To require a report on replacing U.S. troops with Iraqi forces or other non-U.S. forces in secure areas of Iraq.

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   Inserted: SEC. . REPORT ON REPLACEMENT OF U.S. TROOPS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

   Inserted: (1) The Coalition Provisional Authority states that 80 percent of Iraq is a permissive environment with people returning to a normal pace of life, while 20 percent is less permissive with entrenched Saddam loyalists, international terrorists and general lawlessness hindering recovery efforts.

   Inserted: (2) On September 9, Deputy Secretary of Defense John Wolfowitz testified, ". . . the predominantly Shia south [of Iraq] has been stable and I would say far more stable than most pre-war predications would have given you. And the mixed Arab, Turkish, Kurdish north has also been remarkably stable, again, contrary to fears than many of us had that we might face large-scale ethnic conflict."

   Inserted: (3) On September 14, Secretary of State Colin Powell stated, "We see attacks against our coalition on a daily basis . . . but in many parts of the country things are quite secure and stable."

   Inserted: (4) The Coalition Provisional Authority states that a major focus of its security efforts has been to increase Iraqi participation in and responsibility for a safe and secure Iraq.

   Inserted: (5) On September 14, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stated, "90 percent of the people in Iraq are now living in an area that's governed by a city council, or a village council."

   Inserted: (6) The Coalition Provisional Authority reports that 60,000 Iraqis are now assisting in security, including 46,000 Iraqi police nationwide.

   Inserted: (7) Of the 160,000 coalition military personnel serving in Iraq, 20,000 are comprised of non-U.S. forces.

   Inserted: (b) Report.--Beginning 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the President or his designee shall submit a monthly report to Congress detailing--

   Inserted: (1) the areas of Iraq determined to be largely secure and stable; and

   Inserted: (2) the extent to which U.S. troops have been replaced by non-U.S. coalition forces, U.N. forces, or Iraqi forces in the areas determined to be largely secure and stable under this subsection.

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