1.Redeployment of United States
forces from Iraq
(a)Redeployment of
United States forces from IraqThe 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 forcesThe 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
benchmarksThe 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 presenceThe 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 IraqThe President
shall state publicly that the United States does not seek to establish or
maintain any permanent military bases in Iraq.
2.Diplomatic
initiatives on Iraq
(a)
(1)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 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)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)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 allianceThe 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.
3.Reconstruction
initiatives in Iraq
(a)Senior advisor
for economic reconstruction in Iraq
(1)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)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 fundsThe 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)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)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.
4.Reauthorization
of use of military force in Iraq by Congress
(a)Fulfillment of
original authorizationCongress 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)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.
5.
(a)Plan for
implementation of strategy
(1)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)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 strategyNot 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.