12 2 STA T .46 2 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(1)INGE NE RAL.—Exceptas p rovid edi n para g rap h ( 2 ) , the re qu ire m ent to transmit the report and updates o f the report under su b section (a) terminates on D ecember 3 1,2 0 0 9 . (2) E XC E PTIO N.— T he requirement to transmit the report and updates of the report under subsection (a) terminates before December 31, 2009, if the fo l lo w ing conditions are met
( A ) The P resident transmits to the appropriate congres - sional committees the text of an y agreement between the U nited S tates and Iraq described in subsection (a)(1)(A) and any amendment or update thereto. ( B ) W ithin 30 days of transmission of the agreement, the President ma k es available appropriate senior officials to brief the appropriate congressional committees on the matters covered by the agreement or any amendment or update thereto. SEC.12 1 3 . S TRA TE GYFO R UNI TE D STATES -L ED P RO V INCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEA M SINIRA Q . (a) IN G ENERAL.—The President shall establish and implement a strategy for United States-led Provincial R econstruction 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 M ulti- N ational F orce – 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) ELE M ENT S O F STRATEG Y .—At a minimum, the strategy required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a mission statement and clearly defined ob j ectives 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) INCL U SION IN OT H ER REPORT.—The report required under this subsection may be included in the report required by section 122 7 of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 200 6 (Public L aw 109–163; 119 Stat. 3 4 6 5 ). (d) APPROPRIATE C ONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINE D .—In this section, the term ‘ ‘appropriate congressional committees ’ ’ means— Presid e nt.2 2 USC 2 15 1 n o te. D e a d l ine.
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