STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-LED PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS IN IRAQ.

SEC. 1213. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-LED PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS IN IRAQ.(a) In General.—The President shall establish and implement a strategy for United States-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs), including embedded PRTs and Provincial Support Teams, in Iraq that ensures that such United States-led PRTs are—(1) supporting the operational and strategic goals of the Multi-National Force–Iraq; and(2) developing the capacity of national, provincial, and local government and other civil institutions in Iraq to assume increasing responsibility for the formulation, implementation, and oversight of reconstruction and development activities.(b) Elements of Strategy.—At a minimum, the strategy required under subsection (a) shall include—(1) a mission statement and clearly defined objectives for United States-led PRTs as a whole;(2) a mission statement and clearly defined objectives for each United States-led PRT; and(3) measures of effectiveness and performance indicators for meeting the objectives of each United States-led PRT as described in paragraph (2).(c) Report.—(1) In general.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2010, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of the strategy required under subsection (a), including an assessment of the specific contributions United States-led PRTs are making to implement the strategy. The initial report required under this subsection should include a general description of the strategy required under subsection (a) and a general discussion of the elements of the strategy required under subsection (b).(2) Inclusion in other report.—The report required under this subsection may be included in the report required by section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3465).(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—122 STAT. 4630(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.