[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 186

 To provide for the safe and responsible redeployment of United States 
                    combat forces from Afghanistan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

Mrs. Boxer (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Brown of 
Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                 to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the safe and responsible redeployment of United States 
                    combat forces from Afghanistan.

    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 ``Safe and Responsible Redeployment of 
United States Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) October 7, 2011, will mark the 10-year anniversary of 
        the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
            (2) Members of the United States Armed Forces and coalition 
        forces have served valiantly and at great personal sacrifice in 
        support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (3) As of January 25, 2011, 1,457 American military 
        personnel have lost their lives in support of Operation 
        Enduring Freedom and 10,226 have been wounded.
            (4) As of January 20, 2011, United States taxpayers have 
        spent an estimated $336,000,000,000 for operations in 
        Afghanistan.
            (5) During a speech at the United States Military Academy 
        at West Point on December 1, 2009, President Barack Obama 
        outlined a detailed plan to allow the United States ``to begin 
        the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 
        2011''.
            (6) President Obama also stated, ``It must be clear that 
        Afghans will have to take responsibility for their security, 
        and that America has no interest in fighting an endless war in 
        Afghanistan.''
            (7) It is essential to begin turning responsibility for 
        security in Afghanistan over to the Government and people of 
        Afghanistan.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 
              COMBAT FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.

    It is the policy of the United States to begin the phased 
redeployment of United States combat forces from Afghanistan not later 
than July 1, 2011.

SEC. 4. PLAN FOR COMPLETION OF PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF COMBAT FORCES.

    Not later than July 31, 2011, the President shall submit to 
Congress a plan for the phased redeployment of United States combat 
forces from Afghanistan, to include an end date for the completion of 
that redeployment.
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