[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 508 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 508

 To require United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide 
United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2007

    Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
  McGovern, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
Nadler, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
   Kucinich, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, 
Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 United States military disengagement from Iraq, to provide 
United States assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation in Iraq, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bring the Troops 
Home and Iraq Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2007''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
        TITLE I--UNITED STATES MILITARY DISENGAGEMENT FROM IRAQ

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Statement of policy.
Sec. 103. Repeal of Public Law 107-243.
Sec. 104. Disengagement of United States Armed Forces and contractor 
                            security forces from Iraq.
Sec. 105. Prohibition on permanent United States military installations 
                            in Iraq.
Sec. 106. Provision of Iraqi police and home guards training.
Sec. 107. Deployment of international stabilization force to Iraq.
Sec. 108. Limitation on total number of United States Government 
                            personnel at United States Embassy in 
                            Baghdad, Iraq.
Sec. 109. Prohibition on production sharing agreements for Iraqi 
                            petroleum resources.
       TITLE II--UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                         RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ

                    Subtitle A--Bilateral Assistance

Sec. 201.  Modification of authorities relating to the Special 
                            Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
Sec. 202. Study and report on damage to Iraqi civil society and 
                            infrastructure.
Sec. 203. Assistance to establish an Iraqi reconstruction corps.
Sec. 204. Assistance for the destruction of land mines and related 
                            activities in Iraq.
Sec. 205. Assistance to dismantle and dispose of fortifications and 
                            other remnants of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sec. 206. Assistance to recover ancient relics and to restore 
                            archeological, cultural, and historical 
                            sites in Iraq.
Sec. 207. Compensation for Iraqi Noncombatant Civilian Casualties.
Sec. 208. Assistance to establish an Iraqi institute of peace.
                  Subtitle B--Multilateral Assistance

Sec. 211. International fund to redevelop civic institutions in Iraq.
Sec. 212. International fund to reconstitute the public health system 
                            in Iraq.
   TITLE III--GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF OPERATION IRAQI 
                      FREEDOM AND OTHER CONFLICTS

Sec. 301. Assurance of adequate funding for veterans health care.
TITLE IV--ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE ORIGINS 
                 AND CONDUCT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

Sec. 401. Establishment of Joint Select Committee.
Sec. 402. Duties.
Sec. 403. Membership.
Sec. 404. Powers.
Sec. 405. Staff.
Sec. 406. Funding.
Sec. 407. Termination.

        TITLE I--UNITED STATES MILITARY DISENGAGEMENT FROM IRAQ

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The brave men and women of the United States Armed 
        Forces continue to serve with distinction in Iraq and have 
        earned the respect and gratitude of the American people.
            (2) On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying the words 
        ``Mission Accomplished,'' President George W. Bush stated: 
        ``Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.''. At that point, 
        the occupation of Iraq began.
            (3) The civilian leadership at the Department of Defense 
        has failed to adequately support United States Armed Forces in 
        Iraq, which were not trained to carry out an occupation and did 
        not receive the proper equipment to achieve their stated 
        mission.
            (4) The occupation of Iraq has made the United States 
        economically and militarily weaker, has made the United States 
        less safe because it has enhanced the recruitment of 
        terrorists, and has diminished America's prestige and influence 
        in the world.
            (5) Iraq is embroiled in a civil war characterized by daily 
        occurrences of retaliation and revenge, fueled by the 
        occupation of Iraq by United States Armed Forces. The civil war 
        in Iraq was predicted by United States military commanders 
        before the 2003 occupation of Iraq.
            (6) The United States has pursued military action rather 
        than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and has reduced 
        reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
            (7) On May 13, 2003, the President stated, ``We will stay 
        as long as necessary to make sure that the Iraqi people have a 
        government of, by and for the Iraqi people. And then we'll come 
        home.''.
            (8) On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people participated in 
        elections to directly elect a full-term government. Iraqi Prime 
        Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other high-ranking Iraqi 
        Government officials, as well as leaders from the Sunni, 
        Shiite, and Kurdish communities in Iraq, have since called for 
        a timetable for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces 
        from Iraq.
            (9) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has stated that 
        Iraqi political leaders must bring security and stability to 
        Iraq.
            (10) During the summer of 2006, General George Casey, the 
        top United States military commander in Iraq, proposed a plan 
        for the deployment from Iraq of a substantial portion of United 
        States Armed Forces and briefed the President accordingly.
            (11) United States military commanders in Iraq have 
        repeatedly stated that there is no military solution to the 
        turmoil in Iraq.
            (12) In the United States elections held on November 7, 
        2006, the American people clearly voted for a change in United 
        States policy in Iraq and in favor of United States military 
        disengagement from Iraq.

SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to end the occupation of Iraq on the basis of the 
        findings specified in section 101;
            (2) to accelerate the training and equipping of the 
        military and security forces of the Government of Iraq;
            (3) to pursue security and stability in Iraq through 
        diplomacy;
            (4) to help preserve the territorial integrity of Iraq as a 
        nation state;
            (5) to take all appropriate measures to account for any 
        missing members of the United States Armed Forces or United 
        States citizens in Iraq; and
            (6) to turn over all internal security activities and 
        military operations in Iraq to the elected Government of Iraq 
        not later than the end of the six-month period beginning on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

    The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 104. DISENGAGEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND CONTRACTOR 
              SECURITY FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Withdrawal of Armed Forces.--Not later than the end of the six-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, all 
United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom shall be withdrawn from Iraq and returned to the United States 
or redeployed outside of the Middle East. It is the policy of Congress 
that this withdrawal shall commence as soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act to ensure completion of the 
withdrawal by the end of such six-month period.
    (b) Withdrawal of Contractor Security Forces.--Not later than the 
end of the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, all security forces under contract or subcontract with the 
United States Government and working in Iraq shall be withdrawn from 
Iraq. The contract or subcontract providing for the use of such 
security forces shall be terminated as soon as practicable after the 
forces are withdrawn.
    (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Continue Deployment of Armed 
Forces in Iraq.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any 
        provision of law may not be obligated or expended to deploy or 
        continue to deploy members or units of the United States Armed 
        Forces to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the use of 
        funds--
                    (A) to provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal 
                of the Armed Forces and contractor security forces from 
                Iraq pursuant to subsections (a) and (b); or
                    (B) to ensure the security of Iraq and its 
                transition to democratic rule by--
                            (i) carrying out consultations with the 
                        Government of Iraq, other foreign governments, 
                        the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the 
                        United Nations, and other international 
                        organizations; or
                            (ii) providing financial assistance or 
                        equipment to Iraqi security forces and 
                        international forces in Iraq.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--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 social and economic reconstruction 
activities in Iraq.
    (e) Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term ``Armed 
Forces'' has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(4) of title 
10, United States Code.

SEC. 105. PROHIBITION ON PERMANENT UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
              IN IRAQ.

    (a) Prohibition.--No permanent or long-term military installation, 
which is designed or intended to be occupied by a unit of the United 
States Armed Forces after the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq 
pursuant to section 104(a), may be constructed in Iraq.
    (b) Transfer of Military Facilities.--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 United 
States Armed Forces.

SEC. 106. PROVISION OF IRAQI POLICE AND HOME GUARDS TRAINING.

    During the six-month period specified in subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 104 for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and 
contractor security forces from Iraq, the Secretary of Defense may use 
members of the Armed Forces and security forces under contract or 
subcontract with the Department of Defense to assist in the training of 
a permanent Iraqi police force and neighborhood, village, and tribal 
home guards comprised of Iraqi citizens.

SEC. 107. DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE TO IRAQ.

    (a) Deployment.--If requested by the Government of Iraq (including 
with the support of the National Assembly of Iraq), the President of 
the United States is authorized to support the deployment of an 
international stabilization force to Iraq to enhance public security in 
Iraq after the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq 
pursuant to section 104(a).
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
deployment of the international stabilization force to Iraq described 
in subsection (a) should commence not later than the end of the six-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
terminate not later than the end of the two-year period beginning on 
the date of commencement of such deployment.

SEC. 108. LIMITATION ON TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
              PERSONNEL AT UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

    (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
total number of officers and employees of the United States Government 
assigned to the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, may not exceed 
500 individuals.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect beginning six 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 109. PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR IRAQI 
              PETROLEUM RESOURCES.

    (a) Prohibition.--On or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, no department, agency, or other entity of the Government of the 
United States and no national of the United States may enter into a 
contract for the development, production, or marketing of petroleum 
resources in Iraq.
    (b) Sunset.--Subsection (a) shall cease to be effective beginning 
on the date on which the President of the United States certifies to 
Congress that the Government of Iraq has established and is enforcing 
laws that provide for the regulation of activities of foreign 
governments and foreign nationals pursuant to contracts for the 
development, production, or marketing of petroleum resources in Iraq.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``national of the United 
States'' means--
            (1) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States 
        or who owes permanent allegiance to the United States or is an 
        alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
        States, as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)); or
            (2) a corporation, partnership, or other business 
        association that is organized under the laws of the United 
        States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of 
        Columbia.

       TITLE II--UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                         RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ

                    Subtitle A--Bilateral Assistance

SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR 
              GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Duties.--Section 1054(a) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 
2397) is amended by inserting ``or any subsequent fiscal year'' after 
``fiscal year 2006''.
    (b) Termination.--Section 3001(o) of the Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and 
Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 117 Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., 
note to section 8G of Public Law 95-452), as amended by section 1054(b) 
of Public Law 109-364 and section 2 of the Iraq Reconstruction 
Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-440), is amended in 
paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``or any subsequent fiscal year'' after 
``fiscal year 2006''.

SEC. 202. STUDY AND REPORT ON DAMAGE TO IRAQI CIVIL SOCIETY AND 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Study.--The President of the United States, acting through the 
heads of the relevant departments and agencies of the Government of the 
United States and in consultation with the Government of Iraq, is 
authorized to conduct a study on the damage to Iraqi civil society and 
infrastructure as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
    (b) Report.--The President shall transmit to Congress a report that 
contains the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $100,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AN IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION CORPS.

    (a) Assistance.--The President of the United States is authorized 
to provide assistance to the Government of Iraq to establish and train 
an Iraqi reconstruction corps to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq. To 
the maximum extent practicable, the Iraqi reconstruction corps should 
carry out its activities in accordance with the results of the study 
conducted pursuant to section 202.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this section may be 
provided on such terms and conditions as the President may determine.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $500,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF LAND MINES AND RELATED 
              ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Assistance.--The President of the United States is authorized 
to provide assistance for the destruction of land mines, unexploded 
ordnance, and clean-up of depleted uranium in artillery shells and 
related targets in Iraq.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this section may be 
provided on such terms and conditions as the President may determine.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the President to carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2008.
            (2) Additional authorities.--Amounts appropriated pursuant 
        to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) may be referred to as the ``Iraqi Demining 
                Fund'';
                    (B) are authorized to remain available until 
                expended; and
                    (C) are in addition to amounts otherwise available 
                for such purposes.

SEC. 205. ASSISTANCE TO DISMANTLE AND DISPOSE OF FORTIFICATIONS AND 
              OTHER REMNANTS OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

    (a) Assistance.--The President of the United States is authorized 
to provide assistance to the Government of Iraq to dismantle and 
dispose of fortifications, including concrete walls, and other remnants 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Assistance under this section may be 
        provided on such terms and conditions as the President may 
        determine.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
        to the maximum extent practicable, priority should be given to 
        train and hire Iraqi civilians to carry out the activities 
        described in subsection (a) and to allocate funds to local 
        units of government in Iraq, including village, town, and city 
        councils, to carry out the activities described in subsection 
        (a).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $500,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 206. ASSISTANCE TO RECOVER ANCIENT RELICS AND TO RESTORE 
              ARCHEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND HISTORICAL SITES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Assistance.--The President of the United States is authorized 
to provide assistance to recover ancient relics and to restore 
archeological, cultural, and historical sites of international 
significance and importance in Iraq.
    (b) Grant Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
assistance under this section shall be provided in the form of grants 
to a consortium that includes the Iraqi Museum of Antiquities, the 
Smithsonian Institution, the World Monuments Fund, and the Oriental 
Institute of the University of Chicago.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Assistance under this section may be 
        provided on such terms and conditions as the President may 
        determine.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
        to the maximum extent practicable, priority should be given to 
        train and hire Iraqi civilians to carry out the activities 
        described in subsection (a) and to allocate funds to local 
        units of government in Iraq, including village, town, and city 
        councils, to carry out the activities described in subsection 
        (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $250,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 207. COMPENSATION FOR IRAQI NONCOMBATANT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.

    (a) Determination and Certification of Claims.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall determine the 
        validity and amount of each claim by a citizen or national of 
        Iraq for loss of property or personal injury or death resulting 
        from United States military operations in Iraq during the 
        period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending 6 months after 
        the date of enactment of this Act. Any claim under this section 
        shall be barred unless it is filed with the Commission within 3 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act. The Commission 
        shall publish in the Federal Register, and in the media to 
        which Iraqi citizens have easy access, the procedures for 
        making a claim with the Commission under this section. The 
        Commission shall certify to each claimant the amount determined 
        by the Commission to be payable on the claim under this 
        section.
            (2) Exclusions.--The Commission shall deny the validity of 
        any claim for loss of property or personal injury or death 
        under paragraph (1) of any person who participated in the armed 
        insurgency in Iraq after May 1, 2003.
    (b) Applicable Law.--In deciding claims under subsection (a), the 
Commission shall apply, in the following order--
            (1) applicable substantive law, including international 
        law; and
            (2) applicable principles of justice and equity.
    (c) Applicability of International Claims Settlement Act.--To the 
extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, the 
provisions of title I (other than section 2(c) ) and title VII of the 
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621-1627 and 
1645-1645o) shall apply with respect to claims under this section.
    (d) Notice and Hearings.--The Secretary of State shall take the 
necessary steps to ensure that the people of Iraq have adequate notice 
of the process for making a claim under this section. The Commission 
may conduct hearings at places in Iraq in order to facilitate the 
claims process under this section. The Commission shall consult with 
appropriate representatives of Iraqi citizens in determining claims 
under this section.
    (e) Claims Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund (in this section 
referred to as the ``Iraq Claims Fund'') for payment of claims 
certified under subsection (a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
cover into the Iraq Claims Fund such amounts as are appropriated to the 
fund pursuant to subsection (k).
    (f) Certification of Amount of Claims.--The Commission shall 
certify to the Secretary of the Treasury each award made pursuant to 
subsection (a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments on 
each such award, in the following order of priority to the extent funds 
are available pursuant to this section:
            (1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal amount, whichever 
        is less.
            (2) Payments from time to time in ratable proportions on 
        account of the unpaid balance of the principal amounts of all 
        awards according to the proportions which the unpaid balance of 
        such awards bears to the total amount in the Iraq Claims Fund 
        that is available for distribution at the time such payments 
        are made.
            (3) After payment has been made of the principal amounts of 
        all such awards, pro rate payments on account of accrued 
        interest on such awards as bear interest.
    (g) Authority to Transfer Records.--The head of any executive 
agency may transfer or otherwise make available to the Commission such 
records and documents relating to claims authorized to be determined 
under this section as may be required by the Commission in carrying out 
its functions under this section.
    (h) Statute of Limitations; Publication Notice.--
            (1) Statute of limitations.--Any demand or claim for 
        payment on account of an award that is certified under this 
        section shall be barred on and after the date that is 2 years 
        after the date on which notice is published under paragraph 
        (2).
            (2) Publication of notice.--
                    (A) Publication.--At the end of the 1-year period 
                specified in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall publish notice in the Federal Register, 
                and in the media to which Iraqi citizens have easy 
                access, detailing the statute of limitations provided 
                for in paragraph (1) and identifying the claim numbers 
                of, and the names of the claimants holding, unpaid 
                certified claims.
                    (B) Publication date.--The notice required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall be published 1 year after the 
                last date on which the Secretary of the Treasury covers 
                into the Iraq Claims Fund amounts appropriated to that 
                fund pursuant to subsection (k).
    (i) Disposition of Unused Funds.--At the end of the 2-year period 
beginning on the publication date of the notice required by subsection 
(h)(2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Treasury of 
the United States as miscellaneous receipts all funds remaining in the 
Iraq Claims Fund that are not used for payments of certified claims 
under this section.
    (j) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``commission'' means the Foreign 
        Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.
    (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated not less than $200,000,000 to pay claims under this 
section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.

SEC. 208. ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AN IRAQI INSTITUTE OF PEACE.

    (a) Assistance.--The President of the United States is authorized 
to provide assistance to the Government of Iraq to establish an 
independent, nonprofit Iraqi institute of peace to serve the people and 
Government of Iraq. To the maximum extent practicable, the Iraqi 
institute of peace should provide the widest possible range of 
education and training, basic and applied research opportunities, and 
peace information services on the means to promote domestic tranquility 
and international peace and the resolution of conflicts without 
recourse to violence.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this section may be 
provided on such terms and conditions as the President may determine.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008.

                  Subtitle B--Multilateral Assistance

SEC. 211. INTERNATIONAL FUND TO REDEVELOP CIVIC INSTITUTIONS IN IRAQ.

    (a) International Fund.--The President of the United States is 
authorized to seek to establish an international fund to redevelop 
civic institutions in Iraq and to make United States contributions to 
the international fund.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
international fund described in subsection (a) should provide 
incentives for the return of exiled or emigre Iraqi doctors, nurses, 
educators, jurists, engineers, attorneys, writers, journalists, and 
other professionals and the training of additional Iraqis in essential 
professions and services.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 212. INTERNATIONAL FUND TO RECONSTITUTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM 
              IN IRAQ.

    (a) International Fund.--The President of the United States is 
authorized to seek to establish an international fund to reconstitute 
the public health system in Iraq and to make United States 
contributions to the international fund. To the maximum extent 
practicable, the international fund should be supervised and 
administered jointly by the World Health Organization, the United 
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Program, and the Food 
and Agriculture Organization.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
international fund described in subsection (a) should provide for the 
rebuilding of hospitals and clinics in Iraq and the purchase of 
diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and services for hospitals and 
clinics in Iraq.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out this section $1,700,000,000 
for fiscal year 2008.

   TITLE III--GUARANTEED HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF OPERATION IRAQI 
                      FREEDOM AND OTHER CONFLICTS

SEC. 301. ASSURANCE OF ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR VETERANS HEALTH CARE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 321. Assured funding for veterans health care
    ``(a) Availability of Funds.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs the amount determined under subsection (b) with respect to that 
fiscal year. Each such amount is available, without fiscal year 
limitation, for the programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans 
Health Administration, as specified in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Amount.--(1) The amount applicable to fiscal year 2008 under 
this subsection is the amount equal to 130 percent of the amount 
obligated by the Department during fiscal year 2006 for the purposes 
specified in subsection (c).
    ``(2) The amount applicable to any fiscal year after fiscal year 
2008 under this subsection is the amount equal to the product of the 
following:
            ``(A) The sum of--
                    ``(i) the number of veterans enrolled in the 
                Department health care system under section 1705 of 
                this title as of July 1 preceding the beginning of such 
                fiscal year; and
                    ``(ii) the number of persons eligible for health 
                care under chapter 17 of this title who are not covered 
                by clause (i) and who were provided hospital care or 
                medical services under such chapter at any time during 
                the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year.
            ``(B) The per capita baseline amount, as increased from 
        time to time pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
    ``(3)(A) For purposes of paragraph (2)(B), the term `per capita 
baseline amount' means the amount equal to--
            ``(i) the amount specified in paragraph (1), divided by
            ``(ii) the number of veterans enrolled in the Department 
        health care system under section 1705 of this title as of the 
        date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(B) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide 
a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the per capita 
baseline amount equal to the percentage by which--
            ``(i) the Consumer Price Index (all Urban Consumers, United 
        States City Average, Hospital and related services, Seasonally 
        Adjusted), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
        Department of Labor for the 12-month period ending on the June 
        30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
        increase is made, exceeds
            ``(ii) such Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
        preceding the 12-month period described in clause (i).
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
purposes for which amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be all programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health 
Administration.
    ``(2) Amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) are not 
available for--
            ``(A) construction, acquisition, or alteration of medical 
        facilities as provided in subchapter I of chapter 81 of this 
        title (other than for such repairs as were provided for before 
        the date of the enactment of this section through the Medical 
        Care appropriation for the Department); or
            ``(B) grants under subchapter III of chapter 81 of this 
        title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``321. Assured funding for veterans health care.''.

TITLE IV--ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE ORIGINS 
                 AND CONDUCT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.

    There is hereby established in the Congress the Joint Select 
Committee to Review the Origins and Conduct of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Joint Select 
Committee'').

SEC. 402. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Joint Select Committee shall have authority--
            (1) to conduct a comprehensive study and review of the 
        origins and conduct of the United States military intervention 
        in Iraq ordered on March 19, 2003 and its aftermath; and
            (2) to make recommendations to the House of Representatives 
        and Senate for such legislation or other action the Joint 
        Select Committee considers necessary in response to its 
        findings under the study and review conducted under paragraph 
        (1) and to submit such recommendations directly to the 
        committees of the House and Senate with jurisdiction over the 
        legislation or other action.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Interim.--The Joint Select Committee may submit such 
        interim reports to Congress on its activities and findings as 
        it considers appropriate.
            (2) Final report and recommendations.--Not later than 
        December 31, 2008, the Joint Select Committee shall submit a 
        final report to Congress on its activities and findings, and 
        shall include in the report all of the recommendations 
        described in subsection (a)(2).
    (c) No Legislative Jurisdiction.--The Joint Select Committee shall 
not have legislative jurisdiction.

SEC. 403. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Composition and Appointment.--
            (1) In general.--The Joint Select Committee shall be 
        composed of 18 Members of the House of Representatives and 
        Senate, of whom--
                    (A) 9 shall be Members of the House of 
                Representatives and shall be appointed by the Speaker 
                of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
                the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; 
                and
                    (B) 9 shall be Members of the Senate and shall be 
                appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate in 
                consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate.
            (2) Treatment of delegate and resident commissioner.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, a ``Member'' of the House of 
        Representatives includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to 
        the Congress.
    (b) Chair and Vice-Chair.--At the time of appointment, one of the 
members of the Joint Select Committee shall be designated jointly by 
the Speaker and Majority Leader as the chair of the Joint Select 
Committee and one shall be designated jointly by the Speaker and 
Majority Leader as the vice-chair of the Joint Select Committee. The 
chair and vice-chair may not be Members of the same House of Congress.
    (c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the membership of the Joint Select 
Committee shall not affect the power of the remaining members to 
execute the functions of the Joint Select Committee, and shall be 
filled in the same manner as in the case of the original appointment.

SEC. 404. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Other Activities.--For the purpose of carrying out 
its duties, during the present Congress the Joint Select Committee may 
hold such hearings and undertake such other activities as the Joint 
Select Committee determines to be necessary to carry out its duties, 
whether the Congress is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned.
    (b) Obtaining Information.--
            (1) Authority to use subpoenas.--The Joint Select Committee 
        may require by subpoena the attendance of such witnesses and 
        the production of such books, papers, and documents, as it 
        considers appropriate.
            (2) Procedures.--Subpoenas may be issued over the signature 
        of the chair of the Joint Select Committee or of any member 
        designated by the chair or by the Joint Select Committee to the 
        extent the chairman or such member is authorized by a majority 
        of the joint committee to issue such subpoenas, and may be 
        served by any person designated by such chairman or member.
    (c) Access to Legislative Branch Services.--The Joint Select 
Committee shall have access to the services of the Government 
Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the 
Congressional Research Service in the same manner and under the same 
terms and conditions as any standing committee of the House of 
Representatives or Senate.

SEC. 405. STAFF.

    (a) Appointment of Staff.--The chair of the Joint Select Committee 
may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the chair considers 
appropriate to assist the Joint Select Committee in carrying out its 
duties, except that no individual appointed under this authority may 
receive pay at a rate greater than the highest annual rate of pay which 
may be paid to any employee of the House of Representatives whose 
salary is paid exclusively out of a Members' Representational 
Allowance.
    (b) Detail of Federal Employees.--Upon the request of the Joint 
Select Committee, the head of any Federal agency or of any office in 
the legislative branch is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, 
any of the personnel of such agency or office to the Joint Select 
Committee to assist the Joint Select Committee in carrying out its 
duties.

SEC. 406. FUNDING.

    (a) Vouchers.--Payments for expenses of the Joint Select Committee 
shall be made using vouchers authorized by the Joint Select Committee, 
signed by the chair of the Joint Select Committee, and approved in a 
manner directed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) Source of Funds.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for the operation of the Joint Select 
Committee, of which--
            (1) 50 percent shall be derived from the applicable 
        accounts of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contingent fund of 
        the Senate.

SEC. 407. TERMINATION.

    (a) Termination Date.--The Joint Select Committee shall terminate 
not later than 15 days after submitting the final report and 
recommendations required under section 402(b)(2).
    (b) Transfer of Records.--Upon termination of the Joint Select 
Committee, the records of the Joint Select Committee shall be 
transferred jointly to, and held jointly by, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and Secretary of the Senate.
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