To express the sense of the Senate on the submittal to Congress of a report on performance indicators on Iraq.

1. Adds Sec. __. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings: wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 1090913) requires the Department of Defense to set forth in a report to Congress a comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures for progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.

   Inserted: (2) The report requires performance standards and goals for security, economic, and security force training objectives in Iraq together with a notional timetable for achieving these goals.

   Inserted: (3) In specific, the report required, at a minimum, the following:

   Inserted: (A) With respect to stability and security in Iraq, the following:

   Inserted: (i) Key measures of political stability, including the important political milestones that must be achieved over the next several years.

   Inserted: (ii) 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.

   Inserted: (iii) An assessment of the estimated strength of the insurgency in Iraq and the extent to which it is composed of non-Iraqi fighters.

   Inserted: (iv) 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.

   Inserted: (v) Key indicators of economic activity that should be considered the most important for determining the prospects of stability in Iraq, including--

   Inserted: (I) unemployment levels;

   Inserted: (II) electricity, water, and oil production rates; and

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   Inserted: (III) hunger and poverty levels.

   Inserted: (vi) The criteria the Administration will use to determine when it is safe to begin withdrawing United States forces from Iraq.

   Inserted: (B) With respect to the training and performance of security forces in Iraq, the following:

   Inserted: (i) The training provided Iraqi military and other Ministry of Defense forces and the equipment used by such forces.

   Inserted: (ii) 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.

   Inserted: (iii) The operational readiness status of the Iraqi military forces, including the type, number, size, and organizational structure of Iraqi battalions that are--

   Inserted: (I) capable of conducting counterinsurgency operations independently;

   Inserted: (II) capable of conducting counterinsurgency operations with the support of United States or coalition forces; or

   Inserted: (III) not ready to conduct counterinsurgency operations.

   Inserted: (iv) The rates of absenteeism in the Iraqi military forces and the extent to which insurgents have infiltrated such forces.

   Inserted: (v) The training provided Iraqi police and other Ministry of Interior forces and the equipment used by such forces.

   Inserted: (vi) Key criteria for assessing the capabilities and readiness of the Iraqi police and other Ministry of Interior forces, goals for achieving certain capability and readiness levels (as well as for recruiting, training, and equipping), and the milestones and notional timetable for achieving these goals, including--

   Inserted: (I) the number of police recruits that have received classroom training and the duration of such instruction;

   Inserted: (II) the number of veteran police officers who have received classroom instruction and the duration of such instruction;

   Inserted: (III) the number of police candidates screened by the Iraqi Police Screening Service, the number of candidates derived from other entry procedures, and the success rates of those groups of candidates;

   Inserted: (IV) the number of Iraqi police forces who have received field training by international police trainers and the duration of such instruction; and

   Inserted: (V) attrition rates and measures of absenteeism and infiltration by insurgents.

   Inserted: (vii) The estimated total number of Iraqi battalions needed for the Iraqi security forces to perform duties now being undertaken by coalition forces, including defending the borders of Iraq and providing adequate levels of law and order throughout Iraq.

   Inserted: (viii) The effectiveness of the Iraqi military and police officer cadres and the chain of command.

   Inserted: (ix) The number of United States and coalition advisors needed to support the Iraqi security forces and associated ministries.

   Inserted: (x) An assessment, in a classified annex if necessary, of United States military requirements, including planned force rotations, through the end of calendar year 2006.

   Inserted: (3) The deadline for submittal of the report to Congress was 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, that is July 11, 2005, and every 90 days thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2006.

   Inserted: (4) The report has not yet been received by Congress.

   Inserted: (5) The availability of accurate data on key performance indicators is critical to understanding whether the United States strategy in Iraq is succeeding, and the substantial resources provided by Congress, which total more than $200,000,000,000 and an approximate monthly expenditure of $5,000,000,000, with substantial resource expenditures still to come, are being utilized effectively.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) the information requested in the report described by subsection (a) is critical--

   Inserted: (A) to fulfilling the oversight obligations of Congress;

   Inserted: (B) to ensuring the success of United States strategy in Iraq;

   Inserted: (C) to maximizing the effectiveness of the substantial resources provided by Congress and the American people for United States efforts in Iraq;

   Inserted: (D) to identifying when the Iraqi security forces will be able to assume responsibility for security in Iraq; and

   Inserted: (E) to obtaining an estimate of the level of United States troops that will be necessary in Iraq during 2005 and 2006, and in any years thereafter;

   Inserted: (2) the report should be provided by the Department of Defense, as required by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 as soon as possible; and

   Inserted: (3) the Secretary of Defense should communicate to Congress and the American people why the report was not submitted to Congress by the original deadline for its submittal.

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