[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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