,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cc  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,udall submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,directing the ,president 
pursuant to section #e7;c7 of the ,war  
,powers ,resolution to terminate the use
 of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to   
engage in hostilities in or against     
,iran4  #a4 ,termination of use of      
,united ,states ,armed ,forces to engage
 in hostilities in or against ,iran  7a7
 ,findings ,congress makes the following
 findings3 7#a7 ,the ,government of     
,iran is a leading state sponsor of     
terrorism and engages in a range of     
destabilizing activities across the     
,middle ,east4 ,iranian ,general ,qassem
 ,soleimani was the lead architect of   
much of ,iran's destabilizing activities
 throughout the world4  7#b7 ,the       
,united ,states has an inherent right to

 self-defense against imminent armed    
attacks4 ,the ,united ,states maintains 
the right to ensure the safety of       
diplomatic personnel serving abroad4    
7#c7 ,in matters of imminent armed      
attacks1 the executive branch should    
indicate to ,congress why military      
action was necessary within a certain   
window of opportunity1 the possible harm
 that missing the window would cause1   
and why the action was likely to prevent
 future disastrous attacks against the  
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the ,united     
,states has national interests in       
preserving its partnership with ,iraq   
and other countries in the region1      
including by--  7,a7 combating          
terrorists1 including the ,islamic      
,state of ,iraq and ,syria 7,,isis72    
7,b7 preventing ,iran from achieving a  
nuclear weapons capability2 and  7,c7   
supporting the people of ,iraq1 ,iran1  
and other countries throughout the      
,middle ,east who demand an end to      
government corruption and violations of 

basic human rights4  7#e7 ,over the past
 eight months1 in response to rising    
tensions with ,iran1 the ,united ,states
 has introduced over #ae1jjj additional 
forces into the ,middle ,east4  7#f7    
,when the ,united ,states uses military 
force1 the ,american people and members 
of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
deserve a credible explanation regarding
 such use of military force4  7#g7 ,the 
,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeda et seq47 requires the ,president  
to consult with ,congress in every      
possible instance before introducing    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces into     
hostilities4  7#h7 ,congress has not    
authorized the ,president to use        
military force against ,iran4  7b7      
,termination ,pursuant to section #e7;c7
 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #aedd7;c771 ,congress hereby  
directs the ,president to terminate the 
use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to
 engage in hostilities in or against    
,iran or any part of its government or  

military1 unless--  7#a7 ,congress has  
declared war or enacted specific        
statutory authorization for such use of 
the ,armed ,forces2 or  7#b7 such use of
 the ,armed ,forces is necessary and    
appropriate to defend against an        
imminent armed attack upon the ,united  
,states1 its territories or possessions1
 or its ,armed ,forces1 consistent with 
the requirements of the ,war ,powers    
,resolution4  7c7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in this section may be         
construed-- 7#a7 to prevent the         
,president from using military force    
against al ,qaeda or associated forces2 
7#b7 to limit the obligations of the    
executive branch set forth in the ,war  
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda
 et seq472  7#c7 to affect the          
provisions of an ,act or joint          
resolution of ,congress specifically    
authorizing the use of ,united ,states  
,armed ,forces to engage in hostilities 
against ,iran or any part of its        
government or military that is enacted  

after the date of the adoption of this  
concurrent resolution2  7#d7 to prevent 
the use of necessary and appropriate    
military force to defend ,united ,states
 allies and partners if authorized by   
,congress consistent with the           
requirements of the ,war ,powers        
,resolution2 or  7#e7 to authorize the  
use of military force4