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IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 469 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2007 Mr. Stearns submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iraqi National Assembly should cancel or postpone its planned two-month recess scheduled to begin in July 2007 and work toward meeting political, social, and military benchmarks.

Whereas the Iraqi National Assembly plans to take its regular summer break, a two-month recess scheduled to begin in July 2007; Whereas such an extended break demonstrates a lack of will and urgency to reach reconciliation among rival factions by the Iraqi National Assembly; Whereas the United States Congress and President George W. Bush have set out 18 benchmarks for the Iraqi Government; Whereas United States aid and military support could be conditioned on the Iraqi Government meeting these benchmarks; Whereas many of these benchmarks call for the Iraqi National Assembly to enact and implement legislation to carry out de-Baathification measures; to ensure the equitable distribution of hydrocarbon resources of the people of Iraq without regard to the sect or ethnicity of recipients; to ensure that the energy resources of Iraq benefit Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, Kurds, and other Iraqi citizens in an equitable manner; to establish an Independent High Electoral Commission, provincial elections law, provincial council authorities, and a date for provincial elections; and to establish a strong militia disarmament program to ensure that the security forces of Iraq are accountable only to the central government and loyal to the Constitution of Iraq; Whereas United States Armed Forces continue to fight and give their lives to stabilize Iraq; and Whereas every member of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq deserves the utmost respect and support from Congress: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iraqi National Assembly should cancel or postpone its planned two-month recess scheduled to begin in July 2007 and work toward meeting political, social, and military benchmarks.