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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2062 

To set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq 

and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 26, 2007 

Mr. LANGEVIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Rules 

and Armed Services, 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 set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iraq Troop Protection 

5 and Reduction Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to protect and reduce levels 

8 of United States military forces in Iraq. If the President 


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1 follows the provisions of this Act, the United States should 

2 be able to complete a redeployment of United States 

3 troops from Iraq by the end of the current term in office 

4 of the President. 

5 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCE 

6 LEVELS IN IRAQ ABSENT SPECIFIC AUTHOR7 IZATION BY CONGRESS. 

8 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to limit 

9 the number of United States military forces deployed in 

10 Iraq. 

11 (b) LIMITATION.—Subject to subsection (c), the lev12 els of United States military forces in Iraq after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act may not exceed the levels 

14 of United States military forces in Iraq as of January 1, 

15 2007, unless specifically authorized by Congress in a stat16 ute enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) WAIVER.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

19 the limitation in subsection (b) if the President de20 termines, and certifies to Congress in writing, that 

21 the waiver is necessary to address an emergency that 

22 threatens the national security of the United States. 

23 (2) DURATION OF WAIVER.—The levels of 

24 United States military forces in Iraq may exceed the 

25 levels of United States military forces in Iraq as of 


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1 January 1, 2007, pursuant to a waiver under this 

2 subsection only during the 60-day period beginning 

3 on the date of the waiver unless otherwise specifi4 cally authorized by Congress in a statute enacted 

5 after the date of the waiver. 

6 SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES AID TO IRAQ FOR 

7 SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION ABSENT 

8 SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS BY 

9 THE IRAQIS. 

10 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re11 quire that Iraqis meet certain conditions within 90 days 

12 in order to continue receiving United States funds for 

13 their security forces and for reconstruction. 

14 (b) LIMITATION.—Commencing as of the date that 

15 is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

16 no appropriated funds may be made available to the Gov17 ernment of Iraq for security purposes (including for activi18 ties of the security forces of the Government of Iraq and 

19 for private contractors employed by the Government of 

20 Iraq for the discharge of security and security-related 

21 functions), or for reconstruction, unless the President sub22 mits to Congress by such date the certification described 

23 in subsection (c). 


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1 (c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

2 subsection is a certification by the President with respect 

3 to the following: 

4 (1) That the security forces of the Government 

5 of Iraq are free of sectarian and militia influences. 

6 (2) That the security forces of the Government 

7 of Iraq are assuming greater responsibility for secu8 rity in Iraq. 

9 (3) If the President is unable to make a certifi10 cation set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), a certifi11 cation by the President that the security forces of 

12 the Government of Iraq are making substantial 

13 progress toward achieving the objective otherwise 

14 covered by the applicable paragraph will satisfy the 

15 certification requirements of subsection (b). 

16 (4) That the Government of Iraq provides for 

17 an equitable distribution of the oil revenues of Iraq. 

18 (5) That the constitution of Iraq has been 

19 modified or amended to ensure civil rights for each 

20 ethnic community in Iraq. 

21 (6) That the Iraq Government has reversed the 

22 policy of ‘‘de-Baathification’’ in a manner that per23 mits former lower-level members of the Baath Party 

24 in Iraq to serve in the Government of Iraq if such 


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1 individuals do not pose a security risk to the Gov2 ernment of Iraq or Iraq. 

3 (7) That there has been significant progress 

4 made in political accommodation among the ethnic 

5 and sectarian groups in Iraq. 

6 (d) DISAPPROVAL OF CERTIFICATION.— 

7 (1) DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding the sub8 mittal by the President of a certification under sub9 section (c), the limitation in subsection (b) shall be 

10 and continue in effect if Congress enacts a joint res11 olution disapproving the certification. 

12 (2) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF

13 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.— 

14 (A) JOINT RESOLUTION DEFINED.—For 

15 purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘joint res16 olution’’ means only a joint resolution intro17 duced not later than 60 days after the date on 

18 which a certification of the President under 

19 subsection (c) is received by Congress, the mat20 ter after the resolving clause of which is as fol21 lows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves the certifi22 cation of the President submitted to Congress 

23 under section 4(c) of the Iraq Troop Protection 

24 and Reduction Act of 2007.’’. 


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1 (B) PROCEDURES.—A joint resolution de2 scribed in paragraph (1) shall be considered in 

3 a House of Congress in accordance with the 

4 procedures applicable to joint resolutions under 

5 paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 8066(c) 

6 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 

7 Act, 1985 (as enacted by section 101(h) of 

8 Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 1936). 

9 SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON FURTHER UNITED STATES MILI10 TARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ ABSENT SATISFAC11 TION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS BY THE 

12 PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ 

13 AND THE PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF 

14 UNITED STATES FORCES FROM IRAQ. 

15 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re16 quire a new authorization for use of United States military 

17 forces in Iraq unless both the President and the Govern18 ment of Iraq meet certain conditions within 90 days, in19 cluding the phased redeployment of United States forces 

20 from Iraq. 

21 (b) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any provision of 

22 the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 

23 Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) or any other 

24 provision of law, authority for the use of United States 


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1 military forces in Iraq shall cease on the date that is 90 

2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act unless— 

3 (1) the President submits to Congress by such 

4 date the certification described in subsection (c); or 

5 (2) the continuing use of United States military 

6 forces in Iraq after that date is specifically author7 ized by Congress in a statute enacted after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 

10 subsection is a certification by the President with respect 

11 to the following: 

12 (1) That a phased redeployment of United 

13 States military forces from Iraq has begun, in a 

14 manner consistent with any limitations on aid for 

15 Iraq for security purposes in effect under section 4, 

16 including the transition of United States forces in 

17 Iraq to the limited presence and mission of— 

18 (A) training Iraqi security forces; 

19 (B) providing logistic support of Iraqi se20 curity forces; 

21 (C) protecting United States personnel and 

22 infrastructure; and 

23 (D) participating in targeted counter-ter24 rorism activities. 


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1 (2) That the United States has convened or is 

2 convening an international conference so as to— 

3 (A) more actively involve the international 

4 community and Iraq’s neighbors; 

5 (B) promote a durable political settlement 

6 among Iraqis; 

7 (C) reduce regional interference in the in8 ternal affairs of Iraq; 

9 (D) encourage more countries to contribute 

10 to the extensive needs in Iraq; and 

11 (E) ensure that funds pledged for Iraq are 

12 forthcoming. 

13 (3) That the security forces of the Government 

14 of Iraq are free of sectarian and militia influences. 

15 (4) That the security forces of the Government 

16 of Iraq are assuming greater responsibility for secu17 rity in Iraq. 

18 (5) That the Government of Iraq provides for 

19 an equitable distribution of the oil revenues of Iraq. 

20 (6) That the constitution of Iraq has been 

21 modified or amended to ensure civil rights for each 

22 ethnic community in Iraq. 

23 (7) That the Iraq Government has reversed the 

24 policy of ‘‘de-Baathification’’ in a manner that per25 mits former lower-level members of the Baath Party 


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1 in Iraq to serve in the Government of Iraq if such 

2 individuals do not pose a security risk to the Gov3 ernment of Iraq or Iraq. 

4 (8) If the President is unable to make a certifi5 cation on any matter set forth in paragraphs (1) 

6 through (7), that substantial progress is being made 

7 toward achieving the objective otherwise covered by 

8 such paragraph. 

9 (9) That there has been significant progress 

10 made in political accommodation among the ethnic 

11 and sectarian groups in Iraq. 

12 (d) DISAPPROVAL OF CERTIFICATION.— 

13 (1) DISAPPROVAL.—Notwithstanding the sub14 mittal by the President of a certification under sub15 section (c), the limitation in subsection (b) shall be 

16 and continue in effect if Congress enacts a joint res17 olution disapproving the certification. 

18 (2) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF

19 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.— 

20 (A) JOINT RESOLUTION DEFINED.—For 

21 purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘joint res22 olution’’ means only a joint resolution intro23 duced not later than 60 days after the date on 

24 which a certification of the President under 

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1 ter after the resolving clause of which is as fol2 lows: ‘‘That Congress disapproves the certifi3 cation of the President submitted to Congress 

4 under section 5(c) of the Iraq Troop Protection 

5 and Reduction Act of 2007.’’. 

6 (B) PROCEDURES.—A joint resolution de7 scribed in paragraph (1) shall be considered in 

8 a House of Congress in accordance with the 

9 procedures applicable to joint resolutions under 

10 paragraphs (3) through (8) of section 8066(c) 

11 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 

12 Act, 1985 (as enacted by section 101(h) of 

13 Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 1936). 

14 (e) WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES MILITARY

15 FORCES.—The limitation in subsection (b) shall not be 

16 construed to prohibit the presence and use of United 

17 States military forces in Iraq after the effective date of 

18 such limitation for force protection, force security, or simi19 lar purposes during the withdrawal of United States mili20 tary forces from Iraq. 

21 SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT 

22 OF ADDITIONAL UNITED STATES MILITARY 

23 FORCES IN IRAQ ABSENT AVAILABILITY OF 

24 ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING. 

25 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 


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1 (1) to ensure that our men and women in uni2 form who are serving courageously in Iraq have the 

3 equipment and training they need; and 

4 (2) to prohibit the deployment of additional 

5 United States military forces in Iraq unless such 

6 forces are adequately equipped and trained. 

7 (b) LIMITATION.—No funds may be obligated or ex8 pended for the deployment of United States military forces 

9 to Iraq after the date of the enactment of this Act unless 

10 the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress before such 

11 deployment that such forces are adequately equipped and 

12 trained for the missions to be discharged by such forces 

13 in Iraq. 

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