[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2156 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2156

To require a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of the security 
                            forces of Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

 Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
Bishop of New York, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. Perlmutter) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
  Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 a clear accounting of the combat proficiency of the security 
                            forces of Iraq.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Congress has appropriated over $15 billion to train and 
        equip the security forces of Iraq since April 2004.
            (2) The Administration has reported in the March 2007 
        report entitled ``Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq'' 
        that the number of Iraqi security forces nearing combat 
        proficiency is 328,700.
            (3) The Iraqi security forces continue to be trained to 
        achieve the highest level of combat efficiency in order to 
        provide for the security and stability of the Iraqi people.
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--Congress declares that it shall be the 
policy of the United States to ensure that--
            (1) the security forces of Iraq are trained to achieve the 
        highest level of combat efficiency in order to provide for the 
        security and stability of the Iraqi people;
            (2) as each battalion of the Iraqi security forces achieves 
        a level of combat proficiency such that it can conduct 
        independent combat operations without support from Coalition 
        forces in Iraq, a unit of the United States Armed Forces of 
        comparable size will be redeployed from Iraq; and
            (3) regular, accurate accounts of the combat proficiency of 
        battalions of the Iraqi security forces are necessary for the 
        American public to gauge the development of the Iraqi security 
        forces.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON COMBAT PROFICIENCY OF IRAQI SECURITY FORCES.

    (a) Report.--The President of the United States shall transmit to 
the appropriate congressional committees each month a report that 
contains an accounting of the number of battalions of the security 
forces of Iraq at each level of combat proficiency described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Levels of Combat Proficiency.--The levels of combat proficiency 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Level 1 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
        combat operations without support from Coalition forces in 
        Iraq.
            (2) Level 2 means a battalion that can conduct independent 
        combat operations, but only with logistical support, or non-
        combat-related support from Coalition forces in Iraq. The 
        Coalition forces will not help with direct combat in support of 
        the battalion.
            (3) Level 3 means a battalion that can participate in 
        combat operations alongside Coalition forces, but cannot 
        conduct independent combat operations without direct combat 
        support from Coalition forces in Iraq.
            (4) Level 4 means a battalion that cannot participate in 
        combat operations, even with support from Coalition forces in 
        Iraq.
    (c) Comparison of Data.--The report shall include a comparison of 
data from each previous report with respect to each battalion of the 
security forces of Iraq.
    (d) Public Notification.--The President shall ensure that each 
report required by this section is made available on the main public 
Internet Web site of the Department of Defense not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the report is transmitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees, and that a link to the accounting in the 
report is made available on the homepage of such Internet Web site.
    (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``appropriate 
congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
        Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
        Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
        Senate.
    (f) Effective Date.--The requirement to transmit and make available 
reports under this section shall apply with respect to the first month 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and to each 
subsequent month thereafter until the President determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the security 
forces of Iraq have achieved combat proficiency to the extent necessary 
to combat the insurgency in Iraq.
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