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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2451 

To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense 

contractors from Iraq. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2007 

Mr. OBEY (for himself and Mr. MCGOVERN) 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 provide for the redeployment of United States Armed 

Forces and defense contractors from 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. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 

4 FORCES AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS FROM 

5 IRAQ. 

6 (a) COMMENCEMENT OF REDEPLOYMENT.—Not 

7 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

8 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the rede9 ployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:54 May 27, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2451.IH H2451

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1 ployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 

2 contractors operating in Iraq and funded using amounts 

3 appropriated to the Department of Defense. 

4 (b) COMPLETION OF REDEPLOYMENT.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall complete the redeployment of the 

6 Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq by June 

7 30, 2008. 

8 (c) AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS OUT9 SIDE OF IRAQ FOR REDEPLOYMENT.—Nothing in this sec10 tion shall be construed to restrict the locations outside of 

11 Iraq to which units and members of the Armed Forces 

12 redeployed from Iraq may be transferred, including rede13 ployment to an adjacent or nearby country at the invita14 tion of the government of the country or redeployment to 

15 bolster military forces deployed in Afghanistan as part of 

16 Operation Enduring Freedom. 

17 (d) AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ

18 FOR LIMITED PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Defense may 

19 retain in Iraq members of the Armed Forces for the pur20 pose of providing security for the United States Embassy 

21 and other United States diplomatic missions in Iraq; pro22 tecting American citizens, including members of the 

23 Armed Forces; serving in roles consistent with customary 

24 diplomatic positions; engaging in targeted special actions 

25 limited in duration and scope to killing or capturing memVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:54 May 27, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2451.IH H2451

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1 bers of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with 

2 global reach; and training and equipping members of the 

3 Iraqi Security Forces. At the request of the Government 

4 of Iraq, the Secretary of Defense may retain in Iraq mem5 bers of the Army Corps of Engineers and defense contrac6 tors engaged in reconstruction projects in Iraq, to the ex7 tent necessary to complete such projects. 

8 (e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SAFE AND OR9 DERLY REDEPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made 

11 available in any Act are immediately available for obliga12 tion and expenditure to plan and execute a safe and or13 derly redeployment of the Armed Forces and defense con14 tractors from Iraq, as required by this section. 

15 (f) TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FA16 CILITIES IN IRAQ.—The President of the United States 

17 shall transfer to the Government of Iraq all right, title, 

18 and interest held by the United States in any military fa19 cility in Iraq that was constructed, repaired, or improved 

20 using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense 

21 and occupied by a unit of the Armed Forces. 

22 (g) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER

23 DEPLOY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO IRAQ.—Be24 ginning on the date of the completion of the redeployment 

25 of the Armed Forces from Iraq under subsection (b), 


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1 funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any 

2 provision of law may not be obligated or expended to fur3 ther deploy units or members of the Armed Forces to Iraq, 

4 including through participation in any multinational force 

5 in Iraq, except as provided under subsection (d) or unless 

6 such deployment of units or members of the Armed Forces 

7 is specifically authorized in advance by an Act of Con8 gress. 

9 (h) ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND

10 MULTINATIONAL FORCES IN IRAQ.—Nothing in this sec11 tion shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise restrict 

12 the use of funds available to the Department of Defense 

13 for the purpose of providing financial assistance or equip14 ment to the Iraqi Security Forces or multinational forces 

15 providing security or training in Iraq at the request of 

16 the Government of Iraq. 

17 (i) CONTINUATION OF DIPLOMATIC, SOCIAL, AND

18 ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ.— 

19 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or 

20 otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any depart21 ment or agency of the United States (other than the De22 partment of Defense) to carry out diplomatic, social, and 

23 economic reconstruction activities in Iraq at the request 

24 of the Government of Iraq. 


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1 (j) ASYLUM OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTION FOR

2 IRAQI CITIZENS.—Nothing in this section shall be con3 strued to prohibit or otherwise restrict the authority of 

4 the President to arrange asylum or other means of protec5 tion for Iraqi citizens who might be physically endangered 

6 by the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq. 

7 (k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Armed 

8 Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

9 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 

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