S.Amdt. 4478

1. Adds SEC. 1084. IRAQ at the end of subtitle I of title X

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   (5) the risk assessment prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to accompany the Quadrennial Defense Review should be comprehensive and should include a description of the capabilities needed to address the risks identified in that assessment.

   Inserted: SEC. 1084. IRAQ.

   Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress hereby--

   Inserted: (1) commends the Armed Forces of the United States serving in Iraq; and

   Inserted: (2) affirms that it is the policy of Congress that United States military forces in Iraq, having completed the mission of removing Saddam Hussein from power and paving the way for the establishment of a democratically elected government in Iraq, should be returned home at the earliest possible opportunity.

   Inserted: (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The Armed Forces of the United States in Iraq have served honorably and with great bravery and should be commended for their service to their country.

   Inserted: (2) The democratically elected Government of Iraq should assume full responsibility for the security and stability of Iraq so that United States military forces in Iraq can be replaced with Iraqi security forces or other multinational peacekeeping forces.

   Inserted: (3) The President should develop and implement a strategy for the orderly draw down of United States military forces from Iraq in a manner consistent with United States national security interests.

   Inserted: (c) Expiration of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq.--Section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1501; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(c) Expiration.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The authorization in subsection (a) shall expire upon the occurrence of any one of the following:

   Inserted: "(A) The assumption by the Government of Iraq of responsibility for security in Iraq.

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   Inserted: "(B) The implementation of other effective security arrangements in Iraq, including the establishment of a United Nations peacekeeping operation.

   Inserted: "(C) A certification by the President that the United States has achieved its objectives in Iraq.

   Inserted: "(D) The enactment of a joint resolution to otherwise provide for expiration of the authorization.

   Inserted: "(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the President from withdrawing the Armed Forces from Iraq at any time if circumstances warrant. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding Congress by joint resolution from directing such a withdrawal.".

   Inserted: (d) Reports on Security Situation in Iraq.--

   Inserted: (1) Quarterly reports required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the security situation in Iraq.

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall describe in detail--

   Inserted: (A) the numbers, units, and capabilities of Iraqi security forces in Iraq;

   Inserted: (B) the results of efforts to reduce the presence of United States military forces in Iraq;

   Inserted: (C) the contribution of the continued presence of United States military forces in Iraq to--

   Inserted: (i) the national security of the United States; and

   Inserted: (ii) United States foreign policy interests in the Middle East; and

   Inserted: (D) progress toward national political reconciliation among all Iraqi political and ethnic entities.

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

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