[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 448 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 448

   To prohibit the use of funds to continue deployment of the United 
  States Armed Forces in Iraq beyond six months after the date of the 
                         enactment of this Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2007

 Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Leahy) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the use of funds to continue deployment of the United 
  States Armed Forces in Iraq beyond six months after the date of the 
                         enactment of this Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iraq Redeployment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MAINTAIN ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding the Authorization for Use of 
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and 
except as provided in subsection (b), no funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under any provision of law may be obligated or 
expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members of the United 
States Armed Forces after 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to the use of funds--
            (1) to conduct targeted counterterrorism operations in 
        Iraq;
            (2) to provide security for United States infrastructure 
        and civilian personnel;
            (3) to allow a limited number of members of the Armed 
        Forces to conduct specific training for Iraqi security 
        services;
            (4) to protect members of the Armed Forces who are 
        performing the functions described in paragraphs (1) through 
        (3); or
            (5) to provide for the carrying out by any department or 
        agency of the United States Government of political, economic, 
        or general reconstruction activities in Iraq.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
        Secretary of State shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
        describing a strategy for the redeployment of members of the 
        Armed Forces from Iraq not later than 180 days after such date 
        of enactment.
            (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) an estimate of the number of members of the 
                Armed Forces needed to perform the activities described 
                in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b);
                    (B) a strategy for managing the regional 
                implications of the redeployment of members of the 
                Armed Forces from Iraq and a description of the efforts 
                that have been or will be made to ensure a coordinated 
                diplomatic, political, and development strategy to 
                accompany the redeployment;
                    (C) a strategy for ensuring the safety and security 
                of members of the Armed Forces during such 
                redeployment; and
                    (D) a strategy for repairing and strengthening the 
                Armed Forces to effectively engage and defeat global 
                terrorist networks that threaten the United States.
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