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 123STA T . 2 5 1 6PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9SEC.1208 . R E PO R T O NAL TERNAT IV ES TO U SEO F AC Q UISITION AN D CROSS - SERVICIN G AGREE M ENTS TO LEND MILITAR Y EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND SURVIV- A B ILITY. (a)REPORT RE QUI RE D.—Notl at er t h a n90d a ys a f ter the date of the ena c t m ent of th i s A ct , the S ecretary of D efense shall s ub mit to the con g ressional defense committees a re p ort setting forth and assessing v arious alternatives to the use of ac q uisition and cross - servicing agreements pursuant to the temporary authority in section 12 02 of the J ohn W arner National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 200 7 ( P ublic L a w 109 –364; 120 Stat. 2412), as amended by section 12 5 2 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 200 8 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 402), for purposes of lending covered military equipment to military forces of nations as follows (1) A nation participating in combined operations with the U nited States in I raq and Afghanistan. (2) A nation participating in combined operations with the United States as part of a peace k eeping operation under the C harter of the United Nations or another international agreement. (b) CO V ERED M I L IT A R YE QUIP M E N TDE F INED.—In this section, the term ‘ ‘covered military equipment ’ ’ has the meaning given that term in section 1202(d)(1) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. SEC. 120 9 . EN H ANCING IRAQI SECURITY THROUGH DEFENSE COOPERATION BET W EEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAQ. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro- priate congressional committees a report on the role of Foreign Military Sales in meeting the requirements of the military and security forces of Iraq for restoring and maintaining peace and security in Iraq. (b) MATTER ST O B EIN C LUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the minimum requirements of the mili- tary and security forces of Iraq to achieve and sustain internal security. (2) A description of how Foreign Military Sales may be leveraged to ensure the timely delivery of training, equipment, and supplies beyond the December 2011 drawdown deadline and any recommendations for improving the Foreign Military Sales process with respect to Iraq. (3) An assessment of the feasibility and desirability of treating an undertaking by the G overnment of Iraq between the date of the enactment of this Act and December 31, 2011, as a dependable undertaking described in section 22(a) of the Arms E x port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2762(a)) for the purpose of entering into contracts for the procurement of defense articles and defense services as provided for in that section. (c) SENSE OF CON G RESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should, with the concurrence of the Sec- retary of State, seek to increase the number of positions in profes- sional military education courses, including courses at command and general staff colleges, war colleges, and the service academies,