S.Amdt. 779

SA 779. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following: Not later than 120 days after enactment of this provision, the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, having consulted with the relevant U.S. and Iraqi officials, shall provide a report detailing the status of the specific 5 benchmarks described below and declaring, in his judgment, whether each has been met:

(a) Iraqi assumption of control of its military;

(b) enactment of a Militia Law to disarm and demobilize militias and to ensure that such security forces are accountable only to the central government and loyal to the constitution of Iraq;

(c) completion of the constitutional review and a referendum held on special amendments to the Iraq Constitution that ensure equitable participation in the Government of Iraq without regard to religious sect or ethnicity;

(d) completion of provincial election law and preparation for the conduct of provincial elections that ensures equitable constitution of provincial representative bodies without regard to religious sect or ethnicity;

(e) enactment and implementation of legislation to ensure that the energy resources of Iraq benefit Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, Kurds, and other Iraqi citizens in an equitable manner; and

(f) enactment and implementation of legislation that equitably reforms the de-Ba'athification process in Iraq.

Not later than 14 days after submission of that report to Congress, the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq shall appear to testify before the relevant committees of jurisdiction in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to provide his personal and professional opinion regarding:

(a) the Iraqi government's success or failure to meet the benchmarks listed

(b) the ability of the Iraqi government to meet these benchmarks Should the Commander, Multi-National Forces, Iraq report and testify that the Iraqi government has failed to meet the benchmarks listed, then the Commander, Multi-National Forces, Iraq shall be required to present:

(a) plans for the phased redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Iraq in support of the Baghdad Security Plan as outlined by the President

(b) plans for changing the mission of US forces to: (i) Train and equip Iraqi forces. (ii) Assist Iraqi deployed brigades with intelligence, transportation, air support, and logistics support. (iii) Protect United States and coalition personnel and infrastructure. (iv) Maintain rapid-reaction teams and special operations teams to undertake strike missions against al Qaeda in Iraq, and for other missions considered vital by the U.S. commander in Iraq.”