,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,jones introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :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$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !      
deploym5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 
support ( a ,unit$ ,nations or mutual   
security treaty milit>y op]ation abs5t  
express prior /atutory au?orization f   
,congress = su* deploym5t1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,article ,i1 section #h ( 
! ,con/itution ve/s solely 9 ,congress !
 p[] to decl>e w>4  7#b7 ,! ,con/itution
 does n p]mit ! ,presid5t & ! ,s5ate    
?r\gh ! treaty process to transf]       
article ,i congressional au?ority to    
int]national & regional organizations4  
7#c7 ,f #aghi to #aiej1 all (f5sive w>s 

7 ei!r decl>$ or au?oriz$ by ,congress4 
,f #aiej =w>d1 presid5ts h circumv5t$   
,congress & ! ,con/itution by claim+ to 
receive au?ority f ! ,unit$ ,nations    
,security ,c\ncil & f su* mutual        
security treaties z ! ,nor? ,atlantic   
,treaty4  7#d7 ,! ,*>t] ( ! ,unit$      
,nations requires ea* memb] nation to   
det]m9e its con/itutional processes =   
rea*+ a special agreem5t t contributes  
troops & equipm5t to a ,unit$ ,nations  
milit>y op]ation4 ,congress def9$ ,unit$
 ,/ates con/itutional processes by      
enact+ ! ,unit$ ,nations ,p>ticipation  
,act ( #aide4 ,section #f ( su* ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhg;d7 provides3 ,!     
,presid5t is au?oriz$ to negotiate a    
special agreem5t or agreem5ts ) !       
,security ,c\ncil :i* %all be subject to
 ! approval ( ! ,congress by appropriate
 ,act or jo9t resolution ''' 44  7#e7   
,section #h7;a77#b7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s       
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4              
#aedg7;a77#b77 specifically /ates t !   
au?ority to introduce ,unit$ ,/ates     

,arm$ ,=ces into ho/ilities %all n be   
inf]r$ f any treaty h]et(ore or h]eaft] 
ratifi$ unless su* treaty is implem5t$  
by legislation specifically au?oriz+ !  
introduction ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces
 into ho/ilities or into su* situations 
& /at+ t x is int5d$ to con/itute       
specific /atutory au?orization )9 !     
mean+ ( ?is jo9t resolution4  7#f7 ,an  
au?orization by ! ,unit$ ,nations or any
 o!r int]national or regional body = !  
introduction ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces
 into ho/ilities is n a con/itutional   
sub/itute = a congressional decl>ation (
 w> or au?orization = ! use ( =ce4  #b4 
,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates t--  7#a7 ! con/itutional 
au?ority ( ,congress & ! sy/em (        
self-gov]nm5t & popul> control e/abli%$ 
by ! ,fram]s ( ! ,con/itution %all be   
protect$2 &  7#b7 any vote ( ! ,unit$   
,nations ,security ,c\ncil or any p>ty  
to a mutual security treaty 7includ+    
,,nato & o!rs7 %all only be advisory &  
does n con/itute au?ority to deploy     

,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces4  #c4         
,prohibitions on deploym5t ( ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,g5]al          
prohibition ,no unit or individual ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces may be deploy$
 9 support ( a ,unit$ ,nations or a     
mutual security treaty milit>y op]ation 
abs5t express prior /atutory            
au?orization f ,congress = su*          
deploym5t4  7b7 ,fund+ prohibition ,no  
funds appropriat$ or o!rwise made       
available to any executive ag5cy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t may be us$ to   
c>ry out any ,unit$ ,nations or mutual  
security treaty milit>y op]ation unless 
! ,presid5t seeks & obta9s express prior
 au?orization by ,congress1 z requir$ "u
 article ,i1 section #h ( !             
,con/itution4