,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjag,mr4 
,murphy 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4
 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4  
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,udall7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/rict !   
use ( funds = k9etic milit>y op]ations 9
 ,nor? ,korea4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+           
,preemptive ,w> 9 ,nor? ,korea ,act (   
#bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !    
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,nor? ,korea's nucle>
 weapons program pres5ts a grave ?reat  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & our allies 9 ,asia1
 includ+ ,s\? ,korea & ,japan4  7#b7    
,nor? ,korea's ongo+ missile te/s &     
nucle> weapons developm5t h l$ to       
escalat+ t5sions ) ,s\? ,korea1 ,japan1 
,*9a1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se ,james ,mattis w>n$ t if     
,nor? ,korea retaliat$ aga9/ a limit$   
fir/ /rike us+ its conv5tional artill]y 

ars5al1 x w\ld probably be ! wor/ k9d ( 
fight+ 9 mo/ p's lifetimes4  7#d7       
#bcj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates nationals 9 ,s\? 
,korea1 includ+ #bh1ejj memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 w\ld be at risk 9 ! case ( w> ) 
,nor? ,korea4  7#e7 ,! ,p5tagon e/imates
 t #bj1jjj p 9 ,se\l w\ld die e day 9 ! 
ev5t ( a conv5tional w> on ! ,korean    
,p59sula4  7#f7 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,rex  
,till]son travel$ to ,beij+ 9 ,septemb] 
#bjag to discuss calm+ t5sions & obta9+ 
a diplomatic solution on ,nor? ,korea4  
7#g7 ,presid5t ,trump tweet$ dur+       
,secret>y ,till]son's visit t !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate 0 wa/+ 8 "t &         
previ\sly ?reat5$ t ,nor? ,korea's      
lead]s w\ldn't be ar\nd mu* long]4  7#h7
 ,loose talk ( w> & bellig]5t rhetoric  
increases ! risk ( miscalculation by    
ei!r side & sev]ely unn]ves ,unit$      
,/ates allies4  7#i7 ,article ,i1       
section #h1 ( ! ,con/itution grants     
,congress ! sole p[] to decl>e w>4      
7#aj7 ,section #b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s     
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda7;c77   

/ates1 8,! 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$  
=ces404  #c4 ,re/riction on use ( funds 
= k9etic milit>y op]ations 9 ,nor?      
,korea  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no funds may be   
us$ = k9etic milit>y op]ations 9 ,nor?  
,korea abs5t an imm95t ?reat to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates )\t express congressional       
au?orization4  7b7 ,exceptions ,!       
prohibition %all n apply ) respect to ! 
introduction ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces into       
ho/ilities to repel a sudd5 attack on ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 its t]ritories or        
possessions1 or its ,arm$ ,=ces1 or its 
allies2 nor does x apply to ! deploym5t 
( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces to rescue or

 remove ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s or        
p]sonnel4  7c7 ,rules ( 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#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
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