SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and 
Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 
FROM IRAQ 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 103. Repeal of Public Law 107–243. 
Sec. 104. Disengagement of United States Armed Forces and contractor secu-
rity forces from Iraq. 
Sec. 105. Prohibition on permanent United States military installations in Iraq. 
Sec. 106. Deployment of international stabilization force to Iraq. 
Sec. 107. Closure of detention centers operated by United States in Iraq. 
Sec. 108. Liability of United States for certain acts against prisoners and de-
tainees in Iraq. 
Sec. 109. Limitation on total number of United States Government personnel 
at United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. 
Sec. 110. Prohibition on production sharing agreements for Iraqi petroleum re-
sources. 
Sec. 111. Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group. 
Sec. 112. Assistance to support international efforts for political reconciliation 
in Iraq. 
TITLE II—COMPREHENSIVE POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN IRAQ 
Sec. 201. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 202. Plan to initiate a diplomatic surge to bring an expeditious end to the 
occupation of Iraq. 
Sec. 203. Deployment of the Armed Forces to achieve an over-the-horizon mili-
tary presence for the purpose of targeting global terrorism. 
Sec. 204. Commission on Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq. 
TITLE 
I—REDEPLOYMENT 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
ARMED 
FORCES FROM IRAQ 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The brave men and women of the United 
States Armed Forces continue to serve with distinc-
tion in Iraq and have earned the respect and grati-
tude of the American people. 
(2) On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying 
the 
words 
‘‘Mission 
Accomplished,’’ 
President 
George W. Bush stated: ‘‘Major combat operations 
in Iraq have ended.’’. At that point, the occupation 
of Iraq began. 
(3) The civilian leadership at the Department 
of Defense has failed to adequately support United 
States Armed Forces in Iraq, which were not trained 
to carry out an occupation and did not receive the 
proper equipment to achieve their stated mission. 
(4) The occupation of Iraq has made the 
United States economically and militarily weaker, 
has made the United States less safe because it has 
enhanced the recruitment of terrorists, and has di-
minished America’s prestige and influence in the 
world. 
(5) Iraq is embroiled in a civil war character-
ized by daily occurrences of retaliation and revenge, 
fueled by the occupation of Iraq by United States 
Armed Forces. The civil war in Iraq was predicted 
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by United States military commanders before the 
2003 occupation of Iraq. 
(6) The United States has pursued military ac-
tion rather than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and 
has reduced reconstruction efforts in Iraq. 
(7) On May 13, 2003, the President stated, 
‘‘We will stay as long as necessary to make sure that 
the Iraqi people have a government of, by and for 
the Iraqi people. And then we’ll come home.’’. 
(8) On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people 
participated in elections to directly elect a full-term 
government. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 
and other high-ranking Iraqi Government officials, 
as well as leaders from the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurd-
ish communities in Iraq, have since called for a 
timetable for the withdrawal of United States Armed 
Forces from Iraq. 
(9) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has 
stated that Iraqi political leaders must bring security 
and stability to Iraq. 
(10) During the summer of 2006, General 
George Casey, the top United States military com-
mander in Iraq, proposed a plan for the deployment 
from Iraq of a substantial portion of United States 
Armed Forces and briefed the President accordingly. 
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(11) United States military commanders in 
Iraq, including General David Petraeus, have repeat-
edly stated that there is no military solution to the 
turmoil in Iraq. 
(12) In the United States elections held on No-
vember 7, 2006, the American people clearly voted 
for a change in United States policy in Iraq and in 
favor of United States military disengagement from 
Iraq. 
(13) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq 
Study Group recommended against the United 
States making an open-ended commitment to keep 
large numbers of United States troops deployed in 
Iraq. 
(14) Furthermore, the Iraq Study Group rec-
ommended that the primary mission of United 
States forces in Iraq should evolve to one supporting 
the Iraqi army, which should take over responsibility 
for combat operations. 
(15) In particular, the Iraq Study Group con-
cluded that by the end of the first quarter of 2008, 
all United States combat brigades not necessary for 
force protection could be withdrawn from Iraq, sub-
ject to unexpected developments in the situation on 
the ground, and urged a fundamental change in mis-
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sion wherein remaining United States combat forces 
should be deployed only in units embedded with 
Iraqi forces, in rapid-reaction and special operations 
teams, and in training, equipping, advising, force 
protection, and search and rescue. 
(16) In disregard of these bipartisan rec-
ommendations, the President on January 10, 2007, 
ordered a surge of 30,000 additional United States 
troops be deployed to Iraq for the expressed purpose 
of providing Iraqi leaders inside and outside of the 
central government until September 2007 to nego-
tiate, reconcile, and achieve much-needed funda-
mental reforms deemed essential to attaining greater 
stability, curbing sectarian violence, and re-building 
civil society and respect for the rule of law in Iraq. 
(17) No substantial progress has been made to-
ward achievement of the aforementioned reforms 
within the Iraqi body politic. 
(18) Consequently, an even greater majority of 
the American people are opposed to prolonging an 
open-ended deployment of United States Armed 
Forces in Iraq and concur with the recommendation 
of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the Presi-
dent should publicly renounce any United States de-
sire for permanent military bases in Iraq. 
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SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
Congress declares that it is the policy of the United 
States— 
(1) to commence the safe and orderly redeploy-
ment of United States troops and military contrac-
tors and end the military occupation of Iraq on the 
basis of the findings specified in section 101; 
(2) to pursue security and stability in Iraq 
through diplomacy; 
(3) to help preserve the territorial integrity of 
Iraq as a nation state and establish a strong, effec-
tive, and democratic central government consistent 
with the provisions of the Constitution of Iraq; 
(4) to take all appropriate measures to account 
for any missing members of the United States 
Armed Forces or United States citizens in Iraq; and 
(5) to turn over all internal security activities 
and military operations in Iraq to the elected Gov-
ernment of Iraq not later than the end of the one- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 103. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 
1541 note) is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 104. DISENGAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
CONTRACTOR 
SECURITY 
FORCES FROM IRAQ. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL OF ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than the end of the one-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
all United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq as 
part of Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be withdrawn 
from Iraq and returned to the United States or re-
deployed outside of the Middle East. 
(2) LIMITED PRESENCE.—After the end of the 
one-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may deploy or 
maintain not more than 500 members of the United 
States Armed Forces in Iraq to protect the United 
States Embassy in Baghdad and to safeguard Amer-
icans remaining in Iraq for nonmilitary purposes. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL
OF
CONTRACTOR
SECURITY 
FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 
the one-year period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, all security forces under contract 
or subcontract with the United States Government 
and working in Iraq shall be withdrawn from Iraq. 
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(2) TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS.—The con-
tract or subcontract providing for the use of such se-
curity forces shall be terminated as soon as prac-
ticable after the forces are withdrawn. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONTINUE 
DEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES AND CONTRACTOR SE-
CURITY FORCES IN IRAQ.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under any provision of law may not be obli-
gated or expended to deploy or continue to deploy 
members or units of the United States Armed 
Forces or contractor security forces to Iraq as part 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to the use of funds— 
(A) to provide for the safe and orderly 
withdrawal of the Armed Forces and contractor 
security forces from Iraq pursuant to sub-
sections (a) and (b); or 
(B) to ensure the security of Iraq and its 
transition to democratic rule by carrying out 
consultations with the Government of Iraq, 
other foreign governments, the North Atlantic 
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Treaty Organization, the United Nations, and 
other international organizations. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise restrict 
the use of funds available to any department or agency 
of the United States, other than the Department of De-
fense, to carry out social and economic reconstruction ac-
tivities in Iraq. 
(e) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 105. PROHIBITION ON PERMANENT UNITED STATES 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN IRAQ. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No permanent or long-term mili-
tary installation, which is designed or intended to be occu-
pied by a unit of the United States Armed Forces after 
the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq pursuant 
to section 104(a), may be constructed in Iraq unless ex-
plicitly approved by Congress in the form of a treaty or 
statute. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF
MILITARY
FACILITIES.—The 
President of the United States shall transfer to the Gov-
ernment of Iraq all right, title, and interest held by the 
United States in any military facility in Iraq that was con-
structed, repaired, or improved using amounts appro-
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priated to the Department of Defense and occupied by a 
unit of the United States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 106. DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZA-
TION FORCE TO IRAQ. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT.—If requested jointly by the execu-
tive and legislative branches of the Government of Iraq 
(including with the support of the National Assembly of 
Iraq), the President of the United States is authorized to 
support the deployment of an international stabilization 
force to Iraq to enhance public security in Iraq after the 
withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq pur-
suant to section 104(a). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the deployment of the international stabilization 
force to Iraq described in subsection (a) should commence 
not later than the end of the one-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act, and terminate not 
later than the end of the two-year period beginning on 
the date of commencement of such deployment. 
SEC. 107. CLOSURE OF DETENTION CENTERS OPERATED BY 
UNITED STATES IN IRAQ. 
(a) CLOSURE REQUIRED.—No later than the end of 
the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act, all detention centers operated by the United 
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States Armed Forces in Iraq or operated under contract 
with the United States Government in Iraq shall be closed. 
(b) TREATMENT OF REMAINING PRISONERS AND DE-
TAINEES.— 
(1) INDICTED IRAQIS WHO SERVED IN SADDAM 
HUSSEIN REGIME.—An Iraqi prisoner or detainee in 
a detention center closed under subsection (a) who 
served in the regime of Saddam Hussein and has 
been indicted by the Government of Iraq as of the 
date of the closure of the center shall be transferred 
from United States custody to the control of Iraqi 
authorities. 
(2) OTHER IRAQIS WHO SERVED IN SADDAM 
HUSSEIN REGIME.—An Iraqi prisoner or detainee in 
a detention center closed under subsection (a) who 
served in the regime of Saddam Hussein and is sus-
pected of crimes, but who has not been indicted as 
of the date of the closure of the center, shall be 
transferred from United States custody to the con-
trol of Iraqi authorities. All records held by the 
United States related to the prisoner or detainee 
shall be transferred to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice 
and related courts. 
(3) RELEASE OF CERTAIN IRAQIS.—An Iraqi 
prisoner or detainee in a detention center closed 
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under subsection (a) who is suspected or accused 
solely of participation in the insurgency, but no spe-
cific crime, shall be released. 
(4) NON-IRAQIS
WHO
PARTICIPATED
IN
THE 
IRAQI
INSURGENCY.—A non-Iraqi prisoner or de-
tainee in a detention center closed under subsection 
(a) who is suspected or accused of participation in 
the insurgency shall be transferred to the control of 
the International Committee of the Red Crescent in 
collaboration with the International Committee of 
the Red Cross. 
(5) 
AL-QAEDA
MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 
any of the preceding paragraphs, a prisoner or de-
tainee in a detention center closed under subsection 
(a) who is suspected or accused of being a member 
of, or associated with, the terrorist group al-Qaeda 
shall be brought to the United States for indictment 
and trial, as determined in a United States court of 
law. 
SEC. 108. LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN ACTS 
AGAINST PRISONERS AND DETAINEES IN 
IRAQ. 
(a) LIABILITY.— 
(1) TORTURE.—Any citizen or national of Iraq 
or of any other foreign country who was imprisoned 
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or detained in Iraq by a covered person during the 
period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending at 
the conclusion of the one-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, may bring an ac-
tion against the United States in an appropriate 
court of the United States for money damages for 
personal injury or death caused by an act of torture 
committed by a covered person, during such impris-
onment or detention, in violation of the obligations 
of the United States under international law or in 
violation of any law of the United States (if the im-
prisonment or detention had occurred in the United 
States). 
(2) ILLEGAL IMPRISONMENT OR DETENTION.— 
Any citizen or national of Iraq or of any other for-
eign country who was imprisoned or detained in Iraq 
by a covered person in violation of the obligations of 
the United States under international law or in vio-
lation of any law of the United States (if the impris-
onment or detention had occurred in the United 
States) during the period beginning on March 19, 
2003, and ending at the conclusion of the one-year 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, may bring an action against the United States 
in an appropriate court of the United States for 
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money damages for personal injury or death in-
curred by reason of such imprisonment or detention. 
(b) JURISDICTION.—The United States district 
courts shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, of any civil action 
against the United States under subsection (a). 
(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—An action under this 
section is barred unless it is commenced within 5 years 
after the cause of action arose. 
(d) NATURE
OF REMEDY.—The remedy provided 
under this section is in addition to any other remedy pro-
vided by law. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
PERSON.—The term ‘‘covered 
person’’ means— 
(A) any member of the United States 
Armed Forces; 
(B) any other officer or employee of the 
United States Government; or 
(C) any employee of security forces under 
contract or subcontract with the United States 
Government. 
(2) TORTURE.—The term ‘‘torture’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Torture 
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Victim Protection Act of 1991 (28 U.S.C. 1350 
note). 
SEC. 109. LIMITATION ON TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITED 
STATES 
GOVERNMENT 
PERSONNEL 
AT 
UNITED 
STATES 
EMBASSY 
IN 
BAGHDAD, 
IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the total number of officers and employees 
of the United States Government assigned to the United 
States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, may not exceed 500 
individuals, not including the members of the United 
States Armed Forces described in section 104(a)(2). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect beginning on the first day after the conclusion of the 
one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 110. PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREE-
MENTS FOR IRAQI PETROLEUM RESOURCES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—On or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, no department, agency, or other entity 
of the Government of the United States and no national 
of the United States may enter into a contract of longer 
than thirty days for the development, production, or mar-
keting of petroleum resources in Iraq. 
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(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall cease to be effec-
tive beginning on the date on which the President of the 
United States certifies to Congress that the Government 
of Iraq has established and is enforcing laws that provide 
for the regulation of activities of foreign governments and 
foreign nationals pursuant to contracts for the develop-
ment, production, or marketing of petroleum resources in 
Iraq. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘national 
of the United States’’ means— 
(1) a natural person who is a citizen of the 
United States or who owes permanent allegiance to 
the United States or is an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence in the United States, as de-
fined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)); or 
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other busi-
ness association that is organized under the laws of 
the United States, any State or territory thereof, or 
the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 111. IRAQI-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEETINGS.—There is es-
tablished an Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Group’’). 
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(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Group shall be composed of 
not more than 24 Members of Congress, who shall be ap-
pointed to meet annually, including at times when Con-
gress is not in session, with representatives of the National 
Assembly of the Republic of Iraq for discussion of common 
problems in the interest of relations between Iraq and the 
United States. The Members of Congress so appointed 
shall be referred to as the ‘‘United States group’’ of the 
Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Of the Members 
of Congress appointed to the Group— 
(1) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives from among Members 
of the House (not fewer than four of whom shall be 
Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs); and 
(2) half shall be appointed by the President Pro 
Tempore of the Senate, upon recommendations of 
the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, 
from among Members of the Senate (not fewer than 
four of whom shall be members of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority 
leaders of the Senate determine otherwise. 
(d) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
(1) 
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES.—The 
Speaker of the House of Representatives shall des-
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tion or the Senate delegation of the United States group 
shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers 
in the auditing of the accounts of the United States group. 
(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after 
the conclusion of a fiscal year with respect to which an 
appropriation was made for the United States group, the 
United States group shall submit to Congress a report 
containing information relating to its expenditures under 
such appropriation. 
SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EF-
FORTS FOR POLITICAL RECONCILIATION IN 
IRAQ. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report 
found that ‘‘national reconciliation is essential to re-
duce further violence and maintain the unity of 
Iraq’’. 
(2) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report 
recommended that diplomats work to ‘‘energize 
countries to support national political reconciliation 
in Iraq’’. 
(3) The January 2007 National Security Coun-
cil report, entitled the Iraq Strategy Review, set an 
objective to ‘‘foster the conditions for Iraqi national 
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reconciliation, but with the Iraqi government clearly 
in the lead’’. 
(4) United States Ambassador Ryan Crocker, 
in testimony to Congress on September 10, 2007, 
noted that the United States ‘‘will continue our ef-
forts to assist Iraqis in the pursuit of national rec-
onciliation’’. 
(5) In 2006, the Iraqi Government announced 
the creation of the National Council for the Rec-
onciliation. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) strongly supports reconciliation efforts with-
in Iraq; and 
(2) strongly supports the creation of an Iraqi- 
supported international commitment to reconciliation 
in Iraq and a safe and secure future for the Iraqi 
people. 
(c) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.—The purpose of as-
sistance under this section is to support international ef-
forts to encourage peaceful and positive contact, dialogue, 
and reconciliation among the Iraqi people. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi-
dent of the United States Institute of Peace is authorized 
to provide assistance to carry out the purpose of sub-
section (c). 
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(e) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be 
supported by assistance under subsection (d) include— 
(1) preventing violent conflicts in Iraq; 
(2) promoting post-conflict stability and devel-
opment in Iraq; 
(3) increasing conflict management capacity, 
tools, and intellectual capital within Iraq; 
(4) promoting tolerance and forgiveness; and 
(5) facilitating dialogue in the region. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Presi-
dent of the United States Institute of Peace 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
(2) 
OTHER
PROVISIONS.—Amounts 
appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions under paragraph (1)— 
(A) may be referred to as the ‘‘Political 
Reconciliation in Iraq Fund’’; and 
(B) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
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TITLE 
II—COMPREHENSIVE 
POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN 
IRAQ 
SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to work with the Government of Iraq and 
the international community to provide for the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq. 
(b) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the pol-
icy described in subsection (a), priority should be given 
to carrying out reconstruction activities such as— 
(1) redeveloping Iraqi civilian institutions; 
(2) supporting independent, nonprofit Iraqi 
think tanks dedicated to developing peace and non- 
violent conflict resolution strategies and to devel-
oping education and training materials, basic and 
applied research opportunities, and information serv-
ices to promote domestic tranquility and inter-
national peace; 
(3) rebuilding public health infrastructure, in-
cluding restoring hospitals and clinics and the pur-
chase of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and 
services for hospitals and clinics; 
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(4) demining and the destruction of landmines, 
unexploded ordinances, and clean up of depleted 
uranium artillery shells; and 
(5) dismantling and disposing of fortifications 
and other remnants of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
SEC. 202. PLAN TO INITIATE A DIPLOMATIC SURGE TO 
BRING AN EXPEDITIOUS END TO THE OCCU-
PATION OF IRAQ. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Iraq Study Group Report states that 
‘‘Iraq cannot be effectively addressed in isolation 
from other major regional issues.’’. 
(2) The Iraq Study Group Report further states 
that a diplomatic effort ‘‘cannot be successful unless 
it includes the active participation of those countries 
that have a critical stake in preventing Iraq from 
falling into chaos’’. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—The President shall establish 
and implement a plan to initiate an escalation of diplo-
matic efforts by the United States to— 
(1) directly engage with Iran and Syria to gain 
the commitment of such countries for constructive 
policies relating to Iraq; 
(2) convene a regional conference with Iraq’s 
neighbors, regional stakeholders, and international 
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allies for bringing peace and stability to Iraq and de-
veloping coordinated strategies for the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq; 
(3) work with the Government of Iraq to de-
velop milestones and promote efforts for promoting 
reconstruction, improving security, and ensuring 
good governance; and 
(4) create and train a national reconstruction 
corps in Iraq. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit 
to Congress a report that contains a description of the 
plan established under subsection (b). Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 
90 days thereafter until the occupation of Iraq is over, 
the President shall transmit to Congress a report that con-
tains the results of the implementation of the plan estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
SEC. 203. DEPLOYMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
ACHIEVE AN OVER-THE-HORIZON MILITARY 
PRESENCE 
FOR 
THE 
PURPOSE 
OF 
TAR-
GETING GLOBAL TERRORISM. 
(a) DEPLOYMENT REQUIRED.—The President, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State, shall deploy the Armed Forces outside the 
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United States in such numbers as the President deter-
mines is required to achieve an over-the-horizon presence 
of the Armed Forces for the purpose of targeting global 
terrorism. 
(b) ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 204. COMMISSION ON FUNDING THE RECONSTRUC-
TION OF IRAQ. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) the United States has a moral obligation to 
assist the Government of Iraq with the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq; and 
(2) contractors of the Federal Government 
should not derive excess profits from work per-
formed under contracts on behalf of the taxpayers of 
the United States. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
‘‘Commission on Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq’’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) FEDERAL CONTRACTOR.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral contractor’’ means an individual or an entity 
that has been awarded a contract by an Executive 
agency to provide goods or services. 
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(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning provided in section 105 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(3) EXCESS PROFITS.—The term ‘‘excess prof-
its’’ means profits that exceed the average rate of 
profit for the specific industry in which a Federal 
contractor provides goods or services. 
(d) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—The Commission shall 
perform the following duties: 
(1) Determine the profits of Federal contrac-
tors under contracts relating to Operation Iraqi 
Freedom, whether such contracts are entered into or 
performed in the United States or outside the 
United States, including contracts— 
(A) for the reconstruction of Iraq; 
(B) for the logistical support of coalition 
forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 
(C) for the performance of security and in-
telligence functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
(2) Determine the average rate of profit for the 
specific industries in which Federal contractors pro-
vide goods or services. 
(3) Determine the amount of excess profits that 
Federal contractors have received under the con-
tracts described in paragraph (1). 
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(4) Determine a fair and appropriate tax on 
such excess profits. 
(5) Determine the most appropriate method to 
collect such a tax on excess profits. 
(6) Determine the most appropriate method to 
use such a tax on excess profits for the reconstruc-
tion of Iraq. 
(7) Submit to Congress a report pursuant to 
subsection (i) containing detailed statements of the 
Commission’s 
findings, 
conclusions, 
and 
rec-
ommendations as determined by a majority of the 
members of the Commission. 
(e) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
mission shall be composed of 12 members as follows: 
(A) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 
of Defense who is a senior-level official of the 
Department of Defense with responsibility for 
contracting with private firms. 
(B) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 
of State who is a senior-level official of the De-
partment of State with responsibility for con-
tracting with private firms. 
(C) 1 member appointed by the Secretary 
of Treasury who is a senior-level official of the 
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Department of the Treasury with responsibility 
for contracting with private firms. 
(D) 2 members who are Members of the 
House of Representatives including— 
(i) 1 member appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives who is 
a member of the majority party; and 
(ii) 1 member appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives 
who is a member of the minority party. 
(E) 2 members who are Members of the 
Senate including— 
(i) 1 member appointed by the major-
ity leader of the Senate who is a member 
of the majority party; and 
(ii) 1 member appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate who is a member 
of the minority party. 
(F) 5 members from the private sector ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of 
the Senate jointly, in consultation with the lead-
er of the minority party in the House of Rep-
resentatives and the leader of the minority 
party in the Senate, who are drawn from posi-
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tions of responsibility with respect to inter-
national human rights, international develop-
ment, and the law of taxation of corporate enti-
ties. 
(2) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made and shall not affect the pow-
ers of the Commission. 
(4) BASIC PAY.—Members shall serve without 
pay. 
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(6) QUORUM.—6 members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold hearings. 
(7) CHAIRPERSON; VICE-CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 
the Commission, who shall be a Member of 
Congress and a member of the majority party, 
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