U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
United States appropriations act
The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Pub. L. 110–28 (text) (PDF), 121 Stat. 112, enacted May 25, 2007) is an emergency appropriations act passed by the 110th United States Congress that provides funding for the Iraq War through September 30, 2007. A prior version of the act, H.R. 1591, included a timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. H.R. 1591 was passed by Congress but vetoed by President George W. Bush.
While the veto of H.R. 1591 could have caused delays for Iraq war expenditures, the availability of funds resulting from the passage of the Defense Appropriations Act on September 29, 2006, allowed the Department of Defense to continue Iraq War spending in the interim period between the veto of H.R. 1591 and the President's signature of approval for H.R. 2206.
The Feed and Forage Act was not invoked by the U.S. government in the days prior to the passage of H.R. 2206.
Components of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 include:
Funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (Title I)
Disaster relief related to Hurricane Katrina (Title II)
Elimination of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) shortfall and other health matters (Title VII)
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (Title VIII)
Legislative history
The bill was passed by Congress on May 24, 2007 and signed by President Bush on May 25.
Provisions
Formal title
The Act is formally entitled the "Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes."
Withdrawal from Iraq
The Act included eighteen benchmarks for the Iraqi government to meet before the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq could commence. By August 2007, Iraq had met three of the benchmarks and failed to meet the remaining fifteen according to the Government Accountability Office.
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