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withdrawn from Iraq.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 2009 
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 non-neighboring 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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