[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2237 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2237

   To provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and 
                     defense contractors from Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2007

   Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Ms. Sutton) 
 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 provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and 
                     defense contractors from Iraq.

    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 AND DEFENSE 
              CONTRACTORS FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Commencement of Redeployment.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
commence the redeployment of units and members of the Armed Forces 
deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and contractors 
operating in Iraq and funded using amounts appropriated to the 
Department of Defense.
    (b) Completion of Redeployment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
complete the redeployment of the Armed Forces and defense contractors 
from Iraq within 180 days beginning on the date of the commencement of 
the redeployment required under subsection (a).
    (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Increase Armed Forces Serving in 
Iraq.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense under any provision of law may not be obligated or expended 
to increase the number of members of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq 
in excess of the number of members serving in Iraq as of January 1, 
2007, unless the increase has been specifically authorized in advance 
by an Act of Congress.
    (d) Authority To Determine Locations Outside of Iraq for 
Redeployment.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 
the locations outside of Iraq to which units and members of the Armed 
Forces redeployed from Iraq may be transferred, including redeployment 
to an adjacent or nearby country at the invitation of the government of 
the country or redeployment to bolster military forces deployed in 
Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
    (e) Authority To Retain Armed Forces in Iraq for Limited 
Purposes.--The Secretary of Defense may retain in Iraq members of the 
Armed Forces for the purpose of providing security for the United 
States Embassy and other United States diplomatic missions in Iraq; 
protecting American citizens, including members of the Armed Forces; 
serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic positions; 
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; and training and equipping members of 
the Iraqi Security Forces. At the request of the Government of Iraq, 
the Secretary of Defense may retain in Iraq members of the Army Corps 
of Engineers and defense contractors engaged in reconstruction projects 
in Iraq, to the extent necessary to complete such projects.
    (f) Availability of Funds for Safe and Orderly Redeployment.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available in any Act are immediately available for 
obligation and expenditure to plan and execute a safe and orderly 
redeployment of the Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq, as 
required by this section.
    (g) Transfer of United States Military Facilities in Iraq.--The 
President of the United States shall transfer to the Government of Iraq 
all right, title, and interest held by the United States in any 
military facility in Iraq that was constructed, repaired, or improved 
using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense and occupied by 
a unit of the Armed Forces.
    (h) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Further Deploy United States 
Armed Forces to Iraq.--Beginning on the date of the completion of the 
redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq under subsection (b), funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law may 
not be obligated or expended to further deploy units or members of the 
Armed Forces to Iraq, including through participation in any 
multinational force in Iraq, except as provided under subsection (e) or 
unless such deployment of units or members of the Armed Forces is 
specifically authorized in advance by an Act of Congress.
    (i) Assistance to Iraqi Security Forces and Multinational Forces in 
Iraq.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or 
otherwise restrict the use of funds available to the Department of 
Defense for the purpose of providing financial assistance or equipment 
to the Iraqi Security Forces or multinational forces providing security 
or training in Iraq at the request of the Government of Iraq.
    (j) Continuation of Diplomatic, Social, and Economic Reconstruction 
Activities in Iraq.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit or otherwise restrict the use of funds available to any 
department or agency of the United States (other than the Department of 
Defense) to carry out diplomatic, social, and economic reconstruction 
activities in Iraq at the request of the Government of Iraq.
    (k) Asylum or Other Means of Protection for Iraqi Citizens.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise 
restrict the authority of the President to arrange asylum or other 
means of protection for Iraqi citizens who might be physically 
endangered by the redeployment of the Armed Forces from Iraq.
    (l) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Armed Forces'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States 
Code.
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