I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 746 
To provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United States military 
forces and Department of Defense contractors from Iraq, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. WYNN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Ms. LEE, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 
Florida, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. STARK, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CONYERS, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United 
States military forces and Department of Defense con-
tractors from 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Safe and Orderly Withdrawal From Iraq Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and defense contractors 
from Iraq. 
Sec. 3. Transfer of United States military facilities in Iraq. 
Sec. 4. Prohibition on use of funds to further deploy United States Armed 
Forces to Iraq. 
Sec. 5. Assistance to Iraqi Security Forces and multinational forces in Iraq. 
Sec. 6. Continuation of social and economic reconstruction activities in Iraq. 
Sec. 7. Asylum or other means of protection for Iraqi citizens. 
Sec. 8. Definition. 
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS FROM IRAQ. 
(a) COMMENCEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall commence the withdrawal 
of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed in 
Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and contractors 
operating in Iraq and funded using amounts appropriated 
to the Department of Defense. 
(b) COMPLETION OF WITHDRAWAL.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall complete the withdrawal of the Armed 
Forces and defense contractors from Iraq not later than 
the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
the commencement of the withdrawal under subsection 
(a). 
(c) NO INCREASE IN TROOP LEVELS PENDING OR 
DURING WITHDRAWAL.—Funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Defense under 
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any provision of law may not be obligated or expended to 
increase the number of members of the Armed Forces 
serving in Iraq in excess of the number of members serv-
ing in Iraq as of January 1, 2007, unless the increase 
has been specifically authorized in advance by an Act of 
Congress. 
(d) REDEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to restrict the locations outside 
of Iraq to which units and members of the Armed Forces 
withdrawn from Iraq may be redeployed, including rede-
ployment to an adjacent or nearby country at the invita-
tion of the government of the country or redeployment to 
bolster military forces deployed in Afghanistan as part of 
Operation Enduring Freedom. 
(e) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) PERSONNEL
PROVIDING
SECURITY
FOR 
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN IRAQ.— 
The Secretary of Defense may retain in Iraq mem-
bers of the Armed Forces for the purpose of pro-
viding security for the United States Embassy and 
other United States diplomatic missions in Iraq. 
(2) PERSONNEL
INVOLVED
IN
RECONSTRUC-
TION ACTIVITIES.—At the request of the Govern-
ment of Iraq, the Secretary of Defense may retain 
in Iraq members of the Army Corps of Engineers 
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and defense contractors engaged in reconstruction 
projects in Iraq, to the extent necessary to complete 
such projects. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—To carry out the safe 
and orderly withdrawal of the Armed Forces and defense 
contractors from Iraq, as required by this section, the Sec-
retary of Defense may use any funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available to the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILI-
TIES IN IRAQ. 
The President of the United States shall transfer to 
the Government of Iraq all right, title, and interest held 
by the United States in any military facility in Iraq that 
was constructed, repaired, or improved using amounts ap-
propriated to the Department of Defense and occupied by 
a unit of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER DE-
PLOY UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO 
IRAQ. 
Beginning on the date of the completion of the with-
drawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq under section 2(b), 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any 
provision of law may not be obligated or expended to fur-
ther deploy units or members of the Armed Forces to Iraq. 
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SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND MUL-
TINATIONAL FORCES IN IRAQ. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise restrict the use of funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the purpose of providing financial as-
sistance or equipment to the Iraqi Security Forces or the 
multinational forces providing security or training in Iraq 
at the request of the Government of Iraq. 
SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RECON-
STRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any depart-
ment or agency of the United States (other than the De-
partment of Defense) to carry out social and economic re-
construction activities in Iraq at the request of the Gov-
ernment of Iraq. 
SEC. 7. ASYLUM OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTION FOR 
IRAQI CITIZENS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise restrict the authority of the President to ar-
range asylum or other means of protection for Iraqi citi-
zens who might be physically endangered by the with-
drawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq. 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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