountable only to the cen-
tral government and loyal to the Constitu-
tion of Iraq.
(viii) Establishing supporting polit-
ical, media, economic, and services commit-
tees in support of the Baghdad Security 
Plan. 
(ix) Providing three trained and ready 
Iraqi brigades to support Baghdad oper-
ations. 
(x) Providing Iraqi commanders with 
all authorities to execute this plan and to 
make tactical and operational decisions, in 
consultation with U.S commanders, without 
political intervention, to include the author-
ity to pursue all extremists, including 
Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias. 
(xi) Ensuring that the Iraqi Security 
Forces are providing even handed enforce-
ment of the law. 
(xii) Ensuring that, according to 
President Bush, Prime Minister Maliki said 
‘‘the Baghdad security plan will not provide 
a safe haven for any outlaws, regardless of 
[their] sectarian or political affiliation’’. 
(xiii) Reducing the level of sectarian 
violence in Iraq and eliminating militia 
control of local security.
(xiv) Establishing all of the planned 
joint security stations in neighborhoods 
across Baghdad. 
(xv) Increasing the number of Iraqi se-
curity forces units capable of operating 
independently. 
(xvi) Ensuring that the rights of mi-
nority political parties in the Iraqi legisla-
ture are protected. 
(xvii) Allocating and spending $10 bil-
lion in Iraqi revenues for reconstruction 
projects, including delivery of essential serv-
ices, on an equitable basis. 
(xviii) Ensuring that Iraq’s political 
authorities are not undermining or making 
false accusations against members of the 
Iraqi Security Forces. 
(B) The President shall submit reports to 
Congress on how the sovereign Government of 
Iraq is, or is not, achieving progress towards ac-
complishing the aforementioned benchmarks, and 
shall advise the Congress on how that assessment 
requires, or does not require, changes to the 
strategy announced on January 10, 2007. 
(2) REPORTS REQUIRED.—
(A) The President shall submit an initial 
report, in classified and unclassified format, to 
the Congress, not later than July 15, 2007, as-
sessing the status of each of the specific bench-
marks established above, and declaring, in his 
judgment, whether satisfactory progress toward 
meeting these benchmarks is, or is not, being 
achieved. 
(B) The President, having consulted with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, the 
United States Ambassador to Iraq, and the Com-
mander of U.S. Central Command, will prepare 
the report and submit the report to Congress. 
(C) If the President’s assessment of any of 
the specific benchmarks established above is un-
satisfactory, the President shall include in that 
report a description of such revisions to the po-
litical, economic, regional, and military compo-
nents of the strategy, as announced by the Presi-
dent on January 10, 2007. In addition, the 
President shall include in the report, the advis-
ability of implementing such aspects of the bi-
partisan Iraq Study Group, as he deems appro-
priate.
(D) The President shall submit a second re-
port to the Congress, not later than September 
15, 2007, following the same procedures and cri-
teria outlined above. 
(E) The reporting requirement detailed in 
section 1227 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 is waived from the 
date of the enactment of this Act through the pe-
riod ending September 15, 2007. 
(3) TESTIMONY
BEFORE
CONGRESS.—Prior to 
the submission of the President’s second report on 
September 15, 2007, and at a time to be agreed upon 
by the leadership of the Congress and the Administra-
tion, the United States Ambassador to Iraq and the 
Commander, Multi-National Forces Iraq will be made 
available to testify in open and closed sessions before 
the relevant committees of the Congress. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(1) LIMITATION.—No funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available for the ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ and available for Iraq may be obligated or ex-
pended unless and until the President of the United 
States certifies in the report outlined in subsection 
(b)(2)(A) and makes a further certification in the re-
port outlined in subsection (b)(2)(D) that Iraq is
making progress on each of the benchmarks set forth 
in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(2) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The President may 
waive the requirements of this section if he submits to 
Congress a written certification setting forth a de-
tailed justification for the waiver, which shall include 
a detailed report describing the actions being taken by 
the United States to bring the Iraqi government into 
compliance with the benchmarks set forth in sub-
section (b)(1)(A). The certification shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(d) REDEPLOYMENT OF U.S. FORCES FROM IRAQ.—
The President of the United States, in respecting the sov-
ereign rights of the nation of Iraq, shall direct the orderly 
redeployment of elements of U.S. forces from Iraq, if the 
components of the Iraqi government, acting in strict accord-
ance with their respective powers given by the Iraqi Con-
stitution, reach a consensus as recited in a resolution, di-
recting a redeployment of U.S. forces. 
(e) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS.—
(1) ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—
(A) Not later than September 1, 2007, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall