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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 448 

To prohibit the use of funds to continue deployment of the United States 

Armed Forces in Iraq beyond six months after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 31, 2007 

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of funds to continue deployment of 

the United States Armed Forces in Iraq beyond six 

months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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 Redeployment Act 

5 of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MAINTAIN 

7 ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding the Authoriza9 tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 


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1 2002 (Public Law 107–243) and except as provided in 

2 subsection (b), no funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available under any provision of law may be obligated or 

4 expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members 

5 of the United States Armed Forces after 180 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under subsection 

8 (a) shall not apply to the use of funds— 

9 (1) to conduct targeted counterterrorism oper10 ations in Iraq; 

11 (2) to provide security for United States infra12 structure and civilian personnel; 

13 (3) to allow a limited number of members of 

14 the Armed Forces to conduct specific training for 

15 Iraqi security services; 

16 (4) to protect members of the Armed Forces 

17 who are performing the functions described in para18 graphs (1) through (3); or 

19 (5) to provide for the carrying out by any de20 partment or agency of the United States Govern21 ment of political, economic, or general reconstruction 

22 activities in Iraq. 

23 (c) REPORT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 


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1 of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly 

2 submit to Congress a report describing a strategy 

3 for the redeployment of members of the Armed 

4 Forces from Iraq not later than 180 days after such 

5 date of enactment. 

6 (2) CONTENT.—The report required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include— 

8 (A) an estimate of the number of members 

9 of the Armed Forces needed to perform the ac10 tivities described in paragraphs (1) through (3) 

11 of subsection (b); 

12 (B) a strategy for managing the regional 

13 implications of the redeployment of members of 

14 the Armed Forces from Iraq and a description 

15 of the efforts that have been or will be made to 

16 ensure a coordinated diplomatic, political, and 

17 development strategy to accompany the rede18 ployment; 

19 (C) a strategy for ensuring the safety and 

20 security of members of the Armed Forces dur21 ing such redeployment; and 

22 (D) a strategy for repairing and strength23 ening the Armed Forces to effectively engage 


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1 and defeat global terrorist networks that threat2 en the United States. 

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