I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 66 
To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in achieving 
the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to terminate the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
(Public Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthorization to con-
tinue deployment of the Armed Forces to Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Armed Services, 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 recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed 
Forces in achieving the military objectives of the United 
States in Iraq, to terminate the Authorization for Use 
of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub-
lic Law 107–243), to require congressional reauthoriza-
tion to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to 
Iraq, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Success in 
Iraq And Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Rec-
onciliation in Iraq Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 101. Declarations of policy. 
Sec. 102. Repeal of Public Law 107–243. 
Sec. 103. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and contractor security 
forces from Iraq. 
TITLE II—DIPLOMATIC SURGE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND 
SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009 
Sec. 201. United States policy. 
Sec. 202. Presidential actions. 
Sec. 203. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 204. Reports. 
TITLE I—MILITARY SUCCESS IN 
IRAQ ACT OF 2009 
SEC. 101. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY. 
Congress makes the following declarations of policy: 
(1) The authorization for use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is the sole basis of au-
thority under which the President of the United 
States launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003. 
(2) Congress authorized the President to use 
military force against Iraq to achieve the following 
two objectives: 
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(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 changing the Iraqi regime so 
that Saddam Hussein and his Baathist 
party no longer posed a threat to the peo-
ple of Iraq or its neighbors; 
(iii) by bringing to justice any mem-
bers of al Qaeda 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; and 
(iv) by ensuring that the regime of 
Saddam Hussein would not provide weap-
ons of mass destruction to international 
terrorists, including al Qaeda. 
(B) To enforce all relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. 
(3) Whenever military force is authorized pur-
suant to an Act of Congress, such authorization of 
military force automatically expires upon the 
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achievement of the objectives stated in the Act of 
Congress. 
(4) Congress has the ultimate authority to de-
termine when and whether the objectives stated in 
an Act of Congress which authorizes the use of mili-
tary force have been achieved. 
SEC. 102. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the objectives of the authorization for use of 
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
(Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) have 
been achieved; and 
(2) the authorization of military force contained 
in Public Law 107–243 has expired. 
(b) REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243.—The Au-
thorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu-
tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 
is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 
103. 
WITHDRAWAL 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
CONTRACTOR 
SECURITY 
FORCES FROM IRAQ. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL
OF ARMED FORCES
AND CON-
TRACTOR SECURITY FORCES FROM IRAQ.—Not later than 
October 1, 2009, or 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever shall occur first, all units and 
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