IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1431 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department 
of Defense and the Department of State should withhold funds for 
any new reconstruction projects in Iraq until the Iraqi Government 
reimburses the United States for previous reconstruction projects, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 
Mr. STEARNS submitted the following resolution; 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Department of Defense and the Department of State 
should withhold funds for any new reconstruction 
projects in Iraq until the Iraqi Government reimburses 
the United States for previous reconstruction projects, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas the United States has been undertaking a large- 
scale assistance program in Iraq since the middle of 
2003; 
Whereas nearly $49,000,000,000 has been appropriated by 
Congress for Iraq reconstruction; 
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•HRES 1431 IH 
Whereas most recently, in June 2008, Congress approved 
over $4,000,000,000 for Iraq reconstruction in a fiscal 
year 2008 and 2009 supplemental appropriations bill 
(Public Law 110–252); 
Whereas, in the first several years of the United States effort 
in Iraq, most of the United States assistance was pro-
vided through a specially created Iraq Relief and Recon-
struction Fund (IRRF); 
Whereas 
the 
IRRF 
eventually 
totaled 
nearly 
$21,000,000,000; 
Whereas, in May 2005, a new Department of Defense ac-
count, the Iraq Security Forces Fund (ISFF), supporting 
the training and equipping of Iraqi security forces, was 
established; 
Whereas the United States has appropriated approximately 
$18,000,000,000 through the ISFF; 
Whereas, according to a recent Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) report, from 2005 through 2007, the Iraqi 
Government generated an estimated $96,000,000,000 in 
revenues, of which crude oil export sales accounted for 
about $90,200,000,000, or 94 percent; 
Whereas, for 2008, the GAO estimated that Iraq could gen-
erate between $73,500,000,000 and $86,200,000,000 in 
total revenues, of which oil exports will account for be-
tween $66,500,000,000 to $79,200,000,000; 
Whereas the GAO report estimates that Iraq had a cumu-
lative budget surplus of about $29,000,000,000 from 
2005 to 2007; 
Whereas, for 2008, the GAO estimates Iraq’s budget surplus 
for 
2008 
could 
range 
from 
$38,200,000,000 
to 
$50,300,000,000; 
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•HRES 1431 IH 
Whereas, according to the GAO, Iraq could finish 2008 with 
as much as a $79,000,000,000 cumulative budget sur-
plus; 
Whereas the GAO reports that United States agencies spent 
about $23,200,000,000 on the critical security, oil, elec-
tricity, and water sectors; 
Whereas, from 2005 through April 2008, Iraq spent only 
about $3,900,000,000 on these sectors; and 
Whereas the GAO found that while Iraq’s total expenditures 
increased from 2005 through 2007, Iraq spent a declin-
ing share of its budget allocations of 73 to 65 percent 
from 2005 to 2007: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of State should withhold funds for any new re-
construction projects in Iraq until the Iraqi Govern-
ment reimburses the United States for previous re-
construction projects; and 
(2) any future assistance to Iraq for reconstruc-
tion activities should be provided only if the Iraqi 
Government agrees to match such assistance on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis. 
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