[House Document 110-68]
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110th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - -- - House Document 110-68 

          A REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 

                               __________

                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   A REQUEST FOR FY 2008 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR ONGOING MILITARY AND 
    INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AND SELECTED OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES




  October 23, 2007.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                      Washington, October 22, 2007.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the 
enclosed amendments to my FY 2008 Budget request that will 
provide additional resources for ongoing military and 
intelligence operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 
Operation Enduring Freedom, and selected other international 
activities. These funds will support U.S. efforts to improve 
stability in these regions. This request is also consistent 
with the assessments provided by General David Petraeus and 
Ambassador Ryan Crocker last month and my Iraq Benchmark 
Assessment Report, as it contains funds to maintain the current 
pace of operations into FY 2008 and takes into account plans to 
redeploy five Army brigades by next summer, should conditions 
on the ground permit.
    This request includes funds to improve the protection of 
our forces by procuring additional Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected vehicles, which have proved highly effective in 
countering improvised explosive devices. It also supports pre-
deployment training for ground forces; supports the repair, 
replacement, or supplement of equipment worn out or lost in 
military operations; upgrades equipment based on lessons 
learned to date; replenishes depleted prepositioned stocks; and 
fills shortages in non-deployed units caused by the creation of 
equipment pools in theater.
    In addition, it helps support our military and their 
families by funding a range of needed services. For example, 
the request funds the development of a sustainable medical and 
rehabilitation system to properly care for our wounded 
warriors. The request also funds enhanced support for 
servicemembers and their families to mitigate the effect of 
repeated and continued deployments of the all-volunteer force.
    These amendments include funding for urgent and 
unanticipated international programs, including support for 
extraordinary security and operating costs associated with U.S. 
diplomatic activity in Iraq and Afghanistan, for assistance to 
internally displaced persons in Iraq and Iraqi refugees, and to 
help create political and economic stability in Afghanistan.
    I hereby designate the specific proposals in the amounts 
requested herein as emergency requirements. This request 
represents urgent and essential requirements and I encourage 
you to take up this FY 2008 funding as soon as possible. The 
details of the request are set forth in the enclosed letter 
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
                [Estimate No. 6, 110th Cong., 1st Sess.]

                 Executive Office of the President,
                           Office of Management and Budget,
                                  Washington, DC, October 19, 2007.
The President,
The White House.
    Submitted for your consideration are amendments to the FY 
2008 Global War on Terror (GWOT) request to fund ongoing 
military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations; 
stabilization and counter-insurgency activities in Iraq and 
Afghanistan; and other humanitarian assistance. This request 
reflects changes in U.S. operations related to GWOT since your 
Budget was transmitted in February, as well as additions for 
newly identified requirements that are responsive to changing 
conditions on the ground. This request is consistent with the 
assessments provided by General David Petraeus and Ambassador 
Ryan Crocker last month.
    These revisions total $45.9 billion, and are in addition to 
the $150.5 billion you already requested. Of the additional 
amounts now requested, $42.3 billion is for the Department of 
Defense, including $0.8 billion for classified programs in 
support of GWOT, and $3.6 billion is for international 
functions. The major categories of funding are highlighted 
below.
Military and Intelligence Operations
     $7.3 billion to fund combat operations in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom 
(OEF) during FY 2008. Of this amount, $6.3 billion is to 
maintain current troop levels, allowing for redeployments to 
begin in December, with five Brigade Combat Teams redeployed by 
July 2008.
     $6.4 billion to enhance pre-deployment training 
for ground forces, including increases for equipment for next-
to-deploy forces.
     $1.0 billion to expand the size of the Iraqi 
Security Forces and improve their ability to conduct 
counterinsurgency operations independent of U.S. assistance.
     $0.2 billion is requested for the Commander's 
Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan to enable commanders 
to address urgent needs of local populations and gain their 
support in the fight against insurgents. A major component of 
these funds will be building local secondary roads.
     $0.5 billion to develop a sustainable medical and 
rehabilitation system to properly care for our Wounded Warriors 
returning from OIF and OEF.
     $0.8 billion to enhance support for servicemembers 
and their families impacted by repeated and continued 
deployments of the all-volunteer Force.
     $0.8 billion for classified activities.
     $0.8 billion to address increased fuel costs.

Equipment, Force Structure, and Facilities Improvements

     $11.0 billion for the production, fielding, 
support and continued advancements of Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected (MRAP) vehicles, which are a critical priority joint-
Service program to counter significant in-theater force 
protection threats especially from improvised explosive 
devices. This would fund 7,274 MRAPs for a total of 15,274 
produced by the end of FY 2008.
     $8.8 billion to replace equipment that is worn out 
or damaged, to upgrade equipment based on wartime lessons 
learned, to replenish depleted prepositioned stocks, and to 
fill shortages in non-deployed units caused by the creation of 
equipment pools in theater.
     $3.1 billion to provide additional armor and other 
capabilities to counter the continued threat from Improvised 
Explosive Devices and snipers.
     $1.4 billion to build airfields, roads, and other 
mission critical facilities to ensure survivability of the 
troops and support mission capabilities. Of this total, $0.4 
billion is requested to expedite efforts to transition services 
out of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 
into new state-of-the-art facilities.

International Affairs and Stabilization Activities

    The request seeks $3.6 billion for urgent and unanticipated 
international affairs programs, including the following:
     Global War on Terror and the Middle East. $561 
million is included for the additional extraordinary security 
and operating costs associated with supporting U.S. diplomatic 
activity in Iraq and Afghanistan; up to $240 million is for 
assistance to Iraqis who have been displaced from their homes; 
$25 million to initiate a new enterprise fund or similar 
private sector investment program that will help Iraqi-owned 
firms access the capital that they need to create jobs; and an 
additional $500 million is provided for assistance to help 
create political and economic stability in Afghanistan. The 
request also provides: $375 million for the West Bank to help 
the Palestinian Authority resolve its fiscal crisis and enhance 
their security capabilities; and $60 million to support the 
Administration's commitment to fund Pakistan's Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas Sustainable Development plan.
     Peacekeeping and Security and Economic Assistance. 
$724 million is for the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur; $70 
million is provided to support elections in Southern Sudan; 
$106 million is included to support commitments for energy and 
economic assistance to North Korea as called for in the Six 
Party talks. The request also provides $500 million for Mexico 
and $50 million for Central American states, to support their 
unprecedented efforts to combat transnational crime and drug 
trafficking.
     Humanitarian Assistance. In addition to funding 
for Iraq, $350 million is provided for emergency food aid needs 
and disaster assistance mainly in Africa and $35 million is 
provided to assist Palestinian refugees.

Recommendation

    These amendments fulfill known and urgent requirements that 
cannot reasonably be met within the request submitted with your 
amended FY 2008 Budget. Consistent with the original and 
subsequent MRAP amendment request, I recommend that you 
designate the specific amendments contained in this transmittal 
as emergency requirements.
    I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied 
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join 
Secretary Gates and Secretary Rice in recommending you transmit 
the proposals to the Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                                Jim Nussle,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosures.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1143
FY 2008 Pending Request: $12,504,398,000
Proposed Amendment: -$186,843,000
Revised Request: $12,317,555,000

    This amendment would reduce the pending request by $186.8 
million. This reduction is the net of the decreases and 
increases described below.
    Decreases include: (1) a net decrease of $242 million 
reflecting adjustments to initial Reserve Component (RC) 
mobilization estimates; (2) $693 million for less-than-expected 
active overstrength levels (-8,900 average strength from 
pending request); (3) $152 million due to a reduction in 
Permanent Change of Station moves required; and (4) $373 
million for subsistence transportation charges that are now 
funded from the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
    Increases include: (1) $315 million to continue the forces 
plus-up in Iraq; (2) $360 million for Assignment Incentive Pay 
of $1,000 per month for members extended beyond 12 months in 
theater; (3) $124 million for RC soldiers taking administrative 
absence earned from frequent deployments; (4) $69 million for 
RC pay for members activated to support the Army-wide 
initiative to enhance its ability to support the soldiers that 
are wounded, injured, or ill; and (5) $405 million for 
additional recruiting and retention bonuses.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $752,089,000
Proposed Amendment: $39,588,000
Revised Request: $791,677,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $39.6 
million including: (1) $2.5 million to extend the Marine 
Expeditionary Unit and Expeditionary Strike Group in theater; 
(2) $7.0 million to extend a training brigade in Afghanistan; 
(3) $5.1 million for higher-than-anticipated Permanent Change 
of Station moves in support of Global War on Terror (GWOT) 
assignments; and (4) $25.0 million for additional Reserve 
Component support for GWOT-related missions that include, but 
are not limited to, clinical support to the Navy's organic 
health care system; the Safe Harbor program that aids injured/
wounded sailors and their families in dealing with non-medical 
issues resulting from long-term hospitalization and/or 
outpatient treatment; readiness oversight of non-traditional 
expeditionary missions in support of GWOT, and theater-security 
cooperation in areas such as peacekeeping, maritime security, 
and counterterrorism.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,601,882,000
Proposed Amendment: $188,139,000
Revised Request: $1,790,021,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $188.1 
million, including: (1) $153.0 million for an additional 2,811 
workyears resulting from an involuntary recall to active duty 
of Marine Individual Ready Reservists (IRR) in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and an increase in Marine 
mobilized reservists in support of OIF and Operation Enduring 
Freedom (OEF) Horn of Africa; (2) $10.3 million for Reserve 
Component support of active duty units as they prepare for OIF/
OEF; (3) $22.0 million to extend two Battalions that are part 
of the force plus-up in OIF; and (4) $2.8 million to extend a 
Marine Expeditionary Unit supporting the force plus-up in OIF.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,411,890,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000,000
Revised Request: $1,415,890,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $4 
million to cover the pay and allowance associated with 
extending the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and 
aerial refueling support for continuing the surge of forces 
into FY 2008.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1145
FY 2008 Pending Request: $235,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $64,200,000
Revised Request: $299,200,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $64.2 
million to cover additional training days accomplished in 
reserve training status rather than on active duty. This pre-
mobilization training will increase unit readiness, reduce post 
mobilization training, and maximize the time that mobilized 
soldiers spend in theater. This training strategy is a direct 
result of the new Reserve Component utilization policy signed 
by the Secretary of Defense on January 19, 2007. Shifting to a 
12-month mobilization time allows Army Reserve soldiers to have 
more time with employers and families since they do more 
training at home station instead of at a mobilization station.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                           Military Personnel


                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1146
FY 2008 Pending Request: $476,584,000
Proposed Amendment: $660,163,000
Revised Request: $1,136,747,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $660.2 
million to cover additional training days accomplished in a 
reserve training status rather than on active duty. This pre-
mobilization training will increase unit readiness, reduce post 
mobilization training, and maximize the time that mobilized 
soldiers spend in theater. This training strategy is a direct 
result of the new Reserve Component utilization policy signed 
by the Secretary of Defense on January 19, 2007. Shifting to a 
12-month mobilization time allows Army Reserve soldiers to have 
more time with employers and families since they do more 
training at their home station instead of at a mobilization 
station.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

House Document 110-54 Page: 4
Pending Request: $46,537,964,000
Proposed Amendment: $8,395,387,000
Revised Request: $54,933,351,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $8.4 
billion to fund the extension of forces supporting surge 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and initiatives that are 
critical to the viability of the volunteer Army. Efforts 
include counter-insurgency, security and detainee operations, 
as well as intelligence initiatives, equipment maintenance and 
repair, logistical activities, and base operations support. 
Within the operations line, the request funds increased force 
protection, linguist support, theater communications capacity, 
and Commander's Emergency Response Program projects in 
Afghanistan. Additionally, improve care to our Wounded 
Warriors, and enhance Soldier and Family programs. This 
amendment would also fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

House Document 110-54 Page: 5
Pending Request: $5,464,407,000
Proposed Amendment: $788,286,000
Revised Request: $6,252,693,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $788.3 
million to fund the extension of forces supporting surge 
operations, the resetting of equipment in theater, and depot 
maintenance for ships, aircraft, and ground equipment returning 
from theater. In addition, it would fund efforts designed to 
protect wheeled vehicles from Radio Controlled IEDs; increased 
linguist support; and more embedded trainers for Afghan 
National Security Forces. This amendment would also fund 
increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

House Document 110-54 Page: 6
Pending Request: $4,326,093,000
Proposed Amendment: $348,595,000
Revised Request: $4,674,688,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $348.6 
million to fund the extension in theater of a Marine 
Expeditionary Unit through November 2007, and two Marine 
battalions through July, 2008. Increased funding is also needed 
for service contracts supporting unmanned aerial systems 
providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and to 
continue a program to protect wheeled vehicles from Radio 
Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices. Additionally, the 
amendment provides for increased family support including 
individual and family counseling needs arising from extended 
operations. This request would also fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

House Document 110-54 Page: 7
Pending Request: $10,598,330,000
Proposed Amendment: $211,343,000
Revised Request: $10,809,673,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $211.3 
million to cover the daily operating expenses of personnel, 
aerial refueling aircraft, and intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance (ISR) platforms associated with the force plus-
up in FY 2008. The amendment would also fund additional 
sustainment costs for ISR weapon systems, and increased fuel 
costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

House Document 110-54 Page: 8
Pending Request: $6,126,990,000
Proposed Amendment: $275,795,000
Revised Request: $6,402,785,000

    (Under the above heading, delete ``$6,126,990,000'' and 
substitute $6,402,785,000; delete ``and'' at the end of 
paragraph (1); delete the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and insert; and; and insert the following new paragraph:)
    (3) not to exceed $100,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purpose of providing specialized training and 
procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such 
supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis 
to coalition forces supporting United States military 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
congressional defense committees regarding support provided 
under this section.
    This amendment would increase the pending request by $275.8 
million to fund increased requirements for information systems, 
Special Operations Forces, and classified programs for the 
Global War on Terror. This request would also fund increased 
fuel costs.
    In addition, the proposed language would authorize the 
Department of Defense to use up to $100 million of Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide funds to provide specialized 
training, supplies and equipment to coalition forces that could 
not deploy to or conduct their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan 
without such support.
    This authority will allow specialized pre-deployment 
training to ensure coalition forces are adequately prepared for 
deployment. Use of this authority to purchase equipment for 
deployments will allow the U.S. Government to retain ownership 
of such equipment and to rotate the equipment to follow-on 
replacements of coalition forces (except for those personal 
clothing items or other supplies non normally re-issued to 
follow-on rotations), thus achieving a cost savings. 
Furthermore, the Department of Defense can ensure that 
coalition forces have current and interoperable equipment, 
especially counter-improvised explosive device equipment, thus 
potentially reducing casualties for both coalition and U.S. 
forces.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1149
FY 2008 Pending Request: $158,410,000
Proposed Amendment: $38,284,000
Revised Request: $196,694,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $38.3 
million to enhance family readiness and Army community support 
programs, and pre-mobilization training to improve readiness 
for reservists prior to deployment. This request would also 
fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $69,598,000
Proposed Amendment: $13,809,000
Revised Request: $83,407,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $13.8 
million to fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $68,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $193,000
Revised Request: $68,193,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by nearly 
$0.2 million to fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $24,266,000
Revised Request: $24,266,000

    (Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
Air Force Reserve,'' $24,266,000.
    This amendment would provide $24.2 million to fund 
increased fuel prices.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $466,150,000
Proposed Amendment: $290,858,000
Revised Request: $757,008,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $290.9 
million to enhance family readiness and Army community support 
programs, and to fund pre-mobilization training to improve 
readiness for reservists prior to deployment. This request 
would also fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1151
FY 2008 Pending Request: $31,168,000
Proposed Amendment: $72,099,000
Revised Request: $103,267,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $72.1 
million to fund additional maintenance and contractor logistics 
support. This request would also fund increased fuel costs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1152
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,022,842,000
Proposed Amendment: $114,600,000
Revised Request: $1,137,442,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request for the 
Operation and Maintenance portion of the Defense Health Program 
by $114.6 million to fund additional civilian health care 
professionals and administrative support for increased wounded 
warrior patient care at medical facilities. This request also 
provides for expanded health care coverage for non-medical 
attendants for wounded warriors.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                           IRAQ FREEDOM FUND

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1152
FY 2008 Pending Request: $107,500,000
Proposed Amendment: $100,000,000
Revised Request: $207,500,000

    (In the FY 2008 appropriations language under the above 
heading, delete ``$107,500,000'' and substitute $207,500,000; 
and add the following before the first colon:)

, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $100,000,000 may be used for the redevelopment of the 
Iraqi industrial sector by identifying, and providing 
assistance to, factories and other industrial facilities that 
are best situated to resume operations quickly and reemploy the 
Iraqi workforce.
    This amendment would increase the pending request by $100 
million to continue the work being done by the Task Force to 
improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                       Operation and Maintenance


                       IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1153
FY 2008 Pending Request: $2,000,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000,000,000
Revised Request: $3,000,000,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $1 
billion to fund the Iraq Security Force (ISF) expansion 
necessary for the ISF to conduct counterinsurgency operations 
and enhance border security. It will also fund ISF development 
of enabling capabilities for which they now rely on Coalition 
Forces, such as combat support (including aviation support), 
combat service support (logistics, supply chain management and 
maintenance) and training and associated requirements.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1154
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,900,306,000
Proposed Amendment: $225,158,000
Revised Request: $2,125,464,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $225.2 
million to fund CH-47 cargo helicopter modifications and 
aircraft support equipment.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1154
FY 2008 Pending Request: $492,734,000
Proposed Amendment: $149,030,000
Revised Request: $641,764,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $149 
million to fund Javelin Missile and Improved Target Acquisition 
System modifications.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1155
FY 2008 Pending Request: $4,780,172,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,509,525,000
Revised Request: $7,289,697,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $2.5 
billion to procure weapon systems and equipment that support 
troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan; reset equipment that 
has been destroyed, damaged, stressed, or worn out due to 
combat operations; and improve unit readiness levels upon 
return from operational deployment. Weapon systems and 
equipment include M1 Abrams Tank and M2 Bradley Fighting 
vehicle upgrades, Stryker vehicles, Howitzers and small arms 
and medium caliber weapons for operating, returning, and future 
deploying forces.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1155
FY 2008 Pending Request: $313,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $200,600,000
Revised Request: $513,600,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $200.6 
million to fund Provision of Industrial Facilities.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

House Document 110-54 Page: 9
Pending Request: $15,067,977,000
Proposed Amendment: $19,863,591,000
Revised Request: $34,931,568,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $19.9 
billion to procure additional equipment to include tactical and 
heavy armored vehicles identified by the Joint Urgent 
Operational Needs process to support forces deployed to Iraq 
and Afghanistan. The $16.4 billion required for additional 
tactical and heavy armored vehicles includes $10.4 billion to 
procure the Family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protection 
vehicles, $2.7 billion for the Family of Medium Tactical 
Vehicles, $1.7 billion for the Family of Heavy Tactical 
Vehicles, and $1.6 billion for the Stryker Vehicles. Other 
significant procurement includes $1.3 billion for High-
Multipurpose Mobile Wheeled Vehicles and $1.2 billion for Rapid 
Equipping Soldier Support Equipment.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


             JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $4,000,000,000
Proposed Amendment $269,000,000
Revised Request: $4,269,000,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $269 
million to support the Services' acceleration of Home Station 
Lane Training on Counter-Innovative Explosive Devices (C-IED). 
All Services require C-IED Home Station Training Lanes, which 
will be provided at 30 locations. Requested funding for FY 2008 
accomplishes two key tasks, it: (1) expands C-IED training 
capabilities to support all Service individual and basic 
collective training venues prior to advanced collective (unit) 
training exercises at Combat Training Centers in preparation 
for deployment to theater, and (2) provides additional 
resources for critical C-IED training support equipment across 
the same Service venues.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $3,099,958,000
Proposed Amendment: $808,500,000
Revised Request: $3,908,458,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $808.5 
million to fund procurement of aircraft, modifications of 
aircraft, support equipment and aircraft spares essential to 
continuing the Global War on Terror (GWOT) fight. The requested 
aircraft include five EA-18G Growlers ($375 million), one F/A-
18E/F Hornet ($54.5 million), and three MH-60S helicopters 
($102.3 million). The request also includes modifications for 
P-3 aircraft ($225 million) to support GWOT with a Ground 
Moving Target Indicator and Synthetic Aperture Radar. The 
remaining funds are for aircraft modifications to replace worn 
and obsolete equipment, provide intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance equipment for EP-3/P-3 aircraft supporting 
CENTCOM, and spares to support the requested aircraft in 
theater.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $251,281,000
Proposed Amendment: $67,000,000
Revised Request: $318,281,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $67 
million to replace the 14 Close-In Weapons Systems diverted to 
the Department of the Army in FY 2007 and to accelerate 
production deliveries to minimize the impact to the Navy's 
fielding plan.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1157
FY 2008 Pending Request: $590,090,000
Proposed Amendment: $19,800,000
Revised Request: $609,890,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $19.8 
million to fund Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Small Arms 
and Landing Party ammunition.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

House Document 110-54 Page: 10
Pending Request: $848,311,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,022,286,000
Revised Request: $1,870,597,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $1.0 
billion. These funds will provide for the replacement of items 
damaged or destroyed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom, provide new and increased capabilities for 
the troops, and equipment to reset the force. Specifically, 
this amendment provides $725 million for P-3 Ground Moving 
Target Indicator and Synthetic Aperture Radar pods to support 
the Global War on Terror; $83 million for Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicles, Counter Remote Control Electronic Warfare, and 
associated Explosive Ordnance Detection efforts; $22 million 
for Shipboard Information Warfare, and other Command, Control, 
Communications, Computer, Intelligence (C4I) equipment; $103 
million for C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance, vehicles, and 
other equipment for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command units; 
and $52 million for force protection, various aviation support, 
and miscellaneous equipment.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

House Document 110-54 Page: 11
Pending Request: $4,833,140,000
Proposed Amendment: $686,600,000
Revised Request: $5,519,740,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $686.6 
million to procure weapon systems and equipment that support 
troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and reset equipment 
that has been destroyed, damaged, stressed, or worn out due to 
combat operations and improve unit readiness levels upon return 
from operational deployment. This includes explosive ordnance 
disposal equipment, weapon system upgrades, communication and 
electronic equipment, and night vision and construction 
equipment.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1158
FY 2008 Pending Request: $3,336,809,000
Proposed Amendment: $609,430,000
Revised Request: $3,946,239,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $609 
million to fund the procurement of Predator and Reaper Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicles; modifications for A-10, F-15 and F-16 combat 
aircraft; E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System 
airborne battle management, command and control; Sniper 
Advanced Targeting pods with Video Downlink and other aircraft 
production support.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                  procurement of ammunition, air force

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1158
FY 2008 Pending Request: $74,005,000
Proposed Amendment: $30,400,000
Revised Request: $104,405,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $30.4 
million to fund M240 and M249 machine guns and combat 
replacement rifles.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                               Procurement


                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

House Document 110-54 Page: 12
Pending Request: $4,328,206,000
Proposed Amendment: $293,500,000
Revised Request: $4,621,706,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $293.5 
million to fund various equipment to include Predator ground 
stations needed for the Global War on Terror operations.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

House Document 110-54 Page: 13
Pending Request: $600,768,000
Proposed Amendment: $167,489,000
Revised Request: $768,257,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $167.5 
million to fund various operational improvements.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                              Procurement


                         RAPID ACQUISITION FUND

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1159
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $150,000,000
Revised Request: $150,000,000

    (Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations 
language that follows immediately after the material under the 
heading ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'':)
    For an additional amount for ``Rapid Acquisition Fund,'' 
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.
    This amendment would increase the Global War on Terror 
request by $150 million for the Rapid Acquisition Fund. This 
request provides additional transfer funds for rapid response 
to unforeseen, joint urgent operational needs for U.S. Central 
Command to minimize casualties and to ensure mission success 
for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 
These funds will provide additional force protection equipment 
acquisition and sustainment that will address emerging 
requirements.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


           RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY

House Document 110-54 Page: 14
Pending Request: $161,653,000
Proposed Amendment: $21,646,000
Revised Request: $183,299,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $21.6 
million to fund various developmental programs with specific 
importance to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This includes 
software changes to the Distributed Common Ground System 
Program, a cooperative effort between the Services and Agencies 
to improve processing and dissemination of data; development of 
software tools for the Wounded Warrior program; joint command 
and control improvements and development of counter sniper 
technologies.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


           RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY

House Document 110-54 Page: 15
Pending Request: $628,428,000
Proposed Amendment: $131,068,000
Revised Request: $759,496,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $131.1 
million to fund EA-18G Next Generation Jammer development; the 
development of more effective Weapons of Mass Destruction 
detectors; testing of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, 
which in combination with counter improvised explosive device 
(IED) jammers and improved tactics, has led to a decrease in 
the lethal effects of IEDs; and the development of several 
classified technologies related to combat and intelligence 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1160
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,369,781,000
Proposed Amendment: $202,029,000
Revised Request: $1,571,810,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $202 
million to fund the A-10 aircraft Propulsion Upgrade Program, 
to increase A-10 engine thrust to enable full fuel and weapons 
loads when operating from ``high-hot'' airfields such as Bagram 
airbase in Afghanistan, and to decrease time-to-climb 
minimizing time in the Man-Portable Air Defense Missile threat 
envelope; development of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator for the 
B-2 aircraft in response to an Urgent Operational Need from 
theater commanders. Funding is also requested to improve the 
performance of the Joint Surveillance Attack Radar System in 
the mountainous Afghan landscape by incorporating a Beyond 
Line-of-Sight system; and for a variety of tactical 
communications, detectors/sensors; and to continue concept 
development of a Senior Leader Communication, Command, and 
Control System, which is a mini-package that provides secure 
voice, data, and video capability.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation


       RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161
FY 2008 Pending Request: $727,498,000
Proposed Amendment: $630,090,000
Revised Request: $1,357,588,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $630.1 
million to fund various intelligence activities and operational 
improvements. The request also funds the development of a Wide 
Area Service Architecture networks to improve communications in 
Afghanistan; and for other National Security Agency mission 
support programs.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                      MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161
FY 2008 Pending Request: $738,850,000
Proposed Amendment: $701,900,000
Revised Request: $1,440,750,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $701.9 
million for construction and planning and design. These 
additional resources would fund various construction projects 
located in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait ($563.8 million) and 
would fund various projects in support of the Army Medical 
Action Plan initiative ($138.1 million). The requested funds 
will provide funding for basic infrastructure projects, such as 
water supply, treatment, and storage facilities. Force 
protection projects include overhead cover systems to protect 
high troop concentration areas from mortar and rocket fire, 
entry control points and perimeter fencing. This request also 
includes funding for operational facilities including airfield 
ramps, parking aprons, and facilities for detainee operations 
in Iraq. It includes a juvenile Theater Internment Facility 
Reintegration Center (TIFRIC) at Camp Constitution to 
rehabilitate captured juvenile combatants, as well as a mud-
brick factory at the Camp Cropper TIFRIC for a detainee work 
program. The requested funds would provide for new roads in 
Afghanistan and additional support facilities in the U.S. 
Central Command Area of Responsibility.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


              MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161-1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: $157,305,000
Proposed Amendment: $80,200,000
Revised Request: $237,505,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $80.2 
million to fund the construction projects located at Camp 
Lemonier, Djibouti and for planning and design. The projects 
include a water production facility, an expanded network 
infrastructure project, and a dining facility.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $305,000,000
Revised Request: $305,000,000

    (Under the above heading, insert the following new FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
Force,'' $305,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2012: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended 
to carry out planning and design and military construction 
projects not otherwise authorized by law. 
    This amendment would provide $305 million for planning and 
design and various operational facilities, such as ramps and 
taxiways located in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, and 
Iraq. This request also would provide for a project at Al Udeid 
Air Base in Qatar to replace aging and failing temporary and 
expeditionary structures and utilities that have outlived their 
useful life. These facilities are in need of replacement to 
support ongoing operations.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $27,600,000
Revised Request: $27,600,000

    (Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations 
language that follows immediately after the material under the 
heading ``Military Construction, Air Force'':)
    For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
Defense-Wide,'' $27,600,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2012: Provided, That such funds may be obligated 
and expended to carry out planning and design and military 
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.
    This request would provide $27.6 million for various 
defense-wide facilities. This request includes $6.6 million to 
construct a logistics storage warehouse at Al Udeid, Qatar to 
provide a storage and command and control facility adjacent to 
the new U.S. Central Command forward headquarters. This request 
also would provide $21.0 million for a new Burn Center at 
Brooke Army Medical Center. The new center will leverage state-
of-the-art technology to improve military burn recovery and 
rehabilitation and will be adequately sized to handle the 
necessary patient load.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                         Military Construction


               BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $415,910,000
Revised Request: $415,910,000

    (Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations 
language that follows immediately after the material under the 
heading ``Military and Construction, Defense-Wide'':)
    For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense 
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), 
$415,910,000, to remain available until expended.
    This amendment would provide $415.9 million to expedite the 
completion of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical 
Center in Bethesda, Maryland and the new community hospital at 
Fort Belvoir, Virginia to enable early transition of services 
out of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC into 
new state-of-the-art facilities.
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


                     Revolving and Management Funds


                     DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1163
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,676,275,000
Proposed Amendment: $281,400,000
Revised Request: $1,957,675,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $281.4 
million to fund increases in the cost of fuel paid from the 
Defense Working Capital Funds. Increases in world fuel market 
costs have resulted in increased fuel costs to the Department 
of Defense. This amendment would fund the increase in baseline 
fuel costs above levels funded in the President's FY 2008 
Budget for Defense Working Capital Funds activities that buy 
fuel in their operations.

       2008 PROPOSALS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1178
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: - - -

    (In the fourth general provision under the above heading, 
delete ``$977,441,000'' and substitute $1,219,441,000:)
    This provision would increase the pending request for 
amounts which may be used to provide the commanders in Iraq and 
Afghanistan total Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) 
authority of $1.2 billion. CERP projects are identified by 
commanders working in concert with provincial and district 
leaders. Proposed funding would be used for road construction 
projects that are generally focused on secondary roads, which 
may be constructed using materials such as gravel or 
cobblestone, and for other economic development activities. 
These projects will be at the Provincial-to-District level and 
will synchronize with the Afghan Engineer District, U.S. Agency 
for International Development projects, and the Afghanistan 
National Development Strategy. These projects would contribute 
to the U.S. Government strategy of enhancing the Coalition and 
the Government of Afghanistan's presence at the local level.
                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


                      Foreign Agriculture Service


                     PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1143
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $350,000,000
Revised Request: $350,000,000

    (Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Title II 
Grants,'' $350,000,000, to remain available until expended.
    This request would provide $350 million for emergency food 
aid needs. Of this total, an estimated $75 million is to 
address humanitarian needs in the Darfur region of Sudan, 
including refugees from the violence who are in Chad. This 
request also provides an estimated $275 million to address 
critical food situations elsewhere, particularly in southern 
Africa and the Horn of Africa. These funds may be used to 
replenish costs incurred in order to meet urgent needs.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1168
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,881,608,000
Proposed Amendment: $401,400,000
Revised Request: $2,283,008,000

    (In the FY 2008 appropriations language under the above 
heading, delete ``$1,881,608,000'' and substitute 
$2,283,008,000; and before the period add the following:)

, of which $162,400,000 for World Wide Security upgrades is 
available until expended.
    This amendment would increase the pending request by $401.4 
million to support critical security improvements and mission 
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and efforts to advance peace 
in the Middle East. The request would fund Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs as follows: $239.0 million for the U.S. 
Mission in Iraq to meet increased costs of Mission security and 
operations; $162.4 million for the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan 
for increased overhead protection, armored vehicles, and 
security operations.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1169
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $160,000,000
Revised Request: $160,000,000

    (Insert the above heading and the appropriations language 
that follows immediately after the material under the heading 
``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'':)
    For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance,'' $160,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    This amendment would provide $160 million for the Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance account to address an 
urgent need to protect U.S. employees serving in Kabul, 
Afghanistan. Currently, a large number of U.S. Government 
employees are housed in containers, which do not provide 
sufficient protection from potential attacks. This request 
would fund secure, permanent housing that meets security 
standards for employee protection.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                      International Organizations


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1169-1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $723,600,000
Revised Request: $723,600,000

    (Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities,'' $723,600,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009.
    This amendment would provide $723.6 million for 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities to 
support immediate and sustained implementation of UN Security 
Council Resolution 1769 to improve security, support the peace 
process, and facilitate humanitarian assistance delivery in 
Darfur, Sudan. This request will fund the US share of the 
start-up, infrastructure, and operating costs of the new UN 
peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID). UNAMID plans to 
integrate the 7,700 African Union peacekeepers into the hybrid 
mission and build up the force levels to nearly 26,000 military 
and police officers before the start of FY 2009.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                                 Other


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: $35,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $195,000,000
Revised Request: $230,000,000

    This amendment would increase the pending request by $195 
million, of which $160 million is for urgently needed basic 
social services to Iraqi refugees and $35 million will assist 
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and West Bank and Gaza.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                                 Other


          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: $159,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $575,000,000
Revised Request: $734,000,000

    (In the appropriations language under the above heading, 
delete ``$159,000,000'' and substitute $734,000,000; and before 
the period add the following:)

, of which $500,000,000 is for assistance to Mexico and 
$50,000,000 is for assistance to Central America.
    This amendment would increase the pending request by $575 
million. This request includes $500 million to provide an 
emergency assistance package for the Government of Mexico to 
support their unprecedented efforts to confront organized crime 
and narcotics trafficking. This request will strengthen 
America's security by improving cooperation with the Government 
of Mexico as called for in the Joint US-Mexico Communique 
announced earlier this year by President Bush and President 
Calderon. Assistance will include counter narcotics, law 
enforcement and rule of law activities in Mexico, to include 
training and equipping Mexican security forces to significantly 
strengthen law enforcement nationwide; enhancing Mexican port, 
airport and border security, to prevent the cross border 
movement of illicit drugs, firearms, financial assets, and 
trafficked people; and supporting a stronger Mexican 
prosecutorial system, a more efficient judicial system, and a 
secure prison system.
    The amendment also includes $50 million for Central 
American states to support these same activities as part of a 
broader regional approach in detecting and deterring 
transitional crimes and narcotics trafficking and secure our 
borders.
    An additional $25 million is requested for the West Bank to 
help the Palestinian Authority to improve its security 
capabilities.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   International Security Assistance


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1171
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,111,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,106,000,000
Revised Request: $2,217,000,000

    The amendment would increase the pending request by $1.1 
billion. This includes $495 million to support additional, 
urgent needs in Afghanistan. Of this amount, $100 million would 
fund elections support, including national voter registration, 
administrative support to the Independent Election Commission 
and support for candidates, political parties and civil society 
organizations, in preparation for upcoming Presidential and 
Parliamentary elections currently scheduled for 2009; $115 
million would support urgent power projects, including funding 
for the transport, installation and other costs associated with 
operating new diesel generators that would provide electricity 
to Kabul by 2009; $50 million would fund a road segment to 
expand the reach and service delivery capacity of the central 
government into a strategic province in the North; $225 million 
would extend the reach of the central government into districts 
and provinces through support for good governance programs that 
will boost public confidence and enhance stability in the near-
term; and $5 million would provide technical assistance to 
enable the Afghans to launch Reconstruction Opportunity Zones.
    This amendment would also provide:
     $25 million to initiate a new enterprise fund to 
strengthen the Iraqi private sector's access to capital that 
they need to create jobs.
     $60 million to support Pakistan's Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Development plan. This will 
bring total funding for the FATA region to $150 million in FY 
2008;
     $106 million to provide Heavy Fuel Oil or an 
equivalent value of energy or economic assistance to North 
Korea on an ``action-for-action'' basis in support of the Six 
Party Talks in return for actions taken by North Korea on 
denuclearization;
     $350 million to provide urgent budget support and 
economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority. These funds 
are required to help the Palestinian Authority build its 
infrastructure and meet its financial obligations to avoid a 
pending fiscal crisis that could undermine its authority; and
     $70 million to support elections in Sudan in 2009, 
an important element to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
between the North and South, and other urgent conflict 
management and stabilization activities in Southern Sudan.
                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   International Security Assistance


    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1172
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $5,000,000
Revised Request: $5,000,000

    (Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $5,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009.
    This amendment would provide $5 million to support the 
Afghan Presidential Security Service.
                   INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS


               U.S. Agency for International Development


              INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1174
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $80,000,000
Revised Request: $80,000,000

    (Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008 
appropriations language:)
    For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
Famine Assistance'' $80,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
    The request provides $80 million to support humanitarian 
needs of persons affected by the violence in Iraq. The use of 
these funds will include shelter, clean water, emergency relief 
supplies, safe protective spaces for women and children, and 
emergency health care and to include costs already incurred.

   2008 PROPOSALS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER 
                         INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1178
FY 2008 Pending Request - - -
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: - - -

    (In the appropriation language under the above heading, 
insert the following new sections:)
    Sec. __. Funds appropriated under this or any prior Act 
under the heading, ``Economic Support Fund,'' may be used for 
assistance to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea to 
support the goals of the Six Party Talks, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law.
    Sec. __. Funds appropriated by this or any prior Act under 
the headings, ``Economic Support Fund,'' ``Peacekeeping 
Operations,'' or ``International Military Education and 
Training'', may be used for assistance to Sudan for the 
purposes of promoting democracy, conflict management, and 
stabilization programs, and training and equipping the Southern 
Sudanese military, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
    Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to establish the Iraq 
Enterprise Fund, the purpose of which is to promote development 
of the Iraqi private sector and to promote policies and 
practices conducive to private sector development in Iraq: 
Provided, That not to exceed $25,000,000 under the heading, 
``Economic Support Fund'' provided in this Act, and such sums 
as necessary from balances remaining under this heading and 
under the heading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' in 
prior Acts, may be used to operate the Fund: Provided further, 
That provisions contained in section 201 of the Support for 
East European Democracy Act of 1989 (excluding subsection (b) 
of that section) shall be deemed to apply to the Fund, and to 
funds made available to such entity, to enable it to provide 
assistance for purposes of this section: Provided further, That 
in addition to the requirements of subsection (d)(3)(A) of such 
Act, a limited number of non-host country foreign Directors may 
be appointed to the Board under that subsection.
    Notwithstanding authority is required to provide the heavy 
fuel oil or an equivalent value of energy or economic 
assistance to North Korea on an ``action-for-action'' basis in 
support of the Six Party Talks in return for actions taken by 
North Korea on denuclearization.
    Although there is sufficient special ``notwithstanding'' 
authority under current law to use funds requested under 
``Economic Support Funds'' for Sudan, additional 
``notwithstanding'' authority is needed particularly to use 
international military education and training and peacekeeping 
funds for assistance for training and equipping the Southern 
Sudanese military.
    The Iraq Enterprise Fund language provides the authority 
necessary to implement an enterprise fund to encourage private 
sector growth and investment in Iraq.

                                  
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