,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #caei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbj,mr4  
,s&]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4     
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mrs4  
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,m]kley1  
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,van   
,holl51 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !  
use ( funds = milit>y =ce aga9/ ,iran1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,w> ,aga9/     
,iran ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition (         
unau?oriz$ milit>y =ce 9 or aga9/ ,iran 
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,congress has ! sole p[] to 
decl>e w> "u article ,i1 section #h ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#b7       
,congress has n decl>$ w> aga9/ ,iran   
nor has ,congress enact$ a specific     
/atutory au?orization = ! use ( =ce     
aga9/ ,iran4  7#c7 ,article ,i1 section 
#i ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution ve/s  

,congress ) ! sole au?ority ov] ,f$]al  
exp5ditures & /ates1 ,no ,money %all be 
drawn f ! ,treasury1 b 9 ,consequ5ce (  
,appropriations made by ,law44  7b7     
,cl>ification ( curr5t law ,no?+ 9 !    
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce    
7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeda note71 ! ,au?orization = ,use (   
,milit>y ,=ce ,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution (
 #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 or any o!r       
provision ( law enact$ be=e ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to   
provide au?orization = ! use ( milit>y  
=ce aga9/ ,iran4  7c7 ,prohibition (    
unau?oriz$ milit>y =ce 9 or aga9/ ,iran 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 no ,f$]al funds may be   
obligat$ or exp5d$ = any use ( milit>y  
=ce 9 or aga9/ ,iran 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  7#b7 ,exception ,!           
prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n     
apply to a use ( milit>y =ce t is       
consi/5t ) section #b7;c7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s 
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda7;c774  
7d7 ,rules ( con/ruction  7#a7          
,self-def5se ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be    
con/ru$ 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 seq474  7#b7 ,w>
 ,p[]s ,resolution requirem5ts ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act may be con/ru$ 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     
seq474  7#c7 ,no au?ority = use (       
milit>y =ce ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be     
con/ru$ to au?orize ! use ( milit>y =ce4