,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prev5t
 an uncon/itutional /rike aga9/ ,nor?   
,korea4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,no ,uncon/itutional ,/rike 
,aga9/ ,nor? ,korea ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,! ,presid5t is curr5tly prohibit$ 
f initiat+ a w> or laun*+ a fir/ /rike  
)\t congressional approval "u ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,con/itution & ,unit$ ,/ates law4
  7#b7 ,! ,con/itution1 9 article ,i1   
section #h1 grants ,congress ! sole p[] 
to decl>e w>4  7#c7 ,george ,wa%+ton1 9 
a lett] to ,william ,m\ltrie dat$ ,augu/
 #bh1 #agic1 wrote1 ,! 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 measure44 
7#d7 ,9 ,exam9ation ,numb] #a ( !       

,hamilton ,pap]s1 dat$ ,decemb] #ag1    
#ahja1 ,alex&] ,hamilton wrote1 ,!      
,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>44  7#e7 ,james ,madison wrote1 9  
,madison ,pap]s1 ,helvidius1 ,numb] #d1 
dat$ ,septemb] #ad1 #agic1 ,! 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>44  7#f7   
,section #b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s           
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda7;c77   
/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 ,unit$ ,/ates
 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 ( p 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates believe t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%\ld attack ,nor? ,korea only if ,nor?  
,korea attacks fir/4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$    
,/ates has approximately #bh1ejj memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$ 9 ,korea :o w\ld
 be plac$ 9 grave dang] if an active    
milit>y conflict 7 to erupt4  7#aj7 ,on 
,augu/ #ad1 #bjag1 ,*airman ( ! ,jo9t   
,*iefs ( ,/aff1 ,m>9e ,corps ,g5]al     
,joseph ,dun=d /at$1 ,! ,unit$ ,/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 pressure44  
7#aa7 ,on ,augu/ #aj1 #bjag1 ,def5se    
,secret>y ,james ,mattis /at$ t arm$    
conflict ) ,nor? ,korea w\ld be         
cata/rophic4  #c4 ,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 introduce ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
into ho/ilities 9 ,nor? ,korea be=e !   
date on :i* ,congress decl>es w> on     
,nor? ,korea or enacts 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,public ,law
 #ic-adh2 #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 to repel a  
sudd5 attack on ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its    
t]ritories or possessions1 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 or ,unit$ ,/ates    
allies or to ! deploym5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,arm$ ,=ces to rescue or remove ,unit$ 
,/ates p]sonnel4  7d7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to relieve ! executive bran* ( !
 re/rictions on ! use ( =ce or ! report+
 requirem5ts /at$ 9 ! ,w> ,p[]s         
,resolution 7,public ,law #ic-adh2 #ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq474  #d4 ,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 = ! ,am]ican p1 
= memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces  
/ation$ 9 ! region1 = ,unit$ ,/ates     
int]e/s1 = ,unit$ ,/ates allies !       
,republic ( ,korea & ,japan1 = !        
long-suff]+ p ( ,nor? ,korea1 & = global
 peace & security m broadly1 & t actions
 & /atem5ts t increase t5sions & c\ld   
lead to miscalculation %\ld be avoid$2 &
  7#b7 ! ,presid5t1 9 coord9ation )     
,unit$ ,/ates allies1 %\ld explore &    
pursue e feasible opportunity to engage 
9 talks ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nor? ,korea on 

concrete /eps to r$uce t5sions & improve
 communication1 & to initiate           
negotiations design$ to a*ieve a        
diplomatic agreem5t to halt & ev5tually 
rev]se ,nor? ,korea's nucle> & missile  
pursuits & to move t[>d d5ucle>ization &
 a p]man5t peace 9 ! ,korean p59sula4