Sec. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERALISM IN IRAQ

410 words·~2 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-10386/sec-1227

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 1227 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERALISM IN IRAQ It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)policies supported by the United States in the pursuit of a political settlement in Iraq should be consistent with the wishes of the Iraqi people and should not violate the sovereignty of the nation of Iraq; ####

(2)if the Iraqi people support a political settlement in Iraq based on the final provisions of the Constitution of Iraq that create a federal system of government and allow for the creation of federal regions, consistent with the wishes of the Iraqi people and their elected leaders, the United States should actively support such a political settlement in Iraq; ####

(3)the active support referred to in paragraph

(2)should include— #####

(A)calling on the international community, including countries with troops in Iraq, the permanent 5 members of the United Nations Security Council, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Iraq’s neighbors— ######

(i)to support an Iraqi political settlement based on federalism; ######

(ii)to acknowledge the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq; and ######

(iii)to fulfill commitments for the urgent delivery of significant assistance and debt relief to Iraq, especially those made by the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council; and #####

(B)convening a conference for Iraqis to reach an agreement on a comprehensive political settlement based on the federalism law approved by the Iraqi Parliament on October 11, 2006; ####

(4)the United States should urge the Government of Iraq to quickly agree upon and implement a law providing for the equitable distribution of oil revenues, which is a critical component of a comprehensive political settlement in Iraq, including a potential settlement based upon federalism; ####

(5)the steps described in paragraphs (2), (3), and

(4)could lead to an Iraq that is stable, not a haven for terrorists, and not a threat to its neighbors; ####

(6)in pursuit of a political settlement in Iraq, whether based on federalism or not, the United States should call on Iraq’s neighbors to pledge not to militarily intervene in or destabilize Iraq; and ####

(7)nothing in this Act should be construed in any way to infringe on the sovereign rights of the nation of Iraq or to imply that the United States wishes to impose a political settlement in Iraq based on federalism if such a political settlement is contrary to the wishes of the Iraqi people.