S.Amdt. 3591

SA 3591. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT AND AMENDING THE IRAQ CONSTITUTION TO MAKE IT A UNIFYING DOCUMENT

Sec. 1406. (a) Reports Required.--In furtherance of the findings and sense of Congress set forth in Senate Joint Resolution 34, as introduced in the Senate on April 25, 2006, the President shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter until a national unity government has been formed in Iraq and the Iraq Constitution has been amended in a manner that makes it a unifying document, submit to Congress a report on United States policy and political developments in Iraq.

(b) Elements.--Each report shall include the following information:

(1) Whether the Administration has told the Iraqi political, religious and tribal leaders that agreement by the Iraqis on a government of national unity, and subsequent agreement to amendments to the Iraq Constitution to make it more inclusive, within the 30-day and 4-month deadlines that the Iraqis set for themselves in their Constitution, is a condition for the continued presence of United States military forces in Iraq.

(2) The progress that has been made in the formation of a national unity government and the obstacles, if any, that remain.

(3) The progress that has been made in the amendment of the Iraq Constitution to make it more of a unifying document and the obstacles, if any, that remain.