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(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of foreign 
assets seized or frozen that contribute to programs and 
projects funded by any department or agency of the United 
States Government, and any obligations or expenditures 
of such revenues. 
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or entities receiving 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
(F) In the case of any contract, grant, agreement, or 
other funding mechanism described in paragraph (2)— 
(i) the amount of the contract, grant, agreement, 
or other funding mechanism; 
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of the contract, 
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism; 
(iii) a discussion of how the department or agency 
of the United States Government involved in the con-
tract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism 
identified, and solicited offers from, potential individ-
uals or entities to perform the contract, grant, agree-
ment, or other funding mechanism, together with a 
list of the potential individuals or entities that were 
issued solicitations for the offers; and 
(iv) the justification and approval documents on 
which was based the determination to use procedures 
other than procedures that provide for full and open 
competition. 
(2) COVERED
CONTRACTS, 
GRANTS, 
AGREEMENTS, 
AND 
FUNDING MECHANISMS.—A contract, grant, agreement, or other 
funding mechanism described in this paragraph is any major 
contract, grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that 
is entered into by any department or agency of the United 
States Government that involves the use of amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available for the reconstruction of 
Afghanistan with any public or private sector entity for any 
of the following purposes: 
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastructure of 
Afghanistan. 
(B) To establish or reestablish a political or societal 
institution of Afghanistan. 
(C) To provide products or services to the people of 
Afghanistan. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Inspector General shall pub-
lish on a publically-available Internet website each report under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection in English and other languages 
that the Inspector General determines are widely used and 
understood in Afghanistan. 
(4) FORM.—Each report required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex if the Inspector General considers it necessary. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to authorize the public disclosure of informa-
tion that is— 
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
provision of law; 
(B) specifically required by Executive order to be pro-
tected from disclosure in the interest of national defense
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or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; 
or 
(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 
(j) REPORT COORDINATION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARIES OF STATE AND DEFENSE.— 
The Inspector General shall also submit each report required 
under subsection (i) to the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after 
receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
or the Secretary of Defense may submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees any comments on the matters covered 
by the report as the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
Defense, as the case may be, considers appropriate. Any com-
ments on the matters covered by the report shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if 
the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense, as the 
case may be, considers it necessary. 
(k) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after submission to 
the appropriate congressional committees of a report under 
subsection (i), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
Defense shall jointly make copies of the report available to 
the public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(2) COMMENTS ON MATTERS COVERED BY REPORT.—Not later 
than 60 days after submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees under subsection (j)(2) of comments on a report 
under subsection (i), the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Defense shall jointly make copies of the comments available 
to the public upon request, and at a reasonable cost. 
(l) WAIVER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the requirement 
under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (k) with respect to 
availability to the public of any element in a report under 
subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), if the 
President determines that the waiver is justified for national 
security reasons. 
(2) NOTICE
OF
WAIVER.—The President shall publish a 
notice of each waiver made under this subsection in the Federal 
Register no later than the date on which a report required 
under subsection (i), or any comment under subsection (j)(2), 
is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees. The 
report and comments shall specify whether waivers under this 
subsection were made and with respect to which elements 
in the report or which comments, as appropriate. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE 
FOR
THE
RECONSTRUCTION
OF
AFGHANISTAN.—The 
term 
‘‘amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan’’ means— 
(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for any fiscal year— 
(i) to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; or 
(ii) to the program to assist the people of Afghani-
stan established under subsection (a)(2) of section 1202 
of the National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455–3456); and
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(B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
for any fiscal year for the reconstruction of Afghanistan 
under— 
(i) the Economic Support Fund; 
(ii) the International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement account; or 
(iii) any other provision of law. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
and Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, 
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 to carry out this section. 
(2) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appropriated 
by section 1513 for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund is 
hereby reduced by $20,000,000. 
(o) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of the Special Inspector Gen-
eral for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall terminate 180 days 
after the date on which amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available for the reconstruction of Afghanistan that are 
unexpended are less than $250,000,000. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—The Inspector General shall, prior to 
the termination of the Office of the Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction under paragraph (1), prepare 
and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a final 
forensic audit report on programs and operations funded with 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
reconstruction of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1230. REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through 
the end of fiscal year 2010, the President, acting through the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on progress toward security and stability in 
Afghanistan. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any 
other department or agency of the Government of the United States 
involved with activities relating to security and stability in Afghani-
stan. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF UNITED 
STATES
ACTIVITIES
RELATING
TO
SECURITY
AND
STABILITY
IN 
AFGHANISTAN.—The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include a description of a comprehensive strategy of the United 
States for security and stability in Afghanistan. The description 
of such strategy shall consist of a general overview and a separate 
detailed section for each of the following:
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(1) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL 
SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE.—A description of the following: 
(A) Efforts of the United States to work with countries 
participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 
Afghanistan (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO 
ISAF countries’’). 
(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals relating to strengthening the NATO ISAF, 
and the results of such actions: 
(i) Encourage NATO ISAF countries to fulfill 
commitments to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghani-
stan, and ensure adequate contributions to efforts to 
build the capacity of the Afghanistan National Security 
Forces 
(ANSF), 
counter-narcotics 
efforts, 
and 
reconstruction and development activities in Afghani-
stan. 
(ii) Remove national caveats on the use of forces 
deployed as part of the NATO ISAF. 
(iii) Reduce the number of civilian casualties 
resulting from military operations of NATO ISAF coun-
tries and mitigate the impact of such casualties on 
the Afghan people. 
(2) AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.—A descrip-
tion of the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for activities relating 
to strengthening the resources, capabilities, and effective-
ness of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) and the 
Afghanistan National Police (ANP) of the ANSF, with the 
goal of ensuring that a strong and fully-capable ANSF 
is able to independently and effectively conduct operations 
and maintain security and stability in Afghanistan. 
(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals relating to building the capacity of the 
ANSF, and the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all relevant depart-
ments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States, as well as NATO ISAF countries and other 
international partners. 
(ii) Improve ANSF recruitment and retention, 
including through improved vetting and salaries for 
the ANSF. 
(iii) Increase and improve ANSF training and men-
toring. 
(iv) Strengthen the partnership between the 
Government of the United States and the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(3) PROVINCIAL
RECONSTRUCTION
TEAMS
AND
OTHER 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.—A description 
of the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for reconstruction and 
development in Afghanistan, including a long-term strategy 
with a mission and objectives for each United States-led 
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan.
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(B) Any actions by the United States to achieve the 
following goals with respect to reconstruction and develop-
ment in Afghanistan, and the results of such actions: 
(i) Improve coordination with all relevant depart-
ments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States, as well as NATO ISAF countries and other 
international partners. 
(ii) Clarify the chain of command, and operations 
plans for United States-led PRTs that are appropriate 
to meet the needs of the relevant local communities. 
(iii) Promote coordination among PRTs. 
(iv) Ensure that each PRT is adequately staffed, 
particularly with civilian specialists, and that such 
staff receive appropriate training. 
(v) Expand the ability of the Afghan people to 
assume greater responsibility for their own reconstruc-
tion and development projects. 
(vi) Strengthen the partnership between the 
Government of the United States and the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(vii) Ensure proper reconstruction and develop-
ment oversight activities, including implementation, 
where appropriate, of recommendations of any United 
States inspectors general, including the Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
appointed pursuant to section 1229. 
(4) COUNTER-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES.—A description of the 
following: 
(A) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy 
and budget, with defined objectives, for the activities of 
the Department of Defense relating to counter-narcotics 
efforts in Afghanistan, including— 
(i) roles and missions of the Department of Defense 
within the overall counter-narcotics strategy for 
Afghanistan of the Government of the United States, 
including a statement of priorities; 
(ii) a detailed, comprehensive, and effective 
strategy with defined one-year, three-year, and five- 
year objectives and a description of the accompanying 
allocation of resources of the Department of Defense 
to accomplish such objectives; 
(iii) in furtherance of the strategy described in 
clause (i), actions that the Department of Defense is 
taking and has planned to take to— 
(I) improve coordination within the Depart-
ment of Defense and with all relevant departments 
and agencies of the Government of the United 
States; 
(II) strengthen significantly the Afghanistan 
National Counter-narcotics Police; 
(III) build the capacity of local and provincial 
governments of Afghanistan and the national 
Government of Afghanistan to assume greater 
responsibility for counter-narcotics-related activi-
ties, including interdiction; and 
(IV) improve counter-narcotics-related intel-
ligence capabilities and tactical use of such
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capabilities by the Department of Defense and 
other appropriate departments and agencies of the 
Government of the United States; and 
(iv) the impact, if any, including the disadvantages 
and advantages, if any, on the primary counter-ter-
rorism mission of the United States military of pro-
viding enhanced logistical support to departments and 
agencies of the Government of the United States and 
counter-narcotics partners of the United States in their 
interdiction efforts, including apprehending or elimi-
nating major drug traffickers in Afghanistan. 
(B) The counter-narcotics roles and missions assumed 
by the local and provincial governments of Afghanistan 
and the national Government of Afghanistan, appropriate 
departments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States (other than the Department of Defense), the NATO 
ISAF, and the governments of other countries. 
(C) The plan and efforts to coordinate the counter- 
narcotics strategy and activities of the Department of 
Defense with the counter-narcotics strategy and activities 
of the Government of Afghanistan, the NATO-led interdic-
tion and security forces, other appropriate countries, and 
other counter-narcotics partners of the United States, and 
the results of such efforts. 
(D) The progress made by the governments, organiza-
tions, and entities specified in subparagraph (B) in exe-
cuting designated roles and missions, and in coordinating 
and implementing counternarcotics plans and activities, 
and based on the results of this progress whether, and 
to what extent, roles and missions for the Department 
of Defense should be altered in the future, or should remain 
unaltered. 
(5) PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND RULE OF LAW.—A description 
of any actions, and the results of such actions, to help the 
Government of Afghanistan fight public corruption and 
strengthen governance and the rule of law at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
(6) REGIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—A description of any 
actions and the results of such actions to increase cooperation 
with countries geographically located around Afghanistan’s 
border, with a particular focus on improving security and sta-
bility in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND 
MEASURES OF PROGRESS TOWARD SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM SECU-
RITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall set forth a comprehensive set of performance indicators 
and measures of progress toward sustainable long-term security 
and stability in Afghanistan, as specified in paragraph (2), 
and shall include performance standards and progress goals, 
together with a notional timetable for achieving such goals. 
(2) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND MEASURES OF PROGRESS 
SPECIFIED.—The performance indicators and measures of 
progress specified in this paragraph shall include, at a min-
imum, the following:
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(A) With respect to the NATO ISAF, an assessment 
of unfulfilled NATO ISAF mission requirements and con-
tributions from individual NATO ISAF countries, including 
levels of troops and equipment, the effect of contributions 
on operations, and unfulfilled commitments. 
(B) An assessment of military operations of the NATO 
ISAF, including of NATO ISAF countries, and an assess-
ment of separate military operations by United States 
forces. Such assessments shall include— 
(i) indicators of a stable security environment in 
Afghanistan, such as number of engagements per day, 
and trends relating to the numbers and types of hostile 
encounters; and 
(ii) the effects of national caveats that limit oper-
ations, geographic location of operations, and estimated 
number of civilian casualties. 
(C) For the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), and 
separately for the Afghanistan National Police (ANP), of 
the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) an 
assessment of the following: 
(i) Recruitment and retention numbers, rates of 
absenteeism, vetting procedures, and salary scale. 
(ii) Numbers trained, numbers receiving men-
toring, the type of training and mentoring, and number 
of trainers, mentors, and advisers needed to support 
the ANA and ANP and associated ministries. 
(iii) Type of equipment used. 
(iv) Operational readiness status of ANSF units, 
including the type, number, size, and organizational 
structure of ANA and ANP units that are— 
(I) capable of conducting operations independ-
ently; 
(II) capable of conducting operations with the 
support of the United States, NATO ISAF forces, 
or other coalition forces; or 
(III) not ready to conduct operations. 
(v) Effectiveness of ANA and ANP officers and 
the ANA and ANP chain of command. 
(vi) Extent to which insurgents have infiltrated 
the ANA and ANP. 
(vii) Estimated number and capability level of the 
ANA and ANP needed to perform duties now under-
taken by NATO ISAF countries, separate United States 
forces and other coalition forces, including defending 
the borders of Afghanistan and providing adequate 
levels of law and order throughout Afghanistan. 
(D) An assessment of the estimated strength of the 
insurgency in Afghanistan and the extent to which it is 
composed of non-Afghan fighters and utilizing weapons 
or weapons-related materials from countries other than 
Afghanistan. 
(E) A description of all terrorist and insurgent groups 
operating in Afghanistan, including the number, size, 
equipment strength, military effectiveness, sources of sup-
port, legal status, and any efforts to disarm or reintegrate 
each such group.
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(F) An assessment of security and stability, including 
terrorist and insurgent activity, in Afghanistan-Pakistan 
border areas and in Pakistan’s Federally Administered 
Tribal Areas. 
(G) An assessment of United States military require-
ments, including planned force rotations, for the twelve- 
month period following the date of the report required 
under subsection (a). 
(H) For reconstruction and development, an assessment 
of the following: 
(i) The location, funding (including the sources 
of funding), staffing requirements, current staffing 
levels, and activities of each United States-led Provin-
cial Reconstruction Team. 
(ii) Key indicators of economic activity that should 
be considered the most important for determining the 
prospects of stability in Afghanistan, including— 
(I) the indicators set forth in the Afghanistan 
Compact, which consist of roads, education, health, 
agriculture, and electricity; and 
(II) unemployment and poverty levels. 
(I) For counter-narcotics efforts, an assessment of the 
activities of the Department of Defense in Afghanistan, 
as described in subsection (c)(4), and the effectiveness of 
such activities. 
(J) Key measures of political stability relating to both 
central and local Afghan governance. 
(K) For public corruption and rule of law, an assess-
ment of anti-corruption and law enforcement activities at 
the local, provincial, and national levels and the effective-
ness of such activities. 
(e) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, 
if necessary. 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
supplement the report required under subsection (a) with regular 
briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on the subject 
matter of the report. 
(g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1231. UNITED STATES PLAN FOR SUSTAINING THE AFGHANISTAN 
NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
the end of fiscal year 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on a long- 
term detailed plan for sustaining the Afghanistan National Army 
(ANA) and the Afghanistan National Police (ANP) of the Afghani-
stan National Security Forces (ANSF), with the objective of ensuring
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that a strong and fully-capable ANSF will be able to independently 
and effectively conduct operations and maintain long-term security 
and stability in Afghanistan. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be prepared in coordination with the Secretary of State. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include a description of the following matters 
relating to the plan for sustaining the ANSF: 
(1) A comprehensive and effective long-term strategy and 
budget, with defined objectives. 
(2) A mechanism for tracking funding, equipment, training, 
and services provided for the ANSF by the United States, 
countries participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) 
in Afghanistan (hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘NATO 
ISAF countries’’), and other coalition forces that are not part 
of the NATO ISAF. 
(3) Any actions to assist the Government of Afghanistan 
achieve the following goals, and the results of such actions: 
(A) Build and sustain effective Afghan security institu-
tions with fully-capable leadership and staff, including a 
reformed Ministry of Interior, a fully-established Ministry 
of Defense, and logistics, intelligence, medical, and 
recruiting units (hereafter in this section referred to as 
‘‘ANSF-sustaining institutions’’). 
(B) Train and equip fully-capable ANSF that are 
capable of conducting operations independently and in 
sufficient numbers. 
(C) Establish strong ANSF-readiness assessment tools 
and metrics. 
(D) Build and sustain strong, professional ANSF offi-
cers at the junior-, mid-, and senior-levels. 
(E) Develop strong ANSF communication and control 
between central command and regions, provinces, and dis-
tricts. 
(F) Establish a robust mentoring and advising pro-
gram, and a strong professional military training and edu-
cation program, for all ANSF officials. 
(G) Establish effective merit-based salary, rank, pro-
motion, and incentive structures for the ANSF. 
(H) Develop mechanisms for incorporating lessons 
learned and best practices into ANSF operations. 
(I) Establish an ANSF personnel accountability system 
with effective internal discipline procedures and mecha-
nisms, and a system for addressing ANSF personnel com-
plaints. 
(J) Ensure effective ANSF oversight mechanisms, 
including a strong record-keeping system to track ANSF 
equipment and personnel. 
(4) Coordination with all relevant departments and agen-
cies of the Government of the United States, as well as NATO 
ISAF countries and other international partners, including on— 
(A) funding; 
(B) reform and establishment of ANSF-sustaining 
institutions; and 
(C) efforts to ensure that progress on sustaining the 
ANSF is reinforced with progress in other pillars of the
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Afghan security sector, particularly progress on building 
an effective judiciary, curbing production and trafficking 
of illicit narcotics, and demobilizing, disarming, and reinte-
grating militia fighters. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 1232. REPORT ON ENHANCING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE 
REGION ALONG THE BORDER OF AFGHANISTAN AND 
PAKISTAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on enhancing security and stability in the region along 
the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed description of the efforts by the Govern-
ment of Pakistan to achieve the following objectives: 
(i) Eliminate safe havens for Taliban, Al Qaeda, 
and other violent extremist forces on the national terri-
tory of Pakistan. 
(ii) Prevent the movement of such forces across 
the border of Pakistan into Afghanistan to engage in 
insurgent or terrorist activities. 
(B) An assessment of the Secretary of Defense as to 
whether Pakistan is making substantial and sustained 
efforts to achieve the objectives specified in subparagraph 
(A). 
(3) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex. 
(4) LIMITATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of Defense does not 
submit the report required under paragraph (1) by March 
31, 2008, then after such date the Government of Pakistan 
may not be reimbursed under the authority of any provision 
of law described in subparagraph (B) for logistical, military, 
or other support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
until the Secretary submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees the report required by such paragraph. 
(B) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
(i) Section 1233. 
(ii) Any other provision of law under which pay-
ments are authorized to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, or other support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United 
States military operations.
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(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. 
(b) NOTIFICATION
RELATING
TO
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
COALITION SUPPORT FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 15 days before making 
any reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan under 
the authority of any provision of law described in subpara-
graph (B) for logistical, military, or other support provided 
by Pakistan to the United States, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
written notification that contains a detailed description 
of such logistical, military, or other support. 
(B) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are the following: 
(i) Section 1233. 
(ii) Any other provision of law under which pay-
ments are authorized to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, or other support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United 
States military operations. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each notification required 
under paragraph (1) shall include an itemized description of 
the following support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
for which the United States will provide reimbursement: 
(A) Logistic support, supplies, and services, as such 
term is defined in section 2350(1) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) Military support. 
(C) Any other support or services. 
(3) FORM.—Each notification required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
Each notification required under paragraph (1) shall be in 
addition to any notification requirements under any provision 
of law described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph. 
(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement to submit notifica-
tions under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to reimburse-
ments to the Government of Pakistan for logistical, military, 
or other support provided by Pakistan to the United States 
during the period beginning on February 1, 2008, and ending 
on September 30, 2009. 
SEC. 1233. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—From funds made available for the Depart-
ment of Defense by section 1508 for operation and maintenance, 
Defense-wide activities, the Secretary of Defense may reimburse
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any key cooperating nation for logistical and military support pro-
vided by that nation to or in connection with United States military 
operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
Freedom. 
(b) AMOUNTS OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Reimbursement authorized by subsection 
(a) may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
may determine, based on documentation determined by the 
Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support 
provided. 
(2) STANDARDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe standards for determining the kinds of logistical and 
military support to the United States that shall be considered 
reimbursable under the authority in subsection (a). Such stand-
ards may not take effect until 15 days after the date on which 
the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees 
a report setting forth such standards. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount 
of 
reimbursements made under the authority in subsection (a) 
during fiscal year 2008 may not exceed $1,200,000,000. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO MAKE 
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any 
contractual obligation to make a reimbursement under the 
authority in subsection (a). 
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) notify the congressional defense committees not less 
than 15 days before making any reimbursement under the 
authority in subsection (a); and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees on a 
quarterly basis a report on any reimbursements made under 
the authority in subsection (a) during such quarter. 
SEC. 1234. LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION FORCES SUP-
PORTING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.—Subject 
to the provisions of this section, amounts available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 2008 for operation and maintenance 
may be used to provide supplies, services, transportation (including 
airlift and sealift), and other logistical support to coalition forces 
supporting United States military and stabilization operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(b) REQUIRED DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may provide 
logistical support under the authority in subsection (a) only if 
the Secretary determines that the coalition forces to be provided 
the logistical support— 
(1) are essential to the success of a United States military 
or stabilization operation; and 
(2) would not be able to participate in such operation 
without the provision of the logistical support. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH EXPORT CONTROL LAWS.—Logistical 
support may be provided under the authority in subsection (a) 
only in accordance with applicable provisions of the Arms Export 
Control Act and other export control laws of the United States.
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(d) LIMITATION ON VALUE.—The total amount of logistical sup-
port provided under the authority in subsection (a) in fiscal year 
2008 may not exceed $400,000,000. 
(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 15 days after the 
end of each fiscal-year quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the provision of logistical support under the authority in 
subsection (a) during such fiscal-year quarter. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include, for the fiscal-year quarter covered by such report, 
the following: 
(A) Each nation provided logistical support under the 
authority in subsection (a). 
(B) For each such nation, a description of the type 
and value of logistical support so provided. 
Subtitle C—Iraq Refugee Crisis 
SEC. 1241. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act 
of 2007’’. 
SEC. 1242. PROCESSING MECHANISMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish or use existing 
refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in countries, where 
appropriate, in the region in which— 
(1) aliens described in section 1243 may apply and inter-
view for admission to the United States as refugees; and 
(2) aliens described in section 1244(b) may apply and inter-
view for admission to United States as special immigrants. 
(b) SUSPENSION.—If such is determined necessary, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
may suspend in-country processing under subsection (a) for a period 
not to exceed 90 days. Such suspension may be extended by the 
Secretary of State upon notification to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate. The Secretary of State shall submit to such commit-
tees a report outlining the basis of any such suspension and any 
extensions thereof. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the committees 
specified in subsection (b) a report that— 
(1) describes the Secretary of State’s plans to establish 
the processing mechanisms required under subsection (a); 
(2) contains an assessment of in-country processing that 
makes use of videoconferencing; and 
(3) describes the Secretary of State’s diplomatic efforts 
to improve issuance of exit permits to Iraqis who have been 
provided special immigrant status under section 1244 and Iraqi 
refugees under section 1243.
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SEC. 1243. UNITED STATES REFUGEE PROGRAM PROCESSING PRIOR-
ITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Refugees of special humanitarian concern 
eligible for Priority 2 processing under the refugee resettlement 
priority system who may apply directly to the United States Admis-
sion Program shall include— 
(1) Iraqis who were or are employed by the United States 
Government, in Iraq; 
(2) Iraqis who establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
of State that they are or were employed in Iraq by— 
(A) 
a 
media 
or 
nongovernmental 
organization 
headquartered in the United States; or 
(B) an organization or entity closely associated with 
the United States mission in Iraq that has received United 
States Government funding through an official and docu-
mented contract, award, grant, or cooperative agreement; 
and 
(3) spouses, children, and parents whether or not accom-
panying or following to join, and sons, daughters, and siblings 
of aliens described in paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or section 
1244(b)(1); and 
(4) Iraqis who are members of a religious or minority 
community, have been identified by the Secretary of State, 
or the designee of the Secretary, as a persecuted group, and 
have 
close 
family 
members 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
201(b)(2)(A)(i) or 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) and 1153(a))) in the United States. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER PERSECUTED GROUPS.—The Sec-
retary of State, or the designee of the Secretary, is authorized 
to identify other Priority 2 groups of Iraqis, including vulnerable 
populations. 
(c) INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES.—Organizations 
and entities described in subsection (a)(2) shall not include any 
that appear on the Department of the Treasury’s list of Specially 
Designated Nationals or any entity specifically excluded by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of State and the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence 
community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Aliens under this 
section who qualify for Priority 2 processing under the refugee 
resettlement priority system shall satisfy the requirements of sec-
tion 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
for admission to the United States. 
(e) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—In determining the number of 
Iraqi refugees who should be resettled in the United States under 
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) and subsection (b) 
of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1157), the President shall consult with the heads of nongovern-
mental organizations that have a presence in Iraq or experience 
in assessing the problems faced by Iraqi refugees. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION AS REFUGEE.—No alien shall 
be denied the opportunity to apply for admission under this section 
solely because such alien qualifies as an immediate relative or 
is eligible for any other immigrant classification.
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SEC. 1244. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS FOR CERTAIN IRAQIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, may provide an alien described in subsection (b) 
with the status of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)), if 
the alien— 
(1) or an agent acting on behalf of the alien, submits 
a petition for classification under section 203(b)(4) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)); 
(2) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa; 
(3) is otherwise admissible to the United States for perma-
nent residence (excluding the grounds for inadmissibility speci-
fied in section 212(a)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)); and 
(4) cleared a background check and appropriate screening, 
as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(b) ALIENS DESCRIBED.— 
(1) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien is described in this sub-
section if the alien— 
(A) is a citizen or national of Iraq; 
(B) was or is employed by or on behalf of the United 
States Government in Iraq, on or after March 20, 2003, 
for not less than one year; 
(C) provided faithful and valuable service to the United 
States Government, which is documented in a positive rec-
ommendation or evaluation, subject to paragraph (4), from 
the employee’s senior supervisor or the person currently 
occupying that position, or a more senior person, if the 
employee’s senior supervisor has left the employer or has 
left Iraq; and 
(D) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing 
serious threat as a consequence of the alien’s employment 
by the United States Government. 
(2) SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—An alien is described in this 
subsection if the alien— 
(A) is the spouse or child of a principal alien described 
in paragraph (1); and 
(B) is accompanying or following to join the principal 
alien in the United States. 
(3) TREATMENT OF SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILD.—An alien 
is described in subsection (b) if the alien— 
(A) was the spouse or child of a principal alien 
described in paragraph (1) who had a petition for classifica-
tion approved pursuant to this section or section 1059 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006 (Public Law 109–163; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note), which 
included the alien as an accompanying spouse or child; 
and 
(B) due to the death of the principal alien— 
(i) such petition was revoked or terminated (or 
otherwise rendered null); and 
(ii) such petition would have been approved if the 
principal alien had survived. 
(4) APPROVAL
BY
CHIEF
OF
MISSION
REQUIRED.—A rec-
ommendation or evaluation required under paragraph (1)(C) 
shall be accompanied by approval from the Chief of Mission,
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or the designee of the Chief of Mission, who shall conduct 
a risk assessment of the alien and an independent review 
of records maintained by the United States Government or 
hiring organization or entity to confirm employment and faith-
ful and valuable service to the United States Government prior 
to approval of a petition under this section. 
(c) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of principal aliens who 
may be provided special immigrant status under this section 
may not exceed 5,000 per year for each of the five fiscal years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCLUSION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Aliens pro-
vided special immigrant status under this section shall not 
be counted against any numerical limitation under sections 
201(d), 202(a), or 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)). 
(3) CARRY FORWARD.— 
(A) FISCAL YEARS ONE THROUGH FOUR.—If the numer-
ical limitation specified in paragraph (1) is not reached 
during a given fiscal year referred to in such paragraph 
(with respect to fiscal years one through four), the numer-
ical limitation specified in such paragraph for the following 
fiscal year shall be increased by a number equal to the 
difference between— 
(i) the numerical limitation specified in paragraph 
(1) for the given fiscal year; and 
(ii) the number of principal aliens provided special 
immigrant status under this section during the given 
fiscal year. 
(B) FISCAL
YEARS
FIVE
AND
SIX.—If the numerical 
limitation specified in paragraph (1) is not reached in the 
fifth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the total number of principal aliens who may 
be provided special immigrant status under this section 
for the sixth fiscal year beginning after such date shall 
be equal to the difference between— 
(i) the numerical limitation specified in paragraph 
(1) for the fifth fiscal year; and 
(ii) the number of principal aliens provided such 
status under this section during the fifth fiscal year. 
(d) VISA AND PASSPORT ISSUANCE AND FEES.—Neither the Sec-
retary of State nor the Secretary of Homeland Security may charge 
an alien described in subsection (b) any fee in connection with 
an application for, or issuance of, a special immigrant visa. The 
Secretary of State shall make a reasonable effort to ensure that 
aliens described in this section who are issued special immigrant 
visas are provided with the appropriate series Iraqi passport nec-
essary to enter the United States. 
(e) PROTECTION OF ALIENS.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall make 
a reasonable effort to provide an alien described in this section 
who is applying for a special immigrant visa with protection or 
the immediate removal from Iraq, if possible, of such alien if the 
Secretary determines after consultation that such alien is in 
imminent danger. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION UNDER OTHER CLASSIFICATION.— 
No alien shall be denied the opportunity to apply for admission