SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Success in 
Iraq Commemoration Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The invasion of Iraq by the United States 
Armed Forces was one of the best executed military 
operations in the history of modern warfare. 
(2) The Armed Forces successfully toppled the 
regime of Saddam Hussein and captured the key cit-
ies of a large nation in only 21 days. 
(3) The Armed Forces in Iraq performed mag-
nificently in capturing or killing key enemies of the 
United States, including key operatives of al Qaida; 
Tariq Aziz, the former deputy prime-minister of 
Iraq; Uday Hussein and Qusay Hussein, the sons of 
Saddam Hussein and two of the regime’s most ac-
complished practitioners of cruelty, barbarism, and 
terror; Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as ‘‘Chem-
ical Ali’’; and the dictator of Baghdad himself, Sad-
dam Hussein. 
(4) Because of the skill and dedication of the 
members of the Armed Forces, the entire world has 
now been assured that Iraq does not possess weap-
ons of mass destruction that could threaten the 
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United States or any member nation of the inter-
national community. 
(5) The success of the military operations con-
ducted by the Armed Forces in Iraq and the depos-
ing of Saddam Hussein removed a significant threat 
to the security of United States allies in the Middle 
East region. 
(6) The Armed Forces performed magnificently 
in conducting military operations designed to ensure 
that the people of Iraq enjoy the benefits of a demo-
cratically-elected government governing a county 
that is capable of sustaining itself economically and 
politically and defending itself militarily. 
(7) Since March 2003, the Armed Forces have 
trained more 160,000 Iraqi security personnel. 
(8) In June 2004, the Armed Forces facilitated 
the transfer of sovereignty from the Coalition Provi-
sional Authority to the interim Government of Iraq, 
which governed Iraq until December 2005 when na-
tional elections were held in which more than 8 mil-
lion Iraqi men and women voted in elections that 
were free and fair. 
(9) In October 2005, Saddam Hussein was cap-
tured by the Armed Forces and turned over to the 
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Government of Iraq to stand trial on charges of 
crimes against humanity. 
SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY CONCERNING ACHIEVE-
MENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AUTHOR-
IZATION 
FOR 
USE 
OF 
MILITARY 
FORCE 
AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002. 
Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 
(1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
243; approved on October 16, 2002) is the basis of 
authority pursuant to which the President launched 
the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. 
(2) Public Law 107–243 authorized the Presi-
dent to use military force against Iraq to achieve the 
following two objectives: 
(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 ensuring that the regime of 
Saddam Hussein would not provide weap-
ons of mass destruction to international 
terrorists, including al Qaida; 
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(iii) by changing the Iraqi regime so 
that Saddam Hussein and his Baathist re-
gime no longer pose a threat to the people 
of Iraq or Iraq’s neighbors; and 
(iv) by bringing to justice any mem-
bers of al Qaida 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. 
(B) To enforce all relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. 
(3) The objectives of Public Law 107–243 de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(2) have in fact been achieved. 
SEC. 4. PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRA-
TION COMMEMORATING MILITARY SUCCESS 
IN IRAQ. 
Congress encourages the President to issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States to 
observe a national day of celebration commemorating mili-
tary success in Iraq. 
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SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES COM-
MEMORATING MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Defense may award 
grants to State and local governments for the following 
purposes: 
(1) To conduct suitable activities commemo-
rating military success in Iraq. 
(2) To create appropriate memorials honoring 
those who lost their lives securing military success in 
Iraq. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Defense such funds as may 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 6. GRANTS FOR VETERANS OF OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall award to each veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
a grant in the amount of $5,000. The purpose of the grant 
is to facilitate the veteran’s transition to civilian life. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such funds 
as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
Æ 
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