PUBLIC LAW 109–289—SEPT. 29, 2006
120 STAT. 1307
SEC. 9009. Supervision and administration costs associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance, and executed in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism only in Iraq and Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs include all in-house Government costs. SEC. 9010. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall set forth in a report to Congress a comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures for progress toward military and political stability in Iraq. (b) The report shall include performance standards and goals for security, economic, and security force training objectives in Iraq together with a notional timetable for achieving these goals. (c) In specific, the report requires, at a minimum, the following: (1) With respect to stability and security in Iraq, the following: (A) Key measures of political stability, including the important political milestones that must be achieved over the next several years. (B) The primary indicators of a stable security environment in Iraq, such as number of engagements per day, numbers of trained Iraqi forces, and trends relating to numbers and types of ethnic and religious-based hostile encounters. (C) An assessment of the estimated strength of the insurgency in Iraq and the extent to which it is composed of non-Iraqi fighters. (D) A description of all militias operating in Iraq, including the number, size, equipment strength, military effectiveness, sources of support, legal status, and efforts to disarm or reintegrate each militia. (E) Key indicators of economic activity that should be considered the most important for determining the prospects of stability in Iraq, including— (i) unemployment levels; (ii) electricity, water, and oil production rates; and (iii) hunger and poverty levels. (F) The criteria the Administration will use to determine when it is safe to begin withdrawing United States forces from Iraq. (2) With respect to the training and performance of security forces in Iraq, the following: (A) The training provided Iraqi military and other Ministry of Defense forces and the equipment used by such forces. (B) Key criteria for assessing the capabilities and readiness of the Iraqi military and other Ministry of Defense forces, goals for achieving certain capability and readiness levels (as well as for recruiting, training, and equipping these forces), and the milestones and notional timetable for achieving these goals. (C) The operational readiness status of the Iraqi military forces, including the type, number, size, and organizational structure of Iraqi battalions that are—
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