[House Document 110-68]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - -- - House Document 110-68
A REQUEST FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A REQUEST FOR FY 2008 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR ONGOING MILITARY AND
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM,
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AND SELECTED OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
October 23, 2007.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, October 22, 2007.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed amendments to my FY 2008 Budget request that will
provide additional resources for ongoing military and
intelligence operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Operation Enduring Freedom, and selected other international
activities. These funds will support U.S. efforts to improve
stability in these regions. This request is also consistent
with the assessments provided by General David Petraeus and
Ambassador Ryan Crocker last month and my Iraq Benchmark
Assessment Report, as it contains funds to maintain the current
pace of operations into FY 2008 and takes into account plans to
redeploy five Army brigades by next summer, should conditions
on the ground permit.
This request includes funds to improve the protection of
our forces by procuring additional Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected vehicles, which have proved highly effective in
countering improvised explosive devices. It also supports pre-
deployment training for ground forces; supports the repair,
replacement, or supplement of equipment worn out or lost in
military operations; upgrades equipment based on lessons
learned to date; replenishes depleted prepositioned stocks; and
fills shortages in non-deployed units caused by the creation of
equipment pools in theater.
In addition, it helps support our military and their
families by funding a range of needed services. For example,
the request funds the development of a sustainable medical and
rehabilitation system to properly care for our wounded
warriors. The request also funds enhanced support for
servicemembers and their families to mitigate the effect of
repeated and continued deployments of the all-volunteer force.
These amendments include funding for urgent and
unanticipated international programs, including support for
extraordinary security and operating costs associated with U.S.
diplomatic activity in Iraq and Afghanistan, for assistance to
internally displaced persons in Iraq and Iraqi refugees, and to
help create political and economic stability in Afghanistan.
I hereby designate the specific proposals in the amounts
requested herein as emergency requirements. This request
represents urgent and essential requirements and I encourage
you to take up this FY 2008 funding as soon as possible. The
details of the request are set forth in the enclosed letter
from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 6, 110th Cong., 1st Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, October 19, 2007.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are amendments to the FY
2008 Global War on Terror (GWOT) request to fund ongoing
military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations;
stabilization and counter-insurgency activities in Iraq and
Afghanistan; and other humanitarian assistance. This request
reflects changes in U.S. operations related to GWOT since your
Budget was transmitted in February, as well as additions for
newly identified requirements that are responsive to changing
conditions on the ground. This request is consistent with the
assessments provided by General David Petraeus and Ambassador
Ryan Crocker last month.
These revisions total $45.9 billion, and are in addition to
the $150.5 billion you already requested. Of the additional
amounts now requested, $42.3 billion is for the Department of
Defense, including $0.8 billion for classified programs in
support of GWOT, and $3.6 billion is for international
functions. The major categories of funding are highlighted
below.
Military and Intelligence Operations
$7.3 billion to fund combat operations in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom
(OEF) during FY 2008. Of this amount, $6.3 billion is to
maintain current troop levels, allowing for redeployments to
begin in December, with five Brigade Combat Teams redeployed by
July 2008.
$6.4 billion to enhance pre-deployment training
for ground forces, including increases for equipment for next-
to-deploy forces.
$1.0 billion to expand the size of the Iraqi
Security Forces and improve their ability to conduct
counterinsurgency operations independent of U.S. assistance.
$0.2 billion is requested for the Commander's
Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan to enable commanders
to address urgent needs of local populations and gain their
support in the fight against insurgents. A major component of
these funds will be building local secondary roads.
$0.5 billion to develop a sustainable medical and
rehabilitation system to properly care for our Wounded Warriors
returning from OIF and OEF.
$0.8 billion to enhance support for servicemembers
and their families impacted by repeated and continued
deployments of the all-volunteer Force.
$0.8 billion for classified activities.
$0.8 billion to address increased fuel costs.
Equipment, Force Structure, and Facilities Improvements
$11.0 billion for the production, fielding,
support and continued advancements of Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicles, which are a critical priority joint-
Service program to counter significant in-theater force
protection threats especially from improvised explosive
devices. This would fund 7,274 MRAPs for a total of 15,274
produced by the end of FY 2008.
$8.8 billion to replace equipment that is worn out
or damaged, to upgrade equipment based on wartime lessons
learned, to replenish depleted prepositioned stocks, and to
fill shortages in non-deployed units caused by the creation of
equipment pools in theater.
$3.1 billion to provide additional armor and other
capabilities to counter the continued threat from Improvised
Explosive Devices and snipers.
$1.4 billion to build airfields, roads, and other
mission critical facilities to ensure survivability of the
troops and support mission capabilities. Of this total, $0.4
billion is requested to expedite efforts to transition services
out of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC,
into new state-of-the-art facilities.
International Affairs and Stabilization Activities
The request seeks $3.6 billion for urgent and unanticipated
international affairs programs, including the following:
Global War on Terror and the Middle East. $561
million is included for the additional extraordinary security
and operating costs associated with supporting U.S. diplomatic
activity in Iraq and Afghanistan; up to $240 million is for
assistance to Iraqis who have been displaced from their homes;
$25 million to initiate a new enterprise fund or similar
private sector investment program that will help Iraqi-owned
firms access the capital that they need to create jobs; and an
additional $500 million is provided for assistance to help
create political and economic stability in Afghanistan. The
request also provides: $375 million for the West Bank to help
the Palestinian Authority resolve its fiscal crisis and enhance
their security capabilities; and $60 million to support the
Administration's commitment to fund Pakistan's Federally
Administered Tribal Areas Sustainable Development plan.
Peacekeeping and Security and Economic Assistance.
$724 million is for the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur; $70
million is provided to support elections in Southern Sudan;
$106 million is included to support commitments for energy and
economic assistance to North Korea as called for in the Six
Party talks. The request also provides $500 million for Mexico
and $50 million for Central American states, to support their
unprecedented efforts to combat transnational crime and drug
trafficking.
Humanitarian Assistance. In addition to funding
for Iraq, $350 million is provided for emergency food aid needs
and disaster assistance mainly in Africa and $35 million is
provided to assist Palestinian refugees.
Recommendation
These amendments fulfill known and urgent requirements that
cannot reasonably be met within the request submitted with your
amended FY 2008 Budget. Consistent with the original and
subsequent MRAP amendment request, I recommend that you
designate the specific amendments contained in this transmittal
as emergency requirements.
I have carefully reviewed these proposals and am satisfied
that they are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join
Secretary Gates and Secretary Rice in recommending you transmit
the proposals to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Jim Nussle,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1143
FY 2008 Pending Request: $12,504,398,000
Proposed Amendment: -$186,843,000
Revised Request: $12,317,555,000
This amendment would reduce the pending request by $186.8
million. This reduction is the net of the decreases and
increases described below.
Decreases include: (1) a net decrease of $242 million
reflecting adjustments to initial Reserve Component (RC)
mobilization estimates; (2) $693 million for less-than-expected
active overstrength levels (-8,900 average strength from
pending request); (3) $152 million due to a reduction in
Permanent Change of Station moves required; and (4) $373
million for subsistence transportation charges that are now
funded from the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
Increases include: (1) $315 million to continue the forces
plus-up in Iraq; (2) $360 million for Assignment Incentive Pay
of $1,000 per month for members extended beyond 12 months in
theater; (3) $124 million for RC soldiers taking administrative
absence earned from frequent deployments; (4) $69 million for
RC pay for members activated to support the Army-wide
initiative to enhance its ability to support the soldiers that
are wounded, injured, or ill; and (5) $405 million for
additional recruiting and retention bonuses.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $752,089,000
Proposed Amendment: $39,588,000
Revised Request: $791,677,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $39.6
million including: (1) $2.5 million to extend the Marine
Expeditionary Unit and Expeditionary Strike Group in theater;
(2) $7.0 million to extend a training brigade in Afghanistan;
(3) $5.1 million for higher-than-anticipated Permanent Change
of Station moves in support of Global War on Terror (GWOT)
assignments; and (4) $25.0 million for additional Reserve
Component support for GWOT-related missions that include, but
are not limited to, clinical support to the Navy's organic
health care system; the Safe Harbor program that aids injured/
wounded sailors and their families in dealing with non-medical
issues resulting from long-term hospitalization and/or
outpatient treatment; readiness oversight of non-traditional
expeditionary missions in support of GWOT, and theater-security
cooperation in areas such as peacekeeping, maritime security,
and counterterrorism.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,601,882,000
Proposed Amendment: $188,139,000
Revised Request: $1,790,021,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $188.1
million, including: (1) $153.0 million for an additional 2,811
workyears resulting from an involuntary recall to active duty
of Marine Individual Ready Reservists (IRR) in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and an increase in Marine
mobilized reservists in support of OIF and Operation Enduring
Freedom (OEF) Horn of Africa; (2) $10.3 million for Reserve
Component support of active duty units as they prepare for OIF/
OEF; (3) $22.0 million to extend two Battalions that are part
of the force plus-up in OIF; and (4) $2.8 million to extend a
Marine Expeditionary Unit supporting the force plus-up in OIF.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1144
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,411,890,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000,000
Revised Request: $1,415,890,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $4
million to cover the pay and allowance associated with
extending the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and
aerial refueling support for continuing the surge of forces
into FY 2008.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1145
FY 2008 Pending Request: $235,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $64,200,000
Revised Request: $299,200,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $64.2
million to cover additional training days accomplished in
reserve training status rather than on active duty. This pre-
mobilization training will increase unit readiness, reduce post
mobilization training, and maximize the time that mobilized
soldiers spend in theater. This training strategy is a direct
result of the new Reserve Component utilization policy signed
by the Secretary of Defense on January 19, 2007. Shifting to a
12-month mobilization time allows Army Reserve soldiers to have
more time with employers and families since they do more
training at home station instead of at a mobilization station.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Personnel
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1146
FY 2008 Pending Request: $476,584,000
Proposed Amendment: $660,163,000
Revised Request: $1,136,747,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $660.2
million to cover additional training days accomplished in a
reserve training status rather than on active duty. This pre-
mobilization training will increase unit readiness, reduce post
mobilization training, and maximize the time that mobilized
soldiers spend in theater. This training strategy is a direct
result of the new Reserve Component utilization policy signed
by the Secretary of Defense on January 19, 2007. Shifting to a
12-month mobilization time allows Army Reserve soldiers to have
more time with employers and families since they do more
training at their home station instead of at a mobilization
station.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
House Document 110-54 Page: 4
Pending Request: $46,537,964,000
Proposed Amendment: $8,395,387,000
Revised Request: $54,933,351,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $8.4
billion to fund the extension of forces supporting surge
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and initiatives that are
critical to the viability of the volunteer Army. Efforts
include counter-insurgency, security and detainee operations,
as well as intelligence initiatives, equipment maintenance and
repair, logistical activities, and base operations support.
Within the operations line, the request funds increased force
protection, linguist support, theater communications capacity,
and Commander's Emergency Response Program projects in
Afghanistan. Additionally, improve care to our Wounded
Warriors, and enhance Soldier and Family programs. This
amendment would also fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
House Document 110-54 Page: 5
Pending Request: $5,464,407,000
Proposed Amendment: $788,286,000
Revised Request: $6,252,693,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $788.3
million to fund the extension of forces supporting surge
operations, the resetting of equipment in theater, and depot
maintenance for ships, aircraft, and ground equipment returning
from theater. In addition, it would fund efforts designed to
protect wheeled vehicles from Radio Controlled IEDs; increased
linguist support; and more embedded trainers for Afghan
National Security Forces. This amendment would also fund
increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
House Document 110-54 Page: 6
Pending Request: $4,326,093,000
Proposed Amendment: $348,595,000
Revised Request: $4,674,688,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $348.6
million to fund the extension in theater of a Marine
Expeditionary Unit through November 2007, and two Marine
battalions through July, 2008. Increased funding is also needed
for service contracts supporting unmanned aerial systems
providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and to
continue a program to protect wheeled vehicles from Radio
Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices. Additionally, the
amendment provides for increased family support including
individual and family counseling needs arising from extended
operations. This request would also fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
House Document 110-54 Page: 7
Pending Request: $10,598,330,000
Proposed Amendment: $211,343,000
Revised Request: $10,809,673,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $211.3
million to cover the daily operating expenses of personnel,
aerial refueling aircraft, and intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR) platforms associated with the force plus-
up in FY 2008. The amendment would also fund additional
sustainment costs for ISR weapon systems, and increased fuel
costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
House Document 110-54 Page: 8
Pending Request: $6,126,990,000
Proposed Amendment: $275,795,000
Revised Request: $6,402,785,000
(Under the above heading, delete ``$6,126,990,000'' and
substitute $6,402,785,000; delete ``and'' at the end of
paragraph (1); delete the period at the end of paragraph (2)
and insert; and; and insert the following new paragraph:)
(3) not to exceed $100,000,000, to remain available until
expended, may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for the purpose of providing specialized training and
procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such
supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis
to coalition forces supporting United States military
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That the
Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the
congressional defense committees regarding support provided
under this section.
This amendment would increase the pending request by $275.8
million to fund increased requirements for information systems,
Special Operations Forces, and classified programs for the
Global War on Terror. This request would also fund increased
fuel costs.
In addition, the proposed language would authorize the
Department of Defense to use up to $100 million of Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-wide funds to provide specialized
training, supplies and equipment to coalition forces that could
not deploy to or conduct their missions in Iraq and Afghanistan
without such support.
This authority will allow specialized pre-deployment
training to ensure coalition forces are adequately prepared for
deployment. Use of this authority to purchase equipment for
deployments will allow the U.S. Government to retain ownership
of such equipment and to rotate the equipment to follow-on
replacements of coalition forces (except for those personal
clothing items or other supplies non normally re-issued to
follow-on rotations), thus achieving a cost savings.
Furthermore, the Department of Defense can ensure that
coalition forces have current and interoperable equipment,
especially counter-improvised explosive device equipment, thus
potentially reducing casualties for both coalition and U.S.
forces.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1149
FY 2008 Pending Request: $158,410,000
Proposed Amendment: $38,284,000
Revised Request: $196,694,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $38.3
million to enhance family readiness and Army community support
programs, and pre-mobilization training to improve readiness
for reservists prior to deployment. This request would also
fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $69,598,000
Proposed Amendment: $13,809,000
Revised Request: $83,407,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $13.8
million to fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $68,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $193,000
Revised Request: $68,193,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by nearly
$0.2 million to fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $24,266,000
Revised Request: $24,266,000
(Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force Reserve,'' $24,266,000.
This amendment would provide $24.2 million to fund
increased fuel prices.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1150
FY 2008 Pending Request: $466,150,000
Proposed Amendment: $290,858,000
Revised Request: $757,008,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $290.9
million to enhance family readiness and Army community support
programs, and to fund pre-mobilization training to improve
readiness for reservists prior to deployment. This request
would also fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1151
FY 2008 Pending Request: $31,168,000
Proposed Amendment: $72,099,000
Revised Request: $103,267,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $72.1
million to fund additional maintenance and contractor logistics
support. This request would also fund increased fuel costs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1152
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,022,842,000
Proposed Amendment: $114,600,000
Revised Request: $1,137,442,000
This amendment would increase the pending request for the
Operation and Maintenance portion of the Defense Health Program
by $114.6 million to fund additional civilian health care
professionals and administrative support for increased wounded
warrior patient care at medical facilities. This request also
provides for expanded health care coverage for non-medical
attendants for wounded warriors.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
IRAQ FREEDOM FUND
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1152
FY 2008 Pending Request: $107,500,000
Proposed Amendment: $100,000,000
Revised Request: $207,500,000
(In the FY 2008 appropriations language under the above
heading, delete ``$107,500,000'' and substitute $207,500,000;
and add the following before the first colon:)
, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed $100,000,000 may be used for the redevelopment of the
Iraqi industrial sector by identifying, and providing
assistance to, factories and other industrial facilities that
are best situated to resume operations quickly and reemploy the
Iraqi workforce.
This amendment would increase the pending request by $100
million to continue the work being done by the Task Force to
improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Operation and Maintenance
IRAQ SECURITY FORCES FUND
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1153
FY 2008 Pending Request: $2,000,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000,000,000
Revised Request: $3,000,000,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $1
billion to fund the Iraq Security Force (ISF) expansion
necessary for the ISF to conduct counterinsurgency operations
and enhance border security. It will also fund ISF development
of enabling capabilities for which they now rely on Coalition
Forces, such as combat support (including aviation support),
combat service support (logistics, supply chain management and
maintenance) and training and associated requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1154
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,900,306,000
Proposed Amendment: $225,158,000
Revised Request: $2,125,464,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $225.2
million to fund CH-47 cargo helicopter modifications and
aircraft support equipment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1154
FY 2008 Pending Request: $492,734,000
Proposed Amendment: $149,030,000
Revised Request: $641,764,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $149
million to fund Javelin Missile and Improved Target Acquisition
System modifications.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1155
FY 2008 Pending Request: $4,780,172,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,509,525,000
Revised Request: $7,289,697,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $2.5
billion to procure weapon systems and equipment that support
troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan; reset equipment that
has been destroyed, damaged, stressed, or worn out due to
combat operations; and improve unit readiness levels upon
return from operational deployment. Weapon systems and
equipment include M1 Abrams Tank and M2 Bradley Fighting
vehicle upgrades, Stryker vehicles, Howitzers and small arms
and medium caliber weapons for operating, returning, and future
deploying forces.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1155
FY 2008 Pending Request: $313,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $200,600,000
Revised Request: $513,600,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $200.6
million to fund Provision of Industrial Facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
House Document 110-54 Page: 9
Pending Request: $15,067,977,000
Proposed Amendment: $19,863,591,000
Revised Request: $34,931,568,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $19.9
billion to procure additional equipment to include tactical and
heavy armored vehicles identified by the Joint Urgent
Operational Needs process to support forces deployed to Iraq
and Afghanistan. The $16.4 billion required for additional
tactical and heavy armored vehicles includes $10.4 billion to
procure the Family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protection
vehicles, $2.7 billion for the Family of Medium Tactical
Vehicles, $1.7 billion for the Family of Heavy Tactical
Vehicles, and $1.6 billion for the Stryker Vehicles. Other
significant procurement includes $1.3 billion for High-
Multipurpose Mobile Wheeled Vehicles and $1.2 billion for Rapid
Equipping Soldier Support Equipment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $4,000,000,000
Proposed Amendment $269,000,000
Revised Request: $4,269,000,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $269
million to support the Services' acceleration of Home Station
Lane Training on Counter-Innovative Explosive Devices (C-IED).
All Services require C-IED Home Station Training Lanes, which
will be provided at 30 locations. Requested funding for FY 2008
accomplishes two key tasks, it: (1) expands C-IED training
capabilities to support all Service individual and basic
collective training venues prior to advanced collective (unit)
training exercises at Combat Training Centers in preparation
for deployment to theater, and (2) provides additional
resources for critical C-IED training support equipment across
the same Service venues.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $3,099,958,000
Proposed Amendment: $808,500,000
Revised Request: $3,908,458,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $808.5
million to fund procurement of aircraft, modifications of
aircraft, support equipment and aircraft spares essential to
continuing the Global War on Terror (GWOT) fight. The requested
aircraft include five EA-18G Growlers ($375 million), one F/A-
18E/F Hornet ($54.5 million), and three MH-60S helicopters
($102.3 million). The request also includes modifications for
P-3 aircraft ($225 million) to support GWOT with a Ground
Moving Target Indicator and Synthetic Aperture Radar. The
remaining funds are for aircraft modifications to replace worn
and obsolete equipment, provide intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance equipment for EP-3/P-3 aircraft supporting
CENTCOM, and spares to support the requested aircraft in
theater.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1156
FY 2008 Pending Request: $251,281,000
Proposed Amendment: $67,000,000
Revised Request: $318,281,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $67
million to replace the 14 Close-In Weapons Systems diverted to
the Department of the Army in FY 2007 and to accelerate
production deliveries to minimize the impact to the Navy's
fielding plan.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1157
FY 2008 Pending Request: $590,090,000
Proposed Amendment: $19,800,000
Revised Request: $609,890,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $19.8
million to fund Joint Direct Attack Munitions and Small Arms
and Landing Party ammunition.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
House Document 110-54 Page: 10
Pending Request: $848,311,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,022,286,000
Revised Request: $1,870,597,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $1.0
billion. These funds will provide for the replacement of items
damaged or destroyed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom, provide new and increased capabilities for
the troops, and equipment to reset the force. Specifically,
this amendment provides $725 million for P-3 Ground Moving
Target Indicator and Synthetic Aperture Radar pods to support
the Global War on Terror; $83 million for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles, Counter Remote Control Electronic Warfare, and
associated Explosive Ordnance Detection efforts; $22 million
for Shipboard Information Warfare, and other Command, Control,
Communications, Computer, Intelligence (C4I) equipment; $103
million for C4I Surveillance and Reconnaissance, vehicles, and
other equipment for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command units;
and $52 million for force protection, various aviation support,
and miscellaneous equipment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
House Document 110-54 Page: 11
Pending Request: $4,833,140,000
Proposed Amendment: $686,600,000
Revised Request: $5,519,740,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $686.6
million to procure weapon systems and equipment that support
troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and reset equipment
that has been destroyed, damaged, stressed, or worn out due to
combat operations and improve unit readiness levels upon return
from operational deployment. This includes explosive ordnance
disposal equipment, weapon system upgrades, communication and
electronic equipment, and night vision and construction
equipment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1158
FY 2008 Pending Request: $3,336,809,000
Proposed Amendment: $609,430,000
Revised Request: $3,946,239,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $609
million to fund the procurement of Predator and Reaper Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles; modifications for A-10, F-15 and F-16 combat
aircraft; E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
airborne battle management, command and control; Sniper
Advanced Targeting pods with Video Downlink and other aircraft
production support.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
procurement of ammunition, air force
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1158
FY 2008 Pending Request: $74,005,000
Proposed Amendment: $30,400,000
Revised Request: $104,405,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $30.4
million to fund M240 and M249 machine guns and combat
replacement rifles.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
House Document 110-54 Page: 12
Pending Request: $4,328,206,000
Proposed Amendment: $293,500,000
Revised Request: $4,621,706,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $293.5
million to fund various equipment to include Predator ground
stations needed for the Global War on Terror operations.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
House Document 110-54 Page: 13
Pending Request: $600,768,000
Proposed Amendment: $167,489,000
Revised Request: $768,257,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $167.5
million to fund various operational improvements.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
RAPID ACQUISITION FUND
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1159
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $150,000,000
Revised Request: $150,000,000
(Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations
language that follows immediately after the material under the
heading ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'':)
For an additional amount for ``Rapid Acquisition Fund,''
$150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010.
This amendment would increase the Global War on Terror
request by $150 million for the Rapid Acquisition Fund. This
request provides additional transfer funds for rapid response
to unforeseen, joint urgent operational needs for U.S. Central
Command to minimize casualties and to ensure mission success
for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
These funds will provide additional force protection equipment
acquisition and sustainment that will address emerging
requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY
House Document 110-54 Page: 14
Pending Request: $161,653,000
Proposed Amendment: $21,646,000
Revised Request: $183,299,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $21.6
million to fund various developmental programs with specific
importance to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This includes
software changes to the Distributed Common Ground System
Program, a cooperative effort between the Services and Agencies
to improve processing and dissemination of data; development of
software tools for the Wounded Warrior program; joint command
and control improvements and development of counter sniper
technologies.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, NAVY
House Document 110-54 Page: 15
Pending Request: $628,428,000
Proposed Amendment: $131,068,000
Revised Request: $759,496,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $131.1
million to fund EA-18G Next Generation Jammer development; the
development of more effective Weapons of Mass Destruction
detectors; testing of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles,
which in combination with counter improvised explosive device
(IED) jammers and improved tactics, has led to a decrease in
the lethal effects of IEDs; and the development of several
classified technologies related to combat and intelligence
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1160
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,369,781,000
Proposed Amendment: $202,029,000
Revised Request: $1,571,810,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $202
million to fund the A-10 aircraft Propulsion Upgrade Program,
to increase A-10 engine thrust to enable full fuel and weapons
loads when operating from ``high-hot'' airfields such as Bagram
airbase in Afghanistan, and to decrease time-to-climb
minimizing time in the Man-Portable Air Defense Missile threat
envelope; development of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator for the
B-2 aircraft in response to an Urgent Operational Need from
theater commanders. Funding is also requested to improve the
performance of the Joint Surveillance Attack Radar System in
the mountainous Afghan landscape by incorporating a Beyond
Line-of-Sight system; and for a variety of tactical
communications, detectors/sensors; and to continue concept
development of a Senior Leader Communication, Command, and
Control System, which is a mini-package that provides secure
voice, data, and video capability.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161
FY 2008 Pending Request: $727,498,000
Proposed Amendment: $630,090,000
Revised Request: $1,357,588,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $630.1
million to fund various intelligence activities and operational
improvements. The request also funds the development of a Wide
Area Service Architecture networks to improve communications in
Afghanistan; and for other National Security Agency mission
support programs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161
FY 2008 Pending Request: $738,850,000
Proposed Amendment: $701,900,000
Revised Request: $1,440,750,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $701.9
million for construction and planning and design. These
additional resources would fund various construction projects
located in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait ($563.8 million) and
would fund various projects in support of the Army Medical
Action Plan initiative ($138.1 million). The requested funds
will provide funding for basic infrastructure projects, such as
water supply, treatment, and storage facilities. Force
protection projects include overhead cover systems to protect
high troop concentration areas from mortar and rocket fire,
entry control points and perimeter fencing. This request also
includes funding for operational facilities including airfield
ramps, parking aprons, and facilities for detainee operations
in Iraq. It includes a juvenile Theater Internment Facility
Reintegration Center (TIFRIC) at Camp Constitution to
rehabilitate captured juvenile combatants, as well as a mud-
brick factory at the Camp Cropper TIFRIC for a detainee work
program. The requested funds would provide for new roads in
Afghanistan and additional support facilities in the U.S.
Central Command Area of Responsibility.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1161-1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: $157,305,000
Proposed Amendment: $80,200,000
Revised Request: $237,505,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $80.2
million to fund the construction projects located at Camp
Lemonier, Djibouti and for planning and design. The projects
include a water production facility, an expanded network
infrastructure project, and a dining facility.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $305,000,000
Revised Request: $305,000,000
(Under the above heading, insert the following new FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, Air
Force,'' $305,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2012: Provided, That such funds may be obligated and expended
to carry out planning and design and military construction
projects not otherwise authorized by law.
This amendment would provide $305 million for planning and
design and various operational facilities, such as ramps and
taxiways located in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, and
Iraq. This request also would provide for a project at Al Udeid
Air Base in Qatar to replace aging and failing temporary and
expeditionary structures and utilities that have outlived their
useful life. These facilities are in need of replacement to
support ongoing operations.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $27,600,000
Revised Request: $27,600,000
(Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations
language that follows immediately after the material under the
heading ``Military Construction, Air Force'':)
For an additional amount for ``Military Construction,
Defense-Wide,'' $27,600,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2012: Provided, That such funds may be obligated
and expended to carry out planning and design and military
construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.
This request would provide $27.6 million for various
defense-wide facilities. This request includes $6.6 million to
construct a logistics storage warehouse at Al Udeid, Qatar to
provide a storage and command and control facility adjacent to
the new U.S. Central Command forward headquarters. This request
also would provide $21.0 million for a new Burn Center at
Brooke Army Medical Center. The new center will leverage state-
of-the-art technology to improve military burn recovery and
rehabilitation and will be adequately sized to handle the
necessary patient load.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Military Construction
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT 2005
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1162
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $415,910,000
Revised Request: $415,910,000
(Insert the above heading and FY 2008 appropriations
language that follows immediately after the material under the
heading ``Military and Construction, Defense-Wide'':)
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure
Account 2005, established by section 2906A(a)(1) of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note),
$415,910,000, to remain available until expended.
This amendment would provide $415.9 million to expedite the
completion of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda, Maryland and the new community hospital at
Fort Belvoir, Virginia to enable early transition of services
out of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC into
new state-of-the-art facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Revolving and Management Funds
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1163
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,676,275,000
Proposed Amendment: $281,400,000
Revised Request: $1,957,675,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $281.4
million to fund increases in the cost of fuel paid from the
Defense Working Capital Funds. Increases in world fuel market
costs have resulted in increased fuel costs to the Department
of Defense. This amendment would fund the increase in baseline
fuel costs above levels funded in the President's FY 2008
Budget for Defense Working Capital Funds activities that buy
fuel in their operations.
2008 PROPOSALS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1178
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: - - -
(In the fourth general provision under the above heading,
delete ``$977,441,000'' and substitute $1,219,441,000:)
This provision would increase the pending request for
amounts which may be used to provide the commanders in Iraq and
Afghanistan total Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP)
authority of $1.2 billion. CERP projects are identified by
commanders working in concert with provincial and district
leaders. Proposed funding would be used for road construction
projects that are generally focused on secondary roads, which
may be constructed using materials such as gravel or
cobblestone, and for other economic development activities.
These projects will be at the Provincial-to-District level and
will synchronize with the Afghan Engineer District, U.S. Agency
for International Development projects, and the Afghanistan
National Development Strategy. These projects would contribute
to the U.S. Government strategy of enhancing the Coalition and
the Government of Afghanistan's presence at the local level.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agriculture Service
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1143
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $350,000,000
Revised Request: $350,000,000
(Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``Public Law 480 Title II
Grants,'' $350,000,000, to remain available until expended.
This request would provide $350 million for emergency food
aid needs. Of this total, an estimated $75 million is to
address humanitarian needs in the Darfur region of Sudan,
including refugees from the violence who are in Chad. This
request also provides an estimated $275 million to address
critical food situations elsewhere, particularly in southern
Africa and the Horn of Africa. These funds may be used to
replenish costs incurred in order to meet urgent needs.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1168
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,881,608,000
Proposed Amendment: $401,400,000
Revised Request: $2,283,008,000
(In the FY 2008 appropriations language under the above
heading, delete ``$1,881,608,000'' and substitute
$2,283,008,000; and before the period add the following:)
, of which $162,400,000 for World Wide Security upgrades is
available until expended.
This amendment would increase the pending request by $401.4
million to support critical security improvements and mission
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and efforts to advance peace
in the Middle East. The request would fund Diplomatic and
Consular Programs as follows: $239.0 million for the U.S.
Mission in Iraq to meet increased costs of Mission security and
operations; $162.4 million for the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan
for increased overhead protection, armored vehicles, and
security operations.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1169
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $160,000,000
Revised Request: $160,000,000
(Insert the above heading and the appropriations language
that follows immediately after the material under the heading
``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'':)
For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance,'' $160,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
This amendment would provide $160 million for the Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance account to address an
urgent need to protect U.S. employees serving in Kabul,
Afghanistan. Currently, a large number of U.S. Government
employees are housed in containers, which do not provide
sufficient protection from potential attacks. This request
would fund secure, permanent housing that meets security
standards for employee protection.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Organizations
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1169-1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $723,600,000
Revised Request: $723,600,000
(Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities,'' $723,600,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2009.
This amendment would provide $723.6 million for
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities to
support immediate and sustained implementation of UN Security
Council Resolution 1769 to improve security, support the peace
process, and facilitate humanitarian assistance delivery in
Darfur, Sudan. This request will fund the US share of the
start-up, infrastructure, and operating costs of the new UN
peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID). UNAMID plans to
integrate the 7,700 African Union peacekeepers into the hybrid
mission and build up the force levels to nearly 26,000 military
and police officers before the start of FY 2009.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Other
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: $35,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $195,000,000
Revised Request: $230,000,000
This amendment would increase the pending request by $195
million, of which $160 million is for urgently needed basic
social services to Iraqi refugees and $35 million will assist
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and West Bank and Gaza.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Other
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1170
FY 2008 Pending Request: $159,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $575,000,000
Revised Request: $734,000,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$159,000,000'' and substitute $734,000,000; and before
the period add the following:)
, of which $500,000,000 is for assistance to Mexico and
$50,000,000 is for assistance to Central America.
This amendment would increase the pending request by $575
million. This request includes $500 million to provide an
emergency assistance package for the Government of Mexico to
support their unprecedented efforts to confront organized crime
and narcotics trafficking. This request will strengthen
America's security by improving cooperation with the Government
of Mexico as called for in the Joint US-Mexico Communique
announced earlier this year by President Bush and President
Calderon. Assistance will include counter narcotics, law
enforcement and rule of law activities in Mexico, to include
training and equipping Mexican security forces to significantly
strengthen law enforcement nationwide; enhancing Mexican port,
airport and border security, to prevent the cross border
movement of illicit drugs, firearms, financial assets, and
trafficked people; and supporting a stronger Mexican
prosecutorial system, a more efficient judicial system, and a
secure prison system.
The amendment also includes $50 million for Central
American states to support these same activities as part of a
broader regional approach in detecting and deterring
transitional crimes and narcotics trafficking and secure our
borders.
An additional $25 million is requested for the West Bank to
help the Palestinian Authority to improve its security
capabilities.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Security Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1171
FY 2008 Pending Request: $1,111,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,106,000,000
Revised Request: $2,217,000,000
The amendment would increase the pending request by $1.1
billion. This includes $495 million to support additional,
urgent needs in Afghanistan. Of this amount, $100 million would
fund elections support, including national voter registration,
administrative support to the Independent Election Commission
and support for candidates, political parties and civil society
organizations, in preparation for upcoming Presidential and
Parliamentary elections currently scheduled for 2009; $115
million would support urgent power projects, including funding
for the transport, installation and other costs associated with
operating new diesel generators that would provide electricity
to Kabul by 2009; $50 million would fund a road segment to
expand the reach and service delivery capacity of the central
government into a strategic province in the North; $225 million
would extend the reach of the central government into districts
and provinces through support for good governance programs that
will boost public confidence and enhance stability in the near-
term; and $5 million would provide technical assistance to
enable the Afghans to launch Reconstruction Opportunity Zones.
This amendment would also provide:
$25 million to initiate a new enterprise fund to
strengthen the Iraqi private sector's access to capital that
they need to create jobs.
$60 million to support Pakistan's Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Development plan. This will
bring total funding for the FATA region to $150 million in FY
2008;
$106 million to provide Heavy Fuel Oil or an
equivalent value of energy or economic assistance to North
Korea on an ``action-for-action'' basis in support of the Six
Party Talks in return for actions taken by North Korea on
denuclearization;
$350 million to provide urgent budget support and
economic assistance to the Palestinian Authority. These funds
are required to help the Palestinian Authority build its
infrastructure and meet its financial obligations to avoid a
pending fiscal crisis that could undermine its authority; and
$70 million to support elections in Sudan in 2009,
an important element to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
between the North and South, and other urgent conflict
management and stabilization activities in Southern Sudan.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Security Assistance
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1172
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $5,000,000
Revised Request: $5,000,000
(Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $5,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2009.
This amendment would provide $5 million to support the
Afghan Presidential Security Service.
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
U.S. Agency for International Development
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1174
FY 2008 Pending Request: - - -
Proposed Amendment: $80,000,000
Revised Request: $80,000,000
(Under the above heading, add the following FY 2008
appropriations language:)
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and
Famine Assistance'' $80,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
The request provides $80 million to support humanitarian
needs of persons affected by the violence in Iraq. The use of
these funds will include shelter, clean water, emergency relief
supplies, safe protective spaces for women and children, and
emergency health care and to include costs already incurred.
2008 PROPOSALS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
FY 2008 Budget Appendix Page: 1178
FY 2008 Pending Request - - -
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: - - -
(In the appropriation language under the above heading,
insert the following new sections:)
Sec. __. Funds appropriated under this or any prior Act
under the heading, ``Economic Support Fund,'' may be used for
assistance to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea to
support the goals of the Six Party Talks, notwithstanding any
other provision of law.
Sec. __. Funds appropriated by this or any prior Act under
the headings, ``Economic Support Fund,'' ``Peacekeeping
Operations,'' or ``International Military Education and
Training'', may be used for assistance to Sudan for the
purposes of promoting democracy, conflict management, and
stabilization programs, and training and equipping the Southern
Sudanese military, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of State is authorized to establish the Iraq
Enterprise Fund, the purpose of which is to promote development
of the Iraqi private sector and to promote policies and
practices conducive to private sector development in Iraq:
Provided, That not to exceed $25,000,000 under the heading,
``Economic Support Fund'' provided in this Act, and such sums
as necessary from balances remaining under this heading and
under the heading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' in
prior Acts, may be used to operate the Fund: Provided further,
That provisions contained in section 201 of the Support for
East European Democracy Act of 1989 (excluding subsection (b)
of that section) shall be deemed to apply to the Fund, and to
funds made available to such entity, to enable it to provide
assistance for purposes of this section: Provided further, That
in addition to the requirements of subsection (d)(3)(A) of such
Act, a limited number of non-host country foreign Directors may
be appointed to the Board under that subsection.
Notwithstanding authority is required to provide the heavy
fuel oil or an equivalent value of energy or economic
assistance to North Korea on an ``action-for-action'' basis in
support of the Six Party Talks in return for actions taken by
North Korea on denuclearization.
Although there is sufficient special ``notwithstanding''
authority under current law to use funds requested under
``Economic Support Funds'' for Sudan, additional
``notwithstanding'' authority is needed particularly to use
international military education and training and peacekeeping
funds for assistance for training and equipping the Southern
Sudanese military.
The Iraq Enterprise Fund language provides the authority
necessary to implement an enterprise fund to encourage private
sector growth and investment in Iraq.