[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 66 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 66

   To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in 
  achieving the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to 
  terminate the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
   Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), to require congressional 
reauthorization to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to Iraq, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, 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 recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in 
  achieving the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to 
  terminate the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
   Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), to require congressional 
reauthorization to continue deployment of the Armed Forces to 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Success in Iraq And 
Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
             TITLE I--MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009

Sec. 101. Declarations of policy.
Sec. 102. Repeal of Public Law 107-243.
Sec. 103. Withdrawal of United States Armed Forces and contractor 
                            security forces from Iraq.
TITLE II--DIPLOMATIC SURGE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT 
                                OF 2009

Sec. 201. United States policy.
Sec. 202. Presidential actions.
Sec. 203. Rule of construction.
Sec. 204. Reports.

             TITLE I--MILITARY SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT OF 2009

SEC. 101. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

    Congress makes the following declarations of policy:
            (1) The authorization for use of Military Force Against 
        Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 
        note) is the sole basis of authority under which the President 
        of the United States launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
            (2) Congress authorized the President to use military force 
        against Iraq to achieve the following two objectives:
                    (A) To defend the national security of the United 
                States--
                            (i) by disarming Iraq of any weapons of 
                        mass destruction that could threaten the 
                        security of the United States and international 
                        peace in the Persian Gulf region;
                            (ii) by changing the Iraqi regime so that 
                        Saddam Hussein and his Baathist party no longer 
                        posed a threat to the people of Iraq or its 
                        neighbors;
                            (iii) by bringing to justice any members of 
                        al Qaeda bearing responsibility for the attacks 
                        on the United States, its citizens, and 
                        interests, including the attacks that occurred 
                        on September 11, 2001, known or found to be in 
                        Iraq; and
                            (iv) by ensuring that the regime of Saddam 
                        Hussein would not provide weapons of mass 
                        destruction to international terrorists, 
                        including al Qaeda.
                    (B) To enforce all relevant United Nations Security 
                Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
            (3) Whenever military force is authorized pursuant to an 
        Act of Congress, such authorization of military force 
        automatically expires upon the achievement of the objectives 
        stated in the Act of Congress.
            (4) Congress has the ultimate authority to determine when 
        and whether the objectives stated in an Act of Congress which 
        authorizes the use of military force have been achieved.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the objectives of the authorization for use of Military 
        Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 
        U.S.C. 1541 note) have been achieved; and
            (2) the authorization of military force contained in Public 
        Law 107-243 has expired.
    (b) Repeal of Public Law 107-243.--The Authorization for Use of 
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 
U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 103. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AND CONTRACTOR 
              SECURITY FORCES FROM IRAQ.

    (a) Withdrawal of Armed Forces and Contractor Security Forces From 
Iraq.--Not later than October 1, 2009, or 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, whichever shall occur first, all units and 
members of the Armed Forces deployed to Iraq and all security forces 
under contract or subcontract with the United States Government and 
working in Iraq shall be withdrawn from Iraq.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds To Continue Deployment of Armed 
Forces to Iraq.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any 
        provision of law may not be obligated or expended to deploy or 
        continue to deploy members or units of the Armed Forces to 
        Iraq.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the use of 
        funds to provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of the 
        Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq pursuant 
        to subsection (c).
    (c) Exception.--Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if a Joint 
Resolution which provides specific statutory authorization within the 
meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1544(b)) for the deployment or continued deployment of units and 
members of the Armed Forces and contractor security forces to Iraq is 
enacted into law during the time period described in subsection (a).
    (d) Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term ``Armed 
Forces'' has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(4) of title 
10, United States Code.

TITLE II--DIPLOMATIC SURGE FOR JUSTICE, PEACE, AND SUCCESS IN IRAQ ACT 
                                OF 2009

SEC. 201. UNITED STATES POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue regional and 
international initiatives and steps to assist the Government of Iraq to 
achieve certain security, political, and economic milestones so as to 
marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote United States values and 
interests, and improve the global image of the United States.

SEC. 202. PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS.

    To implement the policy set forth in section 201, the President 
shall take the following actions:
            (1) Not later than ten days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the United States, working with the Government of 
        Iraq, shall launch a comprehensive diplomatic initiative to 
        deal with the problems of Iraq and of the region.
            (2) The goals of the diplomatic initiative as it relates to 
        regional players shall be to--
                    (A) support the unity and territorial integrity of 
                Iraq, with the assistance of bona fide international 
                peacekeeping force if necessary;
                    (B) stop destabilizing interventions and actions by 
                Iraq's neighbors;
                    (C) secure Iraq's borders, including the use of 
                joint patrols with neighboring countries;
                    (D) prevent the expansion of the instability and 
                conflict beyond Iraq's borders;
                    (E) promote economic assistance, commerce, trade, 
                political support, and, if possible, military 
                assistance for the Government of Iraq from non-
                neighboring Muslim countries;
                    (F) energize countries to support national 
                political reconciliation in Iraq;
                    (G) validate Iraq's legitimacy by resuming 
                diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and 
                reestablishing embassies in Baghdad;
                    (H) assist Iraq to establish active working 
                embassies in key capitals in the region (for example, 
                in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia);
                    (I) help Iraq reach a mutually acceptable agreement 
                on Kirkuk; and
                    (J) assist the Government of Iraq achieve certain 
                security, political, and economic milestones, including 
                better performance on issues such as national 
                reconciliation, equitable distribution of oil revenues, 
                and the dismantling of militias.
            (3) As a complement to the diplomatic initiative, the 
        President shall appoint a Special Envoy for National and 
        Political Reconciliation in Iraq (``SENPRI'') whose exclusive 
        commission shall be to undertake the peaceful reconciliation of 
        the major stakeholders in Iraq, particularly the Sunnis, Shias, 
        and Kurds. The SENPRI shall meet with such persons, 
        organizations, and entities, and make such recommendations, as 
        he deems necessary and expedient for bringing about national 
        and political reconciliation in Iraq.
            (4) As a further complement to the diplomatic initiative, 
        the United States and the Government of Iraq shall support the 
        holding of a conference or meeting in Baghdad of the 
        Organization of the Islamic Conference or the Arab League to 
        assist the Government of Iraq to promote national 
        reconciliation in Iraq and to reestablish the diplomatic 
        presence in Iraq of the Organization of the Islamic Conference 
        and the Arab League.
            (5) As an instrument of the diplomatic initiative, an Iraq 
        International Support Group shall be organized.
            (6) The Iraq International Support Group shall consist of 
        Iraq and all the countries bordering Iraq, including Iran and 
        Syria, the key regional countries, including Egypt and the Gulf 
        States, the five permanent members of the United Nations 
        Security Council, the European Union, and such other 
        industrialized countries that might contribute to resolving 
        political, diplomatic, and security problems affecting Iraq.
            (7) The diplomatic initiative and the work of the Iraq 
        International Support Group shall be carried out with urgency, 
        and shall be conducted by and organized at the level of foreign 
        minister or above, and the United States efforts shall be led 
        by the President or the Secretary of State and shall be both 
        bilateral and multilateral.
            (8) The Iraq International Support Group shall enlist the 
        participation of the office of the United Nations Secretary 
        General in its work. The Secretary General should designate a 
        Special Envoy as the representative of the Secretary General.
            (9) The Iraq International Support Group, as part of the 
        diplomatic initiative, shall develop specific approaches to 
        neighboring countries that take into account the differing 
        interests, perspectives, and potential contributions of each 
        such country.
            (10) Diplomatic efforts within the Iraq International 
        Support Group shall seek to persuade Iran that it should take 
        specific steps to improve the situation in Iraq, including the 
        following:
                    (A) Iran should stem the flow of equipment, 
                technology, and training to any group resorting to 
                violence in Iraq.
                    (B) Iran should affirm its support for the 
                territorial integrity of Iraq as a unified state, as 
                well as its respect for the sovereignty of Iraq and its 
                government.
                    (C) Iran should use its influence, especially over 
                Shia groups in Iraq, to encourage national 
                reconciliation.
                    (D) Iran should help in the economic reconstruction 
                of Iraq.
            (11) The United States and the Iraq International Support 
        Group shall encourage Syria to take specific steps to improve 
        the situation in Iraq, including the following:
                    (A) Syria should control its border with Iraq to 
                the maximum extent possible and work together with 
                Iraqis on joint patrols on the border to stem the flow 
                of funding, insurgents, and terrorists in and out of 
                Iraq.
                    (B) Syria should establish hotlines to exchange 
                information with the Iraqis.
                    (C) Syria should increase its political and 
                economic cooperation with Iraq.

SEC. 203. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise 
restrict the use of funds available to any department or agency of the 
United States to carry out social and economic reconstruction 
activities in Iraq.

SEC. 204. REPORTS.

    The President shall submit to Congress every 30 days a report on 
the status of diplomatic efforts described in section 202.
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