12 2 STA T .376PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (c)TERMINAT I O N .— T her e qui re m e nt t os u b mit re p orts un d er subsection ( a ) sha l l terminate on the date on w hich the S ecretar y o fD efense , in coordination with the Director of N ational I ntel - li g ence, submits to the congressional defense committees a certifi- cation in writing that the G o v ernment of Iran has ceased to provide military support to anti-coalition forces that conduct attac k s against coalition forces in Iraq. (d) RUL EO FC ON S TRU C TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to authori z e or otherwise speak to the use of the A rmed F orces against Iran. SEC.12 2 6 .SE N SE OF CON GR ESS ON TH E CONSE QU ENCES OF A FA IL E D STATE IN IRAQ. It is the sense of Congress that— ( 1 ) a failed state in Iraq will have a negative impact on the M iddle E ast and U nited States interests in the region
and ( 2 ) the United States should pursue strategies to prevent a failed state in Iraq or to contain the negative effects of a failed state in Iraq. SEC. 122 7 . SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FEDERALIS M 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, espe- cially those made by the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council; and ( B ) convening a conference for Iraqis to reach an agree- ment on a comprehensive political settlement based on the federalism law approved by the Iraqi P arliament on O ctober 11, 2 0 0 6
( 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 compo- nent of a comprehensive political settlement in Iraq, including a potential settlement based upon federalism;
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