I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2156 
To require a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of the security 
forces of Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2007 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. HODES, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on For-
eign 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of 
the security forces of Iraq. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Congress has appropriated over $15 billion 
to train and equip the security forces of Iraq since 
April 2004. 
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(2) The Administration has reported in the 
March 2007 report entitled ‘‘Measuring Stability 
and Security in Iraq’’ that the number of Iraqi secu-
rity forces nearing combat proficiency is 328,700. 
(3) The Iraqi security forces continue to be 
trained to achieve the highest level of combat effi-
ciency in order to provide for the security and sta-
bility of the Iraqi people. 
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Congress declares 
that it shall be the policy of the United States to ensure 
that— 
(1) the security forces of Iraq are trained to 
achieve the highest level of combat efficiency in 
order to provide for the security and stability of the 
Iraqi people; 
(2) as each battalion of the Iraqi security forces 
achieves a level of combat proficiency such that it 
can conduct independent combat operations without 
support from Coalition forces in Iraq, a unit of the 
United States Armed Forces of comparable size will 
be redeployed from Iraq; and 
(3) regular, accurate accounts of the combat 
proficiency of battalions of the Iraqi security forces 
are necessary for the American public to gauge the 
development of the Iraqi security forces. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON COMBAT PROFICIENCY OF IRAQI SECU-
RITY FORCES. 
(a) REPORT.—The President of the United States 
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees 
each month a report that contains an accounting of the 
number of battalions of the security forces of Iraq at each 
level of combat proficiency described in subsection (b). 
(b) LEVELS OF COMBAT PROFICIENCY.—The levels 
of combat proficiency referred to in subsection (a) are the 
following: 
(1) Level 1 means a battalion that can conduct 
independent combat operations without support from 
Coalition forces in Iraq. 
(2) Level 2 means a battalion that can conduct 
independent combat operations, but only with 
logistical support, or non-combat-related support 
from Coalition forces in Iraq. The Coalition forces 
will not help with direct combat in support of the 
battalion. 
(3) Level 3 means a battalion that can partici-
pate in combat operations alongside Coalition forces, 
but cannot conduct independent combat operations 
without direct combat support from Coalition forces 
in Iraq. 
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(4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot par-
ticipate in combat operations, even with support 
from Coalition forces in Iraq. 
(c) COMPARISON OF DATA.—The report shall include 
a comparison of data from each previous report with re-
spect to each battalion of the security forces of Iraq. 
(d) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—The President shall en-
sure that each report required by this section is made 
available on the main public Internet Web site of the De-
partment of Defense not later than 10 days after the date 
on which the report is transmitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees, and that a link to the accounting 
in the report is made available on the homepage of such 
Internet Web site. 
(e) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement to transmit 
and make available reports under this section shall apply 
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with respect to the first month beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and to each subsequent 
month thereafter until the President determines and cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
security forces of Iraq have achieved combat proficiency 
to the extent necessary to combat the insurgency in Iraq. 
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