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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5630 

To enhance congressional oversight by requiring the President to transmit 

periodically to Congress a consolidated, comprehensive report on the 

implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2006 

Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, 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 enhance congressional oversight by requiring the President to transmit periodically to Congress a consolidated, 

comprehensive report on the implementation of the National Strategy for Victory in 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iraq Congressional 

5 Oversight Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) On October 16, 2002, the Authorization for 

2 Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 

3 2002 (Public Law 107–243) was enacted into law. 

4 (2) On March 19, 2003, the President, pursu5 ant to the authorities provided to the President by 

6 Public Law 107–243, committed United States 

7 Armed Forces to combat operations in Iraq. 

8 (3) On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein’s 

9 Ba’athist regime fell to Coalition Forces. 

10 (4) On April 16, 2003, the Emergency Wartime 

11 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 

12 108–11) was enacted into law, which included 

13 $2,500,000,000 for the relief and reconstruction of 

14 Iraq. 

15 (5) On May 12, 2003, the Coalition Provisional 

16 Authority (CPA) subsumed the Organization for Re17 construction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), 

18 and citing United Nations Security Council Resolu19 tion 1483 (2003) and the laws of war, vested itself 

20 with executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 

21 the Iraqi government until such time as the Iraqi 

22 government gained its sovereignty. 

23 (6) On November 6, 2003, the Emergency Sup24 plemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for 

25 the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 


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1 (Public Law 108–106) was enacted into law, which 

2 included an additional $18,400,000,000 for the relief 

3 and reconstruction of Iraq. 

4 (7) On June 28, 2004, the new Iraqi govern5 ment gained its sovereignty. 

6 (8) On January 30, 2005, the Iraqi people suc7 cessfully elected their first interim National Assem8 bly. 

9 (9) On March 16, 2005, the 275-member in10 terim Iraqi National Assembly convened to appoint 

11 an interim national government and to begin the 

12 drafting of a constitution. 

13 (10) On September 18, 2005, the interim Iraqi 

14 National Assembly completed negotiations on the 

15 draft constitution. 

16 (11) On October 15, 2005, the Iraqi people ap17 proved the draft constitution by a national ref18 erendum. 

19 (12) On November 30, 2005, the President, 

20 through the National Security Council, issued the 

21 National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. 

22 (13) On December 15, 2005, the people of Iraq 

23 voted to elect the first permanent National Assembly 

24 in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic 

25 of Iraq. 


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1 (14) On March 16, 2006, the newly-elected Na2 tional Assembly convened for their first session. 

3 (15) On May 20, 2006, the Iraqi Prime Min4 ister-designee named a cabinet, except for the posts 

5 of Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior, and 

6 the Prime Minister-designee and the cabinet received 

7 a vote of confidence from the National Assembly. 

8 (16) On June 7, 2006, Iraq’s National Assem9 bly approved the individuals that the Iraqi Prime 

10 Minister nominated for Minister of Defense, Min11 ister of Interior, and National Security Advisor, 

12 completing the formation of Iraq’s first permanent 

13 democratic government. 

14 SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF POLICY. 

15 Congress makes the following statements of policy: 

16 (1) Congress remains supportive of and inspired 

17 by the service and sacrifice made by and dedication 

18 and commitment to a democratic, stable, and pros19 perous Iraq displayed by members of the United 

20 States Armed Forces and civilian personnel in Iraq 

21 and by personnel serving world-wide in support of 

22 Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

23 (2) Congress remains supportive of and inspired 

24 by the service and sacrifice made by and dedication 

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1 perous Iraq displayed by the military and civilian 

2 personnel of Coalition countries serving in support 

3 of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Iraqi patriots 

4 working toward a better future for their country and 

5 the children of Iraq. 

6 (3) Congress recognizes the complex and inter7 dependent nature of the challenges associated with 

8 the political, security, infrastructure, and economic 

9 development of and governance capacity building at 

10 and between the national, national capital city, re11 gional, provincial, provincial capital city, and stra12 tegic municipal levels of government within Iraq. 

13 (4) Congress recognizes the achievements to 

14 date made by the United States Armed Forces, Coa15 lition Forces, Iraqi Security Forces, and civilian per16 sonnel toward the political, security, infrastructure, 

17 and economic development of Iraq. 

18 (5) Congress recognizes the issuance of the 

19 President’s National Strategy for Victory in Iraq on 

20 November 30, 2005. 

21 (6) Congress supports the formation of a demo22 cratic, pluralistic, federal, and united Government of 

23 Iraq. 


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1 (7) Congress urges elected Iraqis to maintain 

2 their commitment to and preserve a national unity 

3 government. 

4 (8) Congress remains deeply concerned about 

5 insurgent attacks and threats against United States 

6 Armed Forces, Coalition Forces, Iraqi Security 

7 Forces, and civilians in Iraq. 

8 (9) Congress is concerned about the increase of 

9 ethnic and sectarian violence in Iraq following the 

10 February 22, 2006, bombing of the Askariya mosque 

11 in Samarra, Iraq, and about continued ethnic and 

12 sectarian tensions across Iraq and within its cities. 

13 (10) Congress is concerned about the increasing 

14 power that unauthorized politically-aligned militias 

15 wield in Iraq, their destabilizing effect on security in 

16 Iraq, and the challenges they present to the develop17 ment of professional Iraqi Security Forces. 

18 (11) Congress urges the Government of Iraq to 

19 continue to pursue policies to promote the develop20 ment of— 

21 (A) a market-based economy in Iraq that 

22 increases private-sector employment opportuni23 ties for Iraqi workers; 

24 (B) private-sector investment opportunities 

25 for domestic and international investors; and 


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1 (C) a government budget process that re2 flects an appropriate level of investment in the 

3 development of and the continued operations 

4 and maintenance for Iraq’s national infrastruc5 ture. 

6 (12) Congress notes that the National Strategy 

7 for Victory in Iraq is not specific regarding vital 

8 measures or other benchmarks in Iraq’s political, se9 curity, infrastructure, and economic development 

10 that need to be met to signal to Congress and the 

11 American people that victory in Iraq has been 

12 achieved and the majority of United States Armed 

13 Forces currently deployed in Operation Iraqi Free14 dom can be redeployed to their peacetime duty sta15 tions. 

16 (13) Congress notes the findings of the reports 

17 pursuant to the section entitled ‘‘Measuring Stability 

18 and Security in Iraq’’ of House Conference Report 

19 109–72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Sup20 plemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Glob21 al War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public 

22 Law 109–13), submitted by the Secretary of De23 fense (in consultation with other appropriate mem24 bers of the National Security Council) to the Speak25 er of the House of Representatives, the Majority 


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1 Leader of the Senate, and the congressional defense 

2 committees that identifies security, economic, and 

3 Iraqi Security Force training performance standards 

4 and goals, accompanied by a notional timetable for 

5 achieving these goals. 

6 (14) Congress notes the report submitted pur7 suant to the United States Policy in Iraq Act (sec8 tion 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

9 for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163); 119 

10 Stat. 3465–3467), and the current military mission 

11 and the diplomatic, political, economic, and military 

12 measures that are being or have been undertaken to 

13 successfully complete or support that mission. 

14 (15) Congress reaffirms the findings of the sec15 tion entitled ‘‘Measuring Stability and Security in 

16 Iraq’’ of House Conference Report 109–72 and of 

17 section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization 

18 Act for Fiscal Year 2006, and notes the advantages 

19 of consolidating various reports into a single report, 

20 from the President, that reflects the requirements of 

21 both laws referenced in paragraphs (13) and (14) 

22 and that includes the requirements of section 4 of 

23 this Act. 

24 (16) Congress is concerned that the reports 

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1 tled ‘‘Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq’’ of 

2 House Conference Report 109–72 and of section 

3 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

4 Fiscal Year 2006, do not provide sufficient content, 

5 information, data, and analysis for Congress to com6 prehensively evaluate the mission in Iraq. 

7 (17) Congress urges that the reports trans8 mitted pursuant to section 4 of this Act be orga9 nized and written to provide content, information, 

10 data, and analysis on the mission in Iraq as it per11 tains to the political, security, infrastructure, and 

12 economic development of and governance capacity 

13 building at and between the national, national cap14 ital city, regional, provincial, provincial capital city, 

15 and strategic municipal levels of government within 

16 Iraq. 

17 (18) It is the duty of Congress under Article I, 

18 Section 8 of the United States Constitution to ‘‘raise 

19 and support Armies,’’ and that by requiring the 

20 President to report to Congress on Operation Iraqi 

21 Freedom, Congress is better able to carry out this 

22 constitutional duty. 

23 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

24 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

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1 cordance with, in support of, and to more clearly define 

2 the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, transmit to Con3 gress a report that— 

4 (1) consolidates the requirements of the section 

5 entitled ‘‘Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq’’ 

6 of House Conference Report 109–72 accompanying 

7 H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

8 Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 

9 Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109–13) and the 

10 United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of 

11 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163); 119 Stat. 3465– 

13 3467) by containing the information required to be 

14 submitted to Congress pursuant to the requirements 

15 of such provisions of law; 

16 (2) identifies the specific or vital measures or 

17 other benchmarks that define the terms of comple18 tion of and conditions for victory for Operation Iraqi 

19 Freedom and their correlation with the strategic ob20 jectives and lines of action outlined in the appendix 

21 of the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq; 

22 (3) describes the nature and substance of the 

23 programs implemented to achieve such strategic ob24 jectives and lines of action; and 


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1 (4) analyzes using metrics the effectiveness of 

2 such programs toward achieving the specific vital 

3 measures or other benchmarks required to be identi4 fied by paragraph (2). 

5 (b) UPDATE.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall transmit 

7 to Congress an update of the report required by sub8 section (a) not less than once every 120 days after 

9 the date on which the President transmits the report 

10 required by such subsection until such time as Oper11 ation Iraqi Freedom has been completed. 

12 (2) CONTENTS.—Each update of the report— 

13 (A) may reflect adjustments to the specific 

14 or vital measures or other benchmarks identi15 fied pursuant to subsection (a)(2), or to the na16 ture or substance of the programs described in 

17 subsection (a)(3), as realties, circumstances, 

18 and events in Iraq change or evolve; and 

19 (B) shall include detailed justifications as 

20 to why adjustments to such specific or vital 

21 measures or other benchmarks, or to the nature 

22 or substance of such programs, were made. 

23 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The report re24 quired by subsection (a) and updates of the report re25 quired by subsection (b) shall be— 


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1 (1) organized and written to provide content, 

2 data, information, and analysis on the complex inter3 dependent nature of the challenges associated with 

4 the political, security, infrastructure, and economic 

5 development of and governance capacity building at 

6 and between the national, national capital city, re7 gional, provincial, provincial capital city, and stra8 tegic municipal levels of government within Iraq; 

9 and 

10 (2) accompanied by a comprehensive all-source 

11 intelligence analysis of Iraq that includes informa12 tion by and from the national, national capital city, 

13 regional, provincial, provincial capital city, and stra14 tegic municipal levels of government within Iraq. 

15 (d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

16 and updates of the report required by subsection (b) shall 

17 be transmitted in unclassified form but may contain a 

18 classified annex. 

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