3.0.0 670 2023-01-11T19:57:38Z 2023-01-11T19:57:38Z Senate S S 2007-02-16 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-16T23:46:28Z Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 110 2062 HR 2007-04-26 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2007-02-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Conferences Congress Congress and foreign policy Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Constitutions Economic assistance Energy Ethnic relations Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Human rights Insurgency International cooperation Iraq Iraq compilation Legislation Legislative resolutions Logistics Middle East and North Africa Military and naval supplies Military assistance Military occupation Military operations Military strategy Military training Military withdrawal Minorities Petroleum Petroleum industry Political participation Political parties President and foreign policy Sovereignty Terrorism War relief International Affairs 00 2007-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-27T22:15:34Z Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 - Prohibits, with a limited presidential national security waiver, U.S. military force levels in Iraq after the date of the enactment of this Act from exceeding such levels as of January 1, 2007.

Prohibits appropriations for security and reconstruction assistance to the government of Iraq 90 days after enactment of this Act unless the President provides Congress with a specified certification respecting Iraq's: (1) security forces; (2) oil revenue distribution; (3) civil rights and political accommodation concerning its ethnic and sectarian groups; and (4) policy towards the participation of former Baath party members in the Iraqi government.

Terminates authority for the use of U.S. military forces in Iraq 90 days after enactment of this Act unless the use of such forces is specifically authorized by Congress in a statute enacted after enactment of this Act or the President provides Congress with a specified certification respecting: (1) U.S. redeployment and mission transition; (2) Iraq's security forces; (3) oil revenue distribution; (4) civil rights and political accommodation concerning Iraq's ethnic and sectarian groups; (5) the participation of former Baath party members in the Iraqi government; and (6) the convening of an international conference on Iraq. States that the termination shall: (1) continue in effect if Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving the President's certification; and (2) not be construed to prohibit the use of U.S. military forces in Iraq for force protection, force security, or similar purposes during the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq.

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to deploy U.S. military forces to Iraq unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that such forces are adequately equipped and trained for their missions.

]]> Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s670is/xml/BILLS-110s670is.xml 2007-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.