[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5128 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5128

Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the ``Declaration of 
 Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship 
Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America'' unless 
         the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2008

    Ms. Lee (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Hinchey) 
 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


 
Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the ``Declaration of 
 Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship 
Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America'' unless 
         the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress.

    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) 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.''.
            (2) The House of Representatives has passed 10 separate 
        bills prohibiting or expressing opposition to the establishment 
        of permanent military bases in Iraq including five of which 
        Congress has approved on a strong bipartisan basis and the 
        President has signed into law: Public Law 109-289, Public Law 
        109-364, Public Law 110-28, Public Law 110-116, and Public Law 
        110-161. Nevertheless, the President has failed to faithfully 
        execute and enforce these statutes, as he has taken an oath to 
        fulfill.
            (3) The perception that the United States intends to 
        permanently maintain tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq, 
        following the invasion ordered by President Bush in March 2003 
        and the subsequent prolonged military occupation of Iraq, aids 
        insurgent groups and the al-Qaeda terrorist network in 
        recruiting supporters and fuels violent activity.
            (4) Without any congressional consultation or input, 
        President Bush signed a ``Declaration of Principles for a Long-
        Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the 
        Republic of Iraq and the United States of America'' on November 
        26, 2007.
            (5) The ``Declaration of Principles'' outlines the multi-
        faceted shape of the long-term bilateal relationship between 
        the Governments of the United States and Iraq, including 
        anticipated enduring military roles for the U.S. Armed Forces.

SEC. 2. DISAPPROVAL OF AGREEMENT EMERGING FROM DECLARATION OF 
              PRINCIPLES.

    Any formal agreement emerging from the ``Declaration of Principles 
for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the 
Republic of Iraq and the United States of America'' shall not have the 
effect of force of law unless the agreement is approved by an Act of 
Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that any formal agreement emerging from 
the ``Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of 
Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United 
States of America'' must be approved by an act of the Iraqi 
legislature.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION OF USE OF FUNDS.

    No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Defense or any other department or agency of the United States may 
be used to enforce or implement any formal agreement emerging from the 
``Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation 
and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of 
America'' unless the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress.
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