,,iii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ejd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #af1 #bjad ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,to direct the ,senate ,legal ,counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the ,senate in ,menachem ,binyamin ,zivotofsky1 ,by ,his ,parents and ,guardians1 ,ari ,z4 and ,naomi ,siegman ,zivotofsky v4 ,john ,kerry1 ,secretary of ,state 7,s4 ,ct474 ,whereas1 in the case of ,menachem ,binyamin ,zivotofsky1 ,by ,his ,parents and ,guardians1 ,ari ,z4 and ,naomi ,siegman ,zivotofsky v4 ,john ,kerry1 ,secretary of ,state1 ,no4 #ac-fbh1 pending in the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 the constitutionality of section #bad7;d7 of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,,fy #bjjc1 ,pub4 ,l4 ,no4 #ajg-bbh1 #aaf ,stat4 #acej1 #acff 7#bjjb71 has been placed in issue2 ,whereas1 pursuant to sections #gjc7;c71 #gjf7;a71 and #gac7;a7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #bhh;b7c71 #bhh;e7a71 and #bhhl7a71 the ,senate may direct its counsel to appear as amicus curiae in the name of the ,senate in any legal action in which the powers and responsibilities of ,congress under the ,constitution are placed in issue3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate ,legal ,counsel is directed to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the ,senate in the case of ,menachem ,binyamin ,zivotofsky1 ,by ,his ,parents and ,guardians1 ,ari ,z4 and ,naomi ,siegman ,zivotofsky v4 ,john ,kerry1 ,secretary of ,state1 to defend the constitutionality of section #bad7;d7 of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,,fy #bjjc4