SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 30, 2007, Tony Snow, the Presi-
dent’s press secretary, said that President Bush en-
visions a United States military presence in Iraq ‘‘as 
we have in South Korea’’, where American troops 
have been stationed for more than 50 years. 
(2) On June 1, 2007, Secretary of Defense 
Robert Gates elaborated on the President’s idea of 
a ‘‘long and enduring presence’’ in Iraq, of which 
the ‘‘Korea model’’ is one example. 
(3) These statements run counter to previous 
statements issued by the President and other admin-
istration officials. 
(4) On April 13, 2004, the President said, ‘‘As 
a proud and independent people, Iraqis do not sup-
port an indefinite occupation and neither does Amer-
ica.’’. 
(5) On February 6, 2007, Secretary Robert 
Gates stated in testimony before Congress, ‘‘we cer-
tainly have no desire for permanent bases in Iraq.’’. 
(6) On February 16, 2006, Secretary of De-
fense Donald Rumsfeld stated in testimony before 
Congress, ‘‘We have no desire to have our forces 
permanently in that country. We have no plans or
discussions underway to have permanent bases in 
that country.’’. 
(7) On March 24, 2006, the United States Am-
bassador to Iraq, Zalmay Kahilzad stated that the 
United States has ‘‘no goal of establishing perma-
nent bases in Iraq.’’. 
(8) On October 25, 2006, the President stated, 
‘‘Any decisions on permanency in Iraq will be made 
by the Iraqi government.’’, in response to a question 
whether the United States wanted to maintain per-
manent military bases in Iraq. 
(9) On February 6, 2007, Secretary Gates said, 
‘‘We will make that decision, sir’’ in response to the 
question: ‘‘Is that still our policy, that we’re going 
to be there [Iraq] as long as the [Iraqi] government 
asks us to be there? ... Is our presence left up to the 
Iraqis or do we make the decision?’’. 
(10) The perception that the United States in-
tends to permanently occupy Iraq aids insurgent 
groups in recruiting supporters and fuels violent ac-
tivity. 
(11) A clear statement that the United States 
does not seek a long-term or permanent presence in 
Iraq would send a strong signal to the people of Iraq 
and the international community that the United
States fully supports the efforts of the Iraqi people 
to exercise full national sovereignty, including con-
trol over security and public safety. 
(12) The Iraq Study Group Report rec-
ommends: ‘‘The President should state that the 
United States does not seek permanent military 
bases in Iraq. If the Iraqi government were to re-
quest a temporary base or bases, then the United 
States government could consider that request as it 
would in the case of any other government.’’; and 
‘‘The President should restate that the United 
States does not seek to control Iraq’s oil.’’. 
(13) The House of Representatives has passed 
6 separate bills prohibiting or expressing opposition 
to the establishment of permanent military bases in 
Iraq including three of which have been enacted into 
law by the President: Public Law 109–289, Public 
Law 109–364, Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States not to establish 
any military installation or base for the purpose of pro-
viding for the permanent stationing of United States 
Armed Forces in Iraq and not to exercise United States 
control of the oil resources of Iraq.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
No funds made available by any Act of Congress shall 
be obligated or expended for a purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or 
base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States economic control 
of the oil resources of Iraq. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2929 
AN ACT 
To limit the use of funds to establish any military 
installation or base for the purpose of providing 
for the permanent stationing of United States 
Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United 
States economic control of the oil resources of 
Iraq.