[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H2875-H2931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1591, U.S. TROOP READINESS, 
          VETERANS' HEALTH, AND IRAQ ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, 2007

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 261, I call up 
the bill (H.R. 1591) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, and 
ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 261, the 
amendment printed in House Report 110-64 is adopted and the bill, as 
amended, is considered read.
  The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

                               H.R. 1591

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, namely:

   TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                      FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

                     Public Law 480 Title II Grants

       For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Title II 
     Grants'', during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in 
     connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
     Act, $450,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                            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, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


             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, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     United States Marshals Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $2,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                       National Security Division


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $1,736,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $118,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $8,468,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is

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     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $8,878,899,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $1,100,410,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $1,495,828,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $1,229,334,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $173,244,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $82,800,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $15,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $14,100,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $552,725,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $24,600,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $20,897,672,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $5,115,397,000, of which up to $120,293,000 may be 
     transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating Expenses'', for 
     reimbursement for activities which support activities 
     requested by the Navy: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $1,503,694,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $6,909,259,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $2,855,993,000, of which not to exceed 
     $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be used 
     for payments to reimburse Pakistan, Jordan, and other key 
     cooperating nations, for logistical, military, and other 
     support provided, or to be provided, to United States 
     military operations, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law: Provided, That such payments may be made in such amounts 
     as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, in his 
     discretion, based on documentation determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support 
     provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon 
     the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days 
     following notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $74,049,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $111,066,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as

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     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $13,591,000: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $10,160,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $133,569,000: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $38,429,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Afghanistan Security Forces 
     Fund'', $5,906,400,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                       Iraq Security Forces Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'', 
     $3,842,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                           Iraq Freedom Fund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Iraq Freedom Fund'', 
     $155,600,000, to remain available for transfer until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Joint Improvised Explosive 
     Device Defeat Fund'', $2,432,800,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Strategic Reserve Readiness Fund


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       In addition to amounts provided in this or any other Act, 
     for training, operations, repair of equipment, purchases of 
     equipment, and other expenses related to improving the 
     readiness of non-deployed United States military forces, 
     $2,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided 
     herein only to appropriations for military personnel, 
     operation and maintenance, procurement, and defense working 
     capital funds to accomplish the purposes provided herein: 
     Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged 
     with and shall be available for the same purposes and for the 
     same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 
     fewer than five days prior to making transfers under this 
     authority, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such transfers made pursuant to 
     this authority: Provided further, That funds shall be 
     transferred to the appropriation accounts not later than 120 
     days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
     the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination that all or part of the funds transferred from 
     this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation: Provided further, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army'', $461,850,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
     $160,173,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $3,474,389,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $681,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $10,197,399,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $995,797,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $171,813,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Navy and Marine

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     Corps'', $159,833,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $937,407,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $1,885,383,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $2,474,916,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $140,300,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $95,800,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $2,042,183,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $934,930,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $60,781,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $295,737,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $132,928,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $545,904,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $1,315,526,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

       For an additional amount for ``National Defense Sealift 
     Fund'', $5,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $2,789,703,000; of which $2,289,703,000 shall be for 
     operation and maintenance, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2008; and of which $500,000,000 shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation, which shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $259,115,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                            RELATED AGENCIES

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For an additional amount for ``Intelligence Community 
     Management Account'', $57,426,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1301. Appropriations provided in this chapter are 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2007, unless 
     otherwise provided in this chapter.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1302. Upon his determination that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary of Defense 
     may transfer between appropriations up to $3,500,000,000 of 
     the funds made available to the Department of Defense in this 
     chapter: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the 
     Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the 
     authority in this section: Provided further, That the 
     authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense and

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     is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 
     provided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-289; 120 Stat. 
     1257), except for the fourth proviso.
       Sec. 1303. Funds appropriated in this chapter, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in or pursuant to this 
     chapter, for intelligence activities are deemed to be 
     specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of 
     section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
       Sec. 1304. None of the funds provided in this chapter may 
     be used to finance programs or activities denied by Congress 
     in fiscal years 2006 or 2007 appropriations to the Department 
     of Defense or to initiate a procurement or research, 
     development, test and evaluation new start program without 
     prior written notification to the congressional defense 
     committees.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1305. During fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of 
     Defense may transfer amounts in or credited to the Defense 
     Cooperation Account, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608, to such 
     appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense as he 
     shall determine for use consistent with the purposes for 
     which such funds were contributed and accepted: Provided, 
     That such amounts shall be available for the same time period 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall report to the Congress all transfers 
     made pursuant to this authority: Provided further, That funds 
     made available pursuant to this section are designated as 
     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).
       Sec. 1306. (a) Authority To Provide Support.--Of the amount 
     appropriated by this chapter under the heading, ``Drug 
     Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', not to 
     exceed $100,000,000 may be used for support for counter-drug 
     activities of the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan: 
     Provided, That such support shall be in addition to support 
     provided for the counter-drug activities of such Governments 
     under any other provision of the law.
       (b) Types of Support.--
       (1) Except as specified in subsection (b)(2) of this 
     section, the support that may be provided under the authority 
     in this section shall be limited to the types of support 
     specified in section 1033(c)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85, as 
     amended by Public Laws 106-398, 108-136, and 109-364) and 
     conditions on the provision of support as contained in 
     section 1033 shall apply for fiscal year 2007.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense may transfer vehicles, 
     aircraft, and detection, interception, monitoring and testing 
     equipment to said Governments for counter-drug activities.
       Sec. 1307. (a) From funds made available for operation and 
     maintenance in this chapter to the Department of Defense, not 
     to exceed $456,000,000 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response 
     Program, for the purpose of enabling military commanders in 
     Iraq and Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief 
     and reconstruction requirements within their areas of 
     responsibility by carrying out programs that will immediately 
     assist the Iraqi and Afghan people.
       (b) Quarterly Reports.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of 
     funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant 
     to the authority provided in this section or under any other 
     provision of law for the purposes of the programs under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 1308. Supervision and administration costs associated 
     with a construction project funded with appropriations 
     available for operation and maintenance, and executed in 
     direct support of the Global War on Terrorism only in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction 
     contract is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section, supervision and administration costs include all in-
     house Government costs.
       Sec. 1309. Section 9010 of division A of Public Law 109-289 
     is amended by striking ``2007'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2008''.
       Sec. 1310. Section 1005(c)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, FY 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by 
     striking ``$310,277,000'' and inserting ``$376,446,000''.
       Sec. 1311. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be obligated 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 stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
     of Iraq.


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 1312. (a) Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this chapter under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $100,000,000 may be made 
     available for transfer to the Department of State ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' account to support provincial reconstruction 
     teams in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That these funds may 
     be transferred by the Secretary of Defense only if he 
     determines such amounts are required to assist in 
     reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (b) The transfer authority in this section is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense.
       (c) The Secretary shall, not fewer than five days prior to 
     making transfers under this authority, notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
     such transfer.
       Sec. 1313. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
     regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on 
     December 10, 1984):
       (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code;
       (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations 
     prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of 
     title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 
     in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-148); and
       (4) The limitation included in this section also applies to 
     renditions.
       Sec. 1314. (a) Not more than 50 percent of the amount of 
     the funds appropriated by this Act under each of the headings 
     ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' and ``Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund'' shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditure until the Secretary of Defense submits the 
     initial report required by subsection (b) and the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget submits the initial 
     report required by subsection (c).
       (b) Report by Secretary of Defense.--
       (1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that contains 
     individual transition readiness assessments by unit of Iraq 
     and Afghan security forces. The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees updates of the 
     report required by this subsection on a monthly basis until 
     October 1, 2008. The report and updates of the report 
     required by this subsection shall be submitted in classified 
     form.
       (2) In this subsection, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means the Committees on Appropriations and Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate.
       (c) Report by OMB.--
       (1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense; the Commander, 
     Multi-National Security Transition Command--Iraq; the 
     Commander, Combined Security Transition Command--Afghanistan; 
     and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days 
     thereafter a report on the proposed use of all funds under 
     each of the headings ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' and 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' on a project-by-project 
     basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated 
     during the three month period from such date, including 
     estimates by the commanders referred to in this paragraph of 
     the costs required to complete each such project.
       (2) The report required by this subsection shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds appropriated under the headings referred to in 
     paragraph (1) were obligated prior to the submission of the 
     report, including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (B) The use of all funds on a project-by-project basis for 
     which funds were appropriated under the headings referred to 
     in paragraph (1) in prior appropriations Acts, or for which 
     funds were made available by transfer, reprogramming, or 
     allocation from other headings in prior appropriations Acts, 
     including estimates by the commanders referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of the costs to complete each project.
       (C) An estimated total cost to train and equip the Iraq and 
     Afghan security forces, disaggregated by major program and 
     sub-elements by force, arrayed by fiscal year.
       (d) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate of any proposed new projects 
     or transfers of funds between sub-activity groups in excess 
     of $15,000,000 using funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Iraq Security Forces Fund'' and ``Afghanistan 
     Security Forces Fund''.
       Sec. 1315. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this chapter may be obligated or expended to 
     provide award fees to any defense contractor contrary to the 
     provisions of section 814 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, FY 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
       Sec. 1316. (a) Not more than 90 percent of the funds 
     appropriated in this chapter for operation and maintenance 
     shall be available for obligation unless and until the 
     Secretary

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     of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a 
     report detailing the use of contracted services in support of 
     United States military and reconstruction activities in Iraq 
     and Afghanistan: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prepare the report in consultation with the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of 
     State: Provided further, That the report shall provide 
     detailed information specifying the number of contracts, 
     private contractors, and contractor personnel used to provide 
     services in fiscal year 2006, with sub-allocations by major 
     service categories: Provided further, That the report also 
     shall include estimates of the number of contracts to be 
     executed in fiscal year 2007 with the associated number of 
     contractors and contractor personnel, and provide information 
     regarding the Federal department(s) or agency(s) responsible 
     for executing these contracts: Provided further, That the 
     report shall be submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance in 
     this chapter are hereby reduced by $815,000,000 to reflect 
     savings attributable to efficiencies and management 
     improvements in the funding of contracts in the military 
     departments: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
     allocate this reduction proportionally to each operation and 
     maintenance account contained in this chapter: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 
     five days prior to making such reductions, notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing of the details of 
     such reductions.
       Sec. 1317. Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A death gratuity'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to subsection (d), a death gratuity'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and, 
     in such subsection, by striking ``If an eligible survivor 
     dies before he'' and inserting ``If a person entitled to all 
     or a portion of a death gratuity under subsection (a) or (d) 
     dies before the person'' ; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) During the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 
     2007, a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title 
     may designate another person to receive not more than 50 
     percent of the amount payable under section 1478 of this 
     title. The designation shall indicate the percentage of the 
     amount, to be specified only in 10 percent increments up to 
     the maximum of 50 percent, that the designated person may 
     receive. The balance of the amount of the death gratuity 
     shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person 
     concerned in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''.
       Sec. 1318. Section 9007 of division A of Public Law 109-289 
     is amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``170''.
       Sec. 1319. Section 1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
     into law by Public Law 106-398), as amended by section 1052 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006 (Public Law 109-163) and section 1073 of the John Warner 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
     (Public Law 109-364), is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2007'' and inserting ``June 30, 2008''.
       Sec. 1320. There is appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Defense such sums as may be necessary to implement the 
     recommendations of the Army Inspector General with regard to 
     trained military attorneys dedicated to representing soldiers 
     who are pursuing claims before physical evaluation boards and 
     earlier in the Army disability evaluation system process.

                               CHAPTER 4

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                National Nuclear Security Administration

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                 Departmental Management and Operations


                        ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Analysis and Operations'', 
     $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, to 
     be used for expansion of the State and Local Fusion Center 
     program: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     Customs and Border Protection


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, 
     to be used to increase the number of inspectors, intelligence 
     analysts and support staff responsible for container security 
     inspections, and for other efforts to improve supply chain 
     security: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses, Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center'' for basic training costs: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS,

                      MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT

       For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'', $150,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008, to be used to 
     complete and expand airwings on the Northern Border: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                 Transportation Security Administration


                           AVIATION SECURITY

       For an additional amount for ``Aviation Security'', 
     $1,250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $1,000,000,000 shall be for explosive detection procurement 
     and installation, $90,000,000 shall be for expansion of 
     checkpoint explosive detection pilot systems, and 
     $160,000,000 shall be for screening of cargo carried on 
     passenger aircraft: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    National Protection and Programs


           INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

       For an additional amount for ``Infrastructure Protection 
     and Information Security'', $25,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008, to be used for development of State 
     and local interoperability plans in conjunction with the 
     SAFECOM program office: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For salaries and expenses of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008, for regional disaster communications 
     capability and support for mutual aid agreements: Provided, 
     That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                        STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'', 
     $415,000,000, of which $190,000,000 shall be for port 
     security grants and $225,000,000 shall be for intercity rail 
     passenger transportation, freight rail, and transit security 
     grants: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management 
     Performance Grants'', $100,000,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                   Domestic Nuclear Detection Office


                          SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

       For an additional amount for ``Systems Acquisition'', 
     $400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the

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     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1501. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--None of the funds made available in this 
     or any other Act shall be used by the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical 
     facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security 
     standards or requirements established for such a facility by 
     the State or local government for the area where the facility 
     is located.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, each of the terms 
     ``site security plan'' and ``chemical facility'' has the 
     meaning that the term has in section 550 of the Department of 
     Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-
     295; 120 Stat. 1388).
       (b) Amendments.--Section 550 of the Department of Homeland 
     Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295; 120 
     Stat. 1388) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary may not 
     disapprove a site security plan submitted under this section 
     based on the presence or absence of a particular security 
     measure, but'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``consistent with 
     similar'' and inserting ``identical to the protections 
     given'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``, site security plans, 
     and other information submitted to or obtained by the 
     Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or 
     security information, shall be treated as if the information 
     were classified material'' and inserting ``and site security 
     plans shall be treated as sensitive security information (as 
     that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations)''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``: Provided, That 
     nothing in this section confers upon any person except the 
     Secretary a right of action against an owner or operator of a 
     chemical facility to enforce any provision of this section''.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $6,437,000, as follows:

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For an additional amount for allowances and expenses as 
     authorized by House resolution or law, $6,437,000 for 
     business continuity and disaster recovery, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                               CHAPTER 7

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $1,329,240,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: 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 $168,200,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, $25,600,000 shall not be 
     obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits 
     an updated 1391 form that addresses the actual housing 
     requirement for the Consolidated Compound in Kabul, 
     Afghanistan, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate and an approval is issued: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $369,690,000 shall not be obligated or expended 
     until the Secretary of Defense submits a detailed report 
     explaining how military road construction is coordinated with 
     NATO and coalition nations: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $401,700,000 shall 
     not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense 
     submits a detailed spending plan, including a 1391 form for 
     each project, to support Army end-strength growth to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate and an approval is issued: Provided further, That 
     the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Navy 
     and Marine Corps'', $389,300,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: 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 
     $49,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading, $200,000,000 
     shall not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits a detailed spending plan, including a 1391 
     form, for each project to support Marine Corps end-strength 
     growth to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate and an approval is issued: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', $60,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2008: 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 $3,900,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

            Department of Defense Base Closure Account 2005

       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), $3,136,802,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That within 30 days of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a detailed 
     spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That 
     the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration


                       COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

       For an additional amount for ``Compensation and Pensions'', 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a pilot 
     program for disability examinations as authorized by law (38 
     U.S.C. 5101 note).

                     Veterans Health Administration


                            MEDICAL SERVICES

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'', 
     $414,982,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be for a new Level I comprehensive 
     polytrauma center; $56,000,000 shall be for prosthetics; 
     $100,000,000 shall be for contract mental health care when 
     appointment waiting times exceed 30 days; and $228,982,000 
     shall be for treatment of veterans of the global war on 
     terror: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                         MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Administration'', 
     $256,300,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $6,300,000 shall be used for polytrauma support clinic teams 
     for case management: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


                           MEDICAL FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Facilities'', 
     $595,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $45,000,000 shall be used for upgrades to polytrauma care 
     centers; and $550,000,000 shall be for non-recurring 
     maintenance as identified in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Facility Condition Assessment report: Provided, That 
     the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
     making appropriations for contingency operations directly 
     related to the global war on terrorism, and other 
     unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant to

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     section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

       For an additional amount for ``Medical and Prosthetic 
     Research'', $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be used for research initiatives related to 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom survivors: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                      Departmental Administration


                       General Operating Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``General Operating 
     Expenses'', $62,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $1,250,000 shall be for digitization of records and 
     $60,750,000 shall be for expenses related to hiring and 
     training new claims processing personnel: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     Information Technology Systems

       For an additional amount for ``Information Technology 
     Systems'', $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for system development upgrades to address global war on 
     terror requirements: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      Construction, Major Projects

       For an additional amount for ``Construction, Major 
     Projects'', $23,800,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be for the authorized completion of a spinal cord 
     injury center: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      Construction, Minor Projects

       For an additional amount for ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'', $260,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 8

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $966,954,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008, of which $102,155,000 for World Wide Security 
     Upgrades is available until expended: Provided, That of the 
     amount available under this heading, $258,000 shall be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds available in fiscal 
     year 2007 for expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom: Provided further, That 
     $395,000,000 of the amount available for Iraq operations 
     shall not be obligated until the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives receives and approves a 
     detailed plan for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of 
     State, and submitted within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That up to 
     $50,000,000 may be made available to establish and maintain a 
     civilian reserve corps: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds for a civilian reserve corps may be obligated without 
     specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $46,800,000, to remain available until December 
     31, 2008: Provided, That $45,500,000 shall be transferred to 
     the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction for 
     reconstruction oversight: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

               Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Programs'', $20,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      International Organizations


        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'', $288,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 International Broadcasting Operations

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'', for activities related to broadcasting to the 
     Middle East, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


           United States Agency for International Development

                Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Child Survival and Health 
     Programs Fund'', $161,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $135,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


   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'', 
     $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


   Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International 
                Development Office of Inspector General

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses of the 
     United States Agency for International Development Office of 
     Inspector General'', $3,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         Economic Support Fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,953,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th

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     Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives 
     by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).


          Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern 
     Europe and the Baltic States'', $239,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                          Department of State


          International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $334,500,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $111,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


     United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund

       For an additional amount for ``United States Emergency 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', $35,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


     Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs'', $87,500,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as making 
     appropriations for contingency operations directly related to 
     the global war on terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-
     related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Affairs 
     Technical Assistance'', $2,750,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $260,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided 
     under this heading is designated as making appropriations for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism, and other unanticipated defense-related 
     operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


                        Peacekeeping Operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as making appropriations for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism, 
     and other unanticipated defense-related operations, pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 1801. Section 3001(o)(1)(B) of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the 
     Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     106; 117 Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of 
     Public Law 95-452) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     2006'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2006, 2007, or 2008''.
       Sec. 1802. (a) Limitation on Economic Support Fund 
     Assistance for Lebanon.--None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND'' for cash 
     transfer assistance for the Government of Lebanon may be made 
     available for obligation until the Secretary of State reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate on Lebanon's economic reform 
     plan and on the specific conditions and verifiable benchmarks 
     that have been agreed upon by the United States and the 
     Government of Lebanon pursuant to the Memorandum of 
     Understanding on cash transfer assistance for Lebanon.
       (b) Limitation on Foreign Military Financing Program and 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     Assistance for Lebanon.-- None of the funds made available in 
     this Act under the heading ``FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING 
     PROGRAM'' or ``INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
     ENFORCEMENT'' for military or police assistance to Lebanon 
     may be made available for obligation until the Secretary of 
     State submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate a report on 
     procedures established to determine eligibility of members 
     and units of the armed forces and police forces of Lebanon to 
     participate in United States training and assistance programs 
     and on the end use monitoring of all equipment provided under 
     such programs to the Lebanese armed forces and police forces.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report on the Government of 
     Lebanon's actions to implement section 14 of United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1701 (August 11, 2006).

                               CHAPTER 9

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 1901. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that units should not be deployed for combat unless 
     they are rated ``fully mission capable''.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to deploy any 
     unit of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the chief of the 
     military department concerned has certified in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services at least 15 days in advance of the deployment that 
     the unit is fully mission capable.
       (c) For purposes of subsection (b), the term ``fully 
     mission capable'' means capable of performing assigned 
     mission essential tasks to prescribed standards under the 
     conditions expected in the theater of operations, consistent 
     with the guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense 
     readiness reporting system.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not 
     assessed fully 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 chief of the military 
     department's assessment that the unit is not fully mission 
     capable, may waive the limitation prescribed in subsection 
     (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1902. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be deployed for combat beyond 365 days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     deployed for combat beyond 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate the development 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 decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the extension of a unit's deployment in Iraq 
     beyond the periods specified in subsection (b) 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 extended deployment is necessary, may waive the 
     limitations prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit 
     basis.
       Sec. 1903. (a) Congress finds that it is Defense Department 
     policy that Army, Army Reserve, and National Guard units 
     should not be redeployed for combat if the unit has been 
     deployed within the previous 365 consecutive days or that 
     Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve units should not be 
     redeployed for combat if the unit has been deployed within 
     the previous 210 days.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be obligated or 
     expended to initiate

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     the development 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 decreased 
     below the total United States force levels in Iraq prior to 
     January 10, 2007.
       (d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed 
     Services that the redeployment of a unit to Iraq in advance 
     of the periods specified in subsection (b) 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 
     redeployment is necessary, may waive the limitations 
     prescribed in subsection (b) on a unit-by-unit basis.
       Sec. 1904. (a) The President shall make and transmit to 
     Congress the following determinations, along with reports in 
     classified and unclassified form detailing the basis for each 
     determination, on or before July 1, 2007:
       (1) whether the Government of Iraq has given United States 
     Armed Forces and Iraqi Security Forces the authority to 
     pursue all extremists, including Sunni insurgents and Shiite 
     militias, and is making substantial progress in delivering 
     necessary Iraqi Security Forces for Baghdad and protecting 
     such Forces from political interference; intensifying efforts 
     to build balanced security forces throughout Iraq that 
     provide even-handed security for all Iraqis; ensuring that 
     Iraq's political authorities are not undermining or making 
     false accusations against members of the Iraqi Security 
     Forces; eliminating militia control of local security; 
     establishing a strong militia disarmament program; ensuring 
     fair and just enforcement of laws; establishing political, 
     media, economic, and service committees in support of the 
     Baghdad Security Plan; and eradicating safe havens;
       (2) whether the Government of Iraq is making substantial 
     progress in meeting its commitment to pursue reconciliation 
     initiatives, including enactment of a hydro-carbon law; 
     adoption of legislation necessary for the conduct of 
     provincial and local elections; reform of current laws 
     governing the de-Baathification process; amendment of the 
     Constitution of Iraq; and allocation of Iraqi revenues for 
     reconstruction projects; and
       (3) whether the Government of Iraq and United States Armed 
     Forces are making substantial progress in reducing the level 
     of sectarian violence in Iraq.
       (b) On or before October 1, 2007, the President--
       (1) shall certify to the Congress that the Government of 
     Iraq has enacted a broadly accepted hydro-carbon law that 
     equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis; adopted 
     legislation necessary for the conduct of provincial and local 
     elections, taken steps to implement such legislation, and set 
     a schedule to conduct provincial and local elections; 
     reformed current laws governing the de-Baathification process 
     to allow for more equitable treatment of individuals affected 
     by such laws; amended the Constitution of Iraq consistent 
     with the principles contained in article 137 of such 
     constitution; and allocated and begun expenditure of $10 
     billion in Iraqi revenues for reconstruction projects, 
     including delivery of essential services, on an equitable 
     basis; or
       (2) shall report to the Congress that he is unable to make 
     such certification.
       (c) If in the transmissions to Congress required by 
     subsection (a) the President determines that any of the 
     conditions specified in such subsection have not been met, or 
     if the President is unable to make the certification 
     specified in subsection (b) by the required date, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall commence the redeployment of the 
     Armed Forces from Iraq and complete such redeployment within 
     180 days.
       (d) If the President makes the certification specified in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall commence the 
     redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq not later than 
     March 1, 2008, and complete such redeployment within 180 
     days.
       (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other 
     Act are immediately available for obligation and expenditure 
     to plan and execute a safe and orderly redeployment of the 
     Armed Forces from Iraq, as specified in subsections (c) and 
     (d).
       (f) After the conclusion of the 180-day period for 
     redeployment specified in subsections (c) and (d), the 
     Secretary of Defense may not deploy or maintain members of 
     the Armed Forces in Iraq for any purpose other than the 
     following:
       (1) Protecting American diplomatic facilities and American 
     citizens, including members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
       (2) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
     positions.
       (3) Engaging in targeted special actions limited in 
     duration and scope to killing or capturing members of al-
     Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with global reach.
       (4) Training members of the Iraqi Security Forces.
       (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 50 percent 
     of the funds appropriated by title I of this Act for 
     assistance to Iraq under each of the headings ``IRAQ SECURITY 
     FORCES FUND'', ``ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND'', and ``INTERNATIONAL 
     NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT'' shall be withheld 
     from obligation until the President has made a certification 
     to Congress regarding the matters specified in subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (h) The requirement to withhold funds from obligation 
     pursuant to subsection (g) shall not apply with respect to 
     funds made available under the heading ``ECONOMIC SUPPORT 
     FUND'' for continued support for the Community Action Program 
     and Community Stabilization Program in Iraq administered by 
     the United States Agency for International Development or for 
     programs and activities to promote democracy in Iraq.
       Sec. 1905. (a) Coordinator for Iraq Assistance.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall appoint a Coordinator for Iraq Assistance 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Coordinator''), by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, who shall report directly to the President.
       (b) Duties.--The Coordinator shall be responsible for--
       (1) Developing and implementing an overall strategy for 
     political, economic, and military assistance for Iraq;
       (2) Coordinating and ensuring coherence of Iraq assistance 
     programs and policy among all departments and agencies of the 
     Government of the United States that are implementing 
     assistance programs in Iraq, including the Department of 
     State, the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Treasury, and the Department of Justice;
       (3) Working with the Government of Iraq in meeting the 
     benchmarks described in section 1904(b) of this Act in order 
     to ensure Iraq continues to be eligible to receive United 
     States assistance described in such section;
       (4) Coordinating with other donors and international 
     organizations that are providing assistance for Iraq;
       (5) Ensuring adequate management and accountability of 
     United States assistance programs for Iraq;
       (6) Resolving policy and program disputes among departments 
     and agencies of the United States Government that are 
     implementing assistance programs in Iraq; and
       (7) Coordinating United States assistance programs with the 
     reconstruction programs funded and implemented by the 
     Government of Iraq.
       (c) Rank and Status.--The Coordinator shall have the rank 
     and status of ambassador.
       Sec. 1906. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

     SEC. 1907. CONGRESSIONAL PLEDGE TO FULLY SUPPORT MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES IN HARM'S WAY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On September 14, 2001, both the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives passed S.J. Res. 23 of the 107th Congress, 
     which became Public Law 107-40 and authorized the use of 
     military force in Afghanistan.
       (2) On October 10, 2002, the House of Representatives 
     passed H.J. Res. 114 of the 107th Congress, which authorized 
     the use of military force in Iraq.
       (3) After passage by the Senate, H.J. Res. 114 became 
     Public Law 107-243, the Authorization for Use of Military 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
       (4) Members of the United States Armed Forces have served 
     honorably in their mission to fight terrorism and protect the 
     greater security of the United States.
       (5) These members of the Armed Forces and their families 
     have made many sacrifices, in many cases the ultimate 
     sacrifice, to protect the security of the United States and 
     the freedom Americans hold dear.
       (6) Congress and the American people are forever grateful 
     to the members of the Armed Forces for the service they have 
     provided to the United States.
       (b) Faithful Support of Congress.--Congress will fully 
     support the needs of members of the Armed Forces who the 
     Commander in Chief has deployed in harm's way in support of 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and 
     their families.

     SEC. 1908. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PRESIDENT AS 
                   COMMANDER IN CHIEF AND CONGRESSIONAL POWER TO 
                   DECLARE WAR.

       (a) It is the sense of Congress that Congress acknowledges 
     the President as the Commander in Chief, and that role is 
     granted solely to the President by article II, section 2, of 
     the United States Constitution.
       (b) It is further the sense of Congress that Congress has 
     the power solely to declare war under article I, section 8, 
     clause 11, of the United States Constitution.

     SEC. 1909. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONDUCT OF IRAQ WAR BY 
                   COMMANDERS.

       It is the sense of Congress that, because the commanders of 
     the United States Armed Forces in Iraq have the training, 
     experience, and first-hand knowledge of the situation on the 
     ground--
       (1) the commanders should be allowed to conduct the war and 
     manage the movements of the troops; and
       (2) Congress should remain focused on executing its 
     oversight role.

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                TITLE II--ADDITIONAL HURRICANE DISASTER

                          RELIEF AND RECOVERY

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2101. In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $25,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, to remain available through September 30, 2008, 
     to resume the 2005 Hurricanes Livestock Indemnity Program to 
     provide additional compensation to livestock producers in the 
     geographic area covered by the natural disaster declaration 
     related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita that suffered 
     losses in excess of the maximum amount of assistance 
     authorized under the 2005 Hurricanes Livestock Indemnity 
     Program. The total amount of assistance that an eligible 
     producer may receive for such additional livestock losses 
     under this section, the 2005 Hurricanes Livestock Indemnity 
     Program, or any other provision of law may not exceed twice 
     the maximum amount of assistance authorized under the 2005 
     Hurricanes Livestock Indemnity Program. The amount provided 
     under this section is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).
       Sec. 2102. In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in 
     the Act, $15,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, to remain available through September 30, 2008, 
     for the purpose of providing assistance, in connection with 
     the provision of emergency financial assistance for losses 
     for 2005 or 2006 crops due to damaging weather or any related 
     condition, to producers with respect to irrigated crops in 
     the geographic area covered by the natural disaster 
     declaration related to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita 
     that, due to contamination by saltwater intrusion resulting 
     from Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, were planted in 
     2006 and suffered a loss or were prevented from being 
     planted. However, the factors otherwise applicable under 
     section 1480.12(g) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     shall not apply to the provision of such assistance. The 
     amount provided under this section is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).
       Sec. 2103. In addition to the funds provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $100,000,000 is appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, to remain available through September 30, 2008, 
     to resume the 2005 Hurricanes Citrus Program to provide 
     additional compensation to citrus producers in the geographic 
     area covered by the natural disaster declaration related to 
     Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita that suffered losses in 
     excess of the maximum amount of assistance authorized under 
     the 2005 Hurricanes Citrus Program. The total amount of 
     assistance that an eligible producer may receive for such 
     additional citrus losses under this section, the 2005 
     Hurricanes Citrus Program, or any other provision of law may 
     not exceed twice the maximum amount of assistance authorized 
     under the 2005 Hurricanes Citrus Program. The amount provided 
     under this section is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' for necessary expenses related to the 
     consequences of Hurricane Katrina on the shrimp and menhaden 
     fishing industries, $120,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                        Exploration Capabilities

       For an additional amount for ``Exploration Capabilities'' 
     for necessary expenses related to the consequences of 
     Hurricane Katrina, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009: Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2201. Up to $48,000,000 of amounts made available to 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Public 
     Law 109-148 and Public Law 109-234 for emergency hurricane 
     and other natural disaster-related expenses may be used to 
     reimburse hurricane-related costs incurred by NASA in fiscal 
     year 2005: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 3

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``Construction'' to reduce the 
     risk of hurricane and storm damage to the Mississippi coastal 
     area, $37,080,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such sums shall be subject to authorization: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).


                 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'', as authorized by section 5 of the Act of 
     August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses 
     related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 
     $1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That this amount shall be used to restore the flood damage 
     reduction and hurricane and storm damage reduction projects, 
     and related works, to provide the level of protection for 
     which they were designed, and to accelerate completion of 
     unconstructed portions of authorized hurricane, storm damage 
     reduction and flood control projects in the greater New 
     Orleans and south Louisiana area at full Federal expense: 
     Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers, acting through 
     the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall 
     provide, at a minimum, a monthly report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing the allocation 
     and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than July 
     30, 2007: Provided further, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2301. Up to $650,000,000 of the appropriations made 
     available under the heading ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'' in title II, Chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234, 
     for projects in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area 
     that remain available as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     may be used by the Secretary of the Army to improve 
     protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, as described 
     under the heading ``Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies'', 
     in Chapter 3 of Public Law 109-234: Provided, That the 
     obligation of these funds may be made without regard to 
     individual amounts specified in title II, Chapter 3 of Public 
     Law 109-234: Provided further, That the expenditure of such 
     funds shall not be considered a transfer or reprogramming 
     under any provision of law and shall be carried out in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions specified in an Act 
     making appropriations for energy and water development or any 
     other appropriations Act making additional funds available 
     for energy and water development: Provided further, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                               CHAPTER 4

                     SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     Disaster Loans Program Account

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Loans Program 
     Account'' for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     disaster loan program, $25,069,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which may be transferred to and merged with ``Small 
     Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'': Provided, 
     That the amount provided under this heading is designated as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. 
     Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                               CHAPTER 5

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            DISASTER RELIEF

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'', 
     $4,310,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That $4,000,000 shall be transferred to ``Office of Inspector 
     General'': Provided further, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2501. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share 
     of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided 
     for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, 
     and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, 
     Dennis, and Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster

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     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 
     5173, and 5174) shall be 100 percent of the eligible costs 
     under such sections.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
     share provided by subsection (a) shall apply to disaster 
     assistance provided before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Limitation.--In the case of disaster assistance 
     provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the 
     Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall be limited to 
     assistance provided for projects for which project worksheets 
     have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 2502. (a) Community Disaster Loan Act.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
     Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88) is amended by striking 
     ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(c)(1) of 
     the Stafford Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Community 
     Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-88).
       (b) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended under the heading ``Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account'' by 
     striking ``Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     417(c)(1) of such Act, such loans may not be canceled:''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).
       (c) The amounts provided in this section are designated as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. 
     Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).
       Sec. 2503. (a) In General.--Section 2401 of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234) 
     is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 
     months''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall be effective on the date of enactment of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War 
     on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234).

                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                Administration for Children and Families


                      SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

       Notwithstanding section 2002(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397a(c)), funds made available under the heading 
     ``Social Services Block Grant'' in division B of Public Law 
     109-148 shall be available for expenditure by the States 
     through the end of fiscal year 2008: Provided, That the 
     amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                       Innovation and Improvement

       For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 1 of part 
     D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     use by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for 
     the following costs: (1) recruiting and compensating 
     teachers, principals, other school administrators, and other 
     educators for positions in reopening public elementary and 
     secondary schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
     Rita, including through such mechanisms as paying salary 
     premiums, performance bonuses, housing subsidies and 
     relocation costs; and (2) activities to build the capacity of 
     reopening such public elementary and secondary schools to 
     provide an effective education, including the design, 
     adaptation, and implementation of high-quality formative 
     assessments; the establishment of partnerships with nonprofit 
     entities with a demonstrated track record in recruiting and 
     retaining outstanding teachers and other school leaders; and 
     paid release time for teachers and principals to identify and 
     replicate successful practices from the fastest-improving and 
     highest-performing schools: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Education shall allocate such funds among such States that 
     submit applications; that such allocation shall be based on 
     the number of public elementary and secondary schools in each 
     State that were closed for 30 days or more during the period 
     beginning on August 29, 2005, and ending on December 31, 
     2005, due to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and that 
     such States shall in turn allocate funds, on a competitive 
     basis, to local education agencies, giving priority to such 
     agencies with the highest percentages of public elementary 
     and secondary schools that are closed as a result of such 
     hurricanes as of the date of enactment of this Act and the 
     highest percentages of public elementary and secondary 
     schools with a student-teacher ratio of at least 25 to 1: 
     Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the State educational agency, in 
     cooperation with local educational agencies, teachers' 
     unions, local principals' organizations, local parents' 
     organizations, local business organizations, and local 
     charter schools organizations, shall develop a plan for a 
     rating system for performance bonuses and if the State 
     educational agency has failed to reach such an agreement that 
     is satisfactory to all consulting entities by such deadline, 
     the State educational agency shall immediately notify 
     Congress of such failure and reasons for it and shall, not 
     later than 30 days after such notification, establish and 
     implement a rating system that shall be based on strong 
     learning gains for students and growth in student 
     achievement, based on classroom observation and feedback at 
     least 4 times annually, conducted by multiple sources 
     (including principals and master teachers), and evaluated 
     against research-validated rubrics that use planning, 
     instructional, and learning environment standards to measure 
     teaching performance: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                      Hurricane Education Recovery


                 programs to restart school operations

       Funds made available under section 102 of the Hurricane 
     Education Recovery Act (title IV of division B of Public Law 
     109-148) may be used by the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 
     Alabama, and Texas, in addition to the uses of funds 
     described in section 102(e) for the following costs: (1) 
     recruiting and compensating teachers, principals, other 
     school administrators, and other educators for positions in 
     reopening public elementary and secondary schools impacted by 
     Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, including through such 
     mechanisms as paying salary premiums, performance bonuses, 
     housing subsidies and relocation costs; and (2) activities to 
     build the capacity of reopening such public elementary and 
     secondary schools to provide an effective education, 
     including the design, adaptation, and implementation of high-
     quality formative assessments; the establishment of 
     partnerships with nonprofit entities with a demonstrated 
     track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers 
     and other school leaders; and paid release time for teachers 
     and principals to identify and replicate successful practices 
     from the fastest-improving and highest-performing schools: 
     Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the State educational agency, in 
     cooperation with local educational agencies, teachers' 
     unions, local principals' organizations, local parents' 
     organizations, local business organizations, and local 
     charter schools organizations, shall develop a plan for a 
     rating system for performance bonuses and if the State 
     educational agency has failed to reach such an agreement that 
     is satisfactory to all consulting entities by such deadline, 
     the State educational agency shall immediately notify 
     Congress of such failure and reasons for it and shall, not 
     later than 30 days after such notification, establish and 
     implement a rating system that shall be based on strong 
     learning gains for students and growth in student 
     achievement, based on classroom observation and feedback at 
     least 4 times annually, conducted by multiple sources 
     (including principals and master teachers), and evaluated 
     against research-validated rubrics that use planning, 
     instructional, and learning environment standards to measure 
     teaching performance: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                            Higher Education

       For an additional amount under part B of title VII of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (``HEA'') for institutions of 
     higher education (as defined in section 102 of that Act) that 
     are located in an area in which a major disaster was declared 
     in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to 
     hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005, 
     $30,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available to 
     the Secretary of Education only for payments to help defray 
     the expenses (which may include lost revenue, reimbursement 
     for expenses already incurred, and construction) incurred by 
     such institutions of higher education that were forced to 
     close for at least 30 consecutive calendar days between 
     August 25, 2005, and January 1, 2006, as a result of damage 
     directly caused by such hurricanes and for payments to enable 
     such institutions to provide grants to students who attend 
     such institutions for academic years beginning on or after 
     July 1, 2006: Provided further, That such payments shall be 
     made in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary 
     and made publicly available without regard to section 437 of 
     the General Education Provisions Act, section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, or part B of title VII of the HEA: 
     Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading 
     is designated as an

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     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISION--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 2601. Section 105(b) of title IV of division B of 
     Public Law 109-148 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``With respect to the program 
     authorized by section 102 of this Act, the waiver authority 
     in subsection (a) of this section shall be available until 
     the end of fiscal year 2008.''.

                               CHAPTER 7

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                       Public and Indian Housing


                     TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

       For an additional amount for the purposes specified under, 
     and subject to the provisions of, this heading in chapter 9 
     of title I of division B of Public Law 109-148 (119 Stat. 
     2779), $80,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2007: Provided, That the third proviso under such heading in 
     Public Law 109-148 shall be applied to amounts made available 
     under this heading and under such heading in Public Law 109-
     148 by substituting ``until December 31, 2007'' for ``for up 
     to 18 months'': Provided further, That $80,000,000 shall be 
     rescinded from unobligated balances remaining from the 
     amounts made available under such heading in Public Law 109-
     148: Provided further, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made 
     applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                      Office of Inspector General

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' for necessary expenses related to the consequences 
     of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, 
     $10,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                   TITLE III--AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 3101. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Assistance Available.--There are hereby appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as are necessary, to 
     remain available until expended, to make emergency financial 
     assistance available to producers on a farm that incurred 
     qualifying quantity or quality losses for the 2005 or 2006 
     crop, or for the 2007 crop before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, due to damaging weather or any related condition 
     (including losses due to crop diseases, insects, and delayed 
     harvest), as determined by the Secretary. However, to be 
     eligible for assistance, the crop subject to the loss must 
     have been harvested before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act or, in the case of prevented planting or other total 
     loss, would have been harvested before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in the absence of the damaging weather 
     or any related condition.
       (b) Election of Crop Year.--If a producer incurred 
     qualifying crop losses in more than one of the 2005, 2006, or 
     2007 crop years, the producer shall elect to receive 
     assistance under this section for losses incurred in only one 
     of such crop years. The producer may not receive assistance 
     under this section for more than one crop year.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall make assistance available 
     under this section in the same manner as provided under 
     section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including 
     using the same loss thresholds for quantity and economic 
     losses as were used in administering that section, except 
     that the payment rate shall be 50 percent of the established 
     price, instead of 65 percent.
       (2) Loss thresholds for quality losses.--In the case of a 
     payment for quality loss for a crop under subsection (a), the 
     loss thresholds for quality loss for the crop shall be 
     determined under subsection (d).
       (d) Quality Losses.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of a 
     payment made to producers on a farm for a quality loss for a 
     crop under subsection (a) shall be equal to the amount 
     obtained by multiplying--
       (A) 65 percent of the payment quantity determined under 
     paragraph (2); by
       (B) 50 percent of the payment rate determined under 
     paragraph (3).
       (2) Payment quantity.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), 
     the payment quantity for quality losses for a crop of a 
     commodity on a farm shall equal the lesser of--
       (A) the actual production of the crop affected by a quality 
     loss of the commodity on the farm; or
       (B) the quantity of expected production of the crop 
     affected by a quality loss of the commodity on the farm, 
     using the formula used by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     determine quantity losses for the crop of the commodity under 
     subsection (a).
       (3) Payment rate.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(B) and 
     in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6), the payment rate 
     for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm shall 
     be equal to the difference between--
       (A) the per unit market value that the units of the crop 
     affected by the quality loss would have had if the crop had 
     not suffered a quality loss; and
       (B) the per unit market value of the units of the crop 
     affected by the quality loss.
       (4) Eligibility.--For producers on a farm to be eligible to 
     obtain a payment for a quality loss for a crop under 
     subsection (a), the amount obtained by multiplying the per 
     unit loss determined under paragraph (1) by the number of 
     units affected by the quality loss shall be at least 25 
     percent of the value that all affected production of the crop 
     would have had if the crop had not suffered a quality loss.
       (5) Marketing contracts.--In the case of any production of 
     a commodity that is sold pursuant to 1 or more marketing 
     contracts (regardless of whether the contract is entered into 
     by the producers on the farm before or after harvest) and for 
     which appropriate documentation exists, the quantity 
     designated in the contracts shall be eligible for quality 
     loss assistance based on the 1 or more prices specified in 
     the contracts.
       (6) Other production.--For any additional production of a 
     commodity for which a marketing contract does not exist or 
     for which production continues to be owned by the producer, 
     quality losses shall be based on the average local market 
     discounts for reduced quality, as determined by the 
     appropriate State committee of the Farm Service Agency.
       (7) Quality adjustments and discounts.--The appropriate 
     State committee of the Farm Service Agency shall identify the 
     appropriate quality adjustment and discount factors to be 
     considered in carrying out this subsection, including--
       (A) the average local discounts actually applied to a crop; 
     and
       (B) the discount schedules applied to loans made by the 
     Farm Service Agency or crop insurance coverage under the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (8) Eligible production.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall carry out this subsection in a fair and equitable 
     manner for all eligible production, including the production 
     of fruits and vegetables, other specialty crops, and field 
     crops.
       (e) Payment Limitations.--
       (1) Limit on amount of assistance.--Assistance provided 
     under this section to a producer for losses to a crop, 
     together with the amounts specified in paragraph (2) 
     applicable to the same crop, may not exceed 95 percent of 
     what the value of the crop would have been in the absence of 
     the losses, as estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (2) Other payments.--In applying the limitation in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:
       (A) Any crop insurance payment made under the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under 
     section 196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and 
     Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that the producer receives 
     for losses to the same crop.
       (B) The value of the crop that was not lost (if any), as 
     estimated by the Secretary.
       (3) Duplicative payments.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no 
     producer on a farm receives duplicative payments under this 
     section and any other Federal program for the same loss.
       (f) Eligibility Requirements and Limitations.--The 
     producers on a farm shall not be eligible for assistance 
     under this section with respect to losses to an insurable 
     commodity or noninsurable commodity if the producers on the 
     farm--
       (1) in the case of an insurable commodity, did not obtain a 
     policy or plan of insurance for the insurable commodity under 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for 
     the crop incurring the losses;
       (2) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, did not file 
     the required paperwork, and pay the administrative fee by the 
     applicable State filing deadline, for the noninsurable 
     commodity under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) for the 
     crop incurring the losses; or
       (3) were not in compliance with highly erodible land 
     conservation and wetland conservation provisions.
       (g) Timing.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make payments to producers on a farm for a 
     crop under this section not later than 60 days after the date 
     the producers on the farm submit to the Secretary a completed 
     application for the payments.
       (2) Interest.--If the Secretary does not make payments to 
     the producers on a farm by the date described in paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall pay to the producers on a farm 
     interest on the payments at a rate equal to the current (as 
     of the sign-up deadline established by the Secretary) market 
     yield on outstanding, marketable obligations of the United 
     States with maturities of 30 years.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Insurable commodity.--The term ``insurable commodity'' 
     means an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for 
     which the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain a policy 
     or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       (2) Noninsurable commodity.--The term ``noninsurable 
     commodity'' means a crop for which the producers on a farm 
     are eligible to

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     obtain assistance under section 196 of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7333).

     SEC. 3102. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Livestock Compensation Program.--
       (1) Availability of assistance.--There are hereby 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as are 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, to carry out 
     the livestock compensation program established under subpart 
     B of part 1416 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     announced by the Secretary on February 12, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 
     6443), to provide compensation for livestock losses during 
     calendar years 2005 and 2006, and during calendar year 2007 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, due to a 
     disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including wildfire 
     in the State of Texas and other States and blizzards in the 
     States of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and 
     Oklahoma. However, the payment rate for compensation under 
     this subsection shall be 75 percent of the payment rate 
     otherwise applicable under such program.
       (2) Eligible applicants.--In carrying out the program 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
     assistance to any applicant that--
       (A) conducts a livestock operation that is located in a 
     disaster county with eligible livestock specified in 
     paragraph (1) of section 1416.102(a) of title 7, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (72 Fed. Reg. 6444), an animal described 
     in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)), or other 
     animals designated by the Secretary as livestock for purposes 
     of this subsection; and
       (B) meets the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 1416.102(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     and all other eligibility requirements established by the 
     Secretary for the program.
       (3) Election of losses.--If a producer incurred eligible 
     livestock losses in more than one of the 2005, 2006, or 2007 
     calendar years, the producer shall elect to receive payments 
     under this subsection for losses incurred in only one of such 
     calendar years, and such losses must have been incurred in a 
     county declared or designated as a disaster county in that 
     same calendar year.
       (4) Mitigation.--In determining the eligibility for or 
     amount of payments for which a producer is eligible under the 
     livestock compensation program, the Secretary shall not 
     penalize a producer that takes actions (recognizing disaster 
     conditions) that reduce the average number of livestock the 
     producer owned for grazing during the production year for 
     which assistance is being provided.
       (5) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, that no producer on a farm receives 
     duplicative payments under this subsection and another 
     Federal program with respect to any loss.
       (6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Disaster county.--The term ``disaster county'' means--
       (i) a county included in the geographic area covered by a 
     natural disaster declaration; and
       (ii) each county contiguous to a county described in clause 
     (i).
       (B) Natural disaster declaration.--The term ``natural 
     disaster declaration'' means--
       (i) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary during 
     calendar year 2005 or 2006, or calendar year 2007 before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, under section 321(a) of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1961(a)); or
       (ii) a major disaster or emergency designated by the 
     President during calendar year 2005 or 2006, or calendar year 
     2007 before the date of the enactment of this Act, under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
       (b) Livestock Indemnity Payments.--
       (1) Availability of assistance.--There are hereby 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as are 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, to make 
     livestock indemnity payments to producers on farms that have 
     incurred livestock losses during calendar years 2005 and 
     2006, and during calendar year 2007 before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, due to a disaster, as determined by 
     the Secretary, including hurricanes, floods, anthrax, 
     wildfires in the State of Texas and other States, and 
     blizzards in the States of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New 
     Mexico, and Oklahoma.
       (2) Election of losses.--If a producer incurred eligible 
     livestock losses in more than one of the 2005, 2006, or 2007 
     calendar years, the producer shall elect to receive payments 
     under this subsection for losses incurred in only one of such 
     calendar years. The producer may not receive payments under 
     this subsection for more than one calendar year.
       (3) Payment rates.--Indemnity payments to a producer on a 
     farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of not less 
     than 30 percent of the market value of the applicable 
     livestock on the day before the date of death of the 
     livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
       (4) Livestock defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``livestock'' means an animal that--
       (A) is specified in clause (i) of section 1416.203(a)(2) of 
     title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (72 Fed. Reg. 6445), or 
     is designated by the Secretary as livestock for purposes of 
     this subsection; and
       (B) meets the requirements of clauses (iii) and (iv) of 
     such section.
       (c) Limit on Amount of Assistance.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     that no producer on a farm receives duplicative payments 
     under this section and any other Federal program for the same 
     loss.

     SEC. 3103. SPINACH.

       There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to make payments to growers and first handlers, as defined by 
     the Secretary, of fresh spinach that were unable to market 
     spinach crops as a result of the Food and Drug Administration 
     Public Health Advisory issued on September 14, 2006. The 
     payment made to a grower or first handler under this section 
     shall not exceed 75 percent of the value of the unmarketed 
     spinach crops.

     SEC. 3104. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to provide assistance under the Emergency Conservation 
     Program under title IV of the Agriculture Credit Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) for the cleanup and restoration of 
     farmland damaged by freezing temperatures at any time during 
     the period beginning on January 1, 2007, and ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3105. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Reduction in Payments to Reflect Payments for Same or 
     Similar Losses.--The amount of any payment for which a 
     producer is eligible under sections 3101 and 3102 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received by the producer for the same 
     loss or any similar loss under--
       (1) the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, 
     and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-148; 119 
     Stat. 2680); or
       (2) an agricultural disaster assistance provision contained 
     in the announcement of the Secretary of Agriculture on 
     January 26, 2006.
       (b) Adjusted Gross Income Limitation.--Section 1001D of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a) shall apply with 
     respect to assistance provided under sections 3101, 3102, 
     3103, and 3104.

     SEC. 3106. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Regulations.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement 
     sections 3101 and 3102.
       (b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the implementing 
     regulations and the administration of sections 3101 and 3102 
     shall be made without regard to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
     authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation; Limitation.--In 
     implementing sections 3101 and 3102, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may use the facilities, services, and authorities 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation. The Corporation shall 
     not make any expenditures to carry out sections 3101 and 3102 
     unless funds have been specifically appropriated for such 
     purpose.

     SEC. 3107. MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PROGRAM.

       Notwithstanding subsections (c)(3), (f), and (g) of section 
     1502 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
     U.S.C. 7982), there is hereby appropriated $283,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for payments under such 
     section, using the payment rate specified in subsection 
     (c)(3)(B) of such section, from September 1, 2007, through 
     September 30, 2008. Of such amount, $252,000,000 shall be 
     available only on or after September 30, 2007, and only so 
     long as an Act to provide for the continuation of 
     agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007, including 
     such section 1502, is not enacted.

     SEC. 3108. PEANUT STORAGE COSTS.

       Notwithstanding subsection (a)(6) of section 1307 of the 
     Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     7957), there is hereby appropriated $74,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for the payment of storage, 
     handling, and other associated costs for the 2007 crop of 
     peanuts to ensure proper storage of peanuts for which a loan 
     is made under such section. Of such amount, $74,000,000 shall 
     be available only on or after September 30, 2007, and only so 
     long as an Act to provide for the continuation of 
     agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007, including 
     such section 1307, is not enacted.

     SEC. 3109. LOSSES DUE TO APHIS EMERGENCY ORDER.

       There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     to provide compensation to aquaculture operations and other 
     persons in the United States engaged in the business of 
     breeding, rearing, or transporting live fish to cover all or 
     a portion of the economic losses incurred by the operation or 
     person as a result of the emergency order issued by the 
     Animal and Plant Health

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     Inspection Service on October 24, 2006, prohibiting the 
     importation of specified species of live fish from Ontario 
     and Quebec, Canada, and the interstate movement of these same 
     species of fish from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, 
     Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, or Wisconsin due to outbreaks 
     of viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The operation or person 
     seeking compensation shall be required to document to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary the economic losses so incurred 
     as a result of the emergency order.

     SEC. 3110. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

       The amounts provided in this title are designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

                               CHAPTER 1

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $48,000,000.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4101. Of the funds made available through 
     appropriations to the Food and Drug Administration for fiscal 
     year 2007, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for the Office 
     of Women's Health of such Administration.
       Sec. 4102. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2007 may be used 
     for a risk-based inspection program for poultry or meat 
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture considers such program to 
     be a rule under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.

                               CHAPTER 2

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

       For an additional amount for ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'', National Marine Fisheries Service, $60,400,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That 
     the National Marine Fisheries Service shall cause such 
     amounts to be distributed among fishing communities, Indian 
     tribes, individuals, small businesses, including fishermen, 
     fish processors, and related businesses, and other persons 
     for assistance to mitigate the economic and other social 
     effects caused by the commercial fishery failure as 
     determined by the Secretary on August 10, 2006: Provided 
     further, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                               CHAPTER 3

       Sec. 4301. (a) Section 102(a)(3)(B) of the Help America 
     Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15302(a)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2006'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2008''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Help America Vote Act 
     of 2002.

                               CHAPTER 4

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                           General Provisions


                              (RESCISSION)

       Sec. 4401. Of the unobligated balances made available 
     pursuant to section 505 of Public Law 109-90, $89,800,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 4402. The last two provisos under the heading 
     ``Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border 
     Protection--Salaries and Expenses'' in Public Law 109-90 
     shall remain in effect through September 30, 2007.
       Sec. 4403. (a) In General.--Any contract, subcontract, or 
     task order described in subsection (b) shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A requirement for a technical review of all designs, 
     design changes, and engineering change proposals, and a 
     requirement to specifically address all engineering concerns 
     identified in the review before the obligation of further 
     funds may occur.
       (2) A requirement that the Coast Guard maintain technical 
     warrant holder authority, or the equivalent, for major 
     assets.
       (3) A requirement for independent cost estimates of major 
     changes.
       (4) A requirement for measurement of contractor and 
     subcontractor performance based on the status of all work 
     performed.
       (b) Contracts, Subcontracts, and Task Orders Covered.--
     Subsection (a) applies to--
       (1) any major procurement contract entered into by the 
     Coast Guard;
       (2) any subcontract entered into under such a contract; and
       (3) any task order issued pursuant to such a contract or 
     subcontract.
       (c) Plan for Expenditure of Deepwater Funds.--The funds 
     appropriated in Public Law 109-295 for the Integrated 
     Deepwater Systems program may not be obligated until the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure 
     that--
       (1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, and 
     lifecycle costs for each procurement of a major asset, 
     including an independent cost estimate for each;
       (2) identifies lifecycle staffing and training needs of 
     Coast Guard project managers and of procurement and contract 
     staff;
       (3) identifies all Integrated Product Teams that are not 
     chaired by Coast Guard personnel and explains why the Coast 
     Guard does not chair;
       (4) identifies competition to be conducted in each 
     procurement;
       (5) does not rely on a single industry entity or contract;
       (6) contains very limited indefinite delivery/indefinite 
     quantity contracts and explains the need for any indefinite 
     delivery/indefinite quantity contracts;
       (7) complies with all applicable acquisition rules, 
     requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates the best 
     systems acquisition management practices of the Federal 
     Government;
       (8) complies with the capital planning and investment 
     control requirements established by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, including circular A-11, part 7;
       (9) includes a certification by the Chief Procurement 
     Officer of the Department of Homeland Security that the Coast 
     Guard has established sufficient controls and procedures to 
     comply with all contracting requirements and that any 
     apparent conflicts of interest have been sufficiently 
     addressed;
       (10) includes a description of the process used to act upon 
     deviations from the contractually specified performance 
     requirements and clearly explains the actions taken on such 
     deviations; and
       (11) is reviewed by the Government Accountability Office.
       Sec. 4404. (a) In General.--With respect to contracts 
     entered into after May 1, 2007, and except as provided in 
     subsection (b), no entity performing lead system integrator 
     functions in the acquisition of a major system by the 
     Department of Homeland Security may have any direct financial 
     interest in the development or construction of any individual 
     system or element of any system of systems.
       (b) Exception.--An entity described in subsection (a) may 
     have a direct financial interest in the development or 
     construction of an individual system or element of a system 
     of systems if--
       (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives and the House Committee on Homeland Security 
     that--
       (A) the entity was selected by the Department of Homeland 
     Security as a contractor to develop or construct the system 
     or element concerned through the use of competitive 
     procedures; and
       (B) the Department took appropriate steps to prevent any 
     organizational conflict of interest in the selection process; 
     or
       (2) the entity was selected by a subcontractor to serve as 
     a lower-tier subcontractor, through a process over which the 
     entity exercised no control.
       (c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preclude an entity described in subsection (a) 
     from performing work necessary to integrate two or more 
     individual systems or elements of a system of systems with 
     each other.
       (d) Regulations Update.--Not later than May 1, 2007, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall update the acquisition 
     regulations of the Department of Homeland Security in order 
     to specify fully in such regulations the matters with respect 
     to lead system integrators set forth in this section. 
     Included in such regulations shall be (1) a precise and 
     comprehensive definition of the term ``lead system 
     integrator'', modeled after that used by the Department of 
     Defense, and (2) a specification of various types of 
     contracts and fee structures that are appropriate for use by 
     lead system integrators in the production, fielding, and 
     sustainment of complex systems.

                               CHAPTER 5

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'', 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent 
     wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such 
     funds shall only become available if funds previously 
     provided for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted 
     imminently and the Secretary of the Interior notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That 
     such funds are also available for repayment to other 
     appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
     wildfire suppression: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

       For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'' for 
     the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild 
     birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality 
     events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and 
     targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, $7,398,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2008.

                         National Park Service


                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

       For an additional amount for ``Operation of the National 
     Park System'' for the detection of highly pathogenic avian 
     influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of 
     morbidity and mortality events, $525,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2008.

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                         U.S. Geological Survey


                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

       For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, and 
     Research'' for the detection of highly pathogenic avian 
     influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of 
     morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live 
     wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, 
     $5,270,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Wildland Fire Management'', 
     $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, for urgent 
     wildland fire suppression activities: Provided, That such 
     funds shall only become available if funds provided 
     previously for wildland fire suppression will be exhausted 
     imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the need for these additional funds: Provided further, That 
     such funds are also available for repayment to other 
     appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for 
     wildfire suppression: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4501. There is appropriated not to exceed $400,000,000 
     to the Department of Agriculture, to be used for one-time 
     payments to be allocated, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     in the same amounts and in the same manner as were paid to 
     States and others in 2006 under the Secure Rural Schools and 
     Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393; 
     16 U.S.C. 500 note): Provided, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), 
     as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 
     511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).
       Sec. 4502. Section 20515 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting before 
     the period: ``; and of which, not to exceed $9,019,000 shall 
     be available, in addition to amounts otherwise available, for 
     contract support costs''.
       Sec. 4503. Section 20512 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     the first dollar amount: ``, of which, not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be available, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available, for contract support costs; and of 
     which, not to exceed $7,300,000 may be transferred to the 
     `Indian Health Facilities' account,''.
       Sec. 4504. Section 20501 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by inserting after 
     $55,663,000 ``of which $13,000,000 shall be for Save 
     America's Treasures''.

                               CHAPTER 6

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     National Institutes of Health

         National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


                          (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Of the amount provided by the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) for ``National Institute of 
     Allergy and Infectious Diseases'', $49,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Public Health and Social Services Emergency 
     Fund'' to carry out activities relating to advanced research 
     and development as provided by section 319L of the Public 
     Health Service Act.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

       For an additional amount to make payments under section 
     2604(a)-(d) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(a)-(d)), $200,000,000: Provided, That 
     grantees may obligate the funds made available by this 
     paragraph through September 30, 2008, to meet the home energy 
     assistance needs arising from an emergency as defined in 
     section 2603(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8622(1)) or for energy 
     crisis intervention under section 2604(c) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8623(c)) except that, in carrying out this paragraph, 
     the Governor of a State (or equivalent authority in the case 
     of grantee other than a State) shall be treated as the 
     Secretary for purposes of such section 2603(1): Provided 
     further, That the amount provided by this paragraph is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).
       For an additional amount to make payments under section 
     2604(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
     (42 U.S.C. 8623(e)), $200,000,000: Provided, That the amount 
     provided by this paragraph is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

                        Office of the Secretary


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund'' to prepare for and respond to an 
     influenza pandemic, $969,650,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That $870,000,000 shall be for activities 
     including the development and purchase of vaccine, 
     antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and 
     other surveillance tools: Provided further, That products 
     purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the 
     Strategic National Stockpile: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 496(b) of the Public Health Service 
     Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of 
     privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic 
     vaccine and other biologicals, where the Secretary finds such 
     a contract necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 
     vaccines or biologicals: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated herein may be transferred to other appropriation 
     accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services, as 
     determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, to be used for 
     the purposes specified in this sentence: Provided further, 
     That not less than $34,650,000 shall be for the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention for laboratory diagnostics and 
     analytical capabilities: Provided further, That the amount 
     provided under this heading is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 
     (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).


                  COVERED COUNTERMEASURE PROCESS FUND

       For carrying out section 319F-4 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6e) to compensate individuals for 
     injuries caused by H5N1 vaccine, in accordance with the 
     declaration regarding avian influenza viruses issued by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 26, 2007, 
     pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-
     6d(b)), $50,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. 4601. Section 20602 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by striking ``of 
     which no less than $5,000,000 shall be'' and inserting the 
     following: ``of which $7,500,000 (together with an additional 
     $7,000,000 which shall be transferred by the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation as an authorized administrative cost) 
     shall be available when needed through September 30, 2008,''.
       Sec. 4602. Section 20608(a) of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by 
     inserting ``and which shall be available for obligation by 
     the States through December 31, 2007,'' after ``Public Law 
     103-353,''.
       Sec. 4603. Section 20625(b)(1) of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``$7,172,994,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,176,431,000'';
       (2) amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ``(A) 
     $5,454,824,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), 
     of which up to $3,437,000 shall be available to the Secretary 
     of Education on October 1, 2006, to obtain annually updated 
     educational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau 
     of the Census;''; and
       (3) amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: ``(C) not 
     to exceed $2,352,000 may be available for section 1608 of the 
     ESEA and for a clearinghouse on comprehensive school reform 
     under part D of title V of the ESEA;''.
       Sec. 4604. The provision in the first proviso under the 
     heading ``Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'' 
     in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2006, 
     relating to alternative financing programs under section 
     4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated by the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007.

                               CHAPTER 7

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

      PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

       For payment to Gloria W. Norwood, widow of Charles W. 
     Norwood, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     Georgia, $165,200.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                          CAPITOL POWER PLANT

       For an additional amount for ``Capitol Power Plant'', 
     $50,000,000, for asbestos abatement and other improvements, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
     the amount provided under this heading is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 
     376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th 
     Congress).

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                               CHAPTER 8

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                              CONSTRUCTION

       For an additional amount for ``International Boundary and 
     Water Commission, United States and Mexico, Construction'', 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized.

                    GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

       Sec. 4801. (a) Middle East Foundation.--Section 534(k) of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) is 
     amended, in the second proviso, by inserting after 
     ``subsection (b) of that section'' the following: ``and the 
     requirement that a majority of the members of the board of 
     directors be United States citizens provided in subsection 
     (d)(3)(B) of that section''.
       Sec. 4802. Notwithstanding any provision of title I of 
     division B of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 
     (division B of Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Laws 
     109-369, 109-383, and 110-5), the dollar amount limitation of 
     the first proviso under the heading, ``Administration of 
     Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', in title 
     IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108; 119 
     Stat. 2319) shall not apply to funds appropriated under such 
     heading for fiscal year 2007.
       Sec. 4803. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for 
     ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Department of the Treasury--
     Debt Restructuring'' may be used to assist Liberia in 
     retiring its debt arrearages to the International Monetary 
     Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, and the African Development Bank.

                               CHAPTER 9

       Sec. 4901. Funds provided for the ``National Transportation 
     Safety Board, Salaries and Expenses'' in section 21031 of the 
     Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of 
     Public Law 109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) include 
     amounts necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 
     2007 on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease.
       Sec. 4902. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by adding after the 
     second proviso: ``: Provided further, That paragraph (2) 
     under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $149,300,000, but additional section 8 
     tenant protection rental assistance costs may be funded in 
     2007 by using unobligated balances, notwithstanding the 
     purposes for which such amounts were appropriated, including 
     recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading, the heading `Annual Contributions for Assisted 
     Housing', the heading `Housing Certificate Fund', and the 
     heading `Project-Based Rental Assistance' for fiscal year 
     2006 and prior fiscal years: Provided further, That paragraph 
     (3) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 Stat. 2441) 
     shall be funded at $47,500,000: Provided further, That 
     paragraph (4) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 (119 
     Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $5,900,000: Provided further, 
     That paragraph (5) under such heading in Public Law 109-115 
     (119 Stat. 2441) shall be funded at $1,281,100,000, of which 
     $1,251,100,000 shall be allocated for the calendar year 2007 
     funding cycle on a pro rata basis to public housing agencies 
     based on the amount public housing agencies were eligible to 
     receive in calendar year 2006, and of which up to $30,000,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public 
     housing agencies that need additional funds to administer 
     their section 8 programs, with up to $20,000,000 to be for 
     fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance''.
       Sec. 4903. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended (prior to amendment 
     by the preceding section of this chapter) by adding after the 
     third proviso: ``:  Provided further,  That notwithstanding 
     the previous proviso, except for applying the 2007 Annual 
     Adjustment Factor and making any other specified adjustments, 
     public housing agencies in the following categories shall 
     receive renewal funding for calendar year 2007 equal to the 
     amounts, prior to prorations, such public housing agencies 
     were eligible to receive in calendar year 2006, prorated at 
     the calendar year 2006 rate: (1) public housing agencies that 
     would receive less funding under the previous proviso than 
     they would receive under this proviso and that are located in 
     any area declared a major disaster under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 1521 et 
     seq.) with respect to hurricanes that occurred in calendar 
     years 2004 and 2005; (2) public housing agencies 
     participating in the Moving to Work Demonstration; (3) public 
     housing agencies that, during calendar year 2007 but prior to 
     June 1, 2007, are in receivership, or the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development has declared to be in breach of 
     an Annual Contributions Contract; or (4) public housing 
     agencies that overspent their allocation for calendar year 
     2006 and available housing assistance payments balance from 
     calendar year 2005''.
       Sec. 4904. Chapter 10 of title II of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended by 
     inserting after section 21041 the following new section:
       ``Sec. 21041A. The provisions under the heading `Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Federal Housing 
     Enterprise Oversight, Salaries and Expenses' in title III of 
     division A of Public Law 109-115 shall be applied to funds 
     appropriated by this division by substituting `$67,568,000' 
     for `$60,000,000'.''.
       Sec. 4905. Section 21033 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109-289, as 
     amended by Public Law 110-5) is amended (prior to amendment 
     by the preceding sections of this chapter) by striking the 
     sixth proviso.
       Sec. 4906. Section 232(b) of the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-377) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Applicability.--In the case of any dwelling unit 
     that, upon the date of the enactment of this Act, is assisted 
     under a housing assistance payment contract under section 
     8(o)(13) as in effect before such enactment, or under section 
     8(d)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(d)(2)) as in effect before the enactment of the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (title V of 
     Public Law 105-276), assistance may be renewed or extended 
     under such section 8(o)(13), as amended by subsection (a), 
     provided that the initial contract term and rent of such 
     renewed or extended assistance shall be determined pursuant 
     to subparagraphs (F) and (H), and subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     of such section shall not apply to such extensions or 
     renewals.''.

                      GENERAL PROVISION--THIS ACT

       Sec. 4910. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

                      TITLE V--CONTRACTING REFORM

     SEC. 5001. MINIMIZING SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Plans Required.--Subject to subsection (c), the head of 
     each executive agency covered by title III of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     251 et seq.) and the head of each agency covered by chapter 
     137 of title 10, United States Code, shall develop and 
     implement a plan to minimize the use of contracts entered 
     into using procedures other than competitive procedures by 
     the agency concerned. The plan shall contain measurable goals 
     and shall be completed and submitted to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, with a copy provided to the Comptroller General, not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General 
     shall review the plans provided under subsection (a) and 
     submit a report to Congress on the plans not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Requirement Limited to Certain Agencies.--The 
     requirement of subsection (a) shall apply only to those 
     agencies that awarded contracts in a total amount of at least 
     $1,000,000,000 in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

     SEC. 5002. MINIMIZING COST-REIMBURSEMENT TYPE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Plans Required.--Subject to subsection (c), the head of 
     each executive agency covered by title III of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     251 et seq.) and the head of each agency covered by chapter 
     137 of title 10, United States Code, shall develop and 
     implement a plan to minimize the use of cost-reimbursement 
     type contracts by the agency concerned. The plan shall 
     contain measurable goals and shall be completed and submitted 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, with a copy provided to the Comptroller 
     General, not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Comptroller General Review.--The Comptroller General 
     shall review the plans provided under subsection (a) and 
     submit a report to Congress on the plans not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Requirement Limited to Certain Agencies.--The 
     requirement of subsection (a) shall apply only to those 
     agencies that awarded contracts in a total amount of at least 
     $1,000,000,000 in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

     SEC. 5003. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL 
                   DOCUMENTS FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Civilian Agency Contracts.--Section 303 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     253) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In the case of a procurement permitted by 
     subsection (c), the head of an executive agency shall make 
     publicly available,

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     within 14 days after the award of the contract, the documents 
     containing the justification and approval required by 
     subsection (f)(1) with respect to the procurement.
       ``(2) The documents shall be made available on the website 
     of the agency and through the Federal Procurement Data 
     System.
       ``(3) This subsection does not require the public 
     availability of information that is exempt from public 
     disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (b) Defense Agency Contracts.--Section 2304 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(l)(1) In the case of a procurement permitted by 
     subsection (c), the head of an agency shall make publicly 
     available, within 14 days after the award of the contract, 
     the documents containing the justification and approval 
     required by subsection (f)(1) with respect to the 
     procurement.
       ``(2) The documents shall be made available on the website 
     of the agency and through the Federal Procurement Data 
     System.
       ``(3) This subsection does not require the public 
     availability of information that is exempt from public 
     disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.

     SEC. 5004. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR OVERCHARGES.

       (a) Quarterly Report to Congress.--
       (1) The head of each Federal agency or department shall 
     submit to the chairman and ranking member of each committee 
     specified in paragraph (2) on a quarterly basis a report that 
     includes the following:
       (A) A list of audits or other reports issued during the 
     applicable quarter that describe contractor costs in excess 
     of $1,000,000 that have been identified as unjustified, 
     unsupported, questioned, or unreasonable under any contract, 
     task or delivery order, or subcontract.
       (B) The specific amounts of costs identified as 
     unjustified, unsupported, questioned, or unreasonable and the 
     percentage of their total value of the contract, task or 
     delivery order, or subcontract.
       (C) A list of audits or other reports issued during the 
     applicable quarter that identify significant or substantial 
     deficiencies in the performance of any contractor or in any 
     business system of any contractor under any contract, task or 
     delivery order, or subcontract.
       (2) The report described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, and other committees of jurisdiction.
       (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an agency or 
     department with respect to a calendar quarter if no audits or 
     other reports described in paragraph (1) were issued during 
     that quarter.
       (b) Submission of Individual Audits.--The head of each 
     Federal agency or department shall provide, within 14 days 
     after a request in writing by the chairman or ranking member 
     of any of the committees described in subsection (a)(2), a 
     full and unredacted copy of any audit or other report 
     described in subsection (a)(1).

                TITLE VI--ELIMINATION OF SCHIP SHORTFALL

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Children's Health 
                             Insurance Fund

       For an additional amount to provide additional allotments 
     to remaining shortfall States under section 2104(h)(4) of the 
     Social Security Act, as inserted by section 6001, such sums 
     as may be necessary, but not to exceed $750,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable 
     to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. 
     Res. 6 (110th Congress).

     SEC. 6001. ELIMINATION OF REMAINDER OF SCHIP FUNDING 
                   SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.

       (a) Elimination of Remainder of Funding Shortfalls, Tiered 
     Match, and Other Limitation on Expenditures.--Section 2104(h) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by 
     section 201(a) of the National Institutes of Health Reform 
     Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482), is amended--
       (1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``remainder of reduction'' and inserting ``part''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Additional amounts to eliminate remainder of fiscal 
     year 2007 funding shortfalls.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall allot to each 
     remaining shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such 
     amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the 
     estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for the 
     State for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(B) Remaining shortfall state described.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), a remaining shortfall State is a State with 
     a State child health plan approved under this title for which 
     the Secretary estimates, on the basis of the most recent data 
     available to the Secretary as of the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph, that the projected Federal expenditures under 
     such plan for the State for fiscal year 2007 will exceed the 
     sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of the State's allotments for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 and 2006 that will not be expended by the 
     end of fiscal year 2006;
       ``(ii) the amount of the State's allotment for fiscal year 
     2007; and
       ``(iii) the amounts, if any, that are to be redistributed 
     to the State during fiscal year 2007 in accordance with 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(h) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1397dd(h)) (as so added), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B) and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B) and'';
       (3) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``and (3)'' and 
     inserting ``(3), and (4)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3), and (4)''.

     TITLE VII--MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AND SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF

                               CHAPTER 1

     SEC. 7101. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Fair Minimum Wage Act of 
     2007''.

     SEC. 7102. MINIMUM WAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
     less than--
       ``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the 
     date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;
       ``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th 
     day; and
       ``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th 
     day;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7103. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Transition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (1) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands under this subsection is equal to the minimum 
     wage set forth in such section.

     SEC. 7104. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO AMERICAN SAMOA.

       (a) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to American Samoa.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6(a) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
       (b) Transition.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under section 
     6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     206(a)(1)) shall be--
       (A) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until the 
     minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under this 
     paragraph is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such 
     section.
       (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if an 
     employee is employed in an industry in American Samoa that, 
     on the date of enactment of this Act, is required to pay a 
     minimum wage rate under section 697 of title 29, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, that is higher than the minimum wage 
     rate required under paragraph (1)(A), the minimum wage 
     applicable to such employee shall be--
       (A) the minimum wage rate required for such an industry 
     under such section on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as 
     may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 
     6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 6 months

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     thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to American 
     Samoa under this subsection is equal to the minimum wage set 
     forth in such section.

                               CHAPTER 2

     SEC. 7201. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This chapter may be cited as the ``Small 
     Business Tax Relief Act of 2007''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this chapter an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this 
     chapter is as follows:

Sec. 7201. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.
Sec. 7202. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 7203. Extension and increase of expensing for small business.
Sec. 7204. Determination of credit for certain taxes paid with respect 
              to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7205. Waiver of individual and corporate alternative minimum tax 
              limits on work opportunity credit and credit for taxes 
              paid with respect to employee cash tips.
Sec. 7206. Family business tax simplification.
Sec. 7207. Denial of lowest capital gains rate for certain dependents.
Sec. 7208. Suspension of certain penalties and interest.
Sec. 7209. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes.

     SEC. 7202. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Extension.--Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to 
     termination) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
     ``2008''.
       (b) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community 
     Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(5) Designated community residents.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `designated community resident' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community.
       ``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone or 
     community.--In the case of a designated community resident, 
     the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages paid or 
     incurred for services performed while the individual's 
     principal place of abode is outside an empowerment zone, 
     enterprise community, or renewal community.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) a designated community resident,''.
       (c) Clarification of Treatment of Individuals Under 
     Individual Work Plans.--Subparagraph (B) of section 51(d)(6) 
     (relating to vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
     period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) an individual work plan developed and implemented 
     by an employment network pursuant to subsection (g) of 
     section 1148 of the Social Security Act with respect to which 
     the requirements of such subsection are met.''.
       (d) Treatment of Disabled Veterans Under the Work 
     Opportunity Tax Credit.--
       (1) Disabled veterans treated as members of targeted 
     group.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3) 
     (relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking 
     ``agency as being a member of a family'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``agency as--
       ``(i) being a member of a family receiving assistance under 
     a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at 
     least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period 
     ending on the hiring date, or
       ``(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
     disability, and--

       ``(I) having a hiring date which is not more that 1 year 
     after having been discharged or released from active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       ``(II) having aggregate periods of unemployment during the 
     1-year period ending on the hiring date which equal or exceed 
     6 months.''.

       (B) Definitions.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Other definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the 
     meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code.''.
       (2) Increase in amount of wages taken into account for 
     disabled veterans.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any 
     individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection 
     (d)(3)(A)(ii))'' before the period at the end, and
       (B) by striking ``Only first $6,000 of'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Limitation on''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7203. EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF EXPENSING FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(5), (c)(2), 
     and (d)(1)(A)(ii) of section 179 (relating to election to 
     expense certain depreciable business assets) are each amended 
     by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2011''.
       (b) Increase in Limitations.--Subsection (b) of section 179 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$100,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$125,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006'', and
       (2) by striking ``$400,000 in the case of taxable years 
     beginning after 2002'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``$500,000 in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     2006''.
       (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     179(b)(5) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2007'',
       (2) by striking ``$100,000 and $400,000'' and inserting 
     ``$125,000 and $500,000'', and
       (3) by striking ``2002'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``2006''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7204. DETERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXES PAID 
                   WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 45B(b)(1) is 
     amended by inserting ``as in effect on January 1, 2007, and'' 
     before ``determined without regard to''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to tips received for services performed after 
     December 31, 2006.

     SEC. 7205. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE 
                   MINIMUM TAX LIMITS ON WORK OPPORTUNITY CREDIT 
                   AND CREDIT FOR TAXES PAID WITH RESPECT TO 
                   EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Allowance Against Alternative Minimum Tax.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting a comma at the 
     end of clause (ii), and by adding at the end the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(iii) the credit determined under section 45B, and
       ``(iv) the credit determined under section 51.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to credits determined under sections 45B and 51 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2006, and to carrybacks of such 
     credits.

     SEC. 7206. FAMILY BUSINESS TAX SIMPLIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 761 (defining terms for purposes 
     of partnerships) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) 
     as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Qualified Joint Venture.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified joint venture 
     conducted by a husband and wife who file a joint return for 
     the taxable year, for purposes of this title--
       ``(A) such joint venture shall not be treated as a 
     partnership,
       ``(B) all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and 
     credit shall be divided between the spouses in accordance 
     with their respective interests in the venture, and
       ``(C) each spouse shall take into account such spouse's 
     respective share of such items as if they were attributable 
     to a trade or business conducted by such spouse as a sole 
     proprietor.
       ``(2) Qualified joint venture.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified joint venture' means any joint 
     venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if--
       ``(A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband 
     and wife,
       ``(B) both spouses materially participate (within the 
     meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) 
     thereof) in such trade or business, and
       ``(C) both spouses elect the application of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Net Earnings From Self-Employment.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1402 (defining net earnings 
     from self-employment) is amended by striking ``, and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (15) and inserting a semicolon, by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (16) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (16) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(17) notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) in determining net earnings from 
     self-employment of such spouse.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 211 of the Social Security 
     Act (defining net earnings from self-employment) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (14), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(16) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, each spouse's share of income or loss from a 
     qualified joint venture shall be taken into account as 
     provided in section 761(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 in determining net earnings from self-employment of such 
     spouse.''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2006.

     SEC. 7207. DENIAL OF LOWEST CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN 
                   DEPENDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Certain individuals not eligible for lowest rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual described 
     in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II) 
     shall not be less than the amount of taxable income which 
     would (without regard to this subsection) be taxed at a rate 
     below 15 percent, and
       ``(ii) the sum of the amounts determined under 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be an amount 
     equal to the rate of tax specified in paragraph (1)(C) 
     multiplied by so much of the adjusted net capital gain (or, 
     if less, taxable income) as exceeds the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the amount of taxable income which would (without 
     regard to this subsection) be taxed at a rate below 15 
     percent, over
       ``(II) the taxable income reduced by the adjusted net 
     capital gain.

       ``(B) Individuals to whom paragraph applies.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, an 
     individual is described in this subparagraph if--

       ``(I) such individual meets the age requirements of section 
     152(c)(3) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B) 
     thereof), and
       ``(II) such individual's earned income (as defined in 
     section 911(d)(2)) for the taxable year does not exceed one-
     half of such individual's support (within the meaning of 
     section 152) for such taxable year.

       ``(ii) Special rules for joint returns.--In the case of a 
     joint return--

       ``(I) the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse shall be 
     treated as a single individual for purposes of applying 
     subclause (II) of clause (i), and
       ``(II) the taxpayer shall be treated as an individual 
     described in this subparagraph only if the taxpayer and the 
     taxpayer's spouse are described in clause (i) (determined 
     after application of subclause (I)).''.

       (b) Alternative Minimum Tax.--Section 55 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Individuals Not Eligible for Lowest Rate.--In 
     the case of an individual described in section 1(h)(12)(B), 
     no amount shall be determined under subsection (b)(3)(B).''.
       (c) Coordination With Sunset of Provisions of the Jobs and 
     Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.--Subparagraph 
     (A) of section 1(h)(12), as added by this section, is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the 
     period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) no amount of qualified 5-year gain shall be taken 
     into account under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as in 
     effect after the application of section 303 of the Jobs and 
     Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 2006.
       (2) Sunset of jgtrra.--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date 
     specified in section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief 
     Reconciliation Act of 2003.

     SEC. 7208. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

       (a) In General.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 
     6404(g) are each amended by striking ``18-month period'' and 
     inserting ``22-month period''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to notices provided by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, or his delegate, after the date which is 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7209. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 401(1) of the Tax Increase 
     Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 is amended by 
     striking ``106.25 percent'' and inserting ``112.75 percent''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Troop Readiness, 
     Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) each will control 2 hours.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 12 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, why are we here? We are here because 4 years ago the 
President plunged us into a preemptive war in Iraq, a country that had 
not attacked the United States, and we took that action on the basis of 
bad information, manipulated intelligence, with no visible plans for 
governing after the war was over.

                              {time}  1630

  Mr. Speaker, that attack diverted us from the hunt for bin Laden, the 
person who did attack us.
  The war has now gone on for 4 years and, as a result, we have seen 
chaos and carnage. We have seen over 3,000 American service men and 
women die, many times more wounded and maimed. We have seen our 
influence decimated throughout the Middle East. We have seen our 
reputation as the democratic hope of the world tarnished by stories 
about torture and rendition.
  I voted against that war. There were 215 Republicans who voted for it 
and 6 that voted against it. There were 81 Democrats who voted for it 
and 126 Democrats who voted against it. We had 132 votes, in total, 
against going to war. And ever since that time, we have been trying to 
get to 218 votes so we can turn this country and this war around.
  Over the last 4 years, this war has been fought with virtually no 
sense of shared sacrifice. Military families have done double and 
triple duty, while the rest of America has had to accept the sacrifice 
of a tax cut. That is about all that has been asked of most Americans.
  We have spent a huge amount of our national treasure, and now the 
President is asking for another almost $100 billion for this war and 
asking for an additional $3.5 billion for his own domestic priorities.
  This bill is our response. It says to the President: ``Okay, you can 
have that money, but only under certain terms and conditions.'' And we 
try to do three things: number one, to redirect a greater effort to the 
right war in Afghanistan, rather than the wrong war in Iraq. Secondly, 
we try to protect our troops to the maximum extent possible and correct 
the neglect that they have suffered as they have returned from the 
battlefield. And, thirdly, we are trying to send a message to Iraq 
politicians that they need to change direction; that we will no longer 
tolerate an open-ended, interminable babysitting job; that they must 
get together and begin to resolve their own differences.
  This bill sets a timetable for repositioning our troops out of Iraq. 
The exact timetable will be determined by the performance of the Iraqis 
and whether or not they meet important political and military 
benchmarks.
  And this bill establishes a target for finishing our redeployment in 
any circumstance. It recognizes that our troops won the war, but it 
also recognizes that the President's plan calls upon troops to do 
something that they do not have the power to do, namely, to convince 
Iraqi factions to reach reasonable compromises on their own turf.
  It sets reasonable conditions for moving our troops into a different 
posture. It holds Iraqis accountable to standards that the President 
himself has laid out. And it puts us on a new direction with respect to 
the war in Iraq.
  And it does some other things, too. It completes action on a number 
of leftover pieces of business that the previous Congress left to this 
new incoming Congress.
  The President himself asked for $3.4 billion to deal with the needs 
of FEMA. We are also finishing action on the BRAC action which requires 
$3.1 billion in additional funding. We are finishing action on the need 
to improve family military housing to the tune of $3.4 billion. We are 
finishing action on rebuilding the lives and providing other assistance 
to the Katrina victims after the most devastating natural disaster in 
the history of our country.
  We are finishing the action on the agriculture disaster problem that 
Congress wrestled with for well over a year in the previous Congress 
without coming to resolution. And we are providing the final $1 billion 
in funds to combat a potential pandemic flu, funds which the President 
himself requested in an emergency appropriation in the year 2005.
  And we are also finishing action on the action begun last year by the 
Congress in trying to deal with the fact that 14 States are going to 
run out of child health money; and we need, therefore, to provide $750 
million to see to it that low-income families and children in low-
income families are not pushed off those State health care rolls. This 
is a request that has come in from Republican and Democratic Governors 
alike.
  And we have also provided some additional funding, above what the 
President asked for, items which are not

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last year's business, but which we think are important in terms of this 
year's business.
  We are increasing funding for veterans health and defense health by 
$3.4 billion. We are, on the homeland security front, increasing 
funding substantially. The President, since days after 9/11, has been 
resisting virtually every congressional effort to add funding for 
homeland security, for border security, for cargo security and the 
like.
  We are continuing the effort to provide significantly more money than 
the President has asked for. If anybody wants to argue with that, I 
would suggest they take it up with the 9/11 Commission. I would suggest 
they take it up with the Hart-Rudman Commission. I would suggest they 
take it up with the 9/11 families. Everybody but Anne Coulter, I think, 
would be responsive to what those families think.
  And then we are also providing $1.2 billion in additional funding for 
our war in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, I sat at CIA headquarters and 
watched, right after 9/11, as our predator aircraft were searching 
Afghanistan for bin Laden. And I know what the people at that agency 
were saying when they expressed their frustration that the President 
was diverting a huge share of our resources in the hunt for bin Laden 
to prepare for the unilateral attack on Iraq.
  What this bill is trying to do is to correct that by, again, 
refocusing additional attention on the war against Afghanistan. And I 
make absolutely no apology for the funds that we have in here.
  Now, some will say this is not a perfect instrument. They will differ 
with the time line that we have for the repositioning of troops, and 
they will differ with the benchmarks. But what I would say to them is 
that what is important in this document today is not the exact wording. 
What is important is not the exact timetable. What is important is not 
the exact enumeration of benchmarks. What is important is that, for the 
first time, this Congress will be exercising its constitutional 
responsibilities to provide real oversight on the executive branch of 
government, and we will be trying to set this country on a new 
direction.
  Someone in this House said last week that we are similar in our 
position to a board of directors for a corporation. He said the 
President is the CEO. The President's Cabinet represents his management 
team, and we are the board of directors. And when a board of directors 
of a corporation sees that the management of the corporation is leading 
it down a disastrous path, it has a fiduciary responsibility to its 
stockholders to step in and correct the problem. That is what we are 
trying to do in this legislation. In this case, we have a fiduciary 
responsibility and a representational responsibility to the taxpayers 
and to our constituents, and we are trying to meet that responsibility 
today.
  Now, there are some who have criticized us for doing so, some in 
newspapers and some on this floor. Very frankly, I am getting a bit 
tired of those who were consistently wrong from the beginning on the 
issue of Iraq, I am getting tired of them lecturing those of us who 
were consistently right from the beginning in our opposition to this 
war.
  And when people ask me why we don't have a better solution, I tell 
them of the old story about Eddie Stanky, who used to play second base 
for the New York Giants many years ago. And one day, Leo Durocher, the 
manager, was hitting ground balls to the infield, and Stanky dropped 
two in a row. And so Durocher grabbed a glove and said, ``Here, kid, 
I'm going to show you how it's done.'' And he went out to second base, 
and the very first ball Durocher dropped. And he turned to Stanky, and 
said, ``Kid, you got second base so screwed up, nobody can play it.''
  The fact is, if you substitute George Bush for Eddie Stanky and Iraq 
for second base, you have got the picture of what the problem is today.
  Now, this Congress cannot run foreign policy, but it has an 
obligation to try to influence the policy and influence the conduct of 
that policy when we see it headed down the wrong path. Mr. Murtha has 
tried to lead the way in seeing to it that we face up to those 
responsibilities, and this legislation will give us an opportunity to 
do that.
  I would hope it would be supported on a bipartisan basis.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
might consume.
  Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, I rise today to express my opposition 
to this emergency supplemental. My colleagues know that I have the 
highest level of respect for my chairman, Mr. Obey. Together we worked 
as partners in the 109th Congress, passing appropriations bills through 
the committee and through the House. Indeed, the Appropriations 
Committee is at its best when each of us works together across party 
lines and rises above purely partisan politics.
  During the last Congress I was privileged to serve as chairman of 
this great committee, and Mr. Obey was our distinguished ranking 
member. Today, our roles are reversed, and Mr. Obey is now our 
chairman.
  There is no question that if my friend from Wisconsin were permitted 
to write this bill on his own, this would be a much better product. 
Instead, the House is being asked to consider a spending bill that 
reflects the priorities of Speaker Pelosi and a deeply divided 
Democratic Caucus. It attempts to bridge these widening divisions over 
the war in Iraq by delivering billions of dollars in unrelated and 
unauthorized spending under an emergency designation.
  This legislation ought to focus on our troops. It ought to focus on 
providing those in harm's way with the resources they need to complete 
their mission successfully. It ought to respect, not micromanage, our 
combatant commanders in whom we place the ultimate responsibility of 
prosecuting military actions.
  Instead, this legislation ties the hands of our Commander in Chief 
during a time of war, places military decisions in the hands of 
politicians, and attempts to buy votes for its passage on the left and 
on the right by literally promising something to everyone.
  If the majority's goal is to end the war or withdraw our troops, then 
that should be addressed in a separate piece of legislation. The 
majority cannot have it both ways, pretending, on the one hand, to 
support our troops, while on the other undercutting their ability to 
prosecute their mission.
  Men and women of good conscience can disagree about the war in Iraq. 
But on one thing we must all agree, our men and women in uniform must 
continue to receive our unqualified support and the resources they need 
to complete their mission successfully.
  My colleagues, consider carefully the consequences of our actions 
here today. Passage of this measure in its present form will signal to 
insurgents and terrorists that the United States doesn't have the 
political will to continue supporting this fledgling Iraqi democracy.

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  Al Qaeda and other enemies of freedom will simply lay in wait until 
our troops are withdrawn. And with the collapse of this fragile 
democracy, our efforts, and the sacrifices of our troops, will have 
been for nothing.
  The fight in Iraq is also critical to the future of Israel. A failure 
in Iraq will further destabilize the region, posing a direct threat to 
Israel. We must not let that occur to our friend and ally.
  There should be no carrot big enough to force Members into choosing 
between their principled support for our troops in the field and 
funding for the many unrelated and parochial items sprinkled throughout 
this bill.
  Republican Members in the House are simply not going to abandon our 
principles, and troops in the field, for the promise of pork back in 
our districts. To their credit, many Democrats also continue to express 
grave reservations about this approach and about this legislation.
  Last year Congress sent the President a clean supplemental bill for 
our troops. This Congress, and our country, would be better served by 
producing a clean bill free of extraneous spending and unrelated 
legislative provisions.
  There is no question that the President will veto this bill. In the 
meantime our troops will face the uncertainty resulting from the 
majority's mixed signals and lack of a clear commitment.

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  I am also deeply concerned that the Democrat leadership has brought 
this emergency supplemental to the House floor under a closed rule 
without opportunity for Members on both sides of the aisle to offer 
amendments.
  During my tenure as chairman, the House considered six emergency 
supplemental appropriations bills. Of these six bills, the two largest 
bills, H.R. 1268, was $81.2 billion; the other was a $91.8 billion 
supplemental. Those two bills primarily focused on the global war on 
terror. In both instances I worked closely with my leadership and the 
Rules Committee in seeking rules that permitted open debate, including 
amendments, on the House floor. And in both instances, these 
supplemental bills were considered under an open rule. The remaining 
four bills were noncontroversial and bipartisan in nature and were 
considered by unanimous consent on the Suspension Calendar.
  I assumed that Chairman Obey would continue in the longstanding 
tradition and practice of the committee to advocate open rules on all 
appropriations bills. Members on both sides of the aisle benefit by a 
process that supports a fair, honest, open, and transparent debate on 
the House floor. I was disappointed that Mr. Obey's first bill as 
chairman, the fiscal year 2007 continuing resolution, was considered 
under a closed rule, with only 1 hour of debate and no opportunity for 
amendments.
  Consideration of this supplemental under a closed rule is 
unprecedented and leaves the minority little choice but to walk away 
from the tradition of comity that has marked our longstanding work on 
this committee.
  By denying Members, both Democrats and Republicans, their right to 
offer amendments to this legislation, I can assure you that all bets 
are off on getting our committee work done this year. It simply will 
not happen. There will be no unanimous consent agreements on the fiscal 
year 2008 bills. I spoke personally with Mr. Obey about this and asked 
him to carry that message directly to the Speaker.
  This legislation is simply too important to have it rushed through 
the House with no debate and no opportunity for the body to consider 
amendments. Consideration of this legislation under a closed rule 
signals to the House, and to the public, that the Speaker has imposed 
martial law on the people's House.
  Lastly, I would be remiss not to highlight my reservations about the 
budgetary aspects of this bill that proposes more than $22 billion in 
emergency spending items that are completely unrelated to the global 
war on terror or legitimate emergencies in the Gulf Coast region.
  I ask my colleagues what does a $25 million bailout for spinach 
producers, $60 million for the salmon fishing industry, or $5 million 
for fish breeding have to do with the global war on terror?
  This legislation also includes authorization language to increase the 
minimum wage. Again, I ask my friends why can't the committees of 
jurisdiction in the House and the Senate meet in open conference to 
resolve the differences between these bills? What place has this 
provision in a wartime supplemental?
  In short, much of what is included in this bill is completely 
unrelated to the global war on terror and has no place in the bill. 
Sadly, many items are being designated as emergencies for no other 
reason than to make more room for additional spending on the part of 
the Democrats under the fiscal 2008 caps.
  I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to consider 
thoughtfully the precedent set by this legislation. Weigh in your 
conscience the effects of undermining the authority of the President, 
and future Presidents, and putting at further risk our men and women in 
uniform.
  Our Congress, and our country, would be better served by sending the 
President a clean supplemental free of extraneous spending and 
unrelated legislative provisions.
  While I respect Chairman Obey, I cannot support this legislation as 
it is presently written. I strongly urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 12 minutes to the distinguished 
chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Mr. Murtha.
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, let me explain what is in this bill for the 
Members.
  We have $4 billion over the amount requested by the President. The 
President requested a total of $12.1 billion for military personnel pay 
and benefits. The committee recommends increasing the funds for those 
programs by $1.4 billion. The committee adds $1.4 billion to cover the 
full cost of housing allowance for military members in fiscal year 
2007; $2.3 billion to cover the full cost of fielding an additional 
36,000 Army troops.
  If everybody here remembers, we added 30,000 troops in the 
supplemental, which the White House did not ask for, argued about, and 
which the Defense Department did not want. And yet now we are short of 
troops, and they are trying to blame the Congress for being short of 
troops.
  We also added money for 9,000 additional marines. The committee 
recommends $52.5 billion for military operations, $2.2 billion over the 
President's request.
  In addition to fully funding the request for military operations, the 
committee proposes an additional $2.5 billion to address training and 
equipping shortfalls in forces not deployed. We will set up a Reserve 
Readiness fund.
  The committee recommends adding funds for the war in Afghanistan, $1 
billion. That is where the original war started, and that is what you 
vote against if you vote against this bill.
  $5.9 billion for the Afghanistan Security Forces fund, $3.8 billion 
for the Iraq Security Forces fund, and a total of $2.4 billion is 
recommended for the joint IED task force.
  The recommendations propose an increase of $17 million for DOD's 
Family Advocacy program. In other words, all of us hear, when we go 
talk with the families, the problems that they have. We add $17 million 
for that particular fund.
  We have three significant reductions. We reduce some of the buys of 
hardware which we think ought to be in the base bill.
  The committee bill recommends a total of $24.8 billion for equipment 
purchases, a slight decrease to the President's request of $86 million. 
The committees proposed an allocation of $1.4 billion to purchase what 
they call MRAP vehicles, that is, the vehicles with the V shape, which 
we need so badly. And that is what you are voting against if you vote 
against this bill: $311 million above the request of the White House.
  For Army procurement accounts the committee approves a total of $15 
billion: $994 million for tactical radios, $2.2 billion for tactical 
trucks, $867 million for up-armored Humvees, $636 million for Bradley 
fighting vehicle upgrades. And that is what you are voting against if 
you vote against this bill.
  The committee bill includes $192 million not requested for three 
additional F/A-18s. We take care of the SEABEEs, something they have 
talked about that have been decimated by this war, and we put equipment 
in for the SEABEEs.
  The committee is recommending reductions to several high-profile 
programs requested by the President. We deny funding for two Joint 
Strike Fighter airplanes because they ought to be in the base bill, and 
we will talk about that depending on what they authorize.
  The President requested a total of $1.4 billion for research and 
development. The committee recommends a total of $1 billion.
  Working capital funds: the committee bill provides a total of $1.3 
billion for working capital.
  Now let me talk about defense health programs. We just saw what we 
went through with Walter Reed. Bill Young, who was chairman of the 
committee, and I went out to Walter Reed all the time. I had no idea, 
as most Members didn't, about what was going on at Walter Reed. And it 
really gets to me that every time we went out there, we asked them if 
you needed any help and they always told us everything is all right. We 
put more money in any way because we knew there would be some problems 
come about because of the fact that they were under BRAC. The committee 
decided unanimously to eliminate the closing of Walter Reed, especially 
during the time of war. We put $1.7 billion above the budget request.

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  The additional funding is for $450 million for post-traumatic stress. 
And that is not near enough, folks. That is not near enough. We figure 
there are going to be 65,000 military people who come back that are 
going to have post-traumatic stress. And that is what you are voting 
against if you vote against this bill.
  We put $450 million in for traumatic brain injury care and research; 
$730 million to cover the funding shortfall created by Congress' having 
disapproved the Department's proposal to increase the health insurance 
premiums. And I am for that, but we didn't fund it. But we fund it in 
this bill, and that is what you vote against if you vote against this 
bill.
  We put $62 million in for amputee care. Let me tell you something 
about amputee care. I went out to the amputee center in Brooks. Private 
industry put up a place in 18 months; $58 million they raised to put an 
amputee center up. We have been working on an amputee center at Walter 
Reed. It took us 3 years and it is still not built. Jerry Lewis, Bill 
Young, and myself, and it is still not done yet.
  We are putting in $12 million for caregivers. The nurses called. They 
said, We have got a real problem here. We see these wounded. We see the 
people coming home all the time. It affects us mentally. It affects us 
emotionally. It affects us psychologically. We need help. So we put $12 
million in; $6 million for Landstuhl, where they get the worst 
casualties; $2 million for Walter Reed; $2 million for Brooks; and $2 
million for the hospital in California.
  We put in $14.8 million for burn care. I want to tell you something, 
Members. You can go to all the hospitals. When you go to the burn care 
centers, you see the results of this war. We go to the hospitals. All 
of us go to the hospitals quite often. And let me tell you the burn 
centers are the worst when you go.
  Now, we also took out 5 percent on contracting. Now, why did we do 
that? We did that because contractors are falling all over themselves 
and we asked the GAO and we asked the Inspector General of Iraq, How 
many contractors do you have? They couldn't tell us. They said, Help us 
find out how many contractors we have.
  So we asked the Under Secretary of Defense. He couldn't tell us. He 
said, I will let you know in a week.
  He still hasn't told us. So we took 5 percent out. They will tell us 
now how many contractors they have.
  And we fenced 10 percent. So that is $800 million for the 5 percent 
and then $1.6 billion for the contractors to come out. So that is $2.1 
billion we have taken out for the contractors.
  We put in for CERP, which is a program in which there is $456 million 
provided under operations and maintenance for the commanders.
  No permanent bases we said over and over again. We put in no torture, 
which has caused us so much problem when they didn't have the people 
trained when they were in Abu Ghraib.
  Contracting oversight. We have a death gratuity amendment. Military 
attorneys, we put some money in for military attorneys.
  Meeting readiness guidelines: let me tell you what we do to meet 
readiness guidelines. When you talk to these families, they need a year 
at home before they are redeployed. Is there anybody that thinks we 
should send these folks back before they have a year at home? Is there 
anybody that thinks we should extend them when they have 13 months in 
country? Is there anybody who thinks we should send troops into combat 
who aren't trained and ready? Is there anybody here?

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  We put benchmarks in for the Iraqi Government, as the chairman of the 
committee explained, because we need to give them the incentive. We 
need them to have some benchmarks so they understand that they have to 
get this done.
  Every time something happens, and this is a problem we have, every 
time something happens, we step in. They started out, they said, with 
80 percent of the people in the Iraqi units deployed in Iraq. Now it is 
50 percent. Where are they? They are on leave. They deserted. They are 
not there. So who makes up the difference? Our troops are the ones 
making up the difference. We have to force the Iraqis to make up the 
difference.
  Why are we even thinking about forcing the military to break their 
own guidelines because of this surge? Because of the fact they can't 
sustain the deployment. So the administration has decided, we are going 
to have to send people back with less than a year at home.
  We are going to send people back that aren't trained and ready? That 
is unacceptable. That is unacceptable to every single Member of 
Congress. We have an obligation to the taxpayer under the Constitution 
to take care of defense.
  We have an obligation to have oversight and auditing and 
accountability. We have had 14 hearings so far. We will have at least 
40 more hearings before we have the base bill. I am going to put you on 
notice right now, the supplemental, the 2008 supplemental, is not going 
to come up with the base bill. The 2008 supplemental is going to be 
held, because we are going to see if there is going to be progress in 
this country before we bring up the 2008 supplemental. We are going to 
see if what they say is true. We are going to find out if this 
administration is giving us the facts.
  We have said to them under the Moran amendment, you have to tell us 
how much oil production there is. Oil production is below prewar level. 
Electricity production is below prewar level. Unemployment is 60 
percent.
  Incidents have doubled since I spoke out here a year-and-a-half ago. 
Doubled. There are now 1,200 a week. And when I say ``incidents,'' I am 
talking about 140,000 troops deployed to Iraq, individually. I heard 
Elizabeth Edwards the other day talk about breast cancer, before she 
knew it had come back, and she said to me, there is 40,000 people that 
have breast cancer every year, but it is one at a time.
  What we are talking about are troops, 140,000 troops, one at a time; 
140,000 troops with families; 140,000 troops that have wives and 
husbands and mothers and fathers that have to suffer during these 
deployments.
  When you go to the hospital, you see figures. Don't think when you 
say you see 2,500 people who have been killed, 3,000 have been killed 
or 25,000 have been wounded. It is individuals that have been wounded, 
individuals that have been killed, and those families are suffering.
  We have to put some benchmarks so the Iraqis, they have civil war, we 
have to put benchmarks in this bill so the Iraqis start to do it 
themselves, and the Americans aren't forced to make up the difference, 
but they do it themselves.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), our leader on the Homeland 
Security Subcommittee.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished 
ranking member for yielding time.
  The supplemental before us today is a case study of what happens when 
one branch of the government tries to do the job assigned to another. 
It is hard to say what this will be known for, unconstitutional 
legislation that would allow Congress to micromanage a war, or a crude 
political compromise designed to win votes.
  One thing though is perfectly clear: The bill is a sham. Don't be 
fooled by the rhetoric you will hear today. The managers on the other 
side of the aisle will try to convince you that we are addressing 
pressing needs, providing critical resources for our troops in the 
field and other so-called disasters here at home. But make no mistake, 
the bill will only hamstring our troops, provide fodder for our enemies 
abroad, cause a disastrous and precipitous cut and run, and 
indescribable damage to America's reputation in the vital Mideast and 
worldwide.
  It also breaks the bank here at home by providing funds for pork-
laden Democrat wish-lists. What does dollars for a spinach producer 
have to do with providing help for our troops in Iraq? What does money 
to a salmon farmer have to do with providing support for our troops in 
Iraq? What about aquaculture money? What has that got to do with troops 
in Iraq?
  And for those Members who have surrendered their better judgment for 
pork for their districts, the majority adds $2.5 billion in so-called 
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homeland security items to sweeten the pot.
  Don't get me wrong, many of the majority's homeland security adds are 
worthy and important items, such as nuclear and explosive detection 
systems and additional aircraft for the northern border, things I have 
supported in the past and continue to support, but they are in no way a 
2007 emergency. They can be handled regularly in the 2008 bills. In 
every instance these bills could and should be addressed through the 
2008 process.
  By including them as 2007 emergencies, the majority is simply trying 
to look strong on security and buy down requirements to free up funds 
in fiscal 2008 for additional spending. While I support homeland 
security spending, I support it in a fiscally responsible way.
  Let me turn to the real issue under debate today now. To the defense 
provisions that will cause the precipitous withdrawal of our forces 
from Iraq and take from a President his constitutional powers of 
Commander in Chief, there is a very good reason why our Founding 
Fathers gave the executive branch the responsibility to conduct war.
  The House of Representatives is made up of 435 individuals; lawyers, 
doctors, teachers, farmers, some with military experience, some 
without. It is not made up of 435 military commanders who possess the 
ability to manage a war. We have military professionals to do that. Why 
are we attempting to insert our military judgment, which can cause the 
death or injury of our troops, when we are neither trained nor skilled 
to do so? Leave the management of the war to the trained professionals 
who know what they are doing.
  If your aim is to end the war, and it is, this is the absolute wrong 
way to do it. The right way, bring forth a resolution or a bill to 
reverse the original authorization for the war. But as long as you have 
authorized the war, please don't tie the hands of our great soldiers 
and their commanders behind their backs in carrying out your 
authorization, still on the books, to fight this war against terror.
  Mr. Speaker, this committee has lost its way on this one. It is a 
shameful turn of events. Handcuffing the authorities of the President, 
undermining our troops in harm's way and exploiting worthy government 
programs for political gain is beyond the pale. Our troops and our 
Nation deserve better. They deserve our undying support.
  I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), the chairman of the Financial 
Services Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations.
  (Mr. SERRANO asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today in support of this 
bill, probably the most difficult decision I have made in my 33 year 
political career. But I do it because I want this war to end. I did not 
support this war. I did not vote for it. I still believe that we were 
lied to, that we were given at the minimum bad information, but I 
believe we were lied to, the link to al Qaeda, the weapons of mass 
destruction. We have been over that, but it can't be forgotten. We were 
not told the truth.
  But here we are now, and most of us want the war to end now. What 
does ``now'' mean? There is no real now. Even if there was a vote 
``called out now,'' it would mean for 6, 7, 9, 10 months the military 
would, in a properly and orderly way, get the troops out. But there 
would be no end date, so ``now'' could be extended.
  This bill, however, does speak to ``now,'' because it sets a 
timetable so that ``now'' becomes the desire to end the war and ``now'' 
becomes the mechanism in process to end the war.
  In the next few minutes, the e-mails will start to come in from some 
friends on my left, who think they are on my left, who tell me that I 
sold out. Well, you know something? Not to end the war is to sell out. 
To get dramatic and emotional about something without the reality of 
ending the war might be to sell out.
  I will take this vote tomorrow fully understanding that my vote was a 
vote to end the war; fully understanding that I didn't pull the rug 
from under the troops, but I told them that I didn't want them there 
any longer; fully understanding that when there was a vote that spoke 
about immediate withdrawal, we all remember how the Republicans took 
Mr. Murtha's desire to end the war and turned it into a resolution that 
said get out immediately. Interestingly enough, a lot of people who 
want to end the war now didn't vote for that. I was one of only three 
that voted to get out immediately.
  So I have been there, and I have done that. This is the best vehicle 
for ending the war. That is why I support it. That is why we have to 
vote for it.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes 
to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), a member of our committee.
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, there are legitimate and important emergency 
funding needs for the troops and our Federal civilian corps on the 
ground in Iraq and elsewhere. The President requested $93.4 billion in 
emergency supplemental appropriations to continue the fight against 
terrorism, and that is what we should be doing.
  Unfortunately, this bill offers, I think, a way of not doing that in 
an appropriate way. It is bloated with $124.3 billion in spending, $21 
billion over what was requested. It is true we have provided funding 
for emergency supplementals before, but it would be hard pressed to 
convince the American people that $25 million for spinach producers, 
which may be important to do, but in the regular order; $74 million for 
peanut storage may be appropriate, but in regular order. It should not 
be done here. At the same time it does that, it restricts the civilian 
spending for the provincial reconstruction teams, which helps us do 
some of the civilian things that we should be doing in Iraq.
  The larger issue, however, is this legislation before us has become a 
vehicle, unfortunately, for polarization on the fight to stabilize 
Iraq. I have been there three times. I believe tying the hands of our 
military commanders to adapt to the changing circumstances can only 
hurt our mission and our troops.
  I don't believe it is a good policy to criticize the administration's 
strategy as failing, while at the same time cutting the very funding 
necessary for the administration and the troops to succeed, and then 
putting conditions on releasing the funding provided. They just don't 
all fit together.
  We have to look no further than the report of the bipartisan Iraq 
Study Group to find ``the way forward, a new approach for Iraq.'' Just 
last months when we debated the Iraq war resolution, 106 Members from 
both sides of the aisle mentioned the importance of the Iraq Study 
Group and how they supported it.
  Last night Mr. Shays asked the Rules Committee to make in order an 
amendment that I was cosponsoring to do exactly that, and it was turned 
down, and just at the very time the diplomatic engagement that most of 
us wanted to see take place begins to take place. The meeting 2 weeks 
ago had us engaging with the Syrians and the Iranians. We accepted Mr. 
Moran's amendment in the full committee, which was good, to really put 
the Congress on record in support of that diplomatic effort. But Mr. 
Shays was turned down again, as I was turned down several weeks ago.
  The Iraq Study Group's Cochairmen Baker and Hamilton said in the 
group report, ``The U.S. foreign policy is doomed to failure, as is any 
course in action in Iraq, if not supported by a broad, sustained 
consensus.''
  This bill is not a broad, sustained consensus. The recommendation of 
the Iraq Study Group could have brought us, and still may very well 
bring us, to a consensus that unites the Congress and the nation on 
Iraq. That is the policy both the Congress and the administration 
should embrace. This bill does not do it, and I urge a ``no'' vote on 
it.
  There are some legitimate and important emergency funding needs for 
our troops and our Federal civilian corps on the ground in Iraq and 
elsewhere. The President requested some $93.4 billion in emergency 
supplemental appropriations to continue the fight against terrorism. 
That's what this bill should be addressing.
  Unfortunately, this bill fails to offer a reasonable way forward in 
supporting our troops, and I cannot vote for it.
  This is a bloated $124.3 billion spending bill--over $21 billion than 
what was requested.

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  It's true we've provided funding for emergencies in other 
supplementals, for example hurricane relief and planning for a flu 
pandemic. But I think we would be hard pressed to convince the people 
we represent that $25 million for spinach producers or $74 million for 
peanut storage costs qualify as emergency spending needed today. The 
debate on that kind of spending should be part of the fiscal year 2008 
appropriations process where it belongs.
  The larger issue, however, is that this legislation before us has 
become the vehicle for polarization on the fight to stabilize Iraq. It 
does not offer an alternative. Instead, it would ultimately mandate a 
retreat.
  I have been to Iraq three times, and my concern for our troops has 
never been stronger. If I thought that this bill was in their best 
interests, I would support it.
  Tying the hands of our military commanders to adapt to changing 
circumstances can only hurt our mission and our troops.
  Within the State-Foreign Operations portion, it cuts funding 
necessary to support projects such as the Provincial Reconstruction 
Teams. PRTs are joint civilian-military teams living in the provinces 
among the Iraqi people. They work side-by-side with the Iraqis to 
identify development and governance programs and offer our best bet for 
improving stability and governance.
  Cutting funding for these teams is cutting them off at their knees 
before they get a chance to stand up. These funds are essential for 
improving safety and stability--the very safety and stability which 
will enable our troops to withdraw more quickly.
  I just don't believe it is good policy to criticize the 
administration's strategy as failing while at the same time cutting the 
very funding necessary for it to succeed and then putting conditions on 
releasing funds provided.
  We have to look no further than the report of the bipartisan Iraq 
Study Group to find ``the way forward--a new approach'' for Iraq. They 
worked for more than 8 months, supported by expert working groups and 
senior military advisers in the areas of economy and reconstruction, 
military and security, political development, and strategic 
environment.
  The study group's report released last December 6 was hailed as an 
important opportunity to chart a new course for Iraq. That is what we 
should be considering today.
  Just last month when we debated the Iraq war resolution, 106 Members 
from both sides of the aisle mentioned the importance of the Iraq Study 
Group's recommendations as the way forward in Iraq.
  Last night, Mr. Shays asked the Rules Committee to make in order an 
amendment, offered in partnership with me, to support the findings of 
the Iraq Study Group. By doing so, we believed the House would be 
working to meet our responsibility as political leaders to build 
bipartisan consensus on the issues of war and peace.
  But his request was turned down. That was the second time in a month 
that the Rules Committee has not allowed an amendment on the Iraq Study 
Group's report. Instead, we have before us a political statement that 
pulls us farther apart.
  The ramifications of this polarization reach far beyond Washington; 
all the way to Baghdad and the Iraqi provinces. I want to read from the 
letter Secretary Baker and Congressman Hamilton wrote as the prelude to 
the Iraq Study Group's recommendations:

       Many Americans are dissatisfied, not just with the 
     situation in Iraq but with the state of our political debate 
     regarding Iraq. Our political leaders must build a bipartisan 
     approach to bring a responsible conclusion to what is now a 
     lengthy and costly war. Our country deserves a debate that 
     prizes substance over rhetoric, and a policy that is 
     adequately funded and sustainable. The President and Congress 
     must work together. Our leaders must be candid and forthright 
     with the American people in order to win their support.

  And it goes on to say:

     . . . U.S. foreign policy is doomed to failure--as is any 
     course of action in Iraq--if it is not supported by a broad, 
     sustained consensus. The aim of our report is to move our 
     country toward such a consensus.

  The bill before us does not move the country toward a consensus. The 
country must come back together. We must be united. That is the only 
way we will be successful.
  The recommendations of this distinguished group could have brought us 
to consensus and united the Congress and the Nation on Iraq. That is 
the policy both the Congress and the President should embrace.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).

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  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. I thank the chairman and thank the chairman of 
the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee who has put this together.
  My colleagues, a short while ago when President Bush was asked how 
long will this war last, he said: ``We will be in Iraq as long as the 
Iraqi people want us there.''
  Well, this bill says that we will be in Iraq as long as the American 
people want us there. And the American people realize this is a war 
that is not worthy of the sacrifice of those men and women in uniform 
who are bearing the whole cost of this war.
  This bill is about that young son who was told by his daddy one day 
that he has to leave him to go off and fight for our country. And day 
after day he asks his mommy: When is daddy coming back? And finally one 
day his mommy, with tear-filled eyes, has to say: Daddy is not coming 
back.
  Well, we have to ask ourselves: Is this war worthy of that sacrifice? 
This bill says it is not because there has never been a strategy for 
success. This bill will bring our troops home as soon and as safely as 
possible.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh).
  Mr. WALSH of New York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member, Mr. 
Lewis, for his hard work in providing this response, this very, I 
think, respectful response.
  I would submit to you that any sacrifice any American has made in 
Iraq is a worthy, worthy sacrifice.
  Mr. Speaker, here we go again. Thus far in the 110th Congress, the 
House has considered two pieces of appropriations legislation. Thus 
far, we have twice done so under rules that stifle debate and 
amendment.
  First, we operated under a closed rule on the 2007 continuing 
resolution, limited debate, no amendments, a bill that spend hundreds 
of billions of dollars. Now we are doing the same thing with a war 
supplemental. Let me be clear about what is happening here tonight.
  The majority does not want a vote to remove the egregious and 
unconstitutional provisions restricting the Commander in Chief's 
authority over our Armed Forces. They do not want to allow us the 
opportunity to strike the unprecedented deadline for withdrawing our 
troops. Never before has a Congress in our history written into law a 
date for the withdrawal of American troops in a war.
  They won't allow us that opportunity because Republicans and 
Democrats would vote bipartisanly to strike that deadline. They have 
proposed a rule that will prohibit Members from offering amendments 
that could modify the bill in such a way that the President could sign 
it.
  Let's be clear: by proposing a closed rule, the Democratic leadership 
signals it wants this bill vetoed. In short, the majority would rather 
play politics than find a solution to the problem. And who will lose 
this game of political chicken? The troops who stand in harm's way as 
we talk; the troops, who are relying on this Congress to provide the 
necessary funds before the end of May so they can complete their 
mission successfully and as safely as possible.
  This bill should be rejected out of hand and the majority should 
immediately bring back a clean supplemental so we can ensure that our 
troops will have the resources they need. Let's stop the posturing and 
pass a clean bill. That's the bottom line.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I want to voice my support for the 
supplemental, not because I agree with everything that is in it, but 
because I agree with one thing that is in it, and that is a binding 
deadline to end the war in Iraq and redeploy our troops to where they 
are truly needed, and that is to fight the real war on terror where the 
terrorists started to bomb our country and planned to bomb us on 9/11 
and that is in the mountains of Afghanistan.
  Why are we fighting a civil war in Iraq? Why are we fighting a civil 
war in Iraq when it is in Afghanistan where the war should be fought? 
Why are our Republican friends talking about protecting our national 
security in Iraq when in fact it is al Qaeda in Afghanistan that is 
posing the greatest threat to our national security?
  It is this supplemental that talks about fighting the real national 
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why I support this important supplemental, because it truly supports 
our troops and it supports our veterans as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to voice my support for this supplemental, not 
because I agree with everything in it, but because I agree with the 
most important thing in it: a binding deadline to end the war in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to redeploy our troops from Iraq first and 
foremost because it is in our national security interest.
  As someone who voted for the original resolution, I am particularly 
pained by the hardships and suffering our troops and their families 
endure. I want them to come home.
  But I also know that the men and women in uniform, and the families 
behind them, are willing to make the sacrifices they do if that is what 
it takes to make America more secure.
  The truth is policing a civil war in Iraq does not bring us closer to 
defeating the global network of extremists who wish to harm us.
  But redeployment from Iraq will enhance our security by allowing us 
to properly address other challenges around the world, most importantly 
the fight in Afghanistan and Pakistan against a resurgent al Qaeda and 
Taliban, the enemies who actually did engineer 9/11.
  The moral authority we've lost in the eyes of the world compromises 
our ability to lead multinational efforts against national security 
threats ranging from terrorism and nuclear proliferation to global 
warming and drug trafficking.
  The sooner we begin redeployment, the sooner we begin unraveling the 
tremendous damage that this war and its mismanagement have wrought on 
our national security.
  We need to restore America's leadership. We need to strengthen 
America's security. We need to pass this supplemental and begin the 
redeployment from Iraq.
  I believe in a strong U.S. engagement around the world, including 
using military force when necessary. I also believe, as did Presidents 
Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Reagan, that America's greatest 
strength comes from its values and its ability to lead.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg), a member of the committee.
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the ranking member 
profusely for granting me this time.
  It is with regret that I rise today in opposition to the defense 
supplemental bill. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I 
wanted to be able to support a bill that would provide our soldiers 
with the funding they need to carry out their mission in Iraq. But I 
must oppose it because it presupposes our defeat in Iraq by tying the 
hands of the military leaders.
  Further, it adds nonemergency spending, lots of spending, and sets 
new precedents. And of particular concern to me, fails to fix some 
major problems that were created in the continuing resolution with 
respect to rental assistance for our neediest families.
  The continuing resolution changed the formula for distributing $16 
billion in rental assistance under the section 8 program. The result is 
less funding, more uncertainty, a ``use it or lose it'' mentality, and 
a loss of any incentive to plan over the long run. It rewards excessive 
spending and punishes cost-effectiveness and will set public housing 
authorities against one another by creating new winners and losers 
every year.
  The impacts on the program are staggering. Over 1,220 PHAs in 30 
States will lose $460 million permanently. That means forever. I have 
here a list that I include for the Record of all the PHAs that are 
going to lose funds and how much they are going to lose. It also 
includes the name of the Member of this body who represents each of 
those PHAs.
  So the supplemental bill before us today tries to fix some of the 
problems in the CR, but it fails to do that, and it distracts from the 
true purpose of this bill which is to support our troops in harm's way.
  Mr. Speaker, I will be the first to admit that mistakes have been 
made in the execution of the war. No one is disputing that. Even 
Secretary of State Rice has admitted there are mistakes. But there is 
no sense in looking backward. Not now. We should give the 
administration's new policy a chance to work before presupposing its 
failure and our ultimate defeat in Iraq.
  Let me be clear: I want our troops to come home as soon as possible, 
but I want them to return in victory, not defeat. It is time for the 
Iraqis to assume responsibility for the security of their nation. I am 
hopeful that the administration's new policy will bring to an end the 
sectarian violence in Baghdad and provide an opening for the Iraqi 
Government to step up to the plate.
  It was a bipartisan vote of Congress that authorized this war 4 years 
ago. It is going to take bipartisan cooperation to bring about its 
successful conclusion. This bill, unfortunately, is anything but 
bipartisan. It is nothing more than a crafty way for the Democrat 
majority to set a hard-and-fast deadline for troop withdrawals before 
we have even given the new Iraq strategy a chance to succeed.
  Let's give our troops a chance to stabilize Iraq and come home in 
victory. Let's pass a clean supplemental which gives the troops the 
resources they need to protect themselves. I strongly urge a ``no'' 
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  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Farr).
  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Obey for yielding.
  I have been against this war since day one, and I am outraged by the 
President's attempts to escalate it. I want this war to end now, and I 
want to bring our troops home immediately.
  I mourn the loss of 3,228 Americans dead, and countless Iraqi 
civilians, and extend my deepest sympathies to the families. I repeat, 
I want this war to end, and I want to bring the troops home now.
  Whether we like it or not, this bill before us is the first serious 
binding legislation to come before the House since the war began 4 
years ago. This bill contains benchmarks and time lines for withdrawing 
our troops.
  Even so, in my opinion, this bill does not go far enough. I think it 
should prohibit U.S. military action in Iran without explicit 
congressional authorization. But without this bill, the alternative is 
not acceptable. A supplemental without benchmarks is stay the course.
  I have received thousands of letters from my district in support and 
opposition to this bill. The only way to bring the troops home is to 
vote ``yes.'' I encourage my colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen).
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, 1 month ago, we gathered in this 
Chamber to debate what was called a symbolic resolution on the war in 
Iraq. I never subscribed to the notion it was symbolic because I 
believe any official act of this body has consequences. When Members 
speak, the world listens, friends and enemies alike.
  Two weeks ago after that vote, I traveled again to Iraq and 
Afghanistan to observe conditions in these two fronts on the global war 
on terror and to meet again with our soldiers. I was the only 
Republican on the trip, but I view opportunities like these to travel 
to war zones with colleagues from the other side of the aisle as 
invaluable.
  We all saw that the plans to stabilize Baghdad by reinforcing U.S. 
troops and integrating them with larger Iraqi units around the city are 
already under way. Our military commanders in Iraq are already 
executing their plans to clear, hold, and build; and early reports 
point towards some progress.
  And yet tomorrow, in fact, we vote on a bill, portions of which could 
potentially affect the safety of our brave young soldiers in Iraq, the 
lives of millions of Iraqis, and damage our national interest in the 
Middle East and elsewhere. That is why I oppose this bill in its 
current form.
  Every Member of this House, Republican and Democrat alike, should be 
working together to achieve some level of success in Iraq and to give 
our soldiers the dollars they need. We should not be tying the hands of 
our battlefield commanders, nor undercutting our brave soldiers and 
marines as they work to secure the peace as we debate here this 
afternoon and tomorrow.
  Make no mistake about it, withdrawal from Iraq before that peace is 
better secured will have wide and important ramifications. We could 
potentially have an explosion of sectarian violence in Iraq, killing 
and bloodshed on a larger, more barbaric scale. Al Qaeda and other 
jihadists could get a new and more dangerous base of operations. The 
influence of Iran would grow. The Saudis and moderate Arab states 
themselves could be threatened. Turkey, a strong NATO ally, could be 
drawn into the war. And Iraq's neighbors could see even more waves of 
refugees.
  Mr. Speaker, we are a Nation at war, and the stakes are extremely 
high for America. Our troops need this money now. They deserved it 
yesterday. But the Congress has decided to make them compete with 
nonmilitary, nonemergency, politically motivated spending.
  We must give our commanders on the battlefield, and our brave young 
war fighters, the resources they need to protect themselves and fight 
the enemy.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join together to honor the 
service of these young men and women and to find a way forward in Iraq 
that protects our Nation and results in a stable Iraq that can govern 
and protect itself.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee).
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, by refusing to take responsibility for their 
failed policy in Iraq, the Bush administration has effectively forced 
Congress to intervene to bring it to a responsible end.
  Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, Majority Whip Clyburn, Chairman Murtha 
and the Democratic leadership do deserve credit for recognizing this 
and for doing something that the Republican Congress refused to do over 
the last 4 years, namely, that is to confront the Bush administration 
over their failed policy and to commit to bring that policy to an end 
in Iraq.
  But that is a very important step. However, for some of us the 
question of voting for funds to continue this war with strings attached 
and no real enforcement really does keep our troops in harm's way. I am 
disappointed we will not have the opportunity to vote on the Lee-
Woolsey-Waters-Watson amendment which would fully fund the safe 
withdrawal of U.S. troops and contractors by December 31, 2007.

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  The American people want this, and I will continue to push to fully 
fund the safe withdrawal of our troops from Iraq and for timelines for 
withdrawal that are backed up, mind you, backed up by the 
appropriations power, and that is the power of the purse which the 
Constitution grants to the Congress. Too many lives have been lost, too 
many lives have been shattered.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), a member of our committee.
  Mr. WICKER. Mr. Speaker, we should be standing together today in 
bipartisan support for our troops and for the resources they need to be 
successful in Iraq and the global war on terror. Instead, we have a 
proposal before us today that micromanages the war from Capitol Hill 
with ill-advised timelines for withdrawal that jeopardize our chances 
for success.
  This plan is an unruly mess, bad public policy, bad precedent and bad 
politics. Those are not my words. They come from a Los Angeles Times 
editorial. The Times is right on target. The editorial goes on to say 
that by interfering with the discretion of the Commander in Chief and 
military leaders, ``Congress undermines whatever prospects remain of a 
successful outcome.''
  The L.A. Times is a lot like most American people. They are unhappy 
with the war. They are unhappy with the way it has been waged, but they 
still want to give our generals and our troops the best chance for 
success. That is in stark contrast to the defeatism we see in this 
proposal today.
  Some of our colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle have 
quoted approvingly from the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. Here is a 
quote they have not used: ``The Study Group sets no timetables, and we 
set no guidelines. We believe that military commanders must have the 
flexibility to respond to events on the ground.''
  The National Intelligence Estimate carries a strong warning against 
an early troop pullout. It said, ``If coalition forces were withdrawn 
rapidly during the term of this estimate, we judge that this would 
almost certainly lead to a significant increase in the scale and scope 
of sectarian conflict in Iraq.''
  Despite these cautions, the proponents of this legislation are intent 
on taking us down a path that would lead to failure and defeat. Setting 
a date certain for withdrawing from Iraq is a dangerous idea. Our 
enemies will simply adjust their tactics and wait us out. The 
consequences of such a withdrawal will be far-reaching. It would signal 
defeat for the United States and embolden the terrorists in Iraq and 
throughout the world. It would enable Iraq to establish a beachhead in 
Iraq from which to operate, and it would be a catastrophe for the 
people of Iraq and the region.
  There are signs that the new strategy is taking hold in Iraq. General 
Petraeus believes it will work, and he has our coalition forces engaged 
fully in this effort to succeed. It would be a grave and irresponsible 
mistake to undercut our soldiers by passing this measure before the 
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  The message we send here today should not be one to the terrorists to 
bide their time and wait for the U.S. to pull out. The message should 
be one of complete and total support for our troops and for an 
appropriation of the resources they need to succeed.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha).
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, let me say to the Members what hurts our 
troops.
  I found our troops, 44,000, without body armor. I found our troops 
with a shortage of jammers. I found our troops with a shortage of up-
armored Humvees. I find our troops now, because of the policy, having 
to go back to Iraq before they have a year at home. I find our troops 
now because of the policy of this White House having to extend troops 
that have been there 13 months, and I find our troops having to go into 
combat untrained or not trained as well as they should, not going to 
the desert where they have this tremendous training area, going right 
into Iraq.
  That is what hurts our troops. That is what hurts the morale of the 
troops when you send them without training, without the additional 
training they need, without the equipment they need and without the 
resources they need.
  We are putting in the resources. If you vote against this bill, you 
are voting against the resources they need to go into combat.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Tiahrt).
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is a terrible bill. It is only allowed 4 hours 
of debate. We could have had more debate, but according to the Congress 
Daily P.M., the Speaker of the House is in New York City tonight at a 
fund-raiser. So we could have spent the time debating tonight. Instead, 
we are waiting until tomorrow and the time is limited.
  Our soldiers are in need of our support, and they have sacrificed 
greatly and given their support to us, and they have kept us safe. We 
have been safe since September 11, 2001, but instead of providing only 
what the troops need in this bill, it funds domestic spending with $24 
billion.
  In addition in Title IX of this bill, the language will effectively 
deny our troop reinforcements or replacements. The language says that 
no unit may be deployed without being fully mission-capable. If this 
language were law during World War I, none of the troops would have 
been fully mission-capable, and we could not have deployed our troops 
to rescue Europe, and the world would be a very different place.
  If this language had been law during World War II, our troops would 
not be fully mission-capable, and they would not have been available 
for the victories in D-Day or Iwo Jima, and the world would have been a 
very different place.
  If this language were law during the Korean War, our troops would not 
have been able to leave the country because they were never fully 
mission-capable. They were using broken-down World War II equipment, 
and if they had not gone to rescue the South Koreans, the world would 
be a different place.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill will not let our troops in Iraq receive the 
reinforcements and replacements they need, and let me tell you why.
  To be fully mission-capable, there are three areas of judgment: 
personnel, equipment and training. Personnel, we can be fully mission-
capable. We have the best soldiers in the world, and our units have the 
right number of people.
  Training is a little more subjective. Most people say that they would 
be ready to be fully mission-capable. However, they do not train on the 
very same equipment that they use in the field. So there is some 
contention whether they are actually fully mission-capable or not. Some 
would say they are not, but definitely in the area of equipment we are 
not fully mission-capable. The reason: We take the best equipment we 
have and we put it in the field to protect or troops. We know it is the 
right thing to do, but our troops do not train on the same equipment 
they operate in the field. In fact, they could not leave the United 
States under this language. Right now, they go to Kuwait and they train 
on equipment. It is not the same equipment but it's close, it is not 
the same level of protection that they have when they get in field in 
Iraq. So they will never be fully mission-capable.
  According to the Congress Daily A.M. this morning said Pentagon 
leaders have repeatedly told Capitol Hill they need additional war 
funds by the end of April. If they do not receive those funds by April, 
it will delay repairs, would exacerbate the readiness problem facing 
nondeployable units which already have equipment shortfalls. In other 
word, they would not be fully mission-capable, and the results of that, 
of not being fully mission-capable, is that our troops cannot receive 
the reinforcements and they cannot receive replacements. Our troops 
will be stuck in Iraq. Vote ``no'' on this bill.
  The language in this bill ties the hands of our military, and it says 
that none of the troops that are in America today will ever have the 
ability to leave this country because they cannot be ``fully mission-
capable.'' The Title IX language must be struck from the bill because 
it is very clear that if we do not strike the language, we cannot get 
any reinforcements out of the country, we cannot get any replacements 
out of the country, and therefore, our troops will be stuck in Iraq.
  I thank the gentleman from California for yielding me the additional 
time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall).
  (Mr. UDALL of New Mexico asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, 
and Chairman Murtha have put together a very solid piece of 
legislation. This bill puts us on a path to end this war. This 
legislation holds the Iraqi Government accountable, and it holds 
President Bush accountable. Let us not forget, this is an Iraqi 
Government that refuses to pursue national reconciliation.
  This bill takes President Bush's benchmarks and puts them into law. 
This is a bill about accountability. Others have said we are 
handcuffing, micromanaging. No, this is a bill about setting a policy 
to extract us from a misguided war.
  I ask my colleagues, vote for this bill because it tells the Iraqis 
it is time for you to step up and defend your country.
  I rise today in support of this important legislation and would like 
to thank Chairman Obey and Chairman Murtha for their work in crafting 
this critically important bill. There are no easy choices to be made 
regarding Iraq, but the choices they have made are the right ones.
  I believe there are two fundamental issues we must address concerning 
the on-going war in Iraq. First, we must provide the resources 
necessary for our troops on the ground so they can protect themselves 
and our allies. Second, we must redeploy them as soon as we can, and 
bring to an end American involvement in ill-conceived, poorly planned, 
and mismanaged war.
  I believe this legislation achieves both of these goals. The bill 
provides more funding for the equipment and training of our troops than 
the President's request. It offers a new direction that promises to 
finally bring closure to our open-ended commitment in Iraq. And Mr. 
Speaker, this bill promises to give our returning troops the health 
care that they need, with the honor they deserve for honoring us with 
their service.
  As the people's body, it is imperative that the House of 
Representatives listens to the will of the people. Equally important, 
it is imperative that the President listen to the will of the people.
  After four years, $400 billion dollars, and the tragic loss of 3,200 
service men and women, every survey of public opinion shows a clear 
majority of Americans disapprove of the President's handling of the 
Iraq War. And more Americans believe Congress, not the President, 
should be primarily responsible for setting policy in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, with passage of this legislation, we are taking the 
first steps to end our involvement in a war that currently has no end 
in sight.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation and move 
us in a new direction in Iraq.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), a member of the committee.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and 
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  I want to say this: We have had a lot of good, sincere debates in the 
Defense Subcommittee of Appropriations, but one of the things that, in 
our honest disagreement about, that we have not talked about as much is 
the effects that the surge has already had. I wanted to bring up some 
statistics.
  The 4 weeks prior to the surge which began on February 15, we had 
1,440 civilian deaths; since that time, 265. That is a reduction of 
about 500 percent.
  In terms of bombings, prior to the surge, we had 163. Then from 
February to March, it is down to 102.
  Similar with car bombings, down 35 percent from 56 to 36.
  The surge is already showing a significant impact. Two-thirds of the 
Iraqis polled by a British polling firm, 5,000 people which were 
sampled, the largest poll in the history of Iraq, two-thirds of the 
people say they are better off now than they were under Saddam Hussein. 
Seventy-three percent say they are not in a civil war. Al-Maliki, the 
Prime Minister's approval rating has gone from 29 percent in September 
to 49 percent now.
  We are making progress. We are not defending the status quo. We are 
changing the course, and the Petraeus plan needs to be given time to 
work, and that is very, very important.
  The second point that I want to make is there are so many 
extracurricular things in the $23 billion in spending that have nothing 
to do with the war in Iraq. Now, I serve on the Ag Committee, and I 
want to mention some of those.
  There is a $100 million increase in the PL-480 program, but there is 
not a single word of it in the report as to why this is justified, why 
this is considered an emergency, $100 million.
  Secondly, we have $25 million in there for spinach recall. The USDA 
did what they were supposed to do, but I want you to know you are 
setting a precedent for recall. We are not in the product compensation 
business on recalls.
  Finally, we have $5 million in the bill because of a Canadian fish 
import issue.
  All of these things are good, debatable topics, but they do not 
belong in an emergency appropriation bill. I think they should come 
back through the committee process on regular order where we can have a 
good debate and look at them on a separate piece of legislation.
  While some of the provisions I support, such as the peanut storage 
and handling provision and some type of agriculture disaster 
assistance, this bill is not the appropriate place for them to be 
considered.
  Title II-P.L. 480 Grants--The bill contains $100,000,000 above the 
President's request for Title II-P.L. 480 Grants.
  There is not a single word of explanation in the report as to what or 
where the additional funds are to be used for.
  The President's request included $350,000,000 of which approximately 
$150,000,000 would go to Sudan and for populations in Chad affected by 
the violence in Darfur; $30,000,000 for Afghanistan; $95,000,000 for 
Southern Africa; and $75,000,000 for the Horn of Africa.
  Just last month the Congress included $1,215 billion for this program 
in the Joint Resolution to fund this program for the remainder of 
fiscal year 2007.
  The bill provides $140,000,000 in additional relief for loses related 
to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of which $25,000,000 would go to provide 
additional compensation to livestock producers and $100,000,000 would 
go to provide additional compensation for citrus producers--it appears 
that these additional funds are included in the bill only for the 
reason of doubling the $80,000 payment that livestock and citrus 
producers have already received, taking their payments up to $160,000.
  The need for agriculture disaster assistance has been debated for the 
last several months.
  While disaster assistance is clearly needed in some areas of the 
country, this bill provides $25 million for spinach producers who had 
losses due to a nationwide spinach recall last fall.
  The FDA did what is was supposed to do, and initiated the recall to 
protect consumers.
  This assistance is unprecedented, and there will be pressure put on 
this Committee to compensate producers whenever other food products are 
recalled.
  Can you imagine the cost if we get in the business of compensating 
producers for losses that they incur because of food recalls? The 
latest list of some of the food recalls from FDA and USDA include: 
bread; peanut butter; corn chips; olives; oysters; milk; fresh cut 
fruit; summer sausage; ground beef; and the list goes on.
  The reason foods were recalled is because they presented a health 
risk to the public, and the FDA or the USDA did what they were supposed 
to do.
  The bill includes $5,000,000 for compensation to aquaculture 
operations who may have incurred a loss due to a restriction on imports 
from certain fish from Canada.
  The emergency order, put on by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, on these fish from Canada was due to outbreaks or potential 
outbreaks of a destructive pathogen responsible for several large-scale 
fish deaths in the Great Lakes region--the reason APHIS put the order 
in place was to protect aquaculture in the Great Lakes states, and 
somehow $5,000,000 makes it into this bill to compensate for possible 
losses without any justification. Where did this number come from?
  Finally, there are no funds for USDA to administer any of the 
disaster assistance provisions in the bill that total nearly 
$4,500,000,000. Members are already reacting to proposed FSA office 
closures that are occurring all over the country. This will only 
exacerbate the problem.


                       iraqi government progress

       According to the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, over the last 30 
     days they have seen important developments in the history of 
     Iraq. The Iraqi government has taken steps to improve 
     security, governance, economic development and economic 
     opportunities.
       Iraq's Prime Minister is actively leading the latest plan 
     in Baghdad.
       Prime Minister Maliki created six committees to oversee the 
     non-security pieces of the Baghdad plan, with oversight of 
     economic development, essential services, communications, 
     community outreach and related functions.
       Prime Minister Maliki's first trip to Anbar Province was a 
     clear gesture and attempt to involve Sunni tribal sheiks into 
     the government.
       Anbar's tribal sheiks are switching allegiances away from 
     the insurgents and towards the government of Iraq.
       The tribal sheikhs have started providing police and army 
     recruits to support stability in the region.
       At the end of February, the Iraqi parliament's Council of 
     Ministers passed a hydrocarbon law that outlines the 
     equitable sharing of Iraq's oil wealth.
       The Iraqi government hosted the Neighbors' Conference, the 
     first international conference in Baghdad since 1990. The 
     conference ended with regional and international partners 
     pledging to fight terrorism and to enhance security in 
     support of the goal of peace and security for the people of 
     Iraq.
       Iran and Syria along with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, 
     Turkey and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security 
     Council attended the conference.


                           military progress

       SecDef stated (Mar 21) the deployment of Iraqi troops into 
     Baghdad is right on schedule--10 brigades total.
       Operational strength of the Iraqi Brigades in Baghdad has 
     vastly improved.
       First Brigade reported at 61 percent; Second came in at 65 
     percent; and the third came in at 85 percent. Other brigades 
     on their way are reporting in the high 90s to more than 100 
     percent strength.
       The problem was not related to fighting, but rather an 
     issue with getting pay to families. Iraq does not have a 
     financial system that provides for electronic transfer of 
     monies--it is a cash transaction society. The Iraqi 
     Government found that troops were trying to take money to 
     their families and that is the reason they were absent.
       They fixed the problem by paying deploying forces a bonus 
     upfront so they could leave money with their families and not 
     have to worry about them.
       Overall, violence directed against Iraqi Civilians is down 
     about one-third and murders/assassinations are down 50 
     percent.
       Civilian deaths down more than 500 percent: mid-Feb to mid-
     March, 265; previous four weeks, 1,440.
       Bombings down nearly 40 percent: mid-Feb to mid-March, 102; 
     previous 4 weeks, 163.
       Car bombs down nearly 35 percent: mid-Feb to mid-March, 36; 
     previous 4 weeks, 56.


            notes from secdef's talk at army caucus--mar 22

       Active Army has met every retention and recruiting goal 
     since 9/11
       Need to grow Army and we're doing so by 7,000 a year
       Vital to meet Active Army's goal of 1 year deployed and 2 
     years home; Guard/Reserve goal is 1 year deployed and 5 years 
     home
       Need to include Guard and Reserve in all of our plans
       Modernization and putting them in Joint billets
       We have programmed $46.4B for reset in FY 07/08
       Modernization is also required--started $56B short
       Need the FY07 Sup by April or we will have to take 
     Draconian measures and begin to reprogram money, impacting 
     all facets of the Army
       Need $2B for BRAC this year and stated that we need to 
     expedite the construction of the medical facility on Ft 
     Belvoir and make Bethesda the premier medical facility

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                      commonly asked question iraq

       Q: What is your view of the timetables and provisions that 
     have been attached to the FY07 Supplemental?
       A: It's important to elevate the level of debate. . . . 
     question is how we incentiveize the Iraqi government. But, 
     specific dates and strict conditionally would make it 
     impossible for commanders to complete the mission.
       Q: Do you think the operations in Iraq will be over on 
     October 1?
       A: Decisions need to be based by conditions on the ground. 
     Setting a date tells your adversary all he has to do is wait. 
     I think debate on the hill has been helpful; there is no 
     military solution, it has to be a political solution and we 
     are providing them the time they need.
       Q: How is the deployment of Iraqi troops going? We have 
     heard they are reporting at low strength rates?
       A: In Afghanistan, there are about 12 financial centers 
     that enable movement of money. Iraq has no such system yet, 
     so troops have to take cash home to their families. First 
     Brigades came in around 60 percent but other brigades are 
     reporting in the high 90s to more than 100 percent strength. 
     The problem was not related to fighting, but rather an issue 
     with getting pay to families--troops were trying to take 
     money to their families and that is the reason they were 
     absent. They fixed the problem by paying deploying forces a 
     bonus upfront so they could leave money with their families 
     and not have to worry about them.
       Q: Are we neglecting Afghanistan?
       A: After I visited Afghanistan, I made the decision to 
     extend the deployment of one Brigade and move the other 
     Brigade in. We will be adding 3,400 trainers and overall 
     about 6-7,000 soldiers. Britain and Australia are also 
     providing more troops as we prepare for a Taliban offensive 
     this spring. We think they may make a run at Khandahar and we 
     want to hit them hard.

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  The gentleman talks about how we need to support General Petraeus. 
Let me quote from Thomas Friedman, who has had years of experience in 
understanding the Middle East. He said: I hope the Democrats under 
Speaker  Nancy Pelosi keep pushing to set a deadline for withdrawal 
from Iraq because they are providing two patriotic services that the 
Republicans failed to offer in the previous 4 years. The first is 
policy discipline. The other useful function Speaker Pelosi and her 
colleagues are performing is to give the President and General David 
Petraeus, our Commander in Iraq, the leverage of a deadline without a 
formal deadline. How so? The surge cannot work without political 
reconciliation among Iraqi factions, which means Sunni-Shiite 
negotiations, and such negotiations are unlikely to work without 
America having the leverage of telling the parties that if they do not 
compromise, we will leave. Deadlines matter. At some point Iraqis have 
to figure this out themselves. Since Mr. Bush refuses to set a 
deadline, Speaker Pelosi is the next best thing. Do not underestimate 
how useful it is for General Petraeus to be.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire how much time we 
have on each side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) 
has 1 hour, 25\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) 
has 1 hour, 28\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp), a member of the committee.

                              {time}  1745

  Mr. WAMP. I thank the distinguished ranking member.
  Mr. Speaker, for over 12 years in this House and over 10 years on the 
Appropriations Committee, I have worked really hard to try to be fair, 
bipartisan, cooperative.
  I have to say, though, here today that campaign rhetoric is one thing 
but when the rubber meets the road on this huge, important bill to have 
this kind of a process in this kind of a bill is not right. To have 
over $21 billion of extraneous spending added to this bill, under a 
closed rule, which is not the regular way here in the House, especially 
on appropriations, and, frankly, to then even violate your own budget 
rules is not right.
  I have to say that first. It is kind of insider talk, but it is 
important to know that this is not the regular order and not the way 
this should be done.
  Then I respect all the Members in this House that have served in the 
military, and I respect so much the gentleman from Pennsylvania and his 
expertise here. But I disagree that if you vote against this bill, you 
are not supporting the troops, and you are not supporting the veterans, 
because I am going to do both, and I always do both.
  I do believe that this bill needs to be changed dramatically. I hope 
to serve on the conference committee, and I hope that the product that 
comes back from the conference committee is very different, that it is 
more about supporting the troops and not all these extra things, and 
that we don't micromanage the war through the appropriations process.
  Now, let me also say this. When the President said mission 
accomplished, he was talking about removing Saddam Hussein. We agreed 
as a Congress, over half the Democrats in the Senate voted to do it, 
almost half the Democrats in the House voted to remove Saddam Hussein. 
I wish that wouldn't have sent the signal that it was accomplished 
because the mission wasn't accomplished. The mission is not 
accomplished, and the mission may not be accomplished in August of 
2008.
  As a matter of fact, this threat is not going away. One thing I know 
a lot about is this threat of jihadism. I have read 20 books. I have 
been to lectures. We cannot retreat from this threat. We must stand 
against this threat.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), chairman of the Agriculture 
Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, this week Congress takes up its obligation 
to finally change course in Iraq. This week as we enter the fifth year 
of the Iraq war, more than 3,200 American lives have been lost, tens of 
thousands more are wounded, and sectarian violence threatens to spill 
over into the entire Middle East with no prospect for a stable, 
constitutional democracy in Iraq in sight. We must judge this war not 
for what we wish it were, but for what it has so clearly and tragically 
become, a mistake of historic proportions.
  I believe America should be sending a clear signal by beginning to 
reduce our troop levels now so the Iraqi Government takes 
responsibility and diplomacy can begin for real. I support phased 
redeployment over the next year and will seek every opportunity to 
mandate such change in law. Let us serve our men and women fighting 
overseas and recognize their sacrifices by charting a new course in 
Iraq.
  By voting for this supplemental appropriations bill, we vote for 
accountability in Iraq. We vote to force a change in policy and in law, 
requiring a phased, responsible redeployment of our troops over 12 to 
18 months. There are too many lives at stake here, and, personally, I 
have crossed the Rubicon on this war.
  Regardless of whether this bill is blocked by a filibuster from 
Senate Republicans or a threatened veto from President Bush, we must 
support this bill today. Passing this bill in the House will be the 
first formal act, the first step toward requiring a new course in Iraq. 
We all know our troops will do anything their country asks. But let us 
make sure their courage and their sacrifices advance a mission that 
enhances our security and our interests.
  We need to begin reducing our troops and pursuing a new strategy in 
order to achieve a stable Iraq, a peaceful Middle East, and a more 
secure America.
  That is our obligation. Let us honor it by voting in favor of this 
supplemental bill.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to my 
colleague from Illinois, the ranking member of the subcommittee of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Ray LaHood.
  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1591.
  The bill is a bonanza for numerous factions of the majority party and 
many special interest groups. You want an increase in the minimum wage? 
If you pass this bill, it is done. You want agricultural disaster 
relief that occurred more than 2 years ago? You pass this bill, it gets 
done. You want billions of dollars for homeland security initiatives 
without going through the regular process? Pass this bill, and it is 
done.
  Let me be clear, I supported an increase in the minimum wage, and I

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supported it in the appropriations committee last year. I have voted to 
support relief for our farmers, and I do believe we have to increase 
our ability to secure airports and our ports, but not through this 
bill.
  I do want to say a word of support and thanks to Chairman Murtha and 
Chairman Obey for highlighting Walter Reed and sending a message that 
we are not going to close the hospital. We are going to keep it open. 
We are going to fix it up. We are going to provide the money. That was 
an important provision in this bill.
  I have constituents who are leaving Illinois shortly and will soon be 
back in harm's way. I have never voted against legislation that 
provided funding for them to safely execute their missions. I trust 
they recognize what is happening here tonight. They know that we will 
always work to give them the resources they need, but we will not 
undercut their efforts by telling our enemies that the United States 
does not have the fortitude nor the political will to continue our 
support for the Iraqi people and their government.
  What is the benefit to giving our enemies a troop withdrawal date 
that they can circle on their calendar? Why would we give them the aid 
and comfort of knowing that if they continue their attacks for just 11 
more months, the U.S. military will leave Iraq, and it will be under 
their control?
  We must pass a clean supplemental that is focused on meeting military 
needs. We must quit. We must quit being 435 Commanders in Chief and 
allowing our military leaders on the ground in Iraq to continue to use 
their skills and expertise to prosecute the war free of political 
interference. We must acknowledge that the needs of our men and women 
in uniform are more important than deals made here, campaign sound 
bites and political grandstanding. We must remember those who 
sacrificed so much for this war effort and allow their fellow soldiers 
to continue the mission.
  We have a job to do here. I urge my colleagues to vote against this 
bloated, misguided bill and return our focus to where it should have 
been all along, the needs of our troops.
  Even with $25 billion in extraneous, non-emergency spending added to 
sweeten the pot, a big problem remains. You can dress it up all you 
want, but Members, regardless of party affiliation, know a bad bill 
when they see it. Leadership may be able to lard up this bill to gain 
votes, but apparently it hasn't been enough because they still don't 
have the votes.
  I am very disappointed, but not surprised, that really surprised, 
that we are operating here today under a closed rule. I know Members of 
both parties would like to be able to offer amendments to try to 
salvage this legislation, but too many arms have been twisted and too 
many promises have been made to allow any changes now. One amendment 
passes, and the whole bill unravels. Apparently, one vote, up or down, 
is all you get when you consider a $125 billion package.
  Let me be clear. I support an increase in the minimum wage. I support 
providing relief to farmers when disaster strikes. I support increased 
funding to improve the airport security process. However, none of these 
things is worth my supporting a bill that I truly believe will put the 
lives of our troops in danger.
  During the Appropriations Committee markup of this bill last week, 
Chairman Murtha included in his Manager's amendment the text of my 
amendment that prohibits the use of funds to close the Walter Reed Army 
Medical Center. I am grateful for his assistance about this issue that 
I consider to be vital to the care of our returning wounded military 
personnel. But even the inclusion of my own amendment in this bill is 
not enough to make me hold our troops in combat hostage to political 
grandstanding.
  It is unconscionable to me that this House assumes that we can manage 
the war better than our military leaders. We cannot stand here in the 
protected environment of the House Chamber and tie the hands of our 
President and our combatant commanders on the ground in Iraq. We cannot 
promise our troops the operational money they need to safely do their 
jobs while announcing their withdrawal date to our enemies. Congress 
cannot and must not micromanage the war effort.
  I have constituents who are leaving Illinois shortly and will soon be 
back in harm's way. I have never voted against any legislation that 
provided funding for them to safely execute their missions. I trust 
that they recognize what is happening here today. They know that I will 
always work to give them the resources they need, but I will not 
undercut their efforts by telling our enemies that the United States 
does not have the fortitude or political will to continue our support 
for the Iraqi people and their new government.
  What is the benefit to giving our enemies a troop withdrawal date 
that they can circle on a calendar? Why would we give them the aid and 
comfort of knowing that if they continue their attacks for just 11 more 
months, the U.S. military will leave and Iraq will be theirs to 
control?
  If enough votes are gained and enough arms are twisted and this 
legislation reaches the President's desk, he will veto it, with my 
strong support. Our troops will suffer while the majority continues to 
try to unite their deeply divided caucus. Our troops will continue 
their missions as best they can, but how long do you plan on making 
them wait for the funding they need?
  We must pass a clean supplemental that focuses on meeting military 
needs. We must quit trying to be 435 Commanders-in-Chief and allow our 
military leaders on the ground in Iraq to continue to use their skill 
and expertise to prosecute the war, free of political interference. We 
must acknowledge that the needs of our men and women in uniform are 
more important than backroom deals, campaign sound bites, and political 
grandstanding. We must remember those who sacrificed so much for this 
war effort and allow their fellow soldiers to continue their mission.
  We have a job to do here. I urge my colleagues to vote against this 
bloated, misguided bill and return our focus to where it should have 
been all along: the needs of our troops.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha).
  Mr. MURTHA. One of the Members said, how many less Iraqis have been 
killed? I don't know how many less Iraqis we killed. I know 62 
individual American soldiers or marines have been killed this last 
month.
  I want to say about equipment, I have got a chart here with the Army 
National Guard. Every single National Guard unit in this Nation, all 50 
States, doesn't have the Humvees they need.
  Every State, they don't have the 7-ton trucks they need. Every State, 
they don't have other equipment, the equipment they need for jammers 
and so forth.
  When you say they are training on equipment and are not fully 
trained, they don't have the equipment to train on. This bill provides 
that. When you vote against this bill, you are voting against the extra 
money to fix that problem.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize for 
2\1/2\ minutes the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, Mr. 
Hunter of California.
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I want to address my good friend, Mr. 
Murtha, who pointed out that there was a shortage of Humvees back here, 
particularly up-armored Humvees. Well, let me show you how many Humvees 
we had at the end of the Clinton administration: up-armored Humvees, 
zero.
  We didn't have any up-armored Humvees for the National Guard to train 
on, for the Army to train on, for the National Guard to deploy or for 
the Army to deploy. We had zero. Actually, we had 1,300 at the end of 
2000, 1,300. We now have 18,400 up-armored Humvees. We have got roughly 
15 times as many up-armored Humvees as we had at the end of the Clinton 
administration.
  Now, let me remind my colleagues how much body armor we had at the 
end of the Clinton administration, body armor. If I hear another parent 
call up because they are listening to this debate and they are 
listening to information which is erroneous, I think it is important 
for us to remind them, there was nobody armored at the end of the 
Clinton administration, not one stitch of bulletproof armor at the end 
of the Clinton administration. Today there are just under 1 million 
sets of body armor for our troops.
  Now, let's talk about what we didn't fund in this bill. We didn't 
fund the ambush protection vehicles to the full extent that the Army 
asked for. The Army asked for $4.75 billion worth of ambush protection 
vehicles. Those are vehicles with the V-shaped hulls so that land mines 
will be deflected and they have strong enough sides so that IEDs will 
be deflected.
  Now, my colleagues, I will tell you why everybody, Democrats and 
Republicans, should vote against this particular supplemental, and it 
is because of one of the restrictions that is placed

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on this. There is a 15-day notice and wait period in this bill that 
says that no unit can deploy until notice is given 15 days before that 
deployment. We have not done that since our birth as a Nation, saying 
you can't deploy reinforcements, you can't deploy an emergency unit. It 
could be a bomb-clearing unit; it could be an IED unit. It could be a 
medical unit. You can't deploy it for the men and women of the Armed 
Forces who are engaged in combat until 15 days have expired. We have 
gone over this with the lawyers and they say it is a 15-day notice and 
waiver. You can't do it.
  Vote ``no'' on this very bad, very defective bill.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Speaker, the gentleman can have charts, but the charts don't 
change facts. I would also observe that the important thing is not what 
happened 7 or 8 years ago. The important thing is what we are going to 
do today and tomorrow.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania.
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, in Kosovo we had 30,000 sorties. We never 
lost one person to combat in Kosovo. Let me read the figures for you in 
2001. All active duty Army divisions were rated highest readiness 
level. Do you know what they are today? Almost all are rated lowest 
level. Every National Guard unit today is rated the lowest level.
  Mr. Speaker, we could not deploy our ground forces overseas for any 
threat. Our national security has been significantly increased because 
the depletion of our strategic reserve, our national strategic reserve. 
We got a problem here. We are trying to fix the problem. If you vote 
against this, you are voting against helping us to restore the 
equipment that we have lost in this country.
  Mr. HUNTER. Would the gentleman yield briefly?
  Mr. MURTHA. I will yield.
  Mr. HUNTER. I thank my friend for the courtesy of yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, let me just say we took a 1999 101st Airborne battalion. 
We compared them today with the 100,000 pieces of new equipment that 
they have got. The 1999 Airborne Battalion today, if it was rated C-1 
in 1999, would be rated unready today, not because they are not good 
warfighters or capable, but because there is brand-new equipment. If 
you don't have your flu shot, you are rated unready for combat.
  Mr. MURTHA. I take my time back.
  Mr. HUNTER. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. MURTHA. Let me just say to the gentleman from California, when 
President Clinton was President, Bush as a candidate was running 
against him. He said, look, you are not ready to go to war. He said, 
two entire divisions of the Army would not have had to report until 
they are ready.
  Let me tell you what it would be today. Almost no division in the 
United States is ready to report for duty if we had to send them out 
someplace else to a national threat. That is the difference today. 
Today we are trying to fix this. Today we put money in the bill to fix 
this.
  Mr. HUNTER. Would the gentleman yield just briefly?
  Mr. MURTHA. Yes.
  Mr. HUNTER. I thank the gentleman.
  I think the gentleman would agree that 28,000 up-armored Humvees 
today is a lot better than the 1,300 that we had before. The body 
armor, you have 1 million sets of body armor today, much better than we 
had before.
  Mr. MURTHA. The gentleman has to realize, we put it in. They didn't 
ask for much of this. I found the 44,000 shortage of body armor. I 
found the shortage of Humvees. We came back, and we put it in. Bill 
Young, Jerry Lewis and I put it in. The Armed Services is the one that 
is causing the problem.
  Mr. HUNTER. The Armed Services Committee put in 10,000 jammers.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. Again, we can 
debate yesterday until the cows come home. What Mr. Murtha and I are 
trying to focus on is what we do in this bill today to make tomorrow 
better for our servicemen and our country. That is the issue, and that 
is the issue that this bill tries to address.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to Mr. 
Hoekstra, the ranking member of the Intel Committee.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. I thank my colleague for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill, a bill that burdens 
our troops with conditions and dangerous timetables while 
simultaneously rewarding politicians with heaping helpings of pork.

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  Providing full funding to our troops standing in the breach in the 
war against militant radical Islamists should be easy, and it should 
come without strings attached.
  The bill before us today sends a terrible message to our brave men 
and women in the Armed Forces, those who are serving our Nation in 
harm's way, and gives radical jihadists vital intelligence on potential 
future troop plans and intentions of the U.S. rather than offering a 
clean bill with emergency funding for our troops in combat, or allowing 
an up-or-down vote on the Sam Johnson bill that pledges Congress will 
not cut off funds for our troops on the front lines.
  We are being forced to consider a muddled supplemental, replete with 
pork-barrel spending, risky timetables and other items that do nothing 
to ensure America's success in the long-term war against radical 
militant Islam.
  Rather than the House debating how to win the war against radical 
militant Islam, with a focus on the current fronts in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, we are engaged in political theater and not debating 
national security.
  The bill before us ties the hands of our military commanders with 
timetables and measurements that supposedly force troop withdrawal, yet 
the bill before us contains provisions for targeting al Qaeda and 
training Iraqi security forces that could leave thousands of troops 
behind without the authority or the funding to take the fight to enemy 
insurgents. This is not a good plan. It is not a good place to be. 
Let's be committed to defeating radical militant Islam, and let's do it 
today. Vote ``no'' on this bill.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Thank you, Mr. Obey.
  Mr. Murtha is right; it wasn't Bill Clinton that sent our troops into 
Iraq without appropriate equipment and without a plan to win the peace, 
it was the Bush administration. The war against Saddam Hussein was over 
in a few weeks, yet for over 3 years they have been trapped in a deadly 
crossfire of an Iraqi war. This bill is not micromanaging the war, it 
is the next logical step as Congress rediscovers its voice and its 
constitutional responsibility as a coequal branch of government.
  This weekend 15,000 Oregonians made clear that this day cannot happen 
too soon. This is hard for me. I have never voted for a supplemental 
appropriation on this war, but I will vote tomorrow for the first 
enforceable deadline. It is what Americans want, and it is what our 
troops and their families deserve.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Reynolds) for 2\1/4\ minutes.
  (Mr. REYNOLDS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the 
Democrats' supplemental appropriations measure currently before this 
House.
  I am extremely disappointed before at the dramatically different tack 
this Democratic leadership has taken with regard to the emergency war 
supplemental.
  Congress, instead of acting on a supplemental request that would 
support our troops, has introduced legislation to withdraw our troops. 
This bill, by attempting to micromanage the war on terror and implement 
a congressional war strategy, will tie the hands of the generals in the 
field.
  Frankly, this bill crosses into dangerous territory for Congress. For 
if this bill passes, its supporters will have decided to take over war 
strategy, and we will have 535 Commanders in Chief. This is wrong for 
America's national security, and it is wrong for the troops serving 
bravely overseas.
  Our troops deserve better than this, Mr. Speaker. And under a 
Republican leadership in the House, our troops got

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the funding they needed without the gimmicks found in this bill. They 
deserve for this House and this Congress to stand ready to assist them 
by providing the resources needed for victory.
  And let me be perfectly clear, I will not support legislating the 
micromanagement of this war from Capitol Hill. Members of Congress 
cannot and should not legislate defeat by passing this ill-conceived 
measure. And the Democrat leadership has decided to play politics by 
tying more than $31.5 billion in domestic spending provisions into a 
bill to secure votes.
  Sure there are many domestic provisions in the underlying bill that I 
wholeheartedly agree with. For example, I fought side by side in 
bipartisan fashion for extension of the MILC program. And our cold 
winters in western New York make LIHEAP essential for our communities. 
But the House deserves the opportunity to make these domestic programs 
through regular order, not by discussing them as emergency spending.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, we have a choice to make, a choice to 
support our troops by giving them the resources they need, or a choice 
to pay lip service to our soldiers and make generals and Commanders in 
Chief out of the 535 Members of Congress.
  The right choice is obvious; and hopefully the Members of this body 
have the courage and the integrity to make that choice, support our 
troops. Vote ``no.''
  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the gentlelady from California (Mrs. 
Capps).
  Mrs. CAPPS. Thank you, Mr. Obey.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
Health and Iraq Accountability Act.
  For the past 4 years, the previous leadership in this Congress has 
given the President a blank check for his misguided and mismanaged war 
in Iraq. That war has taken the lives of more than 3,200 of our brave 
troops, wounded tens of thousands more; countless Iraqis have died.
  Congress refused to fulfill its constitutional obligation for 
oversight and its moral obligation to end the war. So today, we take 
the first step toward meeting those duties.
  Mr. Speaker, I have opposed the Iraq war from the beginning; I voted 
against it in 2002. And as a member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, I want 
to bring our troops home sooner than the fall of 2008. But tomorrow, 
with this bill, we all will make a decision. Either we will continue to 
give this President a blank check in Iraq on a never-ending war, or we 
will have established a responsible timetable for withdrawing our 
troops. Bring this war to an end. The choice is clear for me, I will 
vote to bring this war to an end.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to yield 2 
minutes to the marine from the Armed Services Committee, Mr. Kline of 
Minnesota.
  Mr. KLINE of Minnesota. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am saddened and, frankly, appalled that today in this 
House of Representatives we are debating a bill to put ``retreat and 
defeat'' into law at a time when we have our young men and women 
engaged in combat. There are many things, Mr. Speaker, which affect the 
morale of men and women in uniform and men and women in combat, but 
putting into law mandating their defeat is certainly one of them.
  Mr. Speaker, on February 10, 2007, General Petraeus addressed the 
soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and civilians under his command in a 
short letter. In that letter, General Petraeus explained quite clearly 
that ``the way ahead will not be easy. There will be difficult times in 
the months to come. But hard is not hopeless, and we must remain 
steadfast to help improve security for the Iraqi people.''
  Mr. Speaker, this bill makes hard hopeless.
  As a 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps and the father of a soldier 
recently returned from Iraq, it is with great hardship that I now 
oppose this emergency supplemental. This supplemental does not support 
our military; it undermines the best opportunity to prevent the dire 
predictions of our Intelligence Community when they put out that NIE 
saying that this course of action which will be driven by this bill 
will increase sectarian violence, cause massive civilian casualties, 
create a terror safe haven and a potential for wider conflict that 
would draw in other regional powers.
  Again, General Petraeus said, in talking to his soldiers, sailors, 
airmen and marines, ``Success will require discipline, fortitude and 
initiative, qualities that you have in abundance.'' Would that we have 
more of that here.

                                                February 10, 2007.
       To the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Civilians of 
     Multi-National Force--Iraq:
       We serve in Iraq at a critical time. The war here will soon 
     enter its fifth year. A decisive moment approaches. Shoulder-
     to-shoulder with our Iraqi comrades, we will conduct a 
     pivotal campaign to improve security for the Iraqi people. 
     The stakes could not be higher.
       Our task is crucial. Security is essential for Iraq to 
     build its future. Only with security can the Iraqi government 
     come to grips with the tough issues it confronts and develop 
     the capacity to serve its citizens. The hopes of the Iraqi 
     people and the coalition countries are with us.
       The enemies of Iraq will shrink at no act, however 
     barbaric. They will do all that they can to shake the 
     confidence of the people and to convince the world that this 
     effort is doomed. We must not underestimate them.
       Together with our Iraqi partners, we must defeat those who 
     oppose the new Iraq. We cannot allow mass murderers to hold 
     the initiative. We must strike them relentlessly. We and our 
     Iraqi partners must set the terms of the struggle, not our 
     enemies. And together we must prevail.
       The way ahead will not be easy. There will be difficult 
     times in the months to come. But hard is not hopeless, and we 
     must remain steadfast in our effort to help improve security 
     for the Iraqi people. I am confident that each of you will 
     fight with skill and courage, and that you will remain loyal 
     to your comrades-in-arms and to the values our nations hold 
     so dear.
       In the end, Iraqis will decide the outcome of this 
     struggle. Our task is to help them gain the time they need to 
     save their country. To do that, many of us will live and 
     fight alongside them. Together, we will face down the 
     terrorists, insurgents, and criminals who slaughter the 
     innocent. Success will require discipline, fortitude, and 
     initiative--qualities that you have in abundance.
       I appreciate your sacrifices and those of your families. 
     Now, more than ever, your commitment to service and your 
     skill can make the difference between victory and defeat in a 
     very tough mission.
       It is an honor to soldier again with the members of the 
     Multi-National Force--Iraq. I know that wherever you serve in 
     this undertaking you will give your all. In turn, I pledge my 
     commitment to our mission and every effort to achieve success 
     as we help the Iraqis chart a course to a brighter future.
       Godspeed to each of you and to our Iraqi comrades in this 
     crucial endeavor.
                                                David H. Petraeus,
                           General, United States Army Commanding.

  Mr. OBEY. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Kilpatrick).
  (Ms. KILPATRICK asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Ms. KILPATRICK. I first want to commend Speaker Pelosi for her 
leadership and tenacity, for doing the right thing for America; to 
Chairman Obey and Chairman Murtha for working together to bring this 
bill to the floor.
  In my 30 years of public service, this is probably one of the most 
difficult votes I will make, but it is the right vote. I will vote 
``yes'' to support the supplemental.
  This war has lasted longer than World War I and World War II. More 
than 3,200 young men and women have lost their lives, over 30,000 
amputees and the like, mental health services that we don't yet know we 
will have to endure from this ill-advised war.
  It is a good supplemental. Is it perfect? No. But it does begin to 
change course, to change course that this Nation needs that we begin to 
invest in America, to take care of our children, to bring our soldiers 
home. I wish we could bring them home tomorrow, but there is a process, 
and this bill begins that process by using the President's own 
benchmarks that the Iraqis would rise up and take care of their own 
country, their own people. This is a civil war; we ought not be in it.
  I ask you to vote ``yes'' on the supplemental.
  The Americans who live in the 13th Congressional District of Michigan 
want our women and men in our military home now. As a Member of 
Congress who has opposed the war from the very beginning, so do I. In 
my three decades of public service to the citizens of Michigan and all 
Americans, this is one of the most difficult votes I have had to cast 
as an elected official.
  As you know, I voted against the resolution authorizing the use of 
force in Iraq. I did not support the pretext nor the context for our 
involvement in Iraq. I felt then, and I feel now, that we did not 
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political or military options. Regrettably, I have been proven correct.
  In January of this year, we will have been involved in Iraq longer 
than we have been involved in World War I and longer than we were 
involved in World War II. We will have lost over 3,200 lives, over 
25,000 women and men wounded and maimed, and over $500 billion dollars 
in a conflict that, as of today, is only getting worse and worse day by 
day. I want our women and men fighting in Iraq home now.
  Three decades of public service teaches you that Americans do not do 
revolutions, Americans do evolutions. As steadfast, as earnest, as 
honest as I, and the vast majority of my constituents, want our troops 
home immediately, I support this bill and will support this bill 
enthusiastically. Why? This bill does three things--first, it finally 
establishes and demands that the President of the United States be held 
accountable for our troops in Iraq and how our tax dollars are being 
spent. Second, it has a deadline for our troops to come home. Third, it 
provides some emergency support for some of the programs decimated by 
the permanent tax cuts for the rich and by the fiscal demands of the 
war.
  As my colleagues who have been to battle in Iraq and who have borne 
the burden of war and its concomitant issues, I am not merely anti-war; 
I am anti-failure. This bill will get our women and men home, and it 
will require that Iraqis bear the responsibility for ultimately 
managing the country that is theirs.
  Under this bill, the President will have to send troops to war under 
the same rules, regulations and guidelines established by the Pentagon. 
Rules that say that troops need adequate rest between tours of duty. 
Rules that say that no soldier or Marine will be sent without adequate 
training, equipment, or supplies. Rules that allow infantry commanders 
to have the final say in the welfare and safety of their troops. If the 
President chooses not to follow these long-established rules, he is to 
let Congress and the American people know why not following these rules 
is a national emergency.
  Under this bill, accountability is demanded from contractors who are 
in Iraq. It cuts all of their contracts by ten percent, to allow 
Congress to see if taxpayer dollars are being spent on what these 
contractors say they are. For four years, there has been no 
accountability, no oversight, no responsibility in how the $500 billion 
that has been spent in Iraq--currently, we are spending an estimated 
eight billion dollars per month in Iraq--and finally, this bill 
establishes that accountability. As a Member of the august 
Appropriations Committee, this is not only my privilege, but my 
responsibility, to all of the taxpayers of America.
  Under this bill, by July 1, 2007, the President must certify that 
Iraq is making meaningful and substantial progress in meeting political 
and military benchmarks, including a militia disarmament program and a 
plan that equitably shares oil revenues among all Iraqis. If the 
President does not provide this certification then U.S. forces must 
begin an immediate redeployment to be completed no later than December 
2007, or 180 days.
  This bill does not ignore the fact that it is everyday Americans who 
have also paid a price for this war. Senior citizens who could go 
without heat in the winter or air conditioning in the summer. Children 
who could go without health care. And it has been 191 days since 
Katrina landed, and over half of the houses, hospitals and businesses 
have still not been rebuilt. As much of an emergency as Iraq is, these 
are equally important emergencies.
  I requested that the Committee add $1 billion in funding for the Low 
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); along with the 
Chairman, I was able to get $400 million. I requested that the 
Committee add $1 billion in funding to rebuild houses in the Gulf 
region; the Committee was able to commit $2.9 billion to Katrina 
relief. The bill also ensures the long term health of our warriors at 
home and abroad. It adds funds for those veterans who are disabled by 
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; it provides for the hiring of more 
staffers at the Veterans Administration to speed up medical claims; it 
ensures that those veterans who have severe brain injuries have the 
therapy and care that they need; and it makes sure that Walter Reed 
Hospital remains open and that Walter Reed, as well as other VA 
hospitals, receives the funds they need to take care of our warriors.
  Thirty years as a legislator will teach you that no bill is perfect, 
and that compromise and negotiation is the hallmark of this country. If 
this bill fails, the President is further empowered to do what he has 
been doing for the past 4 years--a process of failed promises, 
fratricide among warring factions in Iraq, and fomenting doom. 
Compromising your tactics is not compromising your principles. My 
principle is to bring all of our troops home as soon as possible; end 
this war; and rebuild America's reputation as the standard for human 
rights, freedom and dignity.
  It seems ludicrous to this Member of Congress that our President has 
threatened to veto legislation that contains his own benchmarks for 
success in Iraq, ensures our troops have the training they need, and 
supports our veterans. For months, conservative and Republican 
commentators and elected officials asked ``what is the Democratic plan 
for Iraq''? Ladies and gentlemen, this is that plan. While Democrats 
have offered a plan to support our troops and change direction in Iraq, 
Republicans are preparing to oppose legislation that funds protection 
and equipment for our troops and supports our veterans. Instead of 
working to change direction in Iraq, opponents to this bill are turning 
their backs on our troops and our veterans, and backing the stay-the-
course strategy in Iraq.
  I am a warrior for peace. I am a supporter of our women and men who 
serve our military throughout the world. I will vote for this bill 
because it provides emergency help to our Nation's senior citizens and 
children, who have borne a different burden from this war; it brings 
our troops home; and it demands, for the first time in four years, 
accountability, credibility, and responsibility from our President.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my 
colleague from Indiana (Mr. Pence).
  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding, and I 
thank him for his leadership on this and so many other issues affecting 
our national defense throughout his career in Congress.
  I rise in opposition to this supplemental bill because, simply put, 
it is fiscally irresponsible and constitutionally flawed.
  Mr. Speaker, emergency war spending bills should be about emergency 
war spending. This bill, with $124 billion in spending, only includes 
$111 billion in spending that is actually related to the war on terror 
in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
  Thirteen billion dollars in this legislation will be spent on 
unrelated domestic spending; $25 million for spinach, $125 million for 
shrimp, $75 million for peanuts, $5 million for shellfish. That is not 
a war spending bill, that is the salad bar at Denny's.
  Mr. Speaker, we all know that with the deadlines for withdrawal, 
retreat and defeat, this bill is constitutionally flawed. Congress can 
declare war. Congress can choose to fund or choose not to fund military 
operations. But from the very inception of this Nation, no truth has 
been more evident, Congress cannot conduct war. In fact, the fear of 
war by committee was debated and rejected in Philadelphia in 1787.
  The Democrats have a plan to end the war. Our Commander in Chief has 
a plan to win the war. The problem with the Democrat plan is, as Orwell 
said, ``The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.''
  Let's reject the Democrat plan for withdrawal, retreat and defeat. 
Let's give our soldiers a clean bill, no pork, no strings attached, and 
let's unite this Nation behind our Commander in Chief's plan to win a 
victory for freedom in Iraq.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield myself 1 minute.
  I would say to the gentleman who just spoke, for the last 4 years we 
have tried it your way. For the last 4 years we have had a Congress 
that did whatever George Bush wanted it to do, rubber-stamp, lock-step 
all the way.
  Today is different. Today we have a Congress that is responding to 
what the public asked for in the last election. What you are seeing 
today is the new world of checks and balances. Get used to it. It is 
what the public asked for, and it is what they are going to get out of 
this Congress.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to call upon the 
gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) for 2 minutes.
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the House is poised to vote on 
legislation that, if passed, will cripple our foreign policy for many 
years to come and place our troops and all American citizens in great 
danger. It is a bill that seeks to abandon the Iraqi people, that seeks 
to abandon our closest friends and allies in the Middle East, leaving 
them to fend for themselves against radical Islamic militant jihadists. 
It is a bill that provides a roadmap for the insurgents, giving them a 
detailed account of the benchmarks they need to focus on in order to 
ensure an American withdrawal from Iraq.
  Regardless of victory or failure, this bill demands withdrawal from 
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demonstrates very little confidence in the ability of our troops to get 
the job done in Iraq and defeat the terrorists there.
  My stepson Doug and my daughter-in-law Lindsey have served proudly as 
marine fighter pilots in Iraq, and Lindsey will soon head back to 
another tour of duty in Iraq. They do not believe that you can separate 
the soldier from the mission. They do not believe that we have an 
option to simply walk away. Doug and Lindsey and many others like them 
do not want Congress to add to the burdens and the dangers that they 
face by legislating restrictions, deadlines and arbitrary instructions 
that only benefit the enemy.
  The obvious danger of this legislation has been demonstrated by the 
desperate measures that the majority has resorted to in order to 
overcome fierce resistance in their own caucus. An emergency war 
funding measure should not be used to pay for programs that benefit 
narrow, favored constituencies.
  I doubt that this ambition by the majority to micromanage the war 
will be their last attempt. Are they envisioning assuming command and 
control of the positioning and movement of our troops; of setting daily 
targets for air strikes; of determining our negotiation strategy with 
allies and opponents?

                              {time}  1815

  Perhaps a war room should be set up outside this Chamber so that they 
can make it easier to offer instructions on the battlefield.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Woolsey).
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Mr. Obey for yielding me 
this time. I want to thank Mr. Murtha for his leadership. And I assure 
them that I agree with them in principle. I just disagree in process.
  The American public knows a simple truth: you cannot be against this 
war and vote for $100 billion to continue it.
  The Democrats were elected in November because, as recent polls 
consistently show, the American people want us, are actually expecting 
us and are demanding of us that we, the Congress, bring our troops home 
as soon as possible. They do not trust the President to do the right 
thing. They want us to hold him accountable. The public didn't elect 
Democrats to bring our troops home in 2008. They elected us to be bold, 
to bring our troops home now.
  Let me make myself very clear. I will not stop, I will not rest and I 
will not back down in my fight until every last American soldier is 
home safely with their families.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte).
  (Mr. GOODLATTE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this 
irresponsible spending bill.
  Mr. Speaker, we owe it to our brave service men and women who are 
fighting for freedom and democracy in Iraq to make sure that they are 
the best equipped and most successful troops in the world. While the 
Democrats would have you believe that this legislation does just that, 
it couldn't be further from the truth.
  This supplemental is a prescription for defeat in Iraq by tying the 
hands of our military leaders and setting a date certain for 
withdrawing our troops. If we fail in Iraq, the resources now devoted 
by terrorist organizations and nations sponsoring terrorism there would 
be turned to spreading terror around the globe, including, again, on 
American soil.
  It is through the hard work and sacrifice of our American troops that 
the ideals of freedom continue to be spread. We owe them the resources 
they need to complete their mission, but this bill does not meet that 
threshold.
  Mr. Speaker, I am also alarmed that the Democrats are treating a 
wartime, let me repeat, wartime funding bill as a collection cup for 
pet projects.
  Many Members have already mentioned the litany of pet projects in the 
bill, so I do not need to repeat these so-called domestic emergency 
spending provisions. I would like to mention, though, how ridiculous 
this bill must seem to troops and their families listening or watching 
us on C-SPAN.
  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure how I will respond when asked by 
constituents why funding for some $15 billion in pet projects is 
necessary when attempting to fund the global war on terror.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no doubt that some of these extraneous provisions 
may be worth examining, but how would we know? We did not hold 
oversight hearings on these issues and have, therefore, abdicated our 
responsibility to the taxpayer. If there is a problem, I am sure we can 
make the necessary fixes in regular order.
  I urge my colleagues to vote down this legislation and fund our 
troops with a clean supplemental bill.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson), the caucus vice chairman.
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of 
this legislation, and I commend Chairman Obey, Chairman Murtha, and 
Speaker Pelosi for putting it before us today.
  I come here also to speak to my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle. With all sincerity, no one questions your patriotism or love of 
country. And yet we hear you come down here and belittle the proposal 
that we have before us and call Democrats defeatists, when it is you 
who have surrendered your judgment. You surrendered that judgment when 
you didn't listen to Scowcroft or Eagleberger or Baker or Kissinger or 
even Powell or Shinseki.
  When you don't listen to the generals or even the soldiers in the 
field, you mock men when they stand up here and in principle, like Jack 
Murtha, who you know have always stood on behalf of the troops of this 
country, and today offers more than $4 billion more that the President 
has put forward. But because of your blind, myopic allegiance to a 
failed policy, you have surrendered your judgment to what is the right 
thing.
  Chairman Dreier asked us what is victory. Victory is joining with us 
in this proposal. Victory is once again standing on the Capitol steps 
hand in hand, as we all were against the war in Afghanistan, and once 
again fighting terrorists by going after the guys who actually took 
down the buildings, who hit the Pentagon.
  Stand with us in the war against terrorism. End this God-awful 
situation in Iraq. Provide the Iraqis with the back bone that they need 
to stand up by giving them the tough love and the deadlines that this 
legislation requires.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, could I ask how much time we 
have remaining on both sides.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Florida). The gentleman from 
California has 1 hour and 6\1/2\ minutes. And the gentleman from 
Wisconsin has 1 hour and 16 minutes.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I will reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/4\ minutes to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), a distinguished graduate of the 
University of Wisconsin and featured in the Wisconsin alumni magazine.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, the fine chairman of 
our Appropriations Committee, and say he would know that because he 
also is featured in the same magazine.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this first counteroffensive 
to the Bush administration's reckless approach to the global war on 
terrorism that has yielded an Iraqi civil war, over 3,200 U.S. dead, 
nearly 25,000 injuries, the evaporation of the coalition of the 
willing, tens of thousands of dead Iraqis, growing terrorism, hatred of 
America across the Islamic world, and shock and dismay among America's 
closest democratic allies globally.
  The Bush administration has no answers. In fact, their budgets for 
this war reveal how lost at sea they are. Every single year they have 
asked for more in emergency add-ons than they planned to spend in the 
base budget bill itself.
  Yet our brave troops fight on to hold the military edge. And this 
bill helps us fight harder for them by not asking them to bear the full 
burden of this war, because it sets a timetable for progress and 
requires the President to meet benchmarks he, himself, has set.
  Our vote today funds our troops but, importantly, signals that 
victory means one-third military and two-thirds diplomacy and good 
governance and sets a timetable to get there, not

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just militarily, but strategically and diplomatically.
  If they knew what they were doing, these expenditures would have been 
built into the base budget, not afterthoughts. Look how out of touch 
they are with what was required: FY 2001 (Emergency Supplemental); 
$13.9 billion; FY 2002 (Supplemental): $3.4 billion; FY 2002 
(Supplemental): $14.1 billion; FY 2003 (Supplemental): $66.0 billion; 
FY 2004 (Supplemental): $86.1 billion; FY 2005 (Supplemental): $79.0 
billion; FY 2006 (Supp): $69.3 billion.
  Additionally, there is the critical money appropriated by Congress 
that the Administration did not even think to ask for: FY 2005 Defense 
Appropriations Act: $25.7 billion; FY 2006 Defense Appropriations Act: 
$50 billion; FY 2007 Defense Appropriations Act: $70 billion.
  Despite Congress voting all the funding that was requested, and even 
adding some additional where necessary, how is that our soldiers across 
the theatre don't have the right equipment? Just today, I received a 
call from an uncle of a Marine about to be deployed to Anbar Province:
  ``His Kevlar vest isn't the right size, he has no visor to properly 
sync with his laser-guided weapon. The Marines are having to pay for 
supplies themselves like fire retardant gloves, duct tape, 550 cord, 
oil lubricants for the weapons, not enough boots, two sets of uniforms 
rather than the five they should be issued, and they are too big.''
  Our vote today funds our troops. But importantly signals that victory 
means \1/3\ military and \2/3\ diplomacy and good governance and sets a 
timetable to get there, not just militarily but strategically and 
diplomatically.
  It falls to the Democrats to pick up the pieces of a failed foreign 
policy. And that is exactly what we are doing with this vote. No one 
here is operating under the illusion that we are presented with good 
choices. Importantly, this vote funds the troops we have in theatre. 
Although this bill holds the hope of redeploying our troops more 
effectively no later than a year from now, it continues to impose 
almost the entire burden of the mission in Iraq on our military. 
Meanwhile, U.S. policy is exacerbating terrorism and begetting violence 
that could spill over into Jordan, Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, Pakistan, 
Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia--all while the Afghan war is becoming more 
challenging.
  Whatever happened to the coalition of the willing?
  Where are the neighbors of Iraq?
  Where are the diplomats to address the Israel-Palestinian standoff?
  In Egypt, 70 percent of the public unfavorably views the United 
States. In Jordan, U.S. favorability has fallen to 15 percent. In Saudi 
Arabia, from where the majority--9-11 terrorists emerged, the U.S. is 
disliked by 76 percent of it citizens. Gallup polls tell us why: 
America is viewed as not on the side of rising popular expectations for 
a more democratic way of life. The United States is viewed as a 
promiscuous culture in moral decay. Abu Ghraib affirmed them in their 
views.
  Granted, no single vote here will quickly repair the damage to our 
nation's prestige, mend the broken hearts, or put back together the 
broken lives of thousands of American and Iraqi families.
  No single vote will invigorate Iraq's neighbors to promote regional 
stability.
  No single vote will win the war on terrorism.
  No single vote will free America from her dangerous dependency on 
imported oil from dictatorships.
  America faces a strategic challenge much larger than Iraq. It 
requires aligning America on the side of democratic dreams of 
underprivileged people, not just the super-rich, in the vast 
undemocratic places where terrorists are being spawned. The Bush 
Administration's proclivity to support the aristocrats of the world at 
the expense of everyone else is raining havoc down on our world as Big 
Oil lines up to pump out Iraq's oil--Exxon Mobil, Conoco Phillips, 
Chevron Texaco, even foreign companies as Total, Royal Dutch Shell, and 
BP.
  I am not entirely comfortable with this vote.
  I imagine no Member is entirely comfortable with spending another 
$100 billion, on top of $379 billion, on the war in Iraq, a war that 
has now lasted longer than World Wars I and II combined.
  In my congressional district in Northern Ohio, communities are 
struggling to revive an unresponsive economy. Families are having 
trouble making ends meet.
  In Ohio, we desperately need new roads and bridges and sewers. We 
need health care and education. But the Bush Administration is obsessed 
with Iraq. Billions of dollars for Iraq--pennies for Ohio. We are 
shortchanging our citizens and our children in the name of a failed 
policy.
  This vote, however, marks the beginning of the end of the Bush 
Administration's colossal foreign policy debacle.
  Our vote today will ensure a beginning to an end of this failed 
foreign policy that decouples our military from a failed foreign 
policy, of the immense drain on our purse, an end to the injuries to, 
and deaths of, our brave soldiers. And an end to the growing disrespect 
of our great country in every corner of the world.
  I have opposed this war from the beginning. I said on this same floor 
in October 2002 that war against Iraq ``will not make America safer, 
because unilateral military action without broad international support 
will isolate America further. It will thrust us into the position of 
becoming a common enemy in a volatile region where anti-western 
terrorism grows with each passing year. It will not make the region 
more stable either. The Bush approach will yield more terrorism and 
instability, not less.''
  How I wish that I could say I was wrong in 2002.
  But what I feared most has come to pass.
  In December 2005, General Abizaid said: ``The battle against Al Qaeda 
will not be primarily military. It will be political, economic and 
ideological. If you look at the geography of Al Qaeda, there is not a 
place to put a military solution.''
  Since returning from Iraq, I have repeated what Generals Petraeus and 
Odierno said to us: ``Victory is one-third military, two-thirds 
diplomacy and good governance.'' America has focused all of our efforts 
on our military campaign, while the Commander-in-Chief has failed to 
support our soldiers with diplomatic and political efforts to wrap 
around their operations. Instead, these valiant men and women fall 
victim to a Commander-In-Chief who has not only bungled the war on 
terrorism, but utterly failed in his role as Diplomat-In-Chief for our 
nation. He is isolating America. Why should our soldiers bear the heavy 
burden of winning when the good governance piece is completely absent?
  President Bush refuses to listen, refuses to change course. His 
obstinate attitude is shocking.
  I am voting for this supplemental precisely because it turns up the 
pressure on President Bush and forces him to account for his disastrous 
strategy. The status quo is not an option.
  This war must end. Although this emergency supplemental spending bill 
is not a perfect solution to this vast problem, the legislation points 
the way to a long-overdue course correction.
  It is important to note: it does so without endangering the 
courageous and patriotic soldiers serving us in the Middle East. It is 
an exquisite response to the false choices the Bush Administration 
specializes in offering to us.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I reserve my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia 
(Mr. Scott).
  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Ladies and gentlemen, let me just say this: the 
American people are waiting on this Congress to finally stand up and be 
Congress. This is one of the reasons why we are in the position that we 
are in right now is because Congress has not done its job.
  One of the most sterling moments of that was 2 years ago when it came 
to attention on this floor that our young men and women were over in 
Iraq without body armor. Every news cast had it where they were going 
into dung heaps, into landfills, trying to get body armor.
  It was Democrats, at that time, that stepped forward and put the 
amendment in the resolution to make sure that our troops have body 
armor. And that is the genesis of this legislation.
  This is a big ball game, and you have got to get to first base first. 
And what we are saying is, when we move out with this resolution, 
paramount is taking care of our troops, making sure that they have the 
body armor.
  I am here to tell you the American people know that this war has had 
a tremendous drain on our American economy. The importance of this 
measure, ladies and gentlemen in this House, is that we cannot go 
forward without the confidence of the American people. Passage of this 
bill gives us that confidence.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).
  Mr. KING of Iowa. I come to the floor here, Mr. Speaker, to stand up 
for this Constitution, for our United States military, for our 
Commander in Chief and for the future and the destiny of America, 
because we need to take another level up along on our destiny.
  But this Constitution gives this Congress only three things we can do 
with regard to war. One of them is to declare war, which we have not 
done since World War II, one of them is to raise an Army and a Navy, 
and by implication, an Air Force, and the next one is to fund it. There 
are no provisions in there for micromanaging the war, and that has been 
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a historical precedent, and there is no precedent throughout the last 
century, at least, that allows this Congress to assign 435 generals to 
this task.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I would submit that this is an unconstitutional 
appropriations bill. And if it should go to the President's desk, he 
should veto it in its entirety and bring it back here. Force this 
Congress to do the right thing that is constitutional and not be 
micromanaging in this war.
  This is not a General Pelosi war to fight. This is a Commander in 
Chief, George W. Bush, fight.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), a member of the committee.
  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
this legislation, in support of our troops, in support of our veterans, 
and in strong support of ending the Iraq war.
  After 4 years of mismanagement, mistakes and excuses, the Bush 
administration and their supporters in Congress continue to be 
comfortable with a ``stay the course'' policy, while American troops 
are in the middle of an Iraq civil war.
  Passing this supplemental appropriation requires leadership. It will 
be the Democrats passing this bill, taking the first historic step 
towards ending President Bush's Iraq war.
  It will be Democrats who hold President Bush and President Maliki 
accountable for achieving the political conditions that will allow U.S. 
troops to come home safe and soon.
  Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Obey, Chairman Murtha all deserve to be 
recognized for their courage and their leadership in bringing this war 
to an end.
  And I urge all my colleagues to support this bill and take the first 
important step towards ending the war in Iraq.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield my colleague, Bob 
Inglis from South Carolina, 2 minutes.
  Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say that 
setting deadlines for withdrawal from Iraq is unacceptable. I am in 
agreement with the concept of adding a series of success checkpoints, 
and I suggested as much in a letter to the President 2 weeks ago. It 
worked before when we set deadlines for a new constitution and 
elections, and I think it could work again.
  But withdrawal is the Democratic leadership's only solution if the 
Iraqis fall short of the benchmarks. That is simply too simplistic. It 
is too limiting. It is tying the hands of the President and the 
Pentagon.
  We should have benchmarks, but the response shouldn't be all or 
nothing. These benchmarks should carry a gradation of consequences, 
rather than an all-or-nothing withdrawal.

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  Pulling back to the perimeter is an obvious step between surging and 
withdrawal. There are other gradations that our military leaders could 
propose to the President.
  To begin an immediate withdrawal upon failure of a benchmark is like 
writing a lease with an eviction-only remedy for a late payment. It 
makes sense to have a section in the default paragraphs calling for a 
late payment fee before you begin the eviction.
  The leadership in Iraq needs to know that they don't have forever to 
make the decisions regarding dividing up the oil fairly and regarding 
returning Baathists to positions of public service. They need to know 
they don't have forever in coming up with a working model of pluralism. 
We are providing their protection. We have the right to tell them to 
hurry. We have an obligation to our servicemen and women to tell the 
Iraqi factions to hurry.
  But we don't need to tie the hands of our field commanders and our 
President with an arbitrary withdrawal date, predetermined by some 
political purposes and not by what is happening in the Iraq.
  The circumstances on the ground in Iraq have changed at least three 
times since we went in--from an action against a dangerous regime, to 
an action against insurgents, to a civil war between Iraqi Shias and 
Iraqi Sunnis.
  The circumstances may change a couple of more times before we get 
Iraq to reasonable stability, and, who knows, the Iraqis may ultimately 
want us to retain a base or two.
  This bill overreaches. This bill improperly limits the options open 
to our commanders and our troops. This bill makes no provision for any 
number of successes in Iraq, which are still quite possible. And I urge 
its defeat.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Hinchey), a member of the committee.
  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us provides an honest and 
sensible solution to one of the most complex and volatile problems ever 
to confront our Nation.
  More than 4 years ago, this administration engaged in an unnecessary 
and illegal invasion of another sovereign country, and that has now 
been followed by almost 4 years of an increasingly disastrous 
occupation. All during that time, the Republican Party held the 
majority in this House, and they conducted no oversight of this 
activity whatsoever, and the consequences have been disastrous for our 
Nation.
  This bill now provides us with the means and the direction to change 
these disastrous decisions made by this administration and the failure 
of oversight of the Republican Party. It enables us to help our troops. 
It provides them with the equipment that they need to carry out their 
obligations and responsibilities now theirs. And it provides us with a 
means to remove ourselves in the appropriate way.
  Anyone with any sense is going to vote for this bill.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas 
(Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) for yielding.
  And, Mr. Murtha, you were right, and the leadership.
  I rise here today because I stand next to those who have lost their 
lives, so many of them around the country, but so many in Houston, 
Texas.
  I said I would travel with this board from Houston to Washington, and 
I said that I would do what was right to make their sacrifice one that 
we continue to honor. We mourn them. Their families mourn them.
  This is the right direction because the military goes to battle, but 
we go to war, and the Constitution does say that this Congress can 
declare war. It was not declared. And, frankly, it is not an 
interference. The generals are working, but we are redirecting policy.
  In fact, we are providing for unit readiness, length of deployment, 
time between deployments, money for Afghanistan, money for prosthetics, 
money for brain injury. We are providing for a new life for these 
soldiers when they return home. And like the former member of the 
Intelligence Committee says, this bill is right. I quarreled with it. I 
fought with it. But I believe it is the right thing, though many of us 
want a different direction.
  Vote for this supplemental.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, as a founding and active member of the 
Out of Iraq Caucus, someone who identifies closely with the peace 
movement and a ``no'' vote on the war itself, I rise in support of this 
measure because for the first time we have a date certain for the war 
to end, a date when U.S. combat troops must be out of Iraq.
  It is not the bill I would have written, but it moves us closer to 
the goal, as clearly stated by Speaker Pelosi, of ending the war in 
Iraq.
  Like many progressives, I have consistently voted against funding for 
this war. We have withstood Republican critics who say we are hurting 
the troops, because we know the way to care for them is to get them out 
of the meat grinder that is Iraq.
  This vote draws a clear line between those who want to stay 
indefinitely in an unwinnable war and those of us who, along with the 
majority of Americans, want to end it. After 4 horrifying years of war, 
finally the issue before us now is when, not if, we will leave Iraq.
  We aren't going to end the war with any one vote, but this vote 
should be the beginning of the end of this tragic chapter in our 
history. It will have my support.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ 
minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling).
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

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  Mr. Speaker, I think perhaps this is the single worst bill to come to 
the floor since I have been in Congress.
  It is likely unconstitutional. It creates 435 Commanders in Chief. It 
attempts to micromanage the war. It threatens our national security. It 
contains billions in unrelated spending. It wraps old-fashioned pork in 
the American flag. * * *
  Twenty-five million dollars handed out to spinach growers, $74 
million for peanut storage, $35 million for NASA.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I demand the gentleman's words be taken down.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the words.
  Mr. OBEY. The gentleman referred to us as producing ``bribe-as-you-
go'' legislation.
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, in the interest of having the House have 
its proceedings move forward, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the 
offending word or words.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Florida). Is there objection 
to the request of the gentleman from Texas?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, let me simply 
congratulate the gentleman for withdrawing those words.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the words are withdrawn.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 
the remainder of his time.
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, again, $74 million for peanut storage, 
$35 million to NASA, $283 million for dairy products.
  I question, is this the Democrats' version of fiscal responsibility? 
Is this their version of reform? Our national security should not be 
handled so frivolously. The cost of fighting this war obviously is 
high. The cost of fighting this war is obviously high, but the cost of 
losing this war is even higher.
  I would say to my Democrat colleagues, if you don't believe in the 
mission, if you don't believe that our troops can win, then you have 
the power to bring them home, and bring them home today. But we 
shouldn't employ this slow-bleed strategy that could deny our troops 
vital reinforcements and vital equipment and open up pork-barrel 
spending to finance it.
  A great Nation deserves better. We should vote this bill down.

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  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, the main responsibility of 
leadership is to lead, and that is exactly what Speaker Pelosi, 
Chairman Obey, Chairman Murtha and other members of the Democratic 
leadership team are doing, and they are doing it with a plan.
  My constituents who want this war ended as quickly as possible can 
take heart in the fact that this supplemental sets a time certain to 
begin to pull our troops out of Iraq and bring them to a peace-loving 
home, a home where we value peace, a home where the will of the people 
is listened to and heard, a home where we will continue to protect and 
promote democracy.
  I support our troops, I support leadership, I support peace, and I 
support this legislation.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady).
  (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I know that good people disagree on 
this war, but, in my heart, this bill betrays our troops, ensures 
defeat and guarantees that when our fighting men and women come home to 
America, the terrorists will follow.
  This bill cannot stand on its merits, but is brought with promises of 
spinach and peanuts and pork.
  Not content to let our soldiers win this war, this bill instead 
substitutes a brilliant military strategy that gives our enemies this 
timetable: America will raise a white flag next year, but if you fight 
harder, we will quit sooner.
  Thank God General George Washington wasn't hamstrung with such 
brilliance.
  After the attacks of 9/11, I recall our enemies predicting America 
did not have the backbone or the will to persevere in this war. This 
bill proves them right.
  On Monday, we buried one of our heroes in our community, Private 
First Class Cory Kosters. As I witnessed the remarkable courage and 
faith of his family, as I watched his flag-draped coffin presented at 
the National Veterans Cemetery surrounded by his friends and airborne 
brothers saying their final good-bye, I promised myself I will not quit 
on our soldiers, I will not quit on their mission. I will not guarantee 
America's defeat, nor allow future generations of Americans to live in 
terror because we lack the courage and conviction of the greatest 
generations that preceded us.
  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I 
rise in support of the amendment.
  It is time to give the best fighting men and women in the world the 
policy that they deserve instead of the failed policy we have thrust 
them in the middle of.
  After years of a blank check, the House of Representatives is finally 
representing the American people. They have told us to fund these 
troops, and we do in this bill. But they told us to make the Iraqis 
stand up and negotiate an end to their civil war, and this bill has in 
it the benchmarks and the leverage necessary to do that.
  We have sent the best men and women in the world to execute the worst 
policy in the world, and finally this House of Representatives is 
representing the will of the American people. They say fund the troops, 
and we do. They say change the policy, and we do. And they say let the 
Iraqis take responsibility for ending their own civil war, and we do.
  This is a policy as good as the men and women who are doing the 
fighting.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, this is supposed to be a war supplemental bill, 
but there is so much nonwar spending in this bill. For example, one 
portion of the bill dumps millions of dollars in Liberia. The last I 
saw, Liberia is not even on the same continent as Iraq. And why does 
this bill have anything to do with funding Liberia and their needs?
  But more importantly, this bill puts our troops at risk, because it 
sows the cloud of defeatism and cynicism that seems to be predominant 
in Washington, D.C.
  Congresses before us have tried to run the war, even as far back as 
the Continental Congress. They were so upset with George Washington, 
they wanted to get rid of the Commander in Chief and replace him with 
somebody else. His comments to the Continental Congress then are worth 
noting today. He said, ``We should never despair. Our situation before 
has been unpromising and has changed for the better. So it will 
again.''
  And that is what we must do. Support our troops. Give them the troops 
that they need to finish the mission that we have asked them to 
accomplish on behalf of national security.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Hare).
  Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, the American people have paid a tremendous 
price for our 5-year occupation of Iraq. Over 3,100 U.S. lives have 
been lost and more than 23,000 wounded, and nearly half a trillion 
taxpayer dollars have been spent. In my own congressional district, 
nine servicemembers have given their lives to the conflict in Iraq.
  I am committed to bringing our troops home safely and as soon as 
possible. The legislation before us today holds the Iraqi government 
accountable by imposing strict benchmarks for success. If the President 
cannot show that the Iraqis have met these standards by July 1, 2007, a 
troop withdrawal will begin immediately and must be completed within 
180 days.
  These measures not only provide the support our troops need and 
deserve, but they also force this President to think twice before 
asking our brave military men and women to serve a third or fourth tour 
in Iraq, and requires and provides the resources our troops need when 
they come home.

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  But this bill also honors our veterans by investing billions of 
additional dollars for their health care. And, for the first time since 
this war began, Congress is not giving the President a blank check.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe we can bring a reasonable, timely end to the 
war in Iraq, and if this bill does that, we will also protect our 
troops.
  I urge my colleagues to cast their important vote for this bill.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from New Mexico (Mrs. Wilson).
  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, this is an unusual spending 
bill, because we are voting to spend money for the military while 
putting conditions on the use of that money that will make it highly 
likely that our military will fail. That doesn't make any sense.
  This bill is also an example of the wisdom of the Constitution that 
was written so many years ago, and we would be well advised to respect 
the wisdom of that Constitution that separates the powers among the 
branches.
  We need to understand our role here as a Congress. It is not to 
micromanage dwell times and to put limits on deployments so that the 
sergeants and the captains who are jumping through enough hoops as it 
is have one more set of hoops to jump through, courtesy of the United 
States Congress.
  History will not end on your schedule. We need real leadership from 
this House to focus on what America's vital national interests are and 
how we will pursue those interests for the long term.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. Meek).
  (Mr. MEEK of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am glad to be down here, and I am 
glad that the chairman brought this bill up.
  I can tell you the only thing that I can see in this bill is ultimate 
accountability and oversight by this Congress, which hasn't happened in 
the last two emergency supplementals, those that I voted on and those 
that I voted in the affirmative on.
  But the good thing about this bill is that we have the troops back. 
We are saying that they have to be prepared, just like the Department 
of Defense says that they have to be when they go off to war. This is 
actually in this bill.
  We look at this bill dealing with health care for our veterans, we 
look at planning, we look at the needs of our troops. Once they get 
back here to the United States, this bill covers and starts that 
investment that we have to make to make sure that we take care of our 
troops in the field and when they get back here at home.
  So this is very, very important, Members. I would hate for my Members 
on either side of the aisle to be on the other side of this bill, 
because you have a lot of explaining to do when you get back home, the 
reason why you voted against this bill. You can call Members of 
Congress, General X and General Y, but the bottom line is 
accountability is in this bill and funding.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).
  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I would suggest that this is an extraordinary moment in 
American history. Indeed, I would suggest that this is an unprecedented 
moment in world history.
  I know of no example in the history of mankind where a Nation at war 
with troops in the field has announced that on a date certain almost 2 
years off it will simply unilaterally stop the war. I don't believe 
that has ever happened before in human history, and I believe it is a 
stunning moment.
  What I do not understand is how you can explain that or defend that 
to either the soldiers you are asking to fight for the next year and a 
half or to their families. And I am not the only one who finds this to 
be a strange policy, a dangerous policy, a risky policy, an ill-advised 
policy.
  The Los Angeles Times wrote just a few weeks ago, ``It is one thing 
for the House to pass a nonbinding vote of disapproval. It is quite 
another,'' they said, ``for it to set out a detailed timeline.'' It 
then went on and said, ``This is the worst kind of congressional 
meddling in military strategy.'' Those are the words of the Los Angeles 
Times.
  Then let's look at another source. In 2005, now majority leader of 
the U.S. Senate Harry Reid said, ``As far as setting a timeline, that 
is not a wise decision, because it only empowers those who don't want 
us there.''
  The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, Joe Biden, 
said a deadline for pulling out ``will only encourage our enemies.''
  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said, ``I don't believe it is smart to 
set a deadline for withdrawal.''
  This is a policy that makes no sense, and this is a policy that can 
do nothing but harm our troops and our Nation.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Wynn).
  (Mr. WYNN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. WYNN. I thank the chairman.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill. But it is not the bill I 
wanted. I think we should begin an immediate troop withdrawal, but this 
is a good compromise bill that has the virtue of setting a date 
certain.
  Now, I hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talking 
about ``micromanagement.'' Well, I will tell you, we have great United 
States troops who perform admirably in spite of the incompetence and 
lack of planning by this administration. And I will tell you what our 
troops deserve. Number one, they deserve that we meet the readiness 
standards that our military has established, and this bill says it. We 
will meet our readiness standards, and we will make sure our troops are 
adequately trained and adequately prepared before we deploy them.
  The second thing they deserve, and this is very important, they 
deserve accountability by the Iraqi people. The Iraqis need to disarm 
their militias. The Iraqis need to come up with a political solution. 
The Iraqis need to divide the oil revenues. That is not something the 
military can do.
  Third, our troops deserve a date certain not because we are ``losing 
the war,'' but because we are going to take a new direction that relies 
on negotiation and diplomacy, rather than warfare and bloodshed.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes 
to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula), a member of our committee and 
the ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee.
  (Mr. REGULA asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)

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  Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with regret to express my 
opposition to this supplemental appropriations bill. I oppose this bill 
because rather than the bill before us, we need a bill that cleanly has 
as its objective providing support for our troops, not a bill that is 
saddled with all kinds of extraneous programs, programs that should 
stand on their own merits, not be used to gain support. We need a bill 
that will have as its goal stability in Iraq, that will enable the 
Iraqi people to take responsibility for the future of their country.
  The Iraq Study Group report has one recommendation that summarized 
the need for a clean supplemental that will provide the funds necessary 
to achieve the goals we all want for the future of our forces in this 
conflict, and I quote from this report: ``If the Iraqi Government 
demonstrates political will and makes substantial progress towards the 
achievement of milestones on national reconciliation, security and 
governance, the United States should make clear its willingness to 
continue training, assistance and support for Iraq's security forces 
and to continue political, military and economic support for the Iraq 
Government.'' And this is important: ``As Iraq becomes more capable of 
governing, defending and sustaining itself, the U.S. military and 
civilian presence in Iraq can be reduced.''
  That is really what the goal of this supplemental is. I think it is 
vitally important that we have a clean bill that makes clear our goal 
of success in Iraq, that will reflect honorably on the sacrifices that 
have been made by the Armed Forces of our Nation, that is part of 
securing for the people of our

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country freedom from terrorist threats.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against this collection of unrelated 
expenditures. Vote instead for a clean bill to support our troops.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished caucus 
chairman, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn).
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for 
yielding me this time.
  As we work to craft this legislation and build consensus, Americans 
read headlines that said something like: ``Democrats divided, Democrats 
in disarray.'' But the truth is we were being deliberative.
  We spent weeks listening to the diverse members of our caucus, 
folding their input into this bill, and I am confident we have produced 
a strong and pivotal piece of legislation because we drew from the 
broad spectrum of all of our Members. We are a diverse caucus and our 
diverse experiences and backgrounds reflect the priorities and 
perspectives of all Americans. I am proud of our caucus and this 
legislation we have produced.
  We all seek to heal our Nation by ending the Iraq war. For the first 
time in 4 years, almost to the date, we have an opportunity to vote for 
binding legislation that changes the course in the Iraq war. This 
legislation ensures that the United States forces in the field have all 
the resources that they require, directs more resources to the war 
against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, improves health care 
for returning servicemembers and veterans. But most of all, it sets 
benchmarks and time lines for ending our participation in Iraq.
  We all seek to heal our brothers and sisters in the gulf coast who 
have been struggling for 18 months against the solid indifference of 
this administration. The emergency supplemental bill waives the 25 
percent match required by the Stafford Act so that the victims of 
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma can get the service they deserve.
  This supplemental is also good medicine for the children in 14 States 
who have lost their health care. It contains $750 million to fix that 
problem.
  This bill also is good tonic for our veterans and active military who 
in many instances are suffering as much from broken promises as they 
are from broken limbs.
  This legislation includes money to fix Walter Reed Hospital, gives 
better military health to our military men, improves veteran housing, 
and I want to say, Mr. Speaker, I do not quarrel with those people who 
see this as a vote of conscience. I believe it is unconscionable to 
ignore children without health care. It is unconscionable to leave 
survivors of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma without disaster 
assistance. It is unconscionable to ask our soldiers to fight a war and 
not provide them adequate training and equipment, and I sincerely 
believe it is unconscionable to allow this open-ended war to continue, 
when with this bill, we can begin its ending.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, may I have a time check.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) 
has 54\1/2\ minutes, and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) has 
61\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes 
to one of the finest members of our Armed Services Committee, the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Akin).
  (Mr. AKIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, my concern with this supplemental is that it 
is designed to fail.
  In section 1904, funding for the Iraqi security forces will be cut if 
the new government does not pass a constitutional amendment to 
``promote reconciliation,'' whatever that is, to ethnic groups, I 
suppose. In short, to amend the Constitution in a way that is not 
defined in a period that cannot be completed.
  Now, earlier on this floor, Representative Conyers stated that it 
would take 10 years to pass an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to 
protect D.C. voting rights, and yet we expect Iraqis to pass a 
constitutional amendment to fix ethnic tensions in 6 months, not to 
mention the other tough challenges imposed by this bill.
  This supplemental is like a promise written in disappearing ink: it 
is designed to fail.
  During World War II, the Japanese stole blueprints of some U.S. 
submarines. They built a submarine, but when it launched, it turned 
upside down and sunk because it was designed to fail.
  This substitute is designed to fail. It is designed to fail because 
it is going to defund the Iraqi security forces which are our best hope 
of success. Of all of the blood and the sweat and the tears that has 
been spilled in the desert of Iraq, is this how it is going to end, by 
a bill that is designed to fail by not funding the Iraqi security 
forces?
  The trouble with the submarine, Mr. Speaker, is that my son and the 
sons and daughters of Americans across this Nation are inside. We 
cannot allow this substitute to pass because it is designed inherently 
to fail.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goode).
  Mr. GOODE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman.
  I rise in opposition to the supplemental as it stands now. There are 
multiple reasons for opposing this measure. The first reason is that in 
my view we overly tie the hands of our Commander in Chief and those in 
the field who are leading our troops.
  We cannot have a situation where this body micromanages what our 
Armed Forces are doing. It is a bad precedent, and I hope that we do 
not set it with a vote on this tomorrow.
  A second reason for opposing this measure is some of the additional 
added spending. I fully support spending for our Armed Forces and for 
our veterans, and I am pleased with the work of the committee in 
plussing up funds for our troops and for our veterans for things that 
they need. But in some other areas, such as $25 million for spinach, 
which has been mentioned before, it may be needed but that should be 
done through the regular appropriations process.
  We have an appropriations subcommittee that deals with foreign aid. 
That subcommittee can deal with the issue of whether Liberia should get 
additional funding. We have added too much to this bill when you add 
almost $25 million to an emergency military supplemental.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on both sides?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) has 
61\1/2\ minutes, and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) has 51 
minutes.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters).
  Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, thank you for allocating the time for me to 
come and basically disagree with you on this floor, but that is what 
democracy is all about.
  I don't believe that this bill will do what it is intended to do. I 
don't believe it makes good sense to say that our troops should be well 
trained and well equipped, and then give the President the right to 
waive that.
  I don't believe that the President will report to us in any fashion 
that we can rely on in July, which will determine whether or not we get 
out by December or whether we continue to give assistance to the 
Iraqis.
  I don't believe that it is enforceable, and I don't believe that this 
war will end by next August even though I think that is what the 
leadership intends for it to do.
  This war has been mismanaged. We have been misled. We have been made 
to believe we would be welcomed with open arms. There were no weapons 
of mass destruction. That the troops were getting trained and success 
was right around the corner, and even last week when carnage was taking 
place in Iraq and our soldiers were being killed, this administration 
was out in the media talking about we were succeeding. And we will 
continue to be misled. This war has been mismanaged.
  We don't have any friends in Iraq. The Sunnis do not want us there. 
The Shiites don't like the occupation, and the Kurds don't like us. We 
are undermined on a daily basis.
  Even Mr. Maliki, who is supposed to be our ally, is working with Sadr 
over in Sadr City, who controls the militias. The police departments 
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are part of the undermining that is going on. Our soldiers, when they 
are in confrontations, are deserted by the very people that they are 
supposed to train.
  General said this cannot be won militarily, it must be done 
diplomatically. I don't see the diplomatic effort.
  I don't believe that giving $100 billion to the President of the 
United States to continue this war will achieve the goal that we intend 
for it to achieve. I oppose this legislation. I will continue to work 
with the Out of Iraq Caucus, and I am hopeful we can end this war and 
bring our soldiers home.
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, just a few weeks ago I visited our servicemen 
and women in Iraq. My visit confirmed my belief that we must support 
our troops and redeploy them. That is why I will vote for the U.S. 
Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act.
  When I met with the troops in Iraq, they told me that they lacked the 
basic equipment needed to do their job, like body armor, light bulbs 
for vehicles, and scissors for bandages and gauzes. In some cases, they 
told me that the equipment they use is unreliable due to excess use. 
Our troops are also concerned with the lengths of their tours in Iraq; 
they told me that they are not only demanding, but exhausting. Our 
troops are being overextended. For many of them, it is not their first 
tour, but their second or third. Many of them have missed the birth of 
their children or the death of their parents.
  It is time for a new direction in Iraq. The U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act does that--it gives the 
American people the first step in a new direction to what our troops 
properly deserve. A new direction, with benchmarks for success in Iraq, 
with benchmarks that ensure our troops have the equipment and training 
they need, and a benchmark that guarantees a fully funded deployment 
out of Iraq. This bill makes it clear, and sends the message that the 
majority of Americans want--an end to the war.
  In the last 4 years, we have spent close to $400 billion on the war 
in Iraq. The war on Iraq has claimed the lives of nearly 3,200 and more 
than 24,000 servicemen and women have been injured or permanently 
disabled. More than half of those will not be able to lead a normal 
life because of the severity of their injuries, impacting not only them 
but also their families. In the 32nd Congressional District of 
California which I represent, we have lost 13 sons to combat. Despite 
all this, the Administration has failed to outline concrete steps to 
end the war and has left our servicemen and women without adequate 
equipment and our veterans without proper care.
  The U.S. Troops Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability 
Act will provide our troops with the equipment they need, require 
Iraqis to take control of their own country, help fight the real war on 
terror in Afghanistan, and establish a strategy for the redeployment of 
U.S. troops no later than March 1, 2008. This bill provides $1.7 
billion more for military health care, including Walter Reed, and 
includes $1.7 billion more for our veterans, so those who served before 
and those recently serving have access to adequate care. It includes 
$2.5 billion to improve troop readiness and helps servicemen and women 
afford housing. This bill also represents help for those at home, 
including uninsured children and farmers whose emergent needs were 
ignored under the Republican leadership.
  I don't support this war. I voted against authorization of force in 
2002 and have repeatedly called for the redeployment of troops out of 
Iraq. The Bush Administration's failed policies in Iraq and Afghanistan 
have gone unchecked--until now. I'm voting for this bill because it 
will--for the first time--set a date for the war to end--a date when 
U.S. combat troops must be out of Iraq. The bill isn't perfect, but it 
draws a clear line between those who want to stay indefinitely in Iraq, 
and those like me who, along with the majority of Americans, want to 
end it. Passage of this bill is the beginning of the end for our 
soldiers not being prepared and not knowing when they will come home.

  Let us not forget that these last 4 years so many of our sons and 
daughters and their families have given the greatest sacrifice. I 
remain supportive of our troops and know that they will continue to do 
a great job and we in Congress must do ours this week. I support the 
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health and Iraq Accountability Act 
because I know it is the first real step to the redeployment and safe 
return home of all of our servicemen and women.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans' Health, and Accountability Act H.R. 1591. Four years ago, I 
voted against the resolution giving the President the authority to go 
to war with Iraq because I had serious doubts about the need to rush 
into military action. U.N. inspectors were still doing their work 
examining Iraq's nuclear weapons program and had not found weapons of 
mass destruction. Our allies who supported President George Bush, Sr. 
for Desert Storm were not supporting us! All diplomatic efforts had not 
been exhausted and there seemed to be no clear goals or strategy. There 
was no exit strategy to bring back our troops. There was no evidence 
that taking action in Iraq was urgent when the fight in Afghanistan was 
still underway. A proposed budget for the war was never presented to 
Congress.
  Now we are entering our 5th year of this conflict and my concerns 
have been proven correct. Most important, there were no weapons of mass 
destruction. The Taliban is resurging in Afghanistan because we diluted 
our efforts.
  We still have no goals or strategy in Iraq and our reputation around 
the world has been seriously undermined. Thousands of young Americans 
have been killed, disabled or wounded. we will have spent half a 
trillion dollars on this war and there is no end in sight.
  It's time to heed the recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton Iraq 
Study Group and take a new direction in Iraq. The legislation before us 
sets definite benchmarks and timelines that put the Iraqi government on 
reasonable notice that they must assume responsibility for their own 
destiny.
  This Supplemental Appropriations Bill lets the American people know 
when our troops will begin coming home.
  Many of my colleagues oppose setting a deadline because they believe 
the insurgents will just outwait us. But unless we are prepared to be 
in Iraq forever, this fear will always be a concern. History has shown 
that insurgents and terrorists are very, very patient.
  The religious and secretarian hatred in the Middle East has been 
present for centuries and our presence in Iraq for a few more years is 
not going to change that. Our presence in Iraq will just get thousands 
more of our servicemen and women, caught in the middle of their civil 
war, killed and wounded.
  My Republican colleagues had no qualms about mandating to President 
Clinton when our forces had to come out of Kosovo. It seems to me that 
this is not any different.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation that will bring an 
orderly, responsible end to the war in Iraq.
  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, the war in Iraq is a disaster. We are 
engaged in a war that should never have been fought and that was 
presented to the American people and this Congress over 4 years ago 
wrapped in falsehoods and mendacity. Our military is being drained of 
personnel and materiel in an occupation that, we were told, would never 
occur because we would be greeted as liberators.
  To say that the President's prosecution of this war has been 
mismanaged misses the much more important point that President Bush 
exercised extraordinarily poor judgment in initiating an unnecessary 
war of choice. Our soldiers, their families, and indeed the entire 
country, now bears the legacy of the President's headstrong rush into 
this quagmire.
  The President, with the Iraq War supplemental appropriations request, 
has again asked the Congress to give him a blank check to continue an 
endless and bottomless war. But that is not what the President will get 
with this bill. Instead of a blank check, the Congress is providing a 
much needed check and balance to the Executive Branch.
  The bill before us today requires the President to certify to the 
Congress that certain tough benchmarks have been met. If he cannot so 
certify, an immediate redeployment of U.S. forces must commence. Under 
the bill, by July 1, 2007, the President must certify that Iraq has met 
political and military benchmarks, including the implementation of a 
program to disarm the militias. By October 1, 2007, the President must 
make another certification of Iraq's progress, including that militia 
control of local security has been eliminated. And even if the 
President is able to make both certifications to Congress, this bill 
requires that U.S. forces begin withdrawing from Iraq by March 1, 2008 
and complete that withdrawal no later than by the end of August 2008.
  These limitations on the President are important, as they will pave 
the way for the United States to finally withdraw from Iraq.
  This bill also prohibits permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq, which 
is an essential precondition for the reestablishment of public trust in 
the United States within the Middle East and especially Iraq.
  Particularly significant to me is a prohibition included in this bill 
which bars the use of funds from this supplemental in contravention of 
the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman 
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. I have had to fight to include 
this provision in previous appropriations bills under the Republican 
Congress and I would like to thank and commend Chairman Murtha for his 
leadership and courage on this issue. In this bill, my restriction on 
the use of funds for torture also includes a specific ban on the use of 
funds to carry out renditions, which the President has used to transfer 
detainees for interrogation or other purposes to countries known for 
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  Mr. Speaker, I don't want to see the war continue another day. I want 
our troops home immediately, and I am frustrated beyond words by the 
President's continued intransigence in the face of overwhelming 
evidence and opinion. The bill that this House is debating today will 
take us closer to the moment when every American soldier, sailor, 
airman or Marine in Iraq can be brought home.
  I urge adoption of the bill.
  Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, the majority of Americans do not support the 
President on Iraq. Yet he persists.
  Our caucus is united in our desire to end this war and bring our 
troops home safely despite our genuine disagreements as to how and when 
to bring this about. Within this disagreement, we reflect the broad 
spectrum of opinion in our country. Yet, as Members of Congress, we 
must take action to change the trajectory of this war, to come closer 
to the goal of ending the war.
  By setting deadlines for the President to meet his own articulated 
benchmarks, this bill places us firmly on that path.
  This bill is not perfect. There will be ``no'' votes because there 
are deadlines and ``no'' votes because the deadlines are too distant. 
The ``perfect'' bill that all of us can support will not materialize 
and we will be no closer to ending this war.
  At the same time, until their safe return, we must support our troops 
and provide them with the equipment and protective gear they need while 
they are in harm's way.
  With this bill, Congress for the first time since the war began is 
not handing the President a blank check or rubber stamping his failed 
conduct of this war.
  I strongly urge passage of this bill.

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  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time for tomorrow.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. That is agreeable to us.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 
261, further proceedings on the bill will be postponed.

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