S.Amdt. 4403

1. Adds SEC. 1065. CERTIFICATIONS ON CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S. 2766 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (f) Report on Imposition of Additional Charges or Fees for Attendance at Certain Academies.--Section 553(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2772; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is amended by striking the second sentence.

   Inserted: SEC. 1065. CERTIFICATIONS ON CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ.

   Inserted: (a) Certifications Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until all United States combat brigades have been redeployed from Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State, make a determination as to whether there is a civil war in Iraq. The Secretary of Defense shall submit each such certification to Congress in accordance with subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Report to Congress.--

   Inserted: (1) Determination criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall include with each certification submitted to Congress under this section a description of the criteria underlying the determination of the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, for purposes of such certification as to whether there is a civil war in Iraq, including--

   Inserted: (A) an assessment of levels of sectarian violence;

   Inserted: (B) the numbers of civilians displaced;

   Inserted: (C) the degree to which government security forces (including the army, police, and special forces) exercise effective control over major urban areas;

   Inserted: (D) the extent to which units of the security forces respond to militia and party leaders rather than to their national commands;

   Inserted: (E) the extent to which militias have organized or conducted hostile actions against the United States Armed Forces;

   Inserted: (F) the extent to which militias are providing security; and

   Inserted: (G) estimates of civilian casualties as a result of sectarian violence.

   Inserted: (2) Information following determination of no civil war.--If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines for purposes of a certification under this section that there is not a civil war in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall, in submitting such certification to Congress under this section, submit to Congress with such certification the following information (in unclassified format):

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   Inserted: (A) A description of the efforts by the United States Government to help avoid civil war in Iraq.

   Inserted: (B) The strategy of the United States Government to protect United States Armed Forces in the event of civil war in Iraq.

   Inserted: (C) The strategy of the United States Government to ensure that United States Armed Forces will not take sides in the event of civil war in Iraq.

   Inserted: (3) Information following determination of civil war.--If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines for purposes of a certification under this section that there is a civil war in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall, in submitting such certification to Congress under this section, submit to Congress with such certification the following information (in unclassified format):

   Inserted: (A) A statement of the mission and duration of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.

   Inserted: (B) The strategy of the United States Government to protect United States Armed Forces while they remain in Iraq.

   Inserted: (C) The strategy of the United States Government to ensure that United States Armed Forces will not take sides in the civil war.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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