[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 232 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 232
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 7, 2011
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 2011''.
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, 2011, 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 specified 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
nonneighboring 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 determines 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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