,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #f1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,issa introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,select ,committee on   
,intelligence 7,permanent ,select7 and  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 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     
require an adequate process in          
preplanned lethal operations that       
deliberately target citizens of the     
,united ,states or citizens of strategic
 treaty allies of the ,united ,states1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,designating ,requirements ,on          
,notification of ,executive-ordered     
,strikes ,act or ,,drones ,act4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       

,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on the  
,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations1 the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 the ,committee on            
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the    
,committee on ,armed ,services1 the     
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7 ,preplanned     
lethal operation ,the term preplanned   
lethal operation does not include1      
limit1 or restrict actions taken in     
immediate self defense or immediate     
defense of others by members of the     
,armed ,forces1 law enforcement         
officers1 or other persons authorized to
 use lethal force in the execution of   
their duties4  7#c7 ,strategic treaty   

ally ,the term strategic treaty ally    
refers to a member nation of the ,north 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 ,japan1
 the ,republic of ,south ,korea1 and any
 other country with which the ,united   
,states has entered into a security     
treaty4  #c4 ,scope of ,act  7a7        
,covered entities ,this ,act applies to 
all ,federal departments and agencies   
and the ,armed ,forces4  7b7 ,covered   
preplanned lethal operations ,this ,act 
only applies to preplanned lethal       
operations that deliberately target a   
citizen of the ,united ,states or a     
citizen of a strategic treaty ally of   
the ,united ,states4  #d4 ,limitation on
 preplanned lethal operations targeting 
,united ,states citizens or citizens of 
strategic treaty allies  7a7 ,limitation
 ,a ,federal department or agency or the
 ,armed ,forces may not deliberately    
target a citizen of the ,united ,states 
or a citizen of a strategic treaty ally 
of the ,united ,states in a preplanned  
lethal operation unless the preplanned  

lethal operation is planned and executed
 pursuant to a written determination    
signed personally by the ,president--   
7#a7 confirming the status of the       
targeted citizen as an enemy combatant2 
and  7#b7 authorizing the deliberate    
lethal targeting of the citizen based on
 an articulated need for the use of such
 lethal force4  7b7 ,congressional      
notification ,not later than #cj days   
after making a determination under      
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report1 in classified form 
if necessary--  7#a7 certifying that the
 timing and details of the preplanned   
lethal operation were approved          
personally by the ,president2 and  7#b7 
describing in detail--  7,a7 the        
information used to determine that the  
targeted citizen is an enemy combatant2 
and  7,b7 the reasons why the use of    
lethal force was necessary4  7c7        
,delegation ,the ,president may not     
delegate--  7#a7 the final determination

 of enemy combatant status2 and  7#b7   
the final approval of timing and details
 of the execution of the preplanned     
lethal operation4  #e4 ,prohibition on  
preplanned lethal operations inside the 
territory of the ,united ,states        
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to authorize any ,federal department or 
agency or the ,armed ,forces to         
deliberately target a citizen of the    
,united ,states or a citizen of a       
strategic treaty ally in a preplanned   
lethal operation inside the territory of
 the ,united ,states or any location    
under the jurisdiction of the ,united   
,states4