TITLE I—POLICY ON REDEPLOYMENT AND 
CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS IN IRAQ 
SEC. 101. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the war in Iraq should end as safely and 
quickly as possible and our troops should be brought 
home; 
(2) the performance of United States military 
personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan should be com-
mended, their courage and sacrifice have been excep-
tional, and when they come home, their service 
should be recognized appropriately; and 
(3) the primary purpose of funds made avail-
able by this Act should be to transition the mission 
of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and under-
take their redeployment, and not to extend or pro-
long the war. 
SEC. 102. (a) No person in the custody or under the 
effective control of the United States Government shall be 
subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not 
authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field 
Manual FM2–22.3 Human Intelligence Collector Oper-
ations. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
person in the custody or under the effective control of the 
United States Government pursuant to a criminal law or 
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immigration law of the United States. Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the rights under the 
United States Constitution of any person in the custody 
or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 
enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 
United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
(done at New York on December 10, 1984)— 
(1) section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(2) section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 
regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations; and 
(3) sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 
of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
148). 
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SEC. 104. (a) The Congress finds that United States 
military units should not enter into combat unless they 
are fully capable of performing their assigned mission. The 
Congress further finds that this is the policy of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to deploy any unit 
of the Armed Forces to Iraq unless the President has cer-
tified in writing to the Committees on Appropriations and 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives at least 15 days in advance of 
the deployment that the unit is ‘‘fully mission capable’’. 
(c) For the purposes of subsection (b) the term ‘‘fully 
mission capable’’ means capable of performing a unit’s as-
signed mission to the prescribed standards under the con-
ditions expected in the theater of operation, consistent 
with the guidelines set forth in the Department of De-
fense’s Defense Readiness Reporting System. 
(d) The President, by certifying in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives that the deployment to Iraq of a unit that is not 
assessed fully mission capable is required for reasons of 
national security and by submitting along with a certifi-
cation a report in classified and unclassified form detailing 
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the particular reason or reasons why the unit’s deployment 
is necessary, may waive the limitations prescribed in sub-
section (b) on a unit-by-unit basis. 
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act are available immediately for obligation to plan 
and execute a safe and orderly redeployment of United 
States Armed Forces from Iraq. 
(b) Within 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
President shall commence an immediate and orderly rede-
ployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, which 
shall be implemented as part of the comprehensive re-
gional stability plan described in subsection (g). The 
President shall endeavor to begin such redeployment with 
units of the Armed Forces that have been deployed in ex-
cess of 365 days, except to the extent those units are need-
ed to provide for the safe withdrawal of other units of the 
Armed Forces or to protect United States and Coalition 
personnel and infrastructure. 
(c) The reduction in United States Armed Forces re-
quired by this section shall be implemented in conjunction 
with a comprehensive diplomatic, political and economic 
strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq’s 
neighbors and the international community for the pur-
pose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq. 
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(d) The goal for the completion of the transition of 
United States Armed Forces to a limited presence and 
missions as described in subsection (e) shall be a date that 
is not later than December 15, 2008. 
(e) After the conclusion of the reduction and transi-
tion of United States Armed Forces to a limited presence 
as required by this section, the Secretary of Defense may 
deploy or maintain members of the Armed Forces in Iraq 
only for the following missions: 
(1) Protecting United States diplomatic facili-
ties, United States Armed Forces, and American 
citizens. 
(2) Conducting limited training, equipping, and 
providing logistical and intelligence support to the 
Iraqi Security forces. 
(3) Engaging in targeted counterterrorism op-
erations 
against 
al-Qaeda, 
al-Qaeda 
affiliated 
groups, and other terrorist organizations in Iraq. 
(f) Not later than February 1, 2008, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth the following: 
(1) The current plan for and the status of the 
reduction of United States Armed Forces in Iraq 
and the transition of the Armed Forces in Iraq to 
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