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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2006 Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, Mr. Owens, Ms. Watson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Ms. Carson, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Wu, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Kucinich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations A BILL To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243).

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying the words Mission Accomplished, President George W. Bush stated: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.. At this point, the occupation of Iraq began. (2)The civilian leadership at the Department of Defense has failed to adequately support United States Armed Forces in Iraq, which were not trained to carry out an occupation and did not receive the proper equipment to achieve their stated mission. (3)The occupation of Iraq has made the United States economically and militarily weaker, has made the United States less safe because it has enhanced the recruitment of terrorists, and has diminished America’s role in the world. (4)Iraq is embroiled in a civil war characterized by daily occurrences of retaliation and revenge, fueled by the occupation of Iraq by United States Armed Forces. (5)The civil war in Iraq was predicted by United States military commanders before the 2003 occupation of Iraq. (6)The United States has pursued military action rather than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and has reduced reconstruction efforts in Iraq. (7)General George Casey, the top United States military commander in Iraq, has proposed a plan for the redeployment from Iraq of a substantial portion of United States Armed Forces and briefed the President accordingly. (8)On May 13, 2003, the President stated, We will stay as long as necessary to make sure that the Iraqi people have a government of, by and for the Iraqi people. And then we’ll come home.. (9)On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people participated in elections to directly elect a full-term government. The Prime Minister of Iraq and other high-ranking Iraqi Government officials, as well as leaders from the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish communities in Iraq, have since called for a timetable for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.

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Statement of policy

On the basis of the findings specified in section 2, Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to end the occupation of Iraq.

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Repeal of Public Law 107–243

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.