IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 501 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States 
should submit the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces 
agreement by not later than June 1, 2007. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2006 
Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) 
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of 
the United States should submit the Government of Iraq 
a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement by not later 
than June 1, 2007. 
Whereas the United States is currently maintaining a signifi-
cant military presence within the Republic of Iraq; 
Whereas the people of Iraq have expressed repeated concern 
about the status of United States Armed Forces in their 
country; 
Whereas Iraq is a sovereign nation, having regained its sov-
ereignty on June 28, 2004, meaning that it is capable of 
being party to bilateral and multilateral treaties; 
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•HCON 501 IH 
Whereas the Interim Constitution of Iraq, in recognizing Co-
alition Provisional Order Number 17 (relating to status 
of forces), establishes a precedent that will not be incor-
porated into the permanent constitutional law of Iraq; 
Whereas a status-of-forces agreement is a standard bilateral 
agreement entered into between two countries when the 
military forces of one country operate within the sov-
ereign territory of the other country; 
Whereas a status-of-forces agreement is an important meas-
ure taken both to underline the sovereignty of the host 
country and to protect the military justice system of the 
visiting country; 
Whereas The New York Times reported on November 29, 
2006, that Stephen Hadley, the National Security Advi-
sor, wrote a memorandum to President George W. Bush 
stating that a status-of-forces agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Iraq should be negotiated over the next year; 
and 
Whereas United States Armed Forces currently operate 
under status-of-forces agreements within the territory of 
Japan, South Korea, and many other countries: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Government of the United States should 
submit the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral sta-
tus-of-forces agreement by not later than June 1, 
2007; and 
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•HCON 501 IH 
(2) 
the 
draft 
status-of-forces 
agreement 
should— 
(A) address the sovereign rights of Iraq, 
underlining that the United States is not an oc-
cupying power; 
(B) subject to negotiation with the Govern-
ment of Iraq, address the legal status of United 
States personnel in Iraq, including the rights of 
United States personnel in civil and criminal 
matters that are subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Government of Iraq; and 
(C) subject to negotiation with the Govern-
ment 
of 
Iraq, 
establish 
primacy 
and 
coordinative mechanisms with respect to inves-
tigations and operations involving United States 
and Iraqi forces, including civilian police forces. 
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