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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 679 

To provide a comprehensive strategy for stabilizing Iraq and redeploying 

United States troops from Iraq within one year. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2007 

Mr. KERRY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To provide a comprehensive strategy for stabilizing Iraq and 

redeploying United States troops from Iraq within one year. 

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

3 SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 

4 FROM IRAQ. 

5 (a) REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES

6 FROM IRAQ.—The President shall complete the redeploy7 ment of United States forces from Iraq within one year 

8 of the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance 

9 with a schedule negotiated with the Government of Iraq, 


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1 leaving thereafter in Iraq only the minimal number of 

2 United States forces that are critical to— 

3 (1) completing the mission of standing up Iraqi 

4 security forces; 

5 (2) conducting targeted and specialized counter6 terrorism operations; and 

7 (3) protecting United States facilities and per8 sonnel. 

9 (b) CHANGE OF PRIORITIES TO TRAINING IRAQI SE10 CURITY FORCES.—The President shall— 

11 (1) immediately change United States military 

12 priorities in Iraq by giving the highest priority to the 

13 training, equipping, advising, and support of Iraqi 

14 security forces; and 

15 (2) accelerate the redeployment of United 

16 States forces within Iraq to rear-guard, garrisoned 

17 status for security back-up, border security, training, 

18 and emergency response. 

19 (c) ENFORCEMENT OF BENCHMARKS.—The Presi20 dent shall enforce benchmarks tied to specific dates for 

21 progress, as agreed upon by the Government of Iraq, in 

22 meeting key objectives on national reconciliation, security, 

23 and governance in Iraq, by conditioning United States po24 litical, military, and economic assistance to Iraq on meet25 ing such benchmarks. 


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1 (d) MAINTENANCE OF OVER-THE-HORIZON TROOP

2 PRESENCE.—The President shall maintain an over-the3 horizon troop presence in the Middle East region to pros4 ecute the war on terror and protect regional security inter5 ests. 

6 (e) STATEMENT OF NO PERMANENT UNITED

7 STATES MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ.—The President shall 

8 state publicly that the United States does not seek to es9 tablish or maintain any permanent military bases in Iraq. 

10 SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES ON IRAQ. 

11 (a) SUMMITS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall work 

13 with the leaders of the Government of Iraq, and en14 gage in the diplomacy necessary, to convene, as soon 

15 as possible, a summit, or series of summits for the 

16 purpose of reaching a sustainable agreement on Iraq 

17 that engenders the support of Sunnis, Shias, and 

18 Kurds by— 

19 (A) ensuring the equitable distribution of 

20 the oil revenues of Iraq; 

21 (B) disbanding militias in Iraq; 

22 (C) strengthening internal security and de23 terring foreign interference in Iraq; 


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1 (D) reviving reconstruction efforts in Iraq 

2 and fulfilling related international economic aid 

3 commitments with respect to Iraq; 

4 (E) securing the borders of Iraq; 

5 (F) supporting the national reconciliation 

6 commission of Iraq; 

7 (G) reintegrating former Ba’athists into 

8 Iraqi society; 

9 (H) resolving the final status of Kirkuk; 

10 and 

11 (I) providing for a sustainable federalist 

12 structure in Iraq. 

13 (2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants in the sum14 mit or summits under this subsection should include 

15 the following: 

16 (A) Leaders of the governments of each 

17 country bordering Iraq, including Turkey, Iran, 

18 and Syria. 

19 (B) Representatives of the Arab League. 

20 (C) The Secretary General of the North 

21 Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

22 (D) Representatives of the European 

23 Union. 


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1 (E) Leaders of the governments of each 

2 permanent member of the United Nations Secu3 rity Council. 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

5 GROUP FOR IRAQ.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall orga7 nize, as soon as possible, an international support 

8 group for Iraq for the purpose of working collectively 

9 to bring stability to Iraq. 

10 (2) PARTICIPANTS.—The international support 

11 group under this subsection should consist of the fol12 lowing: 

13 (A) Each country bordering Iraq, including 

14 Turkey, Iran, and Syria. 

15 (B) Representative countries from the 

16 Arab League. 

17 (C) The Secretary General of the North 

18 Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

19 (D) Representatives countries from the 

20 European Union. 

21 (E) Each permanent member of the 

22 United Nations Security Council. 

23 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SECURITY ALLI24 ANCE.—The President shall create a new regional security 

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1 lies in the Middle East region through a phased process 

2 that includes enhanced security assistance programs, joint 

3 exercises, and coordinated diplomatic initiatives. 

4 SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION INITIATIVES IN IRAQ. 

5 (a) SENIOR ADVISOR FOR ECONOMIC RECONSTRUC6 TION IN IRAQ.— 

7 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall ap8 point a senior advisor to oversee the coordination of 

9 reconstruction efforts in Iraq among United States 

10 agencies, Iraq agencies, and international partners 

11 (including the World Bank, the International Mone12 tary Fund, and international humanitarian agencies) 

13 in order to foster greater United States interagency 

14 cooperation on Iraq and avoid duplicative programs 

15 and activities in the reconstruction of Iraq. 

16 (2) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—The senior advi17 sor appointed under paragraph (1) shall report di18 rectly to the President with respect to the activities 

19 undertaken by the senior advisor under that para20 graph. 

21 (b) EXPEDITED DISBURSEMENT OF RECONSTRUC22 TION FUNDS.—The President shall provide the Chief of 

23 Mission in Iraq authority as follows: 

24 (1) Authority to spend significant funds 

25 through a program having a structure similar to the 


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1 structure of the Commander’s Emergency Response 

2 Program. 

3 (2) Authority to rescind United States funds 

4 from projects in which the Government of Iraq is 

5 not demonstrating an effective partnership with the 

6 United States. 

7 (c) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE8 INTEGRATION OF MILITIAS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall work to 

10 create security conditions in Iraq in which recon11 struction efforts can succeed by providing financial 

12 and technical support to a program to disarm, de13 mobilize, and reintegrate militia members in Iraq. 

14 (2) ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out paragraph 

15 (1), the President shall establish in Iraq an office to 

16 coordinate assistance and support the presence of 

17 neutral international experts as advisors to the Gov18 ernment of Iraq on the processes of disarmament, 

19 demobilization, and reintegration of militias. 

20 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF USE OF MILITARY FORCE IN 

21 IRAQ BY CONGRESS. 

22 (a) FULFILLMENT OF ORIGINAL AUTHORIZATION.— 

23 Congress declares that the purposes for which the author24 ization for use of military force in Iraq were granted to 

25 the President by Congress pursuant to the Authorization 


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1 for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 

2 (Public Law 107–243), namely (1) to defend the national 

3 security of the United States against the continuing threat 

4 posed by Iraq, and (2) to enforce all relevant United Na5 tions Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq, have 

6 been achieved. 

7 (b) NEW AUTHORIZATION.—Effective as of the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the President shall be au9 thorized to use military force in Iraq solely for the purpose 

10 of implementing the strategy set forth in sections 1, 2, 

11 and 3. 

12 SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

13 (a) PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY.— 

14 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Sec17 retary of State, submit to Congress a report that 

18 sets forth a plan for implementing the strategy set 

19 forth in sections 1, 2, and 3. 

20 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para21 graph (1) shall include the following: 

22 (A) The schedule for redeploying United 

23 States forces from Iraq within one year of the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, as developed 

25 pursuant to section 1(a). 


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1 (B) A strategy for ensuring the safety and 

2 security of United States forces in Iraq during 

3 and after such redeployment. 

4 (C) The number, size, and character of 

5 United States military units needed in Iraq 

6 after such redeployment for purposes of com7 pleting the mission of standing up Iraqi secu8 rity forces, conducting targeted and specialized 

9 counter-terrorism operations, and protecting 

10 United States facilities and personnel. 

11 (D) A strategy for addressing the regional 

12 implications of redeploying United States forces 

13 from Iraq in accordance with section 1(a), in14 cluding efforts that will be made to ensure a co15 ordinated diplomatic, political, and development 

16 strategy to accompany such redeployment. 

17 (E) Contingency plans for using over-the18 horizon forces deployed in the Middle East re19 gion pursuant to section 1(d) to address threats 

20 to the United States that may arise in Iraq and 

21 throughout the region. 

22 (F) A strategy for redeploying United 

23 States forces to effectively engage and defeat 

24 global terrorist networks that threaten the 

25 United States. 


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1 (G) A schedule for completing the diplo2 matic initiatives set forth in section 2. 

3 (H) A schedule for completing the recon4 struction initiatives set forth in section 3. 

5 (b) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY.— 

6 Not later than 60 days after the date of the submittal 

7 of the report required by subsection (a), and every 60 days 

8 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 

9 with the Secretary of State, submit to Congress a report 

10 on the actions taken to implement the strategy set forth 

11 in sections 1, 2, and 3. 

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