,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,braley of ,iowa 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,foreign 
,affairs and ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,president to submit to      
,congress a report on the long-term     
costs of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1    
,operation ,new ,dawn1 and ,operation   
,enduring ,freedom in ,iraq and         
,afghanistan1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,true ,cost of ,war ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,report on long-term costs  
of operation ,iraqi ,freedom and        
,operation ,enduring ,freedom  7a7      

,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,the ,united ,states has
 been engaged in military operations in 
,afghanistan since ,october #bjja as    
,operation ,enduring ,freedom and in    
military operations in ,iraq since      
,march #bjjc as ,operation ,iraqi       
,freedom and its successor contingency  
operation1 ,operation ,new ,dawn4  7#b7 
,according to the ,congressional        
,research ,service1 through fiscal year 
#bjac1 ,congress has appropriated       
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj for the ,department  
of ,defense1 for the ,state ,department1
 and for medical costs paid by the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 ,this
 amount includes #hba1jjj1jjj1jjj       
related to operations in ,iraq and      
#fde1jjj1jjj1jjj related to operations  
in ,afghanistan4  7#c7 ,over #ij percent
 of the funds appropriated for the      
,department of ,defense for operations  
in ,iraq and ,afghanistan have been     
provided as supplemental or additional  
appropriations and designated as an     

emergency funding requirement4  7#d7    
,the ,congressional ,budget ,office and 
the ,congressional ,research ,service   
have stated that future costs for       
operations in ,iraq and ,afghanistan are
 difficult to estimate because the      
,department of ,defense provides little 
information on costs incurred to date   
and actual expenditure for operations in
 ,iraq and ,afghanistan 7because war and
 baseline funds are mixed in the same   
accounts7 and because of a lack of      
information from the ,department of     
,defense on many of the key factors that
 determine costs1 including personnel   
levels and the pace of operations4  7#e7
 ,over #b1djj1jjj members of the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces have served in  
,afghanistan and ,iraq since the        
beginning of the conflicts4  7#f7 ,over 
#d1djj members of the ,armed ,forces and
 ,department of ,defense civilian       
personnel have been killed in ,operation
 ,iraqi ,freedom1 and over #b1ajj       
members of the ,armed ,forces and       

,department of ,defense civilian        
personnel have been killed in ,operation
 ,enduring ,freedom in ,afghanistan4    
7#g7 ,over #a1gae members of the ,armed 
,forces have suffered amputations as a  
result of wounds or other injuries      
incurred in ,afghanistan or ,iraq4  7#h7
 ,more than #bej1jjj veterans of        
military service in ,iraq and           
,afghanistan have been treated for      
mental health conditions1 more than     
#ajj1jjj of these veterans have been    
diagnosed with post-traumatic stress    
disorder1 and approximately #bec1ccj of 
these veterans have a confirmed         
traumatic brain injury diagnosis4  7#i7 
,approximately #ed percent of veterans  
of military service in ,iraq and        
,afghanistan have sought treatment at a 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
hospital or medical clinic4  7#aj7 ,the 
,independent ,review ,group on          
,rehabilitative ,care and               
,administrative ,processes at ,walter   
,reed ,army ,medical ,center and        

,national ,naval ,medical ,center       
identified traumatic brain injury1      
post-traumatic stress disorder1         
increased survival of severe burns1 and 
traumatic amputations as the four       
signature wounds of the current         
conflicts1 and the ,independent ,review 
,group report states that the recovery  
process can take months or years and    
must accommodate recurring or delayed   
manifestations of symptoms1 extended    
rehabilitation and all the life         
complications that emerge over time from
 such trauma4  7b7 ,report requirement  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,president1 with contributions from the 
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 and the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs1 shall submit to     
,congress a report containing an        
estimate of previous costs of ,operation
 ,new ,dawn 7the successor contingency  
operation to ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom7
 and the long-term costs of ,operation  

,enduring ,freedom for a scenario1      
determined by the ,president and based  
on current contingency operation and    
withdrawal plans1 that takes into       
account expected force levels and the   
expected length of time that members of 
the ,armed ,forces will be deployed in  
support of ,operation ,enduring         
,freedom4  7c7 ,estimates ,to be used in
 preparation of report ,in preparing the
 report required by subsection 7b71 the 
,president shall make estimates and     
projections through at least fiscal year
 #bjbc1 adjust any dollar amounts       
appropriately for inflation1 and take   
into account and specify each of the    
following3  7#a7 ,the total number of   
members of the ,armed ,forces expected  
to be deployed in support of ,operation 
,enduring ,freedom1 including--  7,a7   
the number of members of the ,armed     
,forces actually deployed in ,southwest 
,asia in support of ,operation ,enduring
 ,freedom2  7,b7 the number of members  
of reserve components of the ,armed     

,forces called or ordered to active duty
 in the ,united ,states for the purpose 
of training for eventual deployment in  
,southwest ,asia1 backfilling for       
deployed troops1 or supporting other    
,department of ,defense missions        
directly or indirectly related to       
,operation ,enduring ,freedom2 and  7,c7
 the break-down of deployments of       
members of the regular and reserve      
components and activation of members of 
the reserve components4  7#b7 ,the      
number of members of the ,armed ,forces1
 including members of the reserve       
components1 who have previously served  
in support of ,operation ,iraqi         
,freedom1 ,operation ,new ,dawn1 or     
,operation ,enduring ,freedom and who   
are expected to serve multiple          
deployments4  7#c7 ,the number of       
contractors and private military        
security firms that have been used and  
are expected to be used during the      
course of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1   
,operation ,new ,dawn1 and ,operation   

,enduring ,freedom4  7#d7 ,the number of
 veterans currently suffering and       
expected to suffer from post-traumatic  
stress disorder1 traumatic brain injury1
 or other mental injuries4  7#e7 ,the   
number of veterans currently in need of 
and expected to be in need of prosthetic
 care and treatment because of          
amputations incurred during service in  
support of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1  
,operation ,new ,dawn1 or ,operation    
,enduring ,freedom4  7#f7 ,the current  
number of pending ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs claims from veterans 
of military service in ,iraq and        
,afghanistan1 and the total number of   
such veterans expected to seek          
disability compensation from the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#g7
 ,the total number of members of the    
,armed ,forces who have been killed or  
wounded in ,iraq or ,afghanistan1       
including noncombat casualties1 the     
total number of members expected to     
suffer injuries in ,afghanistan1 and the

 total number of members expected to be 
killed in ,afghanistan1 including       
noncombat casualties4  7#h7 ,the amount 
of funds previously appropriated for the
 ,department of ,defense1 the           
,department of ,state1 and the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
costs related to ,operation ,iraqi      
,freedom1 ,operation ,new ,dawn1 and    
,operation ,enduring ,freedom1 including
 an account of the amount of funding    
from regular ,department of ,defense1   
,department of ,state1 and ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs budgets that has  
gone and will go to costs associated    
with such operations4  7#i7 ,previous1  
current1 and future operational         
expenditures associated with ,operation 
,enduring ,freedom and1 when applicable1
 ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and         
,operation ,new ,dawn1 including--  7,a7
 funding for combat operations2  7,b7   
deploying1 transporting1 feeding1 and   
housing members of the ,armed ,forces   
7including fuel costs72  7,c7 activation

 and deployment of members of the       
reserve components of the ,armed        
,forces2  7,d7 equipping and training of
 ,iraqi and ,afghani forces2  7,e7      
purchasing1 upgrading1 and repairing    
weapons1 munitions1 and other equipment 
consumed or used in ,operation ,iraqi   
,freedom1 ,operation ,new ,dawn1 or     
,operation ,enduring ,freedom2 and  7,f7
 payments to other countries for        
logistical assistance in support of such
 operations4  7#aj7 ,past1 current1 and 
future costs of entering into contracts 
with private military security firms and
 other contractors for the provision of 
goods and services associated with      
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 ,operation  
,new ,dawn1 and ,operation ,enduring    
,freedom4  7#aa7 ,average annual cost   
for each member of the ,armed ,forces   
deployed in support of ,operation       
,enduring ,freedom1 including room and  
board1 equipment and body armor1        
transportation of troops and equipment  
7including fuel costs71 and operational 

costs4  7#ab7 ,current and future cost  
of combat-related special pays and      
benefits1 including reenlistment        
bonuses4  7#ac7 ,current and future cost
 of calling or ordering members of the  
reserve components to active duty in    
support of ,operation ,enduring         
,freedom4  7#ad7 ,current and future    
cost for reconstruction1 embassy        
operations and construction1 and foreign
 aid programs for ,iraq and             
,afghanistan4  7#ae7 ,current and future
 cost of bases and other infrastructure 
to support members of the ,armed ,forces
 serving in ,afghanistan4  7#af7        
,current and future cost of providing   
health care for veterans who served in  
support of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1  
,operation ,new ,dawn1 or ,operation    
,enduring ,freedom1 including--  7,a7   
the cost of mental health treatment for 
veterans suffering from post-traumatic  
stress disorder and traumatic brain     
injury1 and other mental problems as a  
result of such service2 and  7,b7 the   

cost of lifetime prosthetics care and   
treatment for veterans suffering from   
amputations as a result of such service4
  7#ag7 ,current and future cost of     
providing ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs disability benefits for the    
lifetime of veterans who incur          
disabilities while serving in support of
 ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 ,operation 
,new ,dawn1 or ,operation ,enduring     
,freedom4  7#ah7 ,current and future    
cost of providing survivors' benefits to
 survivors of members of the ,armed     
,forces killed while serving in support 
of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1          
,operation ,new ,dawn1 or ,operation    
,enduring ,freedom4  7#ai7 ,cost of     
bringing members of the ,armed ,forces  
and equipment back to the ,united       
,states upon the conclusion of          
,operation ,enduring ,freedom1 including
 the cost of demobilization1            
transportation costs 7including fuel    
costs71 providing transition services   
for members of the ,armed ,forces       

transitioning from active duty to       
veteran status1 transporting equipment1 
weapons1 and munitions 7including fuel  
costs71 and an estimate of the value of 
equipment that will be left behind4     
7#bj7 ,cost to restore the military and 
military equipment1 including the       
equipment of the reserve components1 to 
full strength after the conclusion of   
,operation ,enduring ,freedom4  7#ba7   
,amount of money borrowed to pay for    
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 ,operation  
,new ,dawn1 and ,operation ,enduring    
,freedom1 and the sources of that money4
  7#bb7 ,interest on money borrowed1    
including interest for money already    
borrowed and anticipated interest       
payments on future borrowing1 for       
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 ,operation  
,new ,dawn1 and ,operation ,enduring    
,freedom4