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1 change to H.R. 2863

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  1. Adds Sec. __. The report on stability and security in Iraq to be submitted under the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee on Conference to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 1268 of the 109th Congress shall include, in addition to the matters otherwise provided in that Joint Explanatory Statement the following: wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: Sec. __. The report on stability and security in Iraq to be submitted under the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee on Conference to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 1268 of the 109th Congress shall include, in addition to the matters otherwise provided in that Joint Explanatory Statement the following:

    Inserted: (1) A statement of the number and types of Iraq security forces that, assuming progress is made in political and other areas, must be capable of operating without, or with minimal support from, the Armed Forces of the United States and coalition forces before the United States can commence a reduction of the number of members of the Armed Forces in Iraq.

    Inserted: (2) A projected schedule for the achievement of numbers and types of Iraq security forces meeting the goal specified in paragraph (1).

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SA 2031. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Sec. __. The report on stability and security in Iraq to be submitted under the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee on Conference to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 1268 of the 109th Congress shall include, in addition to the matters otherwise provided in that Joint Explanatory Statement the following:

(1) A statement of the number and types of Iraq security forces that, assuming progress is made in political and other areas, must be capable of operating without, or with minimal support from, the Armed Forces of the United States and coalition forces before the United States can commence a reduction of the number of members of the Armed Forces in Iraq.

(2) A projected schedule for the achievement of numbers and types of Iraq security forces meeting the goal specified in paragraph (1).

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October 4, 2005