[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1837 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1837

To require the President to develop a plan containing dates certain for 
  the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United 
         States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

  Mr. Shays introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, 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 develop a plan containing dates certain for 
  the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United 
         States Armed Forces from 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. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall transmit to Congress a 
plan, containing dates certain, except as provided in subsection (c), 
for the commencement and completion by the Secretary of a phased 
redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, as well as an 
outline of how the redeployment process will take place, in accordance 
with the factors specified in subsection (b).
    (b) Factors.--In determining the dates certain required under 
subsection (a), and in planning the phased redeployment of United 
States Armed Forces from Iraq, the President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall take into 
consideration the following:
            (1) The decision of the Government of the United States to 
        dismantle all Iraqi Security Forces, including the Army, 
        police, and border patrol.
            (2) The redeployment of United States Armed Forces should 
        take place as equivalent Iraqi Security Forces become capable.
            (3) Priority in the redeployment process should be given to 
        combat soldiers, to be followed, in an order considered 
        appropriate by the President, in consultation with the 
        Secretary and the Joint Chiefs, by those members of the United 
        States Armed Forces who provide logistics, transportation, 
        medical, or other forms of support.
    (c) Expedited Redeployment Required.--If the President, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, determines that conditions on the ground in Iraq improve more 
quickly than initially anticipated in the plan required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall commence, prior to the dates 
certain contained in such plan, the phased redeployment of United 
States Armed Forces from Iraq.
    (d) Iraqi Vote on United States Plan.--Congress encourages the 
Government of Iraq to hold a vote in the Iraqi Council of 
Representatives or among the Iraqi general voting public not later than 
180 days after the date on which the President transmits the plan 
required under subsection (a), approving or disapproving the plan and 
timeline to redeploy United States Armed Forces from Iraq. Unless 60 
percent of the members of the Council of Representatives or the Iraqi 
general voting public vote to approve the plan and timeline to redeploy 
United States Armed Forces from Iraq, the President should commence the 
phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq within 60 
days of the Iraqi vote.
    (e) Further Deployment Restricted.--After completion of the phased 
redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, the Secretary of 
Defense may not deploy or maintain members of the United States Armed 
Forces in Iraq for any purpose other than the following:
            (1) Protecting United States diplomatic facilities and 
        United States citizens, including members of the United States 
        Armed Forces.
            (2) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
        positions.
            (3) Engaging in targeted special actions limited in 
        duration and scope to killing or capturing members of al-Qaeda 
        and other terrorist organizations with global reach.
            (4) Training members of the Iraqi Security Forces.
    (f) Determinations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall make and transmit to 
Congress the following determinations, along with reports in classified 
and unclassified form detailing the basis for each determination:
            (1) Whether the Government of Iraq has given United States 
        Armed Forces and Iraqi Security Forces the authority to pursue 
        all extremists, including Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias, 
        and is making substantial progress in delivering necessary 
        Iraqi Security Forces for Baghdad and protecting such Forces 
        from political interference; intensifying efforts to build 
        balanced security forces throughout Iraq that provide even-
        handed security for all Iraqis; ensuring that Iraq's political 
        authorities are not undermining or making false accusations 
        against members of the Iraqi Security Forces; eliminating 
        militia control of local security; establishing a strong 
        militia disarmament program; ensuring fair and just enforcement 
        of laws; establishing political, media, economic, and service 
        committees in support of the Baghdad Security Plan; and 
        eradicating safe havens.
            (2) Whether the Government of Iraq is making substantial 
        progress in meeting its commitment to pursue reconciliation 
        initiatives, including enactment of a hydro-carbon law; 
        adoption of legislation necessary for the conduct of provincial 
        and local elections; reform of current laws governing the de-
        Baathification process; amendment of the Constitution of Iraq; 
        and allocation of Iraqi revenues for reconstruction projects.
            (3) Whether the Government of Iraq and United States Armed 
        Forces are making substantial progress in reducing the level of 
        sectarian violence in Iraq.
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