I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 780 
To provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan 
shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for the 
safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the 
Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who 
are in Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2011 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
HONDA, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
KUCINICH, Mr. FILNER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. BASS of 
California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. CHU, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE of Texas, Mr. JONES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
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 provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces 
in Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for 
purposes of providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal 
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from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces 
and Department of Defense contractor personnel who 
are in Afghanistan. 
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 ‘‘Responsible End to 
the War in Afghanistan Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to ensure that 
funds made available for operations of the Armed Forces 
in Afghanistan are to be used only for purposes of pro-
viding for the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghani-
stan of all members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR OPERATIONS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under any provision of law for operations 
of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan shall be obligated and 
expended only for purposes of providing for the safe and 
orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of 
the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor 
personnel who are in Afghanistan. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed— 
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(1) to authorize the use of funds for the con-
tinuation of combat operations in Afghanistan while 
carrying out the safe and orderly withdrawal from 
Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces 
and Department of Defense contractor personnel 
who are in Afghanistan; and 
(2) to prohibit or otherwise restrict the use of 
funds available to any department or agency of the 
United States to carry out diplomatic efforts or hu-
manitarian, development, or general reconstruction 
activities in Afghanistan. 
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