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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2237 
To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense 
contractors from Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2007 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, and Ms. SUTTON) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed 
Forces and defense contractors from Iraq. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
FORCES AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS FROM 
IRAQ. 
(a) COMMENCEMENT
OF
REDEPLOYMENT.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the rede-
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ployment of units and members of the Armed Forces de-
ployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
contractors operating in Iraq and funded using amounts 
appropriated to the Department of Defense. 
(b) COMPLETION
OF REDEPLOYMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall complete the redeployment of the 
Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq within 
180 days beginning on the date of the commencement of 
the redeployment required under subsection (a). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO INCREASE 
ARMED FORCES SERVING IN IRAQ.—Funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense 
under any provision of law may not be obligated or ex-
pended to increase the number of members of the Armed 
Forces serving in Iraq in excess of the number of members 
serving in Iraq as of January 1, 2007, unless the increase 
has been specifically authorized in advance by an Act of 
Congress. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS OUT-
SIDE OF IRAQ FOR REDEPLOYMENT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to restrict the locations outside of 
Iraq to which units and members of the Armed Forces 
redeployed from Iraq may be transferred, including rede-
ployment to an adjacent or nearby country at the invita-
tion of the government of the country or redeployment to 
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bolster military forces deployed in Afghanistan as part of 
Operation Enduring Freedom. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ 
FOR LIMITED PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Defense may 
retain in Iraq members of the Armed Forces for the pur-
pose of providing security for the United States Embassy 
and other United States diplomatic missions in Iraq; pro-
tecting American citizens, including members of the 
Armed Forces; serving in roles consistent with customary 
diplomatic positions; engaging in targeted special actions 
limited in duration and scope to killing or capturing mem-
bers of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with 
global reach; and training and equipping members of the 
Iraqi Security Forces. At the request of the Government 
of Iraq, the Secretary of Defense may retain in Iraq mem-
bers of the Army Corps of Engineers and defense contrac-
tors engaged in reconstruction projects in Iraq, to the ex-
tent necessary to complete such projects. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SAFE AND OR-
DERLY
REDEPLOYMENT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in any Act are immediately available for obliga-
tion and expenditure to plan and execute a safe and or-
derly redeployment of the Armed Forces and defense con-
tractors from Iraq, as required by this section. 
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(g) TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FA-
CILITIES IN IRAQ.—The President of the United States 
shall transfer to the Government of Iraq all right, title, 
and interest held by the United States in any military fa-
cility in Iraq that was constructed, repaired, or improved 
using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense 
and occupied by a unit of the Armed Forces. 
(h) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER 
DEPLOY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO IRAQ.—Be-
ginning on the date of the completion of the redeployment 
of the Armed Forces from Iraq under subsection (b), 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any 
provision of law may not be obligated or expended to fur-
ther deploy units or members of the Armed Forces to Iraq, 
including through participation in any multinational force 
in Iraq, except as provided under subsection (e) or unless 
such deployment of units or members of the Armed Forces 
is specifically authorized in advance by an Act of Con-
gress. 
(i) ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND 
MULTINATIONAL FORCES IN IRAQ.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise restrict 
the use of funds available to the Department of Defense 
for the purpose of providing financial assistance or equip-
ment to the Iraqi Security Forces or multinational forces 
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providing security or training in Iraq at the request of 
the Government of Iraq. 
(j) CONTINUATION
OF DIPLOMATIC, SOCIAL, AND 
ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
IN IRAQ.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any depart-
ment or agency of the United States (other than the De-
partment of Defense) to carry out diplomatic, social, and 
economic reconstruction activities in Iraq at the request 
of the Government of Iraq. 
(k) ASYLUM OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTION FOR 
IRAQI CITIZENS.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to prohibit or otherwise restrict the authority of 
the President to arrange asylum or other means of protec-
tion for Iraqi citizens who might be physically endangered 
by the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq. 
(l) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Armed 
Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
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