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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1837 

To require the President to develop a plan containing dates certain for 

the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United 

States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mr. SHAYS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the President to develop a plan containing dates 

certain for the commencement and completion of a 

phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces 

from Iraq, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 

4 FORCES FROM IRAQ. 

5 (a) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

6 the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation 

7 with the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of 


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1 Staff, shall transmit to Congress a plan, containing dates 

2 certain, except as provided in subsection (c), for the com3 mencement and completion by the Secretary of a phased 

4 redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, 

5 as well as an outline of how the redeployment process will 

6 take place, in accordance with the factors specified in sub7 section (b). 

8 (b) FACTORS.—In determining the dates certain re9 quired under subsection (a), and in planning the phased 

10 redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, 

11 the President, in consultation with the Secretary of De12 fense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall take into consid13 eration the following: 

14 (1) The decision of the Government of the 

15 United States to dismantle all Iraqi Security Forces, 

16 including the Army, police, and border patrol. 

17 (2) The redeployment of United States Armed 

18 Forces should take place as equivalent Iraqi Security 

19 Forces become capable. 

20 (3) Priority in the redeployment process should 

21 be given to combat soldiers, to be followed, in an 

22 order considered appropriate by the President, in 

23 consultation with the Secretary and the Joint Chiefs, 

24 by those members of the United States Armed 


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1 Forces who provide logistics, transportation, med2 ical, or other forms of support. 

3 (c) EXPEDITED REDEPLOYMENT REQUIRED.—If the 

4 President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 

5 and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, determines that conditions 

6 on the ground in Iraq improve more quickly than initially 

7 anticipated in the plan required under subsection (a), the 

8 Secretary shall commence, prior to the dates certain con9 tained in such plan, the phased redeployment of United 

10 States Armed Forces from Iraq. 

11 (d) IRAQI VOTE ON UNITED STATES PLAN.—Con12 gress encourages the Government of Iraq to hold a vote 

13 in the Iraqi Council of Representatives or among the Iraqi 

14 general voting public not later than 180 days after the 

15 date on which the President transmits the plan required 

16 under subsection (a), approving or disapproving the plan 

17 and timeline to redeploy United States Armed Forces from 

18 Iraq. Unless 60 percent of the members of the Council 

19 of Representatives or the Iraqi general voting public vote 

20 to approve the plan and timeline to redeploy United States 

21 Armed Forces from Iraq, the President should commence 

22 the phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces 

23 from Iraq within 60 days of the Iraqi vote. 

24 (e) FURTHER DEPLOYMENT RESTRICTED.—After 

25 completion of the phased redeployment of United States 


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1 Armed Forces from Iraq, the Secretary of Defense may 

2 not deploy or maintain members of the United States 

3 Armed Forces in Iraq for any purpose other than the fol4 lowing: 

5 (1) Protecting United States diplomatic facili6 ties and United States citizens, including members 

7 of the United States Armed Forces. 

8 (2) Serving in roles consistent with customary 

9 diplomatic positions. 

10 (3) Engaging in targeted special actions limited 

11 in duration and scope to killing or capturing mem12 bers of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations 

13 with global reach. 

14 (4) Training members of the Iraqi Security 

15 Forces. 

16 (f) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 

18 make and transmit to Congress the following determina19 tions, along with reports in classified and unclassified 

20 form detailing the basis for each determination: 

21 (1) Whether the Government of Iraq has given 

22 United States Armed Forces and Iraqi Security 

23 Forces the authority to pursue all extremists, includ24 ing Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias, and is 

25 making substantial progress in delivering necessary 


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1 Iraqi Security Forces for Baghdad and protecting 

2 such Forces from political interference; intensifying 

3 efforts to build balanced security forces throughout 

4 Iraq that provide even-handed security for all Iraqis; 

5 ensuring that Iraq’s political authorities are not un6 dermining or making false accusations against mem7 bers of the Iraqi Security Forces; eliminating militia 

8 control of local security; establishing a strong militia 

9 disarmament program; ensuring fair and just en10 forcement of laws; establishing political, media, eco11 nomic, and service committees in support of the 

12 Baghdad Security Plan; and eradicating safe havens. 

13 (2) Whether the Government of Iraq is making 

14 substantial progress in meeting its commitment to 

15 pursue reconciliation initiatives, including enactment 

16 of a hydro-carbon law; adoption of legislation nec17 essary for the conduct of provincial and local elec18 tions; reform of current laws governing the de19 Baathification process; amendment of the Constitu20 tion of Iraq; and allocation of Iraqi revenues for re21 construction projects. 

22 (3) Whether the Government of Iraq and 

23 United States Armed Forces are making substantial 


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1 progress in reducing the level of sectarian violence in 

2 Iraq. 

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