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 PUBLIC LAW 110–28—MAY 25, 2007

121 STAT. 125

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(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The President may waive the requirements of this section if he submits to Congress a written certification setting forth a detailed justification for the waiver, which shall include a detailed report describing the actions being taken by the United States to bring the Iraqi government into compliance with the benchmarks set forth in subsection (b)(1)(A). The certification shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) REDEPLOYMENT OF U.S. FORCES FROM IRAQ.—The President of the United States, in respecting the sovereign rights of the nation of Iraq, shall direct the orderly redeployment of elements of U.S. forces from Iraq, if the components of the Iraqi government, acting in strict accordance with their respective powers given by the Iraqi Constitution, reach a consensus as recited in a resolution, directing a redeployment of U.S. forces. (e) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS.— (1) ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— (A) Not later than September 1, 2007, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress an independent report setting forth— (i) the status of the achievement of the benchmarks specified in subsection (b)(1)(A); and (ii) the Comptroller General’s assessment of whether or not each such benchmark has been met. (2) ASSESSMENT OF THE CAPABILITIES OF IRAQI SECURITY FORCES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense, $750,000, that the Department, in turn, will commission an independent, private sector entity, which operates as a 501(c)(3), with recognized credentials and expertise in military affairs, to prepare an independent report assessing the following: (i) The readiness of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to assume responsibility for maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq, denying international terrorists a safe haven, and bringing greater security to Iraq’s 18 provinces in the next 12 to 18 months, and bringing an end to sectarian violence to achieve national reconciliation. (ii) The training, equipping, command, control and intelligence capabilities, and logistics capacity of the ISF. (iii) The likelihood that, given the ISF’s record of preparedness to date, following years of training and equipping by U.S. forces, the continued support of U.S. troops will contribute to the readiness of the ISF to fulfill the missions outlined in clause (i). (B) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, the designated private sector entity shall provide an unclassified report, with a classified annex, containing its findings, to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, Appropriations, Foreign Relations/ International Relations, and Intelligence.

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