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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6045 

To provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan 

shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for the 

safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the 

Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who 

are in Afghanistan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2010 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. FILNER, Ms. 

SPEIER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 

Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, 

Mr. PAUL, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 

HONDA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. FRANK of 

Massachusetts, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. JONES) 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 that funds for operations of the Armed Forces 

in Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for 

purposes of providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal 

from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces 

and Department of Defense contractor personnel who 

are in Afghanistan. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responsible End to 

3 the War in Afghanistan Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

5 It is the policy of the United States to ensure that 

6 funds made available for operations of the Armed Forces 

7 in Afghanistan are to be used only for purposes of pro8 viding for the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghani9 stan of all members of the Armed Forces and Department 

10 of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan. 

11 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS 

12 OF THE ARMED FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN. 

13 (a) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 

14 made available under any provision of law for operations 

15 of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan shall be obligated and 

16 expended only for purposes of providing for the safe and 

17 orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of 

18 the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor 

19 personnel who are in Afghanistan. 

20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

21 shall be construed— 

22 (1) to authorize the use of funds for the con23 tinuation of combat operations in Afghanistan while 

24 carrying out the safe and orderly withdrawal from 

25 Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces 


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1 and Department of Defense contractor personnel 

2 who are in Afghanistan; and 

3 (2) to prohibit or otherwise restrict the use of 

4 funds available to any department or agency of the 

5 United States to carry out diplomatic efforts or hu6 manitarian, development, or general reconstruction 

7 activities in Afghanistan. 

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