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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5507 

To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States 

Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to prohibit 

the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military 

bases in Iraq, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2008 

Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Ms. LEE, Ms. WATERS, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, and Mr. GRIJALVA) 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 require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment 

of United States Armed Forces and contractor security 

forces from Iraq and to prohibit the establishment of 

any enduring or permanent United States military bases 

in 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and 

4 Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 

FROM IRAQ 

Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 103. Repeal of Public Law 107–243. 

Sec. 104. Disengagement of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq. 

Sec. 105. Prohibition on permanent United States military installations in Iraq. 

Sec. 106. Deployment of international stabilization force to Iraq. 

Sec. 107. Closure of detention centers operated by United States in Iraq. 

Sec. 108. Liability of United States for certain acts against prisoners and detainees in Iraq. 

Sec. 109. Limitation on total number of United States Government personnel 

at United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. 

Sec. 110. Prohibition on production sharing agreements for Iraqi petroleum resources. 

Sec. 111. Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group. 

Sec. 112. Assistance to support international efforts for political reconciliation 

in Iraq. 

TITLE II—COMPREHENSIVE POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN IRAQ 

Sec. 201. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 202. Plan to initiate a diplomatic surge to bring an expeditious end to the 

occupation of Iraq. 

Sec. 203. Deployment of the Armed Forces to achieve an over-the-horizon military presence for the purpose of targeting global terrorism. 

Sec. 204. Commission on Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq. 

7 TITLE I—REDEPLOYMENT OF 

8 UNITED STATES ARMED 

9 FORCES FROM IRAQ 

10 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

11 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The brave men and women of the United 

2 States Armed Forces continue to serve with distinc3 tion in Iraq and have earned the respect and grati4 tude of the American people. 

5 (2) On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying 

6 the words ‘‘Mission Accomplished,’’ President 

7 George W. Bush stated: ‘‘Major combat operations 

8 in Iraq have ended.’’. At that point, the occupation 

9 of Iraq began. 

10 (3) The civilian leadership at the Department 

11 of Defense has failed to adequately support United 

12 States Armed Forces in Iraq, which were not trained 

13 to carry out an occupation and did not receive the 

14 proper equipment to achieve their stated mission. 

15 (4) The occupation of Iraq has made the 

16 United States economically and militarily weaker, 

17 has made the United States less safe because it has 

18 enhanced the recruitment of terrorists, and has di19 minished America’s prestige and influence in the 

20 world. 

21 (5) Iraq is embroiled in a civil war character22 ized by daily occurrences of retaliation and revenge, 

23 fueled by the occupation of Iraq by United States 

24 Armed Forces. The civil war in Iraq was predicted 


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1 by United States military commanders before the 

2 2003 occupation of Iraq. 

3 (6) The United States has pursued military ac4 tion rather than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and 

5 has reduced reconstruction efforts in Iraq. 

6 (7) On May 13, 2003, the President stated, 

7 ‘‘We will stay as long as necessary to make sure that 

8 the Iraqi people have a government of, by and for 

9 the Iraqi people. And then we’ll come home.’’. 

10 (8) On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people 

11 participated in elections to directly elect a full-term 

12 government. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 

13 and other high-ranking Iraqi Government officials, 

14 as well as leaders from the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurd15 ish communities in Iraq, have since called for a 

16 timetable for the withdrawal of United States Armed 

17 Forces from Iraq. 

18 (9) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has 

19 stated that Iraqi political leaders must bring security 

20 and stability to Iraq. 

21 (10) During the summer of 2006, General 

22 George Casey, the top United States military com23 mander in Iraq, proposed a plan for the deployment 

24 from Iraq of a substantial portion of United States 

25 Armed Forces and briefed the President accordingly. 


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1 (11) United States military commanders in 

2 Iraq, including General David Petraeus, have repeat3 edly stated that there is no military solution to the 

4 turmoil in Iraq. 

5 (12) In the United States elections held on No6 vember 7, 2006, the American people clearly voted 

7 for a change in United States policy in Iraq and in 

8 favor of United States military disengagement from 

9 Iraq. 

10 (13) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq 

11 Study Group recommended against the United 

12 States making an open-ended commitment to keep 

13 large numbers of United States troops deployed in 

14 Iraq. 

15 (14) Furthermore, the Iraq Study Group rec16 ommended that the primary mission of United 

17 States forces in Iraq should evolve to one supporting 

18 the Iraqi army, which should take over responsibility 

19 for combat operations. 

20 (15) In particular, the Iraq Study Group con21 cluded that by the end of the first quarter of 2008, 

22 all United States combat brigades not necessary for 

23 force protection could be withdrawn from Iraq, sub24 ject to unexpected developments in the situation on 

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1 sion wherein remaining United States combat forces 

2 should be deployed only in units embedded with 

3 Iraqi forces, in rapid-reaction and special operations 

4 teams, and in training, equipping, advising, force 

5 protection, and search and rescue. 

6 (16) In disregard of these bipartisan rec7 ommendations, the President on January 10, 2007, 

8 ordered a surge of 30,000 additional United States 

9 troops be deployed to Iraq for the expressed purpose 

10 of providing Iraqi leaders inside and outside of the 

11 central government until September 2007 to nego12 tiate, reconcile, and achieve much-needed funda13 mental reforms deemed essential to attaining greater 

14 stability, curbing sectarian violence, and re-building 

15 civil society and respect for the rule of law in Iraq. 

16 (17) No substantial progress has been made to17 ward achievement of the aforementioned reforms 

18 within the Iraqi body politic. 

19 (18) Consequently, an even greater majority of 

20 the American people are opposed to prolonging an 

21 open-ended deployment of United States Armed 

22 Forces in Iraq and concur with the recommendation 

23 of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the Presi24 dent should publicly renounce any United States de25 sire for permanent military bases in Iraq. 


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1 SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 Congress declares that it is the policy of the United 

3 States— 

4 (1) to commence the safe and orderly redeploy5 ment of United States troops and military contrac6 tors and end the military occupation of Iraq on the 

7 basis of the findings specified in section 101; 

8 (2) to pursue security and stability in Iraq 

9 through diplomacy; 

10 (3) to help preserve the territorial integrity of 

11 Iraq as a nation state and establish a strong, effec12 tive, and democratic central government consistent 

13 with the provisions of the Constitution of Iraq; 

14 (4) to take all appropriate measures to account 

15 for any missing members of the United States 

16 Armed Forces or United States citizens in Iraq; and 

17 (5) to turn over all internal security activities 

18 and military operations in Iraq to the elected Gov19 ernment of Iraq not later than the end of the one20 year period beginning on the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 SEC. 103. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 

23 The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 

24 Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 

25 1541 note) is hereby repealed. 


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1 SEC. 104. DISENGAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 

2 FORCES AND CONTRACTOR SECURITY 

3 FORCES FROM IRAQ. 

4 (a) WITHDRAWAL OF ARMED FORCES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), not later than the end of the one-year pe7 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 

8 all United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq as 

9 part of Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be withdrawn 

10 from Iraq and returned to the United States or re11 deployed outside of the Middle East. 

12 (2) LIMITED PRESENCE.—After the end of the 

13 one-year period beginning on the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may deploy or 

15 maintain not more than 500 members of the United 

16 States Armed Forces in Iraq to protect the United 

17 States Embassy in Baghdad and to safeguard Amer18 icans remaining in Iraq for nonmilitary purposes. 

19 (b) WITHDRAWAL OF CONTRACTOR SECURITY

20 FORCES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 

22 the one-year period beginning on the date of enact23 ment of this Act, all security forces under contract 

24 or subcontract with the United States Government 

25 and working in Iraq shall be withdrawn from Iraq. 


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1 (2) TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS.—The con2 tract or subcontract providing for the use of such se3 curity forces shall be terminated as soon as prac4 ticable after the forces are withdrawn. 

5 (c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONTINUE

6 DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES AND CONTRACTOR SE7 CURITY FORCES IN IRAQ.— 

8 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), funds appropriated or otherwise made 

10 available under any provision of law may not be obli11 gated or expended to deploy or continue to deploy 

12 members or units of the United States Armed 

13 Forces or contractor security forces to Iraq as part 

14 of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

15 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 

16 apply to the use of funds— 

17 (A) to provide for the safe and orderly 

18 withdrawal of the Armed Forces and contractor 

19 security forces from Iraq pursuant to sub20 sections (a) and (b); or 

21 (B) to ensure the security of Iraq and its 

22 transition to democratic rule by carrying out 

23 consultations with the Government of Iraq, 

24 other foreign governments, the North Atlantic 


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1 Treaty Organization, the United Nations, and 

2 other international organizations. 

3 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise restrict 

5 the use of funds available to any department or agency 

6 of the United States, other than the Department of De7 fense, to carry out social and economic reconstruction ac8 tivities in Iraq. 

9 (e) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

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

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

12 SEC. 105. PROHIBITION ON PERMANENT UNITED STATES 

13 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN IRAQ. 

14 (a) PROHIBITION.—No permanent or long-term mili15 tary installation, which is designed or intended to be occu16 pied by a unit of the United States Armed Forces after 

17 the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq pursuant 

18 to section 104(a), may be constructed in Iraq unless ex19 plicitly approved by Congress in the form of a treaty or 

20 statute. 

21 (b) TRANSFER OF MILITARY FACILITIES.—The 

22 President of the United States shall transfer to the Gov23 ernment of Iraq all right, title, and interest held by the 

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1 priated to the Department of Defense and occupied by a 

2 unit of the United States Armed Forces. 

3 SEC. 106. DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZA4 TION FORCE TO IRAQ. 

5 (a) DEPLOYMENT.—If requested jointly by the execu6 tive and legislative branches of the Government of Iraq 

7 (including with the support of the National Assembly of 

8 Iraq), the President of the United States is authorized to 

9 support the deployment of an international stabilization 

10 force to Iraq to enhance public security in Iraq after the 

11 withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq pur12 suant to section 104(a). 

13 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that the deployment of the international stabilization 

15 force to Iraq described in subsection (a) should commence 

16 not later than the end of the one-year period beginning 

17 on the date of enactment of this Act, and terminate not 

18 later than the end of the two-year period beginning on 

19 the date of commencement of such deployment. 

20 SEC. 107. CLOSURE OF DETENTION CENTERS OPERATED BY 

21 UNITED STATES IN IRAQ. 

22 (a) CLOSURE REQUIRED.—No later than the end of 

23 the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, all detention centers operated by the United 


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1 States Armed Forces in Iraq or operated under contract 

2 with the United States Government in Iraq shall be closed. 

3 (b) TREATMENT OF REMAINING PRISONERS AND DE4 TAINEES.— 

5 (1) INDICTED IRAQIS WHO SERVED IN SADDAM

6 HUSSEIN REGIME.—An Iraqi prisoner or detainee in 

7 a detention center closed under subsection (a) who 

8 served in the regime of Saddam Hussein and has 

9 been indicted by the Government of Iraq as of the 

10 date of the closure of the center shall be transferred 

11 from United States custody to the control of Iraqi 

12 authorities. 

13 (2) OTHER IRAQIS WHO SERVED IN SADDAM

14 HUSSEIN REGIME.—An Iraqi prisoner or detainee in 

15 a detention center closed under subsection (a) who 

16 served in the regime of Saddam Hussein and is sus17 pected of crimes, but who has not been indicted as 

18 of the date of the closure of the center, shall be 

19 transferred from United States custody to the con20 trol of Iraqi authorities. All records held by the 

21 United States related to the prisoner or detainee 

22 shall be transferred to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice 

23 and related courts. 

24 (3) RELEASE OF CERTAIN IRAQIS.—An Iraqi 

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1 under subsection (a) who is suspected or accused 

2 solely of participation in the insurgency, but no spe3 cific crime, shall be released. 

4 (4) NON-IRAQIS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE

5 IRAQI INSURGENCY.—A non-Iraqi prisoner or de6 tainee in a detention center closed under subsection 

7 (a) who is suspected or accused of participation in 

8 the insurgency shall be transferred to the control of 

9 the International Committee of the Red Crescent in 

10 collaboration with the International Committee of 

11 the Red Cross. 

12 (5) AL-QAEDA MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 

13 any of the preceding paragraphs, a prisoner or de14 tainee in a detention center closed under subsection 

15 (a) who is suspected or accused of being a member 

16 of, or associated with, the terrorist group al-Qaeda 

17 shall be brought to the United States for indictment 

18 and trial, as determined in a United States court of 

19 law. 

20 SEC. 108. LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN ACTS 

21 AGAINST PRISONERS AND DETAINEES IN 

22 IRAQ. 

23 (a) LIABILITY.— 

24 (1) TORTURE.—Any citizen or national of Iraq 

25 or of any other foreign country who was imprisoned 


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1 or detained in Iraq by a covered person during the 

2 period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending at 

3 the conclusion of the one-year period beginning on 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, may bring an ac5 tion against the United States in an appropriate 

6 court of the United States for money damages for 

7 personal injury or death caused by an act of torture 

8 committed by a covered person, during such impris9 onment or detention, in violation of the obligations 

10 of the United States under international law or in 

11 violation of any law of the United States (if the im12 prisonment or detention had occurred in the United 

13 States). 

14 (2) ILLEGAL IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION.— 

15 Any citizen or national of Iraq or of any other for16 eign country who was imprisoned or detained in Iraq 

17 by a covered person in violation of the obligations of 

18 the United States under international law or in vio19 lation of any law of the United States (if the impris20 onment or detention had occurred in the United 

21 States) during the period beginning on March 19, 

22 2003, and ending at the conclusion of the one-year 

23 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, may bring an action against the United States 

25 in an appropriate court of the United States for 


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1 money damages for personal injury or death in2 curred by reason of such imprisonment or detention. 

3 (b) JURISDICTION.—The United States district 

4 courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the 

5 United States Court of Federal Claims, of any civil action 

6 against the United States under subsection (a). 

7 (c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—An action under this 

8 section is barred unless it is commenced within 5 years 

9 after the cause of action arose. 

10 (d) NATURE OF REMEDY.—The remedy provided 

11 under this section is in addition to any other remedy pro12 vided by law. 

13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered 

15 person’’ means— 

16 (A) any member of the United States 

17 Armed Forces; 

18 (B) any other officer or employee of the 

19 United States Government; or 

20 (C) any employee of security forces under 

21 contract or subcontract with the United States 

22 Government. 

23 (2) TORTURE.—The term ‘‘torture’’ has the 

24 meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture 


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1 Victim Protection Act of 1991 (28 U.S.C. 1350 

2 note). 

3 SEC. 109. LIMITATION ON TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITED 

4 STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AT 

5 UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, 

6 IRAQ. 

7 (a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, the total number of officers and employees 

9 of the United States Government assigned to the United 

10 States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, may not exceed 500 

11 individuals, not including the members of the United 

12 States Armed Forces described in section 104(a)(2). 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef14 fect beginning on the first day after the conclusion of the 

15 one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

16 Act. 

17 SEC. 110. PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREE18 MENTS FOR IRAQI PETROLEUM RESOURCES. 

19 (a) PROHIBITION.—On or after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, no department, agency, or other entity 

21 of the Government of the United States and no national 

22 of the United States may enter into a contract of longer 

23 than thirty days for the development, production, or mar24 keting of petroleum resources in Iraq. 


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1 (b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall cease to be effec2 tive beginning on the date on which the President of the 

3 United States certifies to Congress that the Government 

4 of Iraq has established and is enforcing laws that provide 

5 for the regulation of activities of foreign governments and 

6 foreign nationals pursuant to contracts for the develop7 ment, production, or marketing of petroleum resources in 

8 Iraq. 

9 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘national 

10 of the United States’’ means— 

11 (1) a natural person who is a citizen of the 

12 United States or who owes permanent allegiance to 

13 the United States or is an alien lawfully admitted 

14 for permanent residence in the United States, as de15 fined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 

16 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)); or 

17 (2) a corporation, partnership, or other busi18 ness association that is organized under the laws of 

19 the United States, any State or territory thereof, or 

20 the District of Columbia. 

21 SEC. 111. IRAQI-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEETINGS.—There is es23 tablished an Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group (in 

24 this section referred to as the ‘‘Group’’). 


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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Group shall be composed of 

2 not more than 24 Members of Congress, who shall be ap3 pointed to meet annually, including at times when Con4 gress is not in session, with representatives of the National 

5 Assembly of the Republic of Iraq for discussion of common 

6 problems in the interest of relations between Iraq and the 

7 United States. The Members of Congress so appointed 

8 shall be referred to as the ‘‘United States group’’ of the 

9 Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group. 

10 (c) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Of the Members 

11 of Congress appointed to the Group— 

12 (1) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of 

13 the House of Representatives from among Members 

14 of the House (not fewer than four of whom shall be 

15 Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs); and 

16 (2) half shall be appointed by the President Pro 

17 Tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of 

18 the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, 

19 from among Members of the Senate (not fewer than 

20 four of whom shall be members of the Committee on 

21 Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority 

22 leaders of the Senate determine otherwise. 

23 (d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 

24 (1) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The 

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1 ignate the Chair or Vice Chair of the House of Rep2 resentatives delegation of the United States group. 

3 The Chair or Vice Chair shall be a Member of the 

4 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep5 resentatives. 

6 (2) SENATE.—The President Pro Tempore of 

7 the Senate shall designate the Chair or Vice Chair 

8 of the Senate delegation of the United States group. 

9 The Chair or Vice Chair shall be a Member of the 

10 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

11 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

13 appropriated $100,000 for each fiscal year to assist 

14 in meeting the expenses of the United States group. 

15 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—Half of the amount appro16 priated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be 

17 for the House of Representatives delegation and half 

18 of such amount shall be for the Senate delegation. 

19 (3) DISBURSEMENT.—The House and Senate 

20 portions of such amount shall be disbursed on 

21 vouchers to be approved by the Chair of the House 

22 delegation and the Chair of the Senate delegation, 

23 respectively. 

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1 tion or the Senate delegation of the United States group 

2 shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers 

3 in the auditing of the accounts of the United States group. 

4 (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after 

5 the conclusion of a fiscal year with respect to which an 

6 appropriation was made for the United States group, the 

7 United States group shall submit to Congress a report 

8 containing information relating to its expenditures under 

9 such appropriation. 

10 SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EF11 FORTS FOR POLITICAL RECONCILIATION IN 

12 IRAQ. 

13 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

14 (1) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report 

15 found that ‘‘national reconciliation is essential to re16 duce further violence and maintain the unity of 

17 Iraq’’. 

18 (2) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report 

19 recommended that diplomats work to ‘‘energize 

20 countries to support national political reconciliation 

21 in Iraq’’. 

22 (3) The January 2007 National Security Coun23 cil report, entitled the Iraq Strategy Review, set an 

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1 reconciliation, but with the Iraqi government clearly 

2 in the lead’’. 

3 (4) United States Ambassador Ryan Crocker, 

4 in testimony to Congress on September 10, 2007, 

5 noted that the United States ‘‘will continue our ef6 forts to assist Iraqis in the pursuit of national rec7 onciliation’’. 

8 (5) In 2006, the Iraqi Government announced 

9 the creation of the National Council for the Rec10 onciliation. 

11 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

12 (1) strongly supports reconciliation efforts with13 in Iraq; and 

14 (2) strongly supports the creation of an Iraqi15 supported international commitment to reconciliation 

16 in Iraq and a safe and secure future for the Iraqi 

17 people. 

18 (c) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.—The purpose of as19 sistance under this section is to support international ef20 forts to encourage peaceful and positive contact, dialogue, 

21 and reconciliation among the Iraqi people. 

22 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi23 dent of the United States Institute of Peace is authorized 

24 to provide assistance to carry out the purpose of sub25 section (c). 


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1 (e) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be 

2 supported by assistance under subsection (d) include— 

3 (1) preventing violent conflicts in Iraq; 

4 (2) promoting post-conflict stability and devel5 opment in Iraq; 

6 (3) increasing conflict management capacity, 

7 tools, and intellectual capital within Iraq; 

8 (4) promoting tolerance and forgiveness; and 

9 (5) facilitating dialogue in the region. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 

12 there are authorized to be appropriated to the Presi13 dent of the United States Institute of Peace 

14 $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

15 through 2012. 

16 (2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Amounts appro17 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropria18 tions under paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) may be referred to as the ‘‘Political 

20 Reconciliation in Iraq Fund’’; and 

21 (B) are authorized to remain available 

22 until expended. 


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1 TITLE II—COMPREHENSIVE 

2 POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN 

3 IRAQ 

4 SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

5 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

6 United States to work with the Government of Iraq and 

7 the international community to provide for the reconstruc8 tion of Iraq. 

9 (b) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pol10 icy described in subsection (a), priority should be given 

11 to carrying out reconstruction activities such as— 

12 (1) redeveloping Iraqi civilian institutions; 

13 (2) supporting independent, nonprofit Iraqi 

14 think tanks dedicated to developing peace and non15 violent conflict resolution strategies and to devel16 oping education and training materials, basic and 

17 applied research opportunities, and information serv18 ices to promote domestic tranquility and inter19 national peace; 

20 (3) rebuilding public health infrastructure, in21 cluding restoring hospitals and clinics and the pur22 chase of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and 

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1 (4) demining and the destruction of landmines, 

2 unexploded ordinances, and clean up of depleted 

3 uranium artillery shells; and 

4 (5) dismantling and disposing of fortifications 

5 and other remnants of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

6 SEC. 202. PLAN TO INITIATE A DIPLOMATIC SURGE TO 

7 BRING AN EXPEDITIOUS END TO THE OCCU8 PATION OF IRAQ. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) The Iraq Study Group Report states that 

11 ‘‘Iraq cannot be effectively addressed in isolation 

12 from other major regional issues.’’. 

13 (2) The Iraq Study Group Report further states 

14 that a diplomatic effort ‘‘cannot be successful unless 

15 it includes the active participation of those countries 

16 that have a critical stake in preventing Iraq from 

17 falling into chaos’’. 

18 (b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The President shall establish 

19 and implement a plan to initiate an escalation of diplo20 matic efforts by the United States to— 

21 (1) directly engage with Iran and Syria to gain 

22 the commitment of such countries for constructive 

23 policies relating to Iraq; 

24 (2) convene a regional conference with Iraq’s 

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1 allies for bringing peace and stability to Iraq and de2 veloping coordinated strategies for the reconstruc3 tion of Iraq; 

4 (3) work with the Government of Iraq to de5 velop milestones and promote efforts for promoting 

6 reconstruction, improving security, and ensuring 

7 good governance; and 

8 (4) create and train a national reconstruction 

9 corps in Iraq. 

10 (c) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 

12 to Congress a report that contains a description of the 

13 plan established under subsection (b). Not later than 90 

14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 

15 90 days thereafter until the occupation of Iraq is over, 

16 the President shall transmit to Congress a report that con17 tains the results of the implementation of the plan estab18 lished under subsection (b). 

19 SEC. 203. DEPLOYMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 

20 ACHIEVE AN OVER-THE-HORIZON MILITARY 

21 PRESENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAR22 GETING GLOBAL TERRORISM. 

23 (a) DEPLOYMENT REQUIRED.—The President, in 

24 consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec25 retary of State, shall deploy the Armed Forces outside the 


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1 United States in such numbers as the President deter2 mines is required to achieve an over-the-horizon presence 

3 of the Armed Forces for the purpose of targeting global 

4 terrorism. 

5 (b) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

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

7 section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 204. COMMISSION ON FUNDING THE RECONSTRUC9 TION OF IRAQ. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 

11 (1) the United States has a moral obligation to 

12 assist the Government of Iraq with the reconstruc13 tion of Iraq; and 

14 (2) contractors of the Federal Government 

15 should not derive excess profits from work per16 formed under contracts on behalf of the taxpayers of 

17 the United States. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

19 ‘‘Commission on Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq’’ (in 

20 this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

21 (c) DEFINITIONS.— 

22 (1) FEDERAL CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘Fed23 eral contractor’’ means an individual or an entity 

24 that has been awarded a contract by an Executive 

25 agency to provide goods or services. 


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1 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

2 agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 105 of 

3 title 5, United States Code. 

4 (3) EXCESS PROFITS.—The term ‘‘excess prof5 its’’ means profits that exceed the average rate of 

6 profit for the specific industry in which a Federal 

7 contractor provides goods or services. 

8 (d) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—The Commission shall 

9 perform the following duties: 

10 (1) Determine the profits of Federal contrac11 tors under contracts relating to Operation Iraqi 

12 Freedom, whether such contracts are entered into or 

13 performed in the United States or outside the 

14 United States, including contracts— 

15 (A) for the reconstruction of Iraq; 

16 (B) for the logistical support of coalition 

17 forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 

18 (C) for the performance of security and in19 telligence functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

20 (2) Determine the average rate of profit for the 

21 specific industries in which Federal contractors pro22 vide goods or services. 

23 (3) Determine the amount of excess profits that 

24 Federal contractors have received under the con25 tracts described in paragraph (1). 


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1 (4) Determine a fair and appropriate tax on 

2 such excess profits. 

3 (5) Determine the most appropriate method to 

4 collect such a tax on excess profits. 

5 (6) Determine the most appropriate method to 

6 use such a tax on excess profits for the reconstruc7 tion of Iraq. 

8 (7) Submit to Congress a report pursuant to 

9 subsection (i) containing detailed statements of the 

10 Commission’s findings, conclusions, and rec11 ommendations as determined by a majority of the 

12 members of the Commission. 

13 (e) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 (1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com15 mission shall be composed of 12 members as follows: 

16 (A) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 

17 of Defense who is a senior-level official of the 

18 Department of Defense with responsibility for 

19 contracting with private firms. 

20 (B) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 

21 of State who is a senior-level official of the De22 partment of State with responsibility for con23 tracting with private firms. 

24 (C) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 

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1 Department of the Treasury with responsibility 

2 for contracting with private firms. 

3 (D) 2 members who are Members of the 

4 House of Representatives including— 

5 (i) 1 member appointed by the Speak6 er of the House of Representatives who is 

7 a member of the majority party; and 

8 (ii) 1 member appointed by the minor9 ity leader of the House of Representatives 

10 who is a member of the minority party. 

11 (E) 2 members who are Members of the 

12 Senate including— 

13 (i) 1 member appointed by the major14 ity leader of the Senate who is a member 

15 of the majority party; and 

16 (ii) 1 member appointed by the minor17 ity leader of the Senate who is a member 

18 of the minority party. 

19 (F) 5 members from the private sector ap20 pointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep21 resentatives and the President pro tempore of 

22 the Senate jointly, in consultation with the lead23 er of the minority party in the House of Rep24 resentatives and the leader of the minority 

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1 tions of responsibility with respect to inter2 national human rights, international develop3 ment, and the law of taxation of corporate enti4 ties. 

5 (2) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 

6 for the life of the Commission. 

7 (3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 

8 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 

9 appointment was made and shall not affect the pow10 ers of the Commission. 

11 (4) BASIC PAY.—Members shall serve without 

12 pay. 

13 (5) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall 

14 receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

15 subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 

16 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 

17 States Code. 

18 (6) QUORUM.—6 members of the Commission 

19 shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 

20 hold hearings. 

21 (7) CHAIRPERSON; VICE-CHAIRPERSON.— 

22 (A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 

23 the Commission, who shall be a Member of 

24 Congress and a member of the majority party, 


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1 shall be elected by the members of the Commis2 sion. 

3 (B) VICE-CHAIRPERSON.—The vice-chair4 person of the Commission, who shall be a Mem5 ber of Congress and a member of the minority 

6 party, shall be elected by the members of the 

7 Commission. 

8 (8) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 

9 the call of the chairperson or a majority of its mem10 bers. 

11 (f) DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS

12 AND CONSULTANT.— 

13 (1) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such policies 

15 as the Commission may prescribe, the chair16 person of the Commission may appoint and fix 

17 the pay of a director and such additional per18 sonnel as the chairperson considers appropriate 

19 to carry out the duties of the Commission. 

20 (B) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL

21 SERVICE LAWS.—The director and staff of the 

22 Commission may be— 

23 (i) appointed without regard to the 

24 provisions of title 5, United States Code, 


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1 governing appointments in the competitive 

2 service; and 

3 (ii) paid without regard to the provi4 sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 

5 chapter 53 of that title relating to classi6 fication and General Schedule pay rates. 

7 (2) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com8 mission may procure temporary and intermittent 

9 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

10 States Code. 

11 (g) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon 

12 the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal 

13 agency may detail any of the personnel of such agency 

14 to the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of 

15 the Commission. 

16 (h) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 

17 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis18 sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec19 tion, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, 

20 take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commis21 sion considers appropriate. The chairperson, or such 

22 other member of the Commission as the chairperson 

23 may designate, may administer oaths or affirmations 

24 to witnesses appearing before it. 


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1 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis2 sion may secure directly from any department or 

3 agency of the United States, including the Office of 

4 the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc5 tion, information necessary to enable it to carry out 

6 its duties under this section. Upon request of the 

7 chairperson of the Commission, the head of that de8 partment or agency shall furnish that information to 

9 the Commission. 

10 (3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 

11 United States mails in the same manner and under 

12 the same conditions as other departments and agen13 cies of the United States. 

14 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

15 Upon the request of the Commission, the Adminis16 trator of General Services shall provide to the Com17 mission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 

18 support services necessary for the Commission to 

19 carry out its duties under this section. 

20 (5) SUBPOENA POWER.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The chairperson, or 

22 such other member of the Commission as the 

23 chairperson may designate, may issue sub24 poenas requiring the attendance and testimony 

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1 necessary to enable the Commission to carry 

2 out its duties. The attendance of witnesses and 

3 the production of evidence may be required 

4 from any place within the United States at any 

5 designated place of hearing within the United 

6 States. 

7 (B) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.—If a 

8 person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under 

9 subparagraph (A), the Commission may apply 

10 to a United States district court for an order 

11 requiring that person to appear before the Com12 mission to give testimony, produce evidence, or 

13 both, relating to the matter under investigation. 

14 The application may be made within the judicial 

15 district where the hearing is conducted or where 

16 that person is found, resides, or transacts busi17 ness. Any failure to obey the order of the court 

18 may be punished by the court as civil contempt. 

19 (6) IMMUNITY.—Except as provided in this 

20 paragraph, a person may not be excused from testi21 fying or from producing evidence pursuant to a sub22 poena on the ground that the testimony or evidence 

23 required by the subpoena may tend to incriminate or 

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1 incrimination, may not be criminally prosecuted by 

2 reason of any transaction, matter, or thing which 

3 that person is compelled to testify about or produce 

4 evidence relating to, except that the person may be 

5 prosecuted for perjury committed during the testi6 mony or made in the evidence. 

7 (7) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission 

8 may enter into contracts with and compensate gov9 ernment and private agencies or persons to enable 

10 the Commission to discharge its duties under this 

11 section, without regard to section 3709 of the Re12 vised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). 

13 (i) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after its estab14 lishment, the Commission shall submit a report to Con15 gress. 

16 (j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

17 30 days after it submits its report. 

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