In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 15, 2008. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2642) entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2008, and for other purposes’’, with the 
following 
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
Ω1æPage 60 of the Senate engrossed amendment, after 
line 3, insert the following: 
TITLE X—POLICY REGARDING OPERATIONS IN 
IRAQ 
SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
SEC. 10001. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
performance of United States military personnel should be 
commended, their courage and sacrifice have been excep-
tional, and when they come home, their service should be 
recognized appropriately.
UNITS DEPLOYED FOR COMBAT TO BE FULLY MISSION 
CAPABLE 
SEC. 10002. (a) The Congress finds that it is the policy 
of the Department of Defense that units should not be de-
ployed for combat unless they are rated ‘‘fully mission capa-
ble’’. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be used to deploy any unit of the Armed 
Forces to Iraq unless the President has certified in writing 
to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate at least 15 days in advance of the deployment that 
the unit is fully mission capable in advance of entry into 
Iraq. 
(c) For purposes of subsection (b), the term ‘‘fully mis-
sion capable’’ means capable of performing assigned mis-
sion essential tasks to the prescribed standards under the 
conditions expected in the theater of operation, consistent 
with the guidelines set forth in the DoD Directive 7730.65, 
Subject: Department of Defense Readiness Reporting Sys-
tem; the Interim Force Allocation Guidance to the Global 
Force Management Board, dated February 6, 2008; and 
Army Regulation 220–1, Subject: Unit Status Reporting, 
dated December 19, 2006.
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate that 
the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not assessed mission 
capable is required for reasons of national security and by 
submitting along with the certification a report in classified 
and unclassified form detailing the particular reason or 
reasons why the unit’s deployment is necessary despite the 
unit commander’s assessment that the unit is not mission 
capable, may waive the limitations prescribed in subsection 
(b) on a unit-by-unit basis. 
TIME LIMIT ON COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS 
SEC. 10003. (a) The Congress finds that it is the policy 
of the Department of Defense that Army, Army Reserve, 
and National Guard units should not be deployed for com-
bat beyond 365 days and that Marine Corps and Marine 
Corps Reserve units should not be deployed for combat be-
yond 210 days. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be obligated or expended to initiate the devel-
opment of, continue the development of, or execute any order 
that has the effect of extending the deployment for Operation 
Iraqi Freedom of— 
(1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve, or 
Army National Guard beyond 365 days; or
(2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine 
Corps Reserve beyond 210 days. 
(c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall 
not be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be de-
creased below the total United States force levels in Iraq 
as of January 9, 2007. 
(d) The President may waive the limitations pre-
scribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis if the 
President certifies in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the extension 
of a unit’s deployment in Iraq beyond the period applicable 
to the unit under such subsection is required for reasons 
of national security. The certification shall include a report, 
in classified and unclassified form, detailing the particular 
reason or reasons why the unit’s extended deployment is 
necessary. 
DWELL TIME BETWEEN COMBAT DEPLOYMENTS 
SEC. 10004. (a) The Congress finds that it is the policy 
of the Department of Defense that an Army, Army Reserve, 
or National Guard unit should not be redeployed for combat 
if the unit has been deployed within the previous 365 con-
secutive days and that a Marine Corps or Marine Corps 
Reserve unit should not be redeployed for combat if the unit 
has been deployed within the previous 210 days.
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act may be obligated or expended to initiate the devel-
opment of, continue the development of, or execute any order 
that has the effect of deploying for Operation Iraqi Freedom 
of— 
(1) any unit of the Army, Army Reserve, or 
Army National Guard if such unit has been deployed 
within the previous 365 consecutive days; or 
(2) any unit of the Marine Corps or Marine 
Corps Reserve if such unit has been deployed within 
the previous 210 consecutive days. 
(c) The limitation prescribed in subsection (b) shall 
not be construed to require force levels in Iraq to be de-
creased below the total United States force levels in Iraq 
as of January 9, 2007. 
(d) The President may waive the limitations pre-
scribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis if the 
President certifies in writing to the Committees on Appro-
priations and the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate that the redeploy-
ment of a unit to Iraq in advance of the expiration of the 
period applicable to the unit under such subsection is re-
quired for reasons of national security. The certification 
shall include a report, in classified and unclassified form,
detailing the particular reason or reasons why the unit’s 
early redeployment is necessary. 
LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES 
SEC. 10005. (a) No individual in the custody or under 
the effective control of an element of the intelligence commu-
nity or instrumentality thereof, regardless of nationality or 
physical location, shall be subject to any treatment or tech-
nique of interrogation not authorized by the United States 
Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Oper-
ations. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘instrumentality’’, with 
respect to an element of the intelligence community, means 
a contractor or subcontractor at any tier of the element of 
the intelligence community. 
REGISTRATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF 
THE RED CROSS 
SEC. 10006. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to detain any individual who is in the custody or under 
the effective control of an element of the intelligence commu-
nity or an instrumentality thereof unless the International 
Committee of the Red Cross is provided notification of the 
detention of and access to such person in a timely manner 
and consistent with the practices of the Armed Forces of 
the United States.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘instrumen-
tality’’, with respect to an element of the intelligence com-
munity, means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier 
of the element of the intelligence community. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create 
or otherwise imply the authority to detain, or to limit or 
otherwise affect any other rights or obligations which may 
arise under the Geneva Conventions or other laws, or to 
state all of the situations under which notification to and 
access for the International Committee of the Red Cross is 
required or allowed. 
PROHIBITION OF PERMANENT BASES IN IRAQ 
SEC. 10007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for a 
purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
LIMITATION ON DEFENSE AGREEMENTS WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ 
SEC. 10008. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to negotiate, enter into, or implement any agreement with
the Government of Iraq that includes security assurances 
for mutual defense, unless the agreement— 
(1) is in the form of a treaty requiring the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate (or is intended to take 
that form in the case of an agreement under negotia-
tion); or 
(2) is specifically authorized by a law enacted 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) For purposes of this section, an agreement shall 
be considered to include security assurances for mutual de-
fense if it includes provisions addressing any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A binding commitment to deploy United 
States Armed Forces in defense of Iraq, or of any gov-
ernment or faction in Iraq, against any foreign or do-
mestic threat. 
(2) The number of United States Armed Forces 
personnel to be deployed to, or stationed in, Iraq. 
(3) The mission of United States Armed Forces 
deployed to Iraq. 
(4) The duration of the presence of United States 
Armed Forces in Iraq. 
PROHIBITION ON AGREEMENTS SUBJECTING ARMED 
FORCES TO IRAQI CRIMINAL JURISDICTION 
SEC. 10009. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used
to negotiate, enter into, or implement an agreement with 
the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States to the jurisdiction of 
Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law. 
REQUIREMENT FOR MATCHING FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT 
OF IRAQ 
SEC. 10010. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
this or any other Act for assistance for Iraq, including 
training, capacity building, and construction and repair 
of infrastructure, shall be available only to the extent that 
the Government of Iraq matches such assistance on a dollar- 
for-dollar basis. 
(b) subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
(1) grants and cooperative agreements for pro-
grams to promote democracy and human rights; 
(2) the Community Action Program and other 
direct assistance to non-governmental organizations; 
(3) humanitarian demining; 
(4) assistance for refugees, internally displaced 
persons, and civilian victims of military operations; 
(5) intelligence or intelligence-related activities; 
or 
(6) projects with an estimated cost of less than 
$750,000 undertaken through the Commander’s Emer-
gency Response Program.
(c) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense 
shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate, prior to the initial 
obligation by their respective Departments of funds covered 
by the limitation in subsection (a), that the Government 
of Iraq has committed to obligate matching funds on a dol-
lar-for-dollar basis. The Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
September 30, 2009 detailing the amounts of funds obli-
gated and expended by the Government of Iraq to meet the 
requirements of this section. 
(d) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations detailing the amounts provided by 
the Government of Iraq since June 30, 2004, to assist Iraqi 
refugees in Syria, Jordan, and elsewhere, and the amount 
of such assistance the Government of Iraq plans to provide 
in fiscal year 2008. The Secretary shall work expeditiously 
with the Government of Iraq to establish an account within 
its annual budget sufficient to, at a minimum, match 
United States contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis to 
organizations and programs for the purpose of assisting 
Iraqi refugees. 
(e) As part of the report required by section 609 of 
division L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
(Public Law 110–161), the Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the most recent annual budget 
for the Government of Iraq, including— 
(1) a description of amounts budgeted for sup-
port of Iraqi security and police forces and an assess-
ment of how planned funding will impact the train-
ing, equipping and overall readiness of those forces; 
(2) an assessment of the capacity of the Govern-
ment of Iraq to implement the budget as planned, in-
cluding reports on year-to-year spend rates, if avail-
able; and 
(3) a description of any budget surplus or def-
icit, if applicable. 
PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT FROM IRAQ FOR FUEL COSTS 
SEC. 10011. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide’’ for the Office of the Secretary of Defense or 
Washington Headquarters Services may be obligated or ex-
pended until the agreement described in subsection (b)(1) 
is complete and the report required by subsection (b)(2) has 
been transmitted to Congress, except that the limitation in 
this subsection may be waived if the President determines 
and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate that such waiver is 
in the national security interests of the United States.
(b) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the President shall— 
(1) complete an agreement with the Government 
of Iraq to subsidize fuel costs for United States Armed 
Forces operating in Iraq so the price of fuel per gal-
lon to those forces is equal to the discounted price per 
gallon at which the Government of Iraq is providing 
fuel for domestic Iraqi consumption; and 
(2) transmit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the details and terms of that agree-
ment. 
(c) Amounts received from the Government of Iraq 
under an agreement described in subsection (b)(1) shall be 
credited to the appropriations or funds that incurred obli-
gations for the fuel costs being subsidized, as determined 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
TIMETABLE FOR REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 
FORCES FROM IRAQ 
SEC. 10012. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
this Act may be used to plan and execute a safe and orderly 
redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq. 
(b) Within 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
President shall commence an immediate and orderly rede-
ployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, with 
a goal of completing such redeployment within 18 months.
The President shall endeavor to begin such redeployment 
with units of the Armed Forces that have been deployed in 
excess of 365 days, except to the extent those units are need-
ed to provide for the safe withdrawal of other units of the 
Armed Forces or to protect United States and Coalition 
personnel and infrastructure. 
(c) After completion of the redeployment required by 
subsection (b), members of the United States Armed Forces 
may be deployed to, or maintained in, Iraq only to the ex-
tent necessary to carry out the following missions: 
(1) Protecting the diplomatic facilities, Armed 
Forces, and citizens of the United States in Iraq. 
(2) Conducting limited training of, equipping, 
and providing logistical and intelligence support to, 
Iraqi security forces. 
(3) Engaging in targeted counterterrorism oper-
ations against al-Qaeda, groups affiliated with al- 
Qaeda, and other terrorist organizations in Iraq. 
(d) Not later than July 1, 2008, and every 90 days 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report setting forth the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The current plan for and the status of the re-
duction of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and 
the transition of the Armed Forces in Iraq to a lim-
ited presence whose missions do not exceed the mis-
sions specified in subsection (c), including the associ-
ated force reductions and adjustments and expecta-
tions with respect to timelines and the force levels an-
ticipated to perform those missions. 
(2) A comprehensive current description of efforts 
to prepare for the reduction and transition of United 
States Armed Forces in Iraq in accordance with this 
section and to limit any destabilizing consequences of 
such reduction and transition, including a descrip-
tion of efforts to work with the United Nations and 
countries in the region toward that objective. 
(e) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
a strategy for civilian-led post-conflict stabilization and re-
construction assistance for Iraq. The strategy (which may 
be provided in classified form if necessary) shall include— 
(1) the plans and timetable for transfer of all re-
sponsibility for United States post-conflict stabiliza-
tion and reconstruction assistance from the Depart-
ment of Defense to the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development; 
and
(2) the staff, security and resource requirements 
for United States diplomatic efforts and assistance 
programs in Iraq. 
TITLE XI—REFORMS RELATED TO WAR 
PROFITEERING AND CONTRACTORS 
CHAPTER 1—ADJUSTMENT OF WARTIME 
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS 
ADJUSTMENT OF WARTIME STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 11101. Section 3287 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or Congress has enacted a spe-
cific authorization for the use of the Armed Forces, as 
described in section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolu-
tion (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)),’’ after ‘‘is at war’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or directly connected with or 
related to the authorized use of the Armed Forces’’ 
after ‘‘prosecution of the war’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
years’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘proclaimed by the President’’ 
and inserting ‘‘proclaimed by a Presidential procla-
mation, with notice to Congress,’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For pur-
poses of applying such definitions in this section, the 
term ‘war’ includes a specific authorization for the
use of the Armed Forces, as described in section 5(b) 
of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)).’’. 
CHAPTER 2—WAR PROFITEERING AND FRAUD 
WAR PROFITEERING AND FRAUD 
SEC. 11201. (a) PROHIBITION
ON WAR PROFIT-
EERING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. War profiteering and fraud 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Whoever, in any matter involv-
ing a contract with, or the provision of goods or services 
to, the United States or a provisional authority, in connec-
tion with a mission of the United States Government over-
seas, knowingly— 
‘‘(1)(A) executes or attempts to execute a scheme 
or artifice to defraud the United States or that au-
thority; or 
‘‘(B) materially overvalues any good or service 
with the intent to defraud the United States or that 
authority; 
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or impris-
oned not more than 20 years, or both; or 
‘‘(2) in connection with the contract or the pro-
vision of those goods or services—
‘‘(A) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any 
trick, scheme, or device a material fact; 
‘‘(B) makes any materially false, fictitious, 
or fraudulent statements or representations; or 
‘‘(C) makes or uses any materially false 
writing or document knowing the same to con-
tain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudu-
lent statement or entry; 
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXTRATERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION.—There is 
extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over an offense under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) VENUE.—A prosecution for an offense under this 
section may be brought— 
‘‘(1) as authorized by chapter 211 of this title; 
‘‘(2) in any district where any act in further-
ance of the offense took place; or 
‘‘(3) in any district where any party to the con-
tract or provider of goods or services is located.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 47 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘1041. War profiteering and fraud.’’.
(b) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section 982(a)(2)(B) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
1030’’ and inserting ‘‘1030, or 1041’’. 
(c) MONEY LAUNDERING.—Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1041 (relating to war profiteering and fraud),’’ after 
‘‘liquidating agent of financial institution),’’. 
(d) RICO.—Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘section 1041 (relating to 
war profiteering and fraud),’’ after ‘‘in connection with ac-
cess devices),’’. 
CHAPTER 3—MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL 
JURISDICTION 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 11301. This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘MEJA 
Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2008’’. 
LEGAL STATUS OF CONTRACT PERSONNEL 
SEC. 11302. (a) CLARIFICATION
OF
MILITARY 
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ACT.— 
(1) INCLUSION
OF
FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES
AND 
CONTRACTORS.—Section 3261(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) while employed by any Department or 
agency of the United States other than the Armed 
Forces in a foreign country in which the Armed 
Forces are conducting a qualifying military oper-
ation; or 
‘‘(4) while employed as a security officer or secu-
rity contractor by any Department or agency of the 
United States other than the Armed Forces,’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3267 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(A) employed by or performing services 
under a contract with or grant from the Depart-
ment of Defense (including a nonappropriated 
fund instrumentality of the Department) as— 
‘‘(i) a civilian employee (including an 
employee from any other Executive agency
on temporary assignment to the Depart-
ment of Defense); 
‘‘(ii) a contractor (including a subcon-
tractor at any tier); or 
‘‘(iii) an employee of a contractor (in-
cluding a subcontractor at any tier);’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘employed by any Department or 
agency of the United States other than the Armed 
Forces’ means— 
‘‘(A) employed by or performing services 
under a contract with or grant from any De-
partment or agency of the United States, or any 
provisional authority funded in whole or sub-
stantial part or created by the United States 
Government, other than the Department of De-
fense as— 
‘‘(i) a civilian employee; 
‘‘(ii) a contractor (including a subcon-
tractor at any tier); or 
‘‘(iii) an employee of a contractor (in-
cluding a subcontractor at any tier); 
‘‘(B) present or residing outside the United 
States in connection with such employment; and
‘‘(C) not a national of or ordinarily a resi-
dent in the host nation. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘employed as a security officer or 
security contractor by any Department or agency of 
the United States other than the Armed Forces’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) employed by or performing services 
under a contract with or grant from any De-
partment or agency of the United States, or any 
provisional authority funded in whole or sub-
stantial part or created by the United States 
Government, other than the Department of De-
fense as— 
‘‘(i) a civilian employee; 
‘‘(ii) a contractor (including a subcon-
tractor at any tier); or 
‘‘(iii) an employee of a contractor (in-
cluding a subcontractor at any tier); 
‘‘(B) authorized in the course of such em-
ployment— 
‘‘(i) to provide physical protection to 
or security for persons, places, buildings, fa-
cilities, supplies, or means of transpor-
tation;
‘‘(ii) to carry or possess a firearm or 
dangerous weapon, as defined by section 
930(g)(2) of this chapter; 
‘‘(iii) to use force against another; or 
‘‘(iv) to supervise individuals per-
forming the activities described in clause 
(i), (ii) or (iii); 
‘‘(C) present or residing outside the United 
States in connection with such employment; and 
‘‘(D) not a national of or ordinarily resi-
dent in the host nation. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘qualifying military operation’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a military operation covered by a dec-
laration of war or an authorization of the use of 
military force by Congress; 
‘‘(B) a contingency operation (as defined in 
section 101 of title 10); or 
‘‘(C) any other military operation outside of 
the United States, including a humanitarian as-
sistance or peace keeping operation, provided 
such operation is conducted pursuant to an order 
from or approved by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
REPORT.—
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice, in 
consultation with the Inspectors General of the De-
partment of Defense, the Department of State, the 
United States Agency for International Development, 
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of 
Energy, and other appropriate Federal departments 
and agencies, shall submit to Congress a report in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
(2) CONTENT
OF
REPORT.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include, for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2001, and ending on the date of the re-
port— 
(A) unless the description pertains to non- 
public information that relates to an ongoing in-
vestigation or criminal or civil proceeding under 
seal, a description of any alleged violations of 
section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, re-
ported to the Inspector Generals identified in 
paragraph (1) or the Department of Justice, in-
cluding— 
(i) the date of the complaint and the 
type of offense alleged;
(ii) whether any investigation was 
opened or declined based on the complaint; 
(iii) whether the investigation was 
closed, and if so, when it was closed; 
(iv) whether a criminal or civil case 
was filed as a result of the investigation, 
and if so, when it was filed; and 
(v) any charges or complaints filed in 
those cases; and 
(B) unless the description pertains to non- 
public information that relates to an ongoing in-
vestigation or criminal or civil proceeding under 
seal, and with appropriate safeguards for the 
protection of national security information, a de-
scription of any shooting or escalation of force 
incidents in Iraq or Afghanistan involving al-
leged misconduct by persons employed as a secu-
rity officer or security contractor by any Depart-
ment or agency of the United States, and any of-
ficial action taken against such persons. 
(3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex as appropriate. 
INVESTIGATIVE UNITS FOR CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 11303. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INVESTIGATIVE 
UNITS FOR CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
heads of any other Federal departments or agencies 
responsible for employing private security contractors 
or contractors (or subcontractors at any tier) in a for-
eign country where the Armed Forces are conducting 
a qualifying military operation— 
(A) shall assign adequate personnel and re-
sources through the creation of Investigative 
Units for Contractor Oversight to investigate al-
legations of criminal violations under para-
graphs (3) and (4) of section 3261(a) of title 18, 
United States Code (as amended by section 
11302(a) of this chapter); and 
(B) may authorize the overseas deployment 
of law enforcement agents and other Department 
of Justice personnel for that purpose. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall limit any existing authority of the 
Attorney General or any Federal law enforcement 
agency to investigate violations of Federal law or de-
ploy personnel overseas. 
(b) REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION.—Upon conclusion 
of an investigation of an alleged violation of sections
3261(a)(3) and 3261(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, 
an Investigative Unit for Contractor Oversight may refer 
the matter to the Attorney General for further action, as 
appropriate in the discretion of the Attorney General. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.— 
(1) INVESTIGATION.—The Attorney General shall 
have the principal authority for the enforcement of 
sections 3261(a)(3) and 3261(a)(4) of title 18, United 
States Code, and shall have the authority to initiate, 
conduct, and supervise investigations of any alleged 
violations of such sections 3261(a)(3) and 3261(a)(4). 
(2) ASSISTANCE ON REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any statute, rule, or reg-
ulation to the contrary, the Attorney General may re-
quest assistance from the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of State, or the head of any other Executive 
agency to enforce this chapter. This requested assist-
ance may include the assignment of additional per-
sonnel and resources to an Investigative Unit for Con-
tractor Oversight established by the Attorney General 
under subsection (a). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(A) the number of violations of sections 
3261(a)(3) and 3261(a)(4) of title 18, United 
States Code, received, investigated, and referred 
for prosecution by Federal law enforcement au-
thorities during the previous year; 
(B) the number and location of Investiga-
tive Units for Contractor Oversight deployed to 
investigate violations of such sections 3261(a)(3) 
and 3261(a)(4) during the previous year; and 
(C) any recommended changes to Federal 
law that the Attorney General considers nec-
essary to enforce this chapter and the amend-
ments made by this chapter and chapter 212 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
REMOVAL PROCEDURES FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS 
SEC. 11304. (a) ATTORNEY
GENERAL
REGULA-
TIONS.—Section 3266 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) The Attorney General, after consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, may prescribe regulations gov-
erning the investigation, apprehension, detention, delivery, 
and removal of persons described in sections 3261(a)(3) and
3261(a)(4) and describing the notice due, if any, foreign 
nationals potentially subject to the criminal jurisdiction of 
the United States under those sections.’’. 
(b) CLARIFYING AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 212 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in section 3261(a)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘against the United 
States’’ after ‘‘offense’’ the first time it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘within the United 
States or’’ after ‘‘had been engaged in’’; 
(B) in section 3262— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 3261(a)’’ the first place it appears and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
3261(a)(1) 
or 
3261(a)(2)’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (b) as 
subsection (c); and 
(iii) by inserting after subsection (a) 
the following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) The Attorney General may designate and author-
ize any person serving in a law enforcement position in 
the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the 
Department State, or any other Executive agency to arrest,
in accordance with applicable international agreements, 
outside the United States any person described in section 
3261(a) if there is probable cause to believe that such person 
violated section 3261(a).’’; 
(C) in section 3263(a), by striking ‘‘section 
3261(a)’’ the first place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 3261(a)(1) or 3261(a)(2)’’; 
(D) in section 3264(a), by inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in section 3261(a)(1) or 3261(a)(2)’’ be-
fore ‘‘arrested’’; 
(E) section 3265(a)(1) by inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in section 3261(a)(1) or 3261(a)(2)’’ be-
fore ‘‘arrested’’; and 
(F) in section 3266(a), by striking ‘‘under 
this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘described in section 
3261(a)(1) or 3261(a)(2)’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7(9) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘section 3261(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3261(a)(1) 
or 3261(a)(2)’’. 
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 11305. (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this chap-
ter or the amendments made by this chapter shall apply 
to authorized and otherwise lawful intelligence activities 
carried out by or at the direction of the United States.
(b) DEFENSES.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to limit or extinguish any defense or protection oth-
erwise available to any person or entity from suit, civil or 
criminal liability, or damages, or to provide immunity 
from prosecution for any criminal offense by the proper au-
thorities. 
(c) EXISTING EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.— 
Nothing in this chapter or the amendments made by this 
chapter shall be construed to limit or affect the 
extraterritorial jurisdiction related to any Federal statute 
not amended by this chapter. 
DEFINITION 
SEC. 11306. For purposes of this chapter and the 
amendments made by this chapter, the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 11307. (a) IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVENESS.—The 
provisions of this chapter shall enter into effect immediately 
upon the enactment of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Attorney General and the 
head of any other Federal department or agency to which 
this chapter applies shall have 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act to ensure compliance with the pro-
visions of this chapter.
Ω2æPage 1 of the Senate engrossed amendment, strike 
line 1 and all that follows through the end of line 21 on 
page 59, and insert the following: 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS 
AFFAIRS, 
INTERNATIONAL 
AFFAIRS, 
AND 
OTHER SECURITY-RELATED MATTERS 
CHAPTER 1—AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Law 480 Title 
II Grants’’, $850,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Law 480 Title 
II Grants’’, $395,000,000, to become available on October 
1, 2008, and to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 2—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
General Legal Activities’’, $1,648,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
United States Attorneys’’, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $18,621,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $92,169,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $82,600,000, to become available on October 1, 
2008, and to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $12,166,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $9,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
CHAPTER 3—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND 
VETERANS AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Army’’, $1,432,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$73,400,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available under this heading, $72,000,000 
shall not be obligated or expended until after that date on 
which the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed spending 
plan, including a 1391 form for each facilities replacement 
project, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $533,700,000 shall not 
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense cer-
tifies that none of the funds are to be used for the purpose 
of providing facilities for the permanent basing of United 
States military personnel in Iraq. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy and Marine Corps’’, $423,357,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be 
obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects not otherwise authorized
by law: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, not to exceed $15,843,000 shall be available 
for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 
services. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Air Force’’, $409,627,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects not otherwise authorized by law: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$36,427,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading, $58,300,000 shall 
not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 
certifies that none of the funds are to be used for the purpose 
of providing facilities for the permanent basing of United 
States military personnel in Iraq. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide’’, $1,009,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and 
expended to carry out planning and design and military
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided, $982,000,000 
shall be for medical treatment facilities construction (in-
cluding planning and design) and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2012. 
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing Con-
struction, Navy and Marine Corps,’’ $11,766,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such funds may 
be obligated and expended to carry out planning and design 
and military construction projects not otherwise authorized 
by law. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005 
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Clo-
sure Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
U.S.C. 2687 note), $1,354,634,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects not otherwise authorized by law.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘General Operating Ex-
penses’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009. 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Information Tech-
nology Systems’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 1301. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
any other Act may be used to terminate, reorganize, or relo-
cate the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology until the 
President has established, as required by section 722 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 199; 10 U.S.C. 176 note), 
a Joint Pathology Center.
CHAPTER 4—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS 
SUBCHAPTER A—SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $1,606,808,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, of which $210,508,000 for worldwide 
security protection is available until expended: Provided, 
That not more than $1,295,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for diplomatic 
operations in Iraq: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not more than $30,000,000 
shall be available to establish and implement a coordinated 
civilian response capacity at the United States Department 
of State. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $7,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009: Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be transferred to 
the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for 
reconstruction oversight.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’, $76,700,000, to remain 
available until expended, for facilities in Afghanistan. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, $53,000,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, $333,600,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, for the United 
Nations–African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur. 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development’’,
$142,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not more than $20,000,000 shall be available to 
establish and implement a coordinated civilian response ca-
pacity at the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE
OF
IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’, $4,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, $1,747,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009, of which not more than $440,000,000 may 
be made available for assistance for Iraq, $150,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Jordan to meet 
the needs of Iraqi refugees, and up to $53,000,000 may be 
available for energy-related assistance for North Korea, not-
withstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That 
not more than $100,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be made available for assistance
for the West Bank and none of such funds shall be for cash 
transfer assistance: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Office of the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights in Mexico: Provided further, That 
the funds made available under this heading for energy-re-
lated assistance for North Korea may be made available to 
support the goals of the Six Party Talks Agreements after 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that North Korea is continuing 
to fulfill its commitments under such agreements. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
for democracy programs in Iraq. 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $419,300,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
not more than $25,000,000 of the funds appropriated by 
this subchapter shall be made available for security assist-
ance for the West Bank.
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Emer-
gency 
Refugee 
and 
Migration 
Assistance 
Fund’’, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
$11,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $72,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, of which up to $66,500,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Mexico.
SUBCHAPTER B—BRIDGE FUND SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’, $737,900,000, which shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2008 and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $78,400,000 is for worldwide security 
protection and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $581,500,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for dip-
lomatic operations in Iraq. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $57,000,000, which shall become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2008 and remain available through September 30, 
2009: Provided, That $46,500,000 shall be transferred to the 
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for recon-
struction oversight and up to $5,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Re-
construction for reconstruction oversight.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance,’’ $41,300,000, which shall 
become available on October 1, 2008 and remain available 
until expended, for facilities in Afghanistan. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions to Inter-
national Organizations’’, $75,000,000, which shall become 
available on October 1, 2008 and remain available through 
September 30, 2009. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Contributions for 
International 
Peacekeeping 
Activities’’, 
$150,500,000, 
which shall become available on October 1, 2008 and re-
main available through September 30, 2009. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’, $8,000,000, which shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2008 and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009.
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD SURVIVAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Global Health and 
Child Survival’’, $75,000,000, which shall become available 
on October 1, 2008 and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009, for programs to combat avian influenza. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, $200,000,000, for assistance for developing countries 
to address the international food crisis notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, which shall become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2008 and remain available through September 30, 
2010: Provided, That such assistance should be carried out 
consistent with the purposes of section 103(a)(1) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That not 
more than $50,000,000 should be made available for local 
or regional purchase and distribution of food: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated under this heading, a report on the pro-
posed uses of such funds to alleviate hunger and malnutri-
tion, including a list of those countries facing significant 
food shortages.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster 
Assistance’’, $200,000,000, which shall become available on 
October 1, 2008 and remain available until expended. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development’’, 
$93,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 
2008 and remain available through September 30, 2009. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE
OF
IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
Office of Inspector General’’, $1,000,000, which shall become 
available on October 1, 2008 and remain available through 
September 30, 2009. 
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund,’’ $1,147,300,000, which shall become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2008 and remain available through September 30, 
2009, of which not more than $100,000,000 may be made 
available for assistance for Iraq, $100,000,000 shall be
made available for assistance for Jordan, and $15,000,000 
may be made available for energy-related assistance for 
North Korea, notwithstanding any other provision of law: 
Provided, That not more than $150,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading in this subchapter shall 
be made available for assistance for the West Bank. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $204,500,000, which 
shall become available on October 1, 2008 and remain 
available through September 30, 2009: Provided, That not 
more than $50,000,000 of the funds made available by this 
subchapter shall be made available for security assistance 
for the West Bank and up to $53,500,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Mexico. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, $350,000,000, which shall become available on 
October 1, 2008 and remain available until expended. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’,
$4,500,000, for humanitarian demining assistance for Iraq, 
which shall become available on October 1, 2008 and re-
main available through September 30, 2009. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’, $170,000,000, which shall become avail-
able on October 1, 2008 and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2009, of which $100,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for assistance for Jordan and up to $50,000,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Mexico: Provided, That 
section 3802(c) of title III, chapter 8 of Public Law 110– 
28 shall apply to funds made available under this heading 
for assistance for Lebanon. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, $85,000,000, which shall become available on Octo-
ber 1, 2008 and remain available through September 30, 
2009. 
SUBCHAPTER C—GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS 
CHAPTER 
EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 1401. Funds appropriated by this chapter may 
be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of
Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and 
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 414(a)(1)). 
AFGHANISTAN 
SEC. 1402 (a) ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.— 
Funds appropriated by this chapter under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are available for assistance 
for Afghanistan shall be made available, to the maximum 
extent practicable, through local Afghan provincial and mu-
nicipal governments and Afghan civil society organizations 
and in a manner that emphasizes the participation of Af-
ghan women and directly improves the economic, social and 
political status of Afghan women and girls. 
(b) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this chapter under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for education programs in 
Afghanistan, not less than 50 percent shall be made avail-
able to support higher education and vocational training 
programs in law, accounting, engineering, public adminis-
tration, and other disciplines necessary to rebuild the coun-
try, in which the participation of women is emphasized. 
(c) CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this chapter under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
Fund’’ that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not 
less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion/International Security Assistance Force Post-Oper-
ations Humanitarian Relief Fund. 
(d) ANTICORRUPTION.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall— 
(1) submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on actions being taken by the Government 
of Afghanistan to combat corruption within the na-
tional and provincial governments, including to re-
move and prosecute officials who have committed cor-
rupt acts; 
(2) submit a list to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in classified form if necessary, of senior Af-
ghan officials who the Secretary has credible evidence 
to believe have committed corrupt acts; and 
(3) certify and report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that effective mechanisms are in place to 
ensure that assistance to national government min-
istries and provincial governments will be properly 
accounted for. 
WEST BANK 
SEC. 1403. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and 180 days thereafter, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a report on assistance provided by the United 
States for the training of Palestinian security forces, in-
cluding detailed descriptions of the training, curriculum, 
and equipment provided; an assessment of the training and 
the performance of forces after training has been completed; 
and a description of the assistance that has been pledged 
and provided to Palestinian security forces by other donors: 
Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on the security strategy of the Palestinian Author-
ity. 
MEXICO 
SEC. 1404. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR MEXICO.—Of the 
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in 
this chapter, not more than $296,500,000 of the funds ap-
propriated in subchapter A and $103,500,000 of the funds 
appropriated in subchapter B shall be made available for 
assistance for Mexico, only to combat drug trafficking and 
related violent crime, and for judicial reform, institution 
building, and rule of law activities, of which not less than 
$73,500,000 shall be used for judicial reform, institution 
building, and rule of law activities: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available under this section shall be made
available for budget support or as cash payments: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
section shall be available for obligation until the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that vetting procedures are in place to ensure 
that relevant members and units of the Mexican armed 
forces and police forces that may receive assistance pursu-
ant to this section have not been involved in human rights 
violations or corrupt acts. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—25 percent of the funds 
made available by this chapter for assistance for Mexico 
under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on 
the requirements described in subsection (c). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements referred to in 
subsection (b) are the following: 
(1) The Government of Mexico is— 
(A) improving the transparency and ac-
countability of Federal police forces and engag-
ing with state and municipal authorities to im-
prove the transparency and accountability of 
state and municipal police forces through mecha-
nisms such as police complaints commissions;