S.Amdt. 2097

SA 2097. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1044. REPORT ON COST OF REESTABLISHMENT OF THE READINESS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO STATUS BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ.

(a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report setting forth the current estimate of the cost of reestablishing the readiness status of the Armed Forces to the readiness status of the Armed Forces immediately before the commencement of hostilities in Iraq in 2003, including any costs associated with replacement or repair of equipment and other assets of the Armed Forces.

(b) Submittal Date.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than the date of the submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2009 as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.