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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 66 

To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in achieving 

the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to terminate the 

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 

(Public Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to Iraq, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2009 

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas 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 recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed 

Forces in achieving the military objectives of the United 

States in Iraq, to terminate the Authorization for Use 

of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to 

Iraq, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Success in 

3 Iraq And Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Rec4 onciliation in Iraq Act of 2009’’. 

5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009 

Sec. 101. Declarations of policy. 

Sec. 102. Repeal of Public Law 107–243. 

Sec. 103. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and contractor security 

forces from Iraq. 

TITLE II—DIPLOMATIC SURGE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND 

SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009 

Sec. 201. United States policy. 

Sec. 202. Presidential actions. 

Sec. 203. Rule of construction. 

Sec. 204. Reports. 

7 TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN 

8 IRAQ ACT OF 2009 

9 SEC. 101. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 

10 Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 

11 (1) The authorization for use of Military Force 

12 Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

13 243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is the sole basis of au14 thority under which the President of the United 

15 States launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003. 

16 (2) Congress authorized the President to use 

17 military force against Iraq to achieve the following 

18 two objectives: 


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1 (A) To defend the national security of the 

2 United States— 

3 (i) by disarming Iraq of any weapons 

4 of mass destruction that could threaten the 

5 security of the United States and inter6 national peace in the Persian Gulf region; 

7 (ii) by changing the Iraqi regime so 

8 that Saddam Hussein and his Baathist 

9 party no longer posed a threat to the peo10 ple of Iraq or its neighbors; 

11 (iii) by bringing to justice any mem12 bers of al Qaeda bearing responsibility for 

13 the attacks on the United States, its citi14 zens, and interests, including the attacks 

15 that occurred on September 11, 2001, 

16 known or found to be in Iraq; and 

17 (iv) by ensuring that the regime of 

18 Saddam Hussein would not provide weap19 ons of mass destruction to international 

20 terrorists, including al Qaeda. 

21 (B) To enforce all relevant United Nations 

22 Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. 

23 (3) Whenever military force is authorized pur24 suant to an Act of Congress, such authorization of 

25 military force automatically expires upon the 


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1 achievement of the objectives stated in the Act of 

2 Congress. 

3 (4) Congress has the ultimate authority to de4 termine when and whether the objectives stated in 

5 an Act of Congress which authorizes the use of mili6 tary force have been achieved. 

7 SEC. 102. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the objectives of the authorization for use of 

10 Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 

11 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) have 

12 been achieved; and 

13 (2) the authorization of military force contained 

14 in Public Law 107–243 has expired. 

15 (b) REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243.—The Au16 thorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu17 tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 

18 is hereby repealed. 

19 SEC. 103. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED 

20 FORCES AND CONTRACTOR SECURITY 

21 FORCES FROM IRAQ. 

22 (a) WITHDRAWAL OF ARMED FORCES AND CON23 TRACTOR SECURITY FORCES FROM IRAQ.—Not later than 

24 October 1, 2009, or 90 days after the date of the enact25 ment of this Act, whichever shall occur first, all units and 


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1 members of the Armed Forces deployed to Iraq and all 

2 security forces under contract or subcontract with the 

3 United States Government and working in Iraq shall be 

4 withdrawn from Iraq. 

5 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONTINUE

6 DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES TO IRAQ.— 

7 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), funds appropriated or otherwise made 

9 available under any provision of law may not be obli10 gated or expended to deploy or continue to deploy 

11 members or units of the Armed Forces to Iraq. 

12 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

13 to the use of funds to provide for the safe and or14 derly withdrawal of the Armed Forces and con15 tractor security forces from Iraq pursuant to sub16 section (c). 

17 (c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 

18 apply if a Joint Resolution which provides specific statu19 tory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 

20 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)) for the 

21 deployment or continued deployment of units and mem22 bers of the Armed Forces and contractor security forces 

23 to Iraq is enacted into law during the time period de24 scribed in subsection (a). 


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1 (d) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

2 term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in 

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

4 TITLE II—DIPLOMATIC SURGE 

5 FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND 

6 SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009 

7 SEC. 201. UNITED STATES POLICY. 

8 It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue 

9 regional and international initiatives and steps to assist 

10 the Government of Iraq to achieve certain security, polit11 ical, and economic milestones so as to marginalize extrem12 ists and terrorists, promote United States values and in13 terests, and improve the global image of the United 

14 States. 

15 SEC. 202. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 

16 To implement the policy set forth in section 201, the 

17 President shall take the following actions: 

18 (1) Not later than ten days after the date of 

19 the enactment of this Act, the United States, work20 ing with the Government of Iraq, shall launch a 

21 comprehensive diplomatic initiative to deal with the 

22 problems of Iraq and of the region. 

23 (2) The goals of the diplomatic initiative as it 

24 relates to regional players shall be to— 


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1 (A) support the unity and territorial integ2 rity of Iraq, with the assistance of bona fide 

3 international peacekeeping force if necessary; 

4 (B) stop destabilizing interventions and ac5 tions by Iraq’s neighbors; 

6 (C) secure Iraq’s borders, including the use 

7 of joint patrols with neighboring countries; 

8 (D) prevent the expansion of the instability 

9 and conflict beyond Iraq’s borders; 

10 (E) promote economic assistance, com11 merce, trade, political support, and, if possible, 

12 military assistance for the Government of Iraq 

13 from non-neighboring Muslim countries; 

14 (F) energize countries to support national 

15 political reconciliation in Iraq; 

16 (G) validate Iraq’s legitimacy by resuming 

17 diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and re18 establishing embassies in Baghdad; 

19 (H) assist Iraq to establish active working 

20 embassies in key capitals in the region (for ex21 ample, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); 

22 (I) help Iraq reach a mutually acceptable 

23 agreement on Kirkuk; and 

24 (J) assist the Government of Iraq achieve 

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1 stones, including better performance on issues 

2 such as national reconciliation, equitable dis3 tribution of oil revenues, and the dismantling of 

4 militias. 

5 (3) As a complement to the diplomatic initia6 tive, the President shall appoint a Special Envoy for 

7 National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq 

8 (‘‘SENPRI’’) whose exclusive commission shall be to 

9 undertake the peaceful reconciliation of the major 

10 stakeholders in Iraq, particularly the Sunnis, Shias, 

11 and Kurds. The SENPRI shall meet with such per12 sons, organizations, and entities, and make such rec13 ommendations, as he deems necessary and expedient 

14 for bringing about national and political reconcili15 ation in Iraq. 

16 (4) As a further complement to the diplomatic 

17 initiative, the United States and the Government of 

18 Iraq shall support the holding of a conference or 

19 meeting in Baghdad of the Organization of the Is20 lamic Conference or the Arab League to assist the 

21 Government of Iraq to promote national reconcili22 ation in Iraq and to reestablish the diplomatic pres23 ence in Iraq of the Organization of the Islamic Con24 ference and the Arab League. 


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1 (5) As an instrument of the diplomatic initia2 tive, an Iraq International Support Group shall be 

3 organized. 

4 (6) The Iraq International Support Group shall 

5 consist of Iraq and all the countries bordering Iraq, 

6 including Iran and Syria, the key regional countries, 

7 including Egypt and the Gulf States, the five perma8 nent members of the United Nations Security Coun9 cil, the European Union, and such other industri10 alized countries that might contribute to resolving 

11 political, diplomatic, and security problems affecting 

12 Iraq. 

13 (7) The diplomatic initiative and the work of 

14 the Iraq International Support Group shall be car15 ried out with urgency, and shall be conducted by and 

16 organized at the level of foreign minister or above, 

17 and the United States efforts shall be led by the 

18 President or the Secretary of State and shall be both 

19 bilateral and multilateral. 

20 (8) The Iraq International Support Group shall 

21 enlist the participation of the office of the United 

22 Nations Secretary General in its work. The Sec23 retary General should designate a Special Envoy as 

24 the representative of the Secretary General. 


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1 (9) The Iraq International Support Group, as 

2 part of the diplomatic initiative, shall develop spe3 cific approaches to neighboring countries that take 

4 into account the differing interests, perspectives, and 

5 potential contributions of each such country. 

6 (10) Diplomatic efforts within the Iraq Inter7 national Support Group shall seek to persuade Iran 

8 that it should take specific steps to improve the situ9 ation in Iraq, including the following: 

10 (A) Iran should stem the flow of equip11 ment, technology, and training to any group re12 sorting to violence in Iraq. 

13 (B) Iran should affirm its support for the 

14 territorial integrity of Iraq as a unified state, as 

15 well as its respect for the sovereignty of Iraq 

16 and its government. 

17 (C) Iran should use its influence, especially 

18 over Shia groups in Iraq, to encourage national 

19 reconciliation. 

20 (D) Iran should help in the economic re21 construction of Iraq. 

22 (11) The United States and the Iraq Inter23 national Support Group shall encourage Syria to 

24 take specific steps to improve the situation in Iraq, 

25 including the following: 


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1 (A) Syria should control its border with 

2 Iraq to the maximum extent possible and work 

3 together with Iraqis on joint patrols on the bor4 der to stem the flow of funding, insurgents, and 

5 terrorists in and out of Iraq. 

6 (B) Syria should establish hotlines to ex7 change information with the Iraqis. 

8 (C) Syria should increase its political and 

9 economic cooperation with Iraq. 

10 SEC. 203. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

11 Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit 

12 or otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any de13 partment or agency of the United States to carry out so14 cial and economic reconstruction activities in Iraq. 

15 SEC. 204. REPORTS. 

16 The President shall submit to Congress every 30 days 

17 a report on the status of diplomatic efforts described in 

18 section 202. 

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