,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,select     
,committee on ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t    
,select7 & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 
= 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   
require an adequate process 9 preplann$ 
le?al op]ations t delib]ately t>get     
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or citiz5s (  
/rategic treaty allies ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,designat+ ,requirem5ts ,on             
,notification ( ,executive-ord]$ ,/rikes
 ,act or ,,drones ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,appropriate        
congressional committees ,! t]m         
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 !    

,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 !      
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !         
,committee on ,appropriations1 & !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,affairs1 ! ,committee on     
,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on         
,appropriations1 & ! ,committee on      
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,preplann$ le?al 
op]ation ,! t]m preplann$ le?al op]ation
 does n include1 limit1 or re/rict      
actions tak5 9 imm$iate self def5se or  
imm$iate def5se ( o!rs by memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 or o!r
 p]sons au?oriz$ to use le?al =ce 9 !   
execution ( _! duties4  7#c7 ,/rategic  
treaty ally ,! t]m /rategic treaty ally 
ref]s to a memb] nation ( ! ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization1 ,japan1
 ! ,republic ( ,s\? ,korea1 & any o!r   
c\ntry ) :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates has ent]$  
into a security treaty4  #c4 ,scope (   
,act  7a7 ,cov]$ entities ,?is ,act     

applies to all ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &       
ag5cies & ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7b7 ,cov]$    
preplann$ le?al op]ations ,?is ,act only
 applies to preplann$ le?al op]ations t 
delib]ately t>get a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates or a citiz5 ( a /rategic treaty  
ally ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,limitation
 on preplann$ le?al op]ations t>get+    
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or citiz5s (      
/rategic treaty allies  7a7 ,limitation 
,a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy or ! ,arm$  
,=ces may n delib]ately t>get a citiz5 (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a citiz5 ( a        
/rategic treaty ally ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 a preplann$ le?al op]ation unless !    
preplann$ le?al op]ation is plann$ &    
execut$ pursuant to a writt5 det]m9ation
 sign$ p]sonally by ! ,presid5t--  7#a7 
confirm+ ! /atus ( ! t>get$ citiz5 z an 
enemy combatant2 &  7#b7 au?oriz+ !     
delib]ate le?al t>get+ ( ! citiz5 bas$  
on an articulat$ ne$ = ! use ( su* le?al
 =ce4  7b7 ,congressional notification  
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] mak+ a        
det]m9ation "u subsection 7a71 !        

,presid5t %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a report1 9    
classifi$ =m if necess>y--  7#a7 c]tify+
 t ! tim+ & details ( ! preplann$ le?al 
op]ation 7 approv$ p]sonally by !       
,presid5t2 &  7#b7 describ+ 9 detail--  
7,a7 ! in=mation us$ to det]m9e t !     
t>get$ citiz5 is an enemy combatant2 &  
7,b7 ! reasons :y ! use ( le?al =ce 0   
necess>y4  7c7 ,delegation ,! ,presid5t 
may n delegate--  7#a7 ! f9al           
det]m9ation ( enemy combatant /atus2 &  
7#b7 ! f9al approval ( tim+ & details ( 
! execution ( ! preplann$ le?al         
op]ation4  #e4 ,prohibition on preplann$
 le?al op]ations inside ! t]ritory ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be   
con/ru$ to au?orize any ,f$]al dep>tm5t 
or ag5cy or ! ,arm$ ,=ces to delib]ately
 t>get a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a  
citiz5 ( a /rategic treaty ally 9 a     
preplann$ le?al op]ation inside !       
t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any       
location "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4