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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Family Homes Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.

    (a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under 
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible 
mortgagor and before the commencement of the 7-day period that ends on 
the first date that the foreclosing creditor may first commence or 
execute such foreclosure pursuant to such notice, the eligible 
mortgagor under the eligible mortgage that is subject to such 
foreclosure provides notice in accordance with section 3, 
notwithstanding such foreclosure or any other interests in the 
property, the eligible mortgagor may, at the sole option of the 
eligible mortgagor, continue to occupy the foreclosed property during 
the 20-year period that begins upon the commencement of such occupancy, 
subject to the requirements of subsection (c).
    (b) Limitation on Timing of Foreclosure; Notice of Default and 
Right To Rent.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
contract, a foreclosure of an eligible mortgage may not be commenced or 
executed before the expiration of the 28-day period beginning upon the 
receipt, by the eligible mortgagor, of written notice provided by the 
foreclosing creditor for the mortgage that--
            (1) clearly states that--
                    (A) the eligible mortgagor is in default on the 
                mortgage; and
                    (B) foreclosure on the mortgage may or will be 
                commenced on account of such default;
            (2) clearly states that the eligible mortgagor has the 
        right, notwithstanding foreclosure, to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property in accordance with this Act, and sets forth 
        the terms of such occupancy under subsections (a) and (c); and
            (3) identifies the first date, pursuant to this section and 
        any other provisions of law and contract, that such foreclosure 
        may be commenced.
    (c) Terms of Periodic Tenancy.--Occupancy, by an eligible 
mortgagor, of a foreclosed property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
under a periodic month-to-month tenancy under which the owner of the 
property may terminate the tenancy for material breach but shall have 
no authority, at will, to terminate the tenancy during the occupancy 
pursuant to subsection (a) if the mortgagor--
            (1) timely pays to the owner of the foreclosed property 
        rent on a monthly basis in the amount of the fair market rent 
        for the property determined in accordance with section 4; and
            (2) uses property as the principal residence of the 
        mortgagor.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED NOTICE.

    With respect to an eligible mortgage for which notice under 
subsection (b) has been provided, notice in accordance with this 
section is notice that--
            (1) is made in writing;
            (2) is submitted to--
                    (A) the court having jurisdiction and venue to 
                conduct the covered foreclosure proceeding for the 
                eligible mortgage or, in the case of nonjudicial 
                foreclosure, the court in which an action is brought 
                pursuant to section 5; and
                    (B) the foreclosing creditor; and
            (3) states that the eligible mortgagor is exercising the 
        authority under section 2(a) to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET RENT.

    (a) Initial Determination.--For purposes of this Act, the fair 
market rent for a foreclosed property involved in a covered foreclosure 
proceeding shall be the amount that is determined by an independent 
appraiser who is licensed or certified, as applicable, to conduct 
appraisals in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, who 
shall be appointed for such purpose by the court conducting such 
proceeding or hearing an action pursuant to section 5.
    (b) Periodic Adjustments.--The fair market rent determined under 
subsection (a) for a foreclosed property shall be adjusted annually to 
reflect changes in the owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 
component, for the appropriate city, region, or class of city, as 
available, of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
    (c) Redetermination.--If the owner of a foreclosed property or the 
eligible mortgagor under the eligible mortgage requests the court 
described in subsection (a) to redetermine the fair market rent for a 
foreclosed property determined pursuant to this section (as such amount 
may have been adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)) and agrees to pay 
any costs of such redetermination (including costs of the appraisal 
involved), the court shall provide for redetermination of the fair 
market rent for the foreclosed property in the manner provided under 
subsection (a), except that no such redetermination shall be made 
pursuant to a request under this subsection made before the expiration 
of the 12-month period beginning upon the most recent redetermination 
conducted at the request of the same party.

SEC. 5. NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

    In the case of any covered foreclosure proceeding that is not 
conducted or administered by a court, the eligible mortgagor may bring 
an action in an appropriate court of the State in which the foreclosed 
property is located for a determination of fair market rent for the 
foreclosed property for purposes of this Act, by filing notice in 
accordance with section 3 with such court and otherwise complying with 
the rules of such court.

SEC. 6. NO BAR TO FORECLOSURE.

    This Act may not be construed to delay, or otherwise modify, 
affect, or alter any right of a creditor under an eligible mortgage to 
foreclose on the mortgage and to sell the foreclosed property in 
connection with such foreclosure, except that the right of any owner of 
the property to possession of the property shall be subject to the 
leasehold interest established pursuant to section 2(c).

SEC. 7. RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT.

    This Act may not be construed to affect any right of any eligible 
mortgagor to reinstatement of an eligible mortgage, including any right 
established under contract or State law.

SEC. 8. JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS.

    At the option of the eligible mortgagor, a proceeding under section 
4 or 5 shall be removed to the appropriate district court of the United 
States in accordance with section 1441 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    This Act does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person 
subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with the laws of 
any State regarding foreclosure on residential properties, except to 
the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this 
Act, and then only to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered foreclosure proceeding.--The term ``covered 
        foreclosure proceeding'' means a foreclosure proceeding with 
        respect to an eligible mortgage, and includes any foreclosure 
        proceeding authorized under the law of the applicable State, 
        including judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings.
            (2) Eligible mortgagor.--The term ``eligible mortgagor'' 
        means a mortgagor under an eligible mortgage.
            (3) Eligible mortgage.--The term ``eligible mortgage'' 
        means a first mortgage--
                    (A) on property that--
                            (i) is a single family property; and
                            (ii) has been used as the principal 
                        residence of the eligible mortgagor for a 
                        period of not less than 2 years immediately 
                        preceding the initiation of the covered 
                        foreclosure proceeding involved;
                    (B) that was made in connection with the purchase 
                of the property by the mortgagor for a purchase price 
                that is less than the median purchase price for 
                residences that are located in--
                            (i) the same metropolitan statistical area; 
                        or
                            (ii) if the property is not located in a 
                        metropolitan statistical area or information 
                        for the area is not available, the same State; 
                        and
                    (C) that was originated before July 1, 2007.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), the median purchase price of 
        residences located within a metropolitan area or State shall be 
        determined according to information collected and made 
        available by the National Association of Realtors for such area 
        or State for the most recently completed month for which such 
        information is available.
            (4) Foreclosed property.--The term ``foreclosed property'' 
        means, with respect to a covered foreclosure proceeding, the 
        single family property that is subject to the eligible mortgage 
        being foreclosed under the proceeding.
            (5) Foreclosing creditor.--The term ``foreclosing 
        creditor'' means, with respect to a covered foreclosure 
        proceeding, the creditor that is foreclosing the eligible 
        mortgage through such proceeding.
            (6) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to a 
        foreclosed property, the person who has title to the property 
        pursuant to the foreclosure proceeding for the property, and 
        any successor or assign of such person.
            (7) Single family property.--The term ``single family 
        property'' means--
                    (A) a structure consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling 
                units;
                    (B) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit condominium 
                property together with an undivided interest in the 
                common areas and facilities serving the property; or
                    (C) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit project for 
                which purchase of stock or a membership interest 
                entitles the purchaser to permanent occupancy of that 
                unit.

SEC. 11. APPLICABILITY AND SUNSET.

    (a) Applicability.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act shall apply 
to any covered foreclosure proceeding that has not been finally 
adjudicated as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Sunset.--This Act shall not apply to any foreclosure proceeding 
commenced after the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

Answer: Saving Family Homes Act of 2008 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy forclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of 20 years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection 
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act, 
offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified in 
paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph (4), 
selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of 
the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance of a 
license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (in this Act referred to as ``FERC''), in accordance with 
this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law.
    (2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the State of 
Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered for conveyance to the 
United States pursuant to the process required by State law are lands 
owned by the State of Alaska in the Long Lake area within Wrangell-St. 
Elias National Park and Preserve, or other lands owned by the State of 
Alaska.
    (3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed on 
which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not later than 6 
months after a license is issued pursuant to this Act, the United 
States shall accept, within 1 year after a license is issued, title to 
land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal 
law, subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence of 
environmental contamination, and as provided by the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law. Such land shall be 
accepted by the United States, subject to the other provisions of this 
Act, from among the following State lands in the priority listed:


                          copper river meridian

        (A) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 
    and 3, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\. Containing 617.68 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (B) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 11, lots 1 and 
    2, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\; Sec. 12; 
    Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 1,191.75 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (C) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/
    4\ and NW\1/4\. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on the plat of 
    survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (D) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6. lots 1 
    through 10, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\. Containing approximately 
    529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
    (4) The lands to be conveyed to the State of Alaska by the United 
States under paragraph (1) are lands to be designated by the Secretary 
and the State of Alaska, consistent with sound land management 
principles, based on those lands determined by FERC with the 
concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, in accordance 
with section 3(b), to be the minimum amount of land necessary for the 
construction and operation of a hydroelectric project.
    (5) The time periods set forth for the completion of the land 
exchanges described in this Act may be extended as necessary by the 
Secretary should the processes of State law or Federal law delay 
completion of an exchange.
    (6) For purposes of this Act, the term ``land'' means lands, 
waters, and interests therein.
    (b) Wilderness.--(1) To ensure that this transaction maintains, 
within the National Wilderness Preservation System, approximately the 
same amount of area of designated wilderness as currently exists, the 
following lands in Alaska shall be designated as wilderness in the 
priority listed, upon consummation of the land exchange authorized by 
this Act and shall be administered according to the laws governing 
national wilderness areas in Alaska:
        (A) An unnamed island in Glacier Bay National Park lying 
    southeasterly of Blue Mouse Cove in sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T. 36 
    S., R. 54 E., CRM, and shown on United States Geological Survey 
    quadrangle Mt. Fairweather (D-2), Alaska, containing approximately 
    789 acres.
        (B) Cenotaph Island of Glacier Bay National Park lying within 
    Lituya Bay in sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T. 37 S., R. 47 E., CRM, 
    and shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle Mt. 
    Fairweather (C-5), Alaska, containing approximately 280 acres.
        (C) An area of Glacier Bay National Park lying in T. 31. S., R. 
    43 E and T. 32 S., R. 43 E., CRM, that is not currently designated 
    wilderness, containing approximately 2,270 acres.
    (2) The specific boundaries and acreage of these wilderness 
designations may be reasonably adjusted by the Secretary, consistent 
with sound land management principles, to approximately equal, in sum, 
the total wilderness acreage deleted from Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve pursuant to the land exchange authorized by this Act.
    (c) Conditions.--Any exchange of lands under this Act may occur 
only if--
        (1) following the submission of a complete license application, 
    FERC has conducted economic and environmental analyses under the 
    Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-828) (notwithstanding provisions 
    of that Act and the Federal regulations that otherwise exempt this 
    project from economic analyses), the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370), and the Fish and Wildlife 
    Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666), that conclude, with the 
    concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the construction and operation of a 
    hydroelectric power project on the lands described in section 
    3(b)--
            (A) will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
        Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after 
        the consummation of the land exchange authorized by this 
        section);
            (B) will comply with the requirements of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470w); and
            (C) can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner;
        (2) FERC held at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, 
    allowing the citizens of Gustavus to express their views on the 
    proposed project;
        (3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
    and the State of Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to 
    construct and operate this hydroelectric power project; and
        (4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted a license by 
    FERC that requires Gustavus Electric Company to submit an 
    acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction may 
    commence, and the FERC has approved such plan.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.

    (a) License Application.--(1) The FERC licensing process shall 
apply to any application submitted by Gustavus Electric Company to the 
FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on the 
lands described in subsection (b).
    (2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an application filed 
by Gustavus Electric Company for the construction and operation of a 
hydropower plant to be located on lands within the area described in 
subsection (b), notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project 
constructed on this site.
    (b) Analyses.--(1) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section are lands in the State of Alaska described as follows:


                          copper river meridian

    Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 36 
(unsurveyed), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 
approximately 130 acres.
    Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 1 
(unsurveyed), NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A-442; Section 2 
(unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean high tide 
line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945; 
Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean 
high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944; Section 12 
(unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the mean high 
tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native 
allotment A-442. Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
    (2) Additional lands and acreage will be included as needed in the 
study area described in paragraph (1) to account for accretion to these 
lands from natural forces.
    (3) With the concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, 
the FERC shall determine the minimum amount of lands necessary for 
construction and operation of such project.
    (4) The National Park Service shall participate as a joint lead 
agency in the development of any environmental document under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the licensing of such 
project. Such environmental document shall consider both the impacts 
resulting from licensing and any land exchange necessary to authorize 
such project.
    (c) Issuance of License.--(1) A condition of the license to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall be FERC's approval, prior to any commencement of construction, of 
a finance plan submitted by Gustavus Electric Company.
    (2) The National Park Service, as the existing supervisor of 
potential project lands ultimately to be deleted from the Federal 
reservation in accordance with this Act, waives its right to impose 
mandatory conditions on such project lands pursuant to section 4(e) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)).
    (3) FERC shall not license or relicense the project, or amend the 
project license unless it determines, with the Secretary's concurrence, 
that the project will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after the 
consummation of the land exchange authorized by this Act). 
Additionally, a condition of the license, or any succeeding license, to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall require the licensee to mitigate any adverse effects of the 
project on the purposes and values of Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve identified by the Secretary after the initial licensing.
    (4) A condition of the license to construct and operate any portion 
of the hydroelectric power project shall be the completion, prior to 
any commencement of construction, of the land exchange described in 
this Act.

SEC. 4. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) Special Use Permit.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133-1136), the Secretary shall issue a 
special use permit to Gustavus Electric Company to allow the completion 
of the analyses referred to in section 3. The Secretary shall impose 
conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values 
of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Park System.--The lands acquired from the State of Alaska under 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the National 
Park System, subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the 
exchange of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as 
necessary, the boundaries of the affected National Park System units to 
include the lands acquired from the State of Alaska; and adjust the 
boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to exclude the lands 
transferred to the State of Alaska under this Act. Any such adjustment 
to the boundaries of National Park System units resulting from this Act 
shall not be charged against any acreage limitations under section 
103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (c) Wilderness Area Boundaries.--The Secretary shall make any 
necessary modifications or adjustments of boundaries of wilderness 
areas as a result of the additions and deletions caused by the land 
exchange referenced in section 2. Any such adjustment to the boundaries 
of National Park System units shall not be considered in applying any 
acreage limitations under section 103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (d) Concurrence of the Secretary.--Whenever in this Act the 
concurrence of the Secretary is required, it shall not be unlawfully 
withheld or unreasonably delayed.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

    The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act shall 
continue in effect until such time as this Act is expressly modified or 
repealed by Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Answer: Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for:  (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the construction and operation of a hydroelectric project on such Federal lands; or (2) the exchange of other specified Alaska lands having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law within one year after such license is issued if the Secretary of the Interior and Alaska have not agreed on which lands Alaska will convey within such six-month period. 
Designates specified State lands and waters in Alaska as wilderness upon consummation of such exchange to ensure that this transaction maintains approximately the same amount of area of designated wilderness. 
Conditions such land exchange on:  (1) FERC's having conducted economic and environmental analyses pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act that conclude that the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power project on such lands will not adversely impact the purposes and values of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, will comply with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner; (2) FERC holding at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, allowing its citizens to express their views on the proposed project; (3) FERC having determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary and Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to construct and operate the project; (4) GEC having been granted a FERC license that requires it to submit an acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction commences; and (5) FERC approving such plan. 
Makes the FERC licensing process applicable to any application submitted by GEC to FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on specified Alaska lands.  Authorizes FERC to accept and consider an application filed by GEC for construction and operation of such a project, notwithstanding FPA provisions, if submitted within three years after this Act's enactment.  Provides for FERC to retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project constructed on such site.  Sets forth additional provisions regarding issuance of a license for construction or operation of such a project. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to issue a special use permit to GEC to allow completion of the required analyses.  Requires the Secretary to impose conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values of the Preserve.  Requires the lands acquired from Alaska to be added to and administered as part of the National Park System, subject to valid existing rights. 
Continues the authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act until expressly modified or repealed by the Congress.


Question: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The insurgency in Iraq has been fueled by the United 
        States occupation and the prospect of a long-term presence as 
        indicated by the building of permanent United States military 
        bases.
            (2) A United States declaration of an intention to withdraw 
        United States troops and close military bases will help dampen 
        the insurgency which has been inspired to resist colonization 
        and fight aggressors and those who have supported United States 
        policy.
            (3) A United States declaration of an intention to withdraw 
        United States troops and close military bases will provide an 
        opening in which parties within Iraq and in the region can set 
        the stage for negotiations toward a peaceful settlement in 
        Iraq.
            (4) The cost of withdrawing United States troops from Iraq 
        could be as low as $10 billion according to the Congressional 
        Budget Office.
            (5) A United States shift in policy away from unilateralism 
        and toward cooperation will provide new opportunities for 
        exploring common concerns about the situation in Iraq.
            (6) The United Nations is best equipped to build a 
        political consensus in Iraq through the crafting of a political 
        agreement.
            (7) The end of the occupation of Iraq creates a political 
        environment that enables the world community to assist the 
        United States in an orderly transition.
            (8) The United Nations is the only international 
        organization with the ability to mobilize and the legitimacy to 
        authorize peacekeeping troops.
            (9) The United Nations can implement the basis of an 
        agreement that will end the occupation of Iraq and begin the 
        transition to international peacekeepers.
            (10) The United Nations can field an international security 
        and peacekeeping mission, but such a mission cannot take shape 
        unless there is a peace to keep, and that will be dependent 
        upon a political process which reaches agreement between all 
        the Iraqi parties.
            (11) Reconstruction activities must be reorganized and 
        closely monitored in Iraq by the Iraqi Government, with the 
        assistance of the international community.
            (12) Any attempt to sell Iraqi oil assets during the United 
        States occupation will be a significant stumbling block to 
        peaceful resolution.
            (13) There must be fairness in the distribution of oil 
        resources in Iraq.
            (14) A reconciliation process that brings people together 
        is the only way to overcome their fears and reconcile their 
        differences.
            (15) It is essential to create a minimum of understanding 
        and mutual confidence between the Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds.
            (16) The process of reconciliation must begin with a 
        national conference, organized with the assistance of the 
        United Nations and with the participation of parties that can 
        create, participate in, and affect the process of 
        reconciliation, defined as an airing of all grievances and the 
        creation of pathways toward open, transparent talks producing 
        truth and resolution of grievances.
            (17) The only sure path toward reconciliation is through 
        the political process.
            (18) All factions and all insurgents not associated with 
        al-Qaeda must be brought together in a relentless process which 
        involves Saudis, Turks, Syrians, and Iranians.
            (19) Achieving peace requires a process of international 
        truth and reconciliation between the people of the United 
        States and the people of Iraq.
            (20) A reparations program to assist Iraqis is essential to 
        enable reconciliation.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States that--
            (1) the United States should end the occupation of Iraq 
        immediately, simultaneously with the introduction of a United 
        Nations-led international peacekeeping force pursuant to an 
        agreement with nations within the region and which incorporates 
        the terms and conditions specified in section 1;
            (2) the Department of Defense should use readily available 
        existing funds to bring all United States troops and necessary 
        equipment home while a political settlement is being negotiated 
        and preparations are made for a transition to an international 
        security and peacekeeping force;
            (3) the Department of Defense should order a simultaneous 
        return of all United States contractors and subcontractors and 
        turn over all contracting work to the Iraqi Government;
            (4) the United Nations should be encouraged to prepare an 
        international security and peacekeeping force to be deployed to 
        Iraq, replacing United States troops who then return home;
            (5) the United States should provide funding for a United 
        Nations peacekeeping mission, in which 50 percent of the 
        peacekeeping troops should come from nations with large Muslim 
        populations;
            (6) the international security force, under United Nations 
        direction, should remain in place until the Iraqi Government is 
        capable of handling its own security;
            (7) the Iraqi Government, with assistance from the United 
        Nations, should immediately restart the failed reconstruction 
        program in Iraq and rebuild roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, 
        and other public facilities, houses, and factories with jobs 
        and job training going to local Iraqis;
            (8) the Iraqi Government, in an act of political 
        sovereignty, should set aside initiatives to privatize Iraqi 
        oil interests or other national assets and abandon all efforts, 
        whether at the behest of the United States or otherwise, to 
        change Iraqi national law to facilitate privatization;
            (9) the Iraq Government, in an act of political 
        sovereignty, should set forth a plan to stabilize Iraq's cost 
        for food and energy, on par to what the prices were before the 
        United States invasion and occupation;
            (10) the Iraqi Government, in an act of political 
        sovereignty, should strive for economic sovereignty for Iraq by 
        working with the world community to restore Iraq's fiscal 
        integrity without structural readjustment measures of the 
        International Monetary Funds or the World Bank;
            (11) the United States should initiate a reparations 
        program for the loss of Iraqi lives, physical and emotional 
        injuries, and damage to property, which should include an 
        effort to rescue the tens of thousands of Iraqi orphans from 
        lives of destitution; and
            (12) the United States should refrain from any covert 
        operations in Iraq and any attempts to destabilize the Iraqi 
        Government.

SEC. 3. DISENGAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Withdrawal of Armed Forces.--Not later than the end of the 3-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, all 
United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq shall be completely 
withdrawn from Iraq and returned to the United States or redeployed 
outside of the Middle East.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Continue Deployment of Armed 
Forces in Iraq.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
        available under any provision of law may not be obligated or 
        expended to deploy or continue to deploy members or units of 
        the United States Armed 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 from Iraq pursuant to subsection 
                (a);
                    (B) to ensure the security of Iraq by carrying out 
                consultations with the Government of Iraq, other 
                foreign governments, the United Nations, and other 
                international organizations; or
                    (C) to ensure the security of Iraq by funding the 
                United Nations-led peacekeeping mission.
    (c) 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.

Answer:
Requires that all U.S. Armed Forces be completely withdrawn from Iraq and returned to the United States or redeployed outside of the Middle East within three months of enactment of this Act.

Prohibits fund use under any provision of law to deploy or continue to deploy members or units of the U.S. Armed Forces to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Exempts from such prohibition fund use to: (1) provide for the Armed Forces' safe and orderly withdrawal from Iraq; (2) ensure the security of Iraq by carrying out consultations with the government of Iraq, other foreign governments, the United Nations, and other international organizations; or (3) ensure the security of Iraq by funding the U.N.-led peacekeeping mission.