Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq, 2007

Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq, 2007 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2007 for defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq, with specific appropriations for: (1) military operations in Iraq; and (2) security, relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in Iraq.

Directs the President to transmit to Congress a request for such additional appropriations for the remainder of FY2007 as the President considers necessary for defense and the reconstruction of Iraq.

Expresses the sense that Congress should consider providing additional appropriations pursuant to any request by the President predicated on progress by the government of Iraq in achieving performance measures relating to: (1) Iraqi forces; (2) an oil revenue sharing law; (3) a reformed de-Baathification process; (4) the disarmament of militias; (5) Iraq economic development; and (6) Iraqi constitutional reform.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 775 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 775

      Making supplemental appropriations for defense and for the 
 reconstruction of Iraq for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and requiring the President to submit a request for additional funding 
after certifying substantial progress has been made in Iraq in meeting 
                     certain performance measures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2007

  Mr. McHugh introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
      Making supplemental appropriations for defense and for the 
 reconstruction of Iraq for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and requiring the President to submit a request for additional funding 
after certifying substantial progress has been made in Iraq in meeting 
                     certain performance measures.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes, namely:

                TITLE I--DEFENSE-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS

    For military functions administered by the Department of Defense, 
for necessary expenses to carry out military operations in Iraq, 
$25,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007.

                TITLE II--IRAQ RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION

    For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, for security, relief, rehabilitation, and 
reconstruction in Iraq, $25,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 301. Not later than July 1, 2007, the President shall transmit 
to Congress a request for such additional appropriations for the 
remainder of fiscal year 2007 as the President considers necessary for 
defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq.
    Sec. 302. It is the sense of Congress that Congress should consider 
providing additional appropriations pursuant to any request transmitted 
by the President pursuant to section 301 predicated on progress by the 
Government of Iraq in achieving the performance measures listed in 
section 303(b), as described in the most recent report transmitted by 
the President under section 303(a).
    Sec. 303. (a) Not later than March 1, 2007, and every month 
thereafter, the President shall transmit to Congress a report 
containing--
            (1) a description and analysis of the implementation in 
        Iraq of the performance measures listed in subsection (b); and
            (2) a certification that progress is being made on the 
        achievement of such performance measures.
    (b) The performance measures listed in this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) Iraqi forces.--The appointment of a military commander 
        and two deputy commanders for Baghdad, the provision of three 
        additional Iraqi Army brigades, and the provision of additional 
        Iraqi National Police forces for assignment to Baghdad for the 
        purpose of peacekeeping activities to be carried out jointly by 
        the United States and the Government of Iraq.
            (2) Oil revenue sharing law.--The passage and 
        implementation of a law to allow oil revenue to be shared with 
        all citizens of Iraq.
            (3) Reformed de-baathification process.--The institution of 
        a reformed de-Baathification process under which members 
        critical to the functioning of a civil society are allowed to 
        reenter Iraq's political and economic life.
            (4) Disarmament of militias.--The achievement of the 
        disarmament of militias in Iraq, including the Badr Brigade and 
        Jaish al Mahdi.
            (5) Economic development.--The provision of $10,000,000 by 
        the Government of Iraq for reconstruction, including an 
        effective jobs creation program.
            (6) Constitutional reform.--The implementation of the 
        special process for amending the Constitution of the Republic 
        of Iraq that is called for by the provisions of Article 137 of 
        such Constitution.
    (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be transmitted in 
unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq, 2007''.
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