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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3142 
To declare that it is the policy of the United States not to maintain a 
long-term or permanent military presence in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2005 
Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. INS-
LEE, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. MCDERMOTT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To declare that it is the policy of the United States not 
to maintain a long-term or permanent military presence 
in Iraq. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iraq Sovereignty Pro-
motion Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
(1) On April 13, 2004, President George W. 
Bush stated that ‘‘as a proud and independent peo-
ple, Iraqis do not support an indefinite occupation 
and neither does America’’ and that the United 
States will remain in Iraq ‘‘as long as necessary and 
not one day more’’. 
(2) On February 17, 2005, Secretary of De-
fense Donald Rumsfeld assured the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate that ‘‘we have no in-
tention, at the present time, of putting permanent 
bases in Iraq’’. 
(3) The clear majority of voters interviewed in 
exit polls during Iraq’s January 2005 election cited 
their desire to see an end to the United States and 
foreign military occupation as a major impetus for 
voting. 
(4) The perception that the United States in-
tends to permanently occupy Iraq aids insurgent 
groups in recruiting supporters and fuels violent ac-
tivity. 
(5) The lack of a clear statement that the 
United States does not seek a long-term or perma-
nent presence in Iraq perpetuates the perception 
among Iraqis that the United States has aims in 
Iraq other than the promotion of democracy.
(6) A clear statement that the United States 
does not seek a long-term or permanent presence in 
Iraq does not imply the setting of a particular dead-
line, time frame, or exit strategy. 
(7) 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 regain through their elected representatives the 
full exercise of national sovereignty, including con-
trol over security and public safety. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States supports the men and 
women of the United States Armed Forces, the peo-
ple of Iraq, and the leaders of Iraq’s elected govern-
ment; and 
(2) the people of the United States support the 
Iraqi people’s desire to rebuild Iraq as a fully sov-
ereign, stable, and peaceful democratic country. 
SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States not to maintain 
a long-term or permanent military presence in Iraq. 
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