To provide a Sense of Congress relative to additional policy and requirements on Iraq.

1. Adds CHAPTER 8--ADDITIONAL POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS ON IRAQ at the end of title I

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   (2) Congress should remain focused on executing its oversight role.

   Inserted: CHAPTER 8--ADDITIONAL POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS ON IRAQ

   Inserted: SEC. 1801. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

   Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) the primary objective of United States strategy in Iraq should be to achieve a political solution and national reconciliation in Iraq through increased, concerted regional and international diplomacy;

   Inserted: (2) the United States should engage all nations in the Middle East, including Iraq's immediate neighbors, in developing a regional, internationally sponsored peace and reconciliation process for Iraq;

   Inserted: (3) the regional security conferences on Iraq that are being organized by Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri al-Maliki represent important first steps to achieve a more robust diplomatic initiative that should be given the full and direct support by the President; and

   Inserted: (4) the President and the Government of Iraq should build on the momentum of the Baghdad conference and the upcoming ministerial meeting by convening a diplomatic conference with the purpose of bringing stability to the region, reinforcing national reconciliation efforts, achieving the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq, and promoting a comprehensive regional diplomatic solution.

   Inserted: SEC. 1802. FINDINGS REGARDING THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

   Inserted: Congress makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) The United States Armed Forces, and the members of the Armed Forces and their families, are under enormous strain from multiple, extended deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

   Inserted: (2) The readiness of nondeployed Army and Marine Corps units has declined significantly due to a lack of equipment and insufficient time to train, thereby jeopardizing their capability to respond quickly and effectively to other crises or contingencies in the world.

   Inserted: (3) The Navy and Air Force are sustaining high operating tempos in support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as conducting other global missions.

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   Inserted: (4) Each of the Armed Forces has important requirements to modernize and recapitalize aging legacy platforms and systems if our Nation is to possess the military capability needed to defend against a growing array of dynamic and challenging threats to our national security.

   Inserted: (5) The current deployment tempo of the United States Armed Forces will have lasting impacts on the future recruitment, retention, and readiness of the All-Volunteer Force.

   Inserted: SEC. 1803. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF UNITS UNLESS FULLY MISSION CAPABLE.

   Inserted: (a) Limitation.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended for the deployment of a unit or member of the Armed Forces unless the Chief of Staff of the Armed Force concerned certifies to the congressional defense committees, not later than 15 days before the date of such deployment, that the unit or member, as the case may be, is fully mission capable.

   Inserted: (b) Fully Mission Capable.--For purposes of this section, a unit or member of the Armed Forces shall be rated as being fully mission capable only if--

   Inserted: (1) the unit or member is capable of performing assigned mission-essential tasks to prescribed standards under anticipated conditions in the theater of operations of deployment in accordance with guidelines set forth in the Department of Defense readiness reporting system; and

   Inserted: (2) the unit or member is capable of performing such other assigned mission tasks, including mission tasks outside the theater of operations of deployment, that could reasonably be expected to arise during the period of deployment.

   Inserted: (c) Applicability to Voluntary Deployments.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the deployment of any member of the Armed Forces who voluntarily consents to deployment.

   Inserted: (d) Waiver Authority.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The President may waive the applicability of the limitation in subsection (a) to the deployment of a unit or member of the Armed Forces if the President certifies to the congressional defense committees, not later than 15 days before the date of such deployment, that--

   Inserted: (A) any equipment required for the unit or member to be deployed as fully mission capable that is not available at the time of deployment will be supplied upon arrival in the theater of operations to which the unit or member is deployed; and

   Inserted: (B) the unit or member has met, prior to deployment, all other requirements to be rated as fully mission capable.

   Inserted: (2) Case-by-case basis.--Any waiver under paragraph (1) shall be made on a case-by-case basis.

   Inserted: (e) Additional Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the applicability of the limitation in subsection (a) in the event of a requirement for the use of military force in time of national emergency.

   Inserted: SEC. 1804. LIMITATION ON EXTENDING LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENTS FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Limitation.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to deploy, continue the deployment, or execute any order that has the effect of extending the deployment of a unit or member of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom as follows:

   Inserted: (1) In the case of a unit or member of the Army (including a unit or member of the Army National Guard or the Army Reserve), if the deployment or continuation or extension of deployment would result in the deployment of the unit or member for more than 365 consecutive days.

   Inserted: (2) In the case of a unit or member of the Marine Corps (including a unit or member of the Marine Corps Reserve), if the deployment or continuation or extension of deployment would result in the deployment of the unit or member for more than 210 consecutive days.

   Inserted: (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to designated key command headquarters personnel or other members of the Armed Forces who are required to maintain continuity of mission and situational awareness between rotating forces.

   Inserted: (c) Deployment Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term "deployment" has the meaning given that term in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. 1805. MINIMUM PERIOD BETWEEN DEPLOYMENTS FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

   Inserted: (a) Minimum Period for Certain Members of the Army and Marine Corps.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom a unit or member of the Armed Forces specified in paragraph (2) unless the period between the deployment of the unit or member for Operation Iraqi Freedom covered by this subsection and the previous deployment of the unit or member is equal to or longer than the period of such previous deployment of the unit or member.

   Inserted: (2) Covered units and members.--The units and members of the Armed Forces specified in this paragraph are as follows:

   Inserted: (A) Units and members of the regular Army.

   Inserted: (B) Units and members of the regular Marine Corps.

   Inserted: (b) Minimum Period for Members of Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Army National Guard.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom a unit or member of the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Army National Guard if the unit or member has been deployed at any time within the five years preceding the date of the deployment covered by this subsection.

   Inserted: (c) Deployment Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term "deployment" has the meaning given that term in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. 1806. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY.

   Inserted: The amount appropriated by chapter 3 of this title under the heading "National Guard Personnel, Army" is hereby increased by $597,100,000.

   Inserted: SEC. 1807. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

   Inserted: The amount appropriated by chapter 3 of this title under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard" is hereby increased by $460,700,000.

   Inserted: SEC. 1808. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

   Inserted: The amount appropriated by chapter 3 of this title under the heading "National Guard and Reserve Equipment" is hereby increased by $364,900,000, with the amount of such increase to be available for National Guard equipment needs.

   Inserted: SEC. 1809. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS.

   Inserted: The amount appropriated by chapter 3 of this title under the heading "Procurement, Marine Corps" is hereby increased by $1,700,000,000, with the amount of such increase to be available for additional Mine Resistant Ambush Protection vehicles.

   Inserted: SEC. 1810. REPORTS ON UNITED STATES EFFORTS FOR IRAQ.

   Inserted: (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that sets forth a comprehensive description and assessment of current United States diplomatic, political, and economic efforts with respect to Iraq.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth, current as of the date of such report, a comprehensive description and assessment of United States diplomatic, political, and economic efforts with respect to Iraq, including efforts as follows:

   Inserted: (A) To achieve broad-based national political reconciliation in Iraq that includes all of Iraq's communities.

   Inserted: (B) To engage all nations in the Middle East, including Iraq's immediate neighbors, the international community, and international institutions in developing a regional, internationally-sponsored reconciliation and reconstruction process for Iraq.

   Inserted: (C) To utilize United States political, economic, and military assistance to facilitate the reconstruction of Iraq.

   Inserted: (D) To secure the delivery of pledged economic and other assistance for Iraq from the international community, and to secure additional pledges of assistance for Iraq, including specific information regarding the status of assistance pledges for Iraq from the international community.

   Inserted: (E) To ensure that the Government of Iraq is increasing and improving the delivery of basic services to the people of Iraq.

   Inserted: (2) Information on status of pledged assistance.--The description of pledged economic and other assistance for Iraq under paragraph (1)(D) shall include information on the current status of delivery of assistance for Iraq under pledges of assistance from the international community.

   Inserted: (c) Form of Report.--Each report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Relations, and Appropriations of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: SEC. 1811. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

   Inserted: Amounts provided in this chapter are designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 403 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

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