MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

SEC. 1233. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.(a) Report Required.—Subsection (a) of section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2525; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is amended—(1) by striking “December 31, 2009” and inserting “December 31, 2010”; and(2) by striking “90 days thereafter” and inserting “180 days thereafter”.(b) Elements.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended—(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “Multi-National Force–Iraq” each place it occurs and inserting “United States Forces–Iraq”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(6) An assessment of progress to transfer responsibility of programs, projects, and activities carried out in Iraq by the Department of Defense to other United States Government departments and agencies, international or nongovernmental entities, or the Government of Iraq. The assessment should include a description of the numbers and categories of programs, projects, and activities for which such other entities have taken responsibility or which have been discontinued by the Department of Defense. The assessment should also include a discussion of any difficulties or barriers in transitioning such programs, projects, and activities and what, if any, solutions have been developed to address such difficulties or barriers.“(7) An assessment of progress toward the goal of building the minimum essential capabilities of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior of Iraq, including a description of—“(A) such capabilities both extant and remaining to be developed;“(B) major equipment necessary to achieve such capabilities;“(C) the level and type of support provided by the United States to address shortfalls in such capabilities; and“(D) the level of commitment, both financial and political, made by the Government of Iraq to develop such capabilities, including a discussion of resources used by the Government of Iraq to develop capabilities that the Secretary determines are not minimum essential capabilities for purposes of this paragraph.“(8) A listing and assessment of the anticipated level and type of support to be provided by United States special operations forces to the Government of Iraq and Iraqi special operations forces during the redeployment of United States conventional forces from Iraq. The assessment should include a listing of anticipated critical support from general purpose forces required by United States special operations forces and Iraqi special operations forces. The assessment should also include combat support, including rotary aircraft and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets, combat service support, and contractor support needed through December 31, 2011.”.(c) Secretary of State Comments.—Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:124 STAT. 4397 “(c) Secretary of State Comments.—Prior to submitting the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State for review. At the request of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense shall include an appendix to the report which contains any comments or additional information that the Secretary of State requests.”.(d) Form.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking “, whether or not included in another report on Iraq submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense,”.(e) Termination.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following:“(f) Termination.—The requirement to submit the report required under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2012.”.(f) Repeal of Other Reporting Requirements.—The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:(1) Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3465; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) (as amended by section 1223 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 373)).(2) Section 1225 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 375).