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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5128 

Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the ‘‘Declaration of 

Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship 

Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America’’ unless 

the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 23, 2008 

Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. HINCHEY) 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 

Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the 

‘‘Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship 

of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic 

of Iraq and the United States of America’’ unless the 

agreement is approved through an Act of Congress. 

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. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

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1 (1) The Iraq Study Group Report recommends: 

2 ‘‘The President should state that the United States 

3 does not seek permanent military bases in Iraq. If 

4 the Iraqi Government were to request a temporary 

5 base or bases, then the United States Government 

6 could consider that request as it would in the case 

7 of any other government.’’. 

8 (2) The House of Representatives has passed 

9 10 separate bills prohibiting or expressing opposition 

10 to the establishment of permanent military bases in 

11 Iraq including five of which Congress has approved 

12 on a strong bipartisan basis and the President has 

13 signed into law: Public Law 109–289, Public Law 

14 109–364, Public Law 110–28, Public Law 110–116, 

15 and Public Law 110–161. Nevertheless, the Presi16 dent has failed to faithfully execute and enforce 

17 these statutes, as he has taken an oath to fulfill. 

18 (3) The perception that the United States in19 tends to permanently maintain tens of thousands of 

20 U.S. troops in Iraq, following the invasion ordered 

21 by President Bush in March 2003 and the subse22 quent prolonged military occupation of Iraq, aids in23 surgent groups and the al-Qaeda terrorist network 

24 in recruiting supporters and fuels violent activity. 

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1 (4) Without any congressional consultation or 

2 input, President Bush signed a ‘‘Declaration of 

3 Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Coopera4 tion and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq 

5 and the United States of America’’ on November 26, 

6 2007. 

7 (5) The ‘‘Declaration of Principles’’ outlines the 

8 multi-faceted shape of the long-term bilateal rela9 tionship between the Governments of the United 

10 States and Iraq, including anticipated enduring mili11 tary roles for the U.S. Armed Forces. 

12 SEC. 2. DISAPPROVAL OF AGREEMENT EMERGING FROM 

13 DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. 

14 Any formal agreement emerging from the ‘‘Declara15 tion of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Co16 operation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq 

17 and the United States of America’’ shall not have the ef18 fect of force of law unless the agreement is approved by 

19 an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that any formal agreement 

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1 tween the Republic of Iraq and the United States of Amer2 ica’’ must be approved by an act of the Iraqi legislature. 

3 SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF USE OF FUNDS. 

4 No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

5 to the Department of Defense or any other department 

6 or agency of the United States may be used to enforce 

7 or implement any formal agreement emerging from the 

8 ‘‘Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship 

9 of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of 

10 Iraq and the United States of America’’ unless the agree11 ment is approved through an Act of Congress. 

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