,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #fj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ac1 #bjai,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced  
the following joint resolution2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,joint ,,resolution  ,to amend the ,war
 ,powers ,resolution to improve         
requirements and limitations in         
connection with authorizations for use  
of military force and narrowings and    
repeals of such authorizations1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
joint resolution may be cited as the    
,war ,powers ,reform ,resolution4  #b4  
,joint resolutions and bills            
authorizing1 narrowing1 or repealing use
 of military force ,the ,war ,powers    
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #e the following new section3   
#e;,a4 ,joint resolutions and bills     
authorizing1 narrowing1 or repealing use
 of military force  7a7 ,a joint        

resolution or bill introduced after the 
date of the enactment of this section   
pursuant to section #e7;b7 for a purpose
 specified in that section shall be     
eligible for expedited consideration in 
accordance with section #f7;a7 if the   
joint resolution or bill sets forth only
 the following3  7#a7 ,the specific     
strategic objective of the military     
force authorized for use by the joint   
resolution or bill4  7#b7 ,a            
specification that the military force   
authorized for use by the joint         
resolution or bill is necessary1        
appropriate1 and proportional to the    
purpose of the joint resolution or bill4
  7#c7 ,a specific naming of the        
nations1 organizations1 or forces       
engaged in active hostilities against   
the ,united ,states1 its territories or 
possessions1 or ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces against which use of military   
force is authorized by the joint        
resolution or bill1 which may not vest  
in or delegate to any official in the   

,executive ,branch authority to specify 
any other nation1 organization1 or force
 against which use of military force is 
authorized by the joint resolution or   
bill4  7#d7 ,a specification of the     
country or countries1 or subdivision of 
a country or subdivisions of countries1 
in which military force is authorized   
for use by the joint resolution or bill1
 which may not vest in or delegate to   
any official in the ,executive ,branch  
authority to specify any other country  
or subdivision of a country in which use
 of military force is authorized by the 
joint resolution or bill4  7#e7 ,a      
specification to a date certain of the  
duration of the authorization for use of
 military force in the joint resolution 
or bill1 which may not exceed two years 
from the date of the enactment of the   
joint resolution or bill4  7b7 ,a joint 
resolution or bill introduced after the 
date of the enactment of this section to
 narrow a ,joint ,resolution or ,act    
authorizing use of military force that  

is in effect on the date of the         
introduction of the joint resolution or 
bill shall be eligible for expedited    
consideration in accordance with section
 #f7;a7 if the joint resolution or bill 
sets forth only a narrowing or other    
limitation of the ,joint ,resolution or 
,act as follows3  7#a7 ,to narrow the   
specific strategic objective of the     
military force authorized by the ,joint 
,resolution or ,act4  7#b7 ,to strike   
one or more named nations1              
organizations1 or forces against which  
use of military force is authorized by  
the ,joint ,resolution or ,act1 and to  
specify a date certain for the effective
 date of such strike4  7#c7 ,to strike  
one or more countries or subdivisions of
 a country in which military force is   
authorized for use by the ,joint        
,resolution or ,act1 and to specify a   
date certain for the effective date of  
such strike4  7#d7 ,to reduce the       
duration of the authorization for use of
 military force in the ,joint           

,resolution or ,act to an earlier date  
certain specified in the joint          
resolution or bill4  7c7 ,a joint       
resolution or bill introduced after the 
date of the enactment of this section   
only to repeal one or more ,joint       
,resolutions or ,acts authorizing use of
 military force that is or are in effect
 on the date of the introduction of the 
joint resolution or bill shall be       
eligible for expedited consideration in 
accordance with section #f7;a74  7d7 ,a 
joint resolution or bill introduced as  
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 may  
also repeal any ,joint ,resolution or   
,act authorizing use of military force  
that is in effect on the date of the    
introduction of the joint resolution or 
bill without losing eligibility for     
expedited consideration in accordance   
with section #f7;a7 as otherwise        
provided in such subsection4  4  #c4    
,expedited procedures for joint         
resolutions and bills authorizing1      
limiting1 or repealing use of military  

force ,section #f7;a7 of the ,war       
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aede7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by         
inserting 7#a7 after 7a72  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 as designated by        
paragraph 7#a7 of this section-- 7,a7 by
 striking introduced pursuant to section
 #e7;b7 at least thirty calendar days   
before the expiration of the sixty-day  
period specified in such section and    
inserting introduced pursuant to section
 #e7;b7 for purposes of section #e;,a7a7
 at least thirty calendar days before   
the expiration of the sixty-day period  
specified in section #e7;b72 and  7,b7  
by striking sixty-day period specified  
in such section and inserting sixty-day 
period specified in section #e7;b72 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 7,a7 ,any joint    
resolution or bill introduced pursuant  
to subsection 7b7 or 7c7 of section     
#e;,a shall be referred to the committee
 provided for in paragraph 7#a71 and    
such committee shall report one such    

joint resolution or bill1 together with 
its recommendations1 not later than     
twenty-four calendar days before the    
expiration of the thirty-day period     
beginning on the date of the            
introduction of such joint resolution or
 bill1 unless such ,house shall         
otherwise determine by the yeas and     
nays4  7,b7 ,in the case of any joint   
resolution or bill described in         
subparagraph 7,a71 any reference in this
 section to the sixty-day period        
specified in section #e7;b7 shall be    
deemed to refer instead to the          
thirty-day period beginning on the date 
of the introduction of such joint       
resolution or bill4  4  #d4 ,limitation 
on use of funds in contravention of the 
,war ,powers ,resolution or other       
applicable resolutions authorizing use  
of military force ,the ,war ,powers     
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 sections #i and #aj as sections #aj and
 #aa1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        

inserting after section #h the following
 new section #i3  #i4 ,limitation on use
 of funds ,appropriated funds may not be
 obligated or expended for the          
introduction or use of ,united ,states  
,armed ,forces into or in hostilities or
 situations where imminent involvement  
in hostilities is clearly indicated by  
the circumstances in contravention of   
the provisions of this joint resolution1
 or another ,joint ,resolution or ,act  
authorizing such introduction or use 7if
 applicable74  4  #e4 ,justification in 
requests for authorizations for use of  
military force and in reports on use of 
military force ,section #d of the ,war  
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aedc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7d7 7#a7 
,if in submitting a report under        
subsection 7a7 or in connection with an 
introduction of the ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces as described in that     
subsection the ,president also submits  
to ,congress a request for an           

authorization for use of the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces in the           
hostilities or situation concerned1 the 
,president shall include with such      
request a comprehensive justification   
for such request1 including a           
justification for--  7,a7 the nations1  
organizations1 and forces covered by    
such request2  7,b7 the countries and   
subdivisions of countries covered by    
such request2 and  7,c7 the duration of 
the request4  7#b7 ,each report under   
subsection 7c7 on the status of         
hostilities or a situation shall include
 a current comprehensive justification  
for use of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces in the hostilities or situation1
 including a justification for--  7,a7  
the continuing use of the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces against the      
particular nations1 organizations1 and  
forces concerned2  7,b7 the continuing  
use of the ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces in the particular countries and 
subdivisions of countries concerned2 and

  7,c7 the currently anticipated        
duration of the use of the ,united      
,states ,armed ,forces in the           
hostilities or situation4  7#c7 7,a7    
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 any justification submitted       
pursuant to this subsection shall be in 
unclassified form to the greatest extent
 practicable1 including in the          
specification of the countries or       
subdivisions of countries concerned and 
in the duration or anticipated duration 
concerned1 but may include a classified 
annex 7and then only to the extent      
required to protect the national        
security interests of the ,united       
,states74  7,b7 ,a request described in 
paragraph 7#a7 shall list or specify the
 names of the nations1 organizations1   
and forces covered by such request in   
unclassified form4  4  #f4 ,repeal of   
authorizations for use of military force
  7a7 ,authorization for ,use of        
,military ,force ,the ,authorization for
 ,use of ,military ,force 7,public ,law 

#ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 is   
repealed4  7b7 ,authorization for ,use  
of ,military ,force ,against ,iraq      
,resolution of #bjjb ,the ,authorization
 for ,use of ,military ,force ,against  
,iraq ,resolution of #bjjb 7,public law 
#ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 is  
repealed4  7c7 ,availability of funds   
for safe removal of ,armed ,forces from 
hostilities ,notwithstanding the repeal 
by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of the       
,resolutions referred to in such        
subsections1 the ,president is          
authorized1 during the #fj-;day period  
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this joint resolution1 to obligate   
and expend appropriated funds to safely 
remove ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
from hostilities or situations in which 
use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces is
 authorized by or conducted pursuant to 
the ,resolutions as of the date of the  
enactment of this joint resolution4