[House Report 110-942]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 615

110th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 110-942

                        REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                                for the

                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS






January 3, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed
                   HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                    IKE SKELTON, Missouri, Chairman
JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina          DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Ranking 
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas                  Member
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi             JIM SAXTON, New Jersey
NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii             JOHN M. McHUGH, New York
MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts\5\       TERRY EVERETT, Alabama
SILVESTRE REYES, Texas               ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
VIC SNYDER, Arkansas                 HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON, 
ADAM SMITH, Washington                   California
LORETTA SANCHEZ, California          MAC THORNBERRY, Texas
MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina        WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California        ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina
ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania        KEN CALVERT, California\4\
ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey           JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia\7\
SUSAN A. DAVIS, California           W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
RICK LARSEN, Washington              J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                JEFF MILLER, Florida
JIM MARSHALL, Georgia                JOE WILSON, South Carolina
MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam          FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
MARK E. UDALL, Colorado              TOM COLE, Oklahoma
DAN BOREN, Oklahoma                  ROB BISHOP, Utah
BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana              MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio
NANCY BOYDA, Kansas                  JOHN KLINE, Minnesota
PATRICK J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania      CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan\10\
HANK JOHNSON, Georgia                PHIL GINGREY, Georgia
CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire     MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            TRENT FRANKS, Arizona
DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa                 BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania\3\
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York      THELMA DRAKE, Virginia
JOE SESTAK, Pennsylvania             CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS, Washington
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona          K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas
NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts\9\       GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland\1\      DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado\8\
KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida\2\         ROB WITTMAN, Virginia\11\
KATHY CASTOR, Florida
JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island\6\
                    Erin C. Conaton, Staff Director
           Joseph Hicken, Director of Legislative Operations

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\1\Mr. Cummings was appointed to the Committee on Jan. 12, 2007.
\2\Mr. Meek was appointed to the Committee on Jan. 18, 2007.
\3\Mr. Shuster was appointed to the Committee on May 10, 2007.
\4\Mr. Calvert resigned from the Committee on May 16, 2007.
\5\Mr. Meehan resigned from Congress on July 1, 2007.
\6\GMr. Langevin was appointed to the Committee on Sept. 20, 2007. He 
took a leave of absence from the Committee on Oct. 31, 2007.
\7\Mrs. Davis (VA) died on Oct. 6, 2007.
\8\Mr. Lamborn was appointed to the Committee on Oct. 10, 2007.
\9\Ms. Tsongas was appointed to the Committee on Nov. 1, 2007.
\10\Mrs. Miller (MI) resigned from the Committee on Mar. 11, 2008.
\11\Mr. Wittman was appointed to the Committee on Mar 11, 2008.
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                               Committee on Armed Services,
                                   Washington, DC, January 3, 2009.
Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Miller: Pursuant to House Rule XI 1(d), there is 
transmitted herewith the report of activities of the Committee 
on Armed Services for the 110th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                             Ike Skelton, Chairman.

                                     
                            C O N T E N T S

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Powers and Duties, Committee on Armed Services--110th Congress...     1
    Background...................................................     1
    Constitutional Powers and Duties.............................     2
    House Rules on Jurisdiction..................................     3
    Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight............     4
Committee Rules..................................................     4
    Rules Governing Procedure....................................     4
Composition of the Committee on Armed Services--110th Congress...    15
Subcommittees and Panel of the Committee on Armed Services--110th 
  Congress.......................................................    17
    Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces..........................    17
    Subcommittee on Readiness....................................    18
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
      Capabilities...............................................    18
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel...........................    18
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.............................    19
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces............    19
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.................    21
    Special Panel on Roles & Missions............................    21
Committee Staff..................................................    23
Committee Meetings...............................................    25
Legislative Actions..............................................    25
    Legislation Enacted Into Law.................................    25
        Public Law 110-115 (H.R. 2779)...........................    25
        Public Law 110-181 (H.R. 4986)...........................    25
        Public Law 110-203 (H.J. Res. 70)........................    29
        Public Law 110-417 (S. 3001).............................    29
    Legislation Vetoed by the President..........................    32
        H.R. 1585................................................    32
    Legislation Reported but Not Enacted.........................    33
        H.R. 1362................................................    33
        H.R. 1538................................................    34
        H.R. 3087................................................    34
        H.R. 3159................................................    35
    Legislation Not Reported but Managed by the House Committee 
      on Armed Services on the Floor of the House of 
      Representatives............................................    36
        H. Con. Res. 63..........................................    36
        H. Con. Res. 47..........................................    36
        H. Con. Res. 42..........................................    36
        H. Res. 305..............................................    37
        H. Res. 171..............................................    37
        H.R. 2956................................................    37
        H. Res. 541..............................................    38
        H. Con. Res. 49..........................................    38
        H. Res. 568..............................................    38
        S. Con. Res. 27..........................................    39
        H. Con. Res. 181.........................................    39
        H. Con. Res. 207.........................................    39
        H. Res. 326..............................................    40
        H. Res. 443..............................................    40
        H. Res. 604..............................................    40
        H. Con. Res. 185.........................................    41
        H. Res. 640..............................................    41
        H. Res. 691..............................................    41
        H. Con. Res. 162.........................................    42
        H. Con. Res. 261.........................................    42
        H. Con. Res. 246.........................................    42
        H. Res. 542..............................................    43
        H.R. 3793................................................    43
        H. Res. 944..............................................    43
        H. Res. 953..............................................    44
        H. Res. 991..............................................    44
        H. Res. 265..............................................    44
        H. Res. 1020.............................................    44
        H. Con. Res. 32..........................................    45
        H. Res. 961..............................................    45
        H. Res. 1054.............................................    45
        H. Res. 986..............................................    46
        H. Con. Res. 297.........................................    46
        H. Res. 1067.............................................    46
        H. Res. 1080.............................................    47
        H. Con. Res. 295.........................................    47
        H. Res. 1139.............................................    47
        H. Res. 415..............................................    47
        H. Con. Res. 358.........................................    48
        H. Res. 1248.............................................    48
        H. Res. 1316.............................................    49
        H. Con. Res. 390.........................................    49
        H. Res. 1200.............................................    49
        H. Res. 1255.............................................    50
        H. Res. 1421.............................................    50
Legislation Considered but Not Reported..........................    50
        H. Res. 834..............................................    50
Oversight Activities.............................................    51
    Summary of Oversight Plan....................................    51
    Actions and Recommendations..................................    52
    Additional Oversight Activities..............................    53
Other Activities of the Full Committee...........................   109
    Budget Activity..............................................   109
    Full Committee Hearings......................................   111
Other Activities of the Subcommittees and Panel..................   123
    Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces..........................   123
    Subcommittee on Readiness....................................   124
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
      Capabilities...............................................   126
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel...........................   128
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.............................   129
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces............   130
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.................   131
    Special Panel on Roles and Missions..........................   134
Publications.....................................................   137
    Published Proceedings........................................   137
    House Reports................................................   149
    Public Laws..................................................   150
Press Releases...................................................   151
                                                 Union Calendar No. 615
110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-942

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  REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE 
                             110TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 3, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

   Mr. Skelton, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                                   on


                 POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED


                        SERVICES--110TH CONGRESS


                               Background

    The House Committee on Armed Services, a standing committee 
of Congress, was established on January 2, 1947, as a part of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 812), by 
merging the Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs. 
The Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs were 
established in 1882. In 1885, jurisdiction over military and 
naval appropriations was taken from the Committee on 
Appropriations and given to the Committees on Military Affairs 
and Naval Affairs, respectively. This practice continued until 
July 1, 1920, when jurisdiction over all appropriations was 
again placed in the Committee on Appropriations.
    In the 93rd Congress, following a study by the House Select 
Committee on Committees, the House passed H. Res. 988, the 
Committee Reform Amendments of 1974, to be effective January 3, 
1975. As a result of those amendments, the jurisdictional areas 
of the Committee on Armed Services remained essentially 
unchanged. However, oversight functions were amended to require 
each standing committee to review and study on a continuing 
basis all matters and jurisdiction of the committee. Also, the 
Committee on Armed Services was to review and study on a 
continuing basis all laws, programs, and government activities 
dealing with or involving international arms control and 
disarmament and the education of military dependents in school.
    The rules changes adopted by the House (H. Res. 5) on 
January 4, 1977, placed new responsibilities in the field of 
atomic energy in the Committee on Armed Services. Those 
responsibilities involved the national security aspects of 
atomic energy previously within the jurisdiction of the Joint 
Committee on Atomic Energy. Public Law 95-110, effective 
September 20, 1977, abolished the Joint Committee on Atomic 
Energy.
    With the adoption of H. Res. 658 on July 14, 1977, which 
established the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed 
Service over intelligence matters was diminished.
    That resolution gave the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence oversight responsibilities for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities and programs of the U.S. 
Government. Specifically, the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence has exclusive legislative jurisdiction regarding 
the Central Intelligence Agency and the director of Central 
Intelligence, including authorizations. Also, legislative 
jurisdiction over all intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities and programs was vested in the permanent select 
committee except that other committees with a jurisdictional 
interest may request consideration of any such matters. 
Accordingly, as a matter of practice, the Committee on Armed 
Services shared jurisdiction over the authorization process 
involving intelligence-related activities.
    The committee continues to have shared jurisdiction over 
military intelligence activities as set forth in Rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
    With the adoption of House rules (H. Res. 5) on January 4, 
1995, the Committee on National Security was established as the 
successor committee to the Committee on Armed Services, and was 
granted additional legislative and oversight authority over 
merchant marine academies, national security aspects of 
merchant marine policy and programs, and interoceanic canals. 
Rules for the 104th Congress also codified the existing 
jurisdiction of the committee over tactical intelligence 
matters and the intelligence related activities of the 
Department of Defense.
    On January 6, 1999, the House adopted H. Res. 5, rules for 
the 106th Congress, in which the Committee on National Security 
was redesignated as the Committee on Armed Services.

                    Constitutional Powers and Duties

    The powers and duties of Congress in relation to national 
defense matters stem from Article I, section 8, of the 
Constitution, which provides, among other things, that the 
Congress shall have power to:
          Raise and support armies;
          Provide and maintain a navy;
          Make rules for the government and regulation of the 
        land and naval forces;
          Provide for calling forth the militia;
          Provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the 
        militia, and for governing such part of them as may be 
        employed in the service of the United States;
          Exercise exclusive legislation . . . over all places 
        purchased . . . for the erection of forts, magazines, 
        arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings; and
          Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
        carrying into execution the foregoing powers.

                      House Rules on Jurisdiction

    Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
established the jurisdiction and related functions for each 
standing committee. Under that rule, all bills, resolutions, 
and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction 
of any standing committee shall be referred to such committee. 
The jurisdiction of the House Committee on Armed Services, 
pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule X is as follows:
          (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; Army, Navy, 
        and Air Force reservations and establishments.
          (2) Common defense generally.
          (3) Conservation, development, and use of naval 
        petroleum and oil shale reserves.
          (4) The Department of Defense generally, including 
        the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
        generally.
          (5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures 
        relating to the maintenance, operation, and 
        administration of interoceanic canals.
          (6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State Maritime 
        Academies.
          (7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
          (8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
        activities of the Department of the Defense.
          (9) National security aspects of merchant marine, 
        including financial assistance for the construction and 
        operation of vessels, maintenance of the U.S. 
        shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, cabotage, 
        cargo preference and merchant marine officers and 
        seamen as these matters relate to the national 
        security.
          (10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits 
        and privileges of members of the armed forces.
          (11) Scientific research and development in support 
        of the armed services.
          (12) Selective service.
          (13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine 
        Corps, and Air Force.
          (14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
          (15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for 
        the common defense.
    In addition to its legislative jurisdiction and general 
oversight function, the Committee on Armed Services has special 
oversight functions with respect to international arms control 
and disarmament and military dependents' education.

           Investigative Authority and Legislative Oversight

    H. Res. 988 of the 93rd Congress, the Committee Reform 
Amendments of 1974, amended clause 1(b) of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, to provide general authority 
for each committee to investigate matters within its 
jurisdiction. That amendment established a permanent 
investigative authority and relieved the committee of the 
former requirement of obtaining a renewal of the investigative 
authority by a House resolution at the beginning of each 
Congress. H. Res. 988 also amended rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives by requiring, as previously indicated, 
that standing committees are to conduct legislative oversight 
in the area of their respective jurisdiction, and by 
establishing specific oversight functions for the Committee on 
Armed Services.
    H. Res. 202, approved by the House on March 8, 2007, 
provided funds for, among other things, committee oversight 
responsibilities to be conducted in the 110th Congress. The 
Committee derives its authority to conduct oversight from, 
among other things, clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives (relating to general oversight 
responsibilities), clause 3(b) of rule X (relating to special 
oversight functions), and clause 1(b) of rule XI (relating to 
investigations and studies).

                            COMMITTEE RULES

    The Committee held its organizational meeting on January 
10, 2007, and adopted the following rules governing procedure 
and rules for oversight hearings conducted by the full 
committee and its subcommittees.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-1; Committee Print 1)

                       Rules Governing Procedure


                   RULE 1. APPLICATION OF HOUSE RULES

    The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of 
the Committee on Armed Services (hereinafter referred to in 
these rules as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far 
as applicable.

                  RULE 2. FULL COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

    (a) The Committee shall meet every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., 
when the House of Representatives is in session, and at such 
other times as may be fixed by the Chairman of the Committee 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Chairman''), or by written 
request of members of the Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (b) A Wednesday meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with by the Chairman, but such action may be reversed by a 
written request of a majority of the members of the Committee.

                   RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters 
referred to it. Insofar as possible, meetings of the Committee 
and its subcommittees shall not conflict. A subcommittee 
Chairman shall set meeting dates after consultation with the 
Chairman, other subcommittee Chairmen, and the Ranking Minority 
Member of the subcommittee with a view toward avoiding, 
whenever possible, simultaneous scheduling of committee and 
subcommittee meetings or hearings.

   RULE 4. JURISDICTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES

(a) Jurisdiction

    (1) The Committee retains jurisdiction of all subjects 
listed in clause 1(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and retains exclusive jurisdiction for: defense 
policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization 
and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of 
Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base 
policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint 
interoperability, the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, 
Department of Energy nonproliferation programs, and detainee 
affairs and policy. While subcommittees are provided 
jurisdictional responsibilities in subparagraph (2), the 
Committee retains the right to exercise oversight and 
legislative jurisdiction over all subjects within its purview 
under rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (2) The Committee shall be organized to consist of seven 
standing subcommittees with the following jurisdictions:
    Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces: All Army and Air Force 
acquisition programs (except strategic missiles, special 
operations and information technology programs). In addition, 
the subcommittee will be responsible for deep strike bombers 
and related systems, National Guard and Army and Air Force 
reserve modernization, and ammunition programs.
    Subcommittee on Readiness: Military readiness, training, 
logistics and maintenance issues and programs. In addition, the 
subcommittee will be responsible for all military construction, 
installations and family housing issues, including the base 
closure process.
    Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities: Department of Defense counter-proliferation and 
counter-terrorism programs and initiatives. In addition, the 
subcommittee will be responsible for Special Operations Forces; 
science and technology policy, including the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency and information technology programs; 
force protection policy and oversight; homeland defense and 
consequence management programs within the committee's 
jurisdiction; and related intelligence support.
    Subcommittee on Military Personnel: Military personnel 
policy, Reserve Component integration and employment issues, 
military health care, military education and POW/MIA issues. In 
addition, the subcommittee will be responsible for Morale, 
Welfare and Recreation issues and programs.
    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces: Strategic Forces (except 
deep strike systems), space programs, ballistic missile 
defense, intelligence policy and national programs and 
Department of Energy national security programs (except non-
proliferation programs).
    Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces: Navy and 
Marine Corps programs (except strategic weapons, space, special 
operations and information technology programs) and Naval 
Reserve equipment. In addition, the subcommittee will be 
responsible for Maritime programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Committee as delineated in rule X, clauses 5, 6, and 9 of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Any matter 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee, subject to the 
concurrence of the Chairman of the Committee and, as 
appropriate, affected subcommittee chairmen. The subcommittee 
shall have no legislative jurisdiction.

(b) Membership of the subcommittees

    (1) Subcommittee memberships, with the exception of 
membership on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
shall be filled in accordance with the rules of the Majority 
party's caucus and the Minority party's conference, 
respectively.
    (2) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations shall be filled in 
accordance with the rules of the Majority party's caucus and 
the Minority party's conference, respectively. Consistent with 
the party ratios established by the Majority party, all other 
Majority members of the subcommittee shall be appointed by the 
Chairman of the Committee, and all other Minority members shall 
be appointed by the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.

                RULE 5. COMMITTEE PANELS AND TASK FORCES

(a) Committee panels

    (1) The Chairman may designate a panel of the Committee 
consisting of members of the Committee to inquire into and take 
testimony on a matter or matters that fall within the 
jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee and to report to the 
Committee.
    (2) No panel appointed by the Chairman shall continue in 
existence for more than six months after the appointment. A 
panel so appointed may, upon the expiration of six months, be 
reappointed by the Chairman for a period of time which is not 
to exceed six months.
    (3) Consistent with the party ratios established by the 
Majority party, all Majority members of the panels shall be 
appointed by the Chairman of the Committee, and all Minority 
members shall be appointed by the Ranking Minority Member of 
the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall choose one 
of the Majority members so appointed who does not currently 
chair another subcommittee of the Committee to serve as 
Chairman of the panel. The Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee shall similarly choose the Ranking Minority Member of 
the panel.
    (4) No panel shall have legislative jurisdiction.

(b) Committee and subcommittee task forces

    (1) The Chairman of the Committee, or a Chairman of a 
subcommittee with the concurrence of the Chairman of the 
Committee, may designate a task force to inquire into and take 
testimony on a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee or subcommittee, respectively. The Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or subcommittee shall 
each appoint an equal number of members to the task force. The 
Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall choose one of 
the members so appointed, who does not currently chair another 
subcommittee of the Committee, to serve as Chairman of the task 
force. The Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall similarly appoint the Ranking Minority 
Member of the task force.
    (2) No task force appointed by the Chairman of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall continue in existence for more 
than three months. A task force may only be reappointed for an 
additional three months with the written concurrence of the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or 
subcommittee whose Chairman appointed the task force.
    (3) No task force shall have legislative jurisdiction.

           RULE 6. REFERENCE AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

    (a) The Chairman shall refer legislation and other matters 
to the appropriate subcommittee or to the full Committee.
    (b) Legislation shall be taken up for a hearing or markup 
only when called by the Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as appropriate, or by a majority of those present 
and voting.
    (c) The Chairman, with approval of a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee, shall have authority to discharge a 
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or matter 
referred thereto and have such measure or matter considered by 
the Committee.
    (d) Reports and recommendations of a subcommittee may not 
be considered by the Committee until after the intervention of 
three calendar days from the time the report is approved by the 
subcommittee and available to the members of the Committee, 
except that this rule may be waived by a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee.

          RULE 7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee, or of 
any subcommittee, panel, or task force shall make public 
announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any 
hearing before that body at least one week before the 
commencement of the hearing. However, if the Chairman of the 
Committee, or of any subcommittee, panel, or task force, with 
the concurrence of the respective Ranking Minority Member, 
determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing 
sooner, or if the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, such chairman shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. Any announcement 
made under this rule shall be promptly published in the Daily 
Digest, promptly entered into the committee scheduling service 
of the House Information Resources, and promptly posted to the 
internet web page maintained by the Committee.

        RULE 8. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    Clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.

            RULE 9. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

    (a) Each hearing and meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, conducted by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee, panel, or task force, to the 
extent that the respective body is authorized to conduct 
markups, shall be open to the public except when the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force in open session and with a 
majority being present, determines by record vote that all or 
part of the remainder of that hearing or meeting on that day 
shall be in executive session because disclosure of testimony, 
evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the 
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present, there being in 
attendance no fewer than two members of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force may vote to close a hearing 
or meeting for the sole purpose of discussing whether testimony 
or evidence to be received would endanger the national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. If the decision is to proceed in executive 
session, the vote must be by record vote and in open session, a 
majority of the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force 
being present.
    (b) Whenever it is asserted by a member of the committee or 
subcommittee that the evidence or testimony at a hearing may 
tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, or it is 
asserted by a witness that the evidence or testimony that the 
witness would give at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate the witness, notwithstanding the requirements of 
(a) and the provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, such evidence or 
testimony shall be presented in executive session, if by a 
majority vote of those present, there being in attendance no 
fewer than two members of the Committee or subcommittee, the 
Committee or subcommittee determines that such evidence may 
tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person. A majority 
of those present, there being in attendance no fewer than two 
members of the Committee or subcommittee may also vote to close 
the hearing or meeting for the sole purpose of discussing 
whether evidence or testimony to be received would tend to 
defame, degrade or incriminate any person. The Committee or 
subcommittee shall proceed to receive such testimony in open 
session only if the Committee or subcommittee, a majority being 
present, determines that such evidence or testimony will not 
tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person.
    (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and with the approval of 
the Chairman, each member of the Committee may designate by 
letter to the Chairman, only one member of that member's 
personal staff, which may include fellows, with Top Secret 
security clearance to attend hearings of the Committee, or that 
member's subcommittee(s), panel(s), or task force(s) (excluding 
briefings or meetings held under the provisions of committee 
rule 9(a)), which have been closed under the provisions of rule 
9(a) above for national security purposes for the taking of 
testimony. The attendance of such a staff member or fellow at 
such hearings is subject to the approval of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force as dictated by national 
security requirements at that time. The attainment of any 
required security clearances is the responsibility of 
individual members of the Committee.
    (d) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, no Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance 
at any hearing of the Committee or a subcommittee, unless the 
House of Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
Committee or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series 
of hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a 
particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to 
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same 
procedures designated in this rule for closing hearings to the 
public.
    (e) The Committee or the subcommittee may vote, by the same 
procedure, to meet in executive session for up to five 
additional consecutive days of hearings.

                            RULE 10. QUORUM

    (a) For purposes of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence, two members shall constitute a quorum.
    (b) One-third of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action, 
with the following exceptions, in which case a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum:
          (1) Reporting a measure or recommendation;
          (2) Closing committee or subcommittee meetings and 
        hearings to the public;
          (3) Authorizing the issuance of subpoenas;
          (4) Authorizing the use of executive session 
        material; and
          (5) Voting to proceed in open session after voting to 
        close to discuss whether evidence or testimony to be 
        received would tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
        any person.
    (c) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the 
House of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present.

                     RULE 11. THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE

    (a) The time any one member may address the Committee or 
subcommittee on any measure or matter under consideration shall 
not exceed five minutes and then only when the member has been 
recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate, except that this time limit may be exceeded by 
unanimous consent. Any member, upon request, shall be 
recognized for not more than five minutes to address the 
Committee or subcommittee on behalf of an amendment which the 
member has offered to any pending bill or resolution. The five-
minute limitation shall not apply to the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (b)(1) Members who are present at a hearing of the 
Committee or subcommittee when a hearing is originally convened 
shall be recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, 
as appropriate, in order of seniority. Those members arriving 
subsequently shall be recognized in order of their arrival. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member will take precedence upon their arrival. In 
recognizing members to question witnesses in this fashion, the 
Chairman shall take into consideration the ratio of the 
Majority to Minority members present and shall establish the 
order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to 
disadvantage the members of either party.
    (2) The Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the respective Ranking Minority Member, may 
depart with the regular order for questioning which is 
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this rule provided that 
such a decision is announced prior to the hearing or prior to 
the opening statements of the witnesses and that any such 
departure applies equally to the Majority and the Minority.
    (c) No person other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of Congress and committee staff may be seated in 
or behind the dais area during Committee, subcommittee, panel, 
or task force hearings and meetings.

             RULE 12. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee and any subcommittee is 
authorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of this paragraph):
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold hearings, and
          (2) to require by subpoena, or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers and documents, including, but not 
        limited to, those in electronic form, as it considers 
        necessary.
    (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee with the concurrence of the full 
Committee Chairman and after consultation with the Ranking 
Member of the Committee, under subparagraph (a)(2) in the 
conduct of any investigation, or series of investigations or 
activities, only when authorized by a majority of the members 
voting, a majority of the Committee or subcommittee being 
present. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the 
Chairman, or by any member designated by the Committee.
    (2) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, compliance with any subpoena issued 
by the Committee or any subcommittee under subparagraph (a)(2) 
may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the House of 
Representatives.

                      RULE 13. WITNESS STATEMENTS

    (a) Any prepared statement to be presented by a witness to 
the Committee or a subcommittee shall be submitted to the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 48 hours in advance of 
presentation and shall be distributed to all members of the 
Committee or subcommittee as soon as practicable but not less 
than 24 hours in advance of presentation. A copy of any such 
prepared statement shall also be submitted to the Committee in 
electronic form. If a prepared statement contains national 
security information bearing a classification of secret or 
higher, the statement shall be made available in the Committee 
rooms to all members of the Committee or subcommittee as soon 
as practicable but not less than 24 hours in advance of 
presentation; however, no such statement shall be removed from 
the Committee offices. The requirement of this rule may be 
waived by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee, a 
quorum being present. In cases where a witness does not submit 
a statement by the time required under this rule, the Chairman 
of the Committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, with the 
concurrence of the respective Ranking Minority Member, may 
elect to exclude the witness from the hearing.
    (b) The Committee and each subcommittee shall require each 
witness who is to appear before it to file with the Committee 
in advance of his or her appearance a written statement of the 
proposed testimony and to limit the oral presentation at such 
appearance to a brief summary of the submitted written 
statement.

               RULE 14. ADMINISTERING OATHS TO WITNESSES

    (a) The Chairman, or any member designated by the Chairman, 
may administer oaths to any witness.
    (b) Witnesses, when sworn, shall subscribe to the following 
oath:

         Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony 
        you will give before this Committee (or subcommittee) 
        in the matters now under consideration will be the 
        truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so 
        help you God?

                   RULE 15. QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES

    (a) When a witness is before the Committee or a 
subcommittee, members of the Committee or subcommittee may put 
questions to the witness only when recognized by the Chairman 
or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate, for that purpose 
according to Rule 11 of the Committee.
    (b) Members of the Committee or subcommittee who so desire 
shall have not more than five minutes to question each witness 
or panel of witnesses, the responses of the witness or 
witnesses being included in the five-minute period, until such 
time as each member has had an opportunity to question each 
witness or panel of witnesses. Thereafter, additional rounds 
for questioning witnesses by members are within the discretion 
of the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate.
    (c) Questions put to witnesses before the Committee or 
subcommittee shall be pertinent to the measure or matter that 
may be before the Committee or subcommittee for consideration.

         RULE 16. PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

    The transcripts of those hearings and mark-ups conducted by 
the Committee, subcommittee, or panel will be published 
officially in verbatim form, with the material requested for 
the record inserted at that place requested, or at the end of 
the record, as appropriate. Any requests to correct any errors, 
other than those in transcription, or disputed errors in 
transcription, will be appended to the record, and the 
appropriate place where the change is requested will be 
footnoted. Any transcript published under this rule shall 
include the results of record votes conducted in the session 
covered by the transcript and shall also include materials that 
have been submitted for the record and are covered under Rule 
19. The handling and safekeeping of these materials shall fully 
satisfy the requirements of Rule 20. No transcript of an 
executive session conducted under Rule 9 shall be published 
under this rule.

                     RULE 17. VOTING AND ROLLCALLS

    (a) Voting on a measure or matter may be by record vote, 
division vote, voice vote, or unanimous consent.
    (b) A record vote shall be ordered upon the request of one-
fifth of those members present.
    (c) No vote by any member of the Committee or a 
subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter shall be 
cast by proxy.
    (d) In the event of a vote or votes, when a member is in 
attendance at any other committee, subcommittee, or conference 
committee meeting during that time, the necessary absence of 
that member shall be so noted in the record vote record, upon 
timely notification to the Chairman by that member.
    (e) The Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, as 
appropriate, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
Member or the most senior Minority member who is present at the 
time, may elect to postpone requested record votes until such 
time or point at a mark-up as is mutually decided. When 
proceedings resume on a postponed question, notwithstanding any 
intervening order for the previous question, the underlying 
proposition shall remain subject to further debate or amendment 
to the same extent as when the question was postponed.

                       RULE 18. COMMITTEE REPORTS

    (a) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
the Committee, any member of the Committee gives timely notice 
of intention to file supplemental, Minority, additional or 
dissenting views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than two calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays except when the House is in session on such days) in 
which to file such views, in writing and signed by that member, 
with the staff director of the Committee. All such views so 
filed by one or more members of the Committee shall be included 
within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the 
Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
    (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter, and on any amendment offered to the 
measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and 
against, the names of those voting for and against, and a brief 
description of the question, shall be included in the committee 
report on the measure or matter.

           RULE 19. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF COMMITTEE ROLLCALLS

    The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
Committee shall be made available by the Committee for 
inspection by the public at reasonable times in the offices of 
the Committee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
other proposition and the name of each member voting for and 
each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition and the names of those members present but not 
voting.

          RULE 20. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

    (a) Except as provided in clause 2(g) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, all national security 
information bearing a classification of secret or higher which 
has been received by the Committee or a subcommittee shall be 
deemed to have been received in executive session and shall be 
given appropriate safekeeping.
    (b) The Chairman of the Committee shall, with the approval 
of a majority of the Committee, establish such procedures as in 
his judgment may be necessary to prevent the unauthorized 
disclosure of any national security information received 
classified as secret or higher. Such procedures shall, however, 
ensure access to this information by any member of the 
Committee or any other Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of the House of Representatives, staff of the 
Committee, or staff designated under Rule 9(c) who have the 
appropriate security clearances and the need to know, who has 
requested the opportunity to review such material.

                      RULE 21. COMMITTEE STAFFING

    The staffing of the Committee, the standing subcommittees, 
and any panel or task force designated by the Chairman or 
chairmen of the subcommittees shall be subject to the rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                       RULE 22. COMMITTEE RECORDS

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority 
Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of rule VII, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee.

                      RULE 24. HEARING PROCEDURES

    Clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.
     COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES--110th CONGRESS

    Pursuant to H. Res. 7, election of the Chairman (adopted 
January 4, 2007), H. Res. 8, election of the ranking member, 
(adopted January 4, 2007), H. Res. 45, election of minority 
members, (adopted January 10, 2007), H. Res. 46, election of 
majority members (adopted January 10, 2007), H. Res. 60, 
election of a minority member (adopted January 12, 2007), H. 
Res. 75, election of a minority member (adopted January 18, 
2007), H. Res. 393, election of a minority member (adopted May 
10, 2007), H. Res. 722, election of a minority member (adopted 
October 10, 2007), H. Res. 788, election of a majority member 
(adopted November 1, 2007), and H. Res. 1034, election of a 
minority member (adopted March 11, 2008), the following members 
served on the Committee on Armed Services in the 110th 
Congress:

  IKE SKELTON, Missouri, Chairman

DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Ranking Member SPRATT, South Carolina
JIM SAXTON, New Jersey               SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York             GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland         MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts\5\
HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON, CaliforniaSILVESTRE REYES, Texas
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                VIC SNYDER, Arkansas
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina      ADAM SMITH, Washington
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          LORETTA SANCHEZ, California
KEN CALVERT, California\4\           MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina
JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia\7\            ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
W. TODD AKIN, Missouri               ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania
J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia            ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey
JEFF MILLER, Florida                 SUSAN A. DAVIS, California
JOE WILSON, South Carolina           RICK LARSEN, Washington
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey        JIM COOPER, Tennessee
TOM COLE, Oklahoma                   JIM MARSHALL, Georgia
ROB BISHOP, Utah                     MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam
MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio                 MARK E. UDALL, Colorado
JOHN KLINE, Minnesota                DAN BOREN, Oklahoma
CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan\10\      BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana
PHIL GINGREY, Georgia                NANCY BOYDA, Kansas
MIKE ROGERS, Alabama                 PATRICK J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania
TRENT FRANKS, Arizona                HANK JOHNSON, Georgia
BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania\3\        CAROL SHEA-PORTER, New Hampshire
THELMA DRAKE, Virginia               JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut
CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS, Washington   DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa
K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas            KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York
GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky                JOE SESTAK, Pennsylvania
DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado\8\            GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona
ROB WITTMAN, Virginia\11\            NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts\9\
                                     ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland\1\
                                     KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida\2\
                                     KATHY CASTOR, Florida
                                     JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island\6\

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\1\Mr. Cummings was appointed to the Committee on January 12, 2007.
\2\Mr. Meek was appointed to the Committee on January 18, 2007.
\3\Mr. Shuster was appointed to the Committee on May 10, 2007.
\4\Mr. Calvert resigned from the Committee on May 16, 2007.
\5\Mr. Meehan resigned from Congress on July 1, 2007.
\6\Mr. Langevin was appointed to the Committee on September 20, 2007. 
He took a leave of absence from the Committee on October 31, 2007.
\7\Mrs. Davis (VA) died on October 6, 2007.
\8\Mr. Lamborn was appointed to the Committee on October 10, 2007.
\9\Ms. Tsongas was appointed to the Committee on November 1, 2007.
\10\Mrs. Miller (MI) resigned from the Committee on March 11, 2008
\11\Mr. Wittman was appointed to the Committee on March 11, 2008.
    SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES 110TH CONGRESS

    The following subcommittees were established at the 
committee's organizational meeting on January 10, 2007.

                  Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Legislative 
jurisdiction over all Army and Air Force acquisition programs 
(except strategic missiles, special operations and information 
technology programs). In addition, the subcommittee will be 
responsible for deep strike bombers and related systems, 
National Guard and Army and Air Force reserve modernization, 
and ammunition programs.

     Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Chairman

Mr. SAXTON, Ranking Member           Mr. SPRATT
Mr. McKEON                           Mr. ORTIZ
Mr. MILLER (FL)                      Mr. REYES
Mr. WILSON                           Mr. SMITH
Mr. LoBIONDO                         Mr. McINTYRE
Mr. COLE                             Ms. TAUSCHER
Mr. BISHOP                           Mr. BRADY
Mr. TURNER                           Mr. MARSHALL
Mrs. MILLER (MI)\1\                  Mr. BOREN
Dr. GINGREY                          Mr. JOHNSON
Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS                Mr. SESTAK
Mr. DAVIS (KY)                       Ms. GIFFORDS
Mr. AKIN                             Mr. MEEK
Mr. LAMBORN\2\                       Ms. CASTOR

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\1\Mrs. Miller (MI) resigned from the Committee on March 11, 2008.
\2\Mr. Lamborn was assigned to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 
on March 11, 2008.
                       Subcommittee on Readiness

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Legislative 
jurisdiction over military readiness, training, logistics and 
maintenance issues and programs. In addition, the subcommittee 
will be responsible for all military construction, 
installations and family housing issues, including the base 
closure process.

        Mr. ORTIZ, Chairman

Mrs. DAVIS (VA), Ranking Member\1\   Mr. TAYLOR
Mr. JONES                            Mr. REYES
Mr. FORBES\2\                        Ms. SANCHEZ
Mr. ROGERS                           Mr. BRADY
Mr. McHUGH                           Mr. MARSHALL
Mr. McKEON                           Ms. BORDALLO
Mr. HAYES                            Mr. UDALL
Mr. LoBIONDO                         Mr. BOREN
Mr. COLE                             Mrs. BOYDA
Mr. BISHOP                           Ms. SHEA-PORTER
Mrs. MILLER (MI)\3\                  Mr. COURTNEY
Mr. FRANKS                           Mr. LOEBSACK
Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS                Ms. GIFFORDS
Mr. LAMBORN\4\                       Mr. CUMMINGS
Mr. WITTMAN\5\

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\1\Mrs. Davis (VA) died on October 6, 2007.
\2\Mr. Forbes became Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness on 
December 5, 2007.
\3\Mrs. Miller (MI) resigned from the Committee on March 11, 2008.
\4\Mr. Wittman was appointed to the Subcommittee on Readiness on March 
11, 2008.
\5\Mr. Lamborn was appointed to the Subcommittee on Readiness on 
November 1, 2007.

   Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Legislative 
jurisdiction over Department of Defense counter-proliferation 
and counter-terrorism programs and initiatives. In addition, 
the subcommittee will be responsible for Special Operations 
Forces; science and technology policy, including the Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency and information technology 
programs; force protection policy and oversight; homeland 
defense and consequence management programs within the 
committee's jurisdiction; and related intelligence support.

        Mr. SMITH, Chairman

Mr. THORNBERRY, Ranking Member       Mr. McINTYRE
Mr. HAYES                            Mr. ANDREWS
Mr. CALVERT\1\                       Mr. COOPER
Mr. KLINE                            Mr. MARSHALL
Mrs. DRAKE                           Mr. UDALL
Mr. CONAWAY                          Mr. ELLSWORTH
Mr. SAXTON                           Mrs. GILLIBRAND
Mr. SHUSTER\2\                       Ms. CASTOR

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\1\Mr. Calvert resigned from the Committee on May 16, 2007.
\2\Mr. Shuster was assigned to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities on June 13, 2007.

                   Subcommittee on Military Personnel

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Legislative 
jurisdiction over military personnel policy, Reserve Component 
integration and employment issues, military health care, 
military education and POW/MIA issues. In addition, the 
subcommittee will be responsible for Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation issues and programs.

      Dr. SNYDER, Chairman\2\

Mr. McHUGH, Ranking Member           Mr. MEEHAN\1\
Mr. KLINE                            Ms. SANCHEZ
Mrs. DRAKE                           Mrs. DAVIS (CA)\3\
Mr. JONES                            Mrs. BOYDA
Mr. WILSON                           Mr. MURPHY
                                     Ms. SHEA-PORTER
                                     Mr. LANGEVIN\4\
                                     Ms. TSONGAS\5\

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\1\Mr. Meehan resigned from the Committee on July 1, 2007.
\2\Dr. Snyder became Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations on July 2, 2007.
\3\Mrs. Davis (CA) became Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel on July 2, 2007.
\4\Mr. Langevin was appointed to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
on September 20, 2007. He took a leave of absence from the Committee on 
October 31, 2007.
\5\Ms. Tsongas was appointed to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
on November 1, 2007.

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Legislative 
jurisdiction over Strategic Forces (except deep strike 
systems), space programs, ballistic missile defense, 
intelligence policy and national programs and Department of 
Energy national security programs (except non-proliferation 
programs).

      Ms. TAUSCHER, Chairman

Mr. EVERETT, Ranking Member          Mr. SPRATT
Mr. FRANKS                           Mr. REYES
Mr. THORNBERRY                       Mr. LARSEN
Mr. TURNER                           Mr. COOPER
Mr. ROGERS                           Mr. JOHNSON\1\
                                     Mr. LOEBSACK
                                     Mr. LANGEVIN\2\
                                     Ms. TSONGAS\3\

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\1\Mr. Johnson resigned from the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on 
July 2, 2007.
\2\Mr. Langevin was assigned to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on 
September 20, 2007. He took a leave of absence from the Committee on 
October 31, 2007.
\3\Ms. Tsongas was appointed to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on 
November 1, 2007.

           Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Navy and Marine 
Corps programs (except strategic weapons, space, special 
operations and information technology programs) and Naval 
Reserve equipment. In addition, the subcommittee will be 
responsible for Maritime programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Committee as delineated in rule X, clauses 5, 6, and 9 of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.

       Mr. TAYLOR, Chairman

Mr. BARTLETT, Ranking Member         Mr. ABERCROMBIE
Mr. CALVERT\1\                       Mr. LARSEN
Mr. EVERETT                          Ms. BORDALLO
Mrs. DAVIS (VA)\3\                   Mr. ELLSWORTH
Mr. FORBES                           Mr. COURTNEY
Mr. WILSON                           Mrs. GILLIBRAND
Mr. SHUSTER\2\                       Mr. SESTAK
Mr. LAMBORN\4\
Mr. WITTMAN\5\

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\1\Mr. Calvert resigned from the Committee on May 16, 2007.
\2\Mr. Shuster was appointed to the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces on June 13, 2007.
\3\Mrs. Davis (VA) died on October 6, 2007.
\4\Mr. Lamborn was appointed to the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces on November 1, 2007.
\5\Mr. Wittman was appointed to the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces on March 11, 2008.
              Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

    Jurisdiction pursuant to Committee Rule 4--Any matter 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee, subject to the 
concurrence of the Chairman of the Committee and, as 
appropriate, affected subcommittee chairmen. The subcommittee 
shall have no legislative jurisdiction.

      Mr. MEEHAN,\1\ Chairman

Mr. AKIN, Ranking Member             Mr. SPRATT
Mr. BARTLETT                         Dr. SNYDER\2\
Mr. JONES                            Ms. SANCHEZ
Mr. MILLER (FL)                      Ms. TAUSCHER
Dr. GINGREY                          Mr. ANDREWS
Mr. CONAWAY                          Mrs. DAVIS (CA)
Mr. DAVIS (KY)                       Mr. COOPER
                                     Mr. JOHNSON\3\
                                     Mr. SESTAK

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\1\Mr. Meehan resigned from the Committee on July 1, 2007.
\2\Dr. Snyder became Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations on July 2, 2007.
\3\Mr. Johnson was assigned to the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations on July 2, 2007.

             Special Oversight Panel on Roles and Missions

    Purpose--To examine the Roles and Missions of the Military 
Service, appointed for six months on July 25, 2007.

       Mr. COOPER, Chairman

Dr. GINGREY, Ranking Member          Mr. LARSEN
Mr. DAVIS                            Mrs. GILLIBRAND
Mr. CONAWAY                          Mr. SESTAK
                            COMMITTEE STAFF

    By committee resolution adopted at the organizational 
meeting on January 10, 2007, or by authority of the Chairman, 
the following persons were appointed to the staff of the 
committee during the 110th Congress:

  Erin C. Conaton, Staff Director
    Bob DeGrasse, Deputy Staff 
             Director
   Paul Oostburg Sanz, General 
 Counsel (appointed Jan. 3, 2007)
  Hugh N. Johnston, Jr., Deputy 
   Staff Director/Chief Counsel 
      (resigned Feb. 4, 2007)
  Brenda J. Wright, Professional 
 Staff Member (resigned Jan. 31, 
               2007)
 Frank A. Barnes, Staff Assistant 
      (resigned Jan. 2, 2007)
Betty B. Gray, Executive Assistant
 Michael R. Higgins, Professional 
           Staff Member
John D. Chapla, Professional Staff 
              Member
B. Ryan Vaart, Professional Staff 
  Member (resigned Jan. 1, 2007)
  John F. Sullivan, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Nancy M. Warner, Professional 
           Staff Member
  Thomas E. Hawley, Professional 
           Staff Member
     William H. Natter, III, 
     Professional Staff Member
     Jesse D. Tolleson, Jr., 
     Professional Staff Member
Debra S. Wada, Professional Staff 
              Member
  Douglas C. Roach, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Alexis R. Lasselle, Professional 
  Staff Member (resigned Jan. 2, 
               2007)
  Linda Burnette, Printing Clerk
      Robert L. Simmons, II, 
     Professional Staff Member
   W. Holly Graning, Director, 
 Legislative Operations (resigned 
          April 17, 2007)
  William C. Ostendorff, Counsel 
      (resigned Apr. 9, 2007)
    James William Godwin, Jr., 
    Professional Staff Member 
      (resigned Mar. 4, 2007)
Mark R. Lewis, Professional Staff 
 Member and Senior Policy Advisor 
          to the Chairman
   Loren Dealy, Press Secretary
    Heather L. Messera, Staff 
Assistant (resigned Feb. 23, 2007)
Paul Arcangeli, Professional Staff 
              Member
  Jeffrey A. Green, Professional 
  Staff Member (resigned Jan. 2, 
               2007)
Jeanette James, Professional Staff 
              Member
 Miriam E. Wolff, Communications 
  Advisor (resigned Apr. 5, 2007)
Richard A. Pawloski, Professional 
  Staff Member (resigned Jan. 2, 
               2007)
  Rebecca A. Ross, Professional 
           Staff Member
Andrew Hunter, Professional Staff 
              Member
Heath R. Bope, Professional Staff 
              Member
  Lynn M. Williams, Professional 
           Staff Member
Paul Lewis, Counsel (resigned Jan. 
             1, 2007)
  Stephanie Sanok, Professional 
 Staff Member (resigned Nov. 27, 
               2008)
  Joshua C. Holly, Professional 
           Staff Member
  John Wason, Professional Staff 
              Member
Harry Cartland, Professional Staff 
  Member (resigned Jan. 31, 2007)
Regina Burgess, Research Assistant 
      (resigned Feb. 2, 2007)
    Ben Kohr, Staff Assistant 
      (resigned May 25, 2007)
 Catherine K. Steadman, Director, 
 Legislative Operations (resigned 
          Dec. 31, 2007)
 Roger Zakheim, Counsel (resigned 
          Aug. 31, 2008)
   Kristine Ellison, Executive 
Assistant (resigned July 31, 2007)
Jenness Simler, Professional Staff 
              Member
      Julie Unmacht, Counsel
    Kevin P. Coughlin, Counsel 
     (resigned Mar. 29, 2008)
  Lorry M. Fenner, Professional 
           Staff Member
Christine Roushdy, Staff Assistant 
      (resigned July 3, 2007)
   Derek Scott, Staff Assistant
Eryn Robinson, Professional Staff 
              Member
Alexander Kugajevsky, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Kari Bingen, Professional Staff 
              Member
Margee Meckstroth, Staff Assistant 
      (resigned Dec. 4, 2007)
  John Kruse, Professional Staff 
              Member
  Henry Nuzum, National Security 
  Analyst (resigned Jan. 2, 2007)
 Andrew H. Tabler, Staff Assistant
  Aileen Alexander, Professional 
           Staff Member
 Jason Hagadorn, Staff Assistant 
     (resigned Dec. 21, 2007)
  Cyndi Howard, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Jan. 3, 2007)
 Douglas Bush, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Jan. 4, 2007)
 Rudy Barnes, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Jan. 8, 2007)
  Lara Battles, Press Secretary 
     (appointed Jan. 4, 2007)
  Frank Rose, Professional Staff 
 Member (appointed Jan. 15, 2007)
 Christine Lamb, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Jan. 25, 2007)
 William Ebbs, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Feb. 1, 2007)
 Cathy Garman, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Feb. 1, 2007)
  Vickie Plunkett, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed Feb. 1, 
               2007)
 Roy Phillips, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Feb. 5, 2007)
  Adrienne Ramsay, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed Feb. 5, 
   2007, resigned Feb. 29, 2008)
     Suzanne McKenna, Counsel 
     (appointed Feb.12, 2007)
 Sasha Rogers, Research Assistant 
     (appointed Feb. 12, 2007)
  Timothy McClees, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed Feb. 20, 
               2007)
Joe Hicken, Director, Legislative 
  Operations (appointed Mar. 1, 
               2007)
 Kevin Gates, Professional Staff 
 Member (appointed Mar. 12, 2007)
 Dave Kildee, Professional Staff 
 Member (appointed Mar. 19, 2007)
  Mike Casey, Professional Staff 
 Member (appointed Mar. 26, 2007)
 Sarah Schaffer, Staff Assistant 
(appointed Apr. 2, 2007, resigned 
          Mar. 11, 2008)
Patrick Wicklund, Staff Assistant 
(appointed Apr. 16, 2007, resigned 
          Nov. 30, 2007)
  Alicia Haley, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Apr. 25, 2007)
 Anand Dalta, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed May 1, 2007, 
      resigned July 31, 2007)
 Benjamin Glerum, Staff Assistant 
      (appointed May 7, 2007)
David Sienicki, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed July 9, 2007)
Adam Greenspan, Intern (appointed 
  June 4, 2007, resigned Aug. 3, 
               2007)

  Trey Howard, Intern (appointed 
  June 4, 2007, resigned Aug. 3, 
               2007)
Dan Tavana, Intern (appointed June 
  4, 2007, resigned Aug. 3, 2007)
 Caterina Dutto, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed July 11, 2007)
    Kathleen Kelly, Executive 
  Assistant (appointed July 23, 
               2007)
Kyle Wilkens, Special Assistant to 
 the Chairman (appointed Oct. 1, 
               2007)
  Michael McErlean, Professional 
 Staff Member (appointed Oct. 3, 
               2007)
   Trey Howard, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Jan. 2, 2008)
 Rosellen C. Kim, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Jan. 2, 2008)
  Megan Putman, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Jan. 2, 2008)
Karna L. Sandler, Staff Assistant 
(appointed Jan. 2, 2008, resigned 
          Mar. 14, 2008)
  Mark Parker, Intern (appointed 
  Jan. 3, 2008, resigned May 2, 
               2008)
   Zach Steacy, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Feb. 25, 2008)
  Liz Drummond, Staff Assistant 
     (appointed Mar. 17, 2008)
 Caren Howard, Intern (appointed 
 Mar. 24, 2008, resigned May 15, 
               2008)
  Everett Coleman, Professional 
  Staff Member (appointed May 1, 
               2008)
     Kristine Ellison, Intern 
(appointed May 23, 2008, resigned 
           Aug. 1, 2008)
 David Parker, Intern (appointed 
 June 9, 2008, resigned July 31, 
               2008)
Elizabeth Kurtz, Intern (appointed 
 June 11, 2008, resigned Oct. 10, 
               2008)
Maxwell Hoffman, Intern (appointed 
 July 10, 2008, resigned Aug. 29, 
               2008)
  Neal Kumar, Intern (appointed 
 Sept. 2, 2008, resigned Dec. 12, 
               2008)
 Craig Greene, Professional Staff 
  Member (appointed Dec. 1, 2008)
                           COMMITTEE MEETINGS

    A total of 345 meetings and mark-ups were held by the 
Committee on Armed Services and its subcommittees during the 
110th Congress. A breakdown of the meetings follows:

Full Committee....................................................   120
Subcommittees:
    Air and Land Forces Subcommittee..............................    28
    Readiness Subcommittee........................................    27
    Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities 
      Subcommittee................................................    39
    Military Personnel Subcommittee...............................    25
    Strategic Forces Subcommittee.................................    26
    Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee................    23
    Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.....................    49
    Special Oversight Panel on Roles and Missions.................     8

                          LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS


                      Legislation Enacted into Law


                     PUBLIC LAW 110-115 (H.R. 2779)

 To recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 
     official national museum of Navy SEALs and their predecessors.

    Public Law 110-115 recognizes, as the official national 
museum of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, the Navy UDT-SEAL 
Museum located at 3300 North A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in 
Fort Pierce, Florida. On June 19, 2007, H.R. 2779 was 
introduced and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. The 
measure was considered under suspension of the Rules and passed 
the House on October 1, 2007 by voice vote. The Senate passed 
the measure without amendment by unanimous consent on October 
31, 2007. On November 13, 2007, H.R. 2779 was signed by the 
President and became law.

                     PUBLIC LAW 110-181 (H.R. 4986)

To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act 
      for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain 
modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of 
    title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of 
  property in certain judgments against Iraq, the lapse of statutory 
   authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar 
benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 110-181, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008, authorizes funds totaling $688.2 billion 
for national defense functions for fiscal year 2008, which 
implies a budget authority level of $696.4 billion. Of those 
amounts, $189.4 billion is for costs associated with Operation 
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Division A

    Division A of Public Law 110-181 authorizes funds for 
fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Defense.
    Subtitle A of title I authorizes $99,269,022,000 for 
procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat 
vehicles, ammunition, and other procurement for the armed 
forces, defense agencies, and Reserve Components of the armed 
forces.
    Subtitles B through D of title I establish additional 
program requirements, restrictions, limitations, transfers of, 
or funds for specified programs for the armed forces, 
including: multi-year procurement authorities for various Army 
programs and the Virginia-class submarine program, limitation 
on amounts obligated for the fifth and sixth Littoral Combat 
Ships; and limitations or modification of limitations on 
retirement of C-130E/H, KC-135E, and B-52 aircraft.
    Subtitle A of title II authorizes $73,727,545,000 for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the armed forces 
and the defense agencies, including amounts for basic research 
and development-related matters.
    Subtitle B of title II establishes certain program 
requirements, restrictions, and limitations on six separate 
research and development-related matters, including: Future 
Combat Systems, limitations on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 
program, requirements for a competitive propulsion system for 
the Joint Strike Fighter, limitation on the manufacturing 
science and technology program, funding for the Advanced Sensor 
Applications Program, and comparative live-fire testing of 
active protection systems.
    Subtitles C and D of title II address ballistic missile 
defense programs and miscellaneous matters, including a 
limitation on availability of funds for procurement, 
construction, and deployment of missile defense in Europe until 
certain conditions have been met.
    Subtitle A of title III authorizes $142,795,303,000 for 
operation and maintenance.
    Subtitles B through F of title III address environmental 
provisions, workplace and depot issues, extensions of program 
authorities, outsourcing, studies and reports relating to 
military readiness, and other miscellaneous matters.
    Title IV provides military personnel authorizations for the 
active and reserve forces for fiscal year 2008 and authorizes 
appropriations of $117,091,420,000 for military personnel for 
fiscal year 2008. The end strengths for active duty personnel 
for fiscal year 2008 are as follows:
          Army, 525,400
          Navy, 329,098
          Marine Corps, 189,000
          Air Force, 329,563
    The Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 2008 are 
as follows:
          Army National Guard, 351,300
          Army Reserve, 205,000
          Naval Reserve, 67,800
          Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600
          Air National Guard, 106,700
          Air Force Reserve, 67,500
          Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000
    The end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 
the Reserve Components for fiscal year 2008 are as follows:
          Army National Guard, 29,204
          Army Reserve, 15,870
          Naval Reserve, 11,579
          Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261
          Air National Guard, 13,936
          Air Force Reserve, 2,721
    Title V sets military personnel policy, including 
provisions that address officer personnel policy; Reserve 
Component management; education and training; military justice 
and legal assistance matters; issues related to military leave; 
decorations and awards; Impact Aid and Defense Dependents 
Education system; military families; and other miscellaneous 
matters.
    Title VI addresses compensation and other personnel 
benefits, including pay and allowances; bonuses and special and 
incentive pays; travel and transportation allowances; retired 
pay and survivor benefits; commissary and nonappropriated fund 
instrumentality benefits; and other matters.
    Title VII contains military health care provisions, such as 
improvements to military health benefits including a 
prohibition on increases in certain health care costs; required 
reports; and other matters, including the prohibition on 
conversion of military medical and dental positions to civilian 
positions.
    Title VIII addresses acquisition policy, acquisition 
management and related matters, including provisions relating 
to major defense acquisition programs; amendments to general 
contracting authorities, procedures, and limitations; 
accountability matters; acquisition workforce provisions; 
contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the Defense Materiel 
Readiness Board; and other matters.
    Title IX contains Department of Defense organization and 
management provisions, including space activities; chemical 
demilitarization; intelligence-related matters; roles and 
missions analysis; and other miscellaneous matters.
    Title X addresses general provisions relating to financial 
matters; naval vessels and shipyards; counter-drug activities; 
miscellaneous authorities and limitations; reports; and other 
matters.
    Title XI addresses Department of Defense civilian personnel 
matters, including the civilian personnel benefits, 
compensation, and leave; modifications to the National Security 
Personnel System; and other federal government civilian 
personnel matters.
    Title XII concerns matters relating to foreign nations, 
including: assistance and training; matters relating to Iraq 
and Afghanistan; the Iraq refugee crisis; other authorities and 
limitations; and reports.
    Title XIII addresses Cooperative Threat Reduction with 
states of the Former Soviet Union.
    Title XIV authorizes miscellaneous authorizations totaling 
$28,520,589,000 for the defense health program; drug 
interdiction and counter-drug activities; the Office of the 
Inspector General, chemical agents and munitions destruction, 
revolving and management funds; and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home.
    Title XV includes authorization of $187,157,953,000 for 
increased cost due to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom.
    Title XVI addresses wounded warrior matters including 
improvements to care, management and transition of recovering 
service members; centers of excellence in the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of 
traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eye 
injuries; health care matters; disability matters; studies and 
reports; and other matters.
    Title XVII concerns veterans matters and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
    Title XVIII addresses National Guard Bureau matters and 
related matters including Reserve Component enhancement

Division B

    Division B of Public Law 110-181 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $23,689,215,000 for military construction and 
military family housing in support of the active forces, the 
Reserve Components, and the NATO security investment program 
for fiscal year 2008. In addition, Division B contains military 
construction and family housing program changes; property and 
facilities administration; provisions concerning land 
conveyances; energy security; and other matters.

Division C

    Division C of Public Law 110-181 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $16,079,379,000 for Department of Energy 
national security programs for fiscal year 2008. Division C 
also includes authorization for and/or addresses the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; War-Related National Nuclear 
Security Administration Authorities; National Defense 
Stockpile; Naval Petroleum Reserves; and the Maritime 
Administration.
    The Committee on Armed Services reported H.R. 1585, as 
amended, to the House on May 11 2007. The measure passed the 
House, as amended, on May 17, 2007. The Senate passed H.R. 
1585, as amended, on October 1, 2007. The conference report was 
agreed to in the House on December 12, 2007, and in the Senate 
on December 14, 2007. The President vetoed H.R. 1585 on 
December 28, 2007. The text of H.R. 1585 was reintroduced with 
a modification to H.R. 1585 regarding section 1083, allowing 
the President to waive the totality of section 1083 as to 
claims against Iraq for terrorism acts that occurred before or 
on the date of enactment, and a modification to expired 
compensation authorities. The reintroduced text, H.R. 4986, 
passed the House under suspension of the Rules on January 16, 
2008, and passed the Senate on January 21, 2008. H.R. 4986 was 
signed by the President and became law on January 28, 2008.
    (H. Rept. 110-146 parts I & II; S. Rept. 110-77; H. Rept. 
110-477; H.A.S.C. 110-6; H.A.S.C. 110-10; H.A.S.C. 110-13; 
H.A.S.C. 110-16; H.A.S.C. 110-18; H.A.S.C. 110-20; H.A.S.C. 
110-21; H.A.S.C. 110-22; H.A.S.C. 110-23; H.A.S.C. 110-24; 
H.A.S.C. 110-27; H.A.S.C. 110-28; H.A.S.C. 110-31; H.A.S.C. 
110-33; H.A.S.C. 110-34; H.A.S.C. 110-35; H.A.S.C. 110-37; 
H.A.S.C. 110-38; H.A.S.C. 110-39; H.A.S.C. 110-40; H.A.S.C. 
110-41; H.A.S.C. 110-42; H.A.S.C. 110-44; H.A.S.C. 110-46; 
H.A.S.C. 110-47; H.A.S.C. 110-48; H.A.S.C. 110-50; H.A.S.C. 
110-53; H.A.S.C. 110-54)

                   PUBLIC LAW 110-203 (H.J. RES. 70)

   Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be 
 formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic 
   contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its 
soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense 
                     missions of the United States.

    Public Law 110-203 congratulates the Army Reserve on the 
occasion of the 100th anniversary of the enactment of its 
original authorizing law, recognizes and commends the Army 
Reserve for the selfless and dedicated service of its past and 
present citizen-soldiers, and extends its gratitude to the 
veterans, soldiers, families, and employers whose support has 
enabled the Army Reserve to accomplish its vital missions. On 
December 13, 2007, H.J. Res. 70 was introduced and referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services. The measure was considered, as 
amended, under suspension of the Rules and passed the House on 
April 8, 2008 by a vote of 393-0. The Senate passed the measure 
without amendment by unanimous consent on April 14, 2008. On 
April 22, 2008, H.J. Res. 70 was signed by the President and 
became law.

                      PUBLIC LAW 110-417 (S. 3001)

    Public Law 110-417, the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, authorizes funds 
totaling $600.0 billion for national defense functions for 
fiscal year 2009, which implies a budget authority level of 
$611.1 billion. Of those amounts, $68.6 billion is a bridge 
fund for costs associated with Operation Enduring Freedom and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom for the first several months of fiscal 
year 2009.

Division A

    Division A of Public Law 110-417 authorizes funds for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Defense.
    Subtitle A of title I authorizes $103,969,883,000 for 
procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat 
vehicles, ammunition, and other procurement for the armed 
forces, defense agencies, and Reserve Components of the armed 
forces.
    Subtitles B through E of title I establish additional 
program requirements, restrictions, limitations, transfers of, 
or funds for specified programs for the armed forces, 
including: requirements for separate displays of procurement 
line items for Future Combat Systems; restriction on obligation 
of funds for the Army tactical radio and Armed Reconnaissance 
Helicopter; permissions for refueling and complex overhaul of 
the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt; and funding to continue or wind 
down F-22A fighter aircraft production to be determined by the 
next President.
    Subtitle A of title II authorizes $77,710,452,000 for 
research, development, test and evaluation for the armed forces 
and the defense agencies, including amounts for basic research 
and development-related matters.
    Subtitle B of title II establishes certain program 
requirements, restrictions, and limitations on 11 separate 
research and development-related matters, including: Future 
Combat Systems (FCS) milestone review; FCS communications 
network; FCS manned ground vehicle reports; Sky Warrior 
Unmanned Aerial Systems project; Warfighter Information 
Network-Tactical program; Joint Cargo Aircraft; nonimaging 
infrared systems; advanced energy storage technology; defense 
laboratories; airborne intelligence collection systems; and 
enhanced AN/TPQ-36 radar systems.
    Subtitles C through E of title II address ballistic missile 
defense programs, reports and miscellaneous matters.
    Subtitle A of title III authorizes $154,248,344,000 for 
operation and maintenance.
    Subtitles B through F of title III address environmental 
provisions, workplace and depot issues, energy security, 
studies and reports relating to military readiness, and other 
miscellaneous matters.
    Title IV provides military personnel authorizations for the 
active and reserve forces for fiscal year 2009 and authorizes 
appropriations of $124,791,336,000 for military personnel for 
fiscal year 2009. The end strengths for active duty personnel 
for fiscal year 2009 are as follows:
          Army, 532,400
          Navy, 326,323
          Marine Corps, 194,000
          Air Force, 317,050
    The Selected Reserve end strengths for fiscal year 2009 are 
as follows:
          Army National Guard, 352,600
          Army Reserve, 205,000
          Naval Reserve, 66,700
          Marine Corps Reserve, 39,600
          Air National Guard, 106,756
          Air Force Reserve, 67,400
          Coast Guard Reserve, 10,000
    The end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of 
the Reserve Components for fiscal year 2009 are as follows:
          Army National Guard, 32,060
          Army Reserve, 16,170
          Naval Reserve, 11,099
          Marine Corps Reserve, 2,261
          Air National Guard, 14,360
          Air Force Reserve, 2,733
    Title V sets military personnel policy, including 
provisions that address officer personnel policy; Reserve 
Component management; joint qualified officers and 
requirements; general service authorities; education and 
training; Defense Dependents Education system; military 
justice; decorations, awards, and honorary promotions; military 
families; and other miscellaneous matters.
    Title VI addresses compensation and other personnel 
benefits, including pay and allowances; bonuses and special and 
incentive pays; travel and transportation allowances; retired 
pay and survivor benefits; commissary and nonappropriated fund 
instrumentality benefits and operations; and other matters.
    Title VII contains military health care provisions, such as 
improvements to military health benefits; preventative care; 
wounded warrior matters; and other miscellaneous matters.
    Title VIII addresses acquisition policy, acquisition 
management and related matters, including provisions relating 
to major defense acquisition programs; amendments to general 
contracting authorities, procedures, and limitations; 
provisions relating to acquisition workforce and inherently 
governmental functions; Department of Defense contractor 
matters; matters relating to Iraq and Afghanistan; government-
wide acquisition improvements; and other matters.
    Title IX contains Department of Defense organization and 
management provisions, including space activities; chemical 
demilitarization; intelligence-related matters; and other 
miscellaneous matters.
    Title X addresses general provisions relating to financial 
matters; naval vessels and shipyards; counter-drug activities; 
miscellaneous authorities and limitations; studies and reports; 
and other matters.
    Title XI addresses Department of Defense civilian personnel 
matters, including the civilian personnel benefits, 
compensation, and leave; modifications to the National Security 
Personnel System; and other federal government civilian 
personnel matters.
    Title XII concerns matters relating to foreign nations, 
including: assistance and training; matters relating to Iraq 
and Afghanistan; and reports.
    Title XIII addresses Cooperative Threat Reduction with 
states of the Former Soviet Union.
    Title XIV authorizes miscellaneous authorizations totaling 
$29,647,675,000 for the defense health program; drug 
interdiction and counter-drug activities; the Office of the 
Inspector General, chemical agents and munitions destruction, 
revolving and management funds; and the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home.
    Title XV includes authorization of $68,080,000,000 for 
increased cost due to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom.
    Title XVI addresses reconstruction and stabilization 
civilian management.

Division B

    Division B of Public Law 110-417 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $25,438,471,000 for military construction and 
military family housing in support of the active forces, the 
Reserve Components, and the NATO security investment program 
for fiscal year 2009. In addition, Division B contains military 
construction and family housing program changes; property and 
facilities administration; provisions related to Guam 
realignment; provisions concerning land conveyances; energy 
security; and other matters.

Division C

    Division C of Public Law 110-417 authorizes appropriations 
in the amount of $16,131,708,000 for Department of Energy 
national security programs for fiscal year 2009. Division C 
also includes authorization for and/or addresses the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Naval Petroleum Reserves; and 
the Maritime Administration.
    The Committee on Armed Services reported H.R. 5658, as 
amended, to the House on May 16 2008. The measure passed the 
House, as amended, on May 22, 2008. The Senate passed S. 3001, 
as amended, on September 17, 2008. The informal conference 
agreement was passed as an amendment to S. 3001 in the House on 
September 24, 2008. The Senate agreed with the House amendment, 
and passed S. 3001 on September 27, 2008. S. 3001 was signed by 
the President and became law on October 14, 2008.
    (H. Rept. 110-652; parts I & II; S. Rept. 110-335; 
Committee Print 10; H.A.S.C. 110-110; H.A.S.C. 110-111; 
H.A.S.C. 110-117; H.A.S.C. 110-119; H.A.S.C. 110-120; H.A.S.C. 
110-121; H.A.S.C. 110-122; H.A.S.C. 110-123; H.A.S.C. 110-124; 
H.A.S.C. 110-125; H.A.S.C. 110-127; H.A.S.C. 110-128; H.A.S.C. 
110-131; H.A.S.C. 110-132; H.A.S.C. 110-133; H.A.S.C. 110-135; 
H.A.S.C. 110-136; H.A.S.C. 110-137; H.A.S.C. 110-138; H.A.S.C. 
110-139; H.A.S.C. 110-140; H.A.S.C. 110-142; H.A.S.C. 110-145; 
H.A.S.C. 110-149; H.A.S.C. 110-151; H.A.S.C. 110-165)

                  Legislation Vetoed by the President


                               H.R. 1585

     To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
   for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
   military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
                               purposes.

    On December 28, 2007, the President vetoed H.R. 1585, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
therefore preventing it from becoming law. The primary reason 
cited by the President for vetoing the legislation was that it 
would subject Iraqi assets to be frozen by plaintiffs seeking 
remuneration for damages and that ``it would imperil billions 
of dollars of Iraqi assets at a crucial juncture in that 
nation's reconstruction efforts and because it would undermine 
the foreign policy and commercial interests of the United 
States.''\1\ The offending provision, section 1083, would have 
expanded the ability of Americans, members of the U.S. Armed 
Services, and employees of the United States Government to sue 
state sponsors of terrorism, including the Republic of Iraq, 
for damages in U.S. courts. H.R. 1585, as passed by both the 
House and Senate, is the same text as Public Law 110-181 with 
two minor differences: it does not include authority for the 
President to waive the totality of section 1083 as to claims 
against Iraq for terrorism acts that occurred before or on the 
date of enactment, and it did not include technical adjustments 
to expired compensation authorities which would expire on 
December 31, 2007.
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    \1\House Document 110-88 "National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008-Veto Message from the President of the United States," 
Memorandum of Disapproval, President George W. Bush, the White House, 
December 28, 2007.
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    The Committee on Armed Services reported H.R. 1585, as 
amended, to the House on May 11 2007. The measure passed the 
House, as amended, on May 17, 2007. The Senate passed H.R. 
1585, as amended, on October 1, 2007. The conference report was 
agreed to in the House on December 12, 2007, and in the Senate 
on December 14, 2007. The President vetoed H.R. 1585 on 
December 28, 2007.
    The text of H.R. 1585 was reintroduced with two 
modifications noted above as H.R. 4986. It passed the House 
under suspension of the Rules on January 16, 2008, and passed 
the Senate on January 21, 2008. H.R. 4986 was signed by the 
President and became law on January 28, 2008.
    (H. Rept. 110-146 parts I & II; S. Rept. 110-77; H.A.S.C. 
110-6; H.A.S.C. 110-10; H.A.S.C. 110-13; H.A.S.C. 110-16; 
H.A.S.C. 110-18; H.A.S.C. 110-20; H.A.S.C. 110-21; H.A.S.C. 
110-22; H.A.S.C. 110-23; H.A.S.C. 110-24; H.A.S.C. 110-27; 
H.A.S.C. 110-28; H.A.S.C. 110-31; H.A.S.C. 110-33; H.A.S.C. 
110-34; H.A.S.C. 110-35; H.A.S.C. 110-37; H.A.S.C. 110-38; 
H.A.S.C. 110-39; H.A.S.C. 110-40; H.A.S.C. 110-41; H.A.S.C. 
110-42; H.A.S.C. 110-44; H.A.S.C. 110-46; H.A.S.C. 110-47; 
H.A.S.C. 110-48; H.A.S.C. 110-50; H.A.S.C. 110-53; H.A.S.C. 
110-54)

                  Legislation Reported but Not Enacted


                               H.R. 1362

       To reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government.

    The purpose of H.R. 1362, the ``Accountability in 
Contracting Act,'' was to amend titles 10 and 41, United States 
Code, and to establish other new statutory requirements, to 
improve the quality of government contracts, increase contract 
oversight, and promote integrity in contracting. H.R. 1362 
would have helped to address contracting challenges by 
empowering the secretaries of the military departments and the 
heads of the defense agencies to ensure the proper use of a 
variety of contract types, both competitive and non-
competitive, and further empower Congress in its oversight of 
such contracts.
    H.R. 1362 would have improved the ability of the heads of 
all federal agencies, and in the case of the Department of 
Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, to promote competition in 
contracting and to maximize the use of efficient contracting 
methods such as fixed price contracting in procurement 
programs. It would also have provided Congress and the general 
public greater oversight of contracts by making the contract 
documents used to justify limiting competition publicly 
available within 14 or 30 days, depending on the type of 
contract. H.R. 1362 would have codified the right and ability 
of Congress to obtain copies of completed audits relating to 
findings on contractor costs in excess of $10.0 million and of 
material performance deficiencies. It also would have required 
a government-wide study of the acquisition workforce. H.R. 1362 
would have amended title 41, United States Code, to make 
permanent the acquisition workforce training fund. It would 
have further amended title 41 to strengthen requirements 
relating to the pre- and post-government employment of 
procurement officials.
    On March 13, 2007, the Committee on Armed Services held a 
mark-up session to consider H.R. 1362, as introduced. By 
unanimous consent, the committee agreed to consider Chairman 
Skelton's amendment in the nature of a substitute as the base 
text. The committee ordered H.R. 1362, as amended, reported to 
the House with a favorable recommendation by a record vote of 
53-0, a quorum being present. The measure passed the House, as 
amended, on March 15, 2007. No further action was taken.
    (H. Rept. 110-47, part II)

                               H.R. 1538

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of 
medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members 
  of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient 
                    status, and for other purposes.

    The purpose of H.R. 1538, the ``Wounded Warrior Assistance 
Act of 2007,'' was to amend title 10, United States Code, and 
to establish other new statutory requirements to provide the 
people, training, and oversight mechanisms needed to ensure 
that the nation's wounded warriors receive quality medical care 
and efficient administrative processing in an environment that 
reflects the highest quality of life standards. It would have 
set the stage for much needed reform of administrative 
processes that would restore service member confidence in the 
integrity and efficiency of the disability evaluation system 
and would begin the process of achieving a truly seamless 
transition of service members to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs' programs. H.R. 1538 was introduced on March 15, 2007, 
and referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
    On March 20, 2007, the Committee on Armed Services held a 
mark-up session to consider H.R. 1538. The committee ordered 
H.R. 1538, as amended, reported to the House with a favorable 
recommendation by a record vote of 59-0, a quorum being 
present. The measure passed the House, as amended, on March 28, 
2007 and the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1538 on July 25, 
2007. Portions of each version of H.R. 1538 were included in 
H.R. 1585 and became part of title 16 and title 17, the 
``Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007,'' in the conference 
compromise of Public Law 110-181. No further action was taken 
on H.R. 1538.
    (H. Rept. 110-68, part I)

                               H.R. 3087

 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress reports on 
 the status of planning for the redeployment of the Armed Forces from 
Iraq and to require the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and appropriate senior officials of the Department of 
    Defense to meet with Congress to brief Congress on the matters 
                       contained in the reports.

    The purpose of H.R. 3087, a bill to require the Secretary 
of Defense to submit to Congress reports on the status of 
planning for the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq and 
to require the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and appropriate senior officials of the 
Department of Defense to meet with Congress to brief Congress 
on the matters contained in the reports, was to provide 
guidance to the Department on Congress's expectations for 
contingency planning for redeployment of U.S. armed forces from 
the Republic of Iraq and to establish the mechanisms necessary 
to allow appropriate congressional oversight of such planning 
to occur.
    On July 12, 2007, the President delivered to Congress the 
Initial Benchmark Assessment Report on Iraq required by section 
1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veteran's Care, Katrina 
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110-28). That report stated that the President was 
pursuing a multi-pronged strategy ``designed to set the 
conditions for U.S. troops to begin coming home, without 
risking a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq, sanctuaries for 
international terrorist networks, or a broader regional 
conflict that would threaten U.S. national security interests 
for generations.'' On that same day, the House of 
Representatives passed legislation, H.R. 2956, Responsible 
Redeployment from Iraq Act, by a 223-201 vote, calling for a 
reduction in the number of U.S. armed forces in Iraq and a 
transition to a limited presence there in a safe and orderly 
manner. H.R. 3087 would have assisted in the accomplishment of 
these goals by facilitating a dialogue between the executive 
and legislative branches of government through the required 
provision of reports and briefings to Congress on the status of 
planning for redeployment. It would have maximized the amount 
of significant information of an unclassified nature provided 
to Congress, while keeping sensitive classified information 
fully protected. H.R. 3087 would have continued to require 
reports and briefings until such time as the U.S. armed forces 
in Iraq are no longer primarily engaged in a combat mission, as 
certified by the Secretary of Defense.
    H.R. 3087 was introduced on July 18, 2007, and referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services. On July 27, 2007, the 
Committee on Armed Services held a mark-up session to consider 
H.R. 3087, as introduced. The committee, a quorum being 
present, ordered reported H.R. 3087, as amended, to the House 
with a favorable recommendation by a record vote of 55-2. The 
measure passed the House, as amended under suspension of the 
Rules, on October 2, 2007. No further action was taken.
    (H. Rept. 110-283)

                               H.R. 3159

   To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and 
   members of the regular and Reserve Components of the Armed Forces 
 between deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring 
                                Freedom.

    The purpose of H.R. 3159, ``Ensuring Military Readiness 
Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 
2007,'' was to establish a statutory requirement that ensures 
regular (active) component units and members assigned to those 
units are provided a minimum period of rest and recuperation 
that is equal to or longer than the period of the most recent 
deployment, and a minimum period of rest and recuperation that 
is at least three times longer than the period of deployment 
for reserve (National Guard and Reserves) component units and 
members assigned to those units.
    H.R. 3159 also included a sense of Congress that the ratio 
between the length of deployments and dwell time, the interval 
between deployments, for regular components should have been 
one year deployed to two years at home station (a ratio of 
1:2), and the goal for the Reserve Components should have been 
one year deployed to five years at home station (a ratio of 
1:5).
    H.R. 3159 was introduced on July 24, 2007, and referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services. On July 27, 2007, the 
Committee on Armed Services held a mark-up session to consider 
H.R. 3159, as introduced. The committee agreed by unanimous 
consent to consider Chairman Skelton's amendment in the nature 
of a substitute as the base text. The committee, a quorum being 
present, ordered reported H.R. 3159, as amended, to the House 
with a favorable recommendation by a record vote of 32-25, with 
2 voting present. The measure passed the House, as amended, on 
August 2, 2007. No further action was taken.
    (H. Rept. 110-282)

Legislation Not Reported but Managed by the Committee on Armed Services 
              on the Floor of the House of Representatives


                            H. CON. RES. 63

Disapproving of the decision of the President announced on January 10, 
2007, to deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops 
                                to Iraq

    The purpose of H. Con. Res. 63, ``Disapproving of the 
decision of the President announced on January 10, 2007, to 
deploy more than 20,000 additional United States combat troops 
to Iraq,'' was to express Congress's continuing support for 
members of the Armed Forces who are serving or who have served 
in the Republic of Iraq and to make clear that Congress 
disapproves the President's decision to deploy more than 20,000 
additional combat troops to Iraq.
    H. Con. Res. 63 was introduced on February 12, 2007 and 
referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. H. Res. 157 
provided for consideration of H. Con. Res. 63 with three days 
of general debate, equally divided, without intervening motions 
except a motion to recommit. On February 16, 2007, H. Con. Res. 
63 passed the House by a vote of 246-182. No further action was 
taken.

                            H. CON. RES. 47

  Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Medal of Honor Day to 
        celebrate and honor the recipients of the Medal of Honor

    H. Con. Res. 47, ``Supporting the goals and ideals of a 
National Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor the 
recipients of the Medal of Honor,'' was introduced on January 
30, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel. Chairman Snyder and Ranking Member 
McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived 
subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 47 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Chairman Ike Skelton moved to 
consider H. Con. Res. 47, as introduced, under suspension of 
the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 411-0 
on February 27, 2007. On March 1, 2007, the Senate agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 47 by unanimous consent.

                            H. CON. RES. 42

 Honoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the glider pilots of the 
           United States Army Air Forces during World War II

    H. Con. Res. 42, ``Honoring the heroic service and 
sacrifice of the glider pilots of the United States Army Air 
Forces during World War II,'' was introduced on January 23, 
2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairman Snyder and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 42 and Chairman Skelton and 
Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of 
the measure. Congresswoman Nancy E. Boyda moved to consider H. 
Con. Res. 42, as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 421-0 on March 20, 
2007. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 305

 Honoring the 53,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians 
     that comprise the Nation's special operations forces community

    H. Res. 305, ``Honoring the 53,000 soldiers, sailors, 
airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the Nation's 
special operations forces community,'' was introduced on April 
17, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee 
on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities. Chairman 
Smith and Ranking Member Thornberry of the Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities waived 
subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 305 and Chairman Skelton 
and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration 
of the measure. Congressman Adam Smith moved to consider H. 
Res. 305, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on April 18, 2007.

                              H. RES. 171

    Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion of the 250th 
                        anniversary of his birth

    H. Res. 171, ``Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette on the 
occasion of the 250th anniversary of his birth,'' was 
introduced on February 15, 2008, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairman 
Snyder and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 
171 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Chairman Ike Skelton 
moved to consider H. Res. 171, as amended, under suspension of 
the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on 
May 22, 2007.

                               H.R. 2956

 To require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the 
 number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by 
                 April 1, 2008, and for other purposes

    The purpose of H.R. 2956, the ``Responsible Redeployment 
from Iraq Act,'' was to begin reduction in troop numbers in the 
Republic of Iraq within 120 days after enactment, to transition 
to a limited presence by April 1, 2008, and emphasized that 
this reduction should be carried out in a way that maximized 
force protection. It also required that a strategy that would 
guide the transition, be submitted to Congress by January 1, 
2008. The strategy would have included diplomatic, political, 
economic, and military measures for dealing with Iraq, 
encouraging regional engagement and political reconciliation, 
as would have considered our security interests in the broader 
Middle East.
    H.R. 2956, was introduced on July 10, 2007 and referred to 
the House Committee on Armed Services. H. Res. 533 provided for 
consideration of H.R. 2956 with four hours of general debate 
without intervening motions except a motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule closed the bill to amendments 
and waived all points of order against the bill and against its 
consideration except those arising under clause 9 or 10 or rule 
XXI. On July 12, 2007, H.R. 2956 passed the House by a vote of 
223-201. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 541

  Recognizing the Marines of Company M (or `Mike Company') of the 3rd 
 Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division on the occasion of their 
                          25th Annual Reunion

    H. Res. 541 ``Recognizing the Marines of Company M (or 
`Mike Company') of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine 
Division on the occasion of their 25th Annual Reunion,'' was 
introduced on July 12, 2007, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 541 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. On July 19, 2007, 
Congresswoman Ellen O. Tauscher asked unanimous consent to 
discharge from House Committee on Armed Services and consider 
H. Res. 541. It was considered and agreed to without objection.

                            H. CON. RES. 49

Concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Military 
Order of the Purple Heart and commending recipients of the Purple Heart 
     for their courage and sacrifice on behalf of the United States

    H. Con. Res. 49, ``Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
75th anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and 
commending recipients of the Purple Heart for their courage and 
sacrifice on behalf of the United States,'' was introduced on 
January 31, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 49 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Madeleine 
Z. Bordallo moved to consider H. Con. Res. 49, as amended, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by voice vote on July 30, 2007. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 568

  Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st Battalion of the 133rd 
       Infantry (`Ironman Battalion') of the Iowa National Guard

    H. Res. 568, ``Honoring and expressing gratitude to the 1st 
Battalion of the 133rd Infantry (`Ironman Battalion') of the 
Iowa National Guard,'' was introduced on July 25, 2007, and 
referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 568 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo moved to consider 
H. Res. 568, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of 
the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on July 30, 2007.

                            S. CON. RES. 27

 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of `National 
                     Purple Heart Recognition Day'

    S. Con. Res. 27, ``A concurrent resolution supporting the 
goals and ideals of `National Purple Heart Recognition Day','' 
was introduced on April 12, 2007, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of S. Con. Res. 27 
and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Madeleine 
Z. Bordallo moved to consider S. Con. Res. 27, as amended, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by voice vote on July 30, 2007.

                            H. CON. RES. 181

Recognizing and commending all volunteers and other persons who provide 
 support to the families and children of members of the Armed Forces, 
  including National Guard and Reserve personnel, who are deployed in 
                      service to the United States

    H. Con. Res. 181, ``Recognizing and commending all 
volunteers and other persons who provide support to the 
families and children of members of the Armed Forces, including 
National Guard and Reserve personnel, who are deployed in 
service to the United States,'' was introduced on June 28, 
2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 181 and Chairman Skelton and 
Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of 
the measure. Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz moved to consider H. 
Con. Res. 181, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of 
the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on September 5, 
2007. No further action was taken.

                            H. CON. RES. 207

 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force as an 
                      independent military service

    H. Con. Res. 207, ``Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the 
United States Air Force as an independent military service,'' 
was introduced on September 7, 2007, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 207 
and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congressman John M. 
Spratt moved to consider H. Con. Res. 207, as introduced, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on September 18, 2007. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 326

  Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    H. Res. 326, ``Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,'' was introduced on April 20, 2007, 
and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Readiness. Chairman Ortiz and Ranking Member Forbes of the 
Subcommittee on Readiness waived subcommittee consideration of 
H. Res. 326 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter 
waived full committee consideration of the measure. 
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter moved to consider H. Res. 326, 
as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it 
was agreed to by voice vote on September 18, 2007.

                              H. RES. 443

 Recognizing the service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the 
 Korean War, honoring the people of Puerto Rico who continue to serve 
 and volunteer for service in the Armed Forces and make sacrifices for 
  the country, and commending all efforts to promote and preserve the 
               history of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers

    H. Res. 443, ``Recognizing the service of the 65th Infantry 
Borinqueneers during the Korean War, honoring the people of 
Puerto Rico who continue to serve and volunteer for service in 
the Armed Forces and make sacrifices for the country, and 
commending all efforts to promote and preserve the history of 
the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers,'' was introduced on May 24, 
2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 443 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter moved to consider H. 
Res. 443, as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on September 18, 
2007.

                              H. RES. 604

   Expressing the nation's sincerest appreciation and thanks for the 
service of the members of the 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) upon the 
 occasion of the final reunion of the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association

    H. Res. 604, ``Expressing the nation's sincerest 
appreciation and thanks for the service of the members of the 
303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) upon the occasion of the final 
reunion of the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association,'' was 
introduced on August 1, 2007, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 604 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Carol 
Shea-Porter moved to consider H. Res. 604, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on September 18, 2007.

                            H. CON. RES. 185

   Concurrent resolution commending the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th 
 Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard upon its completion 
of the longest continuous deployment of any United States ground combat 
                military unit in Operation Iraqi Freedom

    H. Con. Res. 185, ``Concurrent resolution commending the 
1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota 
National Guard upon its completion of the longest continuous 
deployment of any United States ground combat military unit in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom,'' was introduced on July 13, 2007, and 
referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 185 and Chairman Skelton and 
Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of 
the measure. Congresswoman Cathy Castor moved to consider H. 
Con. Res. 185, as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 378-0 on October 1, 
2007. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 640

Honoring the sacrifices and commitments of the men, women, and families 
  of the United States Transportation Command, and for other purposes

    H. Res. 640, ``Honoring the sacrifices and commitments of 
the men, women, and families of the United States 
Transportation Command, and for other purposes,'' was 
introduced on September 7, 2007, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 640 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Cathy 
Castor moved to consider H. Res. 640, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on October 1, 2007.

                              H. RES. 691

Commending the Wings Over Houston Airshow for its great contribution to 
the appreciation, understanding, and future of the United States Armed 
        Forces, the City of Houston, Texas, and Ellington Field

    H. Res. 691, ``Commending the Wings Over Houston Airshow 
for its great contribution to the appreciation, understanding, 
and future of the United States Armed Forces, the City of 
Houston, Texas, and Ellington Field,'' was introduced on 
September 27, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 691 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Cathy Castor moved 
to consider H. Res. 691, as introduced, under suspension of the 
Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on 
October 1, 2007.

                            H. CON. RES. 162

Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 
           increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces

    H. Con. Res. 162, ``Expressing the sense of Congress that 
Congress and the President should increase basic pay for 
members of the Armed Forces,'' was introduced on May 24, 2007, 
and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 162 and Chairman Skelton and 
Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of 
the measure. Congressman Patrick J. Murphy moved to consider H. 
Con. Res. 162, as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 409-0 on November 6, 
2007. No further action was taken.

                            H. CON. RES. 261

 Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the sailing of the Navy's 
  ``Great White Fleet,'' launched by President Theodore Roosevelt on 
December 16, 1907, from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and returning there on 
                           February 22, 1909

    H. Con. Res. 261, ``Commemorating the centennial 
anniversary of the sailing of the Navy's ``Great White Fleet,'' 
launched by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 16, 1907, 
from Hampton Roads, Virginia, and returning there on February 
22, 1909,'' was introduced on November 15, 2007, and referred 
to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 
Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 261 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter 
waived full committee consideration of the measure. 
Congresswoman Nancy E. Boyda moved to consider H. Con. Res. 
261, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the House, 
and it was agreed to by voice vote on December 11, 2007. No 
further action was taken.

                            H. CON. RES. 246

 Honoring the United States Marine Corps for serving and defending the 
 United States on the anniversary of its founding on November 10, 1775

    H. Con. Res. 246, ``Honoring the United States Marine Corps 
for serving and defending the United States on the anniversary 
of its founding on November 10, 1775,'' was introduced on 
November 6, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 246 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Carol 
Shea-Porter moved to consider H. Con. Res. 246, as introduced, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by voice vote on December 17, 2007. No further action was 
taken.

                              H. RES. 542

 Expressing the unconditional support of the House of Representatives 
                 for the members of the National Guard

    H. Res. 542, ``Expressing the unconditional support of the 
House of Representatives for the members of the National 
Guard,'' was introduced on July 12, 2007, and referred to the 
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 
Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. 
Res. 542 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived 
full committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman 
Carol Shea-Porter moved to consider H. Res. 542, as amended, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by a vote of 408-0 on December 17, 2007.

                               H.R. 3793

To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the continued payment 
    to a member of the uniformed services who dies or is retired or 
separated under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, bonuses and 
  similar benefits that the member was entitled to before the death, 
retirement, or separation of the member and would be paid if the member 
 had not died, retired, or separated, to prohibit requiring the member 
  to repay any portion of the bonuses or similar benefits previously 
                     paid, and for other purposes.

    H.R. 3793, the ``Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007'' 
was introduced on July 10, 2007 and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H.R. 3793 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Carol 
Shea-Porter moved to consider H.R. 3793, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 405-0 on December 18, 2007.

                              H. RES. 944

 Honoring the service and accomplishments of Lieutenant General Russel 
L. Honore, United States Army, for his 37 years of service on behalf of 
                           the United States

    H. Res. 944, ``Honoring the service and accomplishments of 
Lieutenant General Russel L. Honore, United States Army, for 
his 37 years of service on behalf of the United States,'' was 
introduced on January 28, 2008, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 944 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congressman Joe 
Courtney moved to consider H. Res. 944, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 380-0 on February 25, 2008.

                              H. RES. 953

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans 
 should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service 
and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home 
                               and abroad

    H. Res. 953, ``Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that all Americans should participate in a 
moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of 
members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and 
abroad,'' was introduced on January 29, 2008, and referred to 
the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 
Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. 
Res. 953 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived 
full committee consideration of the measure. Congressman Mike 
McIntyre moved to consider H. Res. 953, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on March 12, 2008.

                              H. RES. 991

 Recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 69th Infantry Regiment, 
   known as the Fighting 69th, in support of the Global War on Terror

    H. Res. 991, ``Recognizing the exceptional sacrifice of the 
69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, in support 
of the Global War on Terror,'' was introduced on February 14, 
2008, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 991 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Congressman Mike McIntyre moved to consider H. Res. 
991, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the House, 
and it was agreed to by a vote of 406-0 on March 13, 2008.

                              H. RES. 265

  Honoring military children during ``National Month of the Military 
                                Child''

    H. Res. 265, ``Honoring military children during ``National 
Month of the Military Child'','' was introduced on March 23, 
2007, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh 
of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 265 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo moved to consider 
H. Res. 265, as amended, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on April 8, 2008.

                              H. RES. 1020

  Recognizing the tremendous service that members of the Armed Forces 
  have given to the Nation, especially those who have been wounded in 
                                 combat

    H. Res. 1020, ``Recognizing the tremendous service that 
members of the Armed Forces have given to the Nation, 
especially those who have been wounded in combat,'' was 
introduced on March 4, 2008, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1020 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Madeleine 
Z. Bordallo moved to consider H. Res. 1020, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on April 8, 2008.

                            H. CON. RES. 32

Honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed in 
the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States 
          military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    H. Con. Res. 32, ``Honoring the members of the United 
States Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, 
terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States military 
housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,'' was introduced 
on January 12, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 32 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Susan A. 
Davis moved to consider H. Con. Res. 32, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on May 20, 2008. On June 25, 2008, the Senate agreed 
to H. Con. Res. 32 by unanimous consent.

                              H. RES. 961

Commending the Alaska Army National Guard for its service to the State 
            of Alaska and the citizens of the United States

    H. Res. 961, ``Commending the Alaska Army National Guard 
for its service to the State of Alaska and the citizens of the 
United States,'' was introduced on February 6, 2008, and 
referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 961 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Chairwoman Susan A. Davis moved to consider H. Res. 
961, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the House, 
and it was agreed to by voice vote on May 20, 2008.

                              H. RES. 1054

Honoring the service and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and 
                            female veterans

    H. Res. 1054, ``Honoring the service and achievements of 
women in the Armed Forces and female veterans,'' was introduced 
on March 14, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1054 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Chairwoman Susan A. Davis moved 
to consider H. Res. 1054, as amended, under suspension of the 
Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on May 
20, 2008.

                              H. RES. 986

 Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United 
   States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the 
Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,729 members 
    of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam 
                                conflict

    H. Res. 986, ``Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of 
those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held 
as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for 
a full accounting of the 1,729 members of the Armed Forces who 
remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict,'' was 
introduced on February 14, 2008, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 986 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Chairwoman Susan A. 
Davis moved to consider H. Res. 986, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 394-0 on May 22, 2008.

                            H. CON. RES. 297

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the integration of 
                            the Armed Forces

    H. Con. Res. 297, ``Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the 
beginning of the integration of the Armed Forces,'' was 
introduced on February 14, 2008, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 297 
and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congressman Joe 
Courtney moved to consider H. Con. Res. 297, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 378-0 on July 14, 2008. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 1067

 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the crossing of the North Pole by 
the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and its significance in the history of both 
                        our Nation and the world

    H. Res. 1067, ``Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 
crossing of the North Pole by the U.S.S. Nautilus (SSN 571) and 
its significance in the history of both our Nation and the 
world,'' was introduced on April 1, 2008, and referred to the 
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces. Chairman Taylor and Ranking Member Bartlett of the 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces waived 
subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1067 and Chairman Skelton 
and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration 
of the measure. Congressman Joe Courtney moved to consider H. 
Res. 1067, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 375-0 on July 14, 
2008.

                              H. RES. 1080

  Honoring the extraordinary service and exceptional sacrifice of the 
  101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles

    H. Res. 1080, ``Honoring the extraordinary service and 
exceptional sacrifice of the 101st Airborne Division (Air 
Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles,'' was introduced on 
April 3, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1080 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Congressman Joe Courtney moved to 
consider H. Res. 1080, as amended, under suspension of the 
Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a vote of 378-0 on 
July 14, 2008.

                            H. CON. RES. 295

  Expressing the deepest appreciation of Congress to the families of 
               members of the United States Armed Forces

    H. Con. Res. 295, ``Expressing the deepest appreciation of 
Congress to the families of members of the United States Armed 
Forces,'' was introduced on February 13, 2008, and referred to 
the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 
Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. 
Con. Res. 295 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter 
waived full committee consideration of the measure. Congressman 
Joe Courtney moved to consider H. Con. Res. 295, as introduced, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by a vote of 415-0 on July 16, 2008. No further action was 
taken.

                              H. RES. 1139

 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard 
and congratulating the men and women who provide exceptional service to 
        our military and keep our Pacific Fleet ``fit to fight''

    H. Res. 1139, ``Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the 
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and congratulating the men and 
women who provide exceptional service to our military and keep 
our Pacific Fleet ``fit to fight'','' was introduced on April 
23, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member 
McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived 
subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1139 and Chairman Skelton 
and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee consideration 
of the measure. Chairman Neil Abercrombie moved to consider H. 
Res. 1139, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of the 
House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on July 22, 2008.

                              H. RES. 415

  Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of 
  Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States 
                               Civil War

    H. Res. 415, ``Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. 
Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander 
descent who fought in the United States Civil War,'' was 
introduced on May 17, 2007, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 415 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congressman Brad 
Ellsworth moved to consider H. Res. 415, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on July 30, 2008.

                            H. CON. RES. 358

Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air 
 National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for 
 their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and 
  sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more 
  than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi 
                 Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

    H. Con. Res. 358, ``Concurrent resolution commending the 
members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the 
Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, 
unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices 
to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than 
five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom,'' was introduced on May 
20, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member 
McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived 
subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 358 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Congressman Brad Ellsworth moved 
to consider H. Con. Res. 358, as amended, under suspension of 
the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on 
July 30, 2008. No further action was taken.

                              H. RES. 1248

 Resolution recognizing the service of the USS Farenholt and her crew 
   who served the United States with valor and bravery in the South 
                      Pacific during World War II

    H. Res. 1248, ``Resolution recognizing the service of the 
USS Farenholt and her crew who served the United States with 
valor and bravery in the South Pacific during World War II,'' 
was introduced on June 5, 2008, and referred to the House Armed 
Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis 
and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1248 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congressman Brad 
Ellsworth moved to consider H. Res. 1248, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by 
voice vote on July 30, 2008.

                              H. RES. 1316

Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on 
 the Landing Ship Tank (LST) amphibious landing craft during World War 
II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global 
 operations through 2002 and recognizing the essential role played by 
              LST amphibious craft during these conflicts

    H. Res. 1316, ``Honoring the service of the Navy and Coast 
Guard veterans who served on the Landing Ship Tank (LST) 
amphibious landing craft during World War II, the Korean war, 
the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Storm, and global operations 
through 2002 and recognizing the essential role played by LST 
amphibious craft during these conflicts,'' was introduced on 
June 26, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1316 and Chairman 
Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full committee 
consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. 
Bordallo moved to consider H. Res. 1316, as introduced, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 415-0 on August 1, 2008.

                            H. CON. RES. 390

  Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for serving and protecting the 
                             United States

    H. Con. Res. 390, ``Honoring the 28th Infantry Division for 
serving and protecting the United States,'' was introduced on 
July 17, 2008, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and 
Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
waived subcommittee consideration of H. Con. Res. 390 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Madeleine 
Z. Bordallo moved to consider H. Con. Res. 390, as amended, 
under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed 
to by a vote of 374-0 on September 15, 2008. No further action 
was taken.

                              H. RES. 1200

Honoring the dedication and outstanding work of military support groups 
 across the country for their steadfast support of the members of our 
                    Armed Forces and their families

    H. Res. 1200, ``Honoring the dedication and outstanding 
work of military support groups across the country for their 
steadfast support of the members of our Armed Forces and their 
families,'' was introduced on May 14, 2008, and referred to the 
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 
Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee 
on Military Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. 
Res. 1200 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived 
full committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman 
Madeleine Z. Bordallo moved to consider H. Res. 1200, as 
amended, under suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was 
agreed to by a vote of 374-0 on September 15, 2008.

                              H. RES. 1255

    Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members of the Armed Forces

    H. Res. 1255, ``Honoring Toby Keith's commitment to members 
of the Armed Forces,'' was introduced on June 10, 2008, and 
referred to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel. Chairwoman Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the 
Subcommittee on Military Personnel waived subcommittee 
consideration of H. Res. 1255 and Chairman Skelton and Ranking 
Member Hunter waived full committee consideration of the 
measure. Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo moved to consider 
H. Res. 1255, as introduced, under suspension of the Rules of 
the House, and it was agreed to by voice vote on September 15, 
2008.

                              H. RES. 1421

Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 
terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, 
 Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were 
                                injured

    H. Res. 1421, ``Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary 
of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United 
States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering 
those who lost their lives and those who were injured,'' was 
introduced on September 9, 2008, and referred to the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Chairwoman 
Davis and Ranking Member McHugh of the Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel waived subcommittee consideration of H. Res. 1421 and 
Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member Hunter waived full 
committee consideration of the measure. Congresswoman Nancy E. 
Boyda moved to consider H. Res. 1421, as amended, under 
suspension of the Rules of the House, and it was agreed to by a 
vote of 414-0 on September 24, 2008.

                Legislation Considered but Not Reported


                              H. RES. 834

  Regarding the readiness decline of the Army, Marine Corps, National 
    Guard, and Reserves, and the implications for national security

    H. Res. 834, ``Regarding the readiness decline of the Army, 
Marine Corps, National Guard, and Reserves, and the 
implications for national security,'' was introduced on 
November 15, 2007, and referred to the House Armed Services 
Subcommittee on Readiness. On April 16, 2008, the Subcommittee 
on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a 
joint hearing on H. Res. 834. No futher action was taken.
                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    The oversight responsibilities of the Committee on Armed 
Services were conducted primarily within the context of the 
committee's consideration of the annual defense authorization 
bills, which cover the breadth of the operations of the 
Department of Defense (DOD), the national security functions of 
the Department of Energy, and other related areas. The annual 
national defense budget of approximately $700.0 billion 
(including the cost of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation 
Iraqi Freedom) involves millions of military and civilian 
personnel, thousands of facilities, and hundreds of agencies, 
departments, and commands located throughout the world. A 
significant portion of the committee's oversight was focused on 
the strategic, operational, and budgetary issues associated 
with DOD involvement in two large ongoing contingency 
operations in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan.

                       Summary of Oversight Plan

    In the context of ongoing U.S. military operations in the 
Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the 
committee conducted extensive oversight activities during the 
110th Congress, paying particular attention to national 
military strategy, as well as counter-terrorism activities, the 
readiness of our military forces, force structure and the 
recruitment and retention of high quality military personnel, 
interagency cooperation to achieve national security 
objectives, protection of military personnel, facilities and 
equipment, and the treatment of wounded warriors. The committee 
regularly received briefings on national security threats and 
conducted a series of hearings and briefings on the status of 
U.S. forces and military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 
addition, prior to consideration of the fiscal year 2008 and 
2009 defense budgets, the committee conducted oversight 
hearings with the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the individual service secretaries and 
chiefs of staff, combatant commanders, other officials of the 
Department of Defense and the military departments, officials 
from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Central Intelligence Agency and other defense-related 
intelligence agencies, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration, and other 
officials of the Department of Energy. The committee also 
received testimony from outside experts in academia, industry, 
associations, and those in private life on these matters.
    While the majority of the committee's oversight was planned 
to support the annual national defense authorization bill, the 
committee also conducted oversight activities as demanded by 
critical current events.
    Pursuant to clause 1(d) of Rule XI of the House of 
Representatives, described below are specific areas and 
subjects that were designated in the committee's oversight plan 
for special attention during the 110th Congress as well as 
additional oversight activities not explicitly enumerated by 
the oversight plan, focusing on the actions and recommendations 
of the committee.

   National Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy and Related 
                         Defense Policy Issues

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued its 
traditional interest in the overarching national security 
challenges facing the United States and how the nation might 
best posture itself to face them, in both the near- and long-
term. The committee placed an emphasis on conducting oversight 
on issues surrounding Department of Defense efforts to improve 
United States military capabilities to address 21st century 
security challenges. Throughout both sessions of Congress, the 
committee received numerous presentations and briefings from 
representatives of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
joint staff, the services, the combatant commands, consulted 
noted academics, and other experts.
    Much of the committee's oversight on overarching defense 
policy was a byproduct of the posture and budget hearings. In 
addition, the committee held hearings on global security in 
July 2007 and February 2008, and related regional hearings and 
briefings, such as those focusing on the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the People's 
Republic of China that provided context regarding potential 
future threats. Other strategy related hearings, noted 
elsewhere in this report, included the Department of the Army's 
strategic initiatives hearing, the Department of the Air Force 
strategic initiatives hearing, and the Department of the Navy's 
cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower hearing. The 
committee also held a two-part series of hearings on American 
grand strategy considerations for the next administration.

                            The War in Iraq

    In the 110th Congress, the committee continued its pattern 
of vigorous oversight of issues related to the war in the 
Republic of Iraq. The committee held numerous hearings on Iraq 
policy, including several with the Secretary of Defense and 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; two with the commander 
of Multi-National Force--Iraq (MNF-I) and U.S. Ambassador to 
Iraq; three with the Comptroller General; two with the 
commander of Multi-National Security Transition-Iraq; a hearing 
with the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq; 
and several hearings involving outside witnesses. The committee 
also met to receive a wide variety of briefings from 
Administration officials, both classified and unclassified, on 
aspects of the war in Iraq.
    Over the course of the 110th Congress, the committee 
enacted numerous pieces of legislation concerning the war in 
Iraq. In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181), the committee included a provision 
to extend the life of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
Reconstruction to ensure continued oversight of the expenditure 
of U.S. funds in Iraq. The committee included a provision to 
continue the prohibition on the expenditure of funds to 
construct permanent bases in Iraq or to control Iraq's oil 
resources. The committee also required a detailed report on the 
implementation of the Joint Campaign Plan, developed by Multi-
National Forces--Iraq and the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, including 
conditions in Iraq that could prompt changes to levels of U.S. 
armed forces in the country or changes in the missions of those 
forces. The committee also required reporting on Iranian 
support for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and 
required the establishment of a monitoring system for weapons 
provided to the Iraqi Security Forces. Finally, the committee 
enacted a set of provisions designed to raise the profile of 
those who had to seek refuge outside of Iraq because of their 
association with the United States Government, ease the 
processing of such persons, expand the number of special 
immigrant visas available for certain categories of Iraqis, 
amend the process for requesting asylum for certain Iraqis, and 
require a number of reports on the refugee issue.
    In the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee continued 
these efforts. The committee extended for an additional year 
the ban on permanent U.S. bases in Iraq or the exercise of 
control over Iraq's oil resources. A separate provision 
contained an extensive reporting requirement on the negotiation 
of a Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq. The 
committee required the establishment of a strategy for 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and mandated a report 
on this strategy and its implementation. The committee 
extensively modified the approval process for projects 
utilizing funds provided through the Commanders' Emergency 
Response Program and added additional items that should be 
included in reports on that program in the future. The 
committee limited the uses to which funds provided under the 
Iraq Security Forces Fund can be put, specifically prohibiting 
the use of funds for the construction of infrastructure. 
Finally, the committee acted to ensure that funds authorized by 
the Act could not be used for the construction or modification 
of facilities for the Government of Iraq, required the United 
States Government to negotiate an agreement between the U.S. 
and Iraq to share the costs of combined operations, and 
required that the United States Government ensure that Iraqi 
funds are used for the costs of the Iraqi Security Forces.
    During the 110th Congress, members and staff of the House 
Committee on Armed Services traveled to Iraq on many occasions 
to: conduct oversight on the ground; meet with commanders, U.S. 
troops, diplomats, Iraqi officials, and many others; and to 
observe U.S. operations in the field to improve the members' 
understanding of U.S. objectives and operations in Iraq. During 
2007, 41 members of the committee and 26 committee staff 
members led or participated in 19 congressional or staff 
delegations to Iraq. During 2008, 31 committee members and 39 
committee staff members led or participated in 13 congressional 
or staff delegations to Iraq.

                      OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS

    In the first session of the 110th Congress, the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations investigated the 
Department of Defense's efforts and progress toward developing 
independent Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). The investigation 
sought to: understand the Administration's Iraq strategy and 
how the ISF development plan supports this strategy; 
investigate and assess the capability and professionalism of 
the ISF; assess the return on U.S. investment in the ISF; 
assess the plan to transition sustainment funding for security 
to the Government of Iraq; contribute to the full committee 
deliberations on the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181); and present the 
information for public debate and attempt to influence or 
improve the Department's approach to organizing, training, and 
equipping the ISF.
    The subcommittee released a unanimous bipartisan report in 
July 2007, finding that the plan to develop the ISF had not 
been well articulated and that the nation had yet to realize a 
return on its at least $19.0 billion (as of the date of issue 
of the report) investment. The subcommittee reported that the 
initial assumption that the ISF could be quickly reconstituted 
was seriously flawed and that the Department was not adequately 
reporting on the ISF's quality, capability, and sustainability 
to Congress. The subcommittee also found that Iraqi police 
organizations had not been given enough emphasis and that there 
was insufficient attention being given to their performance and 
resources. In addition, logistics, contracting, intelligence, 
and ministerial capacity had lagged far behind the generation 
of the security forces and were critically deficient. Finally, 
the subcommittee found that the advisory mission in the 
Republic of Iraq had developed slowly and in an ad hoc fashion 
and recommended that the Department decide how it would 
prioritize this mission and then follow through on that basis.
    As a result of this investigation, additional reporting 
requirements on the ISF were included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181).

                              Afghanistan

    The committee conducted vigorous oversight of issues 
relating to the mission in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, 
including U.S. contributions to both Operation Enduring Freedom 
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) 
International Security Force (ISAF). The committee held 
numerous hearings, including two hearings with Robert M. Gates, 
Secretary of Defense, and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the status of U.S. strategy 
and operations in Afghanistan and the way ahead. The committee 
also held a wide range of briefings on Afghanistan, including a 
briefing with General Dan McNeill, U.S. Army (Ret.), former 
NATO ISAF Commander, and a briefing with General James L. 
Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), and Ambassador Thomas R. 
Pickering, Co-Chairman of the 2008 Afghanistan Study Group 
Report.
    The committee enacted a number of legislative provisions to 
address shortcomings in the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and to 
increase progress on security and stability in that country. In 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181), the committee required a comprehensive 
semi-annual report on progress toward stability and security in 
Afghanistan, which outlines the strategic direction of U.S. 
activities in Afghanistan and includes concrete performance 
indicators and measures of progress. It required a detailed 
plan from the Secretary of Defense for sustaining the Afghan 
National Security Forces (ANSF), which ensures that a strong 
and fully-capable ANSF will be able to independently and 
effectively conduct operations and maintain long-term security 
and stability in Afghanistan. The Act required that the plan 
include a long-term strategy and budget, a mechanism for 
tracking funding, and actions to ensure effective Afghan 
institutions to support the ANSF. Further, the Act required the 
Secretary of Defense to produce a comprehensive report on the 
strategic direction of Department of Defense counternarcotics 
activities in Afghanistan. In addition, it required the 
appointment of a Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction (SIGAR) in order to conduct additional oversight 
of Provincial Reconstruction Teams and other reconstruction 
efforts in Afghanistan.
    In the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee required 
the Department of Defense to clearly display any funding 
requested for any U.S. operations or other activities 
concerning Afghanistan, separate from any funding requested for 
the Republic of Iraq, in future budget requests as recommended 
by the Afghanistan Study Group. It required the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report on the command and control structure 
in Afghanistan that assesses options for improvement. The 
committee also required more robust monthly reporting on the 
ANSF and a separate Department of Defense report on any actions 
to address the shortfall of ANSF trainers and mentors, and to 
increase contributions from NATO countries and other 
international partners for building and sustaining the ANSF.
    During the 110th Congress, members and staff of the House 
Committee on Armed Services traveled to Afghanistan on numerous 
occasions to conduct oversight on the ground; meet with 
commanders, U.S. troops, diplomats, and Afghan officials to 
improve the members' understanding of U.S. objectives and 
operations. During 2007, 18 members of the committee and 
several committee staff members led or participated in 8 
congressional or staff delegations to Afghanistan. During 2008, 
30 committee members and several committee staff members led or 
participated in 20 congressional or staff delegations to 
Afghanistan.

                     Interagency Process and Reform

    In the 110th Congress, the committee significantly 
increased its focus on problems in the interagency process. 
Over the course of the wars in the Republic of Iraq and the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the committee observed that, 
at times, the United States Government response to problems has 
been slow or simply inadequate due to insufficient interagency 
coordination or lack of civilian agency capacity. The 
committee, therefore, held a number of hearings and briefings 
to attempt to conduct oversight on how the Department of 
Defense works with other departments, specifically a hearing on 
April 15, 2008, at which the Secretary of Defense, Robert M. 
Gates, and the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, testified 
on building partnership capacity and enhancing the interagency 
process.
    In addition to the regular oversight process, the committee 
undertook significant legislative activities to further address 
problems regarding the interagency process. In the first 
session of the 110th Congress, the committee included a 
provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) that authorized funds for a 
study of the interagency system by an independent, nonpartisan, 
nonprofit organization. The legislative provision included a 
reporting deadline of September 1, 2008.
    The committee took further action in the second session of 
the 110th Congress. The committee worked with the House 
Committee on Foreign Affairs to include a provision in the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), that authorized the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of 
the U.S. Agency for International Development to jointly 
establish a panel to advise on ways to improve coordination 
among the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and 
U.S. Agency for International Development on matters related to 
national security, including reviewing their respective roles 
and responsibilities. The committee intends for the Secretaries 
and Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development 
to use this advisory panel as a tool to help them to identify 
and address problems that arise when their agencies work 
together.
    The committee continued its oversight of ``building 
partnership capacity,'' a phrase used to describe a series of 
Department of Defense initiatives designed to strengthen (i.e. 
``train and equip'') the security forces of partner nations 
critical to the national security of the United States. These 
initiatives require the Department of Defense to engage in 
significant consultation and coordination with the Department 
of State, which sets policy for foreign military assistance. 
The Department characterized this group of legislative 
proposals as its top legislative priority in both sessions of 
the 110th Congress. Accordingly, the committee conducted 
multiple train and equip related briefings with the Department 
of Defense, in conjunction the Department of State and other 
governmental agencies, both as part of the routine 
congressional notification process and as part of an ongoing 
effort to evaluate the building partnership capacity-related 
programs. The committee also sent several delegations overseas 
to observe the execution of these programs.
    As a result of this activity, the committee created a 
temporary authority in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) to build the capacity 
of the Pakistan Frontier Corps and modified the temporary 
authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide support to the 
Secretary of State for purposes of security and stability 
assistance. Furthermore, in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
the committee modified and extended the temporary authority of 
the Department of Defense to train and equip foreign military 
forces. It also extended and modified the Pakistan Frontier 
Corps authority, as well as extended the authority and 
increased the funding for security and stability assistance.
    The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
investigated Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in Iraq and 
Afghanistan as a case study of interagency operations in the 
field and because PRTs are considered to be critical to our 
efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. As has been seen in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, the national effort involves more than military 
actions and requires integrated efforts and the resources of 
multiple government departments and agencies. The 
subcommittee's investigation resulted in the publication of a 
unanimous, bi-partisan report, which concluded that: while PRT 
capabilities have developed over time, PRT planning and 
operations started in an ad hoc manner and they remain 
decentralized; the relevant departments have not articulated 
clear objectives for PRTs, and cannot effectively evaluate 
their performance; and Central Command (CENTCOM), which 
oversees both theaters of operation, has not taken an active 
role in providing guidance. Major issues that became evident 
during the investigation included problems associated with 
mission objectives, leadership, funding, staffing, measuring 
effectiveness, and leveraging partnerships.
    The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) included provisions to 
address the many concerns that were brought to the attention of 
the committee. The President was directed to establish and 
implement a strategy for the U.S.-led PRTs in Iraq, including 
embedded PRTs and Provincial Support Teams, and report on their 
effectiveness. Additionally the President was directed, acting 
through the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, to 
develop and implement a system to monitor the performance of 
U.S.-led PRTs in Afghanistan and report to Congress on its 
effectiveness.

                           Military Readiness

                      READINESS OF MILITARY FORCES

    The committee expanded its oversight of the readiness of 
the armed services through hearings, briefings, and site visits 
to observe readiness and training. This oversight continued to 
show that the services are having difficulty meeting readiness 
requirements for both the ongoing conflicts and for possible 
future contingency operations. Readiness shortfalls extend 
through equipment stocks, personnel manning, and individual and 
unit training proficiency. The Department of Defense (DOD) has 
taken steps to attempt to stem the decline in readiness, but 
hearing testimony by senior DOD leaders indicates that 
readiness is being consumed as fast as it is created.
    The committee acted to address overall readiness shortfalls 
by: increasing funding for reset; restoring funding for flight 
hours, steaming days, and tank miles; and by providing new 
authorization for the Secretary of Defense to address readiness 
shortfalls. The committee included legislation in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) establishing a Defense Materiel Readiness Board to review 
shortages of equipment across the armed forces and to designate 
critical materiel readiness shortfalls. The designation of such 
shortfalls provides access to enhanced funding for the purchase 
of equipment.
    Even with these measures, the readiness of the services 
continued to decline to levels warranting significant concern.

                           FORCE AUGMENTATION

    Ongoing operations in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan have created continuing high demand for 
certain combat support and combat service support skills, 
including civil affairs (for post-reconstruction teams), 
intelligence and counter-intelligence, medical, communications, 
logistics, construction, engineering, and security forces. 
Facing shortages of available personnel in some skills, the 
Department of Defense used strategies such as reassigning and 
retraining Army and other service personnel to meet the 
combatant commanders' requirements in the Central Command and 
other areas of responsibility.
    During the 110th Congress, the committee examined the 
impact on service readiness of using these forces in lieu of, 
as individual augmentees to, or as ad hoc replacements for 
soldiers and Marines. On July 31, 2007, the Subcommittee on 
Readiness met for a hearing to explore the employment of airmen 
and sailors in combat and combat support roles outside their 
services' traditional core missions and the adequacy of 
sailors' and airmen's training/equipping for those 
predominantly Army missions.
    In addition to the impact on service readiness, the 
subcommittee examined the combatant commanders' request for 
forces, including how those requests are validated, and how the 
services respond to those requests; the adequacy of training 
and equipment for sailors and airmen serving both outside their 
service and outside their core competency; and the impact on 
promotion and retention for service members serving in 
augmentee, in lieu of, or ad hoc positions.

                            EQUIPMENT RESET

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued its 
oversight of the services' reset strategies to repair, 
recapitalize, and replace equipment used in Operation Enduring 
Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). On January 31, 
2007, the Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Air 
and Land Forces met in a joint hearing to receive testimony on 
Army reset strategies for ground equipment and rotorcraft 
utilized in OEF and OIF. On February 6, 2007, the Subcommittee 
on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces were briefed by the Navy and the Marine Corps on 
equipment reset in preparation for a February 13, 2007, joint 
hearing on reset requirements. The two hearings examined the 
services' strategy for performing equipment reset and the costs 
associated with these equipment reset programs.
    The committee concluded that equipment readiness, 
specifically for the ground forces, has been severely impacted 
by current operations in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan, and that the decline in equipment 
readiness has not been mitigated despite Congress appropriating 
more than $35.0 billion since 2001 for resetting the Army's 
equipment. In fiscal year 2009 alone, the committee recommended 
an increase of $257.7 million for Army depot maintenance to 
facilitate equipment reset. Because the Army anticipates that 
the equipment reset process and its funding requirements will 
persist for at least two to three years after forces completely 
withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, the committee will continue 
its oversight of equipment reset into the future.

         NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT FUNDING

    The events of September 11, 2001, Operation Iraqi Freedom 
(OIF), and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) have caused 
dramatic changes in how National Guard and Reserve Components 
are used to support overseas operational missions and domestic 
security and preparedness tasks. The National Guard is no 
longer a strategic Reserve Component but is now considered an 
operational force. The extended commitment of the National 
Guard and Reserve Components to meet wartime requirements of 
OIF and OEF has exposed longstanding pre-September 11, 2001, 
wartime-related equipping, manning, resourcing and policy 
issues that must be considered a top priority of the Department 
of Defense.
    The committee considered National Guard and Reserve 
Component equipment readiness an urgent and top priority and 
provided additional procurement dollars specifically for the 
National Guard and Reserve Components in a separate procurement 
account entitled the National Guard and Reserve Equipment 
Account (NGREA). These funds would be used exclusively for the 
National Guard and Reserve Components. The committee authorized 
an additional $1.9 billion in this account for the 110th 
Congress.

                Language and Cultural Awareness Training

    The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examined 
the Department of Defense's (DOD) ``transformation'' efforts to 
improve foreign language skills, regional expertise, and 
cultural awareness capabilities among the general purpose 
forces. The inquiry was initiated because of the recognition 
that foreign language skills and cultural expertise are 
critical capabilities needed by today's military. This serious 
national security challenge led the subcommittee to examine DOD 
activities to address the need for these capabilities.
    The subcommittee found that the military's lack of language 
skills and cultural expertise is a symptom of a larger problem 
facing the greater nation. The inquiry revealed that the U.S. 
educational system does not place a priority on, and lacks the 
infrastructure to support, widespread foreign languages 
instruction, not to mention the less commonly taught languages 
needed by today's military forces. Very few states require any 
language study. This significantly limits the pool from which 
the Department of Defense can recruit multi-lingual personnel. 
Consequently, the Department finds itself in the position of 
advancing a national educational agenda that encourages states 
to recognize the importance of language skills and cultural 
awareness, not only to meet national security needs, but for 
the United States to remain competitive in the global 
marketplace, and for states to provide basic services to their 
citizens.
    The subcommittee found that the Department and the services 
have undertaken numerous initiatives related to this problem. 
However, it appears that while the Department has focused on a 
linguistically capable force, the services have emphasized 
cultural awareness over linguistic capabilities. The 
subcommittee made various other recommendations to the 
Department and its findings contributed to committee 
deliberations concerning language and culture policies and 
authorizations.

             Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Threat Reduction

    The committee conducted oversight of the Department of 
Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR) and 
Department of Energy nuclear nonproliferation programs. The 
committee held briefings on specific programs and issues, 
including briefings on the nuclear programs of the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
and on nuclear smuggling.
    In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417), the committee authorized program funding increases, 
including for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative to secure 
and eliminate vulnerable nuclear and radiological material 
around the world. The committee also authorized funding for new 
CTR initiatives to strengthen and expand the CTR. In addition, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) removed certain restrictions on the use of 
funds for CTR programs globally in order to provide CTR with 
necessary flexibility and streamline efforts.
    The committee also made significant contributions to the 
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110-53). Among numerous other provisions, it 
authorized funding to accelerate, strengthen, and expand 
nonproliferation and threat reduction programs. It included 
measures to enable the Proliferation Security Initiative to 
better interdict illicit transfers of weapons of mass 
destruction, and established both a presidential coordinator 
and a commission on the prevention of weapons of mass 
destruction proliferation and terrorism.

        Organization and Management of the Department of Defense

    In keeping with the tradition established in the Goldwater-
Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 
(Public Law 99-433), the committee continued its active 
involvement in issues relating to the organization and 
management of the Department of Defense during the 110th 
Congress.

                           ROLES AND MISSIONS

    Through the course of the committee's posture and budget 
hearings to review the budget request for fiscal year 2008, and 
during a dedicated hearing on June 20, 2007, the committee 
became aware of significant confusion surrounding the roles and 
missions of the military services, particularly with respect to 
the development and employment of capabilities such as unmanned 
aerial systems, tactical airlift, and cyberwarfare.
    On July 25, 2007, the committee created a seven member 
bipartisan Roles and Missions panel with a six-month charter to 
consider implications regarding the organization of the 
national defense structure across the Department of the Defense 
and other governmental entities. The panel held multiple 
meetings and briefings with a wide variety of defense and 
security officials and non-governmental experts. In January 
2008, the Panel released its final report to the public, which 
discussed several areas of national security related activities 
that the panel desired to highlight for further consideration. 
In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181), the committee established a requirement 
for a quadrennial review of the roles and missions of the armed 
forces. As part of the review, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff and the Secretary of Defense are required to provide a 
framework of core mission areas for the activities of the 
Department, and identify the organizations within the 
Department that are responsible for providing the capability to 
perform these missions. Future budget requests are required to 
display the proposed allocation of funding by core mission 
area. The results of the first review will be delivered with 
the budget request for fiscal year 2010.

                      NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES

    On March 1st, 2007, the Commission on the National Guard 
and Reserves delivered its second report, in which it 
considered and provided recommendations regarding proposed 
National Guard-related legislation and other matters pertaining 
the role and responsibilities of the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau, National Guard officers' authority to command, 
and National Guard equipment and funding requirements. The 
committee conducted an open hearing on these matters on March 
23, 2007. In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), the committee included the 
National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007. That legislation, among 
other things, authorized a fourth star for the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau and enhanced the duties of that position; 
made the National Guard Bureau a joint activity of the 
Department of Defense; expanded the National Guard Bureau 
charter to include official coordination with federal agencies, 
states, U.S. Joint Forces Command, and U.S. Northern Command on 
homeland and civil support activities; and required that at 
least one deputy of Northern Command be a National Guard 
Officer. In the second session, the committee examined the 
implementation of this legislation and of the Commission's non-
legislative recommendations through several member and staff 
briefings, including upon the submission of the Department's 
final report on the Commission's recommendations. In the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417), the committee required a report on the 
resource requirements of the National Guard.

                        CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER

    The committee continued the work of the prior Congress in 
considering the creation of a Chief Management Officer for the 
Department of Defense during a hearing on June 26, 2007. In the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181), the committee amended title 10, United States 
Code, to designate the Deputy Secretary of Defense as the Chief 
Management Officer and created the position of Deputy Chief 
Management Officer to assist the Deputy Secretary in the 
performance of these duties. In the same Act, the committee 
required an assessment by the Comptroller General of the 
Departments' reorganization of the office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy. In the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417), the committee created the position of General Counsel for 
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and 
clarified that the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 
Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs is a 
position equivalent in rank to an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.

                          UNIFIED COMMAND PLAN

    The committee also continued its interest in the Unified 
Command Plan which specifies the organization and 
responsibilities of the combatant commanders. On November 14, 
2007, the committee held a hearing on the establishment of U.S. 
Africa Command and also held briefings on this topic. In the 
Joint Explanatory Statement (Committee Print 10) accompanying 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009, the committee required the Department to provide a 
comprehensive report on the organization and mission of U.S. 
Africa Command, and also required a report on the initiative to 
transform U.S. Southern Command into a joint interagency 
regional security command.

                Detainee Policy and Military Commissions

    The committee dedicated much attention to the legal 
framework and other oversight related to detainee matters. The 
committee held four full committee hearings. On July 30, 2008, 
the committee received testimony from administration witnesses 
on the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in 
Boumediene v. Bush, 128 S. Ct. 2229 (June 12, 2008), for the 
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The following day the 
committee received testimony from non-governmental witnesses on 
the same topic. On July 26, 2007, the committee received 
testimony on upholding the principle of habeas corpus for 
detainees. On March 29, 2007, the committee received testimony 
on the Military Commissions Act and the continued use of 
Guantanamo Bay as a detention facility.
    In addition to the four public hearings which were devoted 
to policies pertaining to detainees and two posture hearings 
which addressed these same matters as part of a broader 
discussion, the committee conducted numerous member briefings 
(including four opportunities for members to review the 
confidential reports of the International Committee of the Red 
Cross) and numerous staff briefings related to detainee 
affairs. Many of the particulars involving the custody, 
interrogation, treatment, and prosecution of detainees are 
sensitive law enforcement matters and are classified. 
Consequently, much of the committee's oversight of detainee 
issues was conducted in classified forums and cannot be 
delineated in this report. Additionally, the committee made 
several trips to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, the Republic of Iraq, and the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan to review detainee operations at these locations.
    The committee's oversight of detainee affairs resulted in a 
number of legislative provisions which were enacted into law. 
The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) included a section requiring 
submission to Congress of revision to the regulation on enemy 
prisoners of war, retained personnel, civilian internees, and 
other detainees; a sense of Congress discouraging the use of 
contractor personnel in the interrogation of detainees; and a 
sense of Congress encouraging the video-taping or otherwise 
electronic recording of interrogations of persons in the 
custody of or under the physical control of the Department of 
Defense. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181) included a sense of Congress 
regarding detainees at the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
and a section requiring the Secretary of Defense to report on a 
plan for transferring individuals who are detained at the Naval 
Station in Guantanamo Bay.

          Global Security Assessment and Intelligence Matters

    In keeping with its past practice, the committee remained 
mindful that potential areas of conflict beyond those where 
current operations are underway require significant attention 
and also that understanding the regional context of ongoing 
operations is critical to developing strategies for success, 
particularly with respect to stability operations. During each 
session of the 110th Congress, first on July 11, 2007 and then 
on February 13, 2008, the committee heard testimony in open 
session from the intelligence community on its assessment of 
global security issues.
    The committee held a number of hearings and classified 
intelligence briefings regarding emerging threats and matters 
of strategic intelligence. On February 15, 2007, the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was briefed by the Defense 
Intelligence Agency analysts on ballistic missile threats posed 
by various nations. On July 11, 2007, the Subcommittee on 
Strategic Forces was briefed by the Defense Intelligence Agency 
analysts on Russian and Chinese ballistic missile capabilities. 
On July 25, 2007, the committee held a joint, open hearing with 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the threats 
posed by al Qa'ida, which was followed by a classified 
briefing.
    On April 16, 2008, the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was 
briefed by the Defense Intelligence Agency analysts on 
ballistic missile threats posed by various nations. On June 11, 
2008, the committee was briefed on the status of the North 
Korean and Iranian nuclear weapons programs. On July 17, 2008, 
the committee received a classified briefing on the rescue of 
Colombian hostages.
    The committee continued to coordinate with the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence and the Office of the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence in the 
implementation of the new Military Intelligence Program. In 
particular, the committees worked to adopt a common perspective 
on major system acquisitions including satellite systems and 
unmanned aerial vehicles.
    The committee focused particular attention to emerging 
security issues in four areas of significant importance to 
national security, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the 
Islamic Republic of Iran, the People's Republic of China, as 
well as al Qa'ida.

                                PAKISTAN

    The committee held a hearing on security developments in 
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, focusing both on the internal 
security and stability of that nation, and on the unique 
security challenges arising in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border 
region. The committee also held numerous member and staff 
briefings on issues relating to Pakistan including intelligence 
briefings and briefings on the use of coalition support funds 
authorized by the committee and provided to Pakistan.
    In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181), the committee required the 
Department of Defense to report to Congress on measures taken 
by the Government of Pakistan to enhance security in the 
Afghanistan/Pakistan border region and to also provide more 
detailed congressional notifications on reimbursements made to 
Pakistan using coalition support funds. In the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417), the committee made the report on measures taken 
by the Government of Pakistan in the Afghanistan/Pakistan 
border region an annual requirement and required additional 
information in the report. The committee also required that 
notifications of coalition support fund reimbursements made to 
Pakistan include information on claims disallowed or deferred.
    Additionally, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) provided authority for 
the Department of Defense to provide assistance to the Pakistan 
Frontier Corps to build its capacity to conduct 
counterterrorism operations along the border between Pakistan 
and Afghanistan and the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
extended this authority for an additional year and increased 
the funding authorized for this effort.

                                  IRAN

    During the first session of the 110th Congress, in January 
and February of 2007, the committee received two classified 
briefings regarding efforts to stop Iranian support for 
insurgents and militias in the Republic of Iraq. The 
committee's attention to the Iranian nuclear program during the 
first session culminated in a December 6, 2007, classified 
briefing by subject matter experts from the intelligence 
community. The committee's concern about Iran's nuclear program 
was reflected in section 1258 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
that called for additional sanctions on Iranian entities 
targeted under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737 
and 1747.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee received a classified briefing on January 16, 2008, 
concerning the January 6, 2008, Iranian naval incident in the 
Straits of Hormuz between Iranian patrol craft and three U.S. 
Navy warships. The committee received a classified briefing on 
June 11, 2008 from the intelligence community on its assessment 
of the Iranian nuclear program to include the status of its 
acquisition and processing of nuclear fuel, weaponization 
capabilities, and development of delivery systems. On June 26, 
2008, the committee received a classified briefing from the 
Defense Intelligence Agency on Iranian defenses.
    The committee included a provision in the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) that would require the Director of National 
Intelligence to submit a detailed report addressing the current 
and future nuclear weapons capabilities of Iran. The provision 
also requires the President to provide a notification to 
Congress within 15 days of determining that: Iran has resumed a 
nuclear weapons program; Iran has met or surpassed any major 
milestone in its nuclear weapons program; or Iran has 
undertaken to accelerate, decelerate, or cease the development 
of any significant element within its nuclear weapons program.

                                 CHINA

    The committee continued to monitor a range of significant 
security developments in the People's Republic of China. On 
January 19, 2007, the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was 
briefed by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Chinese threats 
to U.S. space systems. On June 13, 2007, the committee held an 
open hearing and on June 28, 2007, the committee received a 
classified briefing on security developments involving China. 
On July 11, 2007, the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was 
briefed by the Defense Intelligence Agency analysts on Chinese 
ballistic missile capabilities. On February 7, 2008, the 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces was briefed 
on Chinese naval capabilities. On April 3, 2008, the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was briefed on Chinese threats 
to United States satellites. On June 25, 2008, the committee 
held a hearing and received a classified briefing on security 
developments involving China. The hearings and briefings in 
June of 2007 and 2008 provided the committee an opportunity to 
review the findings of the Department's Annual Report to 
Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China, a 
report required by the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65). Committee members also 
took part in three official congressional delegation trips to 
China to discuss security matters with senior Chinese military 
and government officials.

                               AL QA'IDA

    During the 110th Congress, the committee focused on al 
Qa'ida (AQ) through the prism of a wider militant Islamic 
movement. Using extensive and diverse media resources, AQ 
continually motivates and beckons new recruits to join their 
cause. The Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats 
and Capabilities held several hearings and briefings at which 
experts from government, industry, and academia articulated how 
al Qa'ida and other religiously oriented groups employ global 
media such as the internet to inspire like-minded individuals 
to join their ideology. Additionally, on July 25, 2007, the 
full committee held a joint, open hearing with the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence on the threats posed by al 
Qa'ida, which was followed by a classified briefing. The 
committee assessed that al Qa'ida appears to have stepped up 
efforts to provide motivation to disaffected people of ever-
increasing demographics. The potential threat from this loose 
network of ideology and operational support cannot be 
overstated.
    The committee undertook several legislative initiatives to 
help thwart this growing threat and included in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) a provision requiring the Secretary of Defense, Secretary 
of State, and Director of National Intelligence to submit a 
report detailing the efforts to bring the network of terrorists 
to justice. The provision also included an authorization for an 
increase in the reward for information leading to the death or 
capture of Osama bin Laden.
    The committee acted to address concerns that AQ and its 
senior leadership continue to benefit from safe havens around 
the world--particularly in the tribal areas of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; 
consequently, the committee included a provision in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) requiring the Department of Defense to submit a 
report detailing Pakistan's efforts to eliminate al Qa'ida's 
safe havens on their national territory.

          Department of Defense's Counter-Narcotics Activities

    The committee continued its oversight of the Department of 
Defense's counter-narcotics efforts around the globe and within 
the respective areas of responsibility for U.S. Southern 
Command and U.S. Central Command, and was generally supportive 
of the activities. For example, the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) fully funded the President's request for the central 
transfer account and devoted an entire sub-title to counter-
narcotics provisions, including requested re-authorizations of 
important programs and a new requirement for two one-time 
reports from the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, on comprehensive counter-narcotics 
strategies for South/Central Asia and West Africa.
    It is within this context that the committee, since the 
beginning of this Congress, has worked with the Department of 
Defense on optimizing the Department's participation in the 
inter-agency, counter-narcotics effort in the Islamic Republic 
of Afghanistan, where poppy cultivation and opium cultivation 
have reached record levels. The committee's professional staff 
undertook two oversight trips to the region as part of this 
collaborative endeavor and made subsequent policy 
recommendations to the Department.

                   Total Force Readiness and Adequacy


                              END STRENGTH

    The committee continued its initiatives from the previous 
Congress to increase the size of both the active Army and 
active Marine Corps. Unlike previous years, the committee was 
joined in its efforts by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates 
who also supported an increase in the authorized end strength 
for the active Army to 547,000 and to 202,000 for the active 
Marine Corps by fiscal year 2012. However, during the first 
session of the 110th Congress, the committee continued to 
advocate a greater annual end strength increase above those 
proposed by the Administration.
    For the fifth year in a row, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
adopted the committee recommendation to increase the active 
Army end strength to 525,400 and 189,000 for the active Marine 
Corps end strength. This has resulted in a total end strength 
growth of 45,400 for the active Army and 14,000 for the active 
Marine Corps since fiscal year 2004, when the committee first 
began to increase the end strength of the ground forces. The 
committee continued to provide the Department of Defense the 
flexibility to increase its end strength above the authorized 
levels in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to accelerate the growth 
in end strength for the active ground components. The 
legislation also increased the end strength for the Navy and 
the Air Force, 698 and 1,051 respectively, to restore the 
military-to-civilian conversions within the military medical 
community. The committee heard directly from families and 
providers that the conversions in the military medical 
community were having an adverse impact on access and quality 
of care for service members and their families.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee again included, as part of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) included the permanent increase in authorized end strength 
for the active Army to 547,000 and to 202,000 for the active 
Marine Corps by fiscal year 2012 and provided the associated 
funding within the base budget. The legislation also included 
the committee's recommendation to increase the full-time 
manning for the Army National Guard to 32,060 in fiscal year 
2009 (an increase of 2,110). The defense authorization act also 
restored the military-to-civilian conversions with the military 
medical community, which had been prohibited in Public Law 110-
417. The committee recommended an increase in end strength for 
the Navy and the Air Force, 1,023 and 450, respectively, to 
restore the military-to-civilian conversions within the 
military medical community.

         MOBILIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS

    The transformation of the Reserve Components from a 
strategic to an operational reserve has brought with it 
challenges that needed to be addressed. As mobilization 
requirements continue, the Reserve Components are faced with 
new and difficult issues. One such issue is the retention of 
military technicians who lose their dual status due to a 
combat-related disability. The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) provides the 
authority for a dual-status military technician to continue 
employment as a military technician, if that individual loses 
his or her status due to a combat-related disability. In 
addition, in order to ensure an orderly transition between 
federal and state status, the legislation also extended the 
period that members of the National Guard may be granted 
temporary federal recognition from six months to one year.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) recognized the importance of providing 
Reserve Component general and flag officers the opportunities 
for joint duty assignments. The legislation increased the 
number of positions available to Reserve general and flag 
officers to serve on the Joint Staff from one to three, and 
exempts the positions from the general and flag officer limits.

                        RECRUITING AND RETENTION

    The committee continued to monitor recruiting and retention 
trends closely throughout the 110th Congress to ensure that 
programs remained effective in response to the relatively large 
number of youth that are ineligible for enlistment, the 
increasing college attendance rate, and the growing awareness 
of the hardships and risks of war among potential recruits and 
their influencers. The Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
conducted two hearings during the 110th Congress to review the 
challenges confronting the recruiting and retention programs 
and understand the Department of Defense's position on these 
programs. The committee responded to DOD legislative requests 
to bolster existing programs and launch new programs, and 
worked to anticipate active duty and reserve recruiting and 
retention program requirements for both officer and enlisted 
members. To that end, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) included legislation that:
          (1) Increased the limits on enlisted and officer 
        grades for members serving on active duty in support of 
        the Reserve Components.
          (2) Increased special pay and retention bonuses for 
        medical officers and dentists.
          (3) Increased the maximum monthly hardship duty pay 
        amount to $1,500 and provided greater flexibility in 
        payment methods.
          (4) Increased the maximum reenlistment bonus amount 
        to $15,000 for members of the Selected Reserve and 
        provided greater flexibility in payment methods.
          (5) Expanded the definition of sea duty to include 
        more members.
          (6) Expanded the eligibility criteria for award of 
        nuclear officer continuation pay.
          (7) Established separate authorities for a referral 
        bonus to be paid to service members and civilian 
        employees who refer new recruits for enlistment in the 
        Army and health professionals in any of the services
          (8) Increased the maximum period of reenlistment to 
        eight years.
          (9) Established a pilot program to allow members a 
        career intermission of up to three years to allow 
        pursuit of personal objectives outside the military 
        before returning to a military career.
          (10) Established an authority for a 10-day paternity 
        leave.
          (11) Increased the maximum daily rate of temporary 
        lodging expenses to $290 during permanent change of 
        station moves.
          (12) Increased maximum accession bonus amounts and 
        monthly stipend amounts for nurse candidates and 
        accession bonuses and retention bonuses for 
        psychologists.
          (13) Established a new authority to pay skill 
        incentive and proficiency pay to students in 
        commissioning programs who pursue coursework in 
        critical languages and cultural studies.
          (14) Established new authorities to ship 500 pounds 
        of spouse related household goods during permanent 
        changes of station moves and family pets during 
        evacuations from overseas locations.

                         MILITARY COMPENSATION

    The committee continued to closely monitor compensation 
programs during the 110th Congress to ensure an adequate 
quality of life for service members and their families and to 
ensure that pay and benefits met the needs of the wartime 
military and kept pace with private sector standards. The 
committee's active oversight of these issues resulted in 
legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) that authorized a 3.5 percent raise in basic pay 
during fiscal year 2008 and a 3.9 percent raise in basic pay 
during fiscal year 2009. These two military pay raises in the 
110th Congress were one-half of one percent above the 
Employment Cost Index (ECI) and extended to 10 the number of 
consecutive years where Congress authorized pay raises above 
the ECI level. As a result of the pay raises in fiscal year 
2008 and 2009, the gap between military and private sector pay 
during the 110th Congress was reduced from 3.9 percent to 2.9 
percent, well below the peak pay gap of 13.5 percent in fiscal 
year 1999. With the addition of the fiscal year 2007 pay raise, 
average pay levels have increased 52 percent over the last 10 
years.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) also included a provision that reformed 
and consolidated over 60 special pays and incentive pays into 8 
major categories. The consolidation of these pays was a major 
compensation reform initiative that was intended to make the 
pay system easier to understand and manage. As a result, the 
reform is expected to provide greater incentives among service 
members that are better informed about the sources of their 
income. Additionally, personnel managers have been provided a 
more flexible management tool that allows the pay system to be 
adjusted or restructured to meet the immediate demands of 
ongoing operations without the delay of seeking legislative 
relief.

   MILITARY RESALE AND MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION (MWR) PROGRAMS

    The committee acted throughout the 110th Congress to 
improve the effectiveness and quality of military exchanges and 
commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) programs 
and to protect these critical programs for future generations 
of service members. The Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
conducted three hearings during the 110th Congress that fully 
explored policy issues and fiscal status of the commissary and 
military exchange stores and the service MWR programs. The 
Department of Defense consulted the committee on a wide range 
of management proposals regarding new construction or facility 
renovation, store expansions or closures, public-private 
ventures, and new business opportunities and models. In each 
case, the committee provided guidance and decisions, as 
requested. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) also included legislative initiatives to address the many 
concerns that had been brought to the attention of the 
committee and to improve the policies and processes used to 
manage military resale and MWR programs.

                   RETIRED PAY AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued to 
review retirement and survivor issues to make improvement where 
possible and protect the welfare of retirees and their 
survivors. To that end, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) included legislation that:
          (1) Expanded eligibility for combat related special 
        compensation to include disabled retirees.
          (2) Required immediate payment of full concurrent 
        receipt of military retired pay and disability 
        compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        for retirees rated as totally disabled and 
        unemployable.
          (3) Established new procedures to protect surviving 
        family members from unfair recoupment of inadvertent 
        Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) overpayments.
          (4) Established a new special survivor indemnity 
        allowance to compensate for reduced benefits resulting 
        from the offset of SBP payments by the amount of 
        Dependency and Indemnity Compensation.
          (5) Authorized Reserve Component retirees to receive 
        retired pay at an earlier age in 90 day increments 
        based on significant periods of active duty service in 
        support of contingency operations.
          (6) Protected surviving family members from 
        administrative reductions in annuities due to the 
        termination of the Supplemental Survivor Benefit 
        Program.

            GAY MEN, LESBIANS, AND BISEXUALS IN THE MILITARY

    The Subcommittee on Military Personnel began the process of 
examining the law and policy surrounding the issue of gay men, 
lesbians, and bisexuals serving in the military by conducting a 
hearing that examined the various perspectives on the issue. 
The witnesses offered a broad review of the issues to include 
the views held by advocates for maintaining the current law and 
policy commonly known as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' and those 
views held by opponents of the law and policy. This baseline of 
information is expected to be the starting point for future 
examination of the law and policy during the 111th Congress.

                  GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICER MANAGEMENT

    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
included a number of legislative initiatives to address the 
management of general and flag officers within the armed 
services. These provisions included giving guidance on the 
roles that officers in specific grades would perform, the 
limits of the number of such officers both in terms of total 
numbers and by grade, the qualifications required before 
competing for promotion to general and flag officer ranks, and 
personnel policy matters to include limits on age and years of 
service and joint service requirements. The committee has, for 
many years, sought to closely manage general and flag officers 
because of the importance of their leadership to the mission 
readiness and operational success.
    The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) included a major reform 
that authorized the Secretary of Defense to designate up to 324 
general and flag officer positions as joint duty assignments 
that would be excluded from the limitation on the number of 
general and flag officers in each service and would specify the 
minimum number of officers required to serve in these positions 
from each service. The provision established a process for 
changing service requirements over time based on the level of 
participation of each service in joint missions. The provision 
would increase the total authorized number of general and flag 
officers within the Department of Defense and realign the 
number of general and flag officers authorized to serve in 
positions outside their own service. The provision also 
provides for an increased role for Reserve Component general 
and flag officers in active duty missions to include joint 
missions. The implementation of the reform has been delayed for 
one year to allow further refinement of the language to ensure 
that all implications of the provision are understood before 
being fully implemented.

                        FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

    The high operational tempo has taken a toll not only on 
service members, but their families as well. As a result, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) established a Department of Defense Military 
Family Readiness Council to review and make recommendations on 
requirements to support military family readiness, evaluate and 
assess the effectiveness of military family readiness programs, 
policies and activities, and monitor requirements for military 
family readiness. The legislation also included an expansion of 
the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program which provides National 
Guard and Reserve members and their families' reintegration 
programs to receive information, services, referrals, and 
proactive outreach opportunities during the entire deployment 
cycle--pre-deployment, deployment, demobilization, post-
deployment, and reconstitution. It also created an Office for 
Reintegration Programs that is required to administer all 
reintegration programs in coordination with the state National 
Guard organizations, and a Center for Excellence in 
Reintegration that will collect and analyze ``lessons learned'' 
and develop training and materials to assist state 
organizations in reintegration efforts.

             PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION AFFAIRS

    The Subcommittee on Military Personnel increased its 
oversight of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action programs and 
policies which fall under the jurisdiction of the committee. 
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181), increased funding for the Joint Prisoner 
of War Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC) by $7.5 
million, and the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel 
Office (DPMO) by $200,000 above that requested in the 
President's budget. In addition, during the second session of 
the 110th Congress, the committee held a hearing to receive an 
update on the activities and programs under the purview of the 
DPMO, and understand the requirements and challenges of the 
programs and activities of the JPAC. The hearing was the 
beginning of future oversight activities expected during the 
111th Congress.

                           EDUCATION BENEFITS

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued to adopt 
incremental improvements in military education programs to 
ensure that service members and, in particular, Reserve 
Component members, enjoyed fair and equitable access to 
education programs that provided appropriate levels of 
benefits. Accordingly, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) included legislation that:
          (1) Authorized the payment of tuition assistance to 
        members of the Selected Reserve.
          (2) Removed the limits on the number of Reserve 
        Component Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarships.
          (3) Authorized military professional military 
        education institutions and other Department of Defense 
        educational institutions to award advanced degrees.
          (4) Lengthened the period during which Reserve 
        Component members remained eligible to receive 
        education benefits and authorized a process to allow 
        members to resume receiving benefits.
          (5) Authorized phased increases to student 
        populations at the military service academies.
          (6) Equalized Reserve Component standards for the 
        health professional education loan repayment program 
        with the active duty standards.
          (7) Established a program to enhance education 
        partnerships to improve education program access and 
        flexibility for service members.
          (8) Authorized a new benefit program to encourage 
        persons in officer training programs to enroll in 
        critical language and cultural awareness courses.
    While not under the direct jurisdictional control of the 
House Committee on Armed Services, Congress also adopted the 
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 during 
the 110th Congress. The Act, which was included in the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-186), was 
a major enhancement to veterans' education benefits with long-
term implications for military recruiting and retention that 
was closely monitored by the committee. This new G.I. Bill is 
expected to raise the education expectations of a new 
generation of America's veterans in the same way as the post-
World War II G.I. Bill helped shape the future of veterans of 
that war. The Act would provide members who served on active 
duty after September 10, 2001 with potential benefits that 
would match the most expensive in-state tuition and fees at a 
public institution of higher education, provide a monthly 
allowance for housing, and pay up to $1,000 each year for books 
and supplies. The maximum level of benefits would be achieved 
after 36 months of service with lesser amounts proportionately 
authorized based on fewer months of service. Members would 
remain eligible for benefits while serving on active duty or 
for 15 years from the last period of active duty of at least 90 
days.

               Military and Military Retiree Health Care

    Throughout the 110th Congress, the committee exercised 
vigorous oversight on the military health system. The committee 
focused substantial attention on the cost of military health 
care to the Department of Defense and to military beneficiaries 
and to the long-term viability of the military health system. 
For several years, the committee has been aware of the rising 
cost of providing health care to military beneficiaries and the 
potential negative impact of health care costs on other 
critical readiness programs. The committee closely examined the 
Department's proposal to sustain the military health care 
benefit and contain costs by shifting costs to military 
beneficiaries, particularly military retirees. As a result, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
included several legislative initiatives to control the cost of 
the military health system while ensuring the future of the 
military health benefit. For example, the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) included provisions that specifically focused on 
preventive health, with the goal of getting and keeping 
beneficiaries healthy to improve military readiness and quality 
of life. The committee intends for this preventive approach to 
be more cost-effective rather than waiting until beneficiaries 
are sick to seek treatment.
    In addition, as part of the committee's efforts to ensure 
fair treatment of military beneficiaries of the military health 
care system, the committee was successful in protecting 
military families and retirees from significant premium cost 
growth that were proposed by the Administration. Both the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
prohibited TRICARE fee increases during the 110th Congress.

         MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

    During the 110th Congress, the committee spent considerable 
time assessing the adequacy of mental heath services available 
to service members and their families. In particular, the 
committee focused on the continuum of mental health services 
provided throughout the deployment cycle. The committee staff 
continued to visit military installations to gather information 
from returning service members and their families regarding the 
availability and adequacy of mental health programs. These 
visits led to a Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on 
mental health in July 2007. The committee also reviewed the 
findings of the Defense Task Force on Mental Health established 
by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Public Law 109-163) and the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for 2007 (Public Law 109-364). As a result, 
as part of the Wounded Warrior Act included in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181), Congress required the Department of Defense to conduct a 
comprehensive review and create a comprehensive policy 
regarding the mental health needs of returning service members, 
as well as establish a Center of Excellence in the prevention, 
diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of post-
traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. 
Congress also mandated a review of gender- and ethnic-group 
specific mental health services to ensure that all aspects of 
mental health were being reviewed.
    The committee also continued to examine the increased 
incidence of traumatic brain injury in service members 
returning from the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan, and mandated the creation of a Center of 
Excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, 
and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury in the Wounded 
Warrior Act included in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181).

   WOUNDED, DISABLED AND DECEASED SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

    The committee devoted substantial attention during the 
110th Congress to the emerging needs of active duty and reserve 
wounded and disabled service members and their families. The 
committee investigated a wide range of problems involving 
transitional compensation, medical treatment, evaluation and 
rating of disabilities, retention of members with disabilities 
on active duty, and post-separation programs to assist members 
and families as they transition to civilian life. The National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) and the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) included legislative 
initiatives to address the many concerns that had been brought 
to the attention of the committee and to improve the policies 
and processes used to manage wounded warriors and protect their 
welfare and the welfare of their families. The legislation 
established new statutory requirements to provide the people, 
training, and oversight mechanisms needed to ensure that the 
nation's wounded warriors receive quality medical care and 
efficient administrative processing in an environment that 
reflects the highest quality of life standards. The legislation 
set new standards of excellence for the diagnosis, treatment, 
and rehabilitation of combat wounds. It also set the stage for 
much needed reform of the administrative processes that will 
restore member confidence in the integrity and efficiency of 
the disability evaluation system and begin the process of 
achieving a truly seamless transition of service members to 
programs operated by Department of Veterans Affairs. The 
legislation included a provision prohibiting the Department of 
Defense from initiating any new public-private competitions for 
the performance of functions at military medical facilities 
until the Secretary of Defense certified that such competitions 
would not adversely affect the quality of medical care. The 
Department of the Army already had suspended all such 
competitions at its medical facilities. The first required 
report, submitted in July 2008, noted that no new competitions 
at any military medical facility had been initiated since 
January 28, 2008.

        HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL READINESS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS

    A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office 
investigation found that the premium charged to reservists for 
their enhanced TRICARE benefits was greater than the cost of 
care provided to reservists and their families. The Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) required a recalculation of the premiums 
charged to reservists and their families. In addition, the 
legislation also allows service members who leave active duty 
and agree to serve in the Selected Reserve to receive a 
transition health care benefit under TRICARE. It also expands 
eligibility for coverage of medical and dental care to meet 
medical readiness requirements for all the Reserve Components.

                           Civilian Personnel


                   INCENTIVES FOR DEPLOYED CIVILIANS

    The committee continued its efforts to improve incentives 
for federal civilian personnel to work overseas in combat 
zones. Both the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) contained several initiatives to expand such incentives, 
including: an extension of authority to waive limitations on 
premium pay; temporary authority to pay allowances, benefits, 
and gratuities similar to those given to members of the foreign 
service; payment of death gratuities to families of civilian 
personnel killed in a combat zone; payment of moving expenses 
to return to a home station for families of certain civilian 
personnel killed in a combat zone; and an option for additional 
life insurance for deployed civilians.
    In the committee report (H. Rept. 110-146) accompanying the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the 
committee also directed the Secretary of Defense to report to 
Congress on whether additional benefits are needed to encourage 
federal civilian personnel to volunteer for a deployed 
position. In addition, in the committee report (H. Rept. 110-
652) accompanying the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the committee required 
the Secretary of Defense to take certain actions related to 
medical care of deployed civilians. These include development 
of policies and processes for approving medical care at 
military medical facilities in theater for Department of 
Defense and non-Department civilian personnel as well as the 
establishment of a working group to examine access to medical 
care for all federal civilian personnel in theater and the 
adequacy of the coverage under the Federal Employees 
Compensation Act for injured civilians.

                   INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS

    The committee examined a range of issues involving the 
proper role of contractors supporting the mission of the 
Department of Defense (DOD), including the extent to which 
contractors may be performing inherently governmental 
functions. The Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on 
March 11, 2008, to consider the proper role of government, and 
whether the Department is adequately staffed with government 
employees, both civilian and military, to perform not only 
functions identified as those which must be performed by 
government employees (including oversight of the work being 
performed by contractors) but those commercial-type functions 
that should be performed by government employees in order to 
retain certain core or critical capabilities as a matter of 
national policy. The witnesses included: Mr. P. Jackson Bell, 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel 
Readiness; Mr. Shay Assad, Director of Defense Procurement and 
Acquisition Policy; and the Honorable David Walker, Comptroller 
General for the Government Accountability Office.
    The committee enacted several initiatives in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) addressing these issues, including requiring defense 
agencies, to the maximum extent practicable, to bring in-house 
work currently performed by contractors that is inherently 
governmental or is closely associated with inherently 
governmental functions. Three related provisions dealt with 
contracting for services: a requirement for the establishment 
of a data collection system to provide information on DOD 
purchases of contract services; codification of a requirement 
for the Department to maintain an inventory of its contracts 
for services; and a requirement for an independent review 
process for services contracts.
    Additional provisions addressing the performance of 
government functions by government employees versus contractors 
were enacted in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). 
These provisions include: a requirement for a comprehensive 
analysis and development of a single government-wide definition 
of inherently governmental functions and criteria for critical 
functions; development of guidance related to personal services 
contracts; a sense of Congress on the performance by private 
security contractors of certain governmental functions in an 
area of combat; and a requirement for developing government-
wide policy and standard clauses regarding personal conflicts 
of interest by contractor employees performing acquisition 
roles closely associated with inherently governmental 
functions.

                   NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM

    During the 110th Congress, the committee conducted a 
comprehensive review of the National Security Personnel System 
(NSPS), the new personnel management system for the Department 
of Defense. NSPS was enacted in 2003 as part of title XI of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108-136). The Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on 
March 6, 2007, to review the on-going implementation of NSPS, 
and to address issues raised by Department of Defense employees 
and their representatives. Testifying at the hearing were: the 
Honorable Michael Luis Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Mr. John 
Gage, National President of the American Federation of 
Government Employees; Mr. Max Stier, President and CEO of the 
Partnership for Public Service; and Dr. Marick Masters, 
Professor of Business of the Katz Graduate School of Business 
of the University of Pittsburgh.
    As a result of this oversight, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
included a provision that restored employee collective 
bargaining rights and access to the civil service system's 
regular adverse action appeal process, exempted wage grade 
employees from NSPS, guaranteed veterans' preferences in hiring 
as well as during a reduction-in-force, and extended the 
exemption from NSPS to defense laboratories until 2011. The 
provision also modified the pay for performance process, 
prohibited the Secretary of Defense from adding more than 
100,000 civilian employees to the system in any calendar year, 
and required periodic reviews by the Government Accountability 
Office. A provision clarifying the Department's direct hire 
authority under NSPS was also included in the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417). The committee is carefully reviewing the final 
regulations, published in September 2008, to implement the 
changes enacted in 2007 and expects to conduct additional 
oversight of this issue in the 111th Congress.

       DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS

    The committee continued its oversight of the Department of 
Defense (DOD) security clearance process during the 110th 
Congress. Currently, the Department is responsible for about 2 
million active personnel security clearances, with 
approximately 34 percent being held by industry personnel 
working on Department contracts. The committee first became 
actively involved in addressing the financial and technology 
problems in the process following the sudden stoppage by the 
Department of the handling of industry security clearances in 
2006, which resulted in a reprogramming request of about $90.0 
million. Subsequently, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) required the 
Department and the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence (ODNI) to implement a demonstration project on new 
and innovative approaches to improve the process.
    In February 2008, the Subcommittee on Readiness received 
testimony from: Mr. Greg Torres, Director of Security in the 
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
Counterintelligence and Security; Ms. Kathy Dillaman, Associate 
Director, Federal Investigative Services Division of the Office 
of Personnel Management; Mr. Jack Edwards, Director of the 
Defense Capabilities and Management Team for the Government 
Accountability Office; and Mr. Ben Romero of Lockheed Martin 
Corporation and Chairman of the Intelligence Subcommittee of 
the Information Technology Association of America on behalf of 
the Security Clearance Reform Coalition. The hearing focused on 
the joint DOD-ODNI plan as well as the President's proposed 
reform plan, which was subsequently formally initiated through 
an executive order on June 30, 2008. The intent of both plans 
is to field a new security clearance system by the end of 2008.

                      PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITIONS

    The committee took aggressive action during the 110th 
Congress to reform the manner in which public-private 
competitions are conducted under Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) Circular A-76, noting that agencies and services 
often do not perform the proper analysis to determine if such 
studies are necessary and beneficial to the mission of the 
agency or service. Despite significant revisions to Circular A-
76 in 2003, the committee continued to hear from both the 
public and private sectors, which are forced to compete for the 
work, about the fairness of the process.
    The Subcommittee on Readiness held a briefing on March 14, 
2007, to provide representatives of the Department of Defense 
and the military services the opportunity to discuss their 
current and proposed A-76 studies. Participating in the 
briefing were: the Honorable Philip Grone, Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; the 
Honorable Keith Eastin, Assistant Secretary of the Army For 
Installations & Environment; the Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; and 
the Honorable William C. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) included several legislative revisions to 
the conduct of public-private competitions at the Department of 
Defense:
          (1) Prohibition on any advantage going to contractors 
        that do not provide health or retirement benefits;
          (2) Cancellation of the requirement, outlined in OMB 
        Circular A-76, for mandatory recompetitions of work won 
        by employees in a Most Efficient Organization after a 
        period of five years;
          (3) Development of guidance on insourcing new and 
        contracted out functions;
          (4) Prohibition on the Department of Defense 
        undertaking or completing public-private competitions 
        in fulfillment of any requirements initiated by the 
        Office of Management and Budget;
          (5) Establishment of equitable appeal rights for 
        employees in a Most Efficient Organization;
          (6) Extension government-wide of certain Department 
        of Defense requirements regarding public-private 
        competitions, and
          (7) Prohibition on the Department of Defense 
        initiating any new public-private competitions for the 
        performance of functions at military medical facilities 
        until the Secretary certified that such competitions 
        would not adversely affect the quality of medical care.
    In addition, in the committee report (H. Rept. 110-652) 
accompanying the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the committee directed the Secretary 
of Defense to provide a report on all competitions initiated 
since May 30, 2007, as well as all requests for cancellations, 
deferrals or requests for reductions in scope by military 
commands, and actions taken regarding such requests.

                           Acquisition Issues


                        CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING

    The acquisition policy of the Department of Defense (DOD) 
serves as an important enabler for both the modernization and 
operation of the armed forces. At the same time, acquisition 
policy must protect the taxpayers' interest and ensure the 
optimal use of the Department's resources. The committee 
continued its tradition of seeking to strike the proper balance 
between these sometimes competing priorities. During the 110th 
Congress, the committee held several hearings and briefings on 
continuing revelations about fraud, waste, and abuse occurring 
in contingency contracting.
    In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181), the committee required the 
Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United 
States Agency for International Development to enter into a 
memorandum of understanding concerning the responsibilities of 
each in respect to the oversight and management of contracts in 
the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 
It established a Commission on Wartime Contracting and required 
a comprehensive audit plan for all contracts in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. The Act also required the Department of Defense to 
establish regulations, in coordination with the Department of 
State, setting baseline personnel, training, and operational 
standards for all private security contractors performing work 
under a federal contract in a combat theater of operations. 
Finally, it required the Department to provide training to 
personnel outside the acquisition workforce who are likely to 
be tasked to take on acquisition functions as a result of the 
nature of contingency contracting.
    In the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee required 
the establishment of a government-wide contingency contracting 
corps. It also required the Department of Defense to develop an 
acquisition strategy to minimize costs in the purchase of 
insurance by defense contractors operating overseas pursuant to 
the Defense Base Act.

                         ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

    In exploring the root causes of the problems in contingency 
contracting, the committee identified significant shortcomings 
in the defense acquisition workforce as a major contributing 
factor. The committee also took note of the recommendations of 
several independent reviews of the defense acquisition process 
and the defense acquisition workforce, and as a result, several 
initiatives were enacted in the 110th Congress aimed at 
improving the hiring, training and retention of acquisition 
personnel, both civilian and military, at the Department of 
Defense.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) permanently extended the acquisition 
workforce training fund, established a new defense acquisition 
workforce fund to hire, retain and improve the workforce, and 
required the Department to include acquisition workforce 
planning in its annual human capital strategy updates. It 
prohibited the Department of Defense, starting in fiscal year 
2011, from using a contractor as a lead system integrator and 
instead required the Department to develop the acquisition 
workforce necessary to perform these functions. It also 
established an Associate Administrator for Acquisition 
Workforce Programs within the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy.
    In the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee authorized 
the Department to use direct hire authority for acquisition 
positions designated as shortage positions; required the 
Department to establish policies for career paths for military 
personnel in the acquisition field; and established exceptions 
to Department personnel caps to ensure performance of certain 
functions by government employees, both civilian and military.

                        CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES

    The committee took note of the ongoing shift occurring in 
federal contracting characterized by a significant increase in 
contracting for services both in absolute terms and in relation 
to contracts for supplies. In the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), 
three related provisions dealt with contracting for services: a 
requirement for the establishment of a data collection system 
to provide information on DOD purchases of contract services; 
codification of a requirement for the Department to maintain an 
inventory of its contracts for services; and a requirement for 
an independent review process for services contracts.

                   MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS

    The committee continued its traditional work on major 
defense acquisition programs and the acquisition of major 
weapon systems. In the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), the committee required 
additional certifications by the Secretary of Defense prior to 
requesting authority for multi-year procurement of a major 
weapon system and it required a report by the Comptroller 
General on the management structure for major defense 
acquisition programs. In the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) the 
committee required the Department to convene a configuration 
steering board for each major defense acquisition program at 
least annually, and additionally whenever such program 
experiences significant cost growth or schedule delays.

                   GOVERNMENTWIDE ACQUISITION POLICY

    The committee also continued its tradition of working 
closely with other committees, and especially with the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to enact 
legislation making improvements to governmentwide acquisition 
policy and contracting authorities. In the 110th Congress, the 
committee enacted the Acquisition Improvement and 
Accountability Act of 2007 and the Clean Contracting Act of 
2008 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417), respectively. The Acquisition Improvement and 
Accountability Act of 2007, among other provisions, enhanced 
competition requirements for task and delivery order contracts 
for all federal agencies; required public disclosure of the 
justification for the decision to enter into a sole source 
contract except where such decision relates to classified 
matters, required additional disclosures to Congress on 
significant audit findings, and enhanced the ability of 
contracting officers of the Department of Defense to obtain 
additional information on pricing for services which are 
commercial in type but are not identical to those offered in 
the commercial marketplace. The Clean Contracting Act of 2008, 
among other provisions, extended the authority to obtain 
additional pricing information on commercial services contracts 
to all federal agencies, placed limits on the length of sole 
source contracts entered into on the basis of urgent and 
compelling need, extended a limitation on the issuance of sole 
source task and delivery order contracts that previously 
applied to the Department of Defense to all federal agencies, 
required a review of the application of the cost accounting 
standards to overseas contracts, and established a database for 
federal contracting officers containing information on the 
legal history and the performance of contractors relevant to 
evaluating past performance prior to issuing new contracts.

            DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS

    The committee continued to pursue its deep interest in and 
support for the defense industrial base, particularly for 
ensuring the supply of critical strategic materials. In the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181), the committee made significant modifications to 
the domestic source restrictions relating to items containing 
specialty metals to rationalize the application of these 
restrictions to items originating from commercial products 
where specialty metal content is not normally tracked. It 
required the Department of Defense to provide public notice 
prior to making a determination of domestic non-availability 
relating to specialty metals. It also required the Department's 
Strategic Materials Protection Board to evaluate the extent to 
which suppliers of strategic materials are reinvesting in 
production capacity for such materials.
    The committee received testimony on how globalization and 
foreign ownership are affecting the defense industrial base and 
industrial security. In the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
the committee codified the authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to operate the industrial security program of the 
Department of Defense and to regulate the facility clearances 
of defense contractors. The committee also required enhanced 
reporting to Congress on the operation of the defense 
industrial security program and the implications of 
globalization and foreign ownership for the program.
    Also in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee 
required the Department of Defense to review the impact of 
potential subsidies received by foreign and domestic suppliers 
on the competition for the acquisition of aerial refueling 
aircraft. It also required the Department to update and clarify 
guidance on the use of existing statutory authority regarding 
the impact of major defense acquisition programs on the defense 
industrial base and on the use of procedures to protect 
domestic industrial base capabilities in the acquisition 
strategy for such programs when necessary.
    As part of its oversight of technology controls, the 
committee included a provision in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
requiring the Department of Defense to report on possible 
measures that could be taken to prevent export control 
violations by defense contractors.

 RAPID ACQUISITION AUTHORITY AND JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS PROCESS

    The committee has long been concerned by the length of time 
required by the Department of Defense to acquire technologies 
and equipment to meet warfighter's needs, even comparatively 
simple technologies and equipment. The conflicts in the 
Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and 
particularly the evolution of the Improvised Explosive Device 
as a highly effective weapon of strategic influence, have 
illustrated the ability of an adaptive enemy to work to 
advantage inside a normal defense acquisition cycle. The 
committee continued its oversight on the joint urgent 
operational needs (JUONS) process, leveraging the efforts of 
the committee to take advantage of the rapid acquisition 
authority provided to the Department of Defense as part of 
section 811 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375), 
wherever necessary, in order to guarantee that military 
personnel in harm's way received the required equipment they 
had repeatedly requested in a timely manner.
    The JUONS process is intended to rapidly acquire a 
capability desired by the warfighter in order to meet an urgent 
requirement while balancing legal and federally mandated 
requirements such as: safety and reliability standards, 
acquisition review steps and classified material access 
limitations. A Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces hearing addressed certain alleged Department of Defense 
failures to rapidly respond to, validate, and execute on JUONSs 
from theater, specifically the mine resistant ambush protected 
vehicle program. The committee expressed concerns regarding the 
possible misuse of the JUONS process for non-urgent requests 
and as a means to reinforce operational support for existing 
programs of record. Because of these potential issues, the 
committee required the Secretary of Defense to commission an 
independent study and report on the effectiveness of the 
processes used by the Department of Defense to identify, 
prioritize, and meet urgent operational needs.
    In the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), the committee authorized 
$150.0 million for the rapid acquisition fund; a fund intended 
to support immediate warfighter needs. The committee encouraged 
that part of these funds be made available as part of a U.S. 
Central Command Rapid Acquisition Fund that would be used by 
the Commander, U.S. Central Command, to rapidly address 
unforeseen, joint urgent operational needs.

                            Force Protection

    The committee selected force protection for special 
oversight, focusing on areas having direct impact on the safety 
of our military personnel engaged in operations in the Republic 
of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The objective 
of committee activity was to expedite the promulgation of 
policies and the fielding of technology and equipment that 
would prevent or reduce combat casualties. The committee was 
also concerned by inflated claims with respect to the 
capabilities of certain products, some of those claims targeted 
at the families of military personnel serving overseas. The 
committee also viewed exposure of inferior capabilities as 
equally important.
    The Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and the 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces both held 
hearings and briefings throughout the 110th Congress on 
specific force protection issues. Focus areas included mine 
resistant ambush protected vehicle production and fielding; 
body and vehicle armor capabilities and quantities; counter-
improvised explosive device (IED) technologies, especially 
electronic countermeasures to radio control initiated devices; 
tactical persistent surveillance in support of ground 
operations, particularly prevention of IED emplacement; and 
technologies to counter indirect fires.
    Consistent with the areas of inquiry in furtherance of 
force protection of past Congresses, the committee continued 
its in-depth oversight activities, including: visits to 
contractor and government production sites and assembly lines, 
assessing manufacturing processes and schedules; active 
oversight of various aspects of testing, including 
developmental testing, field testing and source selection 
testing; and identification and referral to the Department of 
Defense of sources and vendors with capability and capacity to 
meet critical deployment timelines.

          MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE ACQUISITION

    The committee has long been concerned whether the immediate 
force protection needs of the warfighter were being met by the 
Department of Defense (DOD) in a timely and urgent manner, to 
include vehicle armor and protection. Improvised explosive 
devices (IED), at the height of their use, were responsible for 
about 70 percent of United States casualties in the Republic of 
Iraq.
    At the onset of the 110th Congress, in January 2007, the 
Subcommittees on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Air and 
Land Forces, each held force protection hearings that focused 
on the importance and urgency of rapidly producing and fielding 
mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles to replace and 
complement up-armored High Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled 
Vehicles (HMMWVs) in the combat theaters. Members of the 
committee expressed concern about the lack of urgency on the 
part of senior officials in the DOD to mobilize the United 
States industrial base to produce and field MRAPs to the 
warfighter.
    The committee report (H. Rept. 110-146) accompanying the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
indicated that the fiscal year 2008 budget request for ongoing 
military operations failed to adequately resource the MRAP 
vehicle funding requirement despite the urgent need for the 
program and, as such, authorized $4.6 billion for the MRAP 
vehicle program, an increase of $4.1 billion; this fully funded 
the known MRAP vehicle requirement. The committee also required 
a monthly report be provided to Congress on the status of the 
MRAP vehicle program to include acquisition strategy, 
requirements, funding, and implications for the industrial 
base.
    To evaluate if maximum effort and productivity were 
achieved in producing and fielding MRAP vehicles, subcommittee 
oversight teams engaged in activities that included, but were 
not limited to: oversight delegations to all five qualified 
MRAP prime contractors where teams observed and analyzed 
production capability and met with senior company officials; a 
delegation visit to the primary steel mill being used to 
produce the majority of MRAP armor to assess its capacity to 
meet demand; an oversight delegation to the suppliers for low 
density/high demand items such as radio-controlled electronic 
counter measures; travel to Aberdeen Proving Grounds to observe 
test and evaluation procedures, analyze lessons learned 
regarding the performance of current armor solutions in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, as well 
as development, testing, and fielding of add-on armor kits for 
MRAP vehicles to protect against explosively formed penetrators 
(EFP); multiple oversight delegations to the primary facility 
being used for all government furnished equipment integration 
and installation on MRAP vehicles in order to observe this 
facility's capability to meet demand and determine whether 
possible chokepoints existed for MRAP production; meeting with 
officials from United States Transportation Command to assess 
airlift and sealift capacity for transporting MRAP vehicles to 
theater in the most expeditious manner; and meeting with 
officials from the DOD Office of Industrial Policy and the 
Defense Contract Management Agency to review ongoing Industrial 
Capabilities Assessments for the MRAP vehicle program.
    These committee activities helped raise awareness of the 
importance of the MRAP vehicle program. In June 2007, the 
Secretary of Defense established an MRAP vehicle task force and 
made MRAP vehicle production and fielding the top priority of 
the Department of Defense. The Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces and Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 
held two joint hearings to receive updates from the MRAP Task 
Force and representatives from industry. The subcommittees 
continued to urge the Task Force to mobilize the industrial 
base and referenced the possibility of implementing provisions 
of the Defense Production Act to provide higher production 
priority. The subcommittees also raised the issue of having 
adequate vehicles for home station training requirements and 
encouraged the use of simulators for next-to-deploy units. 
Concurrently, the MRAP vehicle requirement continued to 
increase and stands at 15,807.
    In order to assist in detailed oversight of this program, 
the committee also authorized the Government Accountability 
Office to monitor and observe the MRAP vehicle program and is 
receiving quarterly updates on the Government Accountability 
Office's preliminary observations and findings.
    Because of direct congressional involvement and the 
willingness of the Secretary of Defense to make this program a 
top priority, over 15,000 MRAP vehicles will have been produced 
by December 2008. Department of Defense officials have stated 
that the casualty rate for MRAP vehicles is six percent, making 
it ``the most survivable vehicle we have in our arsenal by a 
multitude.'' Largely as a result of committee activity, 
Congress has authorized and appropriated full funding for the 
MRAP vehicle program, totaling approximately $25.0 billion 
through fiscal year 2009.

                BODY ARMOR AND HELMET SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

    The committee continued its intensive oversight of 
individual body armor programs throughout the 110th Congress 
through hearings and other activities. The committee maintains 
strong interest in new developments that could lead to 
significant improvements in body armor, in particular, 
advancements in lighter-weight solutions. A full committee 
hearing on Department of Defense body armor programs was 
followed by the Army agreeing to rewrite the current body armor 
solicitation to verify that all possible body armor designs 
such as flexible systems would be part of the on-going 
competition.
    To ensure fairness and transparency, the committee required 
the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation as well as the 
Government Accountability Office to provide procedural and 
technical oversight of the test and evaluation to occur as part 
of this competition. The committee intends the outcome of the 
test and evaluation to result in an authoritative procurement 
decision upon which the Secretary of the Army can act 
immediately, ensuring that the best possible individual body 
armor capability is qualified, produced, procured, and issued 
to the warfighter.
    Regarding head protection against traumatic brain injury, 
the committee continued its in-depth oversight of the 
effectiveness of the internal helmet suspension systems 
currently fielded to military personnel. Section 1048 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181), initiated by the committee, required the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a limited field user 
evaluation on all qualified helmet pad suspension systems to 
obtain feedback from the warfighter on the different pad 
systems' relative advantages and disadvantages beyond their 
technical performance specifications and capability. This 
feedback is being applied to ongoing tests and evaluation of 
current helmet pad suspension systems and should allow for the 
military services to make a best value procurement decision and 
help in the protection against traumatic brain injury.
    Largely as a result of committee leadership, Congress 
authorized and appropriated over $1.5 billion for individual 
body armor and associated components in the 110th Congress.

  EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PROJECTILE ADD-ON ARMOR KIT PRODUCTION AND ARMOR 
                               TECHNOLOGY

    During the 110th Congress, a new threat emerged in the 
Republic of Iraq, the explosively formed penetrator (EFP), 
requiring the development and production of new add-on armor 
kits for protection against this threat. Committee oversight 
teams traveled to Aberdeen Proving Grounds to observe and 
evaluate possible solutions for EFP add-on armor kits and 
worked with industry and the Army to assess industrial base 
capacity for EFP add-on armor kit production.
    In the conference report (H. Rept. 110-477) accompanying 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
the conferees directed that the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD (AT&L)) ensure that 
the Army and the Joint Improvised Explosive Defeat Organization 
conduct a robust technology analysis as rapidly as possible to 
determine whether reactive armor would provide superior 
protection against EFPs and to determine the potential for 
weight reduction with a longer-term effort to optimize the 
reactive armor system. The conferees also directed the USD 
(AT&L) to report on a plan for improving capabilities to 
mitigate the effects of EFPs.

         JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION

    The committee continued its oversight of the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), the 
Department of Defense's focal point for the battle against 
improvised explosive devices (IED), during the 110th Congress. 
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations conducted an 
inquiry into the program, seeking answers to two questions: is 
JIEDDO winning the counter-IED fight in the Republic of Iraq 
and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; and what is the 
Department's long-term plan for JIEDDO and for addressing other 
asymmetric threats?
    The subcommittee found that although the nearly 3,100-
person strong JIEDDO spends over $4.0 billion annually, and it 
reports significant progress in the counter-IED (C-IED) fight, 
it is not clear how well the organization is accomplishing its 
mission. The subcommittee found that JIEDDO: does not actively 
lead all DOD C-IED efforts, as its charter calls for; needs 
improvement in identifying appropriate metrics and 
measurements; and would benefit from additional oversight of 
its large budget and flexible appropriations. Moreover, 
although the Deputy Secretary of Defense decided to 
institutionalize the organization, questions concerning 
JIEDDO's future remain. The services and the combatant commands 
acknowledge that the capabilities that JIEDDO brings to the C-
IED fight are valuable, but it is not clear whether or how 
JIEDDO as an organization will evolve as future disruptive 
threats emerge.
    The subcommittee made various recommendations to the 
Department and its findings of the report contributed to the 
committee's oversight of JIEDDO, and force protection, more 
generally.

              Military Modernization and Investment Issues

    Throughout the 110th Congress, particular attention was 
given to continuing examination of military equipment 
modernization with respect to military capability. In many 
cases, major weapons system development and acquisition 
programs have experienced cost growth and schedule delays. The 
committee assessed the need for legislative action by examining 
causes of these problems including: proceeding with development 
with immature technology; requirements growth; late 
determination of requirements; poor cost estimating; improper 
funding profiles; labor and material cost increases; poor 
program execution; and program instability.
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) included the following legislative 
provisions to address acquisition-related cost, schedule, and 
performance issues with programs: limitation on use of funds 
for Increment 1 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical 
program pending certification to Congress; prohibition on 
closure of Army Tactical Missile System production line pending 
a report; report on shipbuilding investment strategy; 
assessments required prior to start of construction on first 
ship of a shipbuilding program; limitation on Joint Cargo 
Aircraft; budget and acquisition requirements for Missile 
Defense Agency activities; requirements applicable to multi-
year contracts for the procurement of major systems of the 
Department of Defense; changes to Milestone B certifications; 
review of systemic deficiencies on major defense acquisition 
programs; investment strategy for major defense acquisition 
programs; and a report on implementation of recommendations on 
total ownership cost for major weapon systems.
    The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) included the following 
legislative provisions to address acquisition-related issues: 
separate procurement line items for Future Combat Systems 
program; restriction on obligation of funds for Army tactical 
radio pending a report; report on F/A-18 procurement costs, 
comparing multi-year to annual funding; annual long-term plan 
for the procurement of aircraft for the Navy and the Air Force; 
additional determinations to be made as part of Future Combat 
Systems milestone review; Future Combat Systems manned ground 
vehicle selected acquisition reports; separate procurement and 
research, development, test, and evaluation line items and 
program elements for Sky Warrior Unmanned Aerial Systems 
project; restriction on obligation of funds for the Warfighter 
Information Network-Tactical program; independent study of 
boost-phase missile defense; review of the ballistic missile 
defense policy and strategy of the United States; and inclusion 
of major subprograms to major defense acquisition programs 
under acquisition reporting requirements.

          ARMY AND MARINE CORPS ARMORED VEHICLE MODERNIZATION

    The committee focused on oversight of the Army and Marine 
Corps' ambitious and evolving plans to recapitalize their 
entire fleets of armored vehicles over the next two decades, 
including new versions of the M1 Abrams tank, updated M2 
Bradley Fighting Vehicles, new Stryker Vehicles, research on 
the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, upgrades for Light Armored 
Vehicles, and upgrades to Paladin artillery systems. In 
particular, the committee focused on ensuring that the existing 
fleet of armored vehicles was properly upgraded and reset after 
very heavy use in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic 
of Afghanistan. The upgrade programs pursued and supported by 
the committee improved crew and vehicle protection, mobility, 
and the fleet's ability to use new digital communications 
systems. The committee also pursued legislative provisions to 
ensure proper testing of the Stryker Mobile Gun System, 
additional analysis of active protection systems, and multi-
year procurement authority for a variety of armored vehicle 
programs in order to reduce costs and provide program 
stability.

                         FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS

    Based on long-standing committee concerns about Future 
Combat Systems (FCS) program cost increases, schedule delays, 
and diminishing content, the committee continued its efforts to 
oversee and shape the FCS program. These efforts focused first 
on ensuring that the program was appropriately structured and 
sufficiently transparent to allow future Congresses to make 
informed decisions. In particular, the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) contained six legislative provisions intended to provide 
additional program information to Congress while requiring the 
Department of Defense to thoroughly review and test the 
program's elements prior to committing to production. The 
committee also advocated for modest program funding reductions 
in order to eliminate waste and unnecessary overhead. Finally, 
the committee continued to work with the Government 
Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office to 
conduct continuous oversight and evaluation of the Army's most 
costly modernization program in its history.

                      ARMY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS

    Due to a dramatic increase in Army spending on tactical 
communications systems in fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the 
committee pursued a combination of program budget reductions 
and restrictive legislative provisions in an effort to 
encourage the Army to clarify its plans for its future 
battlefield network and the research programs now in place to 
achieve it. In particular, the committee focused its oversight 
efforts on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), 
Joint Network Node (JNN), and Army tactical radio programs. In 
each case, the committee's oversight efforts identified a lack 
of clear requirements, unrealistic cost estimates, and the lack 
of an overall plan to integrate these program elements in the 
future. The committee's efforts led the Army to consolidate and 
streamline the WIN-T and JNN programs into one integrated 
program, and to reevaluate more than $2.0 billion in funding 
for Army tactical radios, pending more thorough Army analysis 
about tactical radio acquisition and its relation to the Army's 
future battlefield network, allowing the Army to reallocate 
those funds to more pressing needs.

                         ARMY AVIATION PROGRAMS

    As the Army sustained operations in the Republic of Iraq 
and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the 110th 
Congress, it maintained large numbers of legacy rotorcraft 
deployed to those theaters and operated those aircraft at high 
tempos. Aircraft deployed included the CH-47, UH-60, AH-64, and 
OH-58. The committee fully supported funding requirements for 
these aircraft, including research and development and 
procurement of significant aircraft survivability equipment 
upgrades to provide warning and protection against the 
insurgent surface-to-air missile threat.
    Oversight hearings on Army programs raised significant 
concerns about three programs. First, the Armed Reconnaissance 
Helicopter (ARH), projected to cost $6.3 billion as of December 
2007, came to the attention of the committee because of delays 
in delivery of test aircraft and the accidental loss of one of 
the test aircraft. In the first session of the 110th Congress, 
the committee concluded that significant costs increases and 
schedule delays no longer justified continuing the program, as 
it could no longer be executed without significant increases in 
costs and schedule delays. The committee report (H. Rept. 110-
146) accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 provided no funding in fiscal year 2008 for 
the ARH and recommended program cancellation. While the program 
was ultimately authorized by the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), the program 
continued to experience cost increases and schedule delays, and 
was cancelled by the Department of Defense in 2008.
    The second program of concern to the committee was the 
Joint Heavy Lift/Joint Future Theater Lift program. In response 
to a reprogramming action in 2008, the committee approved the 
Department's request, but noted that while the committee 
supports science and technology efforts to develop and test 
next generation rotorcraft capabilities, the DOD has funded 
this program primarily through reprogramming actions over a 
five year period. The committee observed that the services have 
yet to establish validated requirements for this program that 
might ultimately cost $50.0 billion to $75.0 billion. While the 
Department of Defense estimates the cost of pre-systems design 
and demonstration activities through fiscal year 2014 at $2.3 
billion, it has not formally budgeted any funding to meet the 
requirement. The committee expects to continue its close 
oversight of this program into the 111th Congress.
    Finally, the committee has been concerned about delays in 
fielding the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)/ 
Common Missile Warning System program which was intended to 
provide warning and protection of rotorcraft from threat 
surface to air missiles and has been in development since the 
mid-1990s. In the committee report (H. Rept. 110-652) 
accompanying the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the committee noted that the 
Department had fielded other laser-based countermeasures and 
was considering developing additional technologies that could 
significantly reduce the size and weight of this capability 
when compared to current systems. Given the delays in the 
fielding of ATIRCM, the committee encouraged the Department to 
take immediate steps to accelerate the fielding of laser-based 
countermeasures for the protection of Army rotary aircraft in 
theater. The committee directed the Secretary of Defense to 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees on 
laser-based surface-to-air missile countermeasures across the 
Department.

                         SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS

    During the 110th Congress, the committee investigated a 
series of significant challenges in Navy shipbuilding and ship 
modernization programs including modernization efforts in major 
shipyards and control of spiraling acquisition costs. The 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a 
hearing on March 20, 2007, to investigate the need for the 
government to invest in capital improvements at major shipyards 
which might lower total acquisition costs and life cycle costs 
of naval vessels. Witnesses included Vice Admiral Paul 
Sullivan, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Ms. Allison 
Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs, 
Mr. Mike Petters, President, Northrop Grumman Newport News 
Shipyard, and Mr. Mike Toner, Corporate Vice President, General 
Dynamics Ship Sector. The subcommittee also held a hearing on 
March 8, 2007, concerning submarine acquisition plans and 
policy to determine the earliest time that the Virginia-class 
submarine program could increase production to two submarines 
per year. Witnesses at that hearing included Vice Admiral Jay 
Donnelly, Commander, Naval Submarine Forces, and Rear Admiral 
William Hilarides, Program Executive Officer, Submarines.
    The Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
conducted a series of hearings and briefings on the Littoral 
Combat Ship (LCS) program during both sessions. Hearings were 
held on February 8, 2007, and July 24, 2007, with a follow-on 
briefing conducted April 23, 2008. Witnesses at these hearings 
and briefings included the Honorable Delores Etter, Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development, and Acquisition, 
Rear Admiral Charles Goddard, Program Executive Officer, Ships 
Programs, Vice Admiral Paul Sullivan, Commander, Naval Sea 
Systems Command, and Ms. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy, Ship Programs. Additionally, the 
subcommittee held two separate hearings on surface combatant 
programs to investigate Navy acquisition strategies and war-
fighting requirements for procurement of DDG 51 Burke-class 
destroyers or DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers. Hearings were 
held on March 14, 2008, and July 31, 2008.
    The committee enacted several initiatives in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) addressing many issues directly affecting efficient ship 
construction, including: authorization for multi-year 
procurement of Virginia-class submarines; a requirement for a 
detailed analysis of shipbuilding investment strategies; a 
requirement for the Secretary of the Navy to personally certify 
completion of development and design of new classes of ship 
prior to the start of production; and a modification of cost 
controls for the LCS program.
    Additional provisions relating to Navy shipbuilding were 
also enacted in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
including a provision restructuring cost controls for the LCS 
program and authorization for construction in advance of 
authorization for submarines included in the multi-year 
procurement contract authorized in the previous fiscal year.

                    FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE ADEQUACY

    During the 110th Congress, the committee investigated the 
adequacy of fighter force structure in both the Navy and the 
Air Force. The Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a joint 
hearing on March 22, 2007. The Navy witness testified that the 
Navy predicts a shortfall of 60-90 strike fighters that could 
begin in 2010 and peak at 82-226 aircraft in 2013 to 2016. The 
Navy witness also testified that the Navy had hoped to mitigate 
this shortfall by extending the F/A-18 A through D fleets to 
10,000 hours and increasing procurement of the Joint Strike 
Fighter. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181) authorized both Navy and Air Force 
requests for the procurement of new fighter aircraft, including 
F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs for the Navy, F-22s for the Air Force, 
and F-35s for both the Navy and the Air Force.
    On March 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land 
Forces held a joint hearing on fiscal year 2009 Navy and Air 
Force aviation programs. At this hearing, Navy witnesses noted 
that inventory objective reductions, delays in procurement of 
the JSF, and F/A-18A through D service life limits combine to 
create a projected Navy strike fighter shortfall of 60-125 
aircraft between the years 2016 and 2022. The most optimistic 
projected peak is a 125-strike fighter aircraft shortfall in 
2017. Also at this hearing, Air Force witnesses described a 
requirement for 2250 fighter aircraft to meet National Military 
Strategy requirements, and noted that current budget plans 
would result in shortfalls beginning in 2017 and growing to 
about 800 fighter aircraft by 2024. The Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) authorized budget requests for all Navy and Air Force new 
fighter aircraft procurement, and existing fighter aircraft 
modifications, except a decrease of one F-35 in each of the 
Navy and Air Force F-35 budget requests. Additionally, Public 
Law 110-417 provided a $523.0 million increase for the advance 
procurement of 20 Air Force F-22 aircraft in fiscal year 2010. 
Public Law 110-417 also mandated an annual report to Congress 
on the Navy and Air Force 30-year plan for the procurement of 
aircraft.

                          JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued 
oversight of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program, 
particularly the competitive propulsion system program. The JSF 
competitive propulsion system program is developing the F136 
engine, which would eventually provide JSF customers a 
competitive choice between the existing F135 engine and the 
F136 engine. Congress has supported this initiative since 1995, 
but the Department of Defense had not included funding for the 
competitive propulsion system program in its budget requests 
since 2006. The Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a joint 
hearing on March 22, 2007. At that hearing, the Department of 
Defense's Cost Analysis Improvement Group witness testified 
that it would cost about $300.0 million more for the Department 
to develop an alternate JSF engine than to continue with a sole 
source engine program. The Institute for Defense Analyses 
witness testified that competition would need to save about 18 
percent of total procurement and operations and support costs 
to make the alternate engine cost effective. The Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) witness testified that 10 to 12 
percent savings would need to be achieved through competition, 
but that, based on savings of 21 percent in the competition for 
the F-16's F100 and F110 engines, this savings is achievable in 
the JSF engine program. The committee enacted an initiative in 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) that required the Department of Defense to 
obligate and expend funds for development of a JSF competitive 
propulsion system. The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 also authorized an increase of $480.0 million 
for continued development of the JSF competitive propulsion 
system.
    On March 11, 2008, the Subcommittees on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces and Air and Land Forces held a joint 
hearing on fiscal year 2009 Navy and Air Force aviation 
programs. The Department of Defense witness testified that the 
Department did not support a competitive propulsion system 
program for the JSF because the Department believes that those 
funds could be used for higher Department of Defense 
priorities. The GAO witness testified that an additional $3.5 
billion to $4.5 billion would be required to develop, produce, 
and sustain a competitive JSF engine; however potential 
advantages from a competitive strategy could result in savings 
equal to or exceeding that amount across the life cycle of the 
engine. The GAO's updated cost analysis suggests that a savings 
of 9 to 11 percent--about 2 percent less than what the GAO 
estimated last year--would recoup that investment. The Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) authorized a $495.0 million increase for 
continued development of the JSF competitive propulsion system 
and an increase of $35.0 million for the long-lead procurement 
of F136 engines.

                                  F-22

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued 
oversight of the Air Force F-22 procurement program. Fiscal 
year 2009 is the final year of a three-year, 60-aircraft 
multiyear procurement program that would result in a Department 
of Defense-approved force structure of 183 F-22 aircraft. The 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and the 
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a joint hearing on 
March 22, 2007. At that hearing, the Air Force witness 
testified that the Air Force requires 381 F-22 aircraft to meet 
requirements of the National Military Strategy. The National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) authorized the Air Force request of $3.2 billion for 20 F-
22s and $426.7 million for the advance procurement of 20 F-22s 
in fiscal year 2009.
    On March 11, 2008, the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land 
Forces held a joint hearing on fiscal year 2009 Navy and Air 
Force aviation programs. At this hearing, the Department of 
Defense (DOD) witness indicated that 183 F-22A aircraft is the 
best trade-off between cost and capability. Additionally, he 
testified that further funds for the F-22A program would be 
best spent in modernizing the 183-aircraft inventory rather 
than procuring additional aircraft. The Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) authorized the budget request of $2.9 billion for 20 F-22 
aircraft, and authorized an increase of $523.0 million for the 
advance procurement of 20 additional F-22s in fiscal year 2010. 
Public Law 110-417 also included a provision that restricted 
the obligation of the $523.0 million to $140.0 million until 
the President certifies, by March 1, 2009, that either 
additional F-22s should be procured or the F-22 production line 
should be closed.
    On November 18, 2008, the Subcommittee on Air and Land 
Forces held an F-22 hearing to address committee concerns that 
the Department of Defense was not complying with the spirit and 
intent of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 by not obligating the entire $140.0 
million and thereby resulting in higher F-22 costs should the 
next President decide to continue F-22 production. The 
Department of Defense witness indicated that the Department 
intended to obligate advance procurement for four F-22 aircraft 
in November 2008, with an option for 16 additional aircraft, 
providing an adequate bridge until at least January, 2009, 
without imposing significant additional costs on the taxpayer 
for any future course of action.

                      B-52 BOMBER FORCE STRUCTURE

    The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) directed the Air 
Force to reduce the B-52 bomber force to 56 aircraft and use 
the savings to fully modernize the remaining B-52 bombers, B-1 
bombers, and B-2 bombers to support global strike operations. 
The committee believed that the B-52 combat coded force 
structure of 44 was insufficient to meet combatant commander 
requirements for conventional long-range strike, if the need 
should arise to conduct near simultaneous operations in two 
major regional conflicts. The committee noted that the 2006 QDR 
indicated that the Air Force planned to modernize and upgrade 
only 56 of the total 76 B-52 aircraft in the inventory. The 
committee strongly opposed an Air Force strategy to reduce 
capability for conventional long-range strike capability 
without a replacement long-range strike aircraft projected to 
achieve initial operational capability until well into the 
future.
    As a result, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) prohibited the Secretary 
of the Air Force from placing any of the 76 B-52 bomber 
aircraft into a storage status.

           KC-135R AERIAL REFUELING AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION

    The committee continued to support the Air Force's number 
one acquisition program of tanker recapitalization, believing 
that the ability for aerial refueling during military 
operations is a critical capability in meeting National 
Military Strategy objectives. The committee notes that 
recapitalization of the KC-135 fleet of 415 aircraft, currently 
delayed 7 years because of failures internal to the Pentagon's 
acquisition system, once initiated, will take over 30 years to 
complete based on current budget constraints and other 
Department of Defense priorities that require significant 
funding.
    Given this timeline and the continuing difficulty with this 
procurement, the committee was disappointed that the Air Force 
was unable to successfully conduct a source-selection to award 
a contract during the span of the two-year congressional 
session due to yet another flawed procurement process. The 
Secretary of Defense indefinitely suspended the KC-(X) 
competition on September 10, 2008.

                  INTER/INTRA-THEATER AIRLIFT PROGRAMS

    On September 27, 2007, the Secretary of the Air Force 
notified Congress that the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-
engining Program (RERP) experienced a critical Nunn-McCurdy 
cost growth. On February 14, 2008, the Undersecretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD (AT&L)) 
certified the C-5 RERP program to Congress during the Nunn-
McCurdy process. The committee understood that USD (AT&L) 
concluded that a program to perform RERP on only 52 C-5B/C 
aircraft and perform only the Avionics Modernization Program on 
the remaining 59 C-5A aircraft was the most cost-effective 
solution to meet airlift requirements contained in the 2005 
Mobility Capabilities Study (MCS).
    In testimony to the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces on 
March 11, 2008, USD (AT&L) stated that the 2005 MCS concluded 
that a ``fleet of 112 modernized C-5s, provided sufficient 
strategic airlift capacity'' to meet the Department's future 
airlift requirements. However, on April 1, 2008, written 
testimony from the Commander, Air Mobility Command to the 
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces stated that ``the current 
program for 190 C-17s, 52 RERP modified C-5s, and 59 legacy C-
5As will not quite provide the organic strategic airlift 
capacity of 33.95 million ton miles per day specified by the 
Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
    The committee concluded that the MCS used by the Department 
to make critical decisions concerning the C-17 production line 
was inadequate because the MCS: did not take into account the 
end strength increases of 92,000 personnel for the Army and 
Marine Corps; did not consider any mobility requirements of the 
Army's Future Combat Systems and Modularity concepts of 
employment; did not consider the fact that the Army Manned-
Ground Vehicle is too large to be transported by a C-130 
aircraft; did not consider the 159 percent over-utilization 
rate of the current fleet of C-17 aircraft; did not consider 
the use of C-17s in multi-use roles for which the C-17 is being 
used extensively in current operations; and, did not have or 
use historical mobility forces operational data in its analysis 
to verify actual mobility requirements and operations.
    As a result, the committee included a provision in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) that requires the Secretary of Defense to perform 
an inter/intra-theater airlift capabilities and requirements 
study. In addition, Congress authorized $4.4 billion for 
procurement of 14 additional C-17s in title XV of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) and title XV of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417).
    Concerning intra-theater airlift programs, the committee 
questioned whether the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is needed to 
fulfill Department of Defense intra-theater airlift 
requirements, and whether the Army or Air Force should operate 
the platform. As a result, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) restricted the 
program from obligating or expending appropriated funds until 
submission of six Department of Defense initiated studies to 
the congressional defense committees.
    On April 1, 2008, the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 
received testimony from the Commander, Air Mobility Command 
stating that the JCA is 60 to 70 percent less cost-effective 
than the C-130J in performing missions considered in the 2005 
Mobility Capabilities Study.
    After thorough oversight of the program during the second 
session of the 110th Congress, the committee concluded that 
funding for JCA should be redirected for procurement of 
additional C-130J aircraft to support future missions of the 
Air Force and Air National Guard, and included language in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement (Committee Print 10) accompanying 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 strongly encouraging the Secretary of the Air Force 
to take such action.

     INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) PROGRAMS

    Throughout the 110th Congress, the committee continued to 
provide close oversight over myriad intelligence, surveillance, 
and reconnaissance (ISR) programs included throughout the 
Department of Defense. Long-standing concerns of the committee 
included: lack of oversight and management by the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense of the military services' programs; lack 
of an adequate long-term ISR architecture and acquisition 
strategy; failure of the Joint Capabilities Integration and 
Development System to fulfill its role in screening proposed 
programs from the services and commands; lack of supporting 
analysis for programmatic decisions; failure to balance 
collection programs data output with adequate resources to 
process, exploit, and disseminate data and analysis; and 
unnecessary proliferation of unmanned and manned vehicles, 
sensors, and ground stations.
    In the committee report (H. Report 110-146) accompanying 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
the committee directed that the Secretary of Defense review and 
determine whether the designation of one military department as 
executive agent for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) would serve 
as the best means for eliminating duplication of effort and 
enhancing interoperability. In lieu of establishing an 
executive agent for UAS, the Department created a UAS Task 
Force in October 2007, to coordinate critical UAS issues and to 
develop a way ahead to enhance operations, enable inter-
dependencies, and streamline acquisition.
    The committee continued to be concerned that joint 
requirements be integrated to provide required capabilities to 
warfighters as efficiently and effectively as possible. In the 
committee report (H. Rept. 110-652) accompanying the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, 
the committee directed the Secretary of Defense to report by 
March 15, 2009, on his determination of the appropriate mix of 
national overhead systems and manned and unmanned airborne 
platforms to achieve strategic goals that is based on an 
analysis of future ISR demand, and a comprehensive set of 
metrics to assess ISR effectiveness in meeting the Department's 
strategic goals. Further, the Secretary was asked to ensure the 
report be consistent with and reflect the Secretary's efforts 
to comply with section 942 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and include 
detailed recommendations on how funding authorizations and 
appropriations can be structured to support a fully integrated 
ISR architecture. Finally, the committee directed the Secretary 
to include information in all future funding requests that 
explains how each request fits into the Department's ISR 
architecture without unnecessarily duplicating or overlapping 
with existing systems or capabilities.
    In its consideration of the Department's reprogramming 
request (FY08-33 PA) in July 2008, for $1.26 billion in ISR-
related programs and projects, the committee expressed its 
support for the increased emphasis the Department was placing 
on ISR capabilities by planning to field improved capabilities, 
but expressed concern that the reprogramming would negatively 
impact other required capabilities and replicated deficiencies 
evident in command and control of current ISR assets. The 
committee expressed its intent to closely follow the execution 
of the numerous ISR programs covered in the reprogramming.

                             SPACE PROGRAMS

    With the Chinese decision to test a direct ascent anti-
satellite weapon in January 2007, the committee expanded its 
oversight of the policies and programs associated with the 
protection of national security space assets. Committee members 
regularly received highly classified briefings on threats to 
our space assets and space security issues, and the committee's 
oversight was coordinated with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence. The committee's recognition of the 
expanding role of space in military operations and increasing 
threats led to a requirement in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) for 
the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of 
National Intelligence, to develop a space protection strategy 
that would identify the capabilities necessary to ensure 
freedom of action in space for the United States. This strategy 
was prepared jointly by the Department of Defense and the 
intelligence community, and delivered to the committee during 
the summer of 2008. The committee was encouraged by the 
cooperation between the ``black'' and ``white'' space 
communities that was engendered to produce this strategy.
    In addition, particular attention was given to efforts that 
increase the responsiveness of space capabilities to meet the 
evolving needs of the warfighter. The committee has been at the 
forefront of encouraging the Department to develop low-cost, 
rapid reaction, operationally responsive space (ORS) satellite 
and launch capabilities that can provide prompt, focused space 
support to warfighters in their theaters of operations and more 
rapidly fill the void that exists between space science, 
technology efforts, and operational space requirements 
development. The committee has closely monitored the 
development of the ORS program and is encouraged by the 
interest combatant commands have shown in meeting military 
requirements through low-cost ORS solutions.
    With a number of military space programs behind schedule 
and over cost, the committee continued its oversight of 
national security space acquisitions. The committee continued 
tracking the performance of several high profile space programs 
including the Transformational Satellite Communications System, 
Space Radar, Space-Based Infrared System High, and National 
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, and 
tasked the Government Accountability Office to examine several 
of these programs and the cost estimating processes employed by 
the Department.
    In an effort to more clearly establish the requirement for 
protected communications using satellites, the committee 
included a provision in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
requiring the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence to jointly review the bandwidth capacity 
requirements.
    Committee delegations visited the United States Strategic 
Command and several military installations to gain insight into 
warfighter needs and the integration of space in military 
operations, as well as service laboratories and industry sites 
to assess technology development in tactical satellites, 
responsive launch vehicles, and progress on major space 
acquisition programs.

                        MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS

    In addition to the annual Missile Defense Agency oversight 
hearings, the committee focused significant attention on 
evaluating the Administration's proposal to deploy a long-range 
missile defense interceptor site in the Republic of Poland and 
an X-band radar site in the Czech Republic to defend against a 
potential Iranian long-range missile threat. As a result of 
this evaluation, the committee imposed specific conditions in 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) that must be met before the 
proposed deployment could proceed.
    The committee also examined options to improve the role 
that the warfighter plays in the missile defense development 
and requirements processes. In the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), 
the committee directed an independent assessment of the Missile 
Defense Agency to study the future roles and missions of the 
agency. The assessment, conducted by the Institute for Defense 
Analysis, made a number of recommendations as to how the agency 
can be made more effective to support the needs of the 
warfighter, especially with regard to near-term missile defense 
requirements.
    The committee conducted consultations with combatant 
commands to discuss the roles that the commands play in the 
missile defense development process. It also received a 
briefing from the Joint Staff on the Joint Capabilities Mix 
Study II, which examined the near-term missile defense 
inventory requirements of regional combatant commanders. 
Finally, the committee continued its longstanding discussions 
with the military services and the Missile Defense Agency to 
review plans to transition individual ballistic missile defense 
elements from the Missile Defense Agency to the military 
services.

  CONVENTIONAL PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE AND HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 
                                 DEFEAT

    The committee considered the Department of Defense's 
efforts to develop a conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) 
capability. The Subcommittees on Strategic Forces, Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, and Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces held a classified briefing on the National 
Academy of Sciences interim report on CPGS on July 24, 2007. 
This briefing and continued committee oversight resulted in the 
inclusion of a provision in the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) which required a 
research, development, and testing plan and a plan for 
obligation of funds for fiscal year 2008 including correlations 
between technology applications and the prompt global strike 
alternative or alternatives toward which the technology 
application applied. In the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
the committee included a provision which requires additional 
reporting to maintain transparency in the CPGS program and 
requires a review of all CPGS concepts being considered, 
including the policy, legal, and treaty-related issues 
associated with each.
    The committee also conducted oversight on the Department of 
Defense's Hard and Deeply Buried Target Defeat (HDBTD) program. 
The Subcommittees on Strategic Forces and Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities held a joint classified 
briefing on HDBTD on October 3, 2007. The committee directed 
the Department of Defense to continue to coordinate and pursue 
HDBTD capabilities and modified the congressional reporting 
requirements on these efforts with section 1041 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181).

                CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued to 
provide oversight of the Department of Defense Chemical 
Biological Defense (CBD) program and maintained a special focus 
on the Department's Transformational Medical Technology 
Initiative (TMTI).
    The committee monitored the Department's implementation of 
the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) with regard to these 
programs and recommended a number of funding increases and 
decreases to various CBD efforts. With respect to the QDR 
recommendations, the committee reviewed the development of both 
traditional and broad-spectrum medical countermeasures for 
combating chemical and biological threats, including: 
collective protection and exposure avoidance; rapid detection 
and early warning; training and decontamination; and advanced 
research in vaccine and prophylaxis development.
    In accordance with a concurrent review of the QDR, the 
committee recommended several funding increases for CBD science 
and technology efforts in the respective reports accompanying 
both the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417). In addition, the Joint Explanatory Statement (Committee 
Print 10) accompanying the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for 2009 recommended a significant reduction 
from the requested amount of funding for the TMTI initiative, 
and cited both development and delivery delays in the program.
    More generally, the committee maintained an interest in the 
effectiveness of the Department's consequence management 
efforts and its integration with other chemical and biological 
consequence management activities throughout the federal 
government. As a result, at the recommendation of the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, the committee authorized the Comptroller General 
to assess the planning and integration of federal consequence 
management efforts involving chemical, biological, 
radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives.

                Military Applications of Nuclear Energy

    As the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal continues to age, 
the committee has closely examined policy options for continued 
stewardship of our nuclear deterrent forces. One of the 
committee's primary objectives has been to foster and help 
frame a high-level discussion of nuclear weapons policy. This 
objective led to provisions in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) 
that established a congressionally appointed bipartisan 
commission to reevaluate the U.S. strategic posture and 
requires the next administration to submit a new Nuclear 
Posture Review with the 2009 Quadrennial Defense Review.
    The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces continued its 
intensive oversight of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA), the organization within the Department 
of Energy (DOE) responsible for the safety, security, and 
reliability of United States nuclear weapons. Committee members 
and staff visited every laboratory and site within the NNSA 
nuclear weapons complex. The subcommittee was briefed regularly 
on the proposed Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program as 
well as the broader Stockpile Stewardship Program, and took 
numerous classified briefings regarding specific areas of 
concern.
    Issues identified during these briefings and visits led the 
committee to impose limitations on the proposed RRW program 
that were included in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). This Act also 
included requirements that the NNSA examine the feasibility of 
using existing pits in refurbished weapons within the RRW 
program; that the Department of Energy and the General 
Accountability Office examine alternatives for providing and 
managing protective forces for DOE sites with special nuclear 
materials; and that the NNSA prepare and maintain an investment 
plan for addressing physical and cyber security threats to the 
nuclear weapons complex.
    The subcommittee also conducted oversight of the Department 
of Energy's management of defense nuclear waste and defense 
environmental management activities, including critical cleanup 
activities at the Hanford Site in Washington State and the 
Savannah River Site in South Carolina, as well as the 
Miamisburg Mound Closure Project in Ohio. In addition, the 
subcommittee regularly reviewed the Department's efforts to 
consolidate and dispose of special nuclear materials. Concerns 
about the plutonium disposition program led to a requirement in 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) that the mixed-oxide fuel 
manufacturing facility at the Savannah River Site be managed 
and executed by the NNSA.

                             Nuclear Surety

    On August 30, 2007, the Air Force performed an unauthorized 
transfer of nuclear weapons from Minot Air Force Base in North 
Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. This extremely 
troubling incident began a series of oversight activities 
focused on understanding and correcting the erosion of nuclear 
competence within the Air Force.
    In September 2007, committee staff traveled to Minot Air 
Force Base to investigate this incident. On November 1, 2007, 
the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces was briefed on the 
commander-directed investigation into the unauthorized transfer 
by Major General Douglas Raaberg, Director of Air and Space 
Operations for Air Force Air Combat Command.
    On August 1, 2006, Defense Distribution Depot Hill, Utah 
initiated a shipment to the Republic of China on Taiwan of what 
was believed to be four helicopter batteries in order to fill a 
foreign military sales order. The items shipped had been 
misidentified, however, and were actually four classified MK-12 
forward section reentry vehicle assemblies, which are used on 
the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.
    On March 25, 2008, Admiral Kirkland Donald, Director of 
Naval Nuclear Propulsion was directed by the Secretary of 
Defense to conduct an investigation into the facts and 
circumstances surrounding the accountability for, and shipment 
of, sensitive missile components to Taiwan in August 2006. On 
April 3, 2008, the committee received an initial briefing on 
this incident. On June 18, 2008, the committee received a 
briefing by Admiral Kirkland Donald on the results of his 
investigation into shipments of sensitive missile components to 
Taiwan.
    As a result of these oversight activities, the committee 
agreed to include a provision in the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417) that expressed the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Defense should clarify the lines of responsibility and 
accountability for nuclear weapons matters within the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense to place greater emphasis on strategic 
and nuclear weapons policy and management.

                           Special Operations

    During the 110th Congress, the committee continued 
oversight of issues related to the United States capacity and 
capability in counter-terrorism response. The committee devoted 
substantial attention to the planned expansion of the Special 
Operations Forces (SOF) as called for by the 2006 Quadrennial 
Defense Review in response to the challenges of prosecuting the 
ongoing Global War on Terror. On January 31, 2007, the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing to assess the manning, equipping, 
and readiness of the Special Operations Forces. In a related 
hearing held on February 14, 2007, the subcommittee received 
testimony on the global terrorist threat confronting the 
Department of Defense and Special Operations Command (SOCOM). 
The members of the subcommittee also received a classified 
briefing which further examined the nature of terrorist groups 
and networks and the Department's engagement of those groups 
and networks. Additionally, the subcommittee held a series of 
briefings focused on special operations activities in several 
geographic regions including: the Republic of Iraq, the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of the Phillipines, the 
Republic of Colombia, and the nations encompassing the Horn of 
Africa. These briefings, supported by the Theater Special 
Operations Commands, provided the committee with updated 
information of SOF activities and challenges they face around 
the globe.
    The committee made significant contributions to assist the 
special operations community with meeting their emerging 
requirements of global SOF operations. In section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) and section 1208 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417), the committee extended and expanded the authority to 
provide assistance to foreign and irregular forces, groups, or 
individuals supporting or facilitating SOF operations to combat 
terrorism. The authority extended the operational lifetime for 
the assistance and expanded the amount of funds authorized for 
use.
    As a result of the fiscal year 2008 posture hearing and 
follow-on SOCOM budget and acquisition discussions, the 
committee included in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) a provision to codify 
the position of the acquisition executive at Special Operations 
Command. This section clarifies that the same individual may 
act as both acquisition executive and senior procurement 
executive.

                   Chemical Demilitarization Program

    The committee continued its oversight activities of the 
chemical demilitarization (Chem-Demil) program during the 110th 
Congress. Established by the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145) and directed by 
many subsequent laws, the Chem-Demil program is designed to 
eliminate chemical warfare materiel and former production 
facilities and consists of two components: the Assembled 
Chemical Weapons Alternatives program and the efforts of the 
Chemical Materials Agency.
    The committee continued the efforts of the 109th Congress 
and monitored the Department of Defense's compliance with the 
Convention on Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their Destruction 
(i.e., the Chemical Weapons Convention, or CWC). Despite ample 
evidence of long-term technical and funding issues, political 
and environmental controversies, and persistent legal 
challenges, the committee monitored successful Chem-Demil 
activities during the 110th Congress that resulted in a 50 
percent reduction in the total of the declared CWC U.S. 
chemical stockpile.

          Science, Technology, Environment, And Energy Issues


                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    During the 110th Congress, the committee focused on the 
commitment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to invest in 
science and technology (S&T) initiatives. Defined as the 
disciplines of both basic and applied research and advanced 
development, DOD S&T funding initiatives constitute the core of 
research and development relevant to distant yet emerging 
military requirements.
    Committee oversight activities during the 110th Congress 
highlighted the virtues of a successful S&T investment posture 
and noted that such a strategy often leads to advanced, leap-
ahead technology products. During meetings, briefings and 
hearings, the committee reminded DOD representatives that 
previous S&T efforts eventually produced stealth, precision-
guided weaponry, and information exchange capabilities decades 
after initial investment and subsequent and sustained efforts 
to fund both science and engineering exploration. The committee 
further reminded DOD officials that such investments ideally 
should remain both unfettered by the need to produce immediate 
results and free from any pressure to justify near-term 
programmatic relevance. The committee therefore urged DOD 
officials to support initiatives designed to improve the 
overall level of understanding within the respective fields of 
science and engineering as they pertain to military-related 
challenges.
    Pursuant to such goals, the Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities held both meetings and 
hearings designed to ensure that the Department executed a 
properly balanced S&T program aimed at addressing the evolving 
needs of the military. For example, the Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities held a 
hearing on April 24, 2008, to explore and assess the viability 
of cultural and behavioral awareness initiatives as a non-
traditional or ``irregular warfare'' solution for improving 
operations in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan.
    During the 110th Congress the committee also promoted 
legislative solutions designed to encourage prototyping, 
demonstrations, and other rapid fielding initiatives. Sections 
1107 through 1109 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
for example, required and authorized the Secretary of Defense 
to pursue and implement novel personnel management approaches 
throughout the DOD S&T enterprise. Perhaps most important, 
section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) authorized a four-year 
pilot program authorizing the Secretary of Defense to permit 
directors of DOD labs to utilize up to three percent of 
available funding for innovative research and development, 
technology transition, and workforce development activities.

                         INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    The committee focused significant attention on the 
management and acquisition of Department of Defense information 
technology programs. Particular attention was given, but not 
limited, to the following: implementation by the Department of 
the information security reforms authorized by the E-Government 
Act of 2003; the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 as a section of the 
Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (Public Law 
104-208); the role of the Department in the proposed 
government-wide cyber-security initiative and the radio 
frequency spectrum management effort; and the execution of 
numerous provisions in various national defense authorization 
acts.
    During the 110th Congress, the committee took action on 
several key issues. As a result of holding hearings and 
briefings on bandwidth and large data management, the committee 
included section 1047 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), 
which established a joint review requirement for near- and far-
term bandwidth capacity needs within the Department of Defense 
and the intelligence community. The committee expects to review 
and assess the report with a particular focus on potential 
technology innovations designed to increase the use of the 
existing bandwidth architecture.

                              ENVIRONMENT

    During the 110th Congress, the committee conducted 
oversight of environmental issues resulting from Department of 
Defense activities on military installations and training 
ranges. On July 12, 2007, the Subcommittee on Readiness held a 
hearing to address emerging contaminants and environmental 
management on Department of Defense installations. Based on the 
committee's findings, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) included a provision 
that requires notification of certain residents and civilian 
employees of exposure to drinking water contamination at Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina. In addition, the committee included a 
provision in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) that provides the 
Department of Defense with the authority to participate in 
conservation banking programs and expands the Department's 
authority to participate in off-installation environmental 
impact mitigation. Both aforementioned authorization bills 
included provisions addressing the Department's management of 
the brown tree snake, an invasive species on Guam.
    In the committee report (H. Rept. 110-146) accompanying the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the 
committee directed the Secretary of the Navy to report on 
actions taken under the authority of the two-year National 
Defense Exemption from the Marine Mammal Protection Act (Public 
Law 92-522), authorized on January 23, 2007. The committee also 
directed the Comptroller General of the United States to report 
on whether the Department's exemptions to environmental laws 
resulted in a measured increase in military readiness. Building 
on the results of these reports and additional congressional 
oversight, the committee directed further action in the 
committee report (H. Rept. 110-652) accompanying the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, 
including a broad assessment of the ability of the Department 
to measure the impacts of encroachment on military readiness.

                            ENERGY SECURITY

    The committee conducted vigorous oversight related to 
energy security and closely examined the governing policies and 
strategies for energy management on military installations and 
for military operations. On March 13, 2008, the Subcommittee on 
Readiness received testimony on Department of Defense energy 
posture from the Department, the Defense Science Board Task 
Force on Energy Strategy, and the Government Accountability 
Office. This oversight resulted in several provisions in the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). These provisions established a 
Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs, required 
annual reporting on operational energy consumption, provided 
for consideration of fuel logistics support requirements in 
planning and acquisition processes, and strengthened annual 
reporting on installation energy management and oversight for 
installation energy projects. The legislation also directed 
studies on renewable and alternative energy, risk assessments 
on the vulnerability of Department installations and activities 
to disruptions in the commercial electricity supply, and a 
report on the use of Base Closure and Realignment sites for 
energy production facilities.

           Homeland Defense and Support to Civil Authorities

    The committee remained focused on Department of Defense 
(DOD) efforts and requirements related to military support of 
civil authorities during the 110th Congress and continued to 
assess relationships between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the community of state 
governors, and other local officials.
    Several homeland defense-related legislative provisions 
were enacted during the 110th Congress. With respect to so-
called weapons of mass destruction (WMD), section 1082 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) required the establishment of an advisory panel to 
assess and make recommendations on DOD civil support 
capabilities for events involving WMD or chemical, biological, 
radiological, and nuclear materials or high-yield explosives. 
Furthermore, section 944 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) 
established a requirement for the Secretary of Defense to 
provide a detailed description of the plans and progress at the 
Department and U.S. Northern Command for establishing the force 
structure necessary to manage WMD events. In addition, section 
885 of Public Law 110-417 provided authority for state and 
local governments to purchase specialized homeland security and 
emergency response equipment through the Department of Defense.
    With respect to inter-departmental coordination for civil 
support efforts, at least two provisions were enacted into law 
during the 110th Congress (both in Public Law 110-417). First, 
section 1042 established a requirement to review the use of the 
DOD Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems in support of 
wildfire response. Second, section 1036 included a sense of 
Congress encouraging the Secretary of Defense to seek an 
agreement with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration to establish an executive committee for a 
conflict and dispute resolution of homeland defense-related 
issues of mutual concern.
    With respect to the relationship between presidential 
prerogative and the collective responsibilities resident within 
the community of state governors, the committee reviewed the 
question of unity of command during public emergencies or a 
domestic terrorist incident. Section 1068 of Public Law 110-181 
repealed section 1076 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) and 
thus re-established the traditional federal deference to a 
state governor with respect to the responsibility of providing 
and maintaining public order. Still, the Joint Explanatory 
Statement (Committee Print 10) accompanying the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) referenced support for providing the President 
with maximum capability and flexibility when necessary; the 
statement further urged the Secretary of Defense negotiate with 
the community of state governors and attempt to forge a better 
understanding for domestic response incidents.
    The committee also focused on force protection measures at 
DOD facilities abroad and within the extended boundaries of the 
United States, and examined the inter-departmental efforts 
between the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Homeland Security, especially those between the Department of 
the Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard with respect to the maritime 
border points of entry. As a result, the committee supported 
inclusion of section 1063 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). 
Section 1063 requires the Secretary of Defense to provide an 
assessment of security measures at the consolidated center of 
U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense 
Command.

                         Military Construction

    The committee reviewed issues pertaining to military 
construction, family housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
activities (BRAC) of the Department of Defense. The 
Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on March 20, 2007, on 
the fiscal year 2008 budget request and a hearing on February 
28, 2008, to review military construction, family housing, Base 
Closure and Realignment activities, and facility operations and 
maintenance. On December 12, 2007, the subcommittee also 
received testimony on the cost escalation and decreased savings 
associated with BRAC.
    As a result of this oversight, a comprehensive review of 
the BRAC implementation process was conducted and several 
legislative provisions were included. Specifically, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110-181) provided authority to the Department of Defense to 
expedite development of family housing required as a result of 
a BRAC action, provided expanded notification requirements 
associated with cost and scope variations for military 
construction and provided clarity to the Department of Defense 
on options available to select the best site that supports the 
realignment of forces to Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) also included a provision that would 
provide increased oversight of the National Naval Medical 
Center and the Military Hospital at Fort Belvoir. Another 
provision that was not adopted in conference would have 
significantly altered the composition and functions of future 
BRAC commissions.
    The committee continued to closely scrutinize the 
Department of Defense's global posture realignment efforts and 
after appropriate modifications, provided military construction 
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) to 
support these objectives. The committee also conducted a 
specific review of the Department of Defense's intent to 
realign 8,000 Marines from Japan to Guam. Public Law 110-417 
included several provisions that would support the realignment 
of Marine Corps assets to Guam including: defining federal 
assistance to support Guam; expanding community planning 
assistance to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
and establishing a unified account to manage the relocation and 
establishment of a Port of Guam Improvement Enterprise Program.
    Finally, the committee continued its efforts to provide the 
combatant commander limited authority to rapidly implement 
contingency construction to address emerging construction 
requirements. Both the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) contained provisions that would authorize the use 
of $200 million in Operations and Maintenance funds for 
contingency construction. An additional $300 million for 
Afghanistan could be authorized in fiscal year 2009 if the 
Secretary of Defense certifies that additional authority is 
necessary to meet urgent military requirements in Afghanistan.

            National Security Aspects of the Merchant Marine

    The committee continued strong oversight of the U.S. 
Merchant Marine and government agencies tasked with operation 
of the U.S. Merchant Marine and programs related to ensuring a 
robust U.S. flagged commercial fleet capable of providing 
sealift for national defense and national emergencies. The 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a 
hearing on March 15, 2007, to determine if the Maritime 
Guaranteed Loan Program, commonly referred to as ``Title XI 
Loans,'' was being managed by the Maritime Administration of 
the Department of Transportation in accordance with the intent 
of Congress to maintain a robust domestic commercial 
shipbuilding industry to supply vessels for national defense 
sealift and other purposes. Witnesses included the Honorable 
Sean Connaughton, Administrator, Maritime Administration, 
Department of Transportation, as well as a number of shipping 
line owners and operators.
    The committee enacted several initiatives in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
181) addressing issues involving national sealift and support 
for national sealift. Those included: commercial vessel 
chartering authority; Maritime Administration vessel chartering 
authority; chartering of vessels to local and state 
authorities; and a required review of administrative procedures 
with respect to the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program.
    The committee also enacted provisions in the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) designed to strengthen the nation's sealift 
capability. Those included: an increase in authorized incentive 
payments to cadet's of the various state maritime academies who 
agree to a term of service in the U.S. Merchant Marine; clearer 
regulations on security requirements for personnel embarked in 
vessels engaged in the carriage of cargo for the Department of 
Defense; reauthorization of the Maritime Security Program and 
the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program; temporary authority to 
resolve personnel issues at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy; an extension of authorities contained in section 53912 
of title 46, United States Code, for marine war risk insurance, 
a program to provide assistance to small shipyards and maritime 
communities; and establishment of a Port of Guam improvement 
program.
                 OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE FULL COMMITTEE

                            Budget Activity

    On March 1, 2007, the Committee on Armed Services forwarded 
its views and estimates regarding the budget for the National 
Defense Budget Function (050) for fiscal year 2008 to the 
Committee on the Budget.
    The Committee on Armed Services noted that the United 
States has vital interests around the globe and that the 
Department of Defense serves as one of the primary means by 
which by which this nation protects and promotes those 
interests. Our military faces the complex task of fighting 
current wars in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic 
of Afghanistan, putting a strain on personnel and equipment, 
while preparing to deter or fight the next war wherever it 
might emerge. Trends indicated an increasing risk in the 
ability of the Department of Defense to deal with future 
conflicts. The committee argued that Congress must act strongly 
in support of national defense to forestall any serious erosion 
in our ability to protect and promote our vital national 
interests around the world.
    The Committee further noted that the central national 
security issue Congress must address is that of strategic risk 
and that the President's budget request for national defense 
was, at most, just sufficient to address the pressing needs of 
the Department of Defense and defense-related activities of the 
Department of Energy. The committee noted that serious and 
urgent funding needs were left unmet in the President's budget, 
including: more than $2.0 billion in the Defense Health 
Program; significant additional funds for readiness (training 
and equipment readiness continue to decline across the 
services); $6.3 billion to satisfactorily fund the Army Modular 
Force Initiative combat vehicle and communications 
modernization requirements; $5.0 billion to fund Navy 
Shipbuilding requirements; $5.4 billion to fund the Army and 
Marine Corps mine resistant ambush protected vehicle 
requirement; and $5.0 billion needed to fund shortfalls in 
Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force aircraft requirements.
    The committee noted that the President's budget request for 
National Defense Budget Function (050) was $647.2 billion for 
fiscal year 2008. This total included $483.2 billion for the 
base budget of the Department of Defense, $141.4 billion for 
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, $17.4 billion for defense 
activities in the Department of Energy, and $5.2 billion for 
other defense-related activities. Given the shortfalls 
described above, and in more detail in the body of the views 
and estimates letter, the committee noted that an increase 
above the President's request for defense was fully justified. 
However, cognizant of the tremendous budget pressures 
throughout the government, the committee requested that the 
Budget Resolution allocate discretionary spending at least 
equal to the President's budget request for the national 
defense budget function.\1\
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    \1\After the Committee on Armed Services sent its Views and 
Estimate letter to the Committee on the Budget, the Congressional 
Budget Office completed its re-estimate of the President's request and 
found a $1.9 billion discrepancy. On March 16, 2007, the Committee on 
Armed Services provided Additional Views to the Committee on the Budget 
asking it to follow traditional practice and use CBO estimates to build 
a budget a baseline for the budget resolution.
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    On February 27, 2008, the Committee on Armed Services 
forwarded its views and estimates regarding the budget for 
National Defense Budget Function (050) for fiscal year 2009 to 
the Committee on the Budget.
    The Committee on Armed Services repeated its position 
expressed in the prior year's views and estimates letter that 
Congress must act strongly in support of national defense to 
forestall any serious erosion in the nation's ability to 
protect and promote our vital national interests around the 
world. The committee noted that the President's request for the 
base budget of the Department of Defense is meant to sustain 
warfighting capabilities to conduct the full spectrum of combat 
operations and support servicemembers and their families.
    However, within the Department's base budget funding 
request, the committee highlighted several concerns. First, 
with respect to readiness, the committee noted that after six 
and one-half years of war, the readiness of our military was 
not where it needed to be and that it was critical to the 
nation's security that our readiness levels be improved. 
Second, with respect to acquisition programs, the committee 
noted that all of the military services asserted that the 
National Military Strategy creates requirements for some 
systems that the base budget request did not adequately fund 
and the budget deferred making decisions on important 
questions. For example, the Air Force continued to assert that 
it had a requirement for 381 F-22s while the budget request did 
not include funds to continue out-year production. Third, the 
committee noted concerns over matters that impacted military 
personnel and their families including proposed increases in 
enrollment and deductibles with the TRICARE health program and 
the military pharmaceutical program. Finally, the committee 
noted concerns that the cooperative threat reduction and 
nonproliferation programs should receive sufficient funding.
    The committee noted that the President's discretionary 
budget request for National Defense Budget Function (050) was 
$536.8 billion for fiscal year 2009. This total included $515.4 
billion for the base budget of the Department of Defense, a 
$70.0 billion bridge fund for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
$16.1 billion for defense activities in the Department of 
Energy, and $5.2 billion for other defense-related activities. 
The President's 050 budget request also included another $4.3 
billion in mandatory budget authority. Given the concerns 
described above, and in more detail in the body of the views 
and estimates letter, the committee noted that the President's 
base budget request was the minimum level that should be 
accommodated in the Budget Resolution.
    With respect to the fiscal year 2009 $70.0 billion bridge 
funding request, the committee noted that the Administration 
provided this as a placeholder in violation of the law which 
required a full request at the time of the base budget 
submission. In 2007, the Administration included with its 
February budget submission a full year fiscal year 2008 war 
request for the Department of Defense totaling $142.0 billion 
that was subsequently amended to $189.0 billion. The committee 
authorized to the amended level. The committee was extremely 
dissatisfied that the Administration did not provide a complete 
budget request for the known costs of the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.
    The committee anticipated that the amended fiscal year 2009 
supplemental request would be substantial and that for the 
foreseeable future total funding requirements for the 
Department of Defense would remain significant. The committee 
noted that over time, given enduring programs currently funded 
through supplemental appropriations, there would be greater 
need for increased funding in the base budget. The committee 
noted that it will continue to advocate for that increased 
funding.

                        Full Committee Hearings

    During the 110th Congress, the Committee on Armed Services 
held numerous hearings in accordance with its legislative and 
oversight roles. These hearings focused on areas including the 
budget of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the posture of 
the armed services and combatant commands, strategy, the war in 
the Republic of Iraq, the war in the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan, al Qa'ida, interagency reform, readiness, 
Department of Defense management, detainee policy, wounded and 
injured service members, acquisition policy and industrial base 
policy, global security assessment, China, Pakistan, the 
Commission on the National Guard and Reserve, force protection, 
and electromagnetic pulse. A full account of these hearings is 
below.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-1; H.A.S.C. 110-2; H.A.S.C. 110-4; H.A.S.C. 
110-5; H.A.S.C. 110-7; H.A.S.C. 110-8; H.A.S.C. 110-13; 
H.A.S.C. 110-15; H.A.S.C. 110-18; H.A.S.C. 110-21; H.A.S.C. 
110-23; H.A.S.C. 110-27; H.A.S.C. 110-29; H.A.S.C. 110-35; 
H.A.S.C. 110-40; H.A.S.C. 110-43; H.A.S.C. 110-51; H.A.S.C. 
110-53; H.A.S.C. 110-58; H.A.S.C. 110-61; H.A.S.C. 110-62; 
H.A.S.C. 110-63; H.A.S.C. 110-67; H.A.S.C. 110-72; H.A.S.C. 
110-79; H.A.S.C. 110-80; H.A.S.C. 110-85; H.A.S.C. 110-87; 
H.A.S.C. 110-88; H.A.S.C. 110-89; H.A.S.C. 110-91; H.A.S.C. 
110-92; H.A.S.C. 110-94; H.A.S.C. 110-97; H.A.S.C. 110-100; 
H.A.S.C. 110-103; H.A.S.C. 110-105; H.A.S.C. 110-107; H.A.S.C. 
110-108; H.A.S.C. 110-110; H.A.S.C. 110-112; H.A.S.C. 110-114; 
H.A.S.C. 110-119; H.A.S.C. 110-122; H.A.S.C. 110-124; H.A.S.C. 
110-127; H.A.S.C. 110-133; H.A.S.C. 110-136; H.A.S.C. 110-143; 
H.A.S.C. 110-144; H.A.S.C. 110-146; H.A.S.C. 110-148; H.A.S.C. 
110-153; H.A.S.C. 110-154; H.A.S.C. 110-156; H.A.S.C. 110-162; 
H.A.S.C. 110-164; H.A.S.C. 110-166; H.A.S.C. 110-167; H.A.S.C. 
110-170; H.A.S.C. 110-172; H.A.S.C. 110-176)

                           POSTURE AND BUDGET

    During the 110th Congress, the Committee on Armed Services 
held multiple hearings on the posture, financial requirements, 
and status of the U.S. armed forces as they continue to fight 
in several theaters of combat. These hearings, combined with 
the committee's responsibility for assembling the annual 
defense authorization bill, are a central element in the 
discharge of the committee's oversight responsibilities.
    During the first session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee held a series of budget and posture hearings. On 
February 7, 2007, the committee convened a hearing with Robert 
M. Gates, Secretary of Defense; General Peter Pace, Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Tina Jonas, Comptroller of the 
Department of Defense, to review the budget request for funding 
and authorities during fiscal year 2008.
    In addition to this hearing, the committee held posture 
hearings in which it sought and received testimony from each of 
the military departments. On February 14, 2007, Francis J. 
Harvey, Secretary of the Army, and the Chief of Staff of the 
Army, General Peter J. Schoomaker, appeared before the 
committee to discuss their service's portion of the fiscal year 
2008 budget request. They were followed on February 28, 2007 by 
Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, and General T. 
Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who appeared 
before the committee to testify on the United States Air 
Force's portion of the fiscal year 2008 budget request. The 
following month, on March 1, 2007, Donald C. Winter, Secretary 
of the Navy; General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine 
Corps; and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chief of Naval 
Operations, testified on the budget as it related to the U.S. 
Navy and Marine Corps.
    In addition to the uniformed services, which are primarily 
responsible for training and equipping their respective forces, 
commanders of the unified combatant commands appeared before 
the committee to discuss the security situation in their 
respective areas of responsibility. These hearings began with 
testimony from Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of U.S. 
Pacific Command, and General Burwell B. Bell III, Commander of 
U.S. Forces Korea, on March 7, 2007. This hearing was followed 
one week later by General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander of U.S. 
European Command and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
Supreme Allied Commander, and General Lance Smith, Commander of 
U.S. Joint Forces Command, on March 15, 2007. On March 21, 
2007, the committee received testimony from General James E. 
Cartwright, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command; Admiral 
Timothy J. Keating, Commander of U.S. Northern Command and 
North American Aerospace Defense Command; General Norton A. 
Schwartz, Commander of U.S. Transportation Command; and Admiral 
James G. Stavridis, Commander of U.S. Southern Command. The 
following month, on April 18, 2007, the committee heard 
testimony from Admiral William Fallon, Commander of U.S. 
Central Command.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress in 2008, 
the committee continued its tradition of conducting intensive 
hearings in preparation of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). On 
February 6, 2008, the committee received testimony on the 
fiscal year 2009 budget request from the Department of Defense. 
It heard testimony from Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, 
and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. On February 27, 2008, Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the 
Air Force, and General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of 
the Air Force, testified on the Air Force's portion of the 
fiscal year 2009 budget request. The following day, on February 
28, 2008, Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army, and General George 
Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff of the Army, testified on the Army's 
budget request. The committee concluded its service posture 
hearings on March 6, 2008, when Donald C. Winter, Secretary of 
the Navy; Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; and 
General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps 
testified on the budget request from the U.S. Navy and Marine 
Corps.
    The committee also received testimony from the unified 
combatant commanders on the posture of their commands in 2008. 
On March 5, 2008, Admiral William Fallon, Commander of U.S. 
Central Command, and Admiral Eric Olson, Commander of U.S. 
Special Operations Command, testified before the committee on 
the status of their commands. The committee received testimony 
on March 12, 2008 from Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander of 
U.S. Pacific Command; and General Burwell B. Bell, III, 
Commander of U.S. Forces Korea. On March 13, 2008, the 
committee held its final posture hearing, receiving testimony 
from General Bantz J. Craddock, Commander of U.S. European 
Command and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied 
Commander; Admiral James G. Stavridis, Commander of U.S. 
Southern Command; and General William E. ``Kip'' Ward, 
Commander of U.S. Africa Command, on their relevant areas of 
responsibility.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-13; H.A.S.C. 110-18; H.A.S.C. 110-21; 
H.A.S.C. 110-23; H.A.S.C. 110-27; H.A.S.C. 110-35; H.A.S.C. 
110-40; H.A.S.C. 110-53; H.A.S.C. 110-110; H.A.S.C. 110-119; 
H.A.S.C. 110-122; H.A.S.C. 110-127; H.A.S.C. 110-124; H.A.S.C. 
110-133; H.A.S.C. 110-136)

                                STRATEGY

    The committee places high emphasis on the primary role for 
strategy in guiding the decision-making of the Department of 
Defense. During the first session of the 110th Congress, on 
September 26, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on the 
Department of the Army's strategic initiatives. It received 
testimony from Pete Geren, Secretary of the Army, and General 
George W. Casey, Jr., Chief of Staff of the Army.
    On October 24, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on 
the Department of the Air Force's strategic initiatives. It 
received testimony from the Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the 
Air Force, and General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff of 
the Air Force.
    On December 13, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony 
on the Department of the Navy's cooperative strategy for 21st 
Century Seapower. It received testimony from Admiral Gary 
Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; General James T. Conway, 
Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Admiral Thad W. Allen, 
Commandant of the Coast Guard.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee held a two-part series of hearings on American grand 
strategy considerations for the next administration. On 
September 16, 2008, the committee met to hear testimony on 
considerations for an American grand strategy from the 
Honorable Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State. On 
September 24, 2008, the committee met to hear testimony on 
grand strategy from General Jack Keane, U.S. Army (Ret.), 
former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. The Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations held additional hearings on this 
topic.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-92; H.A.S.C. 110-97; H.A.S.C. 110-105; 110-
172; 110-176)

                              WAR IN IRAQ

    The committee devoted a substantial amount of its oversight 
resources to the war in the Republic of Iraq and the effect of 
that war on the Department of Defense and the broader national 
security interests of the United States. In the first three 
weeks of the 110th Congress, the committee held three hearings 
on the strategy for, and status of, the war in Iraq. On January 
11, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony from the 
Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, and General 
Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the way 
forward in Iraq. The following week, on January 17, 2007, the 
committee invited outside experts Dr. William J. Perry, former 
Secretary of Defense and Director of the Center for 
International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; 
Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American 
Progress; and Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar at the 
American Enterprise Institute, to provide testimony on 
alternative perspectives on the President's strategy for Iraq. 
The next day, on January 18, 2007, David M. Walker, Comptroller 
General of the United States; Thomas E. Gimble, Acting 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense; Howard J. 
Krongard, Inspector General of the Department of State; and 
Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq 
Reconstruction, testified on approaches to the audit of 
reconstruction and support activities in Iraq.
    Continuing with its vigorous oversight of the war in Iraq, 
the committee held a series of hearings on the Iraq war in the 
latter half of the first session of the 110th Congress. On July 
18, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on trends and 
recent security developments in Iraq, from Dr. William Perry, 
former Secretary of Defense and Director of the Center for 
International Security Cooperation, Stanford University; Dr. 
Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President of the Carnegie Endowment 
for International Peace; and Dr. Frederick W. Kagan, Resident 
Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Later that month, 
on July 27, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on H.R. 
3087, a bill ``to require the President, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop 
and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the 
redeployment of United States armed forces in Iraq;'' and H.R. 
3159, the ``Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and 
Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007.'' It heard 
testimony from General John M. Keane, U.S. Army (Ret.), former 
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, 
Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. On September 
5, 2007, the committee held a hearing with the Comptroller 
General of the United States, David M. Walker, on his 
assessment of the Iraqi Government's record of performance. 
General James Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Chairman of the 
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq; Dr. John 
Hamre, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and member of the 
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq; General 
George Joulwan, U.S. Army (Ret.), Member of the Independent 
Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq; and Chief Charles H. 
Ramsey (Ret.), member of the Independent Commission on the 
Security Forces of Iraq testified on the report of the 
Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq on 
September 6, 2007. That same day, the committee held the first 
of two joint hearings with the Committee on Foreign Relations 
entitled: ``What's Next for Iraq: Beyond the September 
Report.'' Dr. William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense and 
Director of the Center for International Security Cooperation, 
Stanford University; Major General John Batiste, U.S. Army 
(Ret.), former commander of the First Infantry Division; and 
General John M. Keane, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Vice Chief of 
Staff of the Army testified. On September 10, 2007, the 
committee held the second joint hearing with the Committee on 
Foreign Relations on the status of the war and political 
developments in Iraq, receiving testimony from General David 
Petraeus, Commander of Multi National Force--Iraq, and 
Ambassador Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.
    The committee continued its active oversight of operations 
in Iraq in the second session of the 110th Congress. On January 
17, 2008, Lieutenant General James Dubik, Commander of Multi 
National Security Transition Command--Iraq and Mark Kimmitt, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern 
Affairs, testified before the committee on the status of 
efforts to develop Iraqi Security Forces. On April 9, 2008, the 
committee met for a second time during the 110th Congress to 
hear testimony from General David Petraeus, Commander, Multi-
National Force--Iraq and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, U.S. 
Ambassador to Iraq, on the status of the war and political 
developments in Iraq. The committee held a hearing on updates 
on efforts to develop and support the Iraqi Security Forces on 
July 9, 2008, receiving testimony from Lieutenant General James 
Dubik, Commander, Multi National Security Transition Command--
Iraq, and Christopher Straub, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs. Gene Dodaro, Acting 
Comptroller General of the United States, and Joseph Christoff, 
Director for International Affairs, Government Accountability 
Office, testified before the committee on the comptroller 
general's progress report on Iraq on July 23, 2008. The 
committee held a final hearing on operations in Iraq on 
September 10, 2008 entitled ``Security and Stability in 
Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and 
Operations and the Way Ahead.'' It received testimony from 
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense; Admiral Michael G. 
Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador Eric 
S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Vice 
Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., Director of Strategic Plans 
and Policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Additional hearings 
were held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
on topics relating to the war in Iraq.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-2; H.A.S.C. 110-4; H.A.S.C. 110-5; H.A.S.C. 
110-72; H.A.S.C. 110-80; H.A.S.C. 110-85; H.A.S.C. 110-87; 
H.A.S.C. 110-88; H.A.S.C. 110-89; H.A.S.C. 110-107; H.A.S.C. 
110-143; H.A.S.C. 110-154; H.A.S.C. 110-162; H.A.S.C. 110-170)

                           WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

    In the 110th Congress, the committee renewed its commitment 
to provide focused oversight to the war in the Islamic Republic 
of Afghanistan. The committee met twice in its first two months 
to hear testimony on the war in Afghanistan. On January 30, 
2007, outside experts Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. 
Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies; Ambassador James Dobbins, Director of 
RAND's International Security and Defense Policy Center; 
Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the 
Practice of International Affairs at George Washington 
University; and Ali A. Jalali, Professor at the Near East South 
Asia Center for Strategic Studies of the National Defense 
University, provided the committee with testimony on security 
and stability in Afghanistan. On February 13, 2007, the 
committee met to hear testimony from Lieutenant General Karl W. 
Eikenberry, former Commanding General of Combined Forces 
Command-Afghanistan; John A. Gastright, Jr., Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and 
Coordinator for Afghanistan at the Department of State; and 
Mary Beth Long, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for International Security Affairs of the Department of 
Defense, on assessing security and stability in Afghanistan and 
developments in U.S. strategy and operations.
    The committee held another hearing on Afghanistan on 
December 11, 2007, when it received testimony from Robert M. 
Gates, Secretary of Defense; Admiral Michael G. Mullen, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador Eric S. 
Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Lieutenant 
General John F. Sattler, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy 
for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the status of U.S. strategy 
and operations and the way ahead in Afghanistan.
    The committee received additional assessments on U.S. 
strategy and operations in Afghanistan and the way ahead from 
outside experts Lieutenant General David W. Barno, U.S. Army 
(Ret.), Director of the Near East South Asia Center for 
Strategic Studies at the National Defense University; 
Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the 
Practice of International Affairs, George Washington 
University; and Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, Director of Studies and 
Senior Fellow of the Center on International Cooperation at New 
York University, on January 23, 2008. The committee conducted a 
final hearing on ongoing operations in Afghanistan on September 
10, 2008, entitled ``Security and Stability in Afghanistan and 
Iraq: Developments in U.S. Strategy and Operations and the way 
ahead.'' It received testimony from Robert M. Gates, Secretary 
of Defense; Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy; and Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., 
Director of Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-8; H.A.S.C. 110-15; H.A.S.C. 110-103; 
H.A.S.C. 110-108; H.A.S.C. 110-170)

                               AL QA'IDA

    On July 25, 2007, the committee met jointly with the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to receive testimony 
on implications of the national intelligence estimate regarding 
al Qa'ida from James Clapper, Undersecretary of Defense for 
Intelligence; Edward Gistaro, National Intelligence Officer for 
Transnational Threats; Mary Beth Long, Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for International Security Affairs; Pete Verga, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense; and 
Michael Leiter, Deputy Director of the National 
Counterterrorism Center and Director of the Interagency Task 
Force on Homeland Threats.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-77)

                           INTERAGENCY REFORM

    The deep complexity of the wars in the Republic of Iraq and 
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have led the committee to 
increasingly focus on the need for reform of the interagency 
process to allow the United States to bring all instruments of 
national power to bear in support of achieving the nation's 
strategic objectives. While significant elements of this 
problem lie outside of the committee's jurisdiction, reform of 
the interagency process is critical to the Department of 
Defense. In the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee met on April 15, 2008, to hear testimony on building 
partnership capacity and developing the interagency process. It 
received testimony from Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, 
and Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State. Additional hearings 
on this topic were held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-46)

                               READINESS

    In light of the engagement of the U.S. armed forces in two 
major wars in the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan, the committee met immediately in the first session 
of the 110th Congress to examine concerns over the readiness of 
U.S. forces to address both existing as well as emerging 
threats. On January 23, 2007, the committee met to discuss 
implications of Iraq policy on total force readiness, hearing 
testimony from General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief of Staff of 
the Army, and General James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, and also from First Sergeant Ciaran T. Allison, A Co. 2-
23 Infantry, Ft. Lewis, Washington, U.S. Army; Anel Zimmerman, 
Spouse of Gunnery Sergeant Chad Zimmerman from the 3rd 
Battalion, 4th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California; and Cori 
Shuster, Spouse of Lieutenant Colonel Scott Shuster, Commanding 
Officer of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Twentynine Palms, 
California.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, on 
February 14, 2008, the committee met to hear testimony on 
military readiness and its implications for our strategic 
posture. It heard testimony from Michele Flournoy, President of 
the Center for a New American Security; Steve Kosiak, Vice 
President of Budget Studies at the Center for Strategic and 
Budgetary Assessments; and Sharon Pickup, Director for Defense 
Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office. 
The committee followed up with an additional readiness-related 
hearing on April 9, 2008 regarding the current status of U.S. 
ground forces. It heard testimony from General Richard A. Cody, 
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and General Robert Magnus, 
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. Additional hearings 
on this topic were held by the Subcommittee on Readiness.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-7; H.A.S.C. 110-114; H.A.S.C. 110-144)

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANAGEMENT

    The committee actively engaged in reviewing the 
organization and structure of the Department of Defense. In the 
first session of the 110th Congress, on June 20, 2007, the 
committee met to hear testimony on organizing the roles, 
missions, and requirements of the Department of Defense. It 
heard testimony from Dr. John J. Hamre, former Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, and Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, President 
of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. The 
following week, on June 26, 2007, the committee met to hear 
testimony on structure, process, and tools for improving 
Department of Defense management. It heard testimony from 
Gordon R. England, Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    The committee continued its interest in the Unified Command 
Plan, which specifies the organization and responsibilities of 
the combatant commanders. On November 14, 2007, the committee 
met to hear testimony from Christopher Ryan Henry, Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Ambassador 
Stephen Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs; and General William E. ``Kip'' 
Ward, Commander of U.S. Africa Command, on the establishment of 
U.S. Africa Command.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-62; H.A.S.C. 110-110-79; H.A.S.C. 110-100)

                            DETAINEE POLICY

    Over the course of the 110th Congress, the committee held a 
series of hearings on issues related to the treatment of 
detainees in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On March 29, 
2007, the committee convened for a hearing on the strengths and 
weaknesses of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the 
future of the detention and interrogation facilities at U.S. 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It heard testimony from 
William H. Taft IV, of Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & 
Jacobson, L.L.P, former Legal Advisor at Department of State; 
Patrick F. Philbin, former Associate Deputy Attorney General, 
United States Department of Justice; Neal Katyal, Professor of 
Law at the Georgetown University Law School; and Elisa 
Massimino, Director of the Washington, D.C. Office of Human 
Rights First.
    On July 26, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on 
upholding the principle of habeas corpus as applied to the 
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It heard testimony from 
Stephen Oleskey, Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and 
Dorr, L.L.P; David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative 
Union; Patrick F. Philbin, former Associate Deputy Attorney 
General, U.S. Department of Justice; Stephen Abraham, 
Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve (appearing as a 
civilian); Daniel Dell'Orto, Principal Deputy General Counsel 
of the Department of Defense; and Greg Katsas, Principal Deputy 
Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee held two consecutive hearings on issues related to 
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The first of these hearings, 
held on July 30, 2008, focused on non-governmental perspectives 
on the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision for the detainees at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The committee heard testimony from 
Stephen Oleskey, Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and 
Dorr, LLP; Neal Katyal, Professor of Law at Georgetown 
University Law School; Richard Klingler, former Senior 
Associate Counsel to the President and National Security 
Council General Counsel; and Colonel Morris Davis, U.S. Air 
Force, former Chief Prosecutor for the Office of Military 
Commissions of the Department of Defense (appearing in personal 
capacity while on terminal leave). The second hearing took 
place on July 31, 2008, in which the committee met to hear 
testimony on Administration perspectives on the implications of 
the Supreme Court's Boumediene decision for detainees at 
Guantanamo. It heard testimony from Daniel Dell'Orto, Acting 
General Counsel of the Department of Defense; Greg Katsas, 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; and Colonel 
Steve David, U.S. Army, Chief Defense Counsel of the Office of 
Military Commissions of the Department of Defense.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-51; H.A.S.C. 110-79; H.A.S.C. 110-166; 
H.A.S.C. 110-167)

                  WOUNDED AND INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS

    Recognizing the incredible debt owed to military service 
members injured in the line of duty, the committee met on March 
8, 2007, to receive testimony on the handling and treatment of 
the nation's wounded warriors. It received testimony from Dr. 
David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness; Dr. William Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs; General Peter J. Schoomaker, Chief 
of Staff of the Army; and Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, 
Surgeon General of the Army.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-29)

             ACQUISITION POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY

    Recognizing the importance of a smoothly functioning, 
efficient acquisition process, the committee remained extremely 
interested in all aspects of reforming the acquisition process. 
During the first session of the 110th Congress, the committee 
met on September 20, 2007, for a hearing entitled: 
``Accountability During Contingency Operations: Preventing and 
Fighting Corruption in Contracting and Establishing and 
Maintaining Appropriate Controls on Materiel.'' It heard 
testimony from Thomas Gimble, Deputy Inspector General of the 
Department of Defense; Shay Assad, Director of Procurement and 
Acquisition Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; 
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson, Military Deputy to the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
Technology; and Kathryn Condon, Executive Deputy to the 
Commanding General of Army Materiel Command.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, on April 
10, 2008, the committee met for a hearing entitled: 
``Contingency Contracting: A Call for Urgent Reform, Which 
Explored the Department of Defense's Response to the Commission 
on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary 
Operations.'' It heard testimony from John J. Young, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; 
Jeffrey P. Parsons, Executive Director of Army Contracting 
Command; and Dr. Jacques S. Gansler, former Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and Chairman 
of the Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in 
Expeditionary Operations.
    As part of the committee's responsibility for maintaining a 
strong industrial base, the committee met on April 16, 2008, 
for a hearing entitled: ``The National Industrial Security 
Program: Addressing the Implications of Globalization and 
Foreign Ownership for the Defense Industrial Base.'' It heard 
testimony from Troy Sullivan, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
for Counterintelligence and Security; Kathleen Watson, Director 
of the Defense Security Service; Dr. William Schneider, 
Chairman of Defense Science Board; and Ann Calvaresi-Barr, 
Director for Acquisition and Sourcing Management at the 
Government Accountability Office.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-91; H.A.S.C. 110-164; H.A.S.C. 110-148)

                       GLOBAL SECURITY ASSESSMENT

    During the first session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee heard testimony on July 11, 2007 from Dr. Thomas 
Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis; 
Robert Cardillo, Deputy Director for Analysis at the Defense 
Intelligence Agency; and John A. Kringen, Director for 
Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency, on global 
security assessment.
    In the second session of the 110th Congress, on February 
13, 2008, the committee convened again to receive testimony on 
global security assessment. It heard testimony from Dr. Thomas 
Fingar, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis; 
Robert Cardillo, Deputy Director for Analysis at the Defense 
Intelligence Agency; and John A. Kringen, Director for 
Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-67; H.A.S.C. 110-112)

                                 CHINA

    The committee continued its effort to remain cognizant of 
longer-term security issues beyond those relating to current 
operations. In the first session of the 110th Congress, on June 
13, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on recent 
security developments involving the People's Republic of China. 
It received testimony from Richard P. Lawless, Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, and Major 
General Philip M. Breedlove, Vice Director for Strategic Plans 
and Policy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    During the second session of the 110th Congress, the 
committee convened on June 25, 2008, to receive testimony on 
recent security developments involving the People's Republic of 
China. It heard testimony from James J. Shinn, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, 
and Major General Philip M. Breedlove, Vice Director for 
Strategic Plans and Policy of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-61; H.A.S.C. 110-153)

                                PAKISTAN

    On October 10, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony on 
security challenges involving Pakistan and policy implications 
for the Department of Defense. It received testimony from 
Ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, Director of the South Asia 
Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; 
Dr. Martin G. Weinbaum, Scholar-in-Residence at the Middle East 
Institute; Husain Haqqani, Director of the Center for 
International Relations at Boston University; and Lisa Curtis, 
Senior Research Fellow in the Asian Studies Center at the 
Heritage Foundation.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-94)

              COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE

    The committee remains interested in ensuring that the 
National Guard and Reserves are properly trained, resourced, 
and led. On March 23, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony 
on the second report to Congress by the Commission on the 
National Guard and Reserves. It heard testimony from Major 
General Arnold L. Punaro, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Chairman of 
the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-43)

                            FORCE PROTECTION

    All members of the committee are committed to ensuring that 
every service member deployed to the theater of combat 
operations has the necessary force protection equipment needed 
to keep them safe. During the first session of the 110th 
Congress, on June 6, 2007, the committee met to hear testimony 
on Department of Defense body armor programs. It heard 
testimony from the Honorable Philip E. Coyle, III, Senior 
Advisor at the World Security Institute; Dr. Jonathon Morgan, 
Deputy Director of the National Institute of Justice; Murray 
Neal, CEO of Pinnacle Armor, Inc.; Colonel Kevin S. Noonan, 
Program Executive Officer of Special Operations Forces Warrior 
Programs; Colonel Edward J. Smith, Product Group Director of 
Combat Equipment and Support Systems for the Marine Corps; 
Roger M. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
(Expeditionary Warfare); William ``Bill'' M. Solis, Director 
for Defense Capabilities and Management, Government 
Accountability Office; Douglas D. Thomas, Executive Director 
for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; and 
Lieutenant General N. Ross Thompson, III, Military Deputy to 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
and Technology.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-58)

                         ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE

    On July 10, 2008, the committee met to hear testimony on 
the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse attack. It heard 
testimony from Dr. William Graham, Chairman of the Commission 
to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic 
Pulse (EMP) Attack.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-156)
                   OTHER ACTIVITIES OF SUBCOMMITTEES

                    Air and Land Forces Subcommittee

    The Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces provided oversight 
of all Departments of the Army and Air Force acquisition 
programs (except space programs, strategic missile and 
information technology programs), including Army and Air Force 
Reserve and National Guard equipment programs and selected 
Marine Corps aviation programs.
    The subcommittee conducted 11 oversight hearings during its 
consideration of the fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009 
Department of Defense (DOD) budget requests, including: January 
18, 2007, Army force protection equipment for Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; January 31, 2007, Army 
equipment reset; March 7, 2007, Air Force and Army airlift and 
aerial refueling fixed-wing aircraft programs; March 22, 2007, 
Department of Defense aircraft programs; March 27, 2007, Army 
ground force acquisition programs; April 19, 2007, unmanned 
aerial vehicles and intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance capabilities; March 11, 2008, Departments of the 
Navy and Air Force tactical aviation programs; April 1, 2008, 
United States Transportation Command and Air Force mobility 
aircraft programs; April 3, 2008, Army National Guard and Army 
Reserve equipment; April 10, 2008, Army acquisition programs; 
and April 16, 2008, House Resolution 834: Ground Force 
Readiness Shortfalls.
    In addition to its traditional oversight responsibilities 
regarding DOD budget requests, the subcommittee conducted 
oversight hearings on the following: July 19, 2007, Mine 
resistant ambush protected vehicle program; November 8, 2007, 
Joint mine resistant ambush protected vehicle program; July 10, 
2008, source selection and path forward regarding the Air Force 
KC-(X) program; and November 19, 2008, F-22 Program. In 
addition to formal hearings, the subcommittee conducted member 
briefings on the following: force protection, improvised 
explosive device (IED), aviation safety, unmanned aerial 
vehicles-intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, body 
armor, Air Force bomber, Joint IED Defeat Organization, KC-(X) 
(and the Government Accountability Office review of the Boeing 
Company protest of the Air Force contract award), and mine 
resistant ambush protected vehicle programs.
    The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 
2, 2007, that was included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), 
and met to consider and report legislation on May 7, 2008, that 
was included in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). 
The legislation covered a range of issues, including the M1A2 
Tank; the Bradley Fighting Vehicle; the CH-47 Helicopter; the 
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter; Vertical Lift Aircraft and 
Rotorcraft; the Stryker Mobile Gun System; the Joint Cargo 
Aircraft; the C-130E/H Aircraft; the KC-(X) Aircraft; the KC-
135E Aircraft; the B-52 Aircraft; the Future Combat Systems; 
the F-22A Aircraft; the Joint Strike Fighter; intelligence, 
surveillance and reconnaissance sensor; body armor acquisition; 
small arms acquisition; and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle 
programs.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-6; H.A.S.C. 110-10; H.A.S.C. 110-28; H.A.S.C. 
110-42; H.A.S.C. 110-46; H.A.S.C. 110-54; H.A.S.C. 110-75; 
H.A.S.C. 99; H.A.S.C. 110-128; H.A.S.C. 110-140; H.A.S.C. 110-
142; H.A.S.C. 110-145; H.A.S.C. 110-149; H.A.S.C. 110-157; and 
H.A.S.C. 110-176)

                       Subcommittee on Readiness

    The Subcommittee on Readiness reviewed the programs within 
the operation and maintenance accounts for fiscal years 2008 
and 2009 to ensure that appropriate funds were available to 
maintain a high level of military readiness. Oversight 
activities of the subcommittee included hearings on March 13, 
2007, March 27, 2007, and April 1, 2008, to examine the current 
state of military readiness, including Army and Air Force 
Reserve and National Guard readiness, and the adequacy of the 
fiscal year 2008 and 2009 budget requests. As a result, the 
subcommittee authorized $142.8 billion in the operation and 
maintenance accounts in the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and authorized $152.9 
billion in operation and maintenance accounts in the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110-417) to fund critical readiness needs.
    In order to assess the military forces' preparedness for 
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and the 
effects of these ongoing campaigns on military readiness, the 
subcommittee performed a number of oversight activities. 
Readiness-related oversight activities of the full committee 
also played an integral role. The full committee addressed 
readiness in a hearing held on January 23, 2007, and received 
testimony on the implications of the United States' Iraq policy 
on total force readiness. The full committee also met on March 
9, 2007, for a briefing on Army readiness and Army 
prepositioned stocks. The Subcommittee on Readiness then met on 
July 31, 2007, to receive testimony on the employment of airmen 
and sailors in combat outside their services' traditional core 
missions and the impact on service readiness of using these 
forces in lieu of, as individual augmentees to, or as ad hoc 
replacements for soldiers and Marines. On October 16, 2007, the 
subcommittee received a classified briefing from the Army on 
the current state of readiness of both deployed and non-
deployed units.
    The Subcommittee on Readiness continued to assess readiness 
issues in 2008. On January 23, 2008, the subcommittee received 
a classified briefing from the Army regarding the state of Army 
readiness. On February 14, 2008, the full committee held a 
hearing on military readiness and its implications for United 
States strategic posture. The full committee held another 
hearing on April 9, 2008, to receive testimony from the United 
States Army and United States Marine Corps on the current 
status of United States ground forces. The Subcommittee on 
Readiness followed up on April 16, 2008, with a hearing on H. 
Res. 834, a resolution regarding the significant readiness 
decline of the ground forces, and the implications for national 
security. No further action was taken on the resolution by the 
subcommittee.
    During the 110th Congress, the Subcommittee on Readiness 
devoted attention to equipment readiness and assessing programs 
for the repair, modernization, and replacement of equipment 
used in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring 
Freedom (OEF). The subcommittee met in a joint session on 
January 31, 2007, with the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces 
to receive testimony on Army reset strategies for ground 
equipment and rotorcraft utilized in OIF and OEF. The 
subcommittee then met in a joint session with the Subcommittee 
on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces on February 6, 2007, to 
receive a briefing from the United States Department of the 
Navy and the Marine Corps on equipment reset. The Subcommittee 
on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces met again in a joint hearing on February 13, 2007, to 
receive testimony on United States Navy and United States 
Marine Corps reset requirements. In addition to formal 
subcommittee meetings to evaluate equipment readiness, the 
subcommittee charged staff to conduct multiple meetings with 
service representatives and undergo several fact-finding staff 
delegations to military facilities in the United States and the 
theater of operations.
    The subcommittee received two briefings on specific 
incidents affecting readiness. On December 13, 2007, the 
subcommittee received a briefing from the Air Force regarding 
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's decision to stand-down F-
15A/D flight operations following a November 2, 2007, crash of 
a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C during a training mission. 
The subcommittee met on April 23, 2008, in a joint session with 
the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces to 
receive a briefing from the United States Navy on the condition 
of the Navy ships USS Stout and USS Chosin.
    The subcommittee also met on various occasions regarding 
civilian personnel, inherently governmental functions, and 
security clearances. On March 6, 2007, the subcommittee met to 
receive testimony on the background and implementation of the 
Department of Defense National Security Personnel System 
(NSPS). As a result, the subcommittee recommended a provision 
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181) to restore employee collective bargaining 
rights, exempted wage grade employees from NSPS, and modified 
the pay for performance process as well as extended the 
exemption from NSPS to defense laboratories until 2011.
    On March 14, 2007, the subcommittee received a briefing 
from the Department of Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force on 
the A-76 program. The briefing resulted in the subcommittee 
recommending an extensive revision to the Department's 
competitive sourcing program in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). On 
February 13, 2008, a subcommittee hearing was held on the 
Department's security clearance process, and its costs and 
delays. On March 11, 2008, the subcommittee received testimony 
from the Department and the Government Accountability Office on 
issues related to inherently governmental functions, and the 
proper role of contractors versus federal civilian personnel in 
accomplishing Department of Defense missions. As a result, the 
subcommittee recommended several initiatives to address the 
performance of government functions by government employees 
versus contractors in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417).
    In addition, the subcommittee reviewed issues pertaining to 
military construction, family housing, and Base Closure and 
Realignment activities (BRAC) of the Department. The 
subcommittee held a hearing on March 20, 2007, on the fiscal 
year 2008 budget request for military construction, family 
housing, BRAC, and facilities operations and maintenance. It 
held the same hearing on February 28, 2008, for the fiscal year 
2009 budget request. The subcommittee also held a hearing on 
December 12, 2007, to receive testimony on the administration's 
implementation of the BRAC 2005 process.
    On September 18, 2008, the full committee met in closed 
session for a briefing on United States Northern Command and 
North American Aerospace Defense Command's decision to relocate 
primary command and control functions from Cheyenne Mountain, 
Colorado, to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
    Finally, the Subcommittee on Readiness held hearings 
addressing energy and the environment. On July 12, 2007, the 
subcommittee met to receive testimony from the Department of 
Defense and the Government Accountability Office on the 
emerging contaminants and environmental management at 
Department installations in the United States and its 
territories. As a result, the subcommittee recommended a 
provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) to require notification of 
certain residents and civilian employees of exposure to 
drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
    On March 13, 2008, the subcommittee met to receive 
testimony on the energy posture of the Department of Defense. 
This oversight resulted in provisions in the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public 
Law 110-417) that establishes a Director of Operational Energy 
Plans and Programs, requires annual reporting on operational 
energy consumption, and directs studies on renewable and 
alternative energy, among other provisions. (H.A.S.C. 110-7; 
H.A.S.C. 110-10; H.A.S.C. 110-14; H.A.S.C. 110-17; H.A.S.C. 
110-26; H.A.S.C. 110-33; H.A.S.C. 110-38; H.A.S.C. 110-47; 
H.A.S.C. 110-104; H.A.S.C. 110-113; H.A.S.C. 110-123; H.A.S.C. 
110-130; H.A.S.C. 110-134; H.A.S.C. 110-139; H.A.S.C. 110-144; 
H.A.S.C. 110-149; H.A.S.C. 110-170; H.A.S.C. 110-181)

   Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities

    The Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities conducted a series of hearings to review programs, 
policies, and Department of Defense budget requests relevant to 
the jurisdictional responsibility of the subcommittee. Hearings 
pertaining to a review of the budget request for fiscal year 
2008 included: January 31, 2007, Current manning, equipping, 
and readiness challenges facing Special Operations forces; 
February 14, 2007, Challenges for the Special Operations 
Command posed by the global terrorist threat; March 14, 2007, 
Harnessing technological innovation: challenges and 
opportunities; March 21, 2007, Department of Defense 
counterproliferation and counterterrorism science and 
technology priorities; March 28, 2007, Information technology; 
July 10, 2007, Strategic communication and the battle of 
ideas--winning the hearts and minds in the global war against 
terrorists; and November 15, 2007, Strategic communications and 
counter-ideological support for terrorism.
    Hearings pertaining to the budget request for fiscal year 
2009 included: February 26, 2008, Irregular warfare and 
stability operations--approaches to interagency integration 
(held jointly with the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations); March 5, 2008, U.S. Special Operations Command 
and U.S. Northern Command; March 13, 2008, Department of 
Defense science and technology priorities responding to the 
changes and challenges of the twenty-first century irregular 
warfare threat environment; April 24, 2008, Role of the social 
and behavioral sciences in national security (held jointly with 
the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the House 
Committee on Science and Technology); and September 18, 2008, 
Lessons for countering al Qa'ida and the way ahead.
    The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 
3, 2007, that was included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). 
The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 8, 
2008, that was included in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). 
The legislative provisions covered a range of issues, to 
include: a provision to codify the position of the acquisition 
executive at Special Operations Command; provisions to provide 
an extension and expansion of authority for support of special 
operations to combat terrorism; a requirement to improve 
government-wide strategic communication initiatives; and 
greater acquisition authority to improve information technology 
capabilities.
    In addition to formal hearings, the subcommittee held a 
total of 22 briefings. These included: February 28, 2007, The 
perspectives of the theater Special Operations Commands; March 
1, 2007, Special Operations Command activities in the 
Philippines; March 15, 2007, Special Operations Command 
activities in Colombia; March 22, 2007, Special Operations 
Command activities in the Horn of Africa; June 14, 2007, 
Defense modeling and simulation; June 19, 2007, Information 
operations and cyberspace; July 17, 2007, Chemical and 
biological threats and U.S. Efforts to respond; September 18, 
2007, Discussion with Special Operations combatant commanders; 
September 27, 2007, Department of Defense response to chemical/
biological attacks; October 3, 2007, Hard and deeply buried 
targets, held jointly with the Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces; and October 17, 2007, Revolutionizing prosthetics with 
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Additional 
scheduled briefings included: January 17, 2008, Special 
Operations Command unconventional warfare activities; January 
29, 2008, Bandwidth challenges for the 21st century military; 
April 2, 2008, Cyber-security; April 10, 2008, Irregular 
warfare; April 15, 2008, Special Operations Command interagency 
coordination and integration efforts; April 23, 2008, Chemical 
de-militarization programs; and September 16, 2008, Irregular 
warfare efforts in the Department of the Navy.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-12; H.A.S.C. 110-19; H.A.S.C. 110-34; 
H.A.S.C. 110-41; H.A.S.C. 110-50; H.A.S.C. 110-68; H.A.S.C. 
110-101; H.A.S.C. 110-118; H.A.S.C. 110-125; H.A.S.C. 110-135; 
H.A.S.C. 110-141; H.A.S.C. 110-165; H.A.S.C. 110-174)

                   Subcommittee on Military Personnel

    The Subcommittee on Military Personnel conducted a series 
of hearings to review and evaluate matters under its 
jurisdiction in the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 budget requests: 
February 13, 2007, Health care budget and the challenges facing 
the military health care system; February 15, 2007, Overview of 
recruiting and retention; February 28, 2007, Impact of changes 
to the Montgomery G.I. Bill for members of the Selected 
Reserve; March 1, 2007, View of military advocacy and 
beneficiary groups; March 15, 2007, Continuance of the March 
1st hearing to receive testimony on views of military advocacy 
and beneficiary groups; February 7, 2008, Beneficiary advocacy 
overview; February 26, 2008, Recruiting, retention, and 
compensation overview; March 12, 2008, Future of military 
health care system; and March 14, 2008, Mental health overview.
    In addition to its budget request hearings, the 
subcommittee conducted hearings related to the following 
topics: January 30, 2007, Examination of the force requirements 
determination process; March 13, 2007, Overview of military 
resale programs; March 27, 2007, State of the military health 
care system; March 29, 2007, Overview of morale, welfare, and 
recreation (MWR) programs; June 26, 2007, Findings of the 
Independent Review Group and an in-progress review of actions 
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center; June 27, 2007, Review of 
the policies and procedures regarding the notification of next 
of kin of wounded and deceased service members; July 12, 2007, 
Findings of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental 
Health; August 1, 2007, Current status of Army recruiting and 
retention programs; August 2, 2007, Further inquiry into Marine 
Corps policies and procedures regarding next of kin 
notification; February 15, 2008, Army Medical Action Plan & 
Other support for wounded service members; April 17, 2008, 
Military resale, and morale, welfare, and recreation overview; 
July 10, 2008, Oversight and status of POW/MIA activities; July 
22, 2008, Army Medical Action Plan: is it working?; and July 
23, 2008, Don't ask, don't tell review.
    The subcommittee also conducted a briefing on the following 
topic: September 25, 2007, AHLTA: DOD's Electronic Health 
Record.
    The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 
2, 2007, that was included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and 
met to consider and report legislation on May 7, 2008, that was 
included in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). The legislation 
covered a range of issues, including the following: increased 
active component end strength for the Army and Marine Corps, 
support for the Defense Health Program, improvements to the 
care of injured and wounded service members and their families, 
and bonuses and incentive pay for service members.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-9; H.A.S.C. 110-16; H.A.S.C. 110-20; H.A.S.C. 
110-22; H.A.S.C. 110-24; H.A.S.C. 110-32; H.A.S.C. 110-45; 
H.A.S.C. 110-52; H.A.S.C. 110-64; H.A.S.C. 110-66; H.A.S.C. 
110-69; H.A.S.C. 110-83; H.A.S.C. 110-84; H.A.S.C. 110-111; 
H.A.S.C. 110-116; H.A.S.C. 110-117; H.A.S.C. 110-131; H.A.S.C. 
110-137; H.A.S.C. 110-150; H.A.S.C. 110-158; H.A.S.C. 110-161; 
H.A.S.C. 110-163)

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

    The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces addressed strategic 
forces programs (except deep strike systems), space programs, 
ballistic missile defense programs, intelligence policy and 
national programs, as well as Department of Energy national 
security programs (except nuclear non-proliferation programs), 
by conducting hearings during its consideration of the fiscal 
year 2008 and fiscal year 2009 budget requests, including: 
March 8, 2007, the posture of the U.S. Strategic Command; March 
20, 2007, the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense 
activities; March 23, 2007, military space activities; March 
27, 2007, missile defense programs; February 27, 2008, U.S. 
strategic posture and budget request for strategic programs; 
March 5, 2008, the status of military space activities; March 
12, 2008, the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense 
activities; and April 17, 2008, missile defense programs.
    In addition to its oversight responsibilities regarding the 
budget requests, the subcommittee conducted oversight hearings 
on the following: January 31, 2007, the Department of Energy's 
implementation of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Act of 2000; July 18, 2007, U.S. nuclear weapons policy; and 
July 17, 2008, nuclear weapons complex modernization.
    In addition to formal hearings, the subcommittee conducted 
briefings on the following topics: January 19, 2007, military 
space activities; February 15, 2007, ballistic missile threats; 
June 27, 2007, the nuclear weapons stockpile; July 11, 2007, 
Russian and Chinese missile capabilities; July 24, 2007, joint 
briefing with the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities and the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces on the National Academy of Sciences 
interim report on Conventional Prompt Global Strike; July 31, 
2007, nuclear threats; October 3, 2007, joint briefing with the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities on hard and deeply buried targets defeat; October 
10, 2007, joint briefing with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence on the imagery way-ahead; November 1, 
2007, Air Force commander-directed investigation into the 
unauthorized transfer of weapons; January 29, 2008, nuclear 
weapons accountability and inventory control; February 7, 2008, 
the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile; April 3, 2008, 
Chinese threats to satellite systems; April 9, 2008, space 
protection and control programs; April 16, 2008, ballistic 
missile threats; and July 30, 2008, the Joint Capabilities Mix 
Study II.
    The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 
2, 2007, that was included in the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). 
Among other initiatives, that legislation: established a 
congressionally appointed bipartisan commission to reevaluate 
U.S. strategic posture; required the next administration to 
submit a new Nuclear Posture Review with the 2009 Quadrennial 
Defense Review; reduced investment in future ballistic missile 
defense efforts and increased funding for systems to address 
current vulnerabilities; boosted funding for space capabilities 
that can deliver near-term benefits to the warfighter and 
improve space situational awareness and survivability; and 
required the Secretary of Defense to submit a research, 
development, and testing plan for Prompt Global Strike. The 
subcommittee also considered and reported legislation on May 7, 
2008, that was included in the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). 
Legislation initiated by the subcommittee: expressed the Sense 
of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should clarify lines 
of responsibility and accountability within his office for 
nuclear weapons; funded the Stockpile Stewardship Program, but 
did not fund the Reliable Replacement Warhead program; fully 
authorized the construction of the Mixed Oxide Fuel facility; 
authorized funding for critical defense environmental cleanup 
activities; limited the availability of funds for procurement, 
construction, and deployment of missile defenses in Europe; 
required a review of the ballistic missile defense policy and 
strategy of the United States; and required the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to jointly 
report national security bandwidth needs and strategy.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-11; H.A.S.C. 110-31; H.A.S.C. 110-37; 
H.A.S.C. 110-44; H.A.S.C. 110-48; H.A.S.C. 110-73; H.A.S.C. 
110-120; H.A.S.C. 110-126; H.A.S.C. 110-132; H.A.S.C. 110-151; 
H.A.S.C. 110-160)

           Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces

    The Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
conducted a series of hearings to review programs included in 
the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition budget requests for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 during the 110th Congress, 
including: January 16, 2007, Marine Corps force protection 
equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
Freedom; February 13, 2007, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S Navy 
reset requirements (Joint hearing with Subcommittee on 
Readiness); March 15, 2007, Federal ship loan programs; June 
26, 2007, Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV); July 19, 2007, 
Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle program (Joint with 
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces); July 24, 2007, Surface 
combatant construction update; November 2, 2007, Mine resistant 
ambush protected vehicle program (Joint with Subcommittee on 
Air and Land Forces); February 27, 2008, United States Marine 
Corps; and March 14, 2008, Navy shipbuilding.
    In addition to its traditional oversight responsibilities 
regarding DOD budget requests, the subcommittee conducted 
oversight hearings on the following: February 8, 2007, The 
Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program; March 1, 2007, 
Integrated nuclear power systems for the Navy's next generation 
surface combatants; March 8, 2007, Submarine Force Structure 
and Acquisition Policy; March 20, 2007, Shipyard Modernization; 
June 6, 2007, Navy force protection barriers; and July 31, 
2008, Navy destroyer acquisition programs.
    Furthermore, in addition to formal hearings, the 
subcommittee conducted numerous briefings on the following 
topics: the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program, nuclear power 
alternatives for Navy surface combatants, emerging weapons 
technology, submarine requirements and force structure, 
ballistic missile defense modifications for Navy surface 
combatants, United States Merchant Marine Academy financial 
irregularities, and efforts to rapidly deploy mine resistant 
ambush protected vehicles.
    The subcommittee considered and reported legislation on May 
3, 2007 that was included in the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and considered 
and reported legislation on May 8, 2008 that was included in 
the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417). The legislation covered a range 
of issues, including requirements that future classes of battle 
force vessels of the United States Navy are constructed with 
integrated nuclear power systems, granting multi-year 
procurement authority for Virginia-class submarines and advance 
construction authority for vessels in the multi-year contract, 
requiring an assessment by the Secretary of the Navy for 
readiness to begin construction of new classes of Navy vessels, 
modifications to the limitations on cost associated with the 
Littoral Combat Ship program, and authority to begin refueling 
and complex overhaul of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore 
Roosevelt. The subcommittee also reported legislation in its 
oversight and authorization responsibilities for the Maritime 
Administration of the Department of Transportation. That 
legislation included: requirements on the disposal of obsolete 
vessels, a requirement for review of applications for the 
Maritime Loan Guarantee Program, a series of technical 
corrections in the ongoing re-codification of title 46, United 
States Code, modifications to the Student Incentive Pay Program 
at the various State maritime academies, modifications to 
riding gang member requirements for vessels engaged in the 
carriage of cargo for the Department of Defense, temporary 
waivers for certain positions at the United States Merchant 
Marine Academy, actions required to address sexual harassment 
and violence at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, a 
reaffirmation of cargo preference rules for the transportation 
of government personnel and certain cargoes, and the 
establishment of the Port of Guam enterprise improvement 
program.
    (H.A.S.C. 110-3, H.A.S.C. 110-14, H.A.S.C. 110-17, H.A.S.C. 
110-25, H.A.S.C. 110-30, H.A.S.C. 110-36, H.A.S.C. 110-39, 
H.A.S.C. 110-42, H.A.S.C. 110-59, H.A.S.C. 110-65, H.A.S.C. 
110-75, H.A.S.C. 110-76, H.A.S.C. 110-99, H.A.S.C. 110-121, 
H.A.S.C. 110-138, H.A.S.C. 110-169)

              Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

    The Committee on Armed Services re-established its 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in January 2007 
after a twelve year absence. In 1995, the subcommittee was 
disbanded and oversight and investigative responsibilities were 
spread out among the full committee and the six other 
subcommittees. With the Nation engaged in war on two fronts, 
the committee believed it prudent to reestablish the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation to provide 
increased oversight of the Department of Defense. In June 2007, 
the subcommittee completed its first in-depth investigation 
with the publication of Stand-up and Be Counted: the Continuing 
Challenge of Building the Iraqi Security Forces (Committee 
Print 6). In April 2008, the subcommittee concluded a case 
study of interagency operations with the release of Agency 
Stovepipes vs Strategic Agility: Lessons We Need to Learn from 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan 
(Committee Print 8). Also in April 2008, the subcommittee 
completed a review across agencies and published Deploying 
Federal Civilians to the Battlefield: Incentives, Benefits, and 
Medical Care (Committee Print 9). The subcommittee also 
reviewed progress on and challenges associated with the Defense 
Travel System and dental readiness for National Guard and 
Reserve Component. The subcommittee also held a hearing on the 
impact of presidential signing statements on the Department of 
Defense's implementation of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). The Chairman and 
Ranking Member reported the subcommittee's findings on the 
Defense Travel System, dental readiness, and the presidential 
signing statements to the full committee in memoranda in June 
and July of 2008. In November 2008, the subcommittee concluded 
two studies: the first concerned the Department's foreign 
language and cultural training of U.S. general purpose forces 
and the second concerned the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). The subcommittee issued reports 
memorializing its efforts on foreign language and culture 
training and JIEDDO titled respectively: Building Language 
Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD's 
Challenge in Today's Educational Environment (Committee Print 
12) and The Joint IED Defeat Organization: DOD's Fight Against 
IEDs Today and Tomorrow (Committee Print 11). Each of these 
reports was bipartisan and unanimous. All were done in 
coordination and cooperation with other Committee on Armed 
Services subcommittees and the full committee, and in addition 
to, where appropriate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on 
Appropriations subcommittee on Foreign Operations, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee 
on Education and Labor. These efforts resulted in 
recommendations to the Department of Defense as well as other 
departments and agencies. The Committee on Armed Services and 
several other subcommittees used these products to support 
legislative initiatives and inform their oversight activities.
    In addition to more in-depth projects, the subcommittee 
completed other substantive efforts. The subcommittee embarked 
on a series of six exploratory hearings and discussions with 
retired military officers, administration officials, defense 
policy experts, and academics in July 2007 and January 2008, to 
suggest alternatives for U.S. strategy in Iraq. The 
subcommittee also held a series of hearings and discussions 
with retired military officers, administration officials, 
defense policy experts, and academics to explore alternatives 
for a new U.S. grand strategy and in support of full committee 
hearings in September 2008, on the same subject. Finally, the 
subcommittee staff conducted an inquiry into matters related to 
mobilization training of Army National Guard (ARNG) units 
through a case study of a Washington, DC ARNG company that 
deployed to Iraq.
    The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations conducted 
30 oversight hearings to review programs under the jurisdiction 
of the Committee on Armed Services including: March 28, 2007, 
Outside perspectives on transitioning security to the Iraqi 
security forces; April 25, 2007, Contracting for the Iraqi 
security forces; May 22, 2007, Training of Iraqi security 
forces (ISF) and Employment of transition teams; May 24, 2007, 
Development of the Iraqi police service; June 12, 2007, 
Development of the Iraqi security forces; July 12, 2007, A 
Third Way: alternatives for Iraq's future (Part 1 of 4); July 
18, 2007, A Third Way: alternatives for Iraq's future (Part 2 
of 4); July 25, 2007, A Third Way: alternatives for Iraq's 
future (Part 3 of 4); July 31, 2007, A Third Way: alternatives 
for Iraq's future (Part 4 of 4); September 5, 2007, The Role of 
the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams; 
September 18, 2007, The benefits and medical care for federal 
and U.S. contractor employees deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan; 
October 4, 2007, The Role of the Department of Defense in 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan and Iraq; 
October 16, 2007, Incentives, benefits and medical care for 
federal civilian employees deployed to combat zones; October 
18, 2007, Measuring and increasing the effectiveness of 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams; October 30, 2007, 
Stabilization and reconstruction operations: learning from the 
Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) experience; December 5, 
2007, Provincial Reconstruction Teams--historical and current 
perspectives on doctrine and strategy; January 16, 2008, A 
continuing dialogue: post-surge alternatives for Iraq (Part 1 
of 2); January 23, 2008, A continuing dialogue: post-surge 
alternatives for Iraq (Part 2 of 2); January 29, 2008, 
Interagency reform: can the Provincial Reconstruction Team 
(PRT) case study illuminate the future of reconstruction and 
stabilization operations?; February 14, 2008, Provincial 
Reconstruction Teams: a case for national security reform?; 
February 26, 2008, Irregular warfare and stability operations: 
approaches to interagency integration (joint with Subcommittee 
on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities); March 
11, 2008, The impact of the presidential signing statement on 
the Department of Defense implementation of the fiscal year 
2008 National Defense Authorization Act; April 15, 2008, 
Oversight of the defense travel system; April 23, 2008, 
Challenges associated with achieving full dental readiness in 
the Reserve Component; July 9, 2008, Defense language and 
cultural awareness transformation: to what end? At what cost?; 
July 15, 2008, A new U.S. grand strategy (Part 1); July 31, 
2008, A new U.S. grand strategy (Part 2); September 10, 2008, 
Transforming the U.S. military's foreign language, cultural 
awareness, and regional expertise; September 16, 2008, 
Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and other 
asymmetric threats: today's efforts and tomorrow's 
requirements; September 23, 2008, The Department of Defense's 
work with states, universities and students to transform the 
nation's foreign language capacity; and March 28, 2007, Outside 
perspectives on transitioning security to the Iraqi security 
forces.
    The subcommittee also held briefings and panel discussions 
on the following topics: February 6, 2007: Congressional 
Research Service and Government Accountability Office briefing 
on investigations; February 28, 2007: Project on Government 
Oversight briefing on investigative process and methods; March 
9, 2007, Iraqi security forces logistics and equipment; 
Integrating 21st century development and security assistance; 
March 13, 2007, Iraqi security forces, personnel and training 
issues; March 22, 2007, Iraqi security forces, cost and 
financial transition; April 19, 2007, Iraqi security forces--
personal experiences of U.S. military advisors on transition 
teams; September 7, 2007, Panel discussion with former members 
of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan; 
September 27, 2007, Panel discussion with former members of 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq; October 2, 2007, Panel 
discussion with wounded federal civilian employees and 
representatives from their advocacy organizations; December 19, 
2007, Non-governmental organizations and Provincial 
Reconstruction Teams; January 17, 2008, National security 
interagency reform working group; January 23, 2008, Panel 
discussion with authors of the recent CSIS report: Integrating 
21st century development and security assistance; April 15, 
2008, Panel discussion with users of the Defense Travel System; 
June 5, 2008, Provincial Reconstruction Team report discussions 
with Ambassador Ryan Crocker; June 8, 2008, ``Grand Strategy'' 
academic panel discussion; June 18, 2008, Defense language 
transformation roadmap briefing with Dr. David S. Chu, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; July 14, 
2008, Congressional Delegation Cooper to JIEDDO's counter-IED 
operations integration center; and September 9, 2008, Closed 
member briefing on JIEDDO's counter-IED operations integration 
center.
    (Committee Print 6, Committee Print 8, Committee Print 9, 
Committee Print 11, Committee Print 12) H.A.S.C. 110-49; 
H.A.S.C. 110-55; H.A.S.C. 110-56; H.A.S.C. 110-57; H.A.S.C. 
110-60; H.A.S.C. 110-71; H.A.S.C. 110-74; H.A.S.C. 110-78; 
H.A.S.C. 110-82; H.A.S.C. 110-86; H.A.S.C. 110-90; H.A.S.C. 
110-93; H.A.S.C. 110-95; H.A.S.C. 110-96; H.A.S.C. 110-98; 
H.A.S.C. 110-102; H.A.S.C. 110-106; H.A.S.C. 110-109; H.A.S.C. 
110-115; H.A.S.C. 110-118; H.A.S.C. 110-129; H.A.S.C. 110-147; 
H.A.S.C. 110-152; H.A.S.C. 110-155; H.A.S.C. 110-159; H.A.S.C. 
110-168; H.A.S.C. 110-171; H.A.S.C. 110-173; H.A.S.C. 110-175)

             Special Oversight Panel on Roles and Missions

    On July 25, 2007, the committee created a seven member 
bipartisan Roles and Missions panel with a six month charter to 
consider implications regarding the organization of the 
national defense structure across the Department of the Defense 
and other governmental entities. The panel held multiple 
meetings and briefings with a wide variety of defense and 
security officials and non-governmental experts. In January 
2008, the Panel released its final report to the public, which 
discussed several areas of national security related activities 
that the panel desired to highlight for further consideration. 
In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
(Public Law 110-181), the committee established a requirement 
for a quadrennial review of the roles and missions of the armed 
forces. The results of the first review will be delivered with 
the budget request for fiscal year 2010.
    (Committee Print 7)
                              PUBLICATIONS

                            Committee Prints

    Committee Print 1--Committee Rules of the Committee on 
Armed Services in the 110th Congress. Adopted January 10, 
2007.\1\
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    Committee Print 6--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee report--Stand Up and Be Counted: The Continuing 
Challenge of Building the Iraqi Security Forces. June 2007.
    Committee Print 7--Roles and Missions Panel report--Initial 
Perspectives. January 2008.
    Committee Print 8--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee report--Agency Stovepipes vs Strategic Agility: 
Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams 
in Iraq and Afghanistan. April 2008.
    Committee Print 9--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee report--Deploying Federal Civilians to the 
Battlefield: Incentives, Benefits and Medical Care. April 2008.
    Committee Print 10--Joint Explanatory Statement to 
accompany S. 3001 (H.R. 5658)--The Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. September 2008.
    Committee Print 11--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee report--The Joint IED Defeat Organization: DOD's 
Fight Against IEDs Today and Tomorrow.
    Committee Print 12--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee report--Building Language Skills and Cultural 
Competencies in the Military: DOD's Challenge in Today's 
Educational Environment.

                         Published Proceedings

    H.A.S.C. 110-1--Full Committee hearing on Committee 
Organization. January 10, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-2--Full Committee hearing on The Way Forward 
in Iraq. January 11, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-3--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Marine Corps Force Protection Equipment 
for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. 
January 16, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-4--Full Committee hearing on Alternative 
Perspectives on the President's Strategy for Iraq. January 17, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-5--Full Committee hearing on Approaches to 
Audit of Reconstruction and Support Activities in Iraq. January 
18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-6--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Army Force Protection Equipment for Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom. January 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-7--Full Committee hearing on Implications of 
Iraq Policy on Total Force Readiness. January 23, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-8--Full Committee hearing on Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities. January 
30, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-9--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Examination of the Force Requirements Determination Process. 
January 30, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-10--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Army Equipment Reset. (Joint with Subcommittee on 
Readiness). January 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-11--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the Department of Energy's Implementation of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act of 2000. January 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-12--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Current Manning, Equipping 
and Readiness Challenges Facing Special Operations Forces. 
January 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-13--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense. February 7, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-14--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Acquisition Oversight of the U.S. 
Navy's Littoral Combat System. February 8, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-15--Full Committee hearing on Assessment of 
Security and Stability in Afghanistan and Developments in U.S. 
Strategy and Operations. February 13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-16--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Military Health 
Care and the Challenges Facing the Military Health Care System. 
February 13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-17--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on U.S. 
Marine Corps and U.S. Navy Reset Requirements. (joint with 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.) February 
13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-18--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Army. February 14, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-19--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Challenges for the Special 
Operations Command (SOCOM) Posed by the Global Terrorist 
Threat. February 14, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-20--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Overview of Recruiting and Retention. February 15, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-21--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Air Force. February 28, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-22--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
on Impact of Changes to the Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill. 
February 28, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-23--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Navy. March 1, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-24--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearings 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Views of 
Military Advocacy and Beneficiary Groups. March 1 and 15, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-25--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Integrated Nuclear Power Systems for 
Future Naval Surface Combatants. March 1, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-26--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on The 
National Security Personnel System--Is it Really Working? March 
6, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-27--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea. March 7, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-28--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Air Force and Army Airlift and Aerial Refueling Fixed-Wing 
Aircraft Programs. March 7, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-29--Full Committee hearing on Challenges and 
Obstacles Wounded and Injured Service Members Face During 
Recovery. March 8, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-30--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Submarine Force Structure and 
Acquisition Policy. March 8, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-31--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
The Posture of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). March 
8, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 1109-32--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Overview of Military Resale Programs. March, 13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-33--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Adequacy to Meet Readiness Needs. March 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-34--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on Harnessing 
Technological Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities. March 
14, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-35--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
European Command and Joint Forces Command. March 15, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-36--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on The Federal Ship Construction Loan 
Guarantee Program. March 15, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-37--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request for 
the Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities. 
March 20, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-38--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on Budget 
Requests for Military Construction, Family Housing, Base 
Closures and Facilities' Operations and Maintenance. March 20, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-39--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on U.S. Shipyard Modernization Initiatives 
and Ship Cost Reduction. March 20, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-40--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
Strategic Command, Northern Command, Transportation Command, 
and Southern Command. March 21, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-41--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on the 
Department of Defense Counterproliferation, Counterterrorism, 
and Science and Technology Priorities. March 21, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-42--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Department of Defense Airlift Programs. (Joint with 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces). March 22, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-43--Full Committee hearing on The Second 
Report to Congress by the Commission on the National Guard and 
Reserves. March 23, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-44--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request and 
the Status of Space Activities. March 23, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-45--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
The State of the Military Health Care System. March 27. 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-46--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Army Ground Force Acquisition Programs. March 27, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-47--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Readiness of the Army and Air National Guard. March 27, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-48--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request for 
Missile Defense Programs. March 27, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-49--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Outside Perspectives on Transitioning Security to 
the Iraqi Security Forces. March 28, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 109-50--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on Information 
Technology. March 28, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-51--Full Committee hearing on The Military 
Commission Act and the Continued Use of Guantanamo Bay as a 
Detention Facility. March 29, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-52--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Overview of Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Programs. 
March 29, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-53--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
Central Command. April 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-54--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Intelligence, 
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Capabilities. April 19, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-55--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Contracting for the Iraqi Security Forces. April 25, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-56--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 
Employment of Transition Teams. May 22, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-57--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Development of the Iraqi Police Service. May 24, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-58--Full Committee hearing on Department of 
Defense Body Armor Programs. June 6, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-59--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Procurement of Navy Boat Barriers. June 
6, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-60--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on the Development of the Iraqi Security Forces. June 
12, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-61--Full Committee hearing on China: Recent 
Security Developments. June 13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-62--Full Committee hearing on Organizing the 
Roles, Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense. 
June 20, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-63--Full Committee hearing on Structure, 
Process, and Tools for Improving Department of Defense 
Management. June 26, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-64--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Findings of the Independent Review Group and an In-Progress 
Review of Actions at Walter Reed. June 26, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-65--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Program 
Update. June 26, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-66--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Review of the Policies and Procedures Regarding the 
Notification of Next-of-Kin of Wounded and Deceased Service 
Members. June 27, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-67--Full Committee hearing on Global Security 
Assessment. July 11, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-68--Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee 
hearing on Strategic Communications and The Battle of Ideas: 
Winning the Hearts and Minds in the Global War Against 
Terrorists. July 11, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-69--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Mental Health. July 12, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-70--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on Emerging 
Contaminants and Environmental Management at the Department of 
Defense Installations. July 12, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-71--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 1 
of 4). July 12, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-72--Full Committee hearing on Iraq: Trends and 
Recent Security Developments. July 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-73--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy. July 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-74--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 2 
of 4). July 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-75--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program. 
(Joint with Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces.) 
July 19, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-76--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Surface Combatant Construction Update. 
July 24, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-77--Full Committee hearing on Implications of 
the National Intelligence Estimate Regarding al-Qaeda (joint 
with Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence). July 25, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-78--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 3 
of 4). July 25, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-79--Full Committee hearing on Upholding the 
Principle of Habeas Corpus for Detainees. July 26, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-80--Full Committee hearing on H. R. 3087, To 
require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 
other senior military leaders, to develop and transmit to 
Congress a Comprehensive Strategy for the Redeployment of 
United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and H. R. 3159, the 
``Enduring Military Readiness Through Stability and 
Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007.'' July 27, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-81--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the Use 
of In-Lieu-Of, Ad Hoc and Augmentee Forces in Operation 
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. July 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-82--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future (Part 4 
of 4). July 31, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-83--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve Recruiting 
and Retention. August 1, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-84--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing on 
Further Inquiry into Marine Corps Policies and Procedures 
Regarding Next-of-Kin Notification. August 2, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-85--Full Committee hearing on The Comptroller 
General's Assessment of the Iraqi Government's Record of 
Performance. September 5, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-86--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on The Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial 
Reconstruction Teams. September 5, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-87--Full Committee hearing on Beyond the 
September Report: What's Next for Iraq? (Joint with the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs). September 6, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-88--Full Committee hearing on the Report of 
the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq. 
September 6, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-89--Full Committee hearing on The War and 
Political Developments in Iraq. (Joint with Committee on 
Foreign Affairs). September 10, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-90--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on the Benefits and Medical Care for Federal and U.S. 
Contractor Employees Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. 
September 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-91--Full Committee hearing on Accountability 
During Contingency Operations: Preventing and Fighting 
Corruption in Contracting and Establishing and Maintaining 
Appropriate Control on Materiel. September 20, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-92--Full Committee hearing on Army Strategic 
Initiatives. September 26, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-93--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on The Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial 
Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan and Iraq. October 4, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-94--Full Committee hearing on Security 
Challenges Involving Pakistan Implications for the Department 
of Defense. October 10, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-95--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Incentives, Benefits, and Medical Care for Federal 
Civilian Employees Deployed to Combat Zones. October 16, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-96--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Measuring and Increasing the Effectiveness of 
Provincial Reconstruction Teams. October 18, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-97--Full Committee hearing on Air Force 
Strategic Initiatives, October 24, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-98--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations: 
Learning from the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) 
Experience. October 30, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-99--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee on the Current Status of the Joint Mine Resistant 
Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program. (Joint with 
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces). November 8, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-100--Full Committee hearing on Africa Command. 
November 14, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-101--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Strategic Communications 
and Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism. November 15, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-102--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Provincial Reconstruction Teams--Historical and 
Current Perspectives on Doctrine and Strategy. December 5, 
2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-103--Full Committee hearing on Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan: Status of U.S. Strategy and 
Operations and the Way Ahead. December 11, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-104--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on 
Implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 
Decisions. December 12, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-105--Full Committee hearing on A Cooperative 
Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower. December 13, 2007.
    H.A.S.C. 110-106--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for 
Iraq (Parts 1 and 2). January 16 and 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-107--Full Committee hearing on the Status of 
Efforts to Develop Iraqi Security Forces. January 17, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-108--Full Committee hearing on Assessment of 
U.S. Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead. 
January 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-109--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Interagency Reform: Can the Provincial 
Reconstruction Team (PRT) Case Study Illuminate the Future of 
Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations? January 29, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-110--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense. February 6, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-111--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on the Views of Military Advocacy and Beneficiary Groups. 
February 7, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-112--Full Committee hearing on Global Security 
Assessment. February 13, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-113--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on 
Readiness at Risk: Department of Defense Security Clearance 
Processes. February 13, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-114--Full Committee hearing on Military 
Readiness Implications for Our Strategic Posture. February 14, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-115--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Provincial Reconstruction Teams: A Case for 
Interagency National Security Reform. February 4, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-116--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on The Status of the Implications of the Army's Medical Action 
Plan and Other Services' Support for Wounded Service Members. 
February 15, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-117--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Overview of Recruiting, Retention, and Compensation. 
February 26, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-118 Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Irregular Warfare and 
Stability Operations: Approaches to Interagency Integration 
(Joint with Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations). 
February 26, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-119--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Air Force. February 27, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-120--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Posture and Budget Request for Strategic Programs. February 27, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-121--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of Previously Authorized 
Programs--Budget Request on Overview for the United States 
Marine Corps. February 27, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-122--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Army. February 28, 2008. .
    H.A.S.C. 110-123--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
Military Construction. February 28, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-124--Full Committee hearing on Fiscal Year 
2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Special Operation Command. 
March 5, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-125--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
Special Operations Command and U.S. Northern Command. March 5, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-126--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request and 
Status for Space Activities. March 5, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-127--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the 
Department of the Navy. March 6, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-128--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Departments of the Navy and Air Force Tactical Aviation 
Programs. (Joint with Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces). March 11, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-129--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on The Impact of the Presidential Signing Statement on 
the Department of Defense's Implementation of the Fiscal Year 
2008 National Defense Authorization Act. March 11, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-130--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on 
Inherently Governmental--What is the Proper Role of Government? 
March 11, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-131--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on the Future of the Military Health System. March 12, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-132--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request for 
the Department of Energy National Security Programs. Mar. 12, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-133--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea. March 12, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-134--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on 
Department of Defense Energy Posture. March 13, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-135--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request--Department of 
Defense Science and Technology: Responding to the 21st Century 
Irregular Warfare Threat Environment. March 5, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-136--Full Committee hearing on the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request from the U.S. 
European Command, Southern Command and Africa Command. March 
13, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-137--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request on Mental Health Overview. March 14, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-138--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of Previously Authorized 
Programs--Budget Request for Navy Shipbuilding. March 14, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-139--Readiness Subcommittee hearing on the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and 
Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on 
the Readiness of the Army and Air Force Reserves and National 
Guard Forces. April 1, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-140--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
from the United States Transportation Command and Air Force 
Mobility Aircraft Programs. April 1, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-141--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Holistic Approaches to 
Cybersecurity Enabling Network Centric Operations. April 1, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-142--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Army National Guard and Army Reserve Equipment. April 3, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-143--Full Committee hearing on The Status of 
the War and Political Developments in Iraq. April 9, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-144--Full Committee hearing on The Current 
Status of U.S. Ground Forces. April 9, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-145--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on Army Acquisition Programs. April 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-146--Full Committee hearing on Building 
Partnership Capacity and Development of the Interagency 
Process. April 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-147--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Oversight of the Defense Travel System. April 15, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-148--Full Committee hearing on National 
Industrial Security Program: Addressing the Implication of 
Globalization and Foreign Ownership for the Defense Industrial 
Base. April 16, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-149--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request 
on House Resolution 834: Ground Force Readiness Shortfalls. 
(Joint with Subcommittee on Readiness). April 16, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-150--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Military Resale and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) 
Overview. April 17, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-151--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
for Missile Defense Programs. April 17, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-152--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Challenges Associated with Achieving Full Dental 
Readiness in the Reserve Component. April 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-153--Full Committee hearing on China: Recent 
Security Developments. June 25, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-154--Full Committee hearing on An Update on 
Efforts to Develop and Support the Iraq Security Forces. July 
9, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-155--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Defense Language and Cultural Awareness 
Transformation: To What End? At What Cost? July 9, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-156--Full Committee hearing on Threat Posed by 
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, July 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-157--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on Source Selection and Path Forward Regarding the Air Force 
KC-(X) Program. July 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-158--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Oversight and Status of POW/MIA Activities. July 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-159--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A New U.S. Grand Strategy (Part 1). July 15, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-160--Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 
Nuclear Weapons Complex Modernization. July 17, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-161--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Army Medical Action Plan: Is it Working? July 22, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-162--Full Committee hearing on The Comptroller 
General's Progress Report on Iraq. July 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-163--Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing 
on Don't Ask, Don't Tell Review. July 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-164--Full Committee hearing on Contingency 
Contracting: Implementing a Call for Urgent Reform. April 10, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-165--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 and Oversight of 
Previously Authorized Programs--Budget Request on Role of 
Social and Behavioral Sciences in National Security (Joint with 
the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the 
Science and Technology Committee). April 24, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-166--Full Committee hearing on Implications of 
the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Non Governmental Perspectives. July 30, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-167--Full Committee hearing on Implications of 
the Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Administration Perspectives. July 31, 
2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-168--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on A New U.S. Grand Strategy (Part 2). July 31, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-169--Seapower and Expeditionary Forces 
Subcommittee hearing on Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs. 
July 31, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-170--Full Committee hearing on Security and 
Stability in Afghanistan and Iraq: Developments in U.S. 
Strategy and Operations and the Way Ahead. September 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-171--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Transforming the U.S. Military's Foreign Language, 
Cultural Awareness, and Regional Expertise Capabilities. 
September 10, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-172--Full Committee hearing on Considerations 
for an American Grand Strategy. Part 1. September 16, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-173--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on Defeating the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 
Other Asymmetric Threats: Today's Efforts and Tomorrow's 
Requirements. September 16, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-174--Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities Subcommittee hearing on Lessons for Countering al 
Qa'ida and the Way Ahead. September 18, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-175--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
hearing on The Department of Defense's Work with States, 
Universities, and Students to Transform the Nation's Foreign 
Language Capacity. September 23, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-176--Full Committee hearing on Considerations 
for an American Grand Strategy. Part 2. September 24, 2008.
    H.A.S.C. 110-177--Air and Land Forces Subcommittee hearing 
on the F-22 program. November 19, 2008.

                                                  HOUSE REPORTS
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           Report number                   Date filed              Bill number                  Title
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110-47, Part II....................  Mar. 14, 2007.........  H.R. 1362.............  To reform acquisition
                                                                                      practices of the Federal
                                                                                      Government.
110-68, Part I.....................  Mar. 23, 2007.........  H.R. 1538.............  To amend title 10, United
                                                                                      States Code, to improve
                                                                                      the management of medical
                                                                                      care, personnel actions,
                                                                                      and quality of life issues
                                                                                      for members of the Armed
                                                                                      Forces who are receiving
                                                                                      medical care in an
                                                                                      outpatient status, and for
                                                                                      other purposes.
110-146, Part I and II.............  May 11, 2007..........  H.R. 1585.............  To authorize appropriations
                                                                                      for fiscal year 2008 for
                                                                                      military activities of the
                                                                                      Department of Defense, for
                                                                                      military construction, and
                                                                                      for defense activities of
                                                                                      the Department of Energy,
                                                                                      to prescribe military
                                                                                      personnel strengths for
                                                                                      such fiscal year, and for
                                                                                      other purposes.
110-282............................  Jul. 31, 2007.........  H.R. 3159.............  To mandate minimum periods
                                                                                      of rest and recuperation
                                                                                      for unites and members of
                                                                                      the regular and Reserve
                                                                                      Components of the Armed
                                                                                      Forces between deployments
                                                                                      for Operation Iraqi
                                                                                      Freedom and Operation
                                                                                      Enduring Freedom.
110-283............................  Jul. 31, 2007.........  H.R. 3087.............  To require the President,
                                                                                      in coordination with the
                                                                                      Secretary of State, the
                                                                                      Secretary of Defense, the
                                                                                      Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
                                                                                      other senior military
                                                                                      leaders, to develop and
                                                                                      transmit to Congress a
                                                                                      comprehensive strategy for
                                                                                      the redeployment of the
                                                                                      United States Armed Forces
                                                                                      in Iraq.
110-477............................  Dec. 6, 2007..........  H.R. 1585 Conf. Rept..  To authorize appropriations
                                                                                      for fiscal year 2008 for
                                                                                      military activities of the
                                                                                      Department of Defense, for
                                                                                      military construction, and
                                                                                      for defense activities of
                                                                                      the Department of Energy,
                                                                                      to prescribe military
                                                                                      personnel strengths for
                                                                                      such fiscal year, and for
                                                                                      other purposes.
110-652, Parts I and II............  May 16, 2008..........  H.R. 5658.............  To authorize appropriations
                                                                                      for fiscal year 2009 for
                                                                                      military activities of the
                                                                                      Department of Defense, to
                                                                                      prescribe military
                                                                                      personnel strengths for
                                                                                      fiscal year 2009, and for
                                                                                      other purposes.
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                                                   PUBLIC LAWS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Public Law number                Date enacted             Bill number                  Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
110-115............................  Nov. 14, 2007.........  H.R. 2779.............  To recognize the Navy UDT/
                                                                                      SEAL Museum in Fort
                                                                                      Pierce, Florida, as the
                                                                                      official national museum
                                                                                      of the Navy SEALS and
                                                                                      their predecessors.
110-181............................  Jan. 28, 2008.........  H.R. 4986 (H.R. 1585).  To provide for the
                                                                                      enactment of the National
                                                                                      Defense Authorization Act
                                                                                      for Fiscal Year 2008, as
                                                                                      previously enrolled, with
                                                                                      certain modifications to
                                                                                      address the foreign
                                                                                      sovereign immunities
                                                                                      provisions of title 28,
                                                                                      United States Code, with
                                                                                      respect to the attachment
                                                                                      of property in certain
                                                                                      judgments against Iraq,
                                                                                      the lapse of statutory
                                                                                      authorities for the
                                                                                      payment of bonuses,
                                                                                      special pay, and similar
                                                                                      benefits for members of
                                                                                      the uniformed services,
                                                                                      and other purposes.
110-203............................  Apr. 22, 2008.........  H.J. Res. 70..........  Congratulating the Army
                                                                                      Reserve on its centennial,
                                                                                      which will be formally
                                                                                      celebrated on April 23,
                                                                                      2008, and commemorating
                                                                                      the historic contributions
                                                                                      of its veterans and
                                                                                      continuing contributions
                                                                                      of its soldiers to the
                                                                                      vital national security
                                                                                      interests and homeland
                                                                                      defense missions of the
                                                                                      United States.
110-417............................  Oct. 14, 2008.........  S. 3001...............  Duncan Hunter National
                                                                                      Defense Authorization Act
                                                                                      for Fiscal Year 2009.
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                             PRESS RELEASES

                             First Session

    January 5, 2007--Skelton Statement on Military Leadership 
Changes
    January 10, 2007--Skelton Announces January Hearing Topics
    January 10, 2007--Skelton Opposes Troop Escalation
    January 10, 2007--House Armed Services Committee Holds 
110th Congress Organizational Meeting
    January 18, 2007--Skelton Hopes New Military Manual Will 
Result In Solid Convictions Of Terrorists
    January 23, 2007--Skelton Says Costs Of Troop Escalation 
Unacceptable: Troop Increase In Iraq Threatens Military 
Readiness, Poses Significant Strategic Risk, And Harms Troop 
And Family Morale
    January 30, 2007--Afghanistan Demands Increased Attention, 
Says Skelton
    January 30, 2007--Snyder Concerned with Discrepancy between 
End Strength Request and 2006 QDR
    January 31, 2007--Subcommittees Begin Damage Assessment of 
Army Forces
    February 1, 2007--Skelton/Meehan: CBO Estimates Additional 
Personnel and Costs for President's Troop Escalation
    February 5, 2007--Skelton On The President's Defense Budget 
Proposal
    February 7, 2007--Skelton Questions Planning For Troop 
Escalation
    February 9, 2007--Skelton: DOD Office's Activities 
Absolutely Indefensible
    February 10, 2007--Skelton Statement on News Reports 
Regarding Iranian Activities
    February 11, 2007--Hoyer-Skelton-Reyes Letter To Gates And 
Negroponte
    February 13, 2007--Skelton Statement On House Iraq 
Resolution
    February 13, 2007--Skelton: NATO Partners Must Do More In 
Afghanistan
    February 14, 2007--Skelton: A Larger Army Will Help, But 
Readiness Issues Must Be Addressed
    February 16, 2007--Skelton On House Passage Of Iraq 
Resolution
    February 21, 2007--Skelton Statement On Conditions At 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
    February 28, 2007--Skelton Concerned About Air Force's 
Readiness And Personnel Levels
    March 1, 2007--House Armed Services Committee To Hold 
Hearing On Report Of The National Guard And Reserves Commission
    March 1, 2007--Skelton Concerned About Navy Ships And 
Marine Corps Readiness
    March 2, 2007--Skelton Statement on Resignation of Army 
Secretary Francis Harvey
    March 2, 2007--Tauscher/Everett on Announcement of National 
Nuclear Security Administration Reliable Replacement Warhead 
Design
    March 6, 2007--Meehan/Akin Announce Oversight Subcommittee 
Will Examine Development of Iraqi Security Forces
    March 8, 2007--Skelton Says Committee Will Consider 
Legislation To Meet The Needs Of Wounded Service Members
    March 12, 2007--Skelton On The Retirement Of Lt. Gen. Kevin 
C. Kiley
    March 13, 2007--House Armed Services Committee Reports H.R. 
1362, The Accountability In Contracting Act
    March 13, 2007--Skelton Congratulates Congressman Marty 
Meehan
    March 13, 2007--Readiness Subcommittee Hears From 
Administration On Defense Budget
    March 14, 2007--Skelton And Snyder Ask GAO To Review 
Allegations About Wounded Soldiers Ordered To Combat Theater
    March 14, 2007--Skelton Pledges To Work With Pentagon On 
Defense Acquisition Transformation
    March 14, 2007--Skelton and Ortiz Request Military 
Readiness Studies
    March 15, 2007--Skelton-Hunter-Snyder-McHugh-Filner 
Introduce the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act Of 2007
    March 19, 2007--Skelton Statement On Four Years Since The 
Beginning Of The Iraq War
    March 20, 2007--House Armed Services Committee Reports H.R. 
1538, The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007
    March 22, 2007--Skelton Says Budget Resolution Supports 
Defense
    March 23, 2007--Skelton Statement on the U.S. Troop 
Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act
    March 23, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton 
(D-MO) Hearing on the Second Report of the Commission on the 
National Guard and Reserves
    March 28, 2007--Skelton Praises House Approval of H.R. 
1538, the Wounded Warriors Assistance Act of 2007
    March 28, 2007--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
Hears Challenges and Recommendations on Iraqi Security Forces 
from Outside Experts
    March 29, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton 
(D-MO) Hearing on the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the 
Future of the Detention and Interrogation Facilities at the 
U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
    April 3, 2007--Skelton Delivers Address at Historic 
Westminster College
    April 4, 2007--Skelton Responds to GOP Statements 
Concerning the Global War on Terror
    April 10, 2007--Skelton Questions Pentagon About the 
Readiness of Units to be Deployed to Iraq
    April 11, 2007--Skelton Statement on Pentagon Decision to 
Extend Army Deployments
    April 18, 2007--House Armed Services Committee Members on 
the Passage of H. Res. 305, Commending the Special Operations 
Community
    April 18, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton 
(D-MO) Hearing on U.S. Central Command
    April 23, 2007--Skelton: Walls Will Not Bring Peace to 
Baghdad Political Settlement Needed to Bring Security And 
Stability to Iraq
    April 25, 2007--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
Examines Role of Private Contractors in Training the Iraqi 
Security Forces
    April 30, 2007--Skelton: Iraqi Parliament Must Put 
Political Progress Ahead of Summer Break
    May 9, 2007--House Armed Services Committee Approves Fiscal 
Year 2008 Defense Authorization Bill Restoring Military 
Readiness and Taking Care of the Troops are Top Priorities
    May 16, 2007--Skelton Remarks On H.R. 1585, The National 
Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008
    May 17, 2007--Skelton Applauds House Passage of H.R. 1585, 
The FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Bill
    May 22, 2007--Meehan Comments on Limited DoD Cooperation
    May 23, 2007--Skelton/Meehan Comment on Revised Joint 
Campaign Plan May 24, 2007--Taylor Pledges Hearing on Navy Boat 
Barriers
    May 24, 2007--Meehan Looks for Balance Between Junior and 
Senior DoD Witnesses
    June 6, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton (D-
MO) Hearing on Department of Defense Body Armor Programs
    June 8, 2007--Skelton Statement on the Nomination of 
Admiral Michael Mullen as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    June 12, 2007--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on 
the Development of Iraqi Security Forces
    June 13, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton 
(D-MO) Hearing on Recent Security Developments Involving China
    June 14, 2007--HASC Democrats Elect New Subcommittee Chairs
    June 22, 2007--Skelton/Conyers Introduce Habeas Reform 
Legislation
    July 3, 2007--Skelton: At Last, Administration May Seek 
Responsible Redeployment From Iraq
    July 12, 2007--Skelton Statement on Iraq Interim Report
    July 12, 2007--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
Explores Third Way in Iraq
    July 12, 2007--Taylor and Bartlett Applaud Appointment of 
Navy Acquisition Deputy
    July 12, 2007--Skelton Statement on H.R. 2956, The 
Responsible Redeployment From Iraq Act
    July 12, 2007--Skelton Praises House Passage of H.R. 2956, 
The Responsible Redeployment From Iraq Act
    July 17, 2007--Skelton Says NIE Confirms Need To Focus On 
War Against Terrorists In Afghanistan
    July 18, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton 
(D-MO) Hearing on Iraq: Trends and Recent Security Developments
    July 18, 2007--Skelton: I am happy to see the DoD finally 
acknowledge the true magnitude of this need.
    July 19, 2007--Taylor/Abercrombie Demand Improvement in 
Obtaining MRAP Vehicles
    July 25, 2007--Snyder/Akin: Knowing Root Causes of Violence 
Will Help Construct Alternatives in Iraq
    July 25, 2007--Skelton and Hunter Announce Roles and 
Missions Panel
    July 26, 2007--Skelton/Tauscher Letter re: Administration 
Nuclear Weapons Policy Statement
    July 27, 2007--HASC Approves Bipartisan Bill on Planning 
and Oversight of Iraq Redeployment
    July 27, 2007--Bill to Require Time Between Iraq 
Deployments Approved by House Armed Services Committee
    July 27, 2007--Skelton Praises Agreement on 9/11 Bill
    July 31, 2007--Snyder/Akin: Final Hearing in Series Gives 
Committee Broad Spectrum of Alternatives
    August 2, 2007--Skelton Praises House Action to Ensure 
Adequate Time For Troops Between Deployments
    August 16, 2007--Skelton Warns of Increased Violence Prior 
to Release of Iraq Progress Report
    August 31, 2007--Skelton Leads Delegation to Visit Military 
Sites In China
    August 31, 2007--Skelton Honors WWII American-Chinese 
Heroism on Delegation to China
    September 5, 2007--Skelton: Mishandling of Nuclear Weapons 
Deeply Disturbing
    September 5, 2007--Opening Statement of Chairman Ike 
Skelton (D-MO) Hearing on the Comptroller General's Assessment 
of the Iraqi Government's Record of Performance
    September 7, 2007--Skelton: Political Progress in Iraq is 
the Missing Element
    September 13, 2007--Skelton Statement on the President's 
Address to the Nation
    September 18, 2007--Snyder/Akin: Care for Deployed 
Civilians Must be Improved
    September 19, 2007--Members of Congress Discuss Missile 
Defense in Europe
    October 2, 2007--Skelton Statement On H.R. 3087, Bipartisan 
Bill on Planning and Oversight of Iraq Redeployment
    October 3, 2007--Skelton Statement on the Veterans' 
Disability Benefits Commission Report
    October 4, 2007--Skelton Supports H.R. 2740, Holding 
Private Contractors in War Zones Accountable
    October 9, 2007--Skelton/Hunter/Neal Letter re: Iraqi 
Purchase of Chinese Weapons
    October 18, 2007--Snyder/Akin: Effective Tools Needed to 
Evaluate PRTs
    October 24, 2007--Missouri National Guard to Help Farmers 
in Afghanistan--Skelton Praises Innovative Agribusiness 
Development Program
    November 1, 2007--Skelton Statement on the Gansler 
Commission Report
    November 19, 2007--Skelton, Hunter Welcome Tsongas, Lamborn 
to Committee
    December 3, 2007--Skelton Statement on the National 
Intelligence Estimate on Iran's Nuclear Intentions and 
Capabilities
    December 11, 2007--Skelton: War in Iraq Holds Back Effort 
in Afghanistan
    December 11, 2007--Skelton and Buyer Urge U.S. Navy to Name 
Ship in Honor of the Marquis De Lafayette
    December 12, 2007--Bipartisan House Majority Approves FY 
2008 Defense Authorization Conference Report
    December 17, 2007--Skelton Urges Administration to Focus on 
Afghanistan
    December 27, 2007--Skelton Spends Christmas With U.S. 
Troops In Iraq
    December 28, 2007--Skelton Disappointed By President's 
Defense Bill Veto

                             Second Session

    January 14, 2008--Skelton Leads Bipartisan Congressional 
Delegation to the United Kingdom
    January 15, 2008--Skelton Meets with Iraqi Minister of 
Defense
    January 16, 2008--House Approves H.R. 4986, The National 
Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008
    January 23, 2008--Snyder/Akin: Expert Testimony Raises 
Important Issues for Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq
    January 28, 2008--Skelton Hails Enactment of the FY08 
National Defense Authorization Act
    January 29, 2008--Snyder/Akin: Interagency Change Necessary 
for National Security
    January 29, 2008--Skelton on the State of the Union
    January 30, 2008--Skelton: New Submarine to be Named USS 
Missouri
    January 31, 2008--Skelton Statement on the Final Report of 
the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
    January 31, 2008--Skelton/Ortiz Ask Gates to Address 
Readiness Shortfalls at Committee Hearing
    February 4, 2008--Skelton Statement on the Fiscal Year 2009 
Defense Budget Request
    February 11, 2008--Skelton Asks Army Secretary to Release 
RAND Study
    February 11, 2008--Skelton Disappointed by Call to Pause 
Redeployment from Iraq
    February 11, 2008--Skelton Statement on Congressman Tom 
Lantos
    February 14, 2008--Skelton, Hunter, Tauscher, Everett 
Statements on DoD's Decision to Engage Non-Responsive U.S. 
Satellite
    February 14, 2008--Skelton Calls For Three-Star U.S. 
Headquarters in Kabul
    February 21, 2008--Skelton Statement on Destruction of 
Failed Satellite
    March 3, 2008--Skelton Statement on Annual Report to 
Congress on China's Military Power
    March 7, 2008--Skelton, Hunter Release HASC Roles and 
Missions Report
    March 12, 2008--Skelton Says Budget Resolution Supports 
Defense
    March 19, 2008--Skelton, Hunter, Tauscher, Everett Announce 
Congressional Commission on U.S. Strategic Posture
    March 24, 2008--Skelton Statement on U.S. Casualties in 
Iraq
    April 10, 2008--Skelton Responds to President's 
Announcement On Troop Levels in Iraq
    April 17, 2008--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
Releases New Report re: Lessons Learned from PRTs in Iraq and 
Afghanistan
    April 24, 2008--Skelton: Trust and Credibility at Stake in 
Pentagon's Media Relations
    April 30, 2008--Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 
Releases New Report re: Deploying Federal Civilians to the 
Battlefield
    May 1, 2008--Hanging By A Thread: The State of U.S. 
Military Readiness and the Prospects for Success in Afghanistan
    May 15, 2008--House Armed Services Committee Approves 
Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization Bill
    May 21, 2008--Skelton Remarks on H.R. 5658, The National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
    May 22, 2008--House Approves FY09 Defense Authorization 
Bill
    May 22, 2008--House Approves Skelton-Berman-Lowey Amendment 
to Create Interagency Advisory Panel
    May 29, 2008--Skelton Asks Chairman of Joint Chiefs of 
Staff to Brief 111th Congress on Military Threats
    June 5, 2008--Skelton on Resignations of the Secretary of 
the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff
    June 12, 2008--Skelton: Supreme Court Decision Will Better 
Protect American Security and Values
    June 18, 2008--Skelton Says Status of Forces Agreement Must 
Protect U.S. Troops in Iraq
    June 19, 2008--Skelton Supports Bipartisan Compromise on 
FISA
    June 19, 2008--Skelton: Afghanistan Must be an Urgent 
Priority
    June 26, 2008--Skelton and Abercrombie on Army FCS 
Announcement
    June 30, 2008--Skelton Renews Call to Make Afghanistan an 
Urgent Priority--Reports to Congress Highlight Disturbing 
Trends in Afghanistan
    July 2, 2008--Skelton Salutes Rescue of 3 American Hostages 
in Colombia
    July 2, 2008--Skelton and Hunter Express Concerns Over 
NORAD Move
    July 9, 2008--Skelton: U.S. Needs Comprehensive Strategy to 
Advance National Interests
    July 9, 2008--Skelton Statement on Secretary Gate's Tanker 
Announcement
    July 10, 2008--Skelton on America's Strategic Context
    July 16, 2008--Skelton on the United States' Role in the 
World
    July 23, 2008--Skelton and Taylor Applaud Navy Decision to 
Modify Shipbuilding Plan
    July 24, 2008--Skelton on our Role as the Indispensable 
Nation
    July 31, 2008--Skelton Speech on National Strategy at the 
Brookings Institution
    August 1, 2008--Skelton on the Principles for a National 
Strategy
    August 7, 2008--Skelton Letter Encourages TRADOC to 
Incorporate Wounded Warriors
    August 12, 2008--Skelton Statement on the Situation in 
Georgia
    August 19, 2008--Skelton Calls on Next Administration to 
Address National Security Challenges
    August 22, 2008--Skelton Encouraged by Agreement to 
Redeploy U.S. Troops from Iraq by 2011
    September 9, 2008--Members of Congress Discuss CODEL to 
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Vienna
    September 9, 2008--Skelton Statement on Planned Troop 
Reductions in Iraq
    September 10, 2008--Skelton Statement on 9/11
    September 10, 2008--Skelton Statement on Cancellation of 
the KC-X Tanker Solicitation
    September 18, 2008--Skelton and Udall on GAO Findings 
Regarding Relocation of Operations from Cheyenne Mountain to 
Peterson AFB
    September 24, 2008--House Approves FY09 Defense 
Authorization Bill
    September 24, 2008--House-Senate Committee Agreement 
Reached On Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization Bill
    September 25, 2008--Skelton Statement on Disciplinary 
Action Related to Nuclear Misshipment to Taiwan
    September 27, 2008--Skelton Delivers Keynote Address at USS 
Missouri Keel Laying Ceremony
    October 2, 2008--Skelton Delegation Visits Missouri 
National Guard in Kosovo
    October 10, 2008--Skelton: We Cannot Drag Our Feet in 
Afghanistan
    November 17, 2008--Skelton Cautious on U.S.-Iraq Status of 
Forces Agreement
    November 19, 2008--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee Releases New Report re: The Joint Improvised 
Explosive Device Defeat Organization
    November 20, 2008--Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee Releases New Report re: Building Foreign Language 
and Cultural Skills in the Military
    November 20, 2008--Skelton Re-elected As House Armed 
Services Committee Chairman
    November 28, 2008--Skelton Delegation Shares Thanksgiving 
With U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
    December 1, 2008--Skelton Praises President-elect's 
National Security Team
    December 2, 2008--Skelton Statement on WMD Commission 
Report
    December 10, 2008--Skelton Congratulates Congressman John 
McHugh, New HASC Ranking Member
    December 15, 2008--Skelton, Hunter, Tauscher, Everett 
Comment on the Interim Report of the Congressional Commission 
on the Strategic Posture of the United States
    December 18, 2008--Tauscher and Lamborn Release Statement 
after Visit to Czech Republic

                                  
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