[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5507 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5507

To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United 
  States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to 
 prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States 
            military bases in Iraq, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2008

    Ms. Woolsey (for herself, Ms. Lee, Ms. Waters, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
 Cummings, and Mr. Grijalva) 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


 
To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United 
  States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to 
 prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States 
            military bases 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 ``Fully-Funded 
United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration 
Act of 2008''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
     TITLE I--REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 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. Deployment of international stabilization force to Iraq.
Sec. 107. Closure of detention centers operated by United States in 
                            Iraq.
Sec. 108. Liability of United States for certain acts against prisoners 
                            and detainees in Iraq.
Sec. 109. Limitation on total number of United States Government 
                            personnel at United States Embassy in 
                            Baghdad, Iraq.
Sec. 110. Prohibition on production sharing agreements for Iraqi 
                            petroleum resources.
Sec. 111. Iraqi-American Interparliamentary Group.
Sec. 112. Assistance to support international efforts for political 
                            reconciliation in Iraq.
         TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN IRAQ

Sec. 201. Statement of policy.
Sec. 202. Plan to initiate a diplomatic surge to bring an expeditious 
                            end to the occupation of Iraq.
Sec. 203. Deployment of the Armed Forces to achieve an over-the-horizon 
                            military presence for the purpose of 
                            targeting global terrorism.
Sec. 204. Commission on Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq.

     TITLE I--REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES 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, including 
        General David Petraeus, 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.
            (13) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group 
        recommended against the United States making an open-ended 
        commitment to keep large numbers of United States troops 
        deployed in Iraq.
            (14) Furthermore, the Iraq Study Group recommended that the 
        primary mission of United States forces in Iraq should evolve 
        to one supporting the Iraqi army, which should take over 
        responsibility for combat operations.
            (15) In particular, the Iraq Study Group concluded that by 
        the end of the first quarter of 2008, all United States combat 
        brigades not necessary for force protection could be withdrawn 
        from Iraq, subject to unexpected developments in the situation 
        on the ground, and urged a fundamental change in mission 
        wherein remaining United States combat forces should be 
        deployed only in units embedded with Iraqi forces, in rapid-
        reaction and special operations teams, and in training, 
        equipping, advising, force protection, and search and rescue.
            (16) In disregard of these bipartisan recommendations, the 
        President on January 10, 2007, ordered a surge of 30,000 
        additional United States troops be deployed to Iraq for the 
        expressed purpose of providing Iraqi leaders inside and outside 
        of the central government until September 2007 to negotiate, 
        reconcile, and achieve much-needed fundamental reforms deemed 
        essential to attaining greater stability, curbing sectarian 
        violence, and re-building civil society and respect for the 
        rule of law in Iraq.
            (17) No substantial progress has been made toward 
        achievement of the aforementioned reforms within the Iraqi body 
        politic.
            (18) Consequently, an even greater majority of the American 
        people are opposed to prolonging an open-ended deployment of 
        United States Armed Forces in Iraq and concur with the 
        recommendation of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the 
        President should publicly renounce any United States desire for 
        permanent military bases in Iraq.

SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to commence the safe and orderly redeployment of United 
        States troops and military contractors and end the military 
        occupation of Iraq on the basis of the findings specified in 
        section 101;
            (2) to pursue security and stability in Iraq through 
        diplomacy;
            (3) to help preserve the territorial integrity of Iraq as a 
        nation state and establish a strong, effective, and democratic 
        central government consistent with the provisions of the 
        Constitution of Iraq;
            (4) to take all appropriate measures to account for any 
        missing members of the United States Armed Forces or United 
        States citizens in Iraq; and
            (5) 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 one-year 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.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
        later than the end of the one-year period beginning on the date 
        of 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.
            (2) Limited presence.--After the end of the one-year period 
        beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        of Defense may deploy or maintain not more than 500 members of 
        the United States Armed Forces in Iraq to protect the United 
        States Embassy in Baghdad and to safeguard Americans remaining 
        in Iraq for nonmilitary purposes.
    (b) Withdrawal of Contractor Security Forces.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the end of the one-year 
        period beginning on the date of 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.
            (2) Termination of contracts.--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 and Contractor Security 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 or contractor security 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 carrying out 
                consultations with the Government of Iraq, other 
                foreign governments, the North Atlantic Treaty 
                Organization, the United Nations, and other 
                international organizations.
    (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 unless 
explicitly approved by Congress in the form of a treaty or statute.
    (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. DEPLOYMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE TO IRAQ.

    (a) Deployment.--If requested jointly by the executive and 
legislative branches of 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 one-
year period beginning on the date of 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. 107. CLOSURE OF DETENTION CENTERS OPERATED BY UNITED STATES IN 
              IRAQ.

    (a) Closure Required.--No later than the end of the one-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, all detention centers 
operated by the United States Armed Forces in Iraq or operated under 
contract with the United States Government in Iraq shall be closed.
    (b) Treatment of Remaining Prisoners and Detainees.--
            (1) Indicted iraqis who served in saddam hussein regime.--
        An Iraqi prisoner or detainee in a detention center closed 
        under subsection (a) who served in the regime of Saddam Hussein 
        and has been indicted by the Government of Iraq as of the date 
        of the closure of the center shall be transferred from United 
        States custody to the control of Iraqi authorities.
            (2) Other iraqis who served in saddam hussein regime.--An 
        Iraqi prisoner or detainee in a detention center closed under 
        subsection (a) who served in the regime of Saddam Hussein and 
        is suspected of crimes, but who has not been indicted as of the 
        date of the closure of the center, shall be transferred from 
        United States custody to the control of Iraqi authorities. All 
        records held by the United States related to the prisoner or 
        detainee shall be transferred to the Iraqi Ministry of Justice 
        and related courts.
            (3) Release of certain iraqis.--An Iraqi prisoner or 
        detainee in a detention center closed under subsection (a) who 
        is suspected or accused solely of participation in the 
        insurgency, but no specific crime, shall be released.
            (4) Non-iraqis who participated in the iraqi insurgency.--A 
        non-Iraqi prisoner or detainee in a detention center closed 
        under subsection (a) who is suspected or accused of 
        participation in the insurgency shall be transferred to the 
        control of the International Committee of the Red Crescent in 
        collaboration with the International Committee of the Red 
        Cross.
            (5) Al-qaeda members.--Notwithstanding any of the preceding 
        paragraphs, a prisoner or detainee in a detention center closed 
        under subsection (a) who is suspected or accused of being a 
        member of, or associated with, the terrorist group al-Qaeda 
        shall be brought to the United States for indictment and trial, 
        as determined in a United States court of law.

SEC. 108. LIABILITY OF UNITED STATES FOR CERTAIN ACTS AGAINST PRISONERS 
              AND DETAINEES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Liability.--
            (1) Torture.--Any citizen or national of Iraq or of any 
        other foreign country who was imprisoned or detained in Iraq by 
        a covered person during the period beginning on March 19, 2003, 
        and ending at the conclusion of the one-year period beginning 
        on the date of enactment of this Act, may bring an action 
        against the United States in an appropriate court of the United 
        States for money damages for personal injury or death caused by 
        an act of torture committed by a covered person, during such 
        imprisonment or detention, in violation of the obligations of 
        the United States under international law or in violation of 
        any law of the United States (if the imprisonment or detention 
        had occurred in the United States).
            (2) Illegal imprisonment or detention.--Any citizen or 
        national of Iraq or of any other foreign country who was 
        imprisoned or detained in Iraq by a covered person in violation 
        of the obligations of the United States under international law 
        or in violation of any law of the United States (if the 
        imprisonment or detention had occurred in the United States) 
        during the period beginning on March 19, 2003, and ending at 
        the conclusion of the one-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of this Act, may bring an action against the United 
        States in an appropriate court of the United States for money 
        damages for personal injury or death incurred by reason of such 
        imprisonment or detention.
    (b) Jurisdiction.--The United States district courts shall have 
original jurisdiction, concurrent with the United States Court of 
Federal Claims, of any civil action against the United States under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Statute of Limitations.--An action under this section is barred 
unless it is commenced within 5 years after the cause of action arose.
    (d) Nature of Remedy.--The remedy provided under this section is in 
addition to any other remedy provided by law.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means--
                    (A) any member of the United States Armed Forces;
                    (B) any other officer or employee of the United 
                States Government; or
                    (C) any employee of security forces under contract 
                or subcontract with the United States Government.
            (2) Torture.--The term ``torture'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 
        1991 (28 U.S.C. 1350 note).

SEC. 109. 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, not including the members of the United States Armed 
Forces described in section 104(a)(2).
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on 
the first day after the conclusion of the one-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 110. 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 of longer than thirty days 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.

SEC. 111. IRAQI-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP.

    (a) Establishment and Meetings.--There is established an Iraqi-
American Interparliamentary Group (in this section referred to as the 
``Group'').
    (b) Membership.--The Group shall be composed of not more than 24 
Members of Congress, who shall be appointed to meet annually, including 
at times when Congress is not in session, with representatives of the 
National Assembly of the Republic of Iraq for discussion of common 
problems in the interest of relations between Iraq and the United 
States. The Members of Congress so appointed shall be referred to as 
the ``United States group'' of the Iraqi-American Interparliamentary 
Group.
    (c) Appointment of Members.--Of the Members of Congress appointed 
to the Group--
            (1) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives from among Members of the House (not fewer than 
        four of whom shall be Members of the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs); and
            (2) half shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of 
        the Senate, upon recommendations of the majority and minority 
        leaders of the Senate, from among Members of the Senate (not 
        fewer than four of whom shall be members of the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations) unless the majority and minority leaders of 
        the Senate determine otherwise.
    (d) Chair and Vice Chair.--
            (1) House of representatives.--The Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives shall designate the Chair or Vice Chair of the 
        House of Representatives delegation of the United States group. 
        The Chair or Vice Chair shall be a Member of the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Senate.--The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall 
        designate the Chair or Vice Chair of the Senate delegation of 
        the United States group. The Chair or Vice Chair shall be a 
        Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        $100,000 for each fiscal year to assist in meeting the expenses 
        of the United States group.
            (2) Distribution.--Half of the amount appropriated in 
        accordance with paragraph (1) shall be for the House of 
        Representatives delegation and half of such amount shall be for 
        the Senate delegation.
            (3) Disbursement.--The House and Senate portions of such 
        amount shall be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the 
        Chair of the House delegation and the Chair of the Senate 
        delegation, respectively.
    (f) Certification of Expenditures.--The certificate of the Chair of 
the House of Representatives delegation or the Senate delegation of the 
United States group shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers in the auditing of the accounts of the United States group.
    (g) Annual Report.--Not later than 45 days after the conclusion of 
a fiscal year with respect to which an appropriation was made for the 
United States group, the United States group shall submit to Congress a 
report containing information relating to its expenditures under such 
appropriation.

SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS FOR POLITICAL 
              RECONCILIATION IN IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report found that 
        ``national reconciliation is essential to reduce further 
        violence and maintain the unity of Iraq''.
            (2) The bipartisan Iraq Study Group report recommended that 
        diplomats work to ``energize countries to support national 
        political reconciliation in Iraq''.
            (3) The January 2007 National Security Council report, 
        entitled the Iraq Strategy Review, set an objective to ``foster 
        the conditions for Iraqi national reconciliation, but with the 
        Iraqi government clearly in the lead''.
            (4) United States Ambassador Ryan Crocker, in testimony to 
        Congress on September 10, 2007, noted that the United States 
        ``will continue our efforts to assist Iraqis in the pursuit of 
        national reconciliation''.
            (5) In 2006, the Iraqi Government announced the creation of 
        the National Council for the Reconciliation.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
            (1) strongly supports reconciliation efforts within Iraq; 
        and
            (2) strongly supports the creation of an Iraqi-supported 
        international commitment to reconciliation in Iraq and a safe 
        and secure future for the Iraqi people.
    (c) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance under this 
section is to support international efforts to encourage peaceful and 
positive contact, dialogue, and reconciliation among the Iraqi people.
    (d) Authorization of Assistance.--The President of the United 
States Institute of Peace is authorized to provide assistance to carry 
out the purpose of subsection (c).
    (e) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be supported by 
assistance under subsection (d) include--
            (1) preventing violent conflicts in Iraq;
            (2) promoting post-conflict stability and development in 
        Iraq;
            (3) increasing conflict management capacity, tools, and 
        intellectual capital within Iraq;
            (4) promoting tolerance and forgiveness; and
            (5) facilitating dialogue in the region.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--To carry out this section, there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the President of the United 
        States Institute of Peace $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 2008 through 2012.
            (2) Other provisions.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) may be referred to as the ``Political 
                Reconciliation in Iraq Fund''; and
                    (B) are authorized to remain available until 
                expended.

         TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE POST-CONFLICT SUPPORT IN IRAQ

SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
work with the Government of Iraq and the international community to 
provide for the reconstruction of Iraq.
    (b) Types of Activities.--In carrying out the policy described in 
subsection (a), priority should be given to carrying out reconstruction 
activities such as--
            (1) redeveloping Iraqi civilian institutions;
            (2) supporting independent, nonprofit Iraqi think tanks 
        dedicated to developing peace and non-violent conflict 
        resolution strategies and to developing education and training 
        materials, basic and applied research opportunities, and 
        information services to promote domestic tranquility and 
        international peace;
            (3) rebuilding public health infrastructure, including 
        restoring hospitals and clinics and the purchase of diagnostic 
        and therapeutic equipment and services for hospitals and 
        clinics;
            (4) demining and the destruction of landmines, unexploded 
        ordinances, and clean up of depleted uranium artillery shells; 
        and
            (5) dismantling and disposing of fortifications and other 
        remnants of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

SEC. 202. PLAN TO INITIATE A DIPLOMATIC SURGE TO BRING AN EXPEDITIOUS 
              END TO THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Iraq Study Group Report states that ``Iraq cannot 
        be effectively addressed in isolation from other major regional 
        issues.''.
            (2) The Iraq Study Group Report further states that a 
        diplomatic effort ``cannot be successful unless it includes the 
        active participation of those countries that have a critical 
        stake in preventing Iraq from falling into chaos''.
    (b) Plan Required.--The President shall establish and implement a 
plan to initiate an escalation of diplomatic efforts by the United 
States to--
            (1) directly engage with Iran and Syria to gain the 
        commitment of such countries for constructive policies relating 
        to Iraq;
            (2) convene a regional conference with Iraq's neighbors, 
        regional stakeholders, and international allies for bringing 
        peace and stability to Iraq and developing coordinated 
        strategies for the reconstruction of Iraq;
            (3) work with the Government of Iraq to develop milestones 
        and promote efforts for promoting reconstruction, improving 
        security, and ensuring good governance; and
            (4) create and train a national reconstruction corps in 
        Iraq.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a 
report that contains a description of the plan established under 
subsection (b). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the occupation of Iraq 
is over, the President shall transmit to Congress a report that 
contains the results of the implementation of the plan established 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 203. DEPLOYMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACHIEVE AN OVER-THE-HORIZON 
              MILITARY PRESENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TARGETING GLOBAL 
              TERRORISM.

    (a) Deployment Required.--The President, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall deploy the Armed 
Forces outside the United States in such numbers as the President 
determines is required to achieve an over-the-horizon presence of the 
Armed Forces for the purpose of targeting global terrorism.
    (b) Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term ``Armed 
Forces'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code.

SEC. 204. COMMISSION ON FUNDING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States has a moral obligation to assist the 
        Government of Iraq with the reconstruction of Iraq; and
            (2) contractors of the Federal Government should not derive 
        excess profits from work performed under contracts on behalf of 
        the taxpayers of the United States.
    (b) Establishment.--There is established the ``Commission on 
Funding the Reconstruction of Iraq'' (in this section referred to as 
the ``Commission'').
    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) Federal contractor.--The term ``Federal contractor'' 
        means an individual or an entity that has been awarded a 
        contract by an Executive agency to provide goods or services.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning provided in section 105 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            (3) Excess profits.--The term ``excess profits'' means 
        profits that exceed the average rate of profit for the specific 
        industry in which a Federal contractor provides goods or 
        services.
    (d) Duties of Commission.--The Commission shall perform the 
following duties:
            (1) Determine the profits of Federal contractors under 
        contracts relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom, whether such 
        contracts are entered into or performed in the United States or 
        outside the United States, including contracts--
                    (A) for the reconstruction of Iraq;
                    (B) for the logistical support of coalition forces 
                in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and
                    (C) for the performance of security and 
                intelligence functions in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
            (2) Determine the average rate of profit for the specific 
        industries in which Federal contractors provide goods or 
        services.
            (3) Determine the amount of excess profits that Federal 
        contractors have received under the contracts described in 
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Determine a fair and appropriate tax on such excess 
        profits.
            (5) Determine the most appropriate method to collect such a 
        tax on excess profits.
            (6) Determine the most appropriate method to use such a tax 
        on excess profits for the reconstruction of Iraq.
            (7) Submit to Congress a report pursuant to subsection (i) 
        containing detailed statements of the Commission's findings, 
        conclusions, and recommendations as determined by a majority of 
        the members of the Commission.
    (e) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
        composed of 12 members as follows:
                    (A) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
                who is a senior-level official of the Department of 
                Defense with responsibility for contracting with 
                private firms.
                    (B) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of State 
                who is a senior-level official of the Department of 
                State with responsibility for contracting with private 
                firms.
                    (C) 1 member appointed by the Secretary of Treasury 
                who is a senior-level official of the Department of the 
                Treasury with responsibility for contracting with 
                private firms.
                    (D) 2 members who are Members of the House of 
                Representatives including--
                            (i) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of 
                        the House of Representatives who is a member of 
                        the majority party; and
                            (ii) 1 member appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the House of Representatives who is a 
                        member of the minority party.
                    (E) 2 members who are Members of the Senate 
                including--
                            (i) 1 member appointed by the majority 
                        leader of the Senate who is a member of the 
                        majority party; and
                            (ii) 1 member appointed by the minority 
                        leader of the Senate who is a member of the 
                        minority party.
                    (F) 5 members from the private sector appointed by 
                the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
                President pro tempore of the Senate jointly, in 
                consultation with the leader of the minority party in 
                the House of Representatives and the leader of the 
                minority party in the Senate, who are drawn from 
                positions of responsibility with respect to 
                international human rights, international development, 
                and the law of taxation of corporate entities.
            (2) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
        the Commission.
            (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made and 
        shall not affect the powers of the Commission.
            (4) Basic pay.--Members shall serve without pay.
            (5) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
        accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 
        chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
            (6) Quorum.--6 members of the Commission shall constitute a 
        quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (7) Chairperson; vice-chairperson.--
                    (A) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the 
                Commission, who shall be a Member of Congress and a 
                member of the majority party, shall be elected by the 
                members of the Commission.
                    (B) Vice-chairperson.--The vice-chairperson of the 
                Commission, who shall be a Member of Congress and a 
                member of the minority party, shall be elected by the 
                members of the Commission.
            (8) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
        chairperson or a majority of its members.
    (f) Director and Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultant.--
            (1) Director and staff.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to such policies as the 
                Commission may prescribe, the chairperson of the 
                Commission may appoint and fix the pay of a director 
                and such additional personnel as the chairperson 
                considers appropriate to carry out the duties of the 
                Commission.
                    (B) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--
                The director and staff of the Commission may be--
                            (i) appointed without regard to the 
                        provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
                        governing appointments in the competitive 
                        service; and
                            (ii) paid without regard to the provisions 
                        of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
                        of that title relating to classification and 
                        General Schedule pay rates.
            (2) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure 
        temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the 
personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out 
the duties of the Commission.
    (h) Powers of Commission.--
            (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
        purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and 
        act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
        as the Commission considers appropriate. The chairperson, or 
        such other member of the Commission as the chairperson may 
        designate, may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses 
        appearing before it.
            (2) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
        directly from any department or agency of the United States, 
        including the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
        Reconstruction, information necessary to enable it to carry out 
        its duties under this section. Upon request of the chairperson 
        of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall 
        furnish that information to the Commission.
            (3) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
        departments and agencies of the United States.
            (4) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
        the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
        provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
        administrative support services necessary for the Commission to 
        carry out its duties under this section.
            (5) Subpoena power.--
                    (A) In general.--The chairperson, or such other 
                member of the Commission as the chairperson may 
                designate, may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance 
                and testimony of witnesses and the production of any 
                evidence necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
                out its duties. The attendance of witnesses and the 
                production of evidence may be required from any place 
                within the United States at any designated place of 
                hearing within the United States.
                    (B) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person 
                refuses to obey a subpoena issued under subparagraph 
                (A), the Commission may apply to a United States 
                district court for an order requiring that person to 
                appear before the Commission to give testimony, produce 
                evidence, or both, relating to the matter under 
                investigation. The application may be made within the 
                judicial district where the hearing is conducted or 
                where that person is found, resides, or transacts 
                business. Any failure to obey the order of the court 
                may be punished by the court as civil contempt.
            (6) Immunity.--Except as provided in this paragraph, a 
        person may not be excused from testifying or from producing 
        evidence pursuant to a subpoena on the ground that the 
        testimony or evidence required by the subpoena may tend to 
        incriminate or subject that person to criminal prosecution. A 
        person, after having claimed the privilege against self-
        incrimination, may not be criminally prosecuted by reason of 
        any transaction, matter, or thing which that person is 
        compelled to testify about or produce evidence relating to, 
        except that the person may be prosecuted for perjury committed 
        during the testimony or made in the evidence.
            (7) Contract authority.--The Commission may enter into 
        contracts with and compensate government and private agencies 
        or persons to enable the Commission to discharge its duties 
        under this section, without regard to section 3709 of the 
        Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
    (i) Report.--Not later than 180 days after its establishment, the 
Commission shall submit a report to Congress.
    (j) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after it 
submits its report.
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