[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 679 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 679

     To provide a comprehensive strategy for stabilizing Iraq and 
      redeploying United States troops from Iraq within one year.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2007

   Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide a comprehensive strategy for stabilizing Iraq and 
      redeploying United States troops from Iraq within one year.

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

SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Redeployment of United States Forces From Iraq.--The President 
shall complete the redeployment of United States forces from Iraq 
within one year of the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with a schedule negotiated with the Government of Iraq, leaving 
thereafter in Iraq only the minimal number of United States forces that 
are critical to--
            (1) completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security 
        forces;
            (2) conducting targeted and specialized counter-terrorism 
        operations; and
            (3) protecting United States facilities and personnel.
    (b) Change of Priorities to Training Iraqi Security Forces.--The 
President shall--
            (1) immediately change United States military priorities in 
        Iraq by giving the highest priority to the training, equipping, 
        advising, and support of Iraqi security forces; and
            (2) accelerate the redeployment of United States forces 
        within Iraq to rear-guard, garrisoned status for security back-
        up, border security, training, and emergency response.
    (c) Enforcement of Benchmarks.--The President shall enforce 
benchmarks tied to specific dates for progress, as agreed upon by the 
Government of Iraq, in meeting key objectives on national 
reconciliation, security, and governance in Iraq, by conditioning 
United States political, military, and economic assistance to Iraq on 
meeting such benchmarks.
    (d) Maintenance of Over-the-Horizon Troop Presence.--The President 
shall maintain an over-the-horizon troop presence in the Middle East 
region to prosecute the war on terror and protect regional security 
interests.
    (e) Statement of No Permanent United States Military Bases in 
Iraq.--The President shall state publicly that the United States does 
not seek to establish or maintain any permanent military bases in Iraq.

SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES ON IRAQ.

    (a) Summits.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall work with the leaders 
        of the Government of Iraq, and engage in the diplomacy 
        necessary, to convene, as soon as possible, a summit, or series 
        of summits for the purpose of reaching a sustainable agreement 
        on Iraq that engenders the support of Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds 
        by--
                    (A) ensuring the equitable distribution of the oil 
                revenues of Iraq;
                    (B) disbanding militias in Iraq;
                    (C) strengthening internal security and deterring 
                foreign interference in Iraq;
                    (D) reviving reconstruction efforts in Iraq and 
                fulfilling related international economic aid 
                commitments with respect to Iraq;
                    (E) securing the borders of Iraq;
                    (F) supporting the national reconciliation 
                commission of Iraq;
                    (G) reintegrating former Ba'athists into Iraqi 
                society;
                    (H) resolving the final status of Kirkuk; and
                    (I) providing for a sustainable federalist 
                structure in Iraq.
            (2) Participants.--Participants in the summit or summits 
        under this subsection should include the following:
                    (A) Leaders of the governments of each country 
                bordering Iraq, including Turkey, Iran, and Syria.
                    (B) Representatives of the Arab League.
                    (C) The Secretary General of the North Atlantic 
                Treaty Organization.
                    (D) Representatives of the European Union.
                    (E) Leaders of the governments of each permanent 
                member of the United Nations Security Council.
    (b) Establishment of International Support Group for Iraq.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall organize, as soon as 
        possible, an international support group for Iraq for the 
        purpose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq.
            (2) Participants.--The international support group under 
        this subsection should consist of the following:
                    (A) Each country bordering Iraq, including Turkey, 
                Iran, and Syria.
                    (B) Representative countries from the Arab League.
                    (C) The Secretary General of the North Atlantic 
                Treaty Organization.
                    (D) Representatives countries from the European 
                Union.
                    (E) Each permanent member of the United Nations 
                Security Council.
    (c) Establishment of Regional Security Alliance.--The President 
shall create a new regional security alliance that strengthens the 
security of United States allies in the Middle East region through a 
phased process that includes enhanced security assistance programs, 
joint exercises, and coordinated diplomatic initiatives.

SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION INITIATIVES IN IRAQ.

    (a) Senior Advisor for Economic Reconstruction in Iraq.--
            (1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint a senior 
        advisor to oversee the coordination of reconstruction efforts 
        in Iraq among United States agencies, Iraq agencies, and 
        international partners (including the World Bank, the 
        International Monetary Fund, and international humanitarian 
        agencies) in order to foster greater United States interagency 
        cooperation on Iraq and avoid duplicative programs and 
        activities in the reconstruction of Iraq.
            (2) Report to president.--The senior advisor appointed 
        under paragraph (1) shall report directly to the President with 
        respect to the activities undertaken by the senior advisor 
        under that paragraph.
    (b) Expedited Disbursement of Reconstruction Funds.--The President 
shall provide the Chief of Mission in Iraq authority as follows:
            (1) Authority to spend significant funds through a program 
        having a structure similar to the structure of the Commander's 
        Emergency Response Program.
            (2) Authority to rescind United States funds from projects 
        in which the Government of Iraq is not demonstrating an 
        effective partnership with the United States.
    (c) Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration of Militias.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall work to create 
        security conditions in Iraq in which reconstruction efforts can 
        succeed by providing financial and technical support to a 
        program to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate militia members 
        in Iraq.
            (2) Assistance.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        President shall establish in Iraq an office to coordinate 
        assistance and support the presence of neutral international 
        experts as advisors to the Government of Iraq on the processes 
        of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of militias.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF USE OF MILITARY FORCE IN IRAQ BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Fulfillment of Original Authorization.--Congress declares that 
the purposes for which the authorization for use of military force in 
Iraq were granted to the President by Congress pursuant to the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
(Public Law 107-243), namely (1) to defend the national security of the 
United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq, and (2) to 
enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions 
regarding Iraq, have been achieved.
    (b) New Authorization.--Effective as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall be authorized to use military force in 
Iraq solely for the purpose of implementing the strategy set forth in 
sections 1, 2, and 3.

SEC. 5. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Plan for Implementation of Strategy.--
            (1) Plan required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
        in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to Congress 
        a report that sets forth a plan for implementing the strategy 
        set forth in sections 1, 2, and 3.
            (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) The schedule for redeploying United States 
                forces from Iraq within one year of the date of the 
                enactment of this Act, as developed pursuant to section 
                1(a).
                    (B) A strategy for ensuring the safety and security 
                of United States forces in Iraq during and after such 
                redeployment.
                    (C) The number, size, and character of United 
                States military units needed in Iraq after such 
                redeployment for purposes of completing the mission of 
                standing up Iraqi security forces, conducting targeted 
                and specialized counter-terrorism operations, and 
                protecting United States facilities and personnel.
                    (D) A strategy for addressing the regional 
                implications of redeploying United States forces from 
                Iraq in accordance with section 1(a), including efforts 
                that will be made to ensure a coordinated diplomatic, 
                political, and development strategy to accompany such 
                redeployment.
                    (E) Contingency plans for using over-the-horizon 
                forces deployed in the Middle East region pursuant to 
                section 1(d) to address threats to the United States 
                that may arise in Iraq and throughout the region.
                    (F) A strategy for redeploying United States forces 
                to effectively engage and defeat global terrorist 
                networks that threaten the United States.
                    (G) A schedule for completing the diplomatic 
                initiatives set forth in section 2.
                    (H) A schedule for completing the reconstruction 
                initiatives set forth in section 3.
    (b) Reports on Implementation of Strategy.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection 
(a), and every 60 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to Congress a report 
on the actions taken to implement the strategy set forth in sections 1, 
2, and 3.
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