,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #af1      
#bjag,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,paul7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide that the ,president 
must seek congressional approval before 
engaging members of the ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces in military humanitarian 
operations4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,military          
,humanitarian ,operations ,act of #bjag4
  #b4 ,military humanitarian operation  
defined  7a7 ,in general ,in this ,act1 
the term military humanitarian operation
 means a military operation involving   
the deployment of members or weapons    
systems of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces where hostile activities are    
reasonably anticipated and with the aim 
of preventing or responding to a        
humanitarian catastrophe1 including its 
regional consequences1 or addressing a  

threat posed to international peace and 
security4 ,the term includes--  7#a7    
operations undertaken pursuant to the   
principle of the 8responsibility to     
protect0 as referenced in ,united       
,nations ,security ,council ,resolution 
#afgd 7#bjjf72  7#b7 operations         
specifically authorized by the ,united  
,nations ,security ,council1 or other   
international organizations2 and  7#c7  
unilateral deployments and deployments  
made in coordination with international 
organizations1 treaty-based             
organizations1 or coalitions formed to  
address specific humanitarian           
catastrophes4  7b7 ,operations not      
included ,the term military humanitarian
 operation does not mean a military     
operation undertaken for the following  
purposes3  7#a7 ,responding to or       
repelling attacks1 or preventing        
imminent attacks1 on the ,united ,states
 or any of its territorial possessions1 
embassies1 or consulates1 or members of 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces4     

7#b7 ,direct acts of reprisal for       
attacks on the ,united ,states or any of
 its territorial possessions1 embassies1
 or consulates1 or members of the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces4  7#c7   
,invoking the inherent right to         
individual or collective self-defense in
 accordance with ,article #ea of the    
,charter of the ,united ,nations4  7#d7 
,military missions to protect or rescue 
,united ,states citizens or military or 
diplomatic personnel abroad4  7#e7      
,carrying out treaty commitments to     
directly aid allies in distress4  7#f7  
,humanitarian missions in response to   
natural disasters where no civil unrest 
or combat with hostile forces is        
reasonably anticipated1 and where such  
operation is for not more than #cj days4
  7#g7 ,actions to maintain maritime    
freedom of navigation1 including actions
 aimed at combating piracy4  7#h7       
,training exercises conducted by the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces abroad   
where no combat with hostile forces is  

reasonably anticipated4  #c4            
,requirement for congressional          
authorization ,the ,president may not   
deploy members of the ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces into the territory1      
airspace1 or waters of a foreign country
 for a military humanitarian operation  
not previously authorized by statute    
unless--  7#a7 the ,president submits to
 ,congress a formal request for         
authorization to use members of the     
,armed ,forces for the military         
humanitarian operation2 and  7#b7       
,congress enacts a specific             
authorization for such use of forces4   
#d4 ,severability ,if any provision of  
this ,act is held to be                 
unconstitutional1 the remainder of the  
,act shall not be affected4