,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,prohibit+ ! use ( 
funds available to any ,unit$ ,/ates    
,gov]nm5t dep>tm5t or ag5cy = ! use (   
=ce 91 or direct$ at1 ,syria by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,syria has n decl>$ w> or initiat$   
ho/ilities aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates or its 
allies2 & ,:]eas ,article #a1 ,section  
#h1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution /ates
 t ,congress %all h ! p[] ,to decl>e    
,w>1 ,to raise & support ,armies1 ,to   
provide & ma9ta9 a ,navy1 & ,to make    
,rules = ! ,gov]nm5t & ,regulation ( !  
l& & naval ,=ces3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4 

,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,am]ican p &      
,congress d n support ! use ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 91 or direct$ at1    
,syria2 &  7#b7 !re are n ov]rid+ imm95t
 national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates at /ake & ,congress w n fund any 
milit>y action tak5 9 contradiction to  
?is jo9t resolution4  #b4 ,prohibition  
on use ( funds = use ( =ce aga9/ ,syria 
,no funds available to any ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t dep>tm5t or ag5cy may be us$ 
= ! use ( =ce 91 or direct$ at1 ,syria  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces unless a 
subsequ5t ,act ( ,congress specifically 
au?orizes su* use ( =ce or !re is an    
attack or imm95t attack on ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 its t]ritories or possessions1  
or ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4