[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3178 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3178

 To limit the length of deployment of members of the Armed Forces for 
                        Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2007

  Mr. Shays introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the length of deployment of members of the Armed Forces for 
                        Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENTS FOR OPERATION IRAQI 
              FREEDOM.

    (a) Limitation.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the deployment of a unit or individual of the 
Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be limited as follows:
            (1) In the case of a unit or individual of the Army 
        (including a unit or individual of the Army National Guard or 
        the Army Reserve), the unit or individual may not be deployed, 
        or continued or extended on deployment, for more than 12 
        consecutive months.
            (2) In the case of a unit or individual of the Marine Corps 
        (including a unit or individual of the Marine Corps Reserve), 
        the unit or individual may not be deployed, or continued or 
        extended on deployment, for more than 7 consecutive months.
    (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
designated key command headquarters personnel or other members of the 
Armed Forces who are required to maintain continuity of mission and 
situational awareness between rotating forces.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the applicability of 
the limitation in subsection (a) in the event of a requirement for the 
use of military force in time of national emergency following 
consultation with the congressional defense committees.
    (d) Deployment Defined.--In this section, the term ``deployment'' 
has the meaning given that term in subsection 991(b) of title 10, 
United States Code.
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