[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 402 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 402

  Requiring certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the 
   activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and 
                           stabilizing Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2006

 Mr. Gerlach submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
                   referred to the Committee on Rules

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Requiring certain committees of Congress to review and evaluate the 
   activities and progress of the Government of Iraq in securing and 
                           stabilizing Iraq.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS OF THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ IN SECURING AND STABILIZING IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Thousands of American military heroes have fought and 
        died for Iraqi freedom and liberty and Congress honors these 
        fallen heroes and the sacrifices they have made.
            (2) The American people have invested billions of dollars 
        and the sacrifices of their loved ones on behalf of the Iraqi 
        people and the cause of freedom.
            (3) The Government of Iraq should be encouraged and 
        motivated to assume full control over its security and internal 
        affairs.
            (4) The Government and people of Iraq should understand 
        that American military and economic support are not limitless 
        and that ultimate responsibility for Iraqi security and 
        management lies with the Iraqis themselves.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
appropriate congressional committees should take a more active role in 
determining and reporting on the activities and progress of the 
Government of Iraq in securing and stabilizing Iraq.
    (c) Review and Evaluation; Report.--The appropriate congressional 
committees shall--
            (1) review and evaluate the specific activities and level 
        of success of the Government of Iraq to--
                    (A) maintain primary operational control and 
                responsibility to combat and defeat the insurgency 
                movement within Iraq;
                    (B) maintain proper civil order within Iraq;
                    (C) foster and achieve an appropriate level of 
                economic growth and self-sufficiency; and
                    (D) preserve and protect the Iraqi people's 
                political, social, and religious freedoms as set forth 
                in the Constitution of Iraq; and
            (2) prepare a report that contains the findings and 
        conclusions of the review and evaluation conducted under 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the adoption of this concurrent resolution--
                    (A) the appropriate congressional committees 
                described in subsection (f)(1) shall submit to the 
                Clerk of the House of Representatives the report 
                described in subsection (c)(2); and
                    (B) the appropriate congressional committees 
                described in subsection (f)(2) shall submit to the 
                Secretary of the Senate the report described in 
                subsection (c)(2).
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preclude the appropriate congressional committees from 
establishing ad hoc advisory committees to advise and assist the 
appropriate congressional committees in carrying out the review and 
evaluation under subsection (c).
    (f) Definition.--In this concurrent resolution, the term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        International Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the Senate.
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