,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 
,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se to develop a plan to
 equip & tra9 ,iraqi security =ces &    
,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga =ces1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,iraqi & ,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga ,=ces     
,def5se ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,plan to     
equip & tra9 ,iraqi security =ces &     
,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga =ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an ,febru>y #a1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate1 %all develop a plan ( action  
to equip & tra9 ,iraqi security =ces &  
,kurdi% ,pe%m]ga =ces to def5d aga9/    
attack by missiles1 rockets1 & unmann$  

sy/ems4 ,! plan ( action %all be bas$ on
 & in=m$ by ! results ( ! report        
submitt$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se       
pursuant to section #abcg ( ! ,james ,m4
 ,inh(e ,national ,def5se ,au?orization 
,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbc 7,public ,law 
#aag-bfc2 #acf ,/at4 #bhci74  7b7       
,matt]s ,! plan "u subsection 7a7 %all  
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! provision (   
available equipm5t to ,iraq & ! ,iraqi  
,kurdi/an ,region to c\nt] ! air &      
missile ?reats address$ 9 ! report1 to  
include air def5se sy/ems1 to c\nt]     
attack by missiles1 rockets1 & unmann$  
sy/ems4  7#b7 ,! provision ( appropriate
 tra9+ ( ,iraqi security =ces & ,kurdi% 
,pe%m]ga =ces to support field+ &       
op]ational employm5t ( ! available      
equipm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 
,implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z 
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se develops ! plan "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all comm5ce !         
implem5tation ( su* plan4  7#b7 ,waiv]  

,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may delay        
implem5tation ( ! plan "u subsection 7a7
 if-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es su*     
implem5tation w\ld adv]sely impact      
,unit$ ,/ates /ocks & milit>y read9ess2 
7,b7 ! ,secret>y notifies !             
congressional def5se committees ( !     
propos$ ex]cise ( su* waiv]2 &  7,c7 a  
#aj-;day p]iod has elaps$ s9ce su*      
notification4  7#c7 ,cont9u$            
congressional notification ,if !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se ex]cises ! waiv]    
au?ority "u p>agraph 7#b71 e #cj days   
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !       
initial notification "u p>agraph        
7#b77;,b7 & end+ on ! date on :i* !     
implem5tation ( ! plan "u subsection 7a7
 comm5ces1 ! ,secret>y %all notify !    
congressional def5se committees ( !     
ex]cise ( su* au?ority4  7d7            
,congressional brief+ ,n lat] ?an ,july 
#a1 #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all   
provide to ! congressional def5se       
committees a brief+ on progress ( ! air 
def5se equipp+ & tra9+ ef=t aga9/ ! air 

& missile ?reat to ,iraq1 includ+ 9 !   
,iraqi ,kurdi/an ,region4  7e7          
,congressional def5se committees def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m congressional     
def5se committees has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4