resources of Iraq." Section 1822 Section 1822 requires the President to "establish a bipartisan Council of Governors to advise the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions". State immunity exceptions The 2004 decision of Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran, which the DC Circuit Court ruled that foreign countries known to be supports of state-sponsored terrorism could not be sued for private cause of action under the current Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, even with the Flatow Amendment, affected numerous other terrorism-related lawsuits in the court system at the time. Within the NDAA 2008, Congress expanded exceptions to the state immunity protections granted by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Exceptions were added for torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, and hostage-taking, and specifically making foreign countries that backed state-sponsored terrorism liable for the actions of its officials and agents which may be involved in such state-sponsorship. Signing statement In signing the law, the Bush administration continued its use of the signing statement to object to parts of laws it viewed as conflicting with what it alleged are the constitutional powers of the unitary executive, especially as they related to national defense and the war in Iraq. The following Sections of the law referenced in the signing statement are listed, along with the possible impact of being mentioned in the signing statement: Section 841: May reduce oversight of contractual abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. Section 846: Possibly limits protection to contractor employees when disclosing improper actions of the employer. Section 1079: Could limit how much intelligence information Congress can demand from intelligence officials. Section 1222: May limit Congressional oversight in the permanent establishment of U.S. military bases or the use of government funds to control oil resources in Iraq. See also National Defense Authorization Act References External links Text of Presidential Signing Statement from January 28, 2008, from the official website of the White House. HR 4986, from Project Vote Smart. Full text of H.R. 4986 , from Library of Congress HR 4986, from Govtrack; full text Issues and Legislation: H.R. 4986, from Military.com Legislative Center. U.S. National Defense Authorization Acts Acts of the 110th United States Congress