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ment of Defense or to initiate a procurement or research, 
development, test and evaluation new start program with-
out prior notification to the congressional defense commit-
tees. 
SEC. 9006. Sections 1318 and 1319 of the Emer-
gency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 
(Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 571), shall remain in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 9007. From October 1, 2004, through Sep-
tember 30, 2005, (a) the rates of pay authorized by sec-
tion 310(a) of title 37, United States Code, shall be $225; 
and (b) the rates of pay authorized by section 427(a)(1) 
of title 37, United States Code, shall be $250. 
SEC. 9008. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, from funds made available in this title to the Depart-
ment of Defense for operation and maintenance, not to 
exceed $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of De-
fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to 
train, equip, and provide related assistance to military or 
security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, to enhance their 
capability to combat terrorism and to support U.S. mili-
tary operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That 
such assistance may include the provision of equipment, 
supplies, services, training and funding: Provided further, 
That the authority to provide assistance under this section
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is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance 
to foreign nations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit-
tees not less than 15 days before providing assistance 
under the authority of this section. 
SEC. 9009. From funds made available in this title 
to the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance, not to exceed $300,000,000 may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to fund the Com-
mander’s Emergency Response Program, for the purpose 
of enabling military commanders in Iraq to respond to ur-
gent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements 
within their areas of responsibility by carrying out pro-
grams that will immediately assist the Iraqi people, and 
to fund a similar program to assist the people of Afghani-
stan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide quarterly reports to the congressional defense com-
mittees regarding the source of funds and the allocation 
and use of funds made available pursuant to the authority 
provided in this section. 
SEC. 9010. Section 202(b) of the Afghanistan Free-
dom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7532(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$450,000,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof 
‘‘$650,000,000’’.
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SEC. 9011. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance in this title may be 
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to pro-
vide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and 
sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces sup-
porting military and stability operations in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
committees regarding support provided under this section. 
SEC. 9012. (a) Not later than April 30 and October 
31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the military operations of the 
Armed Forces and the reconstruction activities of the De-
partment of Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(b) Each report shall include the following informa-
tion: 
(1) For each of Iraq and Afghanistan for the 
half-fiscal year ending during the month preceding 
the due date of the report, the amount expended for 
military operations of the Armed Forces and the 
amount expended for reconstruction activities, to-
gether with the cumulative total amounts expended 
for such operations and activities. 
(2) An assessment of the progress made toward 
preventing attacks on United States personnel.
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(3) An assessment of the effects of the oper-
ations and activities in Iraq and Afghanistan on the 
readiness of the Armed Forces. 
(4) An assessment of the effects of the oper-
ations and activities in Iraq and Afghanistan on the 
recruitment and retention of personnel for the 
Armed Forces. 
(5) For the half-fiscal year ending during the 
month preceding the due date of the report, the 
costs incurred for repair of Department of Defense 
equipment used in the operations and activities in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(6) The foreign countries, international organi-
zations, and nongovernmental organizations that are 
contributing support for the ongoing military oper-
ations and reconstruction activities, together with a 
discussion of the amount and types of support con-
tributed by each during the half-fiscal year ending 
during the month preceding the due date of the re-
port. 
(7) The extent to which, and the schedule on 
which, the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of 
the Armed Forces is being involuntarily ordered to 
active duty under section 12304 of title 10, United 
States Code.
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(8) For each unit of the National Guard of the 
United States and the other reserve components of 
the Armed Forces on active duty pursuant to an 
order to active duty under section 12304 of title 10, 
United States Code, the following information: 
(A) The unit. 
(B) The projected date of return of the 
unit to its home station. 
(C) The extent (by percentage) to which 
the forces deployed within the United States 
and outside the United States in support of a 
contingency operation are composed of reserve 
component forces. 
SEC. 9013. Authorities contained in sections 402, 
407, and 605 of division B of Public Law 108–199 shall 
also apply to amounts provided in this title for the Depart-
ment of State. 
SEC. 9014. Congress, consistent with international 
and United States law, reaffirms that torture of prisoners 
of war and detainees is illegal and does not reflect the 
policies of the United States Government or the values of 
the people of the United States. 
SEC. 9015. The President shall provide to the Con-
gress a report detailing the estimated costs over the period 
from fiscal year 2006 to 2011 of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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and Operation Enduring Freedom, or any related military 
operations in and around Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 
estimated costs of reconstruction, internal security, and 
related economic support to Iraq and Afghanistan: Pro-
vided, That the President may waive the requirement to 
submit this report only if the President certifies in writing 
to the Congress that estimates of these future military and 
economic support costs cannot be provided for purposes 
of national security: Provided further, That the report ref-
erenced above shall be submitted no later than October 
1, 2004. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005’’.