ENHANCING IRAQI SECURITY THROUGH DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ.

SEC. 1209. ENHANCING IRAQI SECURITY THROUGH DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the role of Foreign Military Sales in meeting the requirements of the military and security forces of Iraq for restoring and maintaining peace and security in Iraq.(b) Matters To Be Included.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A description of the minimum requirements of the military and security forces of Iraq to achieve and sustain internal security.(2) A description of how Foreign Military Sales may be leveraged to ensure the timely delivery of training, equipment, and supplies beyond the December 2011 drawdown deadline and any recommendations for improving the Foreign Military Sales process with respect to Iraq.(3) An assessment of the feasibility and desirability of treating an undertaking by the Government of Iraq between the date of the enactment of this Act and December 31, 2011, as a dependable undertaking described in section 22(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2762(a)) for the purpose of entering into contracts for the procurement of defense articles and defense services as provided for in that section.(c) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, seek to increase the number of positions in professional military education courses, including courses at command and general staff colleges, war colleges, and the service academies, 123 STAT. 2517 that are made available annually to personnel of the security forces of the Government of Iraq.(d) Definition.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.