To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.

SA 4269. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4265
proposed by Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Ms.
Mikulski) to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the
Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of the amendment add the following:

SEC. __. UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ.

(a) Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq.--
(1) Schedule for withdrawal.--The President shall reach an
agreement as soon as possible with the Government of Iraq on
a schedule for the withdrawal of United States combat troops
from Iraq by December 31, 2006, leaving only forces that are
critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi
security forces.

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(2) Consultation with congress required.--The President
shall consult with Congress regarding such schedule and shall
present such withdrawal agreement to Congress immediately
upon the completion of the agreement.
(3) Maintenance of over-the-horizon troop presence.--The
President should maintain an over-the-horizon troop presence
to prosecute the war on terror and protect regional security
interests.
(b) Iraq Summit.--The President should convene a summit as
soon as possible that includes the leaders of the Government
of Iraq, leaders of the governments of each country bordering
Iraq, representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary
General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the
governments of each permanent member of the United Nations
Security Council, for the purpose of reaching a comprehensive
political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental
issues including federalism, oil revenues, the militias,
security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and
border security.
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