Senate Report 111-5 - REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE 110TH CONGRESS first and second sessions

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111th Congress
1st Session SENATE Report
111-5
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

of the

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

UNITED STATES SENATE

110TH CONGRESS

first and second sessions

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] CONGRESS.#13

March 3, 2009.--Ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from January 12, 2007--July 17, 2007)

CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
BILL NELSON, Florida JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
EVAN BAYH, Indiana LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN CORNYN, Texas
JIM WEBB, Virginia JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
Michael V. Kostiw, Republican Staff Director

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from July 18, 2007--January 23, 2008)

CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
EVAN BAYH, Indiana ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN CORNYN, Texas
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
JIM WEBB, Virginia MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri BOB CORKER, Tennessee
Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
Michael V. Kostiw, Republican Staff Director
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from January 24, 2008--January 3, 2009)

CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
EVAN BAYH, Indiana ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN CORNYN, Texas
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
JIM WEBB, Virginia MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
Michael V. Kostiw, Republican Staff Director

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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U.S. Senate,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, March 3, 2009.
Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
President of the Senate,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. President: Senate Rule XXVI.8(b) requires the
submission of a report of the activities of the Senate
Committee on Armed Services for the previous Congress.
In accordance with the requirements, I am submitting the
report of the activities of the Committee during the 110th
Congress. This report outlines the most noteworthy legislative
achievements and other achievements and activities of our
Committee.
Sincerely,
Carl Levin, Chairman.

C O N T E N T S

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Page
Letter of transmittal............................................ III
Jurisdiction..................................................... 1
Membership of the Committee...................................... 3
Subcommittee appointments........................................ 6
Relationship of annual authorization to Department of Defense
appropriations................................................. 12
Activities of the Committee on Armed Services during the 110th
Congress (2007 and 2008)....................................... 19
Action on nominations referred to the Committee.................. 24
Nominations for promotions in the Armed Services................. 27
Investigations, hearings, and other matters not directly
pertaining to legislation before the Committee................. 28
Staff of the Committee on Armed Services......................... 36
Rules of procedure............................................... 39
Publications..................................................... 43
Hearings..................................................... 43
Nominations.................................................. 45
Reports...................................................... 46
Information on appointment of Board of Visitors to the U.S.
Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies....................... 47

JURISDICTION

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Part 1 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(Public Law 601 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved August
2, 1946, as amended by Public Law 510 of the Ninety-first
Congress, approved October 26, 1970) created the standing
committees of the Senate and provided that the Committee on
Armed Services should consist of 13 Senators. The history of
changes in the Committee on Armed Services membership since
1946 is displayed below:

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Congress: Year: Under Authority of: Number of Senators:
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82nd 1953 S. Res. 18 15
86th 1959 S. Res. 24 17
90th 1967 S. Res. 11 18
91st 1970 H.R. 17654 15
92nd 1971 S. Res. 15 16
93rd 1973 S. Res. 10 15
94th 1975 S. Res. 17 16
95th 1977 S. Res. 4 & S. Res. 82 18
100th 1987 S. Res. 14 20
103rd 1993 S. Res. 130 22
104th 1995 S. Res. 14 21
105th 1997 S. Res. 9 18
107th 2001 in part by S. Res. 8 25
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The Committee on Armed Services' jurisdiction is set forth
in Rule XXV(c) (1) and (2) of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
It states that the Committee shall be referred all proposed
legislation, messages, petition, memorials and other matters
related to the following subjects:
(1) 1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or
primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or
military operations.
2. Common defense.
3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the
Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force,
generally.
4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including
administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone.
5. Military research and development.
6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and
privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas
education of civilian and military dependents.
9. Selective service system.
10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the
common defense.
(2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a
comprehensive basis, matters relating to the common defense
policy of the United States, and report thereon from time to
time.

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from January 12, 2007-July 17, 2007)

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CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman

January 23, 1979*

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
January 3, 1983* January 6, 1987*
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
February 2, 1989* January 23, 1979*
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
January 7, 1993* January 4, 1995*
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
January 7, 1999* January 7, 1999*
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
January 25, 2001* January 25, 2001*
BILL NELSON, Florida JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
EVAN BAYH, Indiana LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN CORNYN, Texas
January 12, 2007* January 15, 2003*
JIM WEBB, Virginia JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
January 12, 2007* January 6, 2005*
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
January 12, 2007* January 12, 2007*
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*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services

The Senate Committees on Military Affairs; on the Militia;
and Naval Affairs were established on December 10, 1816. The
Committee on the Militia was merged with the Committee on
Military Affairs in 1858 to form the Military Affairs and
Militia Committee. However, in 1872 the Committee dropped
``Militia'' from its name. The Military Affairs and Naval
Affairs Committees existed until 1947 when they were combined
by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 into a new
standing committee, the current Armed Services Committee.

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from July 18, 2007--January 23, 2008)

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CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman

January 23, 1979*

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
January 3, 1983* January 6, 1987*
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
February 2, 1989* January 23, 1979*
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
January 7, 1993* January 4, 1995*
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
January 7, 1999* January 7, 1999*
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
January 25, 2001* January 25, 2001*
BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
EVAN BAYH, Indiana ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN CORNYN, Texas
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
January 12, 2007* January 6, 2005*
JIM WEBB, Virginia MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
January 12, 2007* January 12, 2007*
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri BOB CORKER, Tennessee
January 12, 2007* July 18, 2007*
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*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services

Changes in Committee Membership during this Congress:
On July 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. Res. 275, providing
for minority membership on the Committee on Armed Services for
the remainder of the 110th Congress, or until their successors
are appointed. Senator John Ensign of Nevada, because of his
recent appointment as a member of the Committee on Finance, was
removed as a member of the Committee on Armed Services. Senator
Bob Corker of Tennessee was appointed as a member of the
Committee on Armed Services.

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(from January 24, 2008--January 3, 2009)

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CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman

January 23, 1979*

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
January 3, 1983* January 6, 1987*
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
February 2, 1989* January 23, 1979*
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
January 7, 1993* January 4, 1995*
JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
January 7, 1999* January 7, 1999*
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
January 25, 2001* January 25, 2001*
BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
January 25, 2001* January 15, 2003*
EVAN BAYH, Indiana ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN CORNYN, Texas
January 15, 2003* January 15, 2003*
MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
January 12, 2007* January 6, 2005*
JIM WEBB, Virginia MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
January 12, 2007* January 12, 2007*
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
January 12, 2007* January 24, 2008*
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*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services

Further changes in Committee Membership during this
Congress:
On January 24, 2008, the Senate passed S. Res. 425, a
resolution making minority party appointments for the 110th
Congress. These appointments were necessitated by the
resignation of Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi on December
18, 2007. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee was removed as a
member of the Committee on Armed Services. Senator Roger F.
Wicker of Mississippi was appointed as a member of the
Committee on Armed Services.

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

January 19--August 1, 2007

Subcommittee on Airland

Senator Lieberman, Senator Cornyn,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Akaka Senator Warner
Senator Bayh Senator Inhofe
Senator Clinton Senator Sessions
Senator Pryor Senator Ensign [until July 18,
Senator Webb 2007]
Senator McCaskill Senator Chambliss

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Reed, Senator Dole,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy Senator Warner
Senator Byrd Senator Collins
Senator Bill Nelson Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson Senator Cornyn
Senator Bayh Senator Martinez
Senator Clinton

Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Ben Nelson, Senator Graham,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy Senator Collins
Senator Lieberman Senator Chambliss
Senator Webb Senator Dole
Senator McCaskill

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Akaka, Senator Ensign,
Chairman Ranking Member [until July 18,
Senator Byrd 2007]
Senator Bayh Senator Inhofe
Senator Clinton Senator Sessions
Senator Pryor Senator Chambliss
Senator McCaskill Senator Dole

Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Kennedy, Senator Thune,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman Senator Warner
Senator Reed Senator Collins
Senator Akaka Senator Ensign [until July 18,
Senator Bill Nelson 2007]
Senator Webb Senator Martinez

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Bill Nelson, Senator Sessions,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Byrd Senator Inhofe
Senator Reed Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson Senator Thune
Senator Pryor

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Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio (non-voting)
members of all Subcommittees.

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

August 2, 2007--February 4, 2008

Subcommittee on Airland

Senator Lieberman, Senator Cornyn,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Akaka Senator Warner
Senator Bayh Senator Inhofe
Senator Clinton Senator Sessions
Senator Pryor Senator Chambliss
Senator Webb Senator Corker [until January 23,
Senator McCaskill 2008]

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Reed, Senator Dole,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy Senator Warner
Senator Byrd Senator Collins
Senator Nelson (Florida) Senator Graham
Senator Nelson (Nebraska) Senator Cornyn
Senator Bayh Senator Martinez
Senator Clinton

Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Nelson (Nebraska), Senator Graham,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy Senator Collins
Senator Lieberman Senator Chambliss
Senator Webb Senator Dole
Senator McCaskill

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Akaka, Senator Thune,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Byrd Senator Inhofe
Senator Bayh Senator Chambliss
Senator Clinton Senator Dole
Senator Pryor Senator Corker [until January 23,
Senator McCaskill 2008]

Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Kennedy, Senator Martinez,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman Senator Warner
Senator Reed Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka Senator Collins
Senator Nelson (Florida) Senator Cornyn
Senator Webb

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Nelson (Florida), Senator Sessions,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Byrd Senator Inhofe
Senator Reed Senator Graham
Senator Nelson (Nebraska) Senator Thune
Senator Pryor
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Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio (non-voting)
members of all Subcommittees.

ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

February 5, 2008--January 3, 2009

Subcommittee on Airland

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Nelson (Nebraska), Senator Graham,
Chairman Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy Senator Collins
Senator Lieberman Senator Chambliss
Senator Webb Senator Dole
Senator McCaskill

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Akaka, Chairman Senator Thune,
Senator Byrd Ranking Member
Senator Bayh Senator Inhofe
Senator Clinton Senator Chambliss
Senator Pryor Senator Dole
Senator McCaskill Senator Wicker

Subcommittee on Seapower

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

RELATIONSHIP OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
APPROPRIATIONS

History of Section 114, Title 10, United States Code

The jurisdiction of the committee so far as specific annual
authorizations are concerned was increased significantly in
1959 by the enactment of section 412(b) of Public Law 86-149
which required annual congressional authorization of
appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and
naval vessels. That law was amended and expanded as follows:
In 1962 (Public Law 88-436) to require
similar authorization of appropriations for research,
development, test, or evaluation associated with
aircraft, missiles and naval vessels;
In 1963 (Public Law 88-174) to require
similar authorization of appropriations for all
research, development, test, or evaluation carried on
by the Department of Defense;
In 1965 (Public Law 89-37) to require
authorization of appropriations for the procurement of
tracked combat vehicles;
In 1967 (Public Law 90-168) to require
annual authorization of the personnel strengths of each
of the Selected Reserves of the Reserve components as a
prior condition for the appropriation of funds for the
pay and allowances for the Reserve components;
In 1969 (Public Law 91-121) to require
authorization of appropriations for the procurement of
other weapons to or for the use of any armed force of
the United States. (Essentially, heavy, medium, and
light artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, rifles,
machine-guns, mortars, small arms weapons, and any
crew-fired piece using fixed ammunition);
In 1970 (Public Law 91-441) to require
authorization of appropriations to or for the use of
the Navy for the procurement of torpedoes and related
support equipment; and to require authorization of the
average annual active duty personnel strength for each
component of the Armed Forces as a condition precedent
to the appropriation of funds for this purpose;
In 1971 (Public Law 92-436) to require
annual authorization for the average military training
student loads for each component of the Armed Forces,
and modified the provision relating to authorization
for active duty personnel strength;
In 1973 (Public Law 93-155) to require
authorization for end strength civilian employment for
each component of the Defense Department in each fiscal
year;
In 1975 (Public Law 94-106) to require the
annual authorization of military construction of
ammunition facilities;
In 1980 (Public Law 96-342) to require the
annual authorization of appropriations of funds for the
operation and maintenance of any armed force of the
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments) for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1981; and
In 1982 (Public Law 97-86) to require the
annual authorization of appropriations of funds for
procurement of ammunition or other procurement for any
armed force or for agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than military departments).
Also, in 1973 these enactments were codified by section
803(a) of Public Law 93-155 into Title 10, United States Code,
as section 138. Section 138 was amended on several occasions
and, in 1986, was divided into two sections redesignated as
sections 114 and 115 of title 10, United States Code, by the
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of
1986 (Public Law 99-433). Both sections have subsequently been
amended several times. The law today reads as follows:

Sec. 114. ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

(a) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or
for the use of any armed force or obligated or expended for--
(1) procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval
vessels;
(2) any research, development, test, or evaluation,
or procurement or production related thereto;
(3) procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
(4) procurement of other weapons;
(5) procurement of naval torpedoes and related
support equipment;
(6) military construction;
(7) the operation and maintenance of any armed force
or of the activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments);
(8) procurement of ammunition; or
(9) other procurement by any armed force or by the
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments); unless funds
therefor have been specifically authorized by law.
(b) In subsection (a)(6), the term ``military
construction'' includes any construction, development,
conversion, or extension of any kind which is carried out with
respect to any military facility or installation (including any
Government-owned or Government-leased industrial facility used
for the production of defense articles and any facility to
which section 2353 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 2353] applies),
any activity to which section 2807 of this title [10 USCS
Sec. 2807] applies, any activity to which chapter 1803 of this
title [10 USCS Sec. Sec. 18231 et seq.] applies, and advances
to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of
defense access roads under section 210 of title 23. Such term
does not include any activity to which section 2821 or 2854 of
this title [10 USCS Sec. 2821 or 2854] applies.
(c) (1) The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) may not exceed $1,070,000,000.
(2) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), amounts received by the United
States pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 21(a)(1) of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1))--
(A) shall be credited to the Special Defense
Acquisition Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of
that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.), as authorized by
section 51(b)(1) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)(1)),
but subject to the limitation in paragraph (1) and
other applicable law; and
(B) to the extent not so credited, shall be deposited
in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided
in section 3302(b) of title 31.
(d) Funds may be appropriated for the armed forces for use
as an emergency fund for research, development, test, and
evaluation, or related procurement or production, only if the
appropriation of the funds is authorized by law after June 30,
1966.
(e) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for
procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the
armed forces (including the National Guard) shall be set forth
separately from other amounts requested for procurement for the
armed forces.
(f) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps, and
for procurement of ammunition for the Air Force, shall be set
forth separately from other amounts requested for procurement.

Sec. 115. PERSONNEL STRENGTHS: REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION

(a) Active-duty and Selected Reserve end strengths to be
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize personnel strength
levels for each fiscal year for each of the following:
(1) The end strength for each of the armed forces
(other than the Coast Guard) for (A) active-duty
personnel who are to be paid from funds appropriated
for active-duty personnel unless on active duty
pursuant to subsection (b), and (B) active-duty
personnel and full-time National Guard duty personnel
who are to be paid from funds appropriated for reserve
personnel unless on active duty or full-time National
Guard duty pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) The end strength for the Selected Reserve of each
reserve component of the armed forces.
(b) Certain reserves on active duty to be authorized by
law.
(1) Congress shall annually authorize the maximum
number of members of a reserve component permitted to
be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty at
any given time who are called or ordered to--
(A) active duty under section 12301(d) of
this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(d)] for the
purpose of providing operational support, as
prescribed in regulation issued by the
Secretary of Defense;
(B) full-time National Guard duty under
section 502(f)(2) of title 32 for the purpose
of providing operational support when
authorized by the Secretary of Defense;
(C) active duty under section 12301(d) of
this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(d)] or full-time
National Guard duty under section 502(f)(2) of
title 32 for the purpose of preparing for and
performing funeral honors functions for
funerals of veterans under section 1491 of this
title [10 USCS Sec. 1491];
(D) active duty or retained on active duty
under sections 12301(g) of this title [10 USCS
Sec. 12301(g)] while in a captive status; or
(E) active duty or retained on active duty
under 12301(h) or 12322 of this title [10 USCS
Sec. 12301(h) or 12322] for the purpose of
medical evaluation or treatment.
(2) A member of a reserve component who exceeds
either of the following limits shall be included in the
strength authorized under subparagraph (A) or
subparagraph (B), as appropriate, of subsection (a)(1):
(A) A call or order to active duty or full-
time National Guard duty that specifies a
period greater than three years.
(B) The cumulative periods of active duty and
full-time National Guard duty performed by the
member exceed 1095 days in the previous 1460
days.
(3) In determining the period of active service under
paragraph (2), the following periods of active service
performed by a member shall not be included:
(A) All periods of active duty performed by a
member who has not previously served in the
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
(B) All periods of active duty or full-time
National Guard duty for which the member is
exempt from strength accounting under
paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (i).
(4) As part of the budget justification materials
submitted by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in
support of the end strength authorizations required
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1)
for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter,
the Secretary shall provide the following:
(A) The number of members, specified by
reserve component, authorized under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) who
were serving on active duty or full-time
National Guard duty for operational support
beyond each of the limits specified under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) at
the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal
year for which the budget justification
materials are submitted.
(B) The number of members, specified by
reserve component, on active duty for
operational support who, at the end of the
fiscal year for which the budget justification
materials are submitted, are projected to be
serving on active duty or full-time National
Guard duty for operational support beyond such
limits.
(C) The number of members, specified by
reserve component, on active duty or full-time
National Guard duty for operational support who
are included in, and counted against, the end
strength authorizations requested under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
(D) A summary of the missions being performed
by members identified under subparagraphs (A)
and (B).
(c) Limitation on appropriations for military personnel. No
funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or for--
(1) the use of active-duty personnel or full-time
National Guard duty personnel of any of the armed
forces (other than the Coast Guard) unless the end
strength for such personnel of that armed force for
that fiscal year has been authorized by law;
(2) the use of the Selected Reserve of any reserve
component of the armed forces unless the end strength
for the Selected Reserve of that component for that
fiscal year has been authorized by law; or
(3) the use of reserve component personnel to perform
active duty or full-time National Guard duty under
subsection (b) unless the strength for such personnel
for that reserve component for that fiscal year has
been authorized by law.
(d) Military technician (dual status) end strengths to be
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize for each fiscal
year the end strength for military technicians (dual status)
for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force. Funds
available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may
not be used for the pay of a military technician (dual status)
during that fiscal year unless the technician fills a position
that is within the number of such positions authorized by law
for that fiscal year for the reserve component of that
technician. This subsection applies without regard to section
129 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 129]. In each budget submitted
by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
the end strength requested for military technicians (dual
status) for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force
shall be specifically set forth.
(e) End-of-quarter strength levels.
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and
include in the budget justification documents submitted
to Congress in support of the President's budget for
the Department of Defense for any fiscal year the
Secretary's proposed end-of-quarter strengths for each
of the first three quarters of the fiscal year for
which the budget is submitted, in addition to the
Secretary's proposed fiscal-year end-strengths for that
fiscal year. Such end-of-quarter strengths shall be
submitted for each category of personnel for which end
strengths are required to be authorized by law under
subsection (a) or (d). The Secretary shall ensure that
resources are provided in the budget at a level
sufficient to support the end-of-quarter and fiscal-
year end-strengths as submitted.
(2) (A) After annual end-strength levels required by
subsections (a) and (d) are authorized by law for a
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly
prescribe end-of-quarter strength levels for the first
three quarters of that fiscal year applicable to each
such end-strength level. Such end-of-quarter strength
levels shall be established for any fiscal year as
levels to be achieved in meeting each of those annual
end-strength levels authorized by law in accordance
with subsection (a) (as such levels may be adjusted
pursuant to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
(B) At least annually, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish for each of the armed forces (other than the
Coast Guard) the maximum permissible variance of actual
strength for an armed force at the end of any given
quarter from the end-of-quarter strength established
pursuant to subparagraph (A). Such variance shall be
such that it promotes the maintaining of the strength
necessary to achieve the end-strength levels authorized
in accordance with subsection (a) (as adjusted pursuant
to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
(3) Whenever the Secretary establishes an end-of-
quarter strength level under subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (2), or modifies a strength level under the
authority provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(2), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives of that
strength level or of that modification, as the case may
be.
(f) Authority for Secretary of Defense variances for
active-duty and Selected Reserve strengths. Upon determination
by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national
interest, the Secretary may--
(1) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to
subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for any of the
armed forces by a number equal to not more than 3
percent of that end strength;
(2) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to
subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for any of the
armed forces by a number equal to not more than 2
percent of that end strength;
(3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected
Reserve of any of the reserve components by a number
equal to not more than 3 percent of that end strength;
and
(4) increase the maximum strength authorized pursuant
to subsection (b)(1) for a fiscal year for certain
reserves on active duty for any of the reserve
components by a number equal to not more than 10
percent of that strength.
(g) Authority for service Secretary variances for active-
duty end strengths. Upon determination by the Secretary of a
military department that such action would enhance manning and
readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or
ratings, the Secretary may increase the end strength authorized
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the
armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or, in the
case of the Secretary of the Navy, for any of the armed forces
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Any such increase for
a fiscal year--
(1) shall be by a number equal to not more than 2
percent of such authorized end strength; and
(2) shall be counted as part of the increase for that
armed force for that fiscal year authorized under
subsection (f)(1).
(h) Adjustment when Coast Guard is operating as a service
in the Navy. The authorized strength of the Navy under
subsection (a)(1) is increased by the authorized strength of
the Coast Guard during any period when the Coast Guard is
operating as a service in the Navy.
(i) Certain personnel excluded from counting for active-
duty end strengths. In counting personnel for the purpose of
the end strengths authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1),
persons in the following categories shall be excluded:
(1) Members of a reserve component ordered to active
duty under section 12301(a) of this title [10 USCS
12301(a)].
(2) Members of a reserve component in an active
status ordered to active duty under section 12301(b) of
this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(b)].
(3) Members of the Ready Reserve ordered to active
duty under section 12302 of this title [10 USCS
Sec. 12302].
(4) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready
Reserve or members of the Individual Ready Reserve
mobilization category described in section 10144(b) of
this title [10 USCS Sec. 10144(b)] ordered to active
duty under section 12304 of this title [10 USCS
Sec. 12304].
(5) Members of the National Guard called into Federal
service under section 12406 of this title [10 USCS
12406].
(6) Members of the militia called into Federal
service under chapter 15 of this title [10 USCS
Sec. Sec. 331 et seq.].
(7) Members of the National Guard on full-time
National Guard duty under section 502(f)(1) of title
32.
(8) Members of reserve components on active duty for
training or full-time National Guard duty for training.
(9) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready
Reserve on active duty to support programs described in
section 1203(b) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act
of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952(b)).
(10) Members of the National Guard on active duty or
full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of
carrying out drug interdiction and counter-drug
activities under section 112 of title 32.
(11) Members of a reserve component on active duty
under section 10(b)(2) of the Military Selective
Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2)) for the
administration of the Selective Service System.
(12) Members of the National Guard on full-time
National Guard duty for the purpose of providing
command, administrative, training, or support services
for the National Guard Challenge Program authorized by
section 509 of title 32.
(13) Members of the National Guard on full-time
National Guard duty involuntarily and performing
homeland defense activities under chapter 9 of title 32
[USCS Sec. Sec. 901 et seq.].

KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES DURING THE 110TH
CONGRESS (2007 AND 2008)

The following is a summary of key activities of the
Committee on Armed Services during the 110th Congress:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
The committee began the First Session of the 110th Congress
with a series of oversight and review hearings and briefings on
a variety of issues, including the continuing U.S. military
involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current and future
worldwide threats to our national security, the current and
future readiness of the Army and Marine Corps, and the care,
living conditions, and administration of outpatients at the
Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The committee's 26 hearings, with a total of 86 witnesses,
on the President's budget request for national defense for
fiscal year 2008 were structured to address the following seven
committee priorities to:
--provide fair compensation and first rate health
care, and improve the quality of life of the men and
women in the armed forces (active duty, National Guard
and Reserves) and their families;
--provide our servicemen and women with the
resources, training, technology, equipment (especially
force protection) and authorities they need to
participate in combat and stability operations,
particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan;
--reduce our Nation's strategic risk by starting and,
if possible, accelerating the restoration of the
readiness of the military services to conduct the full
range of their assigned missions;
--improve the efficiency of Defense Department
programs and activities, and apply the savings toward
high-priority programs;
--improve the ability of the armed forces to meet
nontraditional threats, including terrorism and weapons
of mass destruction;
--promote the transformation of the armed forces to
meet the threats of the 21st century; and
--conduct aggressive oversight of the Department's
programs and activities to ensure proper stewardship of
taxpayer dollars and compliance with relevant laws and
regulations. Improve the efficiency of Defense
Department programs and activities, and apply the
savings toward high-priority programs.
Following a 3-day committee markup in late May, the
committee reported the National Defense Authorization Act to
the Senate on June 7, 2007. The Senate debate on the bill began
on June 28 and concluded on October 1. During the 19 days of
debate, the Senate considered 216 amendments.
A 63-day conference with the House of Representatives
resulted in a bill authorizing a total of $507 billion for the
President's base budget, plus a war-related funding
authorization of $189.3 billion. In addition, the conference
report also incorporated the provisions of the House-passed
Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 and the Senate-passed
Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act in a comprehensive
package of reforms, policies and studies to ensure the proper
care of our wounded service members.
Following passage of the conference report by both the
House of Representatives and the Senate, the bill, H.R. 1585,
was vetoed by the President on December 28, 2007. The President
objected to Section 1083 of the bill, a provision providing a
terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign
state. In mid-January 2008 both the House and Senate passed
identical versions of a revised National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 4986, which was signed by the
President into law on January 28, 2008.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
The 2nd Session of the 110th Congress also began with a
series of oversight and review hearings on various topics,
ranging from the report of the Commission on the National Guard
and Reserves, to Air Force nuclear security, to progress on the
implementation of legislation to improve the treatment of
wounded service members, to Afghanistan strategy, and to the
situation in Iraq and progress made by the Iraqi Government in
meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation.
These hearing set the stage for the committee's 30 hearings
(with testimony from 64 witnesses) on the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009. These hearings were
aimed at addressing the following seven committee's priorities
on this legislation to:
--provide fair compensation and first-rate health
care, and improve the quality of life of the men and
women in the armed forces (active duty, National Guard
and Reserves) and their families;
--provide our servicemen and women with the
resources, training, technology, equipment (especially
force protection) and authorities they need to succeed
in combat and stability operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan;
--seek to reduce our Nation's strategic risk by
taking action aimed at restoring, as soon as possible,
the readiness of the military services to conduct the
full range of their assigned missions;
--improve the efficiency of Defense Department
programs and activities, and apply the savings toward
high-priority programs;
--improve the ability of the armed forces to counter
nontraditional threats, including terrorism and the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
--promote the transformation of the armed forces to
deal with the threats of the 21st Century; and
--ensure aggressive and thorough oversight of the
Department's programs and activities to ensure proper
stewardship of taxpayer dollars and compliance with
relevant laws and regulations.
Following a 2-day subcommittee and full committee markup,
the committee reported S. 3001, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, to the Senate on May
12, 2008. The committee recommended funding for national
defense programs totaling $612.5 billion in budget authority,
which was consistent with the President's budget request and
with the funding levels for national defense in the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 adopted earlier
in the year by the Senate.
Senate action on the bill did not begin until September 9,
2008. Cloture was invoked on the bill on September 16 and the
bill was passed by a vote of 88-8 on September 17. Nine
amendments were considered during debate on the bill.
The Senate bill was sent to the House and on September 24
the House agreed to suspend the rules and passed the bill with
amendments. The House Committee on Armed Services issued
Committee Print No. 10, a joint explanatory statement of the
House and Senate managers on the bill--Senators Levin and
Warner and Congressmen Skelton and Hunter. On September 27,
2008, the Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate
bill by unanimous consent. President Bush signed S. 3001, the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009, on October 14, 2008 and it became Public Law 110-
417.
Wounded Warrior Act
In February, 2007, a series of press articles described
unacceptable shortfalls in Department of Defense and Department
of Veterans Affairs systems for caring for wounded warriors in
an outpatient status at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Subsequent independent investigations and hearings by
congressional committees revealed the need for system-wide
improvements in outpatient care, transition of recovering
service members between the Department of Defense and
Department of Veterans Affairs health care systems, and
performance of the physical disability evaluation system.
To address this shortfall, both the House and the Senate
passed the Wounded Warrior Act, a comprehensive package of
reforms, policies, and studies to ensure the proper care of our
wounded service members. The Wounded Warrior Act was ultimately
included as Title XVI of H.R. 4986, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181).
Key provisions of the Wounded Warrior Act:
Require DOD and VA to jointly develop a
comprehensive policy on improvements to care,
management, and transition of recovering service
members in an outpatient status;
Require DOD to develop a comprehensive plan
on prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of, and research on, traumatic brain
injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and
other mental health conditions in members of the armed
forces;
Authorize Centers of Excellence in the
prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury, post-
traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic eye injuries;
Authorize extended care comparable to care
for active-duty members to recovering service members
with severe injuries, if not reasonably available from
the VA;
Authorize reimbursement of travel expenses
of retired members with combat-related disabilities for
the purpose of follow-on specialty care at a military
hospital;
Authorize respite care and other extended
care benefits for seriously injured service members;
Require the establishment of a Wounded
Warrior hotline for reporting of care or facility
problems;
Extend transitional health benefits for
service members pending resolution of service-related
medical conditions;
Require fully interoperable electronic
personal health information systems or capabilities for
DOD and VA, and establish a joint DOD/VA program office
to develop and implement interoperable systems;
Authorize enhanced civilian personnel
authorities for DOD for health care professionals for
care and treatment of wounded, injured, and other
members of the armed forces;
Require DOD to use VA presumption of sound
condition standard in establishing eligibility of
service members for disability retirement;
Require DOD to use the VA Schedule for
Rating Disabilities in determining service member
disabilities;
Require the establishment of an independent
review board to review the separation of service
members with a disability rating of 20 percent or less
since September 11, 2001;
Authorize increase of disability severance
pay for certain service members;
Require establishment of standards for
military medical treatment facilities, specialty
medical care facilities, and military quarters housing
patients;
Require certifications that medical
capabilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)
will be maintained during transition directed by the
2005 round of base realignment and closure, and
guaranteed continued funding of WRAMC;
Require a National Academy of the Sciences
independent study on physical and mental health and
other readjustment needs of members and former members
of the armed forces who deployed to Iraq and
Afghanistan; and
Authorize the use of leave transfer program
by wounded veterans who are federal civilian employees.

Investigation into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody

During the 110th Congress, the committee conducted an
extensive investigation into the treatment of detainees in U.S.
custody. Over the course of the investigation, committee staff
reviewed more than 200,000 pages of classified and unclassified
documents. Staff conducted interviews of more than 70
individuals, including senior civilian and military officials.
The committee also sent written questions to more than 200
individuals. The committee issued two subpoenas to compel
witness testimony.
The committee held two open hearings relating to the
investigation. The first hearing, held on June 17, 2008, looked
into the origins of aggressive interrogation techniques. The
second hearing, held on September 25, 2008, discussed the
authorization of Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE)
techniques for use in interrogations in Iraq. On November 20,
2008, the committee approved an extensive report of the
investigation. The executive summary and conclusions of that
report were released on December 11, 2008.
A focus of the investigation was the influence of SERE
resistance training techniques on U.S. interrogation policies
and practices. SERE training is intended to be used to teach
our soldiers how to resist interrogation. In SERE school,
troops who are at risk of capture are exposed in a controlled
environment to techniques adapted from abusive tactics used
against American soldiers by enemies such as the Communist
Chinese during the Korean War. SERE training techniques include
stress positions, forced nudity, use of fear, sleep deprivation
and, until recently, the Navy SERE school used the waterboard.
These techniques were designed to expose soldiers to what they
might be subjected to if captured by an enemy that refused to
follow the Geneva Conventions and international law. The
techniques were not intended to be used against detainees in
U.S. custody. The committee's investigation revealed, however,
that senior military and civilian officials authorized the use
of SERE training techniques in interrogations.
Detainee abuses have been described by some as the result
of a few individuals acting on their own. The committee's
investigation found otherwise, concluding that: ``The abuse of
detainees at Abu Ghraib in late 2003 was not simply the result
of a few soldiers acting on their own. Interrogation techniques
such as stripping detainees of their clothes, placing them in
stress positions, and using military working dogs to intimidate
them appeared in Iraq only after they had been approved for use
in Afghanistan and at GTMO. Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld's December 2, 2002 authorization of aggressive
interrogation techniques and subsequent interrogation policies
and plans approved by senior military and civilian officials
conveyed the message that physical pressures and degradation
were appropriate treatment for detainees in U.S. military
custody. What followed was an erosion in standards dictating
that detainees be treated humanely.''
A summary of the committee's actions during the 110th
Congress on the annual national defense authorization acts and
on nominations follows:

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110th Congress
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1st Session 2nd Session Total
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Summary of Action on National
Defense Authorization Act:
Days in Markup............... 2 1 3
Days on floor................ 19 7 26
Amendments................... 216 9 225
Roll call votes.............. 20 2 22
Hours of Debate.............. 98 28 126
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Hearings/Meetings:
Full Committee............... 75 49 124
Airland Subcommittee......... 3 4 7
Emerging Threats and 3 3 6
Capabilities Subcommittee...
Personnel Subcommittee....... 2 5 7
Readiness and Management 8 6 14
Support Subcommittee........
Seapower Subcommittee........ 3 3 6
Strategic Subcommittee....... 8 4 12
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Total.................... 102 74 176
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Nominations:
Civilian..................... 14 7 21
Military:
Army..................... 6,721 6,425 13,146
Navy..................... 4,691 4,752 9,443
Marine Corps............. 1,342 1,566 2,908
Air Force................ 6,096 5,931 12,027
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Total Military 18,850 18,674 37,524
Nominations.........
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2007 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date(s) of Committee Date of Senate
Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s) Action Confirmation Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan. 23, 2007........................ Jan. 24, 2007.......... Jan. 26, 2007.......... Petraeus, Lieutenant
General David H., USA,
for appointment to the
grade of general and
Commander, Multi-
National Force--Iraq.
[Note: This nomination
was confirmed by the
Senate on Jan. 26,
2007 by a roll call
vote of 81-0.]
Jan. 30, 2007........................ Feb. 6, 2007........... Feb. 7, 2007........... Fallon, Admiral William
J., USN, for
reappointment to the
grade of admiral and
to be Commander,
United States Central
Command.
Feb. 1, 2007......................... Feb. 6, 2007........... Feb. 8, 2007........... Casey, Jr., General
George W., USA, for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
to be Chief of Staff,
United States Army.
[Note: This nomination
was debated by the
Senate on Feb. 7 and
8, 2007. The
nomination was
confirmed by the
Senate on Feb. 8, 2007
by a roll call vote of
83-14.]
Mar. 8, 2007......................... Mar. 15, 2007.......... Mar. 19, 2007.......... Keating, Admiral
Timothy J., USN, for
reappointment to the
grade of admiral and
to be Commander,
United States Pacific
Command.
Mar. 8, 2007......................... Mar. 15, 2007.......... Mar. 19, 2007.......... Renuart, Lieutenant
General Victor E.,
Jr., USAF, for
appointment to be
general and to be
Commander, United
States Northern
Command/Commander,
North American
Aerospace Defense
Command.
Mar. 8, 2007......................... Mar. 15, 2007.......... May 17, 2007........... Antwerp, Lieutenant
General Robert L.,
USA, for reappointment
to the grade of
lieutenant general and
to be Chief of
Engineers/Commanding
General, United States
Army Corps of
Engineers.
Mar. 27, 2007........................ Mar. 28, 2007.......... Apr. 12, 2007.......... Kicklighter, Claude M.,
of Georgia, to be
Inspector General,
Department of Defense,
vice Joseph E.
Schmitz, resigned.
[NOTE: On March 28,
2007, nomination was
referred sequentially
to the Committee on
Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
for not to exceed 20
days pursuant to the
order of January 9,
2007. On April 11,
2007, the Senate
Committee on Homeland
Security and
Governmental Affairs
was discharged and the
nomination was placed
on the Senate
Executive Calendar.]
Mar. 27, 2007........................ Mar. 28, 2007.......... Apr. 11, 2007.......... Clapper, Jr., James R.,
of Virginia, to be
Under Secretary of
Defense for
Intelligence, vice
Stephen A. Cambone.
Mar. 27, 2007........................ Mar. 28, 2007.......... Mar. 29, 2007.......... Casscells, S. Ward, of
Texas, to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense
for Health Affairs,
vice William
Winkenwerder, Jr.
Mar. 27, 2007........................ Mar. 28, 2007.......... Mar. 29, 2007.......... Ostendorff, William
Charles, of Virginia,
to be Principal Deputy
Administrator,
National Nuclear
Security
Administration, vice
Jerald S. Paul,
resigned.
June 7, 2007......................... June 26, 2007.......... June 28, 2007.......... Lute, Lieutenant
General Douglas E.,
USA, to be Assistant
to the President and
Deputy National
Security Advisor for
Iraq and Afghanistan.
[Note: This nomination
was confirmed by the
Senate on June 28,
2007 by a roll call
vote of 94-4, with 1
voting present.]
June 12, 2007........................ June 26, 2007.......... July 23, 2007.......... Vickers, Michael G., of
California, to be
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special
Operations and Low-
Intensity Conflict.
June 12, 2007........................ June 26, 2007.......... June 28, 2007.......... Olson, Vice Admiral
Eric T., USN, for
appointment to the
grade of admiral and
to be Commander,
United States Special
Operations Command.
June 12, 2007........................ June 26, 2007.......... Aug. 1, 2007........... D'Agostino, Thomas P.,
of Maryland, to be
Under Secretary for
Nuclear Security,
Department of Energy
and Administrator of
the National Nuclear
Security
Administration.
June 19, 2007........................ June 26, 2007.......... July 13, 2007.......... Geren, Preston M., of
Texas, to be Secretary
of the Army, vice
Francis J. Harvey,
resigned.
July 31, 2007........................ Aug. 2, 2007........... Aug. 3, 2007........... Mullen, Admiral Michael
G., USN, to be
reappointed in the
grade of admiral and
to be Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
July 31, 2007........................ Aug. 2, 2007........... Aug. 3, 2007........... Cartwright, General
James E., USMC, to be
reappointed in the
grade of general and
to be Vice Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Sept. 27, 2007....................... Sept. 27, 2007......... Sept. 28, 2007......... Roughead, Admiral Gary,
USN for reappointment
to the grade of
admiral and to be
Chief of Naval
Operations.
Sept. 27, 2007....................... Sept. 27, 2007......... Sept. 28, 2007......... Ward, General William
E., USA for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
to be Commander,
United States Africa
Command.
Sept. 27, 2007....................... Sept. 27, 2007......... Sept. 28, 2007......... Chilton, General Kevin
P., USAF for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
to be Commander,
United States
Strategic Command.
Sept. 27, 2007....................... Sept. 27, 2007......... Sept. 28, 2007......... Mattis, Lieutenant
General James N., USMC
to be general and to
be Commander, United
States Joint Forces
Command and Supreme
Allied Commander for
Transformation.
Oct. 4, 2007......................... Nov. 15, 2007.......... Nov. 16, 2007.......... Young, John J., Jr., of
Virginia, to be Under
Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition,
Technology, and
Logistics.
Oct. 4, 2007......................... Nov. 15, 2007.......... Nov. 16, 2007.......... Brook, Douglas A., of
California, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Financial
Management and
Comptroller.
Oct. 4, 2007......................... Nov. 15, 2007.......... Nov. 16, 2007.......... Smolen, Robert L., of
California, to be
Deputy Administrator
for Defense Programs,
National Nuclear
Security
Administration.
Dec. 18, 2007........................ Dec. 18, 2007.......... Dec. 19, 2007.......... Long, Mary Beth, of
Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for
International Security
Affairs.
Dec. 18, 2007........................ Dec. 18, 2007.......... Dec. 19, 2007.......... Shinn, James, of New
Jersey, to be
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Asian and
Pacific Security
Affairs.
Dec. 18, 2007........................ Dec. 18, 2007.......... Dec. 19, 2007.......... Duehring, Craig W., of
Minnesota, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for
Manpower and Reserve
Affairs.
Dec. 18, 2007........................ Dec. 18, 2007.......... Dec. 19, 2007.......... Gibson, John H., of
Texas, to be Assistant
Secretary of the Air
Force for Financial
Management.
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2008 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date(s) of Committee Date of Senate
Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s) Action Confirmation Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr. 3, 2008......................... Apr. 24, 2008.......... Apr. 29, 2008.......... McKiernan, General
David D., USA, for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
to be Commander,
International Security
Assistance Force,
Afghanistan.
Apr. 3, 2008......................... ....................... ....................... Odierno, Lieutenant
General Raymond T.,
USA, for appointment
to the grade of
general and to be Vice
Chief of Staff, United
States Army. [NOTE: On
April 30, 2008 the
President withdrew
this nomination from
further
consideration.]
Apr. 3, 2008......................... Apr. 24, 2008.......... Apr. 29, 2008.......... Sharp, Lieutenant
General Walter L.,
USA, for appointment
to the grade of
general and to be
Commander, United
Nations Command/
Combined Forces
Command/United States
Forces Korea.
May 22, 2008......................... June 26, 2008.......... July 10, 2008.......... Petraeus, General David
H., USA, for
reappointment to the
grade of general and
to be Commander,
United States Central
Command. [Note: This
nomination was
confirmed by the
Senate on July 10,
2008 by a roll call
vote of 95-2.]
May 22, 2008......................... June 26, 2008.......... July 10, 2008.......... Odierno, Lieutenant
General Raymond T.,
USA, for appointment
to the grade of
general and to be
Commander, Multi-
National Force-Iraq.
[Note: This nomination
was confirmed by the
Senate on July 10,
2008 by a roll call
vote of 96-1.]
June 26, 2008........................ June 26, 2008.......... July 23, 2008.......... Ford, Honorable Nelson,
M., of Virginia, to be
Under Secretary of the
Army, vice Preston M.
Geren.
June 26, 2008........................ June 26, 2008.......... July 23, 2008.......... Benkert, Joseph A., of
Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Global
Security Affairs, vice
Peter Cyril Wyche
Flory, resigned.
June 26, 2008........................ June 26, 2008.......... July 23, 2008.......... Stackley, Sean Joseph,
of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Research,
Development and
Acquisition, vice
Delores M. Etter,
resigned.
June 26, 2008........................ June 26, 2008.......... July 23, 2008.......... Celec, Frederick S., of
Virginia, to be
Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense
for Nuclear and
Chemical and
Biological Defense
Programs, vice Dale
Klein, resigned.
July 22, 2008........................ Sept. 26, 2008......... Oct. 2, 2008........... Donley, Michael Bruce,
of Virginia, to be
Secretary of the Air
Force, vice Michael W.
Wynne, resigned.
[NOTE: Committee met
in both open and
executive session.]
July 22, 28, 29, and 30, 2008........ July 31, 2008.......... Aug. 1, 2008........... Schwartz, General
Norton A., USAF, for
reappointment in the
grade of general and
to be Chief of Staff,
United States Air
Force. [NOTE: On July
22, 2008 the Committee
met in both open and
executive sessions.
Sessions on July 28,
29 and 30, 2008 were
held in executive
session.]
July 22, 2008........................ July 31, 2008.......... Aug. 1, 2008........... McNabb, General Duncan
J., USAF, for
reappointment in the
grade of general and
to be Commander,
United States
Transportation
Command. [NOTE:
Committee met in both
open and executive
session.]
Sept. 26, 2008......... Oct. 2, 2008........... Gerencser, Mark J., of
New Jersey, to be a
Member of the National
Security Education
Board for a term of
four years, vice
Robert N. Shamansky,
term expired.
Sept. 26, 2008......... Oct. 2, 2008........... McIntyre, David H., of
Texas, to be a Member
of the National
Security Education
Board for a term of
four years, vice Mark
Falcoff, term expired.
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NOMINATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMED SERVICES

The Committee considered nominations for promotions in the
Armed Services. Nominations submitted to the Senate by the
President for confirmation resulted in the following:

First Session

January 4, 2007 through December 31, 2007

Air Force nominations, totaling 6,096, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,090
Unconfirmed................................................... 5
Returned to White House....................................... 1
Army nominations, totaling 6,721, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,698
Unconfirmed................................................... 19
Returned to White House....................................... 4
Navy nominations, totaling 4,691, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 4,688
Unconfirmed................................................... 3
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,342, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 1,341
Unconfirmed................................................... 1

Second Session

January 3, 2008 through January 2, 2009

Air Force nominations, totaling 5,931 (including 5 nominations
carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 5,925
Withdrawn..................................................... 0
Returned to White House....................................... 5
Army nominations, totaling 6,425 (including 19 nominations carried
over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 6,351
Withdrawn..................................................... 1
Returned to White House....................................... 73
Navy nominations, totaling 4,752, (including 3 nominations carried
over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 4,715
Withdrawn..................................................... 1
Returned to White House....................................... 36
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,566 (including 1 nomination
carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
Confirmed..................................................... 1,565
Withdrawn..................................................... 1

INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, AND OTHER MATTERS NOT DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

(Date of Hearing, Subject and Witness)

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January 10, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on U.S. military action in
Somalia. (Briefers: Ms. Theresa Whelan; Ms. Janila Howard;
and Brigadier General Otis G. Mannon, USAF). Closed; not
printed.
January 12, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on Iraq. (Witnesses:
Honorable Robert M. Gates and General Peter Pace, USMC).
Open. Printed.
January 18, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on intelligence assessments
on the situation in Iraq. (Briefers: Dr. David F. Gordon;
Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA; Honorable
Randall M. Fort; and Mr. Peter A. Clement). Closed; not
printed.
January 25, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on the current situation in
Iraq and on the Administration's recently announced
strategy for continued United States assistance to the
Iraqi Government and for an increased United States
military presence in Iraq. (Witnesses: Dr. William J.
Perry; Ambassador Dennis B. Ross; and General John M.
Keane, USA (Ret.). Open. Printed.
January 31, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on the Iraq ``surge'' plan.
(Briefers: Ambassador Eric S. Edelman; Dr. Barbara J.
Stephenson; Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA; and
Rear Admiral David J. Dorsett, USN). Closed; not printed.
February 9, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on the Department of
Defense Inspector General's report on the activities of the
Office of Special Plans prior to the war in Iraq. (Briefer:
Thomas F. Gimble). Open and closed. Open, printed; closed,
not printed.
February 14, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on Iranian activities in
Iraq. (Briefers: Ambassador Eric S. Edelman; Lieutenant
General Douglas E. Lute, USA; Lieutenant General Michael D.
Maples, USA; and Ambassador David M. Satterfield). Closed;
not printed.
February 15, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on the current and future
readiness of the Army and Marine Corps. (Witnesses: General
Peter J. Schoomaker, USA and General James T. Conway, USA).
Open and closed. Open, printed; closed, not printed.
February 27, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on current and future
worldwide threats to the national security of the United
States. (Witnesses: Vice Admiral John M. McConnell, USN
(Ret.); Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA; and Dr.
Thomas Fingar). Open and closed. Open, printed; closed, not
printed.
March 1, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on Afghanistan. (Witnesses:
Ambassador Eric S. Edelman; Lieutenant General Douglas E.
Lute, USA; General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (Ret.); and
Dr. Barnett R. Rubin). Open. Printed.
March 6, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on care, living conditions,
and administration of outpatients at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center. (Witnesses: Honorable David S.C. Chu; Dr.
William Winkenwerder, Jr.; General Peter J. Schoomaker,
USA; and Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, USA). Open.
Printed.
March 22, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on detention and judicial
capacity in Iraq. (Briefers: Mr. Joseph Benkert and
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC). Closed; not
printed.
April 12, 2007
Committee met jointly with the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs to receive testimony on the Departments of Defense
and Veterans Affairs disability rating systems and the
transition of service members from the Department of
Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Witnesses:
Honorable Gordon R. England; Honorable David S.C. Chu;
Honorable Daniel L. Cooper; Honorable Preston M. ``Pete''
Geren, III; Dr. Gerald Cross; and Lieutenant General James
Terry Scott, USA (Ret)). Open. Printed.
April 19, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on the Department of
Defense's management of costs under the Logistics Civil
Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract in Iraq. (Witnesses:
Honorable Byron Dorgan; Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr.;
Mr. William H. Reed; Mr. Keith D. Ernst; Mr. Patrick J.
Fitzgerald; and Major General Jerome Johnson, USA). Open.
Printed.
April 26, 2007
Committee met to receive testimony on legal issues regarding
individuals detained by the Department of Defense as
unlawful enemy combatants. (Witnesses: Honorable Patrick J.
Leahy; Mr. Daniel J. Dell'Orto; Rear Admiral John D.
Hutson, USN (Ret.); Mr. Jeffrey H. Smith; Mr. Neal K.
Katyal; Mr. Mark P. Denbeaux; and Mr. David B. Rivkin, Jr.
Open. Printed.
May 17, 2007
Committee met to consider a pending military nomination.
Executive; not printed.
June 5, 2007
Informal meeting with a delegation, chaired by the Right
Honourable James Arbuthnott, from the United Kingdom House
of Commons Defence Committee to discuss the future of NATO
and European Defense. Executive; not recorded.
June 7, 2007
Informal meeting with a delegation, chaired by Senator Colin
Kenny, from the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on
National Security and Defence to discuss the future
Afghanistan and other issues. Executive; not recorded.
June 26, 2007
Committee met to receive an updated briefing from the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).
(Briefer: General Montgomery C. Meigs, USA (Ret.)). Closed;
not printed.
July 19, 2007
Committee met twice to discuss matters relating to a Committee
investigation. Executive; not recorded.
July 25, 2007
Committee met informally to receive a briefing by staff on the
scope and status of the Committee's on-going investigation
into detainee treatment and related procedural matters.
Executive; not recorded.
August 2, 2007
Committee met to receive a briefing on drawdown planning for
U.S. forces in Iraq. (Briefers: Honorable Gordon R.
England; Honorable Eric S. Edelman; and Lieutenant General
John F. Sattler, USMC.) Closed; not printed.
August 3, 2007
Committee met to receive information relating to the treatment
of detainees. (Witness(es): Classified). Executive; not
printed.

August 3, 2007

Committee met to receive a briefing relative to recent press
articles on contract fraud in Iraq. (Briefers: Honorable
Preston M. ``Pete'' Geren; Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr.;
and Honorable Claude M. Kicklighter). Closed; not recorded.

September 4, 2007

Committee met to continue to receive information relating to
the treatment of detainees. (Witness(es): Classified).
Executive; not printed.

September 6, 2007

Committee met to receive a report on the findings of the Iraqi
Security Forces Independent Assessment Commission.
(Witnesses: General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.); General
George A. Joulwan, USA (Ret.); Chief Charles H. Ramsey;
Honorable John J. Hamre; General John N. Abrams, USA
(Ret.); Lieutenant General Martin R. Berndt, USMC (Ret.);
Sergeant Major Alford L. McMichael, USMC (Ret.); and
Admiral Gregory G. Johnson, USN (Ret.). Open. Printed.

September 6, 2007

Committee met to continue to receive information relating to
the treatment of detainees. (Witness(es): Classified).
Executive; not printed.

September 7, 2007

Committee met to receive a report on the Government
Accountability Office's assessment of 18 Iraq benchmarks.
(Witness: Honorable David M. Walker). Open. Printed.

September 11, 2007

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and
progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting
benchmarks. (Witnesses: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker and
General David H. Petraeus, USA). Open. Printed.

November 15, 2007

Committee met to receive testimony on the state of the United
States Army. (Witnesses: Honorable Preston M. ``Pete''
Geren and General George W. Casey, Jr., USA). Open.
Printed.

February 7, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the final report of the
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. (Witnesses:
Major General Arnold L. Punaro; Honorable William L. Ball,
III; Patricia L. Lewis; and Major General E. Gordon Stump,
ANG (Ret.)). Open. Printed.

February 12, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on Air Force nuclear
security. (Witnesses: Lieutenant General Daniel J. Darnell,
USAF; Major General Douglas L. Raaberg, USAF; Major General
Polly A. Peyer, USAF; and General Larry D. Welch, USAF
(Ret.)). Open; printed. Closed; not printed.

February 13, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on improvements implemented
and planned by the Department of Defense and the Department
of Veterans Affairs for the care, management, and
transition of wounded and ill servicemembers. (Witnesses:
Honorable Gordon H. Mansfield; Honorable Preston M. (Pete)
Geren, III; Honorable David S. Chu; Honorable Patrick W.
Dunne; and Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker, USA.)).
Open. Printed.

February 14, 2008

Committee met in morning and afternoon sessions to receive
testimony on the strategy in Afghanistan and recent reports
by the Afghanistan Study Group and The Atlantic Council of
the United States. (Witnesses at the morning session:
Honorable James J. Shinn; Honorable Richard A. Boucher; and
Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, USMC.). (Witnesses at
the afternoon sessions: General James L. Jones, USMC
(Ret.); and Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth.). Open. Printed.

February 15, 2008

Informal meeting with a United Kingdom delegation, headed by
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup. Executive; not
recorded.

February 27, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on current and future
worldwide threats to the national security of the United
States. (Witnesses: Honorable John M. McConnell; Lieutenant
General Michael D. Maples, USA; Timothy Langford; Honorable
Benjamin A. Powell; and Alan Pino). Open. Printed.

March 11, 2008

Committee met at the invitation of the Subcommittee on Defense
of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to receive a
briefing on the Air Force tanker contract selection process
and decision. (Witnesses: Honorable Sue C. Payton;
Lieutenant General John L. Hudson, USAF; and Mr. Terry D.
Kasten). Executive; not recorded.

April 8, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and
progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting
benchmarks and achieving reconciliation. (Witnesses:
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker and General David H. Petraeus,
USA). Open. Printed.

April 9, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and
progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting
benchmarks and achieving reconciliation. (Witnesses: Dr.
Andrew J. Bacevich; General John M. Keane, USA (Ret.); and
Dr. Robert Malley). Open. Printed.

April 10, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq,
progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting
benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, the future U.S.
military presence in Iraq, and the situation in
Afghanistan. (Witnesses: Honorable Robert M. Gates and
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN). Open. Printed.

April 17, 2008

Committee met to discuss matters relating to a Committee
investigation. Executive; not recorded.

April 24, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing on a sensitive intelligence
matter. Closed; not printed.

April 25, 2008

Committee met to receive information relating to the treatment
of detainees. (Witness(es): Classified). Executive; not
printed.

May 15, 2008

Committee met to consider pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.

June 3, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the acquisition of major
weapons systems by the Department of Defense. (Witnesses:
Honorable John J. Young, Jr. and Ms. Katherine V.
Schinasi). Open. Printed.

June 10, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing on the status of the U.S.-
Iraq negotiations on a Strategic Framework Agreement and
Status of Forces Agreement. (Briefers: Brett McCurk; Mark
Kimmitt; and Chat Blakeman). Closed; not recorded.

June 17, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the origins of aggressive
interrogation techniques: Part I of the Committee's inquiry
into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody.
(Witnesses: Richard L. Shiffrin; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel
J. Baumgartner, USAF (Ret.); Dr. Jerald F. Ogrisseg; Mr.
Alberto J. Mora; Rear Admiral Jane G. Dalton, USN (Ret.);
Lieutenant Colonel Diane E. Beaver, USA (Ret.); and Mr.
William J. Haynes II). Open. Printed.

June 18, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing on the report titled,
``Investigation Into the Shipment of Sensitive Missile
Components to Taiwan,'' also known as the ``Donald
Report.'' (Briefer: Admiral Kirkland H. Donald, USN).
Closed; not printed.

June 25, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on Afghanistan. (Witness:
General Dan K. McNeill, USA (Ret.)). Closed; not printed.

July 16, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing on the status of
negotiations with Iraq on a Strategic Framework Agreement
and a Status of Forces Agreement. (Briefers: Lieutenant
General Douglas E. Lute, USA; Mr. Richard J. Schmierer; and
Mr. Christopher C. Straub). Closed; not printed.

July 24, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing on Iran. (Briefers: Panel
I: Ms. Dolores A. Powers; Mr. Alan R. Pino; Mr. William J.
Keller; and Mr. Jeffrey D. Feltman. Briefers: Panel II:
Honorable James R. Clapper, Jr.; Honorable Michael G.
Vickers; and Lieutenant General Carter F. Ham, USA).
Closed; not printed.

July 28, 2008

Committee met to receive a briefing related to Air Force
nominations. (Briefers: Classified). Executive; not
printed.

July 29, 2008

Committee met to discuss classified matters pending before the
Committee. (Witnesses: Honorable Robert M. Gates and
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN). Executive; not recorded.

July 30, 2008

Committee met to discuss classified matters pending before the
Committee. (Witness: General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF).
Executive; not printed.

July 31, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the North Korean Six-
Party Talks and implementation activities. (Witnesses:
Ambassador Christopher R. Hill; Honorable William H. Tobey;
Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani; and Mr. Vann H. Van Diepen).
Open, printed; closed, not printed.

September 9, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the current situation in
Georgia and implications for U.S. policy. (Witnesses:
Honorable Eric S. Edelman; Honorable Daniel Fried;
Lieutenant General John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC; and Brigadier
General Michael T. Flynn, USA). Open and closed. Open,
printed; closed, not printed.

September 23, 2008

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and
Afghanistan. (Witnesses: Honorable Robert M. Gates and
General James E. Cartwright, USMC). Open. Printed.

September 25, 2008

Hearing on the authorization of Survival Evasion Resistance and
Escape (SERE) techniques for interrogations in Iraq: Part
II of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of
detainees in custody. (Witnesses: Colonel Steven M.
Kleinman, USAFR and Colonel John R. Moulton II, USAF
(Ret.)). Open. Printed.

November 18, 2008

Meeting to consider pending nominations and to consider and
approve the report of the Committee's inquiry into the
treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. Executive; not
printed.

December 11, 2008

Committee accepted the invitation of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to attend their
hearing on ``World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on
the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction,
Proliferation and Terrorism.'' (Witnesses: Honorable Bob
Graham; Honorable Jim Talent and Ms. Robin Cleveland.)
Open. Printed to be arranged by the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

STAFF OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
Michael V. Kostiw, Republican Staff Director
Adam J. Barker, Research Assistant
June M. Borawski, Printing and Documents Clerk
Leah C. Brewer, Nominations and Hearings Clerk
Joseph M. Bryan, Professional Staff Member
William M. Caniano, Professional Staff Member
Pablo E. Carrillo, Minority Investigative Counsel
Jonathan D. Clark, Counsel
Ilona R. Cohen, Counsel
Christine E. Cowart, Chief Clerk
Madelyn R. Creedon, Counsel
Kevin A. Cronin, Staff Assistant
Gabriella Eisen, Counsel
Richard W. Fieldhouse, Professional Staff Member
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
Gary J. Howard, Systems Administrator
Paul J. Hubbard, Receptionist
Paul C. Hutton IV, Professional Staff Member
Mark R. Jacobson, Professional Staff Member
Gregory T. Kiley, Professional Staff Member
Jessica L. Kingston, Staff Assistant
Michael J. Kuiken, Professional Staff Member
Mary J. Kyle, Legislative Clerk
Christine G. Lang, Staff Assistant
Gerald J. Leeling, Counsel
Peter K. Levine, General Counsel
Thomas K. McConnell, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. McCord, Professional Staff Member
William G. P. Monahan, Counsel
David M. Morriss, Minority Counsel
Lucian L. Niemeyer, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. Noblet, Professional Staff Member
Bryan D. Parker, Minority Investigative Counsel
Ali Z. Pasha, Staff Assistant
Christopher J. Paul, Professional Staff Member
Cindy Pearson, Assistant Chief Clerk and Security Manager
John H. Quirk V, Professional Staff Member
Lynn F. Rusten, Professional Staff Member
Brian F. Sebold, Staff Assistant
Arun A. Seraphin, Professional Staff Member
Russell L. Shaffer, Counsel
Travis E. Smith, Special Assistant
Robert M. Soofer, Professional Staff Member
Jennifer L. Stoker, Security Clerk
William K. Sutey, Professional Staff Member
Diana G. Tabler, Professional Staff Member
Mary Louise Wagner, Professional Staff Member
Richard F. Walsh, Minority Counsel
Breon N. Wells, Staff Assistant
Dana W. White, Professional Staff Member

Appointments: William K. Sutey appointed Professional Staff
Member on January 9, 2007. Pablo E. Carrillo appointed Minority
Investigative Counsel on January 12, 2007. [See second
appointment on November 17, 2008 below.] Bryan D. Parker
appointed Minority Investigative Counsel on January 12, 2007.
[See second appointment on November 17, 2008 below.]
Christopher J. Paul appointed Professional Staff Member on
January 12, 2007. Paul C. Hutton IV appointed Research
Assistant on January 12, 2007. Mark R. Jacobson appointed
Professional Staff Member on January 16, 2007. Joseph M. Bryan
appointed Professional Staff Member on January 17, 2007. Thomas
K. McConnell appointed Professional Staff Member on January 17,
2007. Brian F. Sebold appointed Receptionist on January 17,
2007. Kevin A. Cronin appointed Staff Assistant on February 28,
2007. Dana W. White appointed Professional Staff Member on
April 17, 2007. [See second appointment on November 17, 2008
below.] Ilona R. Cohen appointed Counsel on May 14, 2007. Breon
N. Wells appointed Receptionist on September 18, 2007. Travis
E. Smith appointed Special Assistant on September 26, 2007. Ali
Z. Pasha appointed Staff Assistant on October 3, 2007. Mary J.
Kyle appointed Legislative Clerk on December 19, 2007.
Christine G. Lang appointed Receptionist on June 4, 2008. Pablo
E. Carrillo appointed Minority Investigative Counsel on
November 17, 2008. [See also earlier appointment on January 12,
2007.] Bryan D. Parker appointed Minority Investigative Counsel
on November 17, 2008. [See also earlier appointment on January
12, 2007.] Dana W. White appointed Professional Staff Member on
November 17, 2008. [See also earlier appointment on April 17,
2007.] Russell L. Shaffer appointed Counsel on December 1,
2008. Paul J. Hubbard appointed Receptionist on December 1,
2008. Adam J. Barker appointed Research Assistant on December
1, 2008. Jennifer L. Stoker appointed Security Clerk on
December 22, 2008.
Resignations: Charles S. Abell, Staff Director, resigned on
January 12, 2007. Regina A. Dubey, Professional Staff Member,
resigned on January 12, 2007. Elaine A. McCusker, Professional
Staff Member, resigned on January 25, 2007. Ambrose R. Hock,
Professional Staff Member, resigned February 2, 2007. Micah H.
Harris, Staff Assistant, resigned July 10, 2007. Jill L.
Simodejka, Research Assistant, resigned September 1, 2007.
Catherine E. Sendak, Special Assistant, resigned September 12,
2007. Derek J. Maurer, Minority Counsel, resigned January 19,
2008. Kristine L. Svinicki, Professional Staff Member, resigned
March 27, 2008. Fletcher L. Cork, Staff Assistant, resigned
April 11, 2008. Daniel J. Cox, Jr., Professional Staff Member,
resigned April 17, 2008. Evelyn N. Farkas, Professional Staff
Member, resigned May 3, 2008. Pablo E. Carrillo, Minority
Investigative Counsel, resigned June 11, 2008. [See also later
appointment on November 17, 2008.] Bryan D. Parker, Minority
Investigative Counsel, resigned June 15, 2008. [See also later
appointment on November 17, 2008.] Sean G. Stackley,
Professional Staff Member, resigned July 27, 2008. Benjamin L.
Rubin, Staff Assistant, resigned August 22, 2008. Dana W.
White, Professional Staff Member, resigned September 12, 2008.
[See also later appointment on November 17, 2008.] David G.
Collins, Research Assistant, resigned December 2, 2008. Marie
F. Dickinson, Administrative Assistant for the Minority,
resigned December 31, 2008.
Title Changes: Richard D. DeBobes from Democratic Staff
Director to Staff Director on January 12, 2007. Michael V.
Kostiw from Professional Staff Member to Republican Staff
Director on January 12, 2007. Jonathan D. Clark from Minority
Counsel to Counsel on January 12, 2007. Fletcher L. Cork from
Receptionist to Staff Assistant on January 12, 2007. Christine
E. Cowart from Administrative Assistant to the Minority to
Chief Clerk on January 12, 2007. Madelyn R. Creedon from
Minority Counsel to Counsel on January 12, 2007. Marie Fabrizio
Dickinson from Chief Clerk to Administrative Assistant for the
Minority on January 12, 2007. Gerald J. Leeling from Minority
Counsel to Counsel on January 12, 2007. Peter K. Levine from
Minority Counsel to General Counsel on January 12, 2007.
William G. P. Monahan from Minority Counsel to Counsel on
January 12, 2007. David M. Morriss from Counsel to Minority
Counsel on January 12, 2007. Jill L. Simodejka from Staff
Assistant to Research Assistant on January 12, 2007. Richard F.
Walsh from Counsel to Minority Counsel on January 12, 2007.
Derek J. Maurer from Professional Staff Member to Minority
Counsel on January 16, 2007. Gabriella Eisen from Professional
Staff Member to Counsel on August 1, 2007. David G. Collins
from Staff Assistant to Research Assistant on September 1,
2007. Brian F. Sebold from Receptionist to Staff Assistant on
September 16, 2007. Michael J. Noblet from Research Assistant
to Professional Staff Member on January 1, 2008. Paul C. Hutton
IV from Research Assistant to Professional Staff Member on
April 1, 2008. Breon N. Wells from Receptionist to Staff
Assistant on June 1, 2008. John H. Quirk V from Security Clerk
to Professional Staff Member on October 16, 2008. Christine G.
Lang from Receptionist to Staff Assistant on December 1, 2008.

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

(Adopted January 30, 2007)

1. Regular Meeting Day. The Committee shall meet at least
once a month when Congress is in session. The regular meeting
days of the Committee shall be Tuesday and Thursday, unless the
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member,
directs otherwise.
2. Additional Meetings. The Chairman, after consultation
with the Ranking Minority Member, may call such additional
meetings as he deems necessary.
3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Committee may
be called by a majority of the members of the Committee in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.
4. Open Meetings. Each meeting of the Committee, or any
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings,
shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of
meetings by the Committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same
subject for a period of no more than fourteen (14) calendar
days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters
enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would require the
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in
open session by a majority of the members of the Committee or
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or
meetings--
(a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret
in the interests of national defense or the
confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the
United States;
(b) will relate solely to matters of Committee staff
personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
(c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or
misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional
standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an
individual to public contempt or obloquy or will
represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy
of an individual;
(d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law
enforcement agent or will disclose any information
relating to the investigation or prosecution of a
criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in
the interests of effective law enforcement;
(e) will disclose information relating to the trade
secrets or financial or commercial information
pertaining specifically to a given person if--
(1) an Act of Congress requires the
information to be kept confidential by
Government officers and employees; or
(2) the information has been obtained by the
Government on a confidential basis, other than
through an application by such person for a
specific Government financial or other benefit,
and is required to be kept secret in order to
prevent undue injury to the competitive
position of such person; or
(f) may divulge matters required to be kept
confidential under other provisions of law or
Government regulations.
5. Presiding Officer. The Chairman shall preside at all
meetings and hearings of the Committee except that in his
absence the Ranking Majority Member present at the meeting or
hearing shall preside unless by majority vote the Committee
provides otherwise.
6. Quorum. (a) A majority of the members of the Committee
are required to be actually present to report a matter or
measure from the Committee. (See Standing Rules of the Senate
26.7(a)(1)).
(b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and
other than for the conduct of hearings, nine members of the
Committee, including one member of the minority party; or a
majority of the members of the Committee, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of such business as may be
considered by the Committee.
(c) Three members of the Committee, one of whom shall be a
member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by
a majority of the full Committee.
(d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of
establishing a quorum.
7. Proxy Voting. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all
measures and matters before the Committee. The vote by proxy of
any member of the Committee may be counted for the purpose of
reporting any measure or matter to the Senate if the absent
member casting such vote has been informed of the matter on
which the member is being recorded and has affirmatively
requested that he or she be so recorded. Proxy must be given in
writing.
8. Announcement of Votes. The results of all roll call
votes taken in any meeting of the Committee on any measure, or
amendment thereto, shall be announced in the Committee report,
unless previously announced by the Committee. The announcement
shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes
cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment by each
member of the Committee who was present at such meeting. The
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member,
may hold open a roll call vote on any measure or matter which
is before the Committee until no later than midnight of the day
on which the Committee votes on such measure or matter.
9. Subpoenas. Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for
the production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like
may be issued, after consultation with the Ranking Minority
Member, by the Chairman or any other member designated by the
Chairman, but only when authorized by a majority of the members
of the Committee. The subpoena shall briefly state the matter
to which the witness is expected to testify or the documents to
be produced.
10. Hearings. (a) Public notice shall be given of the date,
place and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the
Committee, or any subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in
advance of such hearing, unless the Committee or subcommittee
determines that good cause exists for beginning such hearings
at an earlier time.
(b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified
authorization of the Committee or subcommittee.
(c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia
unless specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a
majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee conducting such
hearings.
(d) The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall
consult with the Ranking Minority Member thereof before naming
witnesses for a hearing.
(e) Witnesses appearing before the Committee shall file
with the clerk of the Committee a written statement of their
proposed testimony prior to the hearing at which they are to
appear unless the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member
determine that there is good cause not to file such a
statement. Witnesses testifying on behalf of the Administration
shall furnish an additional 50 copies of their statement to the
Committee. All statements must be received by the Committee at
least 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the
hearing.
(f) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material
presented in a closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee
or any report of the proceedings of such hearing shall not be
made public in whole or in part or by way of summary unless
authorized by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee.
(g) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a
public or closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee may
be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who shall be
permitted at all times during such hearing to advise such
witness of his legal rights.
(h) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the Committee
may be given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of
making minor grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not,
however, be permitted to alter the substance of their
testimony. Any question involving such corrections shall be
decided by the Chairman.
11. Nominations. Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee,
nominations referred to the Committee shall be held for at
least seven (7) days before being voted on by the Committee.
Each member of the Committee shall be furnished a copy of all
nominations referred to the Committee.
12. Real Property Transactions. Each member of the
Committee shall be furnished with a copy of the proposals of
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2662 and with a copy of the proposals of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2285, regarding the
proposed acquisition or disposition of property of an estimated
price or rental of more than $50,000. Any member of the
Committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or
request to the Chairman of the Committee within thirty (30)
days from the date of submission.
13. Legislative Calendar. (a) The clerk of the Committee
shall keep a printed calendar for the information of each
Committee member showing the bills introduced and referred to
the Committee and the status of such bills. Such calendar shall
be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes in such
bills, the current status thereof, and new bills introduced and
referred to the Committee. A copy of each new revision shall be
furnished to each member of the Committee.
(b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the
Committee shall be referred by the clerk of the Committee to
the appropriate department or agency of the Government for
reports thereon.
14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing
Rules of the Senate shall govern the actions of the Committee.
Each subcommittee of the Committee is part of the Committee,
and is therefore subject to the Committee's rules so far as
applicable.
15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees. Each subcommittee
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and
report to the full Committee on all matters referred to it.
Subcommittee chairmen, after consultation with Ranking Minority
Members of the subcommittees, shall set dates for hearings and
meetings of their respective subcommittees after consultation
with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view
toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full Committee and
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.

PUBLICATIONS

110th Congress--1st Session

Hearings

1. Abusive Practices in Department of Defense Contracting
for Services and Interagency Contracting. (S. Hrg. 110-165)
(Hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
Support) January 17 and 31, 2007; pages 1-106.
2. Current and Future Readiness of the Army and Marine
Corps. (S. Hrg. 110-166) February 15, 2007; pages 1-74.
3. Care, Living Conditions, and Administration of
Outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (S. Hrg. 110-
198) March 6, 2007; pages 1-99.
4. Nuclear and Strategic Policy Options. (S. Hrg. 110-205)
(Hearing before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces) March 21,
2007; pages 1-113.
5. The Department of Defense's Management of Costs Under
the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) Contract in
Iraq. (S. Hrg. 110-206) April 19, 2007; pages 1-141.
6. Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Departments of
Defense and Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Systems and the
Transition of Servicemembers from the Department of Defense to
the Department of Veterans Affairs. (S. Hrg. 110-212) (Joint
Hearing before the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs) April 12, 2007; pages 1-197.
7. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2008. (S. Hrg. 110-201) Hearings on S. 1547:
Part 1: Military Posture; Army Posture; Air Force Posture;
Combatant Commanders; Navy Posture; Whether the Army and Marine
Corps are Properly Sized, Organized, and Equipped; Combatant
Commanders; Central Command; European Command. February 6;
March 15, 20, 22, 29; April 17, 24; May 3, 17, 2007; pages 1-
1144.
Part 2: Seapower (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Seapower) May 3, 2007; pages 1-51.
Part 3: Readiness and Management Support (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support) April 10
and 24, 2007; pages 1-120.
Part 4: Airland (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Airland) April 25 and 26, 2007; pages 1-123.
Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities) April 11
and 25, 2007; pages 1-113.
Part 6: Personnel (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Personnel) March 28 and April 18, 2007; pages 1-259.
Part 7: Strategic Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee
on Strategic Forces) March 28; April 11, 19; May 2, 2007; pages
1-322.
8. The Findings of the Iraqi Security Forces Independent
Assessment Commission. (S. Hrg. 110-231) September 6, 2007;
pages 1-219.
9. Briefing on the Department of Defense Inspector
General's Report on the Activities of the Office of the Special
Plans Prior to the War in Iraq. (S. Hrg. 110-232) February 9,
2007; pages 1-210.
10. Legal Issues Regarding Individuals Detained by the
Department of Defense as Unlawful Enemy Combatants. (S. Hrg.
110-230) April 26, 2007; pages 1-197.
11. Current Situation in Iraq. (S. Hrg. 110-267) January 12
and 25, 2007; pages 1-167.
12. Current and Future Worldwide Threats to the National
Security of the United States. (S. Hrg. 110-284) February 27,
2007; pages 1-90.
13. Afghanistan. (S. Hrg. 110-269) March 1, 2007; pages 1-
91.
14. The State of the United States Army. (S. Hrg. 110-369)
November 15, 2007; pages 1-94.
15. ``Urgent Reform Required: Army Expeditionary
Contracting,'' The Report of the Commission on Army Acquisition
and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations. (S. Hrg.
110-366) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness and
Management Support) December 6, 2007; pages 1-151.
16. Iraq Benchmarks. (S. Hrg. 110-367) September 7 and 11,
2007; pages 1-313.

110th Congress--2nd Session

Hearings

17. Oversight Hearing on Military Recruiting. (S. Hrg. 110-
503) January 31, 2008; pages 1-55.
18. Business Transformation and Financial Management at the
Department of Defense. (S. Hrg. 110-533) (Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support) February 7,
2008; pages 1-64.
19. Department of Defense Contracting in Iraq. (S. Hrg.
110-534) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness and
Management Support) April 2, 2008; pages 1-49.
20. The Final Report of the Commission on the National
Guard and Reserves. (S. Hrg. 110-535) February 7, 2008; pages
1-175.
21. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2009. (S. Hrg. 110-394) Hearings on S. 3001:
Part 1: Military Posture; Posture of the United States
Army; Posture of the United States Navy; United States Central
Command and The United States; Special Operations Command;
Posture of the United States Air Force; United States Southern
Command and United States Northern Command; United States
Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea. February 6, 26,
28; March 4, 5, 6, 11, 2008; pages 1-634.
Part 2: Seapower. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Seapower) March 12 and April 8, 2008; pages 1-112.
Part 3: Readiness and Management Support. (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support) March 12
and April 1, 2008; pages 1-281.
Part 4: Airland (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Airland) April 1, 3, 9, 2008; pages 1-133.
Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities) April 2,
2008; pages 1-47.
Part 6: Personnel (Hearings before the Subcommittee on
Personnel) February 27 and April 16, 2008; pages 1-265.
Part 7: Strategic Forces (Hearings before the Subcommittee
on Strategic Forces) March 4, 12; April 1, 2008; pages 1-230.
22. Technologies to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction. (S.
Hrg. 110-560) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging
Threats and Capabilities) March 12, 2008; pages 1-59.
23. Improvements Implemented and Planned by the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Care,
Management, and Transition of Wounded and Ill Servicemembers.
(S. Hrg. 110-583) February 13, 2008; pages 1-94.
24. The Strategy in Afghanistan and Recent Reports by the
Afghanistan Study Group and the Atlantic Council of the United
States. (S. Hrg. 110-612) February 14, 2008; pages 1-179.
25. Air Force Nuclear Security. (S. Hrg. 110-625) February
12, 2008; pages 1-84.
26. Current and Future Worldwide Threats to the National
Security of the United States. (S. Hrg. 110-634) February 27,
2008; pages 1-106.
27. Situation in Iraq and Progress Made by the Government
of Iraq in Meeting Benchmarks and Achieving Reconciliation. (S.
Hrg. 110-635) April 8, 9, 10, 2008; pages 1-219.
28. Findings and Recommendations of the Department of
Defense Task Force on Mental Health, the Army's Mental Health
Advisory Team Reports, and Department of Defense Servicewide
Improvements in Mental Health Resources, including Suicide
Prevention for Servicemembers and their Families. (S. Hrg. 110-
631) (Hearing before the Subcommittee on Personnel) March 5,
2007; pages 1-182.
29. Acquisition of Major Weapons System by the Department
of Defense. (S. Hrg. 110-639) June 3, 2008; pages 1-177.
30. The North Korean Six-Party Talks and Implementation
Activities. (S. Hrg. 110-665) July 31, 2008; pages 1-42.
31. The Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan. (S. Hrg. 110-
716) September 23, 2008; pages 1-60.
32. The Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody. (S. Hrg.
110-720) June 17 and September 25, 2008; pages 1-308.
33. The Current Situation in Georgia and Implications for
U.S. Policy. (S. Hrg. 110-736) September 9, 2008; pages 1-63.

110th Congress--1st Session

Hearings on Nominations

34. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
First Session, 110 Congress. (S. Hrg. 110-370) January 23, 30;
February 1, 6, 27; March 8, 27; June 7, 12, 19; July 31;
September 27; October 4; November 15; December 18, 2007; pages
1-1295.
LTG David H. Petraeus, USA (January 23); ADM William J. Fallon,
USN (January 30); GEN George W. Casey, Jr., USA (February
1); ADM Timothy J. Keating, USN (March 8); Lt. Gen. Victor
E. Renuart, Jr., USAF (March 8); LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp,
USA (March 8); Claude M. Kicklighter (March 27); James R.
Clapper, Jr. (March 27); S. Ward Casscells, M.D. (March
27); William C. Ostendorff (March 27); LTG Douglas E. Lute,
USA (June 7); Michael G. Vickers (June 12); VADM Eric T.
Olson, USN (June 12); Hon. Thomas P. D'Agostino (June 12);
Hon. Preston M. Geren (June 19); ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN
(July 31); Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC (July 31); ADM
Gary Roughead, USN (September 27); GEN William E. Ward, USA
(September 27); Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (September 27);
Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, USMC (September 27); Hon. John J.
Young, Jr. (October 4); Hon. Douglas A. Brook (October 4);
Maj. Gen. Robert L. Smolen, USAF (October 4); Mary Beth
Long (December 18); James Shinn (December 18); Craig W.
Duehring (December 18); John H. Gibson (December 18).

110th Congress--2nd Session

Hearings on Nominations

35. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
Second Session, 110th Congress. (S. Hrg. 110-666) February 6;
April 3; May 22; June 26, July 22, 2008; pages 1-491.
GEN David D. McKiernan, USA (April 3); LTG Raymond T. Odierno,
USA (April 3); LTG Walter L. Sharp, USA (April 3); GEN
David H. Petraeus, USA (May 22); LTG Raymond T. Odierno,
USA (May 22); Hon. Nelson M. Ford (June 26); Joseph A.
Benkert (June 26); Sean J. Stackley (June 26); Frederick S.
Celec (June 26); Michael B. Donley (July 22); Gen. Norton
A. Schwartz, USAF (July 22); Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, USAF
(July 22).

110th Congress--1st Session

Reports

110-5 Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007; February 8,
2007; 3 pages.
110-77 National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008; June 5,
2007; 673 pages.
110-92 Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008; June 26, 2007;
4 pages.
110th Congress--2nd Session

Reports

110-335 National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2009; May 12,
2008; 584 pages.
INFORMATION ON APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES

Public Law 816 of the 80th Congress, now codified in Title
10, U.S.C., provides a uniform procedure for the appointment of
members of the Boards of Visitors of the Military and Naval
Academies, and provides that there shall be appointed on or
before the last day of every year Boards of Visitors to each of
the Academies to be constituted as follows:
Senate:
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his
designee.
*1 Senator.
*2 members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
*(To be appointed by the Vice President)
House:
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his
designee.
**2 Congressmen.
**2 members of the House Appropriations Committee.
**(To be appointed by the Speaker of the House)
Presidential:
6 persons, to serve for a 3-year term, 2 new members
appointed each year. Each Board to visit respective
Academy once annually.
Boards of Visitors to the:
Military Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec 4355(a).)
2007.--Reed (Armed Services)
Hutchison and Landrieu
(Appropriations)
Collins (At Large)
2008.--(Armed Services)
(Appropriations)
(At Large)
Naval Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 6968(a).)
2007--McCain (Armed Services)
Cochran and Mikulski (Appropriations)
Cardin (At Large)
2008.--(Armed Services)
(Appropriations)
(At Large)
Air Force Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 9355(a).)
2007.--Vacant (Armed Services)
Bennett and Nelson of Nebraska
(Appropriations)
Allard (At Large)
2008.--(Armed Services)
(Appropriations)
(At Large)