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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2156 

To require a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of the security 

forces of Iraq. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HODES, Mr. 

BISHOP of New York, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 require a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of 

the security forces of Iraq. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Congress has appropriated over $15 billion 

6 to train and equip the security forces of Iraq since 

7 April 2004. 


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1 (2) The Administration has reported in the 

2 March 2007 report entitled ‘‘Measuring Stability 

3 and Security in Iraq’’ that the number of Iraqi secu4 rity forces nearing combat proficiency is 328,700. 

5 (3) The Iraqi security forces continue to be 

6 trained to achieve the highest level of combat effi7 ciency in order to provide for the security and sta8 bility of the Iraqi people. 

9 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares 

10 that it shall be the policy of the United States to ensure 

11 that— 

12 (1) the security forces of Iraq are trained to 

13 achieve the highest level of combat efficiency in 

14 order to provide for the security and stability of the 

15 Iraqi people; 

16 (2) as each battalion of the Iraqi security forces 

17 achieves a level of combat proficiency such that it 

18 can conduct independent combat operations without 

19 support from Coalition forces in Iraq, a unit of the 

20 United States Armed Forces of comparable size will 

21 be redeployed from Iraq; and 

22 (3) regular, accurate accounts of the combat 

23 proficiency of battalions of the Iraqi security forces 

24 are necessary for the American public to gauge the 

25 development of the Iraqi security forces. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON COMBAT PROFICIENCY OF IRAQI SECU2 RITY FORCES. 

3 (a) REPORT.—The President of the United States 

4 shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees 

5 each month a report that contains an accounting of the 

6 number of battalions of the security forces of Iraq at each 

7 level of combat proficiency described in subsection (b). 

8 (b) LEVELS OF COMBAT PROFICIENCY.—The levels 

9 of combat proficiency referred to in subsection (a) are the 

10 following: 

11 (1) Level 1 means a battalion that can conduct 

12 independent combat operations without support from 

13 Coalition forces in Iraq. 

14 (2) Level 2 means a battalion that can conduct 

15 independent combat operations, but only with 

16 logistical support, or non-combat-related support 

17 from Coalition forces in Iraq. The Coalition forces 

18 will not help with direct combat in support of the 

19 battalion. 

20 (3) Level 3 means a battalion that can partici21 pate in combat operations alongside Coalition forces, 

22 but cannot conduct independent combat operations 

23 without direct combat support from Coalition forces 

24 in Iraq. 


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1 (4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot par2 ticipate in combat operations, even with support 

3 from Coalition forces in Iraq. 

4 (c) COMPARISON OF DATA.—The report shall include 

5 a comparison of data from each previous report with re6 spect to each battalion of the security forces of Iraq. 

7 (d) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—The President shall en8 sure that each report required by this section is made 

9 available on the main public Internet Web site of the De10 partment of Defense not later than 10 days after the date 

11 on which the report is transmitted to the appropriate con12 gressional committees, and that a link to the accounting 

13 in the report is made available on the homepage of such 

14 Internet Web site. 

15 (e) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 

16 ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com18 mittee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select 

19 Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep20 resentatives; and 

21 (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com22 mittee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee 

23 on Intelligence of the Senate. 

24 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement to transmit 

25 and make available reports under this section shall apply 


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1 with respect to the first month beginning after the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act and to each subsequent 

3 month thereafter until the President determines and cer4 tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 

5 security forces of Iraq have achieved combat proficiency 

6 to the extent necessary to combat the insurgency in Iraq. 

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