[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2929 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2929


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2007

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or 
   base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of 
    United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States 
             economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On May 30, 2007, Tony Snow, the President's press 
        secretary, said that President Bush envisions a United States 
        military presence in Iraq ``as we have in South Korea'', where 
        American troops have been stationed for more than 50 years.
            (2) On June 1, 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates 
        elaborated on the President's idea of a ``long and enduring 
        presence'' in Iraq, of which the ``Korea model'' is one 
        example.
            (3) These statements run counter to previous statements 
        issued by the President and other administration officials.
            (4) On April 13, 2004, the President said, ``As a proud and 
        independent people, Iraqis do not support an indefinite 
        occupation and neither does America.''.
            (5) On February 6, 2007, Secretary Robert Gates stated in 
        testimony before Congress, ``we certainly have no desire for 
        permanent bases in Iraq.''.
            (6) On February 16, 2006, Secretary of Defense Donald 
        Rumsfeld stated in testimony before Congress, ``We have no 
        desire to have our forces permanently in that country. We have 
        no plans or discussions underway to have permanent bases in 
        that country.''.
            (7) On March 24, 2006, the United States Ambassador to 
        Iraq, Zalmay Kahilzad stated that the United States has ``no 
        goal of establishing permanent bases in Iraq.''.
            (8) On October 25, 2006, the President stated, ``Any 
        decisions on permanency in Iraq will be made by the Iraqi 
        government.'', in response to a question whether the United 
        States wanted to maintain permanent military bases in Iraq.
            (9) On February 6, 2007, Secretary Gates said, ``We will 
        make that decision, sir'' in response to the question: ``Is 
        that still our policy, that we're going to be there [Iraq] as 
        long as the [Iraqi] government asks us to be there? ... Is our 
        presence left up to the Iraqis or do we make the decision?''.
            (10) The perception that the United States intends to 
        permanently occupy Iraq aids insurgent groups in recruiting 
        supporters and fuels violent activity.
            (11) A clear statement that the United States does not seek 
        a long-term or permanent presence in Iraq would send a strong 
        signal to the people of Iraq and the international community 
        that the United States fully supports the efforts of the Iraqi 
        people to exercise full national sovereignty, including control 
        over security and public safety.
            (12) The Iraq Study Group Report recommends: ``The 
        President should state that the United States does not seek 
        permanent military bases in Iraq. If the Iraqi government were 
        to request a temporary base or bases, then the United States 
        government could consider that request as it would in the case 
        of any other government.''; and ``The President should restate 
        that the United States does not seek to control Iraq's oil.''.
            (13) The House of Representatives has passed 6 separate 
        bills prohibiting or expressing opposition to the establishment 
        of permanent military bases in Iraq including three of which 
        have been enacted into law by the President: Public Law 109-
        289, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 110-28.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States not to establish any military 
installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to exercise 
United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    No funds made available by any Act of Congress shall be obligated 
or expended for a purpose as follows:
            (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
        purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
        States Armed Forces in Iraq.
            (2) To exercise United States economic control of the oil 
        resources of Iraq.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.