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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4389), is further amended by— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 
2013’’. 
SEC. 1203. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 
NON-CONVENTIONAL 
ASSISTED 
RECOVERY 
CAPABILITIES. 
Section 943(h) of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4579) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 1204. GLOBAL SECURITY CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, is au-
thorized to establish a fund, to be known as the 
Global Security Contingency Fund, which shall con-
sist of such amounts as may be contributed under 
paragraph (2) to the fund, to provide assistance to 
a foreign country described in subsection (b) for the 
purposes described in subsection (c). The program 
authorized under this subsection shall be jointly fi-
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nanced and carried out by the Department of State 
and the Department of Defense in accordance with 
the requirements of this section. 
(2) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2015, the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense may contribute not 
more than $300,000,000 of amounts made 
available to carry out the provisions of law de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts contributed 
under this paragraph to the fund shall be 
merged with amounts in the fund and shall be 
available for purposes of carrying out the pro-
gram authorized under this subsection. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The authority of this sub-
section may not be exercised with respect to a fiscal 
year until— 
(A) the Secretary of State contributes to 
the fund not less than one-third of the total 
amount contributed to the fund for the fiscal 
year; and 
(B) the Secretary of Defense contributes to 
the fund not more than two-thirds of the total 
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amount contributed to the fund for the fiscal 
year. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The ratios of 
contributions described in paragraph (3) shall be de-
termined at the beginning of a fiscal year and may 
not be determined on a project-by-project basis. 
(b) ELIGIBLE
FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.—A foreign 
country described in this subsection is a country that is 
designated by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of Defense, and is eligible to receive as-
sistance under one or more of the provisions of law de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(c) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—The program author-
ized under subsection (a) may provide assistance to en-
hance the capabilities of military forces, and other security 
forces that conduct border and maritime security, and 
counterterrorism operations, as well as the government 
agencies responsible for such forces, in order to strengthen 
a foreign country’s national and regional security interests 
consistent with United States foreign policy interests. 
(d) PROVISIONS OF LAW DESCRIBED.—The provi-
sions of law described in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Section 1206 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
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109–163; 119 Stat. 3456; relating to program to 
build the capacity of foreign military forces). 
(2) Section 1033 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 
105–85; 111 Stat. 1881; relating to authority to 
provide additional support for counter-drug activities 
of other countries). 
(3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
section 301 for operation and maintenance, Defense- 
wide activities, and available for the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation Agency for the Warsaw Initiative 
Funds (WIF) for the participation of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members in the 
exercises and programs of the Partnership for Peace 
program of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(4) Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to foreign military financ-
ing program). 
(5) Section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291; relating to international 
narcotics control and law enforcement). 
(6) Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating 
to international military education and training pro-
gram). 
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(7) Chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.; relating 
to antiterrorism assistance). 
(e) FORMULATION AND EXECUTION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The program authorized 
under subsection (a)— 
(A) shall be jointly formulated by the Sec-
retary of State and the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
(B) shall, prior to its implementation, be 
approved by the Secretary of State, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The program au-
thorized under subsection (a) shall include elements 
that promote— 
(A) observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms; and 
(B) respect for legitimate civilian author-
ity. 
(f) RELATED AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The program authorized 
under subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) jointly financed by the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Defense through 
amounts contributed to the fund under sub-
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section (a)(2) from one or more provisions of 
law described in subsection (d) under which the 
foreign country is eligible to receive assistance; 
and 
(B) carried out under the authorities of 
such provisions of law and the authorities of 
this section. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES.—Funds 
made available under a program authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the same adminis-
trative authorities as apply to funds made available 
to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
ELIGIBLE
COUNTRIES.— 
The program authorized under subsection (a) may 
not include the provision of assistance to— 
(A) any foreign country that is otherwise 
prohibited from receiving such assistance under 
any other provision of law; or 
(B) Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. 
(g) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 15 days before 
implementing an activity under the program author-
ized under subsection (a), the Secretary of State, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, 
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pleted after that date, but only using funds made available 
for fiscal years 2012 through 2015. 
SEC. 1205. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AU-
THORITY TO USE ACQUISITION AND CROSS- 
SERVICING AGREEMENTS TO LEND MILITARY 
EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONNEL PROTECTION 
AND SURVIVABILITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of 
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2412), 
as amended by section 1203(a) of the Ike Skelton Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4386), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Iraq or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Iraq 
or’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘Iraq, Afghanistan, or’’ and inserting ‘‘Afghani-
stan or’’. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—Subsection (e) of such section, as 
amended by section 1204(b) of the Duncan Hunter Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4623), is further amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2014’’. 
SEC. 1206. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON FOREIGN 
POLICE TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; DUTIES.—There is established 
an interagency working group to monitor the foreign po-
lice training programs, projects, and activities of the var-
ious Federal departments and agencies and coordinate and 
unify such programs, projects, and activities under a sin-
gle strategic framework. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the interagency working group should establish 
a strategy to specify the goals of the foreign police training 
programs, projects, and activities described in subsection 
(a), the strategies for achieving such goals, and quantifi-
able metrics for measuring success. The strategy should 
also include an interagency mechanism to coordinate the 
actions of the Federal departments and agencies carrying 
out such programs, projects, and activities. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The interagency working 
group shall consist of representatives from the De-
partments of Defense, State, Justice, Homeland Se-
curity, Treasury, and Energy, the United States 
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Agency for International Development, and the Mil-
lennium Challenge Corporation. 
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The representative from 
the Department of Defense shall serve as the chair-
person of the interagency working group. 
(d) REPORT.—The interagency working group shall 
submit to Congress an annual report on the activities of 
the interagency working group for the preceding year. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO DE-
VELOP AND CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN. 
Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111– 
383; 124 Stat. 4393; 22 U.S.C. 7513 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$400,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$475,000,000’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may use not more than 85 percent of the amount 
specified in paragraph (1) to carry out the program 
authorized under subsection (a) until the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a plan for the allocation and use of funds 
under the program for fiscal year 2012.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 1212. COMMANDERS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRO-
GRAM IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.—During 
fiscal year 2012, from funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for operation and maintenance, not to 
exceed $425,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of De-
fense in such fiscal year to provide funds for the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan. 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the end of each fiscal year quarter of fis-
cal year 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
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to the congressional defense committees a report re-
garding the source of funds and the allocation and 
use of funds during that quarter that were made 
available pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section or under any other provision of law for the 
purposes of the program under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—Each report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted, at a minimum, in a 
searchable electronic format that enables the con-
gressional defense committees to sort the report by 
amount expended, location of each project, type of 
project, or any other field of data that is included 
in the report. 
(3) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 15 days after 
the submission of each report required under para-
graph (1), appropriate officials of the Department of 
Defense shall meet with the congressional defense 
committees to brief such committees on the matters 
contained in the report. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF GUIDANCE.— 
(1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a copy of the guidance 
issued by the Secretary to the Armed Forces con-
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cerning the allocation of funds through the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghani-
stan. 
(2) MODIFICATIONS.—If the guidance in effect 
for the purpose stated in paragraph (1) is modified, 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a copy of the modification not later 
than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary 
makes the modification. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—For purposes of exer-
cising the authority provided by this section or any other 
provision of law making funding available for the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan, 
the Secretary of Defense may waive any provision of law 
not contained in this section that would (but for the waiv-
er) prohibit, restrict, limit, or otherwise constrain the exer-
cise of that authority. 
(e) RESTRICTION
ON AMOUNT
OF PAYMENTS.— 
Funds made available under this section for the Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan 
may not be obligated or expended to carry out any project 
if the total amount of funds made available for the pur-
pose of carrying out the project, including any ancillary 
or related elements of the project, exceeds $20,000,000. 
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(f) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 days before ob-
ligating or expending funds made available under this sec-
tion for the Commanders’ Emergency Response Program 
in Afghanistan for a project in Afghanistan with a total 
anticipated cost of $5,000,000 or more, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a written notice containing the following information: 
(1) The location, nature, and purpose of the 
proposed project, including how the project is in-
tended to advance the military campaign plan for 
Afghanistan. 
(2) The budget and implementation timeline for 
the proposed project, including any other funding 
under the Commanders’ Emergency Response Pro-
gram in Afghanistan that has been or is anticipated 
to be contributed to the completion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 
project, including any agreement with either the 
Government of Afghanistan, a department or agency 
of the United States Government other than the De-
partment of Defense, or a third party contributor to 
finance the sustainment of the activities and mainte-
nance of any equipment or facilities to be provided 
through the proposed project. 
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(g) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term ‘‘Com-
manders’ Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan’’ 
means the program that— 
(1) authorizes United States military com-
manders in Afghanistan to carry out small-scale 
projects designed to meet urgent humanitarian relief 
requirements or urgent reconstruction requirements 
within their areas of responsibility; and 
(2) provides an immediate and direct benefit to 
the people of Afghanistan. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3455), as most recently 
amended by section 1212 of the Ike Skelton National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
111–383; 124 Stat. 4389), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT OF CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR 
SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) of 
section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
393), as most recently amended by section 1213 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4391), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘section 1510 of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1504 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (d)(1) of 
such section, as so amended, is further amended in the 
second sentence by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010 or 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2010, 2011, or 2012’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENT RELAT-
ING TO REIMBURSEMENT OF PAKISTAN FOR SUPPORT 
PROVIDED BY PAKISTAN.—Section 1232(b)(6) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393), as most recently 
amended by section 1213 of the Ike Skelton National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
111–383; 124 Stat. 4391), is further amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2013’’. 
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PAKISTAN 
COUNTERINSURGENCY FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1224(h) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2521), as amended by section 
1220 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 
4395), is further amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2012’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS SUBJECT TO REPORT 
AND UPDATES.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
FUNDS; 
REPORT
RE-
QUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated or transferred to the Pakistan Counter-
insurgency Fund (hereafter in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 2011, not more than 25 per-
cent of such amounts may be obligated or ex-
pended until such time as the Secretary of De-
fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the strategy to utilize 
the Fund and the metrics used to determine 
progress with respect to the Fund. 
(B) MATTER TO BE INCLUDED.—Such re-
port shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(i) A discussion of United States stra-
tegic objectives in Pakistan. 
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(ii) A listing of the terrorist or ex-
tremist organizations in Pakistan opposing 
United States goals in the region and 
against which the United States encour-
ages Pakistan to take action. 
(iii) A discussion of the gaps in capa-
bilities of Pakistani security units that 
hampers the ability of the Government of 
Pakistan to take action against the organi-
zations listed in clause (ii). 
(iv) A discussion of how assistance 
provided utilizing the Fund will address 
the gaps in capabilities listed in clause 
(iii). 
(v) A discussion of other efforts un-
dertaken by other United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies to address 
the gaps in capabilities listed in clause (iii) 
or complementary activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense and how those efforts are 
coordinated with the activities undertaken 
to utilize the Fund. 
(vi) Metrics that will be used to track 
progress in achieving the United States 
strategic objectives in Pakistan, to track 
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progress of the Government of Pakistan in 
combating the organizations listed in 
clause (ii), and to address the gaps in ca-
pabilities listed in clause (iii). 
(2) ANNUAL UPDATE REQUIRED.—For any fis-
cal year in which amounts in the Fund are requested 
to be made available to the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, at the same time that the 
President’s budget is submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, an update 
of the report required under paragraph (1). 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) and the update required under paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex as necessary. 
(4) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
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(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1224(f) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2522) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence with the 
Secretary of State, shall include in the report re-
quired under paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(A) A discussion of progress in achieving 
United States strategic objectives in Pakistan 
during such fiscal quarter, utilizing metrics 
used to track progress in achieving such stra-
tegic objectives. 
‘‘(B) A discussion of progress made by 
programs supported from amounts in the Fund 
during such fiscal quarter.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) take effect on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and apply with respect to each 
report required to be submitted under section 
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1224(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 for any fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2011. 
SEC. 1215. REPORT ON EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES- 
IRAQ STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT. 
(a) REPORT ON EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT.—Not 
later than 10 days after completion of any agreement be-
tween the United States Government and the Government 
of Iraq that would retain a United States force presence 
in Iraq greater than the force presence envisioned for the 
Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the terms of such agreement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION
AND REPORT
IN ABSENCE
OF 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, on December 31, 2011, 
no agreement between the United States Govern-
ment and the Government of Iraq described in sub-
section (a) has been completed, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide written notification to the con-
gressional defense committees that no such agree-
ment has been completed and shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees the report re-
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quired under paragraph (2) not later than January 
31, 2012. 
(2) REPORT.—The report referred to in para-
graph (1) is a report that— 
(A) describes the capability gaps of the 
Iraqi Security Forces, in classified and unclassi-
fied form, including capability gaps relating to 
intelligence matters, protection of Iraqi air-
space, and logistics and maintenance; and 
(B) describes how the programs of the Of-
fice of Security Cooperation-Iraq and other 
United States programs, such as the Foreign 
Military Financing program, the Foreign Mili-
tary Sales program, and joint training exer-
cises, will address the capability gaps of the 
Iraqi Security Forces, as described in subpara-
graph (A), should the Government of Iraq re-
quest such assistance. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 
at the same time that the President’s budget is sub-
mitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, for each of the fiscal years 
2014 and 2015 an update of the report required 
under paragraph (2). The requirement to submit up-
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dates under this paragraph shall terminate on the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to 
the congressional defense committees the report re-
quired under subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1216. AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND AC-
TIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY CO-
OPERATION IN IRAQ. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense is au-
thorized to support operations and activities of the Office 
of Security Cooperation in Iraq (OSC-I) in order to carry 
out United States Government transition activities in Iraq, 
including life support, transportation and personal secu-
rity, and facilities renovation and construction activities. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not be exercised to pay the salaries and 
expenses of personnel of the Department of State. 
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(c) FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance for the Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4301, may be used to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 1217. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY STRAT-
EGY IN AFGHANISTAN IN LIGHT OF THE 
DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the United States military strategy 
in Afghanistan, including the extent to which the strategy 
has changed or is anticipated to change in light of the 
death of Osama bin Laden. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 1218. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO ESTABLISH PERMA-
NENT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OR BASES 
IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) NO PERMANENT MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ.— 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be obligated or expended by the United States 
Government to establish any military installation or base 
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for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing 
of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(b) NO PERMANENT MILITARY BASES IN AFGHANI-
STAN.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act may be obligated or expended by the United 
States Government to establish any military installation 
or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 1219. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FROM AFGHANISTAN 
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. 
Not more than 75 percent of amounts made available 
to the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for fiscal year 
2012 may be used to provide assistance to the Government 
of Afghanistan unless the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, determines and cer-
tifies to Congress that women in Afghanistan are an inte-
gral part of the reconciliation process between the Afghan 
Government and the Taliban. 
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 1221. REVIEW AND REPORT ON IRAN’S AND CHINA’S 
CONVENTIONAL AND ANTI-ACCESS CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct 
an appropriate entity outside the Department of Defense 
to conduct an independent review of the following: 
(1) The gaps between Iran’s conventional and 
anti-access capabilities and United States’ capabili-
ties to overcome them. 
(2) The gaps between China’s anti-access capa-
bilities and United States’ capabilities to overcome 
them. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains the 
review conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TO OTHER REPORTS, ETC.—The re-
view conducted under subsection (a) and the report re-
quired under subsection (b) are in addition to the report 
required under section 1238 of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4402) and the strategy and brief-
ings required under section 1243 of such Act (Public Law 
111–383; 124 Stat. 4405). 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘anti-ac-
cess’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1238(f) 
of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4403). 
SEC. 1222. REPORT AND CONSULTATION ON ENERGY SECU-
RITY OF NATO ALLIANCE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Adopted in Lisbon in November 2010, the 
new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
Strategic Concept declares that ‘‘All countries are 
increasingly reliant on the vital communication, 
transport and transit routes on which international 
trade, energy security and prosperity depend. They 
require greater international efforts to ensure their 
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resilience against attack or disruption. Some NATO 
countries will become more dependent on foreign en-
ergy suppliers and in some cases, on foreign energy 
supply and distribution networks for their energy 
needs. As a larger share of world consumption is 
transported across the globe, energy supplies are in-
creasingly exposed to disruption.’’. 
(2) The new NATO Strategic Concept further 
declares that, ‘‘to deter and defend against any 
threat to the safety and security of our populations’’, 
the NATO alliance will, ‘‘develop the capacity to 
contribute to energy security, including protection of 
critical energy infrastructure and transit areas and 
lines, cooperation with partners, and consultations 
among Allies on the basis of strategic assessments 
and contingency planning.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall direct a federally funded research and develop-
ment center of the Department of Defense to con-
duct an assessment of the energy security of the 
NATO alliance. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
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(1) The scenario in which the number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces deployed in support of Op-
eration New Dawn and Operation Enduring Free-
dom is reduced from roughly 190,000 in 2011 to 
150,000 in 2012, 65,000 in 2013, and 30,000 by 
the beginning of 2014, and remains at 30,000 
through 2020. 
(2) The scenario in which the number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces deployed in support of Op-
eration New Dawn and Operation Enduring Free-
dom rises to approximately 235,000 in 2011, is re-
duced to 230,000 in 2012, 195,000 in 2013, 
135,000 in 2014, 80,000 in 2015, 60,000 in 2016, 
and remains at 60,000 through 2020. 
(3) An alternative scenario, determined by the 
President and based on current contingency oper-
ation and withdrawal plans, which takes into ac-
count expected force levels and the expected length 
of time that members of the Armed Forces will be 
deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and 
Operation Enduring Freedom. 
SEC. 1234. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENTS FROM COM-
MUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES. 
(a) WAIVER AUTHORIZED.—Subsection (c) of section 
1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1997 (50 U.S.C. 2362 note). 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2012 COOPERATIVE THREAT RE-
DUCTION FUNDS DEFINED.—As used in this title, the 
term ‘‘fiscal year 2012 Cooperative Threat Reduction 
funds’’ means the funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 301 and made 
available by the funding table in section 4301 for Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction programs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
301 and made available by the funding table in section 
4301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs shall be 
available for obligation for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 
2014. 
SEC. 1302. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING
FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Of the 
$508,219,000 authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Defense for fiscal year 2012 in section 301 
and made available by the funding table in section 4301 
for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, the following 
amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: 
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, 
$63,221,000. 
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