Past experience indicates that the violence would 
simply rekindle as soon as U.S. forces are moved.’’. 
(2) The goal of United States policy in Iraq, as 
stated by President George W. Bush, is an Iraq that 
can ‘‘govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself’’. 
(3) In accordance with Recommendation 21 of 
the Iraq Study Group Report, if the Iraqi Govern-
ment does not make substantial progress toward the 
achievement of milestones on national reconciliation, 
security, and governance, the United States should 
reduce its political, military, or economic support for 
the Iraqi Government. There must be consequences 
if Iraq does not perform. 
(4) In a November 2006 Department of De-
fense report to Congress regarding the status of se-
curity in Iraq, 91 of 118 battalions, 30 of 36 bri-
gades, and six of ten divisions were in the lead when 
conducting operations, with the United States in 
supporting roles. The Iraqi Ground Forces Com-
mand had command and control of two of the ten 
Iraqi Army divisions and only two of Iraq’s 18 prov-
inces were in Provincial Iraqi Control, operating 
independently of Coalition forces. Thus, there is an 
urgent, near-term need for putting a time-table on 
when Iraqi forces need to be trained, equipped, and 
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in the lead of security operations, tied to conditional 
funding, which may give the Iraqi Government the 
incentive it needs to take control of its security. 
(5) The Iraq Study Group’s recommendations 
for Iraq’s goals for national reconciliation, security, 
and governance include— 
(A) the reintegration of Baathists and 
Arab nationalists into the government; 
(B) disarming, demobilizing, and reinte-
grating militia members into civilian society; 
(C) the accruing of oil revenues to the cen-
tral government to be shared on the basis of 
population; and 
(D) amending the Iraq Constitution. 
(6) The Iraq Study Group estimated the United 
States has appropriated $34 billion to support the 
reconstruction of Iraq, of which $21 billion has been 
appropriated for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 
Fund. 
(7) As part of the comprehensive strategy sup-
ported by the Iraq Study Group, the United States 
should embark on a ‘‘robust diplomatic effort to es-
tablish an international support structure intended 
to stabilize Iraq and ease tensions in other countries 
of the region’’. 
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(8) In his address to the Nation on the Iraq 
War on January 10, 2007, President Bush stated 
America would hold the Government of Iraq to the 
benchmarks it has announced—the Iraqi Govern-
ment plans to take responsibility for security in all 
of Iraq’s provinces by November 2007, Iraq will pass 
legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis, the 
Iraqi Government will spend $10 billion of its own 
money on reconstruction and infrastructure projects 
that will create new jobs, Iraqis plan to hold provin-
cial elections later in 2007, and the Iraqi Govern-
ment will reform de-Baathification laws and estab-
lish a fair process for considering amendments to 
the Iraq Constitution. 
(9) In the State of the Union Address on Janu-
ary 23, 2007, President Bush stated ‘‘Iraq’s leaders 
know that our commitment is not open-ended. They 
have promised to deploy more of their own troops to 
secure Baghdad, and they must do so. They have 
pledged that they will confront violent radicals of 
any faction or political party. And they need to fol-
low through and lift needless restrictions on Iraqi 
and coalition forces, so these troops can achieve 
their mission of bringing security to all of the people 
of Baghdad. Iraq’s leaders have committed them-
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selves to a series of benchmarks to achieve reconcili-
ation—to share oil revenues among all of Iraq’s citi-
zens, to put the wealth of Iraq into the rebuilding 
of Iraq, to allow more Iraqis to re-enter their na-
tion’s civic life, to hold local elections, and to take 
responsibility for security in every Iraqi province.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on December 31, 
2007, assistance described in paragraph (2) may be 
provided to the Government of Iraq only if the 
President certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees that— 
(A) the Iraqi Government has approved 
laws to— 
(i) reintegrate Baathists and Arab na-
tionalists into the government; 
(ii) 
disarm, 
demobilize, 
and 
re-
integrate militia members into civilian soci-
ety; and 
(iii) provide for the accruing of oil 
revenues to the central government to be 
shared on the basis of population; 
(B) the Iraqi Government has amended the 
Iraq Constitution as appropriate to guarantee 
the rights of all Iraqi citizens; 
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(C) the Iraqi Government is making sig-
nificant progress to control its security forces, 
including significant progress to ensure that the 
security forces are able to take the lead in secu-
rity operations; and 
(D) each of Iraq’s provinces is under the 
control of provincial Iraqi governmental au-
thorities. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
DESCRIBED.—Assistance re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is assistance provided 
under any provision of law for the Iraqi security 
forces or for the relief and reconstruction of Iraq. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act: 
(1) 
ARMED
FORCES.—The 
term 
‘‘Armed 
Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘congressional 
defense 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
Æ 
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