,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dadj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bf1 #bjag,mr4
 ,cony]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( 
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 
,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4     
,bey]1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4
 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1
 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,evans1
 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,payne1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1     
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,judy

 ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4   
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 
,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4       
,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,max9e ,wat]s (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 & ,ms4 ,de,lauro7
 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 ! introduction ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces into ho/ilities 9 ,nor?    
,korea )\t a decl>ation ( w> or explicit
 /atutory au?orization1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,uncon/itutional ,/rike
 aga9/ ,nor? ,korea ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,presid5t is curr5tly prohibit$ f       
initiat+ a w> or laun*+ a fir/ /rike )\t
 congressional approval "u !            
,con/itution & ,f$]al law4  7#b7 ,!     
,con/itution1 9 article ,i1 section #h1 

grants ,congress ! sole p[] to decl>e   
w>4  7#c7 ,george ,wa%+ton wrote t ,!   
con/itution ve/s ! p[] ( decl>+ w> 9    
,congress2 !re=e no (f5sive exp$ition ( 
importance c be und]tak5 until aft] !y  
%all h delib]at$ ^u ! subject & au?oriz$
 su* a measure 7,lett] f ,george        
,wa%+ton to ,william ,m\ltrie1 ,augu/   
#bh1 #agic74  7#d7 ,alex&] ,hamilton    
wrote t ,! ,congress %all h ! p[] to    
decl>e w>2 ! pla9 mean+ ( :i* is1 t x is
 ! peculi> & exclusive duty ( ,congress1
 :5 ! nation is at peace1 to *ange t    
/ate into a /ate ( w> 7,hamilton ,pap]s1
 ,exam9ation ,numb] ,i1 ,decemb] #ag1   
#ahja74  7#e7 ,james ,madison wrote t ,!
 p[] to decl>e w>1 includ+ ! p[] ( judg+
 ! causes ( w>1 is fully & exclusively  
ve/$ 9 ! legislature ''' ! executive has
 no "r1 9 any case1 to decide ! "q1 :e!r
 !re is or is n cause = decl>+ w>       
7,madison ,pap]s1 ,helvidius1 ,numb] #d1
 ,septemb] #ad1 #agic74  7#f7 ,section  
#b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution        
7,public ,law #ic-adh2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4    

#aeda7 /ates t ! con/itutional p[]s ( ! 
,presid5t z ,comm&]-9-,*ief to introduce
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces into         
ho/ilities1 or into situations :]e      
imm95t involvem5t 9 ho/ilities is cle>ly
 indicat$ by ! circum/ances1 are ex]cis$
 only pursuant to 7#a7 a decl>ation (   
w>1 7#b7 specific /atutory au?orization1
 or 7#c7 a national em]g5cy creat$ by   
attack ^u ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its          
t]ritories or possessions1 or its arm$  
=ces4  7#g7 ,! ,am]ican p1 ,am]ica's    
allies 9 ,asia1 & ! entire _w h be5     
deeply tr\bl$ by escalat+ t5sions on !  
,korean p59sula4  7#h7 ,rec5t poll+     
demon/rates t m ?an two-?irds ( !       
,am]ican p believe t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%\ld attack ,nor? ,korea only if ,nor?  
,korea attacks fir/4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$    
,/ates has approximately #bh1ejj        
s]vicememb]s /ation$ 9 ,s\? ,korea1 :o  
w\ld be plac$ 9 grave dang] if an active
 milit>y conflict 7 to erupt4  7#aj7 ,on
 ,augu/ #ad1 #bjag1 ,*airman ( ! ,u4,s4 
,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff1 ,m>9e ,corps      

,g5]al ,joseph ,dun=d /at$ t ! ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y's priority is to support 
our gov]nm5t's ef=ts to a*ieve !        
d5ucle>ization ( ! ,korean ,p59sula     
?r\gh diplomatic & economic pressure4   
7#aa7 ,on ,augu/ #aj1 #bjag1 ,def5se    
,secret>y ,james ,mattis /at$ t arm$    
conflict ) ,nor? ,korea w\ld be         
cata/rophic4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress 9   
support ( a diplomatic resolution to    
gr[+ t5sions ) ,nor? ,korea ,x is ! s5se
 ( ,congress t--  7#a7 a conflict on !  
,korean p59sula w\ld h cata/rophic      
consequ5ces =-- 7,a7 ! ,am]ican p2  7,b7
 memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces   
/ation$ 9 ! region2  7,c7 ,unit$ ,/ates 
int]e/s2  7,d7 ,unit$ ,/ates allies ,s\?
 ,korea & ,japan2  7,e7 ! long-suff]+ p 
( ,nor? ,korea2 &  7,f7 global peace &  
security m broadly2  7#b7 actions &     
/atem5ts t increase t5sions & c\ld lead 
to miscalculation %\ld be avoid$2 &     
7#c7 ! ,presid5t1 9 coord9ation ) ,unit$
 ,/ates allies1 %\ld explore & pursue e 
feasible opportunity to--  7,a7 engage 9

 talks ) ,nor? ,korea on concrete /eps  
to r$uce t5sions & improve              
communication2  7,b7 initiate           
negotiations design$ to a*ieve a        
diplomatic agreem5t to halt & ev5tually 
rev]se ,nor? ,korea's nucle> & missile  
pursuits2 &  7,c7 move t[>d             
d5ucle>ization & a p]man5t peace 9 !    
,korean p59sula4  #d4 ,prohibition on   
uncon/itutional milit>y /rikes aga9/    
,nor? ,korea  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,none ( !    
funds appropriat$ or o!rwise made       
available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or to
 any o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy may be
 us$ to laun* a milit>y /rike aga9/     
,nor? ,korea or o!rwise introduce !     
,arm$ ,=ces into ho/ilities 9 ,nor?     
,korea be=e ! e>li] (--  7#a7 ! date on 
:i* ,congress decl>es w> on ,nor?       
,korea2 or  7#b7 ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
an au?orization describ$ 9 subsection   
7b74  7b7 ,au?orization ( milit>y /rikes
 ,an au?orization describ$ 9 ?is        
subsection is an au?orization t meets ! 
requirem5ts ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution   

7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq47 & t is    
enact$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7c7 ,exceptions ,! prohibition "u
 subsection 7a7 %all n apply ) respect  
to ! introduction ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces into  
ho/ilities--  7#a7 to repel a sudd5     
attack on ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its          
t]ritories or possessions1 or its ,arm$ 
,=ces1 or its allies2 or  7#b7 to rescue
 or remove ,unit$ ,/ates p]sonnel4  7d7 
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
may be con/ru$ to affect or alt] !      
requirem5ts ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq47 or to     
relieve ! executive bran* ( !           
re/rictions or report+ requirem5ts !re94