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Union Calendar No. 183 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3159 
[Report No. 110–282] 
To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and members 
of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces between 
deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Free-
dom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. HARE, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 
JONES of North Carolina, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. 
LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. REYES) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
JULY 31, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SHAYS, and Ms. ESHOO 
JULY 31, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 24, 2007] 
A BILL 
To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for 
units and members of the regular and reserve compo-
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nents of the Armed Forces between deployments for Op-
eration Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Military 
Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deploy-
ment Policy Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM PERIODS OF REST AND RECUPERATION 
FOR UNITS OF THE ARMED FORCES BETWEEN 
DEPLOYMENTS. 
(a) REGULAR COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No unit of the Armed Forces 
specified in paragraph (3) may be deployed in sup-
port of Operation Iraqi Freedom unless the period be-
tween the most recent previous deployment of the unit 
and a subsequent deployment of the unit is equal to 
or longer than the period of such most recent previous 
deployment. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON OPTIMAL MINIMUM 
PERIOD BETWEEN DEPLOYMENTS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the optimal minimum period between 
the most recent previous deployment of a unit of the 
Armed Forces specified in paragraph (3) and a subse-
quent deployment of the unit in support of Operation 
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Iraqi Freedom should be equal to or longer than twice 
the period of such most recent previous deployment. 
(3) COVERED UNITS.—Subject to subsection (c), 
the units of the Armed Forces specified in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) Units of the regular Army and members 
assigned to those units. 
(B) Units of the regular Marine Corps and 
members assigned to those units. 
(C) Units of the regular Navy and members 
assigned to those units. 
(D) Units of the regular Air Force and 
members assigned to those units. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No unit of the Armed Forces 
specified in paragraph (3) may be deployed in sup-
port of Operation Iraqi Freedom unless the period be-
tween the most recent previous deployment of the unit 
and a subsequent deployment of the unit is at least 
three times longer than the period of such most recent 
previous deployment. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MOBILIZATION AND 
OPTIMAL
MINIMUM
PERIOD
BETWEEN
DEPLOY-
MENTS.—It is the sense of Congress that the units of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces should 
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not be mobilized continuously for more than one year, 
and the optimal minimum period between the pre-
vious deployment of a unit of the Armed Forces speci-
fied in paragraph (3) and a subsequent deployment 
of the unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
should be five years. 
(3) COVERED UNITS.—The units of the Armed 
Forces specified in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) Units of the Army Reserve and mem-
bers assigned to those units. 
(B) Units of the Army National Guard and 
members assigned to those units. 
(C) Units of the Marine Corps Reserve and 
members assigned to those units. 
(D) Units of the Navy Reserve and members 
assigned to those units. 
(E) Units of the Air Force Reserve and 
members assigned to those units. 
(F) Units of the Air National Guard and 
members assigned to those units. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—The limitations in subsections (a) 
and (b) do not apply— 
(1) to special operations forces as identified pur-
suant to section 167(i) of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
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(2) to units of the Armed Forces needed, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense, to assist in the re-
deployment of members of the Armed Forces from 
Iraq to another operational requirement or back to 
their home stations. 
(d) WAIVER BY THE PRESIDENT.—The President may 
waive the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) with respect 
to the deployment of a unit of the Armed Forces to meet 
a threat to the national security interests of the United 
States if the President certifies to Congress within 30 days 
that the deployment of the unit is necessary for such pur-
poses. 
(e) WAIVER BY MILITARY CHIEF OF STAFF OR COM-
MANDANT FOR VOLUNTARY MOBILIZATIONS.— 
(1) ARMY.—With respect to the deployment of a 
member of the Army who has voluntarily requested 
mobilization, the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) 
may be waived by the Chief of Staff of the Army. 
(2) NAVY.—With respect to the deployment of a 
member of the Navy who has voluntarily requested 
mobilization, the limitation in subsection (a) or (b) 
may be waived by the Chief of Naval Operations. 
(3) MARINE CORPS.—With respect to the deploy-
ment of a member of the Marine Corps who has vol-
untarily requested mobilization, the limitation in 
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subsection (a) or (b) may be waived by the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps. 
(4) AIR FORCE.—With respect to the deployment 
of a member of the Air Force who has voluntarily re-
quested mobilization, the limitation in subsection (a) 
or (b) may be waived by the Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) DEPLOYMENT.—The term ‘‘deployment’’ or 
‘‘deployed’’ means the relocation of forces and mate-
riel to desired areas of operations and encompasses all 
activities from origin or home station through des-
tination, including staging, holding, and movement 
in and through the United States and all theaters of 
operation. 
(2) UNIT.—The term ‘‘unit’’ means a unit that 
is deployable and is commanded by a commissioned 
officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps 
serving in the grade of major or, in the case of the 
Navy, lieutenant commander, or a higher grade. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 183 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3159 
[Report No. 110–282] 
A BILL 
To mandate minimum periods of rest and recuper-
ation for units and members of the regular and 
reserve components of the Armed Forces between 
deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Op-
eration Enduring Freedom. 
JULY 31, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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