The US Congress required President George W Bush to submit an interim report by 15 July, assessing the progress of the Iraqi government against 18 benchmarks.
| SATISFACTORY | NOT SATISFACTORY | |
| Constitutional review | X | |
| De-Ba'athification laws | X | |
| Distribution of oil revenues | X | |
| Independent electoral commission | X | |
| Disarming of militias | X | |
| Training of three key Iraqi army brigades | X | |
| Providing Iraqi commanders with authority to pursue US troop "surge" without political interference | X | |
| Even handed law enforcement by Iraqi forces | X | |
| Reduce sectarian violence | X | |
| Establish joint US-Iraqi security stations in Baghdad | X | |
| Increase number of Iraqi security forces capable of operating independently | X | |
| Protect rights of minority political parties | X | |
| Allocation of $10bn in Iraqi reconstruction | X | |
| Ensure political authorities are not undermining security forces | X | |
| Enacting and implementing legislation on procedures to form semi-autonomous regions | X | |
| Enacting and implementing legislation addressing amnesty | Mixed | Mixed |
| Ensure that the Baghdad security plan will not provide a safe haven for any outlaws, regardless of their political affiliation | X | |
| Establishing supporting political, media, economic and services committees in Baghdad in support of the security plan | X | |
| Source: White House interim report | ||
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