,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbj,mr4 
,khanna 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 prev5t an       
uncon/itutional w> aga9/ ,nor? ,korea4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,no ,uncon/itutional ,w> ,aga9/ ,nor? 
,korea ,act ( #bjbj4  #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 ,on ,april #ab1 #bjah1      
!n-,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce   
,ag5cy1 ,mike ,pompeo1 te/ifi$ be=e !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate t he believ$ ! ,presid5t _h !    
au?ority to s5d ,u4,s4 milit>y =ces into
 action ev5 if none ( ! qualifications (
 section #b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s           
,resolution are met4  7#h7 ,on ,febru>y 
#ac1 #bjbj1 a bip>tisan majority 9 !    
,s5ate direct$ ! ,presid5t to remove    
,arm$ ,=ces f ho/ilities aga9/ ,iran or 
any "p ( its gov]nm5t or milit>y1 unless
 o!rwise explicitly au?oriz$ by         
,congress1 foll[+ passage ( a simil>    
measure 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on  
,janu>y #i1 #bjbj4  7#i7 ,! ,unit$      
,/ates has approximately #bh1ejj memb]s 

( ! ,arm$ ,=ces /ation$ 9 ,korea1 & ov] 
#ajj1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 total1 
all ( :om w\ld be plac$ 9 grave dang] if
 an active milit>y conflict on ! ,korean
 ,p59sula 7 to erupt4  #c4 ,prohibition 
on uncon/itutional milit>y /rikes aga9/ 
,nor? ,korea  7a7 ,prohibition (        
au?oriz$ milit>y =ce ,9 or aga9/ ,nor?  
,korea ,except z provid$ 9 subsection   
7b71 no ,f$]al funds may be obligat$ or 
exp5d$ = any use ( milit>y =ce 9 or     
aga9/ ,nor? ,korea unless ,congress     
has-- 7#a7 decl>$ w>2 or  7#b7 enact$   
specific /atutory au?orization = su* use
 ( milit>y =ce aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act t meets ! requirem5ts ( ! ,w>
 ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda 
et seq474  7b7 ,exception ,! prohibition
 "u subsection 7a7 %all n apply to a use
 ( milit>y =ce t is consi/5t ) section  
#b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution4  7c7  
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
may be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to prev5t !       
,presid5t f us+ necess>y & appropriate  
=ce to def5d ,unit$ ,/ates allies &     

p>tn]s if ,congress enacts specific     
/atutory au?orization = su* use ( =ce   
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( ! ,w> ,p[]s  
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq472  7#b7 to relieve ! executive     
bran* ( re/rictions on ! use ( =ce1     
report+1 or consultation requirem5ts set
 =? 9 ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq472 or  7#c7 to   
au?orize ! use ( milit>y =ce4  #d4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress 9 support ( 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$uce t5sions & improve
 communication1 & to re9vigorate        
high-level negotiations aim$ at a*iev+ a
 diplomatic agreem5t consi/5t ) ! ,june 
#ab1 #bjah1 ,jo9t ,/atem5t ( ,presid5t  
,donald ,j4 ,trump ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (  
,am]ica & ,*airman ,kim ,jong ,un ( !   
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea at !
 ,s+apore ,summit4