,,ia  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #hc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,br[n ( ,m>yl& submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,rules1 = 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$  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to am5d !
 ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution to improve       
requirem5ts & limitations 9 connection )
 au?orizations = use ( milit>y =ce &    
n>r[+s & repeals ( su* au?orizations1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
jo9t resolution may be cit$ z ! ,w>     
,p[]s ,re=m ,resolution4  #b4 ,jo9t     
resolutions & bills au?oriz+1 n>r[+1 or 
repeal+ use ( milit>y =ce ,! ,w> ,p[]s  
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #e
 ! foll[+ new section3  #e;,a4 ,jo9t    
resolutions & bills au?oriz+1 n>r[+1 or 
repeal+ use ( milit>y =ce  7a7 ,a jo9t  

resolution or bill introduc$ aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section pursuant to 
section #e7;b7 = a purpose specifi$ 9 t 
section %all be eligible = exp$it$      
consid]ation 9 accordance ) section     
#f7;a7 if ! jo9t resolution or bill sets
 =? only ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! specific    
/rategic objective ( ! milit>y =ce      
au?oriz$ = use by ! jo9t resolution or  
bill4  7#b7 ,a specification t ! milit>y
 =ce au?oriz$ = use by ! jo9t resolution
 or bill is necess>y1 appropriate1 &    
proportional to ! purpose ( ! jo9t      
resolution or bill4  7#c7 ,a specific   
nam+ ( ! nations1 organizations1 or =ces
 engag$ 9 active ho/ilities aga9/ !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 its t]ritories or        
possessions1 or ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$     
,=ces aga9/ :i* use ( milit>y =ce is    
au?oriz$ by ! jo9t resolution or bill1  
:i* may n ve/ 9 or delegate to any      
(ficial 9 ! ,executive ,bran* au?ority  
to specify any o!r nation1 organization1
 or =ce aga9/ :i* use ( milit>y =ce is  
au?oriz$ by ! jo9t resolution or bill4  

7#d7 ,a specification ( ! c\ntry or     
c\ntries1 or subdivision ( a c\ntry or  
subdivisions ( c\ntries1 9 :i* milit>y  
=ce is au?oriz$ = use by ! jo9t         
resolution or bill1 :i* may n ve/ 9 or  
delegate to any (ficial 9 ! ,executive  
,bran* au?ority to specify any o!r      
c\ntry or subdivision ( a c\ntry 9 :i*  
use ( milit>y =ce is au?oriz$ by ! jo9t 
resolution or bill4  7#e7 ,a            
specification to a date c]ta9 ( !       
duration ( ! au?orization = use (       
milit>y =ce 9 ! jo9t resolution or bill1
 :i* may n exce$ two ye>s f ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! jo9t resolution or bill4   
7b7 ,a jo9t resolution or bill introduc$
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section 
to n>r[ a ,jo9t ,resolution or ,act     
au?oriz+ use ( milit>y =ce t is 9 effect
 on ! date ( ! introduction ( ! jo9t    
resolution or bill %all be eligible =   
exp$it$ consid]ation 9 accordance )     
section #f7;a7 if ! jo9t resolution or  
bill sets =? only a n>r[+ or o!r        
limitation ( ! ,jo9t ,resolution or ,act

 z foll[s3  7#a7 ,to n>r[ ! specific    
/rategic objective ( ! milit>y =ce      
au?oriz$ by ! ,jo9t ,resolution or ,act4
  7#b7 ,to /rike "o or m nam$ nations1  
organizations1 or =ces aga9/ :i* use (  
milit>y =ce is au?oriz$ by ! ,jo9t      
,resolution or ,act1 & to specify a date
 c]ta9 = ! effective date ( su* /rike4  
7#c7 ,to /rike "o or m c\ntries or      
subdivisions ( a c\ntry 9 :i* milit>y   
=ce is au?oriz$ = use by ! ,jo9t        
,resolution or ,act1 & to specify a date
 c]ta9 = ! effective date ( su* /rike4  
7#d7 ,to r$uce ! duration ( !           
au?orization = use ( milit>y =ce 9 !    
,jo9t ,resolution or ,act to an e>li]   
date c]ta9 specifi$ 9 ! jo9t resolution 
or bill4  7c7 ,a jo9t resolution or bill
 introduc$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section only to repeal "o or m ,jo9t
 ,resolutions or ,acts au?oriz+ use (   
milit>y =ce t is or are 9 effect on !   
date ( ! introduction ( ! jo9t          
resolution or bill %all be eligible =   
exp$it$ consid]ation 9 accordance )     

section #f7;a74  7d7 ,a jo9t resolution 
or bill introduc$ z describ$ 9          
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 may also repeal   
any ,jo9t ,resolution or ,act au?oriz+  
use ( milit>y =ce t is 9 effect on !    
date ( ! introduction ( ! jo9t          
resolution or bill )\t los+ eligibility 
= exp$it$ consid]ation 9 accordance )   
section #f7;a7 z o!rwise provid$ 9 su*  
subsection4  4  #c4 ,exp$it$ proc$ures =
 jo9t resolutions & bills au?oriz+1     
limit+1 or repeal+ use ( milit>y =ce    
,section #f7;a7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s           
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aede7;a77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 aft] 7a72  
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 z designat$ by    
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is section-- 7,a7 by   
/rik+ introduc$ pursuant to section     
#e7;b7 at lea/ ?irty cal5d> days be=e ! 
expiration ( ! sixty-day p]iod specifi$ 
9 su* section & ins]t+ introduc$        
pursuant to section #e7;b7 = purposes ( 
section #e;,a7a7 at lea/ ?irty cal5d>   
days be=e ! expiration ( ! sixty-day    
p]iod specifi$ 9 section #e7;b72 &  7,b7

 by /rik+ sixty-day p]iod specifi$ 9 su*
 section & ins]t+ sixty-day p]iod       
specifi$ 9 section #e7;b72 &  7#c7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#b7  7,a7 ,any jo9t resolution or bill 
introduc$ pursuant to subsection 7b7 or 
7c7 ( section #e;,a %all be ref]r$ to ! 
committee provid$ = 9 p>agraph 7#a71 &  
su* committee %all report "o su* jo9t   
resolution or bill1 toge!r ) its        
recomm5dations1 n lat] ?an tw5ty-f\r    
cal5d> days be=e ! expiration ( !       
?irty-day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !    
introduction ( su* jo9t resolution or   
bill1 unless su* ,h\se %all o!rwise     
det]m9e by ! yeas & nays4  7,b7 ,9 !    
case ( any jo9t resolution or bill      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 any ref]5ce
 9 ?is section to ! sixty-day p]iod     
specifi$ 9 section #e7;b7 %all be deem$ 
to ref] in/ead to ! ?irty-day p]iod     
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! introduction ( su* 
jo9t resolution or bill4  4  #d4        
,limitation on use ( funds 9            
contrav5tion ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution  

or o!r applicable resolutions au?oriz+  
use ( milit>y =ce ,! ,w> ,p[]s          
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
sections #i & #aj z sections #aj & #aa1 
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #h ! foll[+ new section #i3  #i4
 ,limitation on use ( funds ,appropriat$
 funds may n be obligat$ or exp5d$ = !  
introduction or use ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces into or 9 ho/ilities or     
situations :]e imm95t involvem5t 9      
ho/ilities is cle>ly indicat$ by !      
circum/ances 9 contrav5tion ( !         
provisions ( ?is jo9t resolution1 or    
ano!r ,jo9t ,resolution or ,act au?oriz+
 su* introduction or use 7if            
applicable74  4  #e4 ,ju/ification 9    
reque/s = au?orizations = use ( milit>y 
=ce & 9 reports on use ( milit>y =ce    
,section #d ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  
7#a7 ,if 9 submitt+ a report "u         
subsection 7a7 or 9 connection ) an     

introduction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$    
,=ces z describ$ 9 t subsection !       
,presid5t also submits to ,congress a   
reque/ = an au?orization = use ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! ho/ilities
 or situation conc]n$1 ! ,presid5t %all 
include ) su* reque/ a compreh5sive     
ju/ification = su* reque/1 includ+ a    
ju/ification =--  7,a7 ! nations1       
organizations1 & =ces cov]$ by su*      
reque/2  7,b7 ! c\ntries & subdivisions 
( c\ntries cov]$ by su* reque/2 &  7,c7 
! duration ( ! reque/4  7#b7 ,ea* report
 "u subsection 7c7 on ! /atus (         
ho/ilities or a situation %all include a
 curr5t compreh5sive ju/ification = use 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 !       
ho/ilities or situation1 includ+ a      
ju/ification =--  7,a7 ! cont9u+ use ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces aga9/ !      
p>ticul> nations1 organizations1 & =ces 
conc]n$2  7,b7 ! cont9u+ use ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! p>ticul> c\ntries
 & subdivisions ( c\ntries conc]n$2 &   
7,c7 ! curr5tly anticipat$ duration ( ! 

use ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 !   
ho/ilities or situation4  7#c7  7,a7    
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71   
any ju/ification submitt$ pursuant to   
?is subsection %all be 9 unclassifi$ =m 
to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 includ+ 
9 ! specification ( ! c\ntries or       
subdivisions ( c\ntries conc]n$ & 9 !   
duration or anticipat$ duration conc]n$1
 b may include a classifi$ annex 7& !n  
only to ! ext5t requir$ to protect !    
national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates74  7,b7 ,a reque/ describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all li/ or specify !     
names ( ! nations1 organizations1 & =ces
 cov]$ by su* reque/ 9 unclassifi$ =m4  
4  #f4 ,repeal ( au?orizations = use (  
milit>y =ce  7a7 ,au?orization = ,use ( 
,milit>y ,=ce ,! ,au?orization = ,use ( 
,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 is repeal$4  7b7 
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce    
,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution ( #bjjb ,!     
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce    
,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution ( #bjjb        

7,public law #ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeda note7 is repeal$4  7c7            
,availability ( funds = safe removal (  
,arm$ ,=ces f ho/ilities ,not)/&+ !     
repeal by subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( !     
,resolutions ref]r$ to 9 su*            
subsections1 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$1   
dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution1 to   
obligate & exp5d appropriat$ funds to   
safely remove ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 
f ho/ilities or situations 9 :i* use (  
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces is au?oriz$ by
 or conduct$ pursuant to ! ,resolutions 
z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t      
resolution4