,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,jones introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 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  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the deployment of ,united      
,states ,armed ,forces in support of a  
,united ,nations or mutual security     
treaty military operation absent express
 prior statutory authorization from     
,congress for such deployment1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,findings ,congress
 finds the following3  7#a7 ,article ,i1
 section #h of the ,constitution vests  
solely in ,congress the power to declare
 war4  7#b7 ,the ,constitution does not 
permit the ,president and the ,senate   
through the treaty process to transfer  

article ,i congressional authority to   
international and regional              
organizations4  7#c7 ,from #aghi to     
#aiej1 all offensive wars were either   
declared or authorized by ,congress4    
,from #aiej forward1 presidents have    
circumvented ,congress and the          
,constitution by claiming to receive    
authority from the ,united ,nations     
,security ,council and from such mutual 
security treaties as the ,north         
,atlantic ,treaty4  7#d7 ,the ,charter  
of the ,united ,nations requires each   
member nation to determine its          
constitutional processes for reaching a 
special agreement that contributes      
troops and equipment to a ,united       
,nations military operation4 ,congress  
defined ,united ,states constitutional  
processes by enacting the ,united       
,nations ,participation ,act of #aide4  
,section #f of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#bhg;d7 provides3 ,the ,president is    
authorized to negotiate a special       
agreement or agreements with the        

,security ,council which shall be       
subject to the approval of the ,congress
 by appropriate ,act or joint resolution
 ''' 44  7#e7 ,section #h7;a77#b7 of the
 ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #aedg7;a77#b77 specifically states that
 the authority to introduce ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces into hostilities 
shall not be inferred from any treaty   
heretofore or hereafter ratified unless 
such treaty is implemented by           
legislation specifically authorizing the
 introduction of ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces into hostilities or into such   
situations and stating that it is       
intended to constitute specific         
statutory authorization within the      
meaning of this joint resolution4  7#f7 
,an authorization by the ,united        
,nations or any other international or  
regional body for the introduction of   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces into     
hostilities is not a constitutional     
substitute for a congressional          
declaration of war or authorization for 

the use of force4  #b4 ,statement of    
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states that--  7#a7 the constitutional 
authority of ,congress and the system of
 self-government and popular control    
established by the ,framers of the      
,constitution shall be protected2 and   
7#b7 any vote of the ,united ,nations   
,security ,council or any party to a    
mutual security treaty 7including ,,nato
 and others7 shall only be advisory and 
does not constitute authority to deploy 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces4  #c4    
,prohibitions on deployment of ,united  
,states ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,general    
prohibition ,no unit or individual of   
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces may  
be deployed in support of a ,united     
,nations or a mutual security treaty    
military operation absent express prior 
statutory authorization from ,congress  
for such deployment4  7b7 ,funding      
prohibition ,no funds appropriated or   
otherwise made available to any         
executive agency of the ,united ,states 

,government may be used to carry out any
 ,united ,nations or mutual security    
treaty military operation unless the    
,president seeks and obtains express    
prior authorization by ,congress1 as    
required under article ,i1 section #h of
 the ,constitution4