To express the sense of Congress on reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
What it does: Adds Sec. 2313. (a) Congress makes the following findings: on page 38, between lines 20 and 21
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)Adds Sec. 2313. (a) Congress makes the following findings: on page 38, between lines 20 and 21
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: Sec. 2313. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) A coalition of allied countries led by the United States entered Iraq on March 19, 2003, to liberate the people of Iraq from the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein and the Baathist party and to remove a threat to global security and stability.
Inserted: (2) Achieving stability in Iraq will require substantial monetary investments to develop a secure environment and improve the physical infrastructure.
Inserted: (3) A stable and prosperous Iraq is important to peace and economic development in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Inserted: (4) As of October 2003, the United States has provided the majority of the personnel and financial contributions to the effort to rebuild Iraq.
Inserted: (5) Congress fully supports efforts to establish a stable economic, social, and political environment in Iraq.
Inserted: (6) The President is currently seeking to increase global participation in the effort to stabilize and reconstruct Iraq.
Inserted: (7) While the United States should aid the people of Iraq, the participation of the people of Iraq in the reconstruction effort is essential for the success of such effort.
Inserted: (b) It is the sense of Congress that the President should--
Inserted: (1) make every effort to increase the level of financial commitment from other nations to improve the physical, political, economic, and social infrastructure of Iraq; and
Inserted: (2) seek to provide aid from the United States to Iraq in a manner that promotes economic growth in Iraq and limits the long-term cost to taxpayers in the United States.
Original wording
On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following new section:
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As printed
On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following new section:
Sec. 2313. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A coalition of allied countries led by the United States entered Iraq on March 19, 2003, to liberate the people of Iraq from the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein and the Baathist party and to remove a threat to global security and stability.
(2) Achieving stability in Iraq will require substantial monetary investments to develop a secure environment and improve the physical infrastructure.
(3) A stable and prosperous Iraq is important to peace and economic development in the Middle East and elsewhere.
(4) As of October 2003, the United States has provided the majority of the personnel and financial contributions to the effort to rebuild Iraq.
(5) Congress fully supports efforts to establish a stable economic, social, and political environment in Iraq.
(6) The President is currently seeking to increase global participation in the effort to stabilize and reconstruct Iraq.
(7) While the United States should aid the people of Iraq, the participation of the people of Iraq in the reconstruction effort is essential for the success of such effort.
(b) It is the sense of Congress that the President should--
(1) make every effort to increase the level of financial commitment from other nations to improve the physical, political, economic, and social infrastructure of Iraq; and
(2) seek to provide aid from the United States to Iraq in a manner that promotes economic growth in Iraq and limits the long-term cost to taxpayers in the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
October 16, 2003
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Senate amendment submitted
October 16, 2003
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1877 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR 10/17/2003 S12710-12711)
October 16, 2003
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1877 proposed by Senator Hutchison.(consideration: CR 10/17/2003 S12710-12711)
October 16, 2003
Amendment SA 1877 proposed by Senator Hutchison. (consideration: CR 10/17/2003 S12710-12711) To express the sense of Congress on reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
October 16, 2003
Amendment SA 1877 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR 10/17/2003 S12710-12711)
October 16, 2003