I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 930 
To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in achieving 
the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to terminate the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
(Public Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthorization to con-
tinue deployment of the Armed Forces to Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2007 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; 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 
A BILL 
To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed 
Forces in achieving the military objectives of the United 
States in Iraq, to terminate the Authorization for Use 
of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthoriza-
tion to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to 
Iraq, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Success in 
Iraq And Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Rec-
onciliation in Iraq Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2007 
Sec. 101. Declarations of policy. 
Sec. 102. Repeal of public law 107–243. 
Sec. 103. Withdrawal of united states armed forces and contractor security 
forces from iraq. 
TITLE II—DIPLOMATIC SURGE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND 
SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2007 
Sec. 201. United states policy. 
Sec. 202. Presidential actions. 
Sec. 203. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 204. Reports. 
TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN 
IRAQ ACT OF 2007 
SEC. 101. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 
Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 
(1) The authorization for use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is the sole basis of au-
thority under which the President of the United 
States launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003. 
(2) Congress authorized the President to use 
military force against Iraq to achieve the following 
two objectives: 
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(A) To defend the national security of the 
United States— 
(i) by disarming Iraq of any weapons 
of mass destruction that could threaten the 
security of the United States and inter-
national peace in the Persian Gulf region; 
(ii) by changing the Iraqi regime so 
that Saddam Hussein and his Baathist 
party no longer posed a threat to the peo-
ple of Iraq or its neighbors; 
(iii) by bringing to justice any mem-
bers of al Qaeda bearing responsibility for 
the attacks on the United States, its citi-
zens, and interests, including the attacks 
that occurred on September 11, 2001, 
known or found to be in Iraq; and 
(iv) by ensuring that the regime of 
Saddam Hussein would not provide weap-
ons of mass destruction to international 
terrorists, including al Qaeda. 
(B) To enforce all relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. 
(3) Whenever military force is authorized pur-
suant to an Act of Congress, such authorization of 
military force automatically expires upon the 
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achievement of the objectives stated in the Act of 
Congress. 
(4) Congress has the ultimate authority to de-
termine when and whether the objectives stated in 
an Act of Congress which authorizes the use of mili-
tary force have been achieved. 
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the objectives of the authorization for use of 
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
(Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) have 
been achieved; and 
(2) the authorization of military force contained 
in Public Law 107–243 has expired. 
(b) REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243.—The Au-
thorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu-
tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 
is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 
103. 
WITHDRAWAL 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
CONTRACTOR 
SECURITY 
FORCES FROM IRAQ. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL
OF ARMED FORCES
AND CON-
TRACTOR SECURITY FORCES FROM IRAQ.—Not later than 
October 1, 2007, or 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever shall occur first, all units and 
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members of the Armed Forces deployed to Iraq and all 
security forces under contract or subcontract with the 
United States Government and working in Iraq shall be 
withdrawn from Iraq. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONTINUE 
DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES TO IRAQ.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under any provision of law may not be obli-
gated or expended to deploy or continue to deploy 
members or units of the Armed Forces to Iraq. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to the use of funds to provide for the safe and or-
derly withdrawal of the Armed Forces and con-
tractor security forces from Iraq pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (a) and (b) do not 
apply if a Joint Resolution which provides specific statu-
tory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)) for the 
deployment or continued deployment of units and mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and contractor security forces 
to Iraq is enacted into law during the time period de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
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(d) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE 
II—DIPLOMATIC 
SURGE 
FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND 
SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2007 
SEC. 201. UNITED STATES POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue 
regional and international initiatives and steps to assist 
the Government of Iraq to achieve certain security, polit-
ical, and economic milestones so as to marginalize extrem-
ists and terrorists, promote United States values and in-
terests, and improve the global image of the United 
States. 
SEC. 202. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS. 
To implement the policy set forth in section 201, the 
President shall take the following actions: 
(1) Not later than ten days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the United States, work-
ing with the Government of Iraq, shall launch a 
comprehensive diplomatic initiative to deal with the 
problems of Iraq and of the region. 
(2) The goals of the diplomatic initiative as it 
relates to regional players shall be to— 
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(A) support the unity and territorial integ-
rity of Iraq, with the assistance of bona fide 
international peacekeeping force if necessary; 
(B) stop destabilizing interventions and ac-
tions by Iraq’s neighbors; 
(C) secure Iraq’s borders, including the use 
of joint patrols with neighboring countries; 
(D) prevent the expansion of the instability 
and conflict beyond Iraq’s borders; 
(E) promote economic assistance, com-
merce, trade, political support, and, if possible, 
military assistance for the Government of Iraq 
from nonneighboring Muslim countries; 
(F) energize countries to support national 
political reconciliation in Iraq; 
(G) validate Iraq’s legitimacy by resuming 
diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and re-
establishing embassies in Baghdad; 
(H) assist Iraq to establish active working 
embassies in key capitals in the region (for ex-
ample, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); 
(I) help Iraq reach a mutually acceptable 
agreement on Kirkuk; and 
(J) assist the Government of Iraq achieve 
certain security, political, and economic mile-
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stones, including better performance on issues 
such as national reconciliation, equitable dis-
tribution of oil revenues, and the dismantling of 
militias. 
(3) As a complement to the diplomatic initia-
tive, the President shall appoint a Special Envoy for 
National 
and 
Political 
Reconciliation 
in 
Iraq 
(‘‘SENPRI)’’) whose exclusive commission shall be 
to undertake the peaceful reconciliation of the major 
stakeholders in Iraq, particularly the Sunnis, Shias, 
and Kurds. The SENPRI shall meet with such per-
sons, organizations, and entities, and make such rec-
ommendations, as he deems necessary and expedient 
for bringing about national and political reconcili-
ation in Iraq. 
(4) As a further complement to the diplomatic 
initiative, the United States and the Government of 
Iraq shall support the holding of a conference or 
meeting in Baghdad of the Organization of the Is-
lamic Conference or the Arab League to assist the 
Government of Iraq to promote national reconcili-
ation in Iraq and to reestablish the diplomatic pres-
ence in Iraq of the Organization of the Islamic Con-
ference and the Arab League. 
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(5) As an instrument of the diplomatic initia-
tive, an Iraq International Support Group shall be 
organized. 
(6) The Iraq International Support Group shall 
consist of Iraq and all the countries bordering Iraq, 
including Iran and Syria, the key regional countries, 
including Egypt and the Gulf States, the five perma-
nent members of the United Nations Security Coun-
cil, the European Union, and such other industri-
alized countries that might contribute to resolving 
political, diplomatic, and security problems affecting 
Iraq. 
(7) The diplomatic initiative and the work of 
the Iraq International Support Group shall be car-
ried out with urgency, and shall be conducted by and 
organized at the level of foreign minister or above, 
and the United States efforts shall be led by the 
President or the Secretary of State and shall be both 
bilateral and multilateral. 
(8) The Iraq International Support Group shall 
enlist the participation of the office of the United 
Nations Secretary General in its work. The Sec-
retary General should designate a Special Envoy as 
the representative of the Secretary General. 
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(9) The Iraq International Support Group, as 
part of the diplomatic initiative, shall develop spe-
cific approaches to neighboring countries that take 
into account the differing interests, perspectives, and 
potential contributions of each such country. 
(10) Diplomatic efforts within the Iraq Inter-
national Support Group shall seek to persuade Iran 
that it should take specific steps to improve the situ-
ation in Iraq, including the following: 
(A) Iran should stem the flow of equip-
ment, technology, and training to any group re-
sorting to violence in Iraq. 
(B) Iran should affirm its support for the 
territorial integrity of Iraq as a unified state, as 
well as its respect for the sovereignty of Iraq 
and its government. 
(C) Iran should use its influence, especially 
over Shia groups in Iraq, to encourage national 
reconciliation. 
(D) Iran should help in the economic re-
construction of Iraq. 
(11) The United States and the Iraq Inter-
national Support Group shall encourage Syria to 
take specific steps to improve the situation in Iraq, 
including the following: 
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(A) Syria should control its border with 
Iraq to the maximum extent possible and work 
together with Iraqis on joint patrols on the bor-
der to stem the flow of funding, insurgents, and 
terrorists in and out of Iraq. 
(B) Syria should establish hotlines to ex-
change information with the Iraqis. 
(C) Syria should increase its political and 
economic cooperation with Iraq. 
SEC. 203. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit 
or otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any de-
partment or agency of the United States to carry out so-
cial and economic reconstruction activities in Iraq. 
SEC. 204. REPORTS. 
The President shall submit to Congress every 30 days 
a report on the status of diplomatic efforts described in 
section 202. 
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