[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2031 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2031

           To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2007

 Mr. DeFazio 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 safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    (a) Transition of Mission.--The President shall promptly transition 
the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the limited purposes set 
forth in subsection (d).
    (b) Commencement of Safe, Phased Redeployment From Iraq.--The 
President shall commence the safe, phased redeployment of United States 
forces from Iraq that are not essential to the limited purposes set 
forth in subsection (d). Such redeployment shall begin not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--No funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under any provision of law may be obligated or 
expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members of the United 
States Armed Forces after March 31, 2008.
    (d) Exception for Limited Purposes.--The prohibition under 
subsection (c) shall not apply to the obligation or expenditure of 
funds for the limited purposes as follows:
            (1) To conduct targeted operations, limited in duration and 
        scope, against members of al Qaeda and other international 
        terrorist organizations.
            (2) To provide security for United States infrastructure 
        and personnel.
            (3) To train and equip Iraqi security services.
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