[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 746 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 746
To provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United States
military forces and Department of Defense contractors from Iraq, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2007
Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Ellison, Mr.
Welch of Vermont, Ms. Lee, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Conyers,
and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, 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 provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United States
military forces and Department of Defense contractors from 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Orderly
Withdrawal From Iraq Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and defense
contractors from Iraq.
Sec. 3. Transfer of United States military facilities in Iraq.
Sec. 4. Prohibition on use of funds to further deploy United States
Armed Forces to Iraq.
Sec. 5. Assistance to Iraqi Security Forces and multinational forces in
Iraq.
Sec. 6. Continuation of social and economic reconstruction activities
in Iraq.
Sec. 7. Asylum or other means of protection for Iraqi citizens.
Sec. 8. Definition.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND DEFENSE
CONTRACTORS FROM IRAQ.
(a) Commencement of Withdrawal.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
commence the withdrawal of units and members of the Armed Forces
deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and contractors
operating in Iraq and funded using amounts appropriated to the
Department of Defense.
(b) Completion of Withdrawal.--The Secretary of Defense shall
complete the withdrawal of the Armed Forces and defense contractors
from Iraq not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the
date of the commencement of the withdrawal under subsection (a).
(c) No Increase in Troop Levels Pending or During Withdrawal.--
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Defense under any provision of law may not be obligated or expended to
increase the number of members of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq in
excess of the number of members serving in Iraq as of January 1, 2007,
unless the increase has been specifically authorized in advance by an
Act of Congress.
(d) Redeployment Locations.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to restrict the locations outside of Iraq to which units and
members of the Armed Forces withdrawn from Iraq may be redeployed,
including redeployment to an adjacent or nearby country at the
invitation of the government of the country or redeployment to bolster
military forces deployed in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring
Freedom.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) Personnel providing security for united states
diplomatic missions in iraq.--The Secretary of Defense may
retain in Iraq members of the Armed Forces for the purpose of
providing security for the United States Embassy and other
United States diplomatic missions in Iraq.
(2) Personnel involved in reconstruction activities.--At
the request of the Government of Iraq, the Secretary of Defense
may retain in Iraq members of the Army Corps of Engineers and
defense contractors engaged in reconstruction projects in Iraq,
to the extent necessary to complete such projects.
(f) Availability of Funds.--To carry out the safe and orderly
withdrawal of the Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq, as
required by this section, the Secretary of Defense may use any funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense.
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FACILITIES IN IRAQ.
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 Armed Forces.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER DEPLOY UNITED STATES
ARMED FORCES TO IRAQ.
Beginning on the date of the completion of the withdrawal of the
Armed Forces from Iraq under section 2(b), funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under any provision of law may not be
obligated or expended to further deploy units or members of the Armed
Forces to Iraq.
SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND MULTINATIONAL FORCES IN
IRAQ.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise
restrict the use of funds available to the Department of Defense for
the purpose of providing financial assistance or equipment to the Iraqi
Security Forces or the multinational forces providing security or
training in Iraq at the request of the Government of Iraq.
SEC. 6. CONTINUATION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
IN IRAQ.
Nothing in this Act 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 at the request of
the Government of Iraq.
SEC. 7. ASYLUM OR OTHER MEANS OF PROTECTION FOR IRAQI CITIZENS.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise
restrict the authority of the President to arrange asylum or other
means of protection for Iraqi citizens who might be physically
endangered by the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Iraq.
SEC. 8. DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``Armed Forces'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
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