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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3087 
To require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior military 
leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy 
for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2007 
Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. COSTA, and Ms. SCHWARTZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the President, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, and other senior military leaders, to develop 
and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for 
the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
243), enacted into law on October 16, 2002, author-
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ized the President to use the Armed Forces as the 
President determined necessary and appropriate in 
order to defend the national security of the United 
States against the continuing threat posed by the 
Government of Iraq at that time. 
(2) The Government of Iraq which was in 
power at the time the Authorization for Use of Mili-
tary Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 was en-
acted into law has been removed from power and its 
leader indicted, tried, convicted, and executed by the 
new freely-elected democratic Government of Iraq. 
(3) The current Government of Iraq does not 
pose a threat to the United States or its interests. 
(4) After more than four years of valiant efforts 
by members of the Armed Forces and United States 
civilians, the Government of Iraq must now be re-
sponsible for Iraq’s future course. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR THE REDEPLOY-
MENT OF THE ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act , the President, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior 
military leaders, shall develop and transmit to Congress 
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a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of the 
Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include planning to achieve 
the following: 
(1) The transition of United States combat 
forces from policing civil strife or sectarian violence 
in Iraq. 
(2) United States military operations to deny 
international terrorists a safe haven, conduct 
counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda in Iraq 
and other global terrorist organizations, protect the 
Armed Forces and facilities of the Armed Forces, 
and support and equip Iraqi forces to take full re-
sponsibility for their own security. 
(3) A projection of the number of members of 
the Armed Forces required for the missions de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(4) The safe redeployment of the Armed Forces 
and the orderly removal of material, equipment, and 
logistical requirements not needed for the missions 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
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SEC. 3. ARMED FORCES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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