[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1062 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1062

 To require the President to report to Congress on the extent to which 
    the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating with United States 
 stability efforts in Iraq and is making demonstrable progress toward 
  achieving stability and security for the people of Iraq and denying 
        terrorists a sanctuary in Iraq, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2007

   Mr. Boehner (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Cantor, Mr. 
 McCotter, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Ms. Granger, Mr. Carter, Mr. Dreier, 
 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
   Lewis of California, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
 Bonner, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chabot, 
Mr. Culberson, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Drake, 
 Ms. Fallin, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Fortuno, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
Gilchrest, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Keller of Florida, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
   LaTourette, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Miller of 
 Michigan, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nunes, 
 Mr. Platts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poe, Mr. Porter, Mr. Price of Georgia, Ms. 
 Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. 
  Roskam, Mr. Sali, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
 Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of 
 Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Tiberi, 
    Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Wilson of South 
  Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Rules, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the President to report to Congress on the extent to which 
    the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating with United States 
 stability efforts in Iraq and is making demonstrable progress toward 
  achieving stability and security for the people of Iraq and denying 
        terrorists a sanctuary in Iraq, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security and Victory in Iraq Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The national security mission of the United States and 
        its coalition partners, having removed Saddam Hussein and his 
        regime from power, is to help establish a sovereign, free, 
        secure, and united Iraq at peace with its neighbors.
            (2) The people of Iraq in 2005 went to the polls in great 
        numbers and in an historic democratic process elected an 
        interim government, voted on a new constitution, and elected a 
        permanent democratic government.
            (3) Since its inception, Iraq's democratic government has 
        been under continuous attack from extremist insurgents, 
        terrorists, and, more recently, growing sectarian conflict.
            (4) The increasing violence is now threatening Iraq's 
        government, endangering regional stability and creating the 
        opportunity for safe havens for terrorists.
            (5) The National Intelligence Estimate for Iraq, released 
        February 2, 2007, stated: ``Coalition capabilities, including 
        force levels, resources, and operations, remain an essential 
        stabilizing element in Iraq.''. The National Intelligence 
        Estimate for Iraq stated further that if Coalition forces were 
        to withdraw rapidly, the intelligence community judges that 
        neighboring countries--invited by Iraqi factions or 
        unilaterally--might intervene openly in the conflict.
            (6) There is evidence that the sectarian violence is 
        pulling in neighboring countries, with United States and 
        coalition commanders in Iraq, intelligence sources, and the 
        Iraq Study Group all affirming that Syria and Iran are actively 
        supporting efforts to undermine stability in Iraq, with 
        reporting attesting that Iran has provided arms, financial 
        support, and training for militias within Iraq and may be 
        supplying improvised explosive devices to groups that attack 
        United States forces.
            (7) Israeli Prime Minister Olmert underscored the regional 
        consequences of a United States withdrawal from Iraq in a 
        December 11, 2006, interview with the Washington Post and 
        Newsweek saying: ``If there is a premature pullout before Iraq 
        has a robust government with a strong authority that can keep 
        the country from collapsing into an internal civil war, America 
        will have to think about the possible ramifications on 
        neighbouring Arab countries with moderate governments. . . . 
        How will it affect the stability of these countries against the 
        radical forces that might flourish as a result of a premature 
        pullout of America?''.
            (8) Ayman al-Zawahiri has repeatedly stated the need to 
        extend the jihad beyond Iraq and wrote in an October 2005 
        letter to the late al-Qaeda leader al-Zarqawi, that the 
        Islamist militant extremists ``must not have their mission end 
        with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay 
        down their weapons. . . . Instead, their ongoing mission is to 
        establish an Islamic state, and defend it, and for every 
        generation to hand over the banner to the one after it . . .''.
            (9) This commitment to imposing militant extremist Islam 
        throughout the world was recently echoed by Iranian leader 
        Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was quoted as saying on January 5, 
        2007: ``We don't shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to 
        rule the world. . . . We must prepare ourselves to rule the 
        world.''.
            (10) The failure to secure Iraq would threaten America's 
        vital national security interests, in a strategically important 
        region in the world, and our homeland security interests.
            (11) Recognizing the investment of troops and resources had 
        outpaced results in Iraq, the President and a congressionally-
        established commission, the Iraq Study Group, conducted 
        reappraisals of our policies and strategies in Iraq.
            (12) The President outlined a new strategy on January 10, 
        2007, to immediately further United States national security 
        priorities, to provide greater security for the Iraqi 
        population, and to accelerate progress on essential political, 
        social, and economic reforms necessary to the long-term 
        stability of the central government and the country.
            (13) On January 26, 2007, the United States Senate 
        unanimously confirmed General David H. Petraeus as the new 
        commander of United States and allied forces in Iraq. During 
        his confirmation hearings, General Petraeus addressed the 
        negative consequences a premature withdrawal would have on 
        United States interests and regional stability, as well as the 
        positive encouragement a congressionally-passed resolution of 
        disapproval regarding the new strategy would have on United 
        States enemies operating in Iraq.
            (14) In addition, General Petraeus, as he himself has 
        stated, cannot accomplish his new mission without the 
        deployment of the additional troops, which would reinforce 
        United States and allied forces. It is not in the best national 
        security interests of the United States to support unanimously 
        a new commanding general given his mission and then deny him 
        the resources to be successful in that mission.
            (15) Despite policy disagreements, all Members of Congress 
        support the members of the United States Armed Forces, who have 
        served honorably in their mission to fight terrorism and to 
        protect the security of the United States.
            (16) The members of the Armed Forces and their families 
        have made sacrifices, in many cases the ultimate sacrifice, to 
        protect the security of the United States and the freedom of 
        its citizens.
            (17) Failure to fully provide resources to military forces 
        deployed in support of operations in Iraq will negatively 
        impact our troops' morale and result in increasing casualties 
        and make the mission to secure Iraq impossible.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION RELATING TO EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 30 days thereafter, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a certification that contains a 
determination of the President of the extent to which--
            (1) the Government of Iraq is fully cooperating with United 
        States stability efforts in Iraq; and
            (2) the Government of Iraq has taken effective steps and 
        made demonstrable progress toward--
                    (A) completing the process of purging from its 
                security services those individuals with ties to 
                insurgents, sectarian militias, and terrorism;
                    (B) developing and implementing a rotation schedule 
                that allows all Iraqi Army battalions to participate in 
                operations in battlefield conditions, such as those 
                combat conditions found in Baghdad and al Anbar 
                Province;
                    (C) denying terrorists and their state-sponsors, 
                particularly Iran and Syria, the use of Iraqi territory 
                as a terrorist sanctuary;
                    (D) developing and implementing a strategy to 
                promote tolerance, peace, and co-existence among 
                Iraqis, which should particularly address how to 
                decrease sectarian tensions and violence;
                    (E) providing and ensuring equal access to 
                resources to all Iraqis and augmenting the capability 
                of reconstruction programs and economic institutions;
                    (F) adopting reforms to promote justice, equality, 
                and the rule of law, and ensuring financial and 
                transparent accountability of all Iraqi Government 
                ministries and operations; and
                    (G) cooperating and coordinating internationally to 
                help stabilize Iraq.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 30 days thereafter, the President shall transmit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
            (1) details the progress in the implementation of the Iraq 
        strategy, ``A New Way Forward,'' announced by the President on 
        January 10, 2007;
            (2) details the progress of the Government of Iraq in 
        meeting the benchmarks described in section 3 of this Act;
            (3) identifies the level of combat experience of all Iraqi 
        Army battalions, provides details on the development and 
        implementation of a rotation schedule to ensure that all Iraqi 
        Army battalions experience combat operations in battlefield 
        conditions, and identifies the extent to which the Iraqi 
        Ministry of Defense has deployed Iraqi military units that are 
        needed to secure Baghdad and al Anbar Province;
            (4) tracks expenditures of Iraqi funds, which are allocated 
        for the Iraqi Army, for the purpose of equipping the Iraqi 
        Army;
            (5) measures the effectiveness of the police force in 
        Baghdad using normally accepted crime statistics;
            (6) assesses the contributions by allies of the United 
        States to provide support to the Government and people of Iraq; 
        and
            (7) identifies the steps the Government of the United 
        States is taking to hold the Government of Iraq accountable in 
        meeting the benchmarks described in section 3 of this Act and 
        in providing funding for the Provincial Reconstruction Teams in 
        Iraq.

SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Interagency Assessment Required.--The President shall require 
all relevant departments and agencies of the Government of the United 
States to conduct an interagency assessment of the impact that 
withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq would have on the 
national security and homeland security interests of the United States, 
as well as an assessment on the impact that such a withdrawal would 
have for United States allies in the region.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains the results of the 
interagency assessment conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 6. SELECT BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE TO MONITOR UNITED STATES POLICY AND 
              STRATEGY FOR IRAQ.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the House of 
Representatives the Select Bipartisan Committee to Monitor United 
States Policy and Strategy for Iraq (hereinafter referred to as the 
``select committee'').
    (b) Composition.--
            (1) In general.--The select committee shall be composed of 
        10 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, of whom 5 members shall be appointed upon the 
        recommendation of the minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives. The Speaker shall designate one member as 
        chairman of the select committee.
            (2) Ex officio members.--The Speaker and the minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives shall be ex officio 
        members of the select committee but shall have no vote in the 
        select committee and may not be counted for purposes of 
        determining a quorum. The Speaker and the minority leader each 
        may designate a leadership staff member to assist in their 
        capacity as ex officio members, with the same access to select 
        committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and materials as 
        employees of the select committee and subject to the same 
        security clearance and confidentiality requirements as staff of 
        the select committee.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The select committee is authorized and 
        directed to monitor the implementation of this Act and to study 
        proposals from relevant committees of the House of 
        Representatives, the executive branch, and private sector 
        entities and individuals as the select committee considers 
        appropriate concerning the development of United States policy 
        and strategy to assist Iraq to achieve a stable, democratic 
        government and security forces capable of establishing and 
        maintaining security and stability.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 legislative days after the 
        date on which all members of the select committee have been 
        appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the select committee 
        shall submit to the House of Representatives a report that 
        contains a summary of the activities of the select committee 
        carried out under paragraph (1) and any findings or 
        recommendations relating to such activities.
    (d) Procedure.--Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, including the items referred to in the following 
paragraphs, shall apply to the select committee:
            (1) Clause 2(j)(1) of rule XI (guaranteeing the minority 
        additional witnesses).
            (2) Clause 2(m)(3) of rule XI (providing for the authority 
        to subpoena witnesses and documents).
In addition, access by the select committee to classified information 
and other national security information shall be conducted consistent 
with the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (e) Joint Operations.--The chairman of the select committee, in 
carrying out the duties described in subsection (c), shall consult with 
the chairman of a Senate committee conducting duties similar to the 
duties described in subsection (c) regarding meeting jointly to receive 
testimony, the scheduling of hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and 
joint staff interviews of key witnesses.
    (f) Staff; Funding.--
            (1) Staff.--
                    (A) Use of existing house staff.--To the greatest 
                extent practicable, the select committee shall utilize 
                the services of staff of employing entities of the 
                House of Representatives. At the request of the 
                chairman in consultation with the ranking minority 
                member, staff of employing entities of the House of 
                Representatives or a joint committee may be detailed to 
                the select committee to carry out this section and 
                shall be deemed to be staff of the select committee.
                    (B) Other staff.--The chairman, upon consultation 
                with the ranking minority member, may employ and fix 
                the compensation of such staff as the chairman 
                considers necessary to carry out this resolution.
            (2) Funding.--There shall be paid out of the applicable 
        accounts of the House of Representatives $500,000 for the 
        expenses of the select committee. Such payments shall be made 
        on vouchers signed by the chairman and approved in the manner 
        directed by the Committee on House Administration. Amounts made 
        available under this paragraph shall be expended in accordance 
        with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
        Administration.
    (g) Dissolution and Disposition of Records.--
            (1) Dissolution.--The select committee shall cease to exist 
        30 days after filing the report required under subsection 
        (c)(2).
            (2) Disposition of records.--Upon dissolution of the select 
        committee, the records of the select committee shall become the 
        records of any committee of the House of Representatives 
        designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
                on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
                the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent 
                Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Select 
                Bipartisan Committee to Monitor United States Policy 
                and Strategy for Iraq (established under section 6 of 
                this Act) of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
                on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
                the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
                the Senate.
            (2) Legislative day.--The term ``legislative day'' means 
        any calendar day during which the House of Representatives is 
        in session.
            (3) Terrorist sanctuary.--The term ``terrorist sanctuary'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 140(d)(5) of the 
        Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
        (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)(5) (as added by section 7102(d)(3) of the 
        Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
        (Public Law 108-458)).
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