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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1062 

To require the President to report to Congress on the extent to which 

the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating with United States stability 

efforts in Iraq and is making demonstrable progress toward achieving 

stability and security for the people of Iraq and denying terrorists a 

sanctuary in Iraq, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2007 

Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. 

DREIER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KING

of New York, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BACHUS, 

Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mrs. DRAKE, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 

Mr. FORTUN ̃O, Ms. FOXX, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 

GOHMERT, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, 

Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, 

Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 

LATOURETTE, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. 

MCHUGH, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MARCHANT, Mrs. MILLER

of Michigan, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 

NUNES, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PETRI, Mr. POE, Mr. PORTER, Mr. PRICE of 

Georgia, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. SALI, Mr. SAXTON, Mrs. SCHMIDT, 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. TANCREDO, 

Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TERRY, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. WALBERG, 

Mr. WAMP, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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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A BILL 

To require the President to report to Congress on the extent 

to which the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating 

with United States stability efforts in Iraq and is making 

demonstrable progress toward achieving stability and security for the people of Iraq and denying terrorists a 

sanctuary 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security and Victory 

5 in Iraq Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The national security mission of the United 

9 States and its coalition partners, having removed 

10 Saddam Hussein and his regime from power, is to 

11 help establish a sovereign, free, secure, and united 

12 Iraq at peace with its neighbors. 

13 (2) The people of Iraq in 2005 went to the polls 

14 in great numbers and in an historic democratic proc15 ess elected an interim government, voted on a new 

16 constitution, and elected a permanent democratic 

17 government. 

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1 tremist insurgents, terrorists, and, more recently, 

2 growing sectarian conflict. 

3 (4) The increasing violence is now threatening 

4 Iraq’s government, endangering regional stability 

5 and creating the opportunity for safe havens for ter6 rorists. 

7 (5) The National Intelligence Estimate for Iraq, 

8 released February 2, 2007, stated: ‘‘Coalition capa9 bilities, including force levels, resources, and oper10 ations, remain an essential stabilizing element in 

11 Iraq.’’. The National Intelligence Estimate for Iraq 

12 stated further that if Coalition forces were to with13 draw rapidly, the intelligence community judges that 

14 neighboring countries—invited by Iraqi factions or 

15 unilaterally—might intervene openly in the conflict. 

16 (6) There is evidence that the sectarian violence 

17 is pulling in neighboring countries, with United 

18 States and coalition commanders in Iraq, intel19 ligence sources, and the Iraq Study Group all af20 firming that Syria and Iran are actively supporting 

21 efforts to undermine stability in Iraq, with reporting 

22 attesting that Iran has provided arms, financial sup23 port, and training for militias within Iraq and may 

24 be supplying improvised explosive devices to groups 

25 that attack United States forces. 


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1 (7) Israeli Prime Minister Olmert underscored 

2 the regional consequences of a United States with3 drawal from Iraq in a December 11, 2006, interview 

4 with the Washington Post and Newsweek saying: ‘‘If 

5 there is a premature pullout before Iraq has a ro6 bust government with a strong authority that can 

7 keep the country from collapsing into an internal 

8 civil war, America will have to think about the pos9 sible ramifications on neighbouring Arab countries 

10 with moderate governments. . . . How will it affect 

11 the stability of these countries against the radical 

12 forces that might flourish as a result of a premature 

13 pullout of America?’’. 

14 (8) Ayman al-Zawahiri has repeatedly stated 

15 the need to extend the jihad beyond Iraq and wrote 

16 in an October 2005 letter to the late al-Qaeda leader 

17 al-Zarqawi, that the Islamist militant extremists 

18 ‘‘must not have their mission end with the expulsion 

19 of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay down their 

20 weapons. . . . Instead, their ongoing mission is to es21 tablish an Islamic state, and defend it, and for every 

22 generation to hand over the banner to the one after 

23 it . . .’’. 

24 (9) This commitment to imposing militant ex25 tremist Islam throughout the world was recently 


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1 echoed by Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 

2 who was quoted as saying on January 5, 2007: ‘‘We 

3 don’t shy away from declaring that Islam is ready 

4 to rule the world. . . . We must prepare ourselves 

5 to rule the world.’’. 

6 (10) The failure to secure Iraq would threaten 

7 America’s vital national security interests, in a stra8 tegically important region in the world, and our 

9 homeland security interests. 

10 (11) Recognizing the investment of troops and 

11 resources had outpaced results in Iraq, the President 

12 and a congressionally-established commission, the 

13 Iraq Study Group, conducted reappraisals of our 

14 policies and strategies in Iraq. 

15 (12) The President outlined a new strategy on 

16 January 10, 2007, to immediately further United 

17 States national security priorities, to provide greater 

18 security for the Iraqi population, and to accelerate 

19 progress on essential political, social, and economic 

20 reforms necessary to the long-term stability of the 

21 central government and the country. 

22 (13) On January 26, 2007, the United States 

23 Senate unanimously confirmed General David H. 

24 Petraeus as the new commander of United States 

25 and allied forces in Iraq. During his confirmation 


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1 hearings, General Petraeus addressed the negative 

2 consequences a premature withdrawal would have on 

3 United States interests and regional stability, as well 

4 as the positive encouragement a congressionally5 passed resolution of disapproval regarding the new 

6 strategy would have on United States enemies oper7 ating in Iraq. 

8 (14) In addition, General Petraeus, as he him9 self has stated, cannot accomplish his new mission 

10 without the deployment of the additional troops, 

11 which would reinforce United States and allied 

12 forces. It is not in the best national security inter13 ests of the United States to support unanimously a 

14 new commanding general given his mission and then 

15 deny him the resources to be successful in that mis16 sion. 

17 (15) Despite policy disagreements, all Members 

18 of Congress support the members of the United 

19 States Armed Forces, who have served honorably in 

20 their mission to fight terrorism and to protect the 

21 security of the United States. 

22 (16) The members of the Armed Forces and 

23 their families have made sacrifices, in many cases 

24 the ultimate sacrifice, to protect the security of the 

25 United States and the freedom of its citizens. 


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1 (17) Failure to fully provide resources to mili2 tary forces deployed in support of operations in Iraq 

3 will negatively impact our troops’ morale and result 

4 in increasing casualties and make the mission to se5 cure Iraq impossible. 

6 SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO EFFORTS BY THE 

7 GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ. 

8 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Presi10 dent shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com11 mittees a certification that contains a determination of the 

12 President of the extent to which— 

13 (1) the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating 

14 with United States stability efforts in Iraq; and 

15 (2) the Government of Iraq has taken effective 

16 steps and made demonstrable progress toward— 

17 (A) completing the process of purging from 

18 its security services those individuals with ties 

19 to insurgents, sectarian militias, and terrorism; 

20 (B) developing and implementing a rota21 tion schedule that allows all Iraqi Army battal22 ions to participate in operations in battlefield 

23 conditions, such as those combat conditions 

24 found in Baghdad and al Anbar Province; 


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1 (C) denying terrorists and their state-spon2 sors, particularly Iran and Syria, the use of 

3 Iraqi territory as a terrorist sanctuary; 

4 (D) developing and implementing a strat5 egy to promote tolerance, peace, and co-exist6 ence among Iraqis, which should particularly 

7 address how to decrease sectarian tensions and 

8 violence; 

9 (E) providing and ensuring equal access to 

10 resources to all Iraqis and augmenting the ca11 pability of reconstruction programs and eco12 nomic institutions; 

13 (F) adopting reforms to promote justice, 

14 equality, and the rule of law, and ensuring fi15 nancial and transparent accountability of all 

16 Iraqi Government ministries and operations; 

17 and 

18 (G) cooperating and coordinating inter19 nationally to help stabilize Iraq. 

20 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

21 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Presi23 dent shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com24 mittees a report that— 


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1 (1) details the progress in the implementation 

2 of the Iraq strategy, ‘‘A New Way Forward,’’ an3 nounced by the President on January 10, 2007; 

4 (2) details the progress of the Government of 

5 Iraq in meeting the benchmarks described in section 

6 3 of this Act; 

7 (3) identifies the level of combat experience of 

8 all Iraqi Army battalions, provides details on the de9 velopment and implementation of a rotation schedule 

10 to ensure that all Iraqi Army battalions experience 

11 combat operations in battlefield conditions, and iden12 tifies the extent to which the Iraqi Ministry of De13 fense has deployed Iraqi military units that are 

14 needed to secure Baghdad and al Anbar Province; 

15 (4) tracks expenditures of Iraqi funds, which 

16 are allocated for the Iraqi Army, for the purpose of 

17 equipping the Iraqi Army; 

18 (5) measures the effectiveness of the police 

19 force in Baghdad using normally accepted crime sta20 tistics; 

21 (6) assesses the contributions by allies of the 

22 United States to provide support to the Government 

23 and people of Iraq; and 

24 (7) identifies the steps the Government of the 

25 United States is taking to hold the Government of 


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1 Iraq accountable in meeting the benchmarks de2 scribed in section 3 of this Act and in providing 

3 funding for the Provincial Reconstruction Teams in 

4 Iraq. 

5 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY ASSESSMENT. 

6 (a) INTERAGENCY ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The 

7 President shall require all relevant departments and agen8 cies of the Government of the United States to conduct 

9 an interagency assessment of the impact that withdrawal 

10 of United States Armed Forces from Iraq would have on 

11 the national security and homeland security interests of 

12 the United States, as well as an assessment on the impact 

13 that such a withdrawal would have for United States allies 

14 in the region. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

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

17 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

18 contains the results of the interagency assessment con19 ducted under subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 6. SELECT BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE TO MONITOR 

21 UNITED STATES POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR 

22 IRAQ. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 

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1 mittee to Monitor United States Policy and Strategy for 

2 Iraq (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’). 

3 (b) COMPOSITION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The select committee shall 

5 be composed of 10 members appointed by the Speak6 er of the House of Representatives, of whom 5 mem7 bers shall be appointed upon the recommendation of 

8 the minority leader of the House of Representatives. 

9 The Speaker shall designate one member as chair10 man of the select committee. 

11 (2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Speaker and 

12 the minority leader of the House of Representatives 

13 shall be ex officio members of the select committee 

14 but shall have no vote in the select committee and 

15 may not be counted for purposes of determining a 

16 quorum. The Speaker and the minority leader each 

17 may designate a leadership staff member to assist in 

18 their capacity as ex officio members, with the same 

19 access to select committee meetings, hearings, brief20 ings, and materials as employees of the select com21 mittee and subject to the same security clearance 

22 and confidentiality requirements as staff of the se23 lect committee. 

24 (c) DUTIES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The select committee is au2 thorized and directed to monitor the implementation 

3 of this Act and to study proposals from relevant 

4 committees of the House of Representatives, the ex5 ecutive branch, and private sector entities and indi6 viduals as the select committee considers appropriate 

7 concerning the development of United States policy 

8 and strategy to assist Iraq to achieve a stable, demo9 cratic government and security forces capable of es10 tablishing and maintaining security and stability. 

11 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 legislative 

12 days after the date on which all members of the se13 lect committee have been appointed pursuant to sub14 section (b)(1), the select committee shall submit to 

15 the House of Representatives a report that contains 

16 a summary of the activities of the select committee 

17 carried out under paragraph (1) and any findings or 

18 recommendations relating to such activities. 

19 (d) PROCEDURE.—Rule XI of the Rules of the House 

20 of Representatives, including the items referred to in the 

21 following paragraphs, shall apply to the select committee: 

22 (1) Clause 2(j)(1) of rule XI (guaranteeing the 

23 minority additional witnesses). 

24 (2) Clause 2(m)(3) of rule XI (providing for the 

25 authority to subpoena witnesses and documents). 


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1 In addition, access by the select committee to classified 

2 information and other national security information shall 

3 be conducted consistent with the Rules of the House of 

4 Representatives. 

5 (e) JOINT OPERATIONS.—The chairman of the select 

6 committee, in carrying out the duties described in sub7 section (c), shall consult with the chairman of a Senate 

8 committee conducting duties similar to the duties de9 scribed in subsection (c) regarding meeting jointly to re10 ceive testimony, the scheduling of hearings or issuance of 

11 subpoenas, and joint staff interviews of key witnesses. 

12 (f) STAFF; FUNDING.— 

13 (1) STAFF.— 

14 (A) USE OF EXISTING HOUSE STAFF.—To 

15 the greatest extent practicable, the select com16 mittee shall utilize the services of staff of em17 ploying entities of the House of Representa18 tives. At the request of the chairman in con19 sultation with the ranking minority member, 

20 staff of employing entities of the House of Rep21 resentatives or a joint committee may be de22 tailed to the select committee to carry out this 

23 section and shall be deemed to be staff of the 

24 select committee. 


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1 (B) OTHER STAFF.—The chairman, upon 

2 consultation with the ranking minority member, 

3 may employ and fix the compensation of such 

4 staff as the chairman considers necessary to 

5 carry out this resolution. 

6 (2) FUNDING.—There shall be paid out of the 

7 applicable accounts of the House of Representatives 

8 $500,000 for the expenses of the select committee. 

9 Such payments shall be made on vouchers signed by 

10 the chairman and approved in the manner directed 

11 by the Committee on House Administration. 

12 Amounts made available under this paragraph shall 

13 be expended in accordance with regulations pre14 scribed by the Committee on House Administration. 

15 (g) DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.— 

16 (1) DISSOLUTION.—The select committee shall 

17 cease to exist 30 days after filing the report required 

18 under subsection (c)(2). 

19 (2) DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.—Upon dissolu20 tion of the select committee, the records of the select 

21 committee shall become the records of any com22 mittee of the House of Representatives designated 

23 by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

24 SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

5 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

6 on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Home7 land Security, the Permanent Select Committee 

8 on Intelligence, and the Select Bipartisan Com9 mittee to Monitor United States Policy and 

10 Strategy for Iraq (established under section 6 

11 of this Act) of the House of Representatives; 

12 and 

13 (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

14 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 

15 on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Home16 land Security and Governmental Affairs, and 

17 the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

18 Senate. 

19 (2) LEGISLATIVE DAY.—The term ‘‘legislative 

20 day’’ means any calendar day during which the 

21 House of Representatives is in session. 

22 (3) TERRORIST SANCTUARY.—The term ‘‘ter23 rorist sanctuary’’ has the meaning given the term in 

24 section 140(d)(5) of the Foreign Relations Author25 ization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 


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1 2656f(d)(5) (as added by section 7102(d)(3) of the 

2 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 

3 of 2004 (Public Law 108–458)). 

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