To express the sense of the Congress that arbitrary deadlines should not be set for the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority or the transfer of its authority to an Iraqi governing authority.

1. Adds Sec. 2313. (a) Congress finds that-- on page 38, between lines 20 and 21

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   Inserted: Sec. 2313. (a) Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (1) in a speech delivered to the United Nations on September 23, 2003, President George W. Bush appealed to the international community to take action to make the world a safer and better place;

   Inserted: (2) in that speech, President Bush emphasized the responsibility of the international community to help the people of Iraq rebuild their country into a free and democratic state;

   Inserted: (3) for a plan for Iraq's future to be appropriate, the provisions of that plan must be consistent with the best interests of the Iraqi people;

   Inserted: (4) premature self-government could make the Iraqi state inherently weak and could serve as an invitation for terrorists to sabotage the development of a democratic, economically prosperous Iraq.

   Inserted: (b) It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) arbitrary deadlines should not be set for the dissolution of the Coalition Provisional Authority or the transfer of its authority to an Iraqi governing authority; and

   Inserted: (2) no such dissolution or transfer of authority should occur until the ratification of an Iraqi constitution and the establishment of an elected government in Iraq.

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   On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

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