eration Iraqi Freedom shall be deployed outside of 
Iraq, to locations within the Middle East or South-
west Asia regions or to other regions or nations, or 
returned to the United States. 
(3) PURPOSE AND PACE OF REDEPLOYMENT.— 
The redeployment required by this subsection shall 
be carried out for the purposes of both enhancing 
global security interests of the United States and 
improving the military readiness of the United 
States. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
the redeployment is carried out at a deliberate, or-
derly pace that allows for the full security of mem-
bers of the Armed Services. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS
TO
REDEPLOYMENT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The redeployment required by subsection (a) 
shall not apply to the following: 
(1) 
SPECIAL
OPERATIONS
FORCES
AND 
COUNTER-TERRORISM
OPERATIONS.—Special oper-
ations forces assigned outside of Iraq that conduct 
either targeted counter-terrorism operations or peri-
odic support operations of the Iraqi security forces 
in Iraq. 
(2) MILITARY LIAISON TEAMS.—Military or ci-
vilian personnel on military liaison teams involved in 
military-to-military contacts and comparable activi-
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ties between the United States and Iraq, as author-
ized under section 168 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(3) AIR SUPPORT.—Members of the Air Force, 
Navy, and Marine Corps assigned to locations out-
side Iraq for purposes of conducting air operations 
in Iraq (including air operations in support of com-
bat operations) to support the Iraqi security forces. 
(4) SECURITY FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS IN IRAQ.—Members of the Armed Forces 
providing security for the United States Embassy 
and other United States diplomatic missions in Iraq. 
(5) DEFENSE ATTACHE.—Personnel conducting 
routine functions of the Office of Defense Attache. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
Effective six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense under any provision 
of law for Operation Iraqi Freedom may not be obligated 
or expended to support more than 115,000 members of 
the United States Armed Forces within Iraq, with a goal 
of no funding for troops in Iraq within twenty months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS BY THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) UNITED
STATES
LEADERSHIP.—The United 
States should take a leadership role in diplomatic efforts 
and negotiations necessary for countries in the region, in-
cluding Iran and Syria, to work together to ensure the 
long-term stability of Iraq, which is in the best interests 
of such countries and the United States. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE.—The United 
States should convene an international conference to bring 
together countries throughout the world to provide eco-
nomic aid for rebuilding the infrastructure of Iraq and 
other reconstruction efforts in Iraq that are essential to 
ensure the long-term stability of Iraq and America’s na-
tional security. 
Æ 
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