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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1837 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 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.

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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.