[Senate Report 111-5]
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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


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                 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*
                               __________
*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*
                               __________
*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*
                               __________
*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

                               __________
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
                               __________
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

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 Wicker
Senator McCaskill

           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, 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

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
                               __________
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.

     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
                                  --------------------------------------
                                   1st Session  2nd Session     Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                                  --------------------------------------
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
                                  --------------------------------------
        Total....................          102           74          176
                                  --------------------------------------
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
                                  --------------------------------------
            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)

                                ------                                

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)

                                  
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