,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #fj  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #aa1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,de,fazio 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,jones7 introduced the following   
joint resolution2 which was referred to 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,rules1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,joint            
,,resolution  ,to amend the ,war ,powers
 ,resolution4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
joint resolution may be cited as the    
,war ,powers ,amendments of #bjac4  #b4 
,revision of ,war ,powers ,resolution   
,the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda-aedh7 is amended by     
striking out all after the resolving    
clause and inserting in lieu thereof the
 following3  #a4 ,short title2 purpose2 
congressional legislative authority  7a7
 ,short title ,this joint resolution may

 be cited as the ,war ,powers           
,resolution4  7b7 ,purpose ,it is the   
purpose of this joint resolution to     
fulfill the intent of the framers of the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states   
and ensure that the collective judgment 
of both the ,congress and the ,president
 will apply to--  7#a7 the introduction 
of the ,armed ,forces into hostilities2 
7#b7 the continued use of the ,armed    
,forces in hostilities2 and  7#c7 the   
participation of the ,armed ,forces in  
certain military operations of the      
,united ,nations4  7c7 ,congressional   
legislative authority ,among the powers 
granted to the ,congress by the         
,constitution are--  7#a7 the power to  
declare war2  7#b7 the power of the     
purse 7,no ,money shall be drawn from   
the ,treasury1 but in ,consequence of   
,appropriations made by ,law72 and  7#c7
 the power to make all laws necessary   
and proper for carrying into execution  
not only its own powers but also all    
other powers vested by the ,constitution

 in the ,government of the ,united      
,states1 or in any department or officer
 thereof4  #c4 ,emergency uses of the   
,armed ,forces in hostilities  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,armed ,forces may be      
introduced into hostilities only as     
follows3  7#a7 ,declaration of war      
,pursuant to a declaration of war by the
 ,congress4  7#b7 ,specific statutory   
authorization ,in accordance with a     
specific statutory authorization4  7#c7 
,armed attack on united states ,to the  
extent necessary--  7,a7 to repel an    
armed attack upon the ,united ,states2  
7,b7 to take necessary and appropriate  
retaliatory actions in the event of such
 an attack2 or  7,c7 to forestall the   
direct and imminent threat of such an   
attack4  7#d7 ,armed attack on the armed
 forces ,to the extent necessary--  7,a7
 to repel an armed attack against ,armed
 ,forces located outside the ,united    
,states2 or  7,b7 to forestall the      
direct and imminent threat of such an   
attack4  7#e7 ,evacuation of united     

states citizens ,to the extent necessary
 to protect ,united ,states citizens or 
nationals while evacuating them as      
rapidly as possible from a situation1   
outside the ,united ,states1 that       
directly and imminently threatens their 
lives or liberty and--  7,a7 the        
threatened deprivation of life or       
liberty is contrary to international law
 or is otherwise illegal2 and  7,b7 in a
 case where the source of the threat is 
within a foreign country1 the threat is 
supported by the government of that     
country or the government of that       
country is unable or unwilling to       
control the situation4  ,the ,president 
shall make every effort to terminate any
 such threat without using the ,armed   
,forces4 ,before using the ,armed       
,forces to protect ,united ,states      
citizens or nationals being evacuated   
from a foreign country in accordance    
with this paragraph1 the ,president     
shall1 where possible1 obtain the       
consent of the government of that       

country4  7b7 ,conditions on emergency  
use of armed forces ,any use of the     
,armed ,forces in accordance with       
paragraph 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 of        
subsection 7a7--  7#a7 is subject to the
 requirements of sections #d1 #e1 and   
#f2 and  7#b7 shall be limited1 in terms
 of the ,armed ,forces which are used   
and the manner in which they are used1  
to such use as is essential in order to 
achieve the purpose described in that   
paragraph4  7c7 ,funding limitation     
,funds appropriated or otherwise made   
available under any law may not be      
obligated or expended for any           
introduction1 other than an introduction
 described in subsection 7a71 of the    
,armed ,forces into hostilities4  #d4   
,consultation between the ,president and
 ,congress  7a7 ,requirements for       
consultation  7#a7 ,the ,president1 in  
every possible instance1 shall consult  
with the ,congress before the ,armed    
,forces are introduced into hostilities 
in accordance with paragraph 7#c71 7#d71

 or 7#e7 of section #c7;a74 ,after every
 such introduction1 the ,president shall
 consult regularly with the ,congress   
until the ,armed ,forces are no longer  
in hostilities4  7#b7 ,the ,president1  
in every possible instance1 shall       
consult with the ,congress--  7,a7      
before ,armed ,forces are introduced    
into the territory1 airspace1 or waters 
of a foreign country while equipped for 
combat1 except for deployments which    
relate solely to supply1 replacement1   
repair1 or training of such forces2     
7,b7 before ,armed ,forces are          
introduced into the territory1 airspace1
 or waters of a foreign country in which
 there are already ,armed ,forces       
equipped for combat if such introduction
 would substantially enlarge the number 
of ,armed ,forces equipped for combat   
located in that country or otherwise    
substantially increase the military     
capabilities of such forces2 or  7,c7   
before committing ,armed ,forces to an  
operation authorized by the ,united     

,nations ,security ,council under       
chapter ,,vii of the ,united ,nations   
,charter4  7b7 ,executive-,legislative  
consultative group ,the consultation    
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 participation by--  7#a7 the ,president
 and those senior executive branch      
officials designated by the ,president2 
and  7#b7 those ,members of the ,house  
of ,representatives designated by the   
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives1 and those members of  
the ,senate designated by the ,president
 pro tempore of the ,senate4  7c7 ,what 
consultation requires ,in order to      
satisfy the consultation requirement of 
this section1 the ,president must ask   
,members of ,congress for their advice  
and opinions before the decision is made
 to introduce the ,armed ,forces4 ,such 
consultation requires that all          
information relevant to the situation   
must be made available to the ,members  
of ,congress being consulted4 ,the      
consultation requirement of this section

 is not met1 however1 if the ,congress  
is merely informed about the situation4 
#e4 ,reports to the ,congress  7a7      
,reporting requirement ,the ,president  
shall submit the report described in    
subsection 7b7 within #dh hours after   
the ,armed ,forces are introduced into  
hostilities in accordance with paragraph
 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 of section #c7;a74 
7b7 ,description of report required ,the
 report required by subsection 7a7 is a 
written report submitted by the         
,president to the ,speaker of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,president 
pro tempore of the ,senate on the same  
calendar day1 setting forth--  7#a7 the 
circumstances necessitating the         
introduction of the ,armed ,forces2     
7#b7 the specific constitutional and    
legislative authority under which such  
introduction took place2 and  7#c7 the  
estimated scope and duration of the     
hostilities or the involvement of the   
,armed ,forces1 as the case may be4     
,any such report shall state expressly  

that it is being submitted pursuant to  
this section4  7c7 ,additional          
information ,the ,president shall       
provide such other information as the   
,congress may request in the fulfillment
 of its constitutional responsibilities 
with respect to committing the ,nation  
to war and to the use of the ,armed     
,forces abroad4  7d7 ,continuing reports
 ,whenever the ,armed ,forces are       
introduced into hostilities the         
,president shall1 so long as the ,armed 
,forces continue to be involved in those
 or related hostilities1 report to the  
,congress periodically on the status of 
such hostilities as well as on the scope
 and estimated duration of such         
hostilities1 but in no event shall the  
,president report to the ,congress less 
often than once every six months4  #f4  
,congressional action with respect to   
hostilities  7a7 ,receipt of section    
#e7;a7 report ,each report submitted    
pursuant to section #e7;a7 shall be     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  

,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and to the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
for appropriate action4 ,if1 when the   
report is transmitted1 the ,congress has
 adjourned sine die or has adjourned for
 any period in excess of three calendar 
days1 the ,speaker of the ,house of     
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate1 if they deem it 
advisable 7or if they are petitioned by 
at least #cj percent of the membership  
of their respective ,houses7 shall      
jointly request the ,president to       
convene the ,congress in order that it  
may consider the report and take        
appropriate action pursuant to this     
section4  7b7 ,requirement for specific 
statutory authorization for continued   
involvement ,within #fj calendar days   
after the ,armed ,forces are introduced 
into hostilities in accordance with     
paragraph 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 of section
 #c7;a71 the ,president shall remove the
 ,armed ,forces from those hostilities  

unless the ,congress--  7#a7 has        
declared war2  7#b7 has enacted a joint 
resolution providing specific           
authorization for such use of the ,armed
 ,forces2  7#c7 has extended by law such
 #fj-;day period2 or  7#d7 is physically
 unable to meet as a result of an armed 
attack upon the ,united ,states4  ,this 
#fj-;day period shall be extended for   
not more than an additional #cj days if 
the ,president determines and certifies 
to the ,congress in writing that        
unavoidable military necessity          
respecting the safety of the ,armed     
,forces requires the continued use of   
the ,armed ,forces in the course of     
bringing about their prompt removal from
 hostilities4  7c7 ,funding limitation  
,unless one of the numbered paragraphs  
of subsection 7b7 applies1 after the    
expiration of the period specified in   
that subsection 7including any extension
 of that period in accordance with that 
subsection71 funds appropriated or      
otherwise made available under any law  

may not be obligated or expended to     
continue the involvement of the ,armed  
,forces in the hostilities4 ,this       
subsection does not1 however1 prohibit  
the use of funds to remove the ,armed   
,forces from hostilities4  #g4          
,congressional expedited procedures  7a7
 ,resolutions subject to procedures ,as 
used in this section1 the term          
privileged resolution means a joint     
resolution--  7#a7 that provides        
specific authorization for the use of   
the ,armed ,forces in hostilities1 so   
long as that resolution contains only   
provisions which are relevant to those  
hostilities2 and  7#b7 that is          
introduced after the ,president has     
submitted a written request to the      
,congress for enactment of such an      
authorization with respect to those or  
related hostilities4  7b7 ,procedure in 
house of representatives  7#a7 ,this    
subsection applies to the consideration 
of a privileged resolution in the ,house
 of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,a          

privileged resolution introduced in the 
,house of ,representatives shall be     
referred1 upon introduction1 to the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs4 ,a     
privileged resolution shall not be      
sequentially referred4  7#c7 7,a7 ,if1  
at the end of #aj calendar days after   
the introduction of a privileged        
resolution1 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs has not reported that          
resolution1 that committee shall be     
discharged from further consideration of
 that resolution and that resolution    
shall be placed on the appropriate      
calendar of the ,house4  7,b7 ,after a  
privileged resolution has been placed on
 the appropriate calendar1 no other     
resolution with respect to the same or  
related hostilities may be reported by  
or be discharged from any committee     
under this subsection while the first   
resolution--  7i7 is before the ,house  
of ,representatives 7including remaining
 on the calendar72  7ii7 is before the  
,senate 7including remaining on the     

calendar7 unless the ,senate has had a  
vote on final passage with respect to   
the resolution and a majority of those  
voting did not vote in the affirmative2 
7iii7 is before a committee of          
conference or otherwise awaiting        
disposition of amendments between the   
,houses2 or  7iv7 is awaiting           
transmittal to the ,president or is     
before the ,president4  7#d7 7,a7 7i7   
,at any time after a privileged         
resolution has been placed on the       
appropriate calendar1 it is in order for
 any ,member of the ,house of           
,representatives to move that the ,house
 resolve itself into the ,committee of  
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union for the consideration of that    
resolution4 ,the motion is highly       
privileged4  7ii7 ,the motion under     
clause 7i7 is in order even if a        
previous motion to the same effect has  
been disagreed to4  7,b7 ,all points of 
order against a privileged resolution   
and consideration of the resolution are 

waived4 ,if the motion under            
subparagraph 7,a7 is agreed to1 the     
privileged resolution shall remain the  
unfinished business of the ,house until 
disposed of1 to the exclusion of all    
other business 7other than a motion to  
adjourn71 except as provided in         
paragraph 7#e77;,a74 ,a motion to       
reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disagreed to is not in order4  7,c7  
,general debate on a privileged         
resolution shall not exceed #d hours1   
which shall be divided equally between a
 ,member favoring and a ,member opposing
 the resolution4  7,d7 7i7 ,at the      
conclusion of general debate1 a         
privileged resolution shall be          
considered for amendment under the      
#e-minute rule4  7ii7 ,debate on all    
amendments shall not exceed #ab hours4  
,after the expiration of that period1 no
 further amendments shall be in order4  
7iii7 ,except as provided in the next   
sentence1 debate on each amendment1 and 
any amendments thereto1 shall not exceed

 one hour4 ,if the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs reports an amendment  
in the nature of a substitute to the    
text of a privileged resolution1 that   
amendment shall be considered to be     
original text for purposes of amendment 
and debate on each amendment to that    
amendment1 and any amendments thereto1  
shall not exceed one hour4  7,e7 ,at the
 conclusion of consideration of         
amendments to a privileged resolution1  
the ,committee of the ,whole shall rise 
and report the resolution back to the   
,house1 and the previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the         
resolution1 with any amendments adopted 
in the ,committee of the ,whole1 to     
final passage without intervening       
motion1 except one motion to recommit   
with or without instructions4  7#e7 7,a7
 ,except as provided in subparagraph    
7,b71 if1 before the passage by the     
,house of ,representatives of a         
privileged resolution of the ,house1 the
 ,house receives a privileged resolution

 from the ,senate with respect to the   
same or related hostilities1 then the   
following procedures shall apply3  7i7  
,the resolution of the ,senate shall not
 be referred to a committee4  7ii7 ,with
 respect to the privileged resolution of
 the ,house--  7,i7 the procedure in the
 ,house shall be the same as if no      
resolution had been received from the   
,senate2 but  7,,ii7 the privileged     
resolution of the ,senate shall be      
considered to have been read for the    
third time2 the vote on final passage   
shall be on the resolution of the       
,senate 7if the resolutions are         
identical71 or on the resolution of the 
,senate 7if they are not identical7 with
 the text of the resolution of the      
,house inserted in lieu of the text of  
the resolution of the ,senate2 and the  
vote on final passage shall occur       
without debate or any intervening       
action4  7iii7 ,upon disposition of a   
privileged resolution received from the 
,senate1 consideration of the privileged

 resolution of the ,house shall no      
longer be privileged under this section4
  7,b7 ,if the ,house receives from the 
,senate a privileged resolution before  
any privileged resolution is introduced 
in the ,house with respect to the same  
or related hostilities1 then the        
resolution of the ,senate shall be      
referred to the appropriate committee or
 committees1 and the procedures in the  
,house with respect to that resolution  
shall be the same under this subsection 
as if the resolution received had been  
introduced in the ,house4  7,c7 ,if the 
,house receives from the ,senate a      
privileged resolution after the ,house  
has disposed of an identical privileged 
resolution1 it shall be in order to     
proceed by a highly privileged1         
nondebatable motion to consideration of 
the resolution of the ,senate1 and that 
resolution shall be disposed of without 
debate and without amendment4  7#f7 ,a  
motion to disagree with amendments of   
the ,senate to a privileged resolution  

of the ,house and request or agree to a 
conference with the ,senate1 or a motion
 to insist on the ,house amendments to a
 privileged resolution of the ,senate   
and request or agree to a conference of 
the ,senate1 is highly privileged4  7#g7
 7,a7 ,if the conferees are unable to   
agree on resolving the differences      
between the two ,houses with respect to 
a privileged resolution within #gb hours
 after the second ,house is notified    
that the first ,house has agreed to     
conference1 they shall report back to   
their respective ,house in disagreement4
  7,b7 ,notwithstanding any rule of the 
,house of ,representatives concerning   
the printing of conference reports in   
the ,congressional ,record or concerning
 any delay in the consideration of such 
reports1 a conference report with       
respect to a privileged resolution1     
including a report filed in             
disagreement1 shall be acted on in the  
,house of ,representatives not later    
than #b session days after the first    

,house files the report or1 in the case 
of the ,house acting first1 the report  
has been available for #b hours4 ,the   
conference report 7and any amendment    
reported in disagreement7 shall be      
deemed to have been read4 ,debate on    
such a conference report shall be       
limited to #c hours1 equally divided    
between1 and controlled by the ,majority
 ,leader and the ,minority ,leader 7or  
their designees74  7,c7 ,as used in     
subparagraph 7,b71 the term session day 
means a day on which the ,house of      
,representatives convenes4  7#h7 ,this  
subsection is enacted by the ,house of  
,representatives--  7,a7 as an exercise 
of the rulemaking power of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 and as such it is    
deemed a part of the rules of the       
,house1 but applicable only with respect
 to the procedure to be followed in the 
,house in the case of a privileged      
resolution1 and it supersedes other     
rules only to the extent that it is     
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7,b7 

with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of the ,house to   
change its rules 7so far as relating to 
the procedure of the ,house7 at any     
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of the ,house4  7c7 ,procedures in 
the senate  7#a7 ,this subsection       
applies to the consideration of a       
privileged resolution in the ,senate4   
7#b7 ,for purposes of this subsection1  
the term session days means days on     
which the ,senate is in session4  7#c7  
,a privileged resolution introduced in  
the ,senate shall be referred to the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations4  7#d7
 7,a7 ,if the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations has not reported a privileged
 resolution 7or an identical resolution7
 at the end of #g calendar days after   
the introduction of that resolution1    
that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of that           
resolution1 and that resolution shall be
 placed on the appropriate calendar of  

the ,senate4  7,b7 ,after a committee   
reports or is discharged from a         
privileged resolution1 no other         
resolution with respect to the same or  
related hostilities may be reported by  
or be discharged from such committee    
while the first resolution--  7i7 is    
before the ,senate 7including remaining 
on the calendar72  7ii7 is before the   
,house of ,representatives 7including   
remaining on the calendar71 unless the  
,house has had a vote on final passage  
with respect to the resolution and a    
majority of those voting did not vote in
 the affirmative2  7iii7 is before a    
committee of conference or otherwise    
awaiting disposition of amendments      
between the ,houses2 or  7iv7 is        
awaiting transmittal to the ,president  
or is before the ,president4  7#e7 7,a7 
7i7 ,when the committee to which a      
privileged resolution is referred has   
reported1 or has been discharged under  
paragraph 7#d7 from further             
consideration of that resolution1 it is 

at any time thereafter in order 7even   
though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to7 for any   
,member of the ,senate to move to       
proceed to the consideration of the     
resolution1 notwithstanding any rule or 
precedent of the ,senate1 including     
,rule #bb4 ,except as provided in clause
 7ii7 of this subparagraph or           
subparagraph 7,b7 of this paragraph     
7insofar as it relates to germaneness   
and relevancy of amendments71 all points
 of order against a privileged          
resolution and consideration of the     
resolution are waived4 ,the motion is   
privileged and is not debatable4 ,the   
motion is not subject to a motion to    
postpone4 ,a motion to reconsider the   
vote by which the motion is agreed to or
 disagreed to shall be in order1 except 
that such motion may not be entered for 
future disposition4 ,if a motion to     
proceed to the consideration of a       
privileged resolution is agreed to1 the 
resolution shall remain the unfinished  

business of the ,senate1 to the         
exclusion of all other business1 until  
disposed of1 except as otherwise        
provided in paragraph 7#f77;,a74  7ii7  
,whenever a point of order is raised in 
the ,senate against the privileged      
status of a resolution that has been    
laid before the ,senate and been        
initially identified as privileged for  
consideration under this subsection upon
 its introduction1 such point of order  
shall be submitted directly to the      
,senate4 ,the point of order1 ,the      
resolution is not privileged under the  
,war ,powers ,resolution1 shall be      
decided by the yeas and the nays after  
four hours of debate1 equally divided   
between1 and controlled by1 the ,member 
raising the point of order and the      
manager of the resolution1 except that  
in the event the manager is in favor of 
such point of order1 the time in        
opposition thereto shall be controlled  
by the ,minority ,leader or his         
designee4 ,such point of order shall not

 be considered to establish precedent   
for determination of future cases4  7,b7
 7i7 ,consideration in the ,senate of a 
privileged resolution1 and all          
amendments and debatable motions in     
connection therewith1 shall be limited  
to not more than #ab hours1 which1      
except as otherwise provided in this    
subsection1 shall be equally divided    
between1 and controlled by1 the         
,majority ,leader and the ,minority     
,leader1 or by their designees4 ,the    
,majority ,leader or the ,minority      
,leader or their designees may1 from the
 time under their control on the        
resolution1 allot additional time to any
 ,senator during the consideration of   
any amendment1 debatable motion1 or     
appeal4  7ii7 ,only amendments which are
 germane and relevant to a privileged   
resolution are in order4  7iii7 ,debate 
on any amendment to a privileged        
resolution shall be limited to two      
hours1 except that this limitation does 
not apply to an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute to the text of the      
resolution that is reported by the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations4      
,debate on any amendment to an amendment
 shall be limited to #a hour4  7iv7 ,the
 time of debate for each amendment shall
 be equally divided between1 and        
controlled by1 the mover of the         
amendment and the manager of the        
resolution1 except that in the event the
 manager is in favor of any such        
amendment1 the time in opposition       
thereto shall be controlled by the      
,minority ,leader or his designee4  7v7 
,one amendment by the ,minority ,leader 
is in order to be offered under a       
one-hour time limitation immediately    
following the expiration of the         
#ab-;hour time limitation if the        
,minority ,leader has had no opportunity
 prior thereto to offer an amendment to 
the privileged resolution4 ,one         
amendment may be offered to the         
amendment of the ,minority ,leader under
 the preceding sentence1 and debate     

shall be limited on such amendment to   
one-half hour which shall be equally    
divided between1 and controlled by1 the 
mover of the amendment and the manager  
of the resolution1 except that in the   
event the manager is in favor of any    
such amendment1 the time in opposition  
thereto shall be controlled by the      
,minority ,leader or his designee4  7vi7
 ,a motion to postpone or a motion to   
recommit a privileged resolution is not 
in order4 ,a motion to reconsider the   
vote by which a privileged resolution is
 agreed to or disagreed to is in order1 
except that such motion may not be      
entered for future disposition1 and     
debate on such motion shall be limited  
to #a hour4  7,c7 ,whenever all the time
 for debate on a privileged resolution  
has been used or yielded back1 no       
further amendments may be proposed1     
except as provided in subparagraph      
7,b77iii71 and the vote on the adoption 
of the resolution shall occur without   
any intervening motion or amendment1    

except that a single quorum call at the 
conclusion of the debate if requested in
 accordance with the rules of the       
,senate may occur immediately before    
such vote4  7,d7 ,appeals from the      
decisions of the ,chair relating to the 
application of the ,rules of the ,senate
 to the procedure relating to a         
privileged resolution shall be limited  
to one-half hour of debate1 equally     
divided between1 and controlled by1 the 
,member making the appeal and the       
manager of the resolution1 except that  
in the event the manager is in favor of 
any such appeal1 the time in opposition 
thereto shall be controlled by the      
,minority ,leader or his designee4  7#f7
 7,a7 ,except as provided in            
subparagraph 7,b71 if1 before the       
passage by the ,senate of a privileged  
resolution of the ,senate1 the ,senate  
receives a privileged resolution from   
the ,house of ,representatives with     
respect to the same or related          
hostilities1 then the following         

procedures shall apply3  7i7 ,the       
privileged resolution of the ,house of  
,representatives shall not be referred  
to a committee4  7ii7 ,with respect to  
the privileged resolution of the        
,senate--  7,i7 the procedure in the    
,senate shall be the same as if no      
resolution had been received from the   
,house of ,representatives2 but  7,,ii7 
the resolution of the ,house of         
,representatives shall be considered to 
have been read for the third time2 the  
vote on final passage shall be on the   
resolution of the ,house of             
,representatives 7if such resolutions   
are identical7 or on the resolution of  
the ,house of ,representatives 7if not  
identical71 with the text of the        
resolution of the ,senate inserted in   
lieu of the text of the resolution of   
the ,house of ,representatives2 and such
 vote on final passage shall occur      
without debate or any intervening       
action4  7iii7 ,upon disposition of a   
privileged resolution received from the 

,house of ,representatives1 it shall no 
longer be in order to consider the      
resolution originated in the ,senate4   
7,b7 ,if the ,senate receives a         
privileged resolution from the ,house of
 ,representatives before any privileged 
resolution is introduced in the ,senate 
with respect to the same or related     
hostilities1 then the resolution        
received shall be referred to the       
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and  
the procedures in the ,senate with      
respect to that resolution shall be the 
same under this section as if the       
resolution received had been introduced 
in the ,senate4  7#g7 ,if the ,senate   
receives a privileged resolution from   
the ,house of ,representatives after the
 ,senate has disposed of an identical   
privileged resolution1 it shall be in   
order to proceed by nondebatable motion 
to consideration of the resolution      
received by the ,senate1 and that       
resolution shall be disposed of without 
debate and without amendment4  7#h7 7,a7

 7i7 ,the time for debate in the ,senate
 on all motions required for the        
disposition of amendments between the   
,houses shall not exceed #b hours1      
equally divided between1 and controlled 
by1 the mover of the motion and the     
manager of the resolution at each stage 
of the proceedings between the two      
,houses1 except that in the event the   
manager is in favor of any such motion1 
the time in opposition thereto shall be 
controlled by the ,minority ,leader or  
his designee4 ,in the case of any       
disagreement between the two ,houses of 
,congress with respect to a privileged  
resolution which is not resolved1 any   
,senator may make any motion or motions 
referred to in this clause within #b    
session days after action by the second 
,house or before the appointment of     
conferees1 whichever comes first4  7ii7 
,in the event the conferees are unable  
to agree within #gb hours after the     
second ,house is notified that the first
 ,house has agreed to conference1 they  

shall report back to their respective   
,house in disagreement4  7iii7          
,notwithstanding any rule in the ,senate
 concerning the printing of conference  
reports in the ,congressional ,record or
 concerning any delay in the            
consideration of such reports1 such     
report1 including a report filed or     
returned in disagreement1 shall be acted
 on in the ,senate not later than #b    
session days after the first ,house     
files the report or1 in the case of the 
,senate acting first1 the report is     
first made available on the desks of the
 ,senators4 ,debate in the ,senate on a 
conference report or a report filed or  
returned in disagreement on any such    
resolution shall be limited to #c hours1
 equally divided between1 and controlled
 by1 the ,majority ,leader and the      
,minority ,leader1 and their designees4 
7,b7 ,if a privileged resolution is     
vetoed by the ,president1 the time for  
debate in consideration of the veto     
message on such measure shall be limited

 to #bj hours in the ,senate1 equally   
divided between1 and controlled by1 the 
,majority ,leader and the ,minority     
,leader1 and their designees4  7#i7     
,this subsection is enacted by the      
,senate--  7,a7 as an exercise of the   
rulemaking power of the ,senate1 as such
 it is deemed a part of the rules of the
 ,senate but applicable only with       
respect to the procedure to be followed 
in the ,senate in the case of a         
privileged resolution1 and it supersedes
 other rules only to the extent that it 
is inconsistent with such rules2 and    
7,b7 with full recognition of the       
constitutional right of the ,senate to  
change its rules 7so far as relating to 
the procedure of the ,senate7 at any    
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of the ,senate4  #h4 ,judicial     
review  7a7 ,standing of members of     
,congress ,any ,member of ,congress may 
bring an action in the ,united ,states  
,district ,court for the ,district of   

,columbia for declaratory judgment and  
injunctive relief on the ground that the
 ,president or the ,armed ,forces have  
not complied with any provision of this 
joint resolution4  7b7 ,justiciability  
,in any action described in subsection  
7a71 the court shall not decline to make
 a determination on the merits on the   
ground that the issue of compliance is a
 political question or is otherwise     
nonjusticiable4  7c7 ,congressional     
intent ,notwithstanding the number1     
position1 or party affiliation of any   
plaintiffs in an action described in    
subsection 7a71 it is the intent of the 
,congress that the court--  7#a7 infer  
congressional disapproval of the        
involvement of the ,armed ,forces in    
hostilities2 and  7#b7 find that an     
impasse exists between the ,congress and
 the ,executive which requires judicial 
resolution4  7d7 ,expedited             
consideration ,any court in which an    
action described in subsection 7a7 is   
heard shall accord such action the      

highest priority and shall announce its 
judgment as speedily as the requirements
 of ,article ,,iii of the ,constitution 
permit4  7e7 ,judicial remedy  7#a7 ,if 
the court in an action described in     
subsection 7a7 finds that the ,president
 has failed to submit a report required 
by section #e7;a7 of this joint         
resolution1 the court shall--  7,a7     
direct the ,president to submit that    
report2 and  7,b7 specify the date on   
which the ,armed ,forces were introduced
 into hostilities4  7#b7 ,if the court  
in an action described in subsection 7a7
 finds that section #c or section #f7;b7
 of this joint resolution has been      
violated1 the court shall direct the    
,president to remove the ,armed ,forces 
from the hostilities4 ,the ,armed       
,forces shall be removed pursuant to the
 court's order--  7,a7 immediately2 or  
7,b7 if the ,president determines and   
certifies to the ,congress in writing   
that unavoidable military necessity     
respecting the safety of the ,armed     

,forces requires the continued use of   
the ,armed ,forces in the course of     
bringing about their prompt removal from
 hostilities1 within a period not to    
exceed #cj days after the order is      
issued4  7f7 ,appeals ,any judgment in  
an action described in subsection 7a7   
shall be directly appealable to the     
,united ,states ,supreme ,court4  #i4   
,rules of interpretation  7a7 ,other    
statutes and treaties ,authority to     
introduce the ,armed ,forces into       
hostilities shall not be inferred--     
7#a7 from any provision of law          
7including any provision in effect      
before the date of enactment of this    
joint resolution71 including any        
provision contained in any appropriation
 ,act1 unless that provision            
specifically authorizes the introduction
 of the ,armed ,forces into hostilities 
and states that it is intended to       
constitute specific statutory           
authorization within the meaning of this
 joint resolution2 or  7#b7 from any    

treaty heretofore or hereafter ratified 
unless that treaty is implemented by    
legislation specifically authorizing the
 introduction of the ,armed ,forces into
 hostilities and stating that it is     
intended to constitute specific         
statutory authorization within the      
meaning of this joint resolution4  7b7  
,congressional action or inaction ,the  
failure of the ,congress to adopt a     
measure--  7#a7 terminating1 limiting1  
or prohibiting the involvement of the   
,armed ,forces in hostilities2 or  7#b7 
finding that the ,president or the      
,armed ,forces are acting in violation  
of this joint resolution1  may not be   
construed as indicating congressional   
authorization or approval of1 or        
acquiescence in1 the involvement of the 
,armed ,forces in any hostilities or as 
a finding by the ,congress that such    
involvement is consistent with this     
joint resolution4  #aj4 ,definitions    
,for purposes of this joint resolution1 
the following definitions apply3  7#a7  

,armed ,forces ,the term ,armed ,forces 
means the armed forces of the ,united   
,states4  7#b7 ,hostilities ,the term   
hostilities includes a situation where  
overt acts of warfare are taking place1 
such as--  7,a7 the exchange of fire    
between regular or irregular military   
forces2 or  7,b7 the aerial or naval    
bombardment of military or civilian     
targets by regular or irregular military
 forces1  regardless of whether the     
,armed ,forces are participating in the 
exchange of fire or the bombardment4    
7#c7 ,introduce ,the term introduce     
includes--  7,a7 any commitment1        
engagement1 or other involvement of the 
,armed ,forces in hostilities1 including
 the taking of self-defense measures by 
the ,armed ,forces in response to an    
attack or threatened attack2  7,b7 the  
assigning or detailing of members of the
 ,armed ,forces to command1 coordinate1 
participate in the movement of1         
accompany1 or provide logistical support
 or training for any foreign regular or 

irregular military forces if those      
forces are involved in hostilities      
7regardless of whether those hostilities
 involve insurgent forces or the        
military forces of a foreign country72  
and  7,c7 the assigning or detailing of 
members of the ,armed ,forces to an     
operation authorized by the ,united     
,nations ,security ,council under       
chapter ,,vii of the ,united ,nations   
,charter4  7#d7 ,united states2 country 
,the terms ,united ,states and country1 
when used in a geographic sense1 include
 territories and possessions4  #aa4     
,separability clause ,if any provision  
of this joint resolution or the         
application thereof to any person or    
circumstance is held invalid1 the       
remainder of the joint resolution and   
the application of such provision to any
 other person or circumstance shall not 
be affected thereby4  4