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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 46 Introduced in House (IH)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 46

 Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to establish 
any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the 
 permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to 
      exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2007

 Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop of New York, 
Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
 Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of 
   Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hare, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Ms. 
   Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
 Mr. Nadler, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Schakowsky, 
   Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; 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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to establish 
any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the 
 permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to 
      exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.

Whereas on April 13, 2004, President George W. Bush stated: ``As a proud and 
        independent people, Iraqis do not support an indefinite occupation and 
        neither does America.'';
Whereas on February 17, 2005, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, testifying 
        before the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, stated: ``We have 
        no intention, at the present time, of putting permanent bases in 
        Iraq.'';
Whereas in January 2006 a University of Maryland Program on International Policy 
        Attitudes poll found that even if the Government of Iraq asked the 
        United States to withdraw its military forces in 6 months, 76 percent of 
        Iraqis would assume the United States would refuse to do so;
Whereas the perception that the United States intends to permanently occupy Iraq 
        aids insurgent groups in recruiting supporters and fuels violent 
        activity;
Whereas a clear statement that the United States does not seek a long-term or 
        permanent presence in Iraq would send a strong signal to the people of 
        Iraq and the international community that the United States fully 
        supports the efforts of the Iraqi people to exercise full national 
        sovereignty, including control over security and public safety;
Whereas the House of Representatives has passed four separate bills prohibiting 
        the establishment of permanent military bases in Iraq using funds 
        available for fiscal year 2007;
Whereas President Bush codified the prohibition on the establishment of 
        permanent military bases in Iraq using funds available for fiscal year 
        2007 by signing into law H.R. 5631 (``An Act making appropriations for 
        the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
        and for other purposes''; Public Law 109-289) on September 29, 2006, and 
        H.R. 5122 (the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
        Year 2007; Public Law 109-364) on October 17, 2006; and
Whereas the Iraq Study Group Report recommends: ``The President should state 
        that the United States does not seek permanent military bases in Iraq. 
        If the Iraqi government were to request a temporary base or bases, then 
        the U.S. government could consider that request as it would in the case 
        of any other government.''; and ``The President should restate that the 
        United States does not seek to control Iraq's oil.'': Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That the Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States--
            (1) not to establish any military installation or base for 
        the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
        States Armed Forces in Iraq; and
            (2) not to exercise United States control of the oil 
        resources of Iraq.
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