boring nations and by regional conflicts and events, 
while other nations in the region have a vested inter-
est in achieving a resolution to the conflict in Iraq. 
(2) On December 6, 2006, the first rec-
ommendation released by the bipartisan Iraq Study 
Group was that the United States, working with the 
Iraqi Government, should launch a comprehensive 
New Diplomatic Offensive to deal with the problems 
in Iraq and in the region before December 31, 2006. 
(3) The Iraq Study Group recommended the 
following specific goals for the New Diplomatic Of-
fensive: 
(A) Support the unity and territorial integ-
rity of Iraq. 
(B) Stop destabilizing interventions and 
actions by Iraq’s neighbors. 
(C) Secure Iraq’s borders, including the 
use of joint patrols with neighboring countries. 
(D) Prevent the expansion of the insta-
bility and conflict in Iraq beyond its borders. 
(E) Promote economic assistance, com-
merce, trade, political support, and, if possible, 
military assistance for the Iraqi Government 
from non-neighboring Muslim nations. 
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(F) Energize countries to support national 
political reconciliation in Iraq. 
(G) Validate Iraq’s legitimacy by resuming 
diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and re-
establishing embassies in Baghdad. 
(H) Assist Iraq in establishing active work-
ing embassies in key capitals in the region (for 
example, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). 
(I) Help Iraq reach a mutually-acceptable 
agreement on Kirkuk. 
(J) Assist the Iraqi Government in achiev-
ing certain security, political, and economic 
milestones, including better performance on 
issues such as national reconciliation, equitable 
distribution of oil revenues, and the dismantling 
of militias. 
(4) The Iraq Study Group recommended re-
gional involvement in the diplomatic efforts of stabi-
lizing Iraq and the Middle East, including involve-
ment of the five permanent members of the United 
Nations Security Council. 
(5) On July 22, 2004, the bipartisan National 
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 
States (commonly known as the ‘‘9/11 Commission’’) 
recommended the United States should engage other 
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nations in developing a comprehensive coalition 
strategy against Islamist terrorism in the Middle 
East. 
(6) President George W. Bush and his Adminis-
tration have already undertaken critical elements of 
such a diplomatic effort, including diplomatic talks 
with key Iraqi neighbors in Sharm-al-Sheik, Egypt 
and in Baghdad, Iraq in May 2007, as well as pro-
posing a comprehensive Middle East peace con-
ference. 
(7) Despite these positive actions, significantly 
more robust diplomatic effort is needed to establish 
international consensus on achieving security and 
stability in Iraq, promoting national reconciliation 
efforts in Iraq, supporting the reconstruction of 
Iraq, and supporting the sovereignty and territorial 
integrity of the Iraqi nation. 
SEC. 3. MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL DIPLOMACY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall seek 
to develop and implement a regional diplomatic plan, in 
conjunction with the United Nations Security Council, 
that will attempt to accomplish the following objectives: 
(1) Curtail the ongoing civil war in Iraq. 
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(2) Prevent the spread of violence from Iraq 
into neighboring countries. 
(3) Prevent the establishment of safe havens for 
al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organizations. 
(4) Prevent regional conflict. 
(5) Prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, and 
other crimes against humanity. 
(6) Promote a national process of reconciliation 
within Iraq. 
(b) STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY.—In 
the implementation of the regional diplomatic plan re-
quired by subsection (a), it is the policy of the United 
States to— 
(1) undertake a sustained diplomatic effort to 
engage the governments of nations in the region on 
the regional diplomatic plan required in subsection 
(a) and on issues and actions that impact the situa-
tion in Iraq; 
(2) continue and expand United States direct 
bilateral talks with nations neighboring Iraq on 
issues of mutual interest; 
(3) support the goals specified in the Inter-
national Compact for Iraq; and 
(4) encourage the increased engagement of 
international organizations, including the United 
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Nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of 
the Islamic Conference, in working toward solutions 
to achieve stability and security in Iraq. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
status of efforts to implement the regional diplomatic plan 
required by subsection (a), including— 
(1) progress being made to accomplish the ob-
jectives described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
subsection (a); 
(2) efforts of the United States to promote re-
gional dialogue on Iraq’s future, including the orga-
nization of regional peace conferences and the estab-
lishment of sustained regional structures such as 
working groups; 
(3) the progress of bilateral discussions with 
key nations neighboring Iraq; 
(4) the status of pledges of financial assistance 
for the relief and reconstruction of Iraq made by 
members of the international community at the Ma-
drid International Conference on Reconstruction in 
Iraq and other international conferences for the re-
lief and reconstruction of Iraq since March 2003, 
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