#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,j4 ,,res4 #fh  ,,joint ,,resolution    
,to direct the removal of ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities 
against the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran 
that have not been authorized by        
,congress4  #a4 ,findings ,congress     
makes the following findings3 7#a7      
,congress has the sole power to declare 
war under article ,i1 section #h1 clause
 #aa of the ,united ,states             
,constitution4  7#b7 ,the ,president has
 a constitutional responsibility to take
 actions to defend the ,united ,states1 
its territories1 possessions1 citizens1 
service members1 and diplomats from     
attack4  7#c7 ,congress has not yet     
declared war upon1 nor enacted a        
specific statutory authorization for use
 of military force against1 the ,islamic
 ,republic of ,iran4 ,the #bjja         
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 against the       
perpetrators of the #i_/aa attack and   

the ,authorization for ,use of ,military
 ,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of   
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 do not serve as a 
specific statutory authorization for the
 use of force against ,iran4  7#d7 ,the 
conflict between the ,united ,states and
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran        
constitutes1 within the meaning of      
section #d7;a7 of the ,war ,powers      
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a771  
either hostilities or a situation where 
imminent involvement in hostilities is  
clearly indicated by the circumstances  
into which ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces have been introduced4  7#e7     
,members of the ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces and intelligence community1 and 
all those involved in the planning of   
the ,january #b1 #bjbj1 strike on ,qasem
 ,soleimani1 including ,president       
,donald ,j4 ,trump1 should be commended 
for their efforts in a successful       
mission4  7#f7 ,section #e7;c7 of the   
,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 

#aedd7;c77 states that at any time that 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces are      
engaged in hostilities outside the      
territory of the ,united ,states1 its   
possessions and territories without a   
declaration of war or specific statutory
 authorization1 such forces shall be    
removed by the ,president if the        
,congress so directs4  7#g7 ,more than  
#ajj members of the ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces sustained traumatic brain
 injuries in the ,iranian retaliatory   
attack on the ,ain al-,assad air base in
 ,iraq despite initial reports that no  
casualties were sustained in the attack4
  7#h7 ,section #h7;c7 of the ,war      
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aedg7;c77 defines the introduction of  
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces to   
include the assignment of members of    
such armed forces to command1           
coordinate1 participate in the movement 
of1 or accompany the regular or         
irregular forces of any foreign country 
or government when such military forces 

are engaged1 or there exists an imminent
 threat that such forces will become    
engaged in1 hostilities4  7#i7 ,the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces have been
 introduced into hostilities1 as defined
 by the ,war ,powers ,resolution1       
against ,iran4  7#aj7 ,the question of  
whether ,united ,states forces should be
 engaged in hostilities against ,iran   
should be answered following a full     
briefing to ,congress and the ,american 
public of the issues at stake1 a public 
debate in ,congress1 and a congressional
 vote as contemplated by the            
,constitution4  7#aa7 ,section #ajac of 
the ,department of ,state ,authorization
 ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihd and #aihe   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 provides that   
any joint resolution or bill to require 
the removal of ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces engaged in hostilities without a
 declaration of war or specific         
statutory authorization shall be        
considered in accordance with the       
expedited procedures of section #fja7;b7

 of the ,international ,security and    
,arms ,export ,control ,act of #aigf4   
#b4 ,termination of the use of ,united  
,states ,forces for hostilities against 
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran  7a7    
,termination ,pursuant to section #ajac 
of the ,department of ,state            
,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years     
#aihd and #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a71
 and in accordance with the provisions  
of section #fja7;b7 of the              
,international ,security ,assistance and
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act of #aigf1  
,congress hereby directs the ,president 
to terminate the use of ,united ,states 
,armed ,forces for hostilities against  
the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran or any  
part of its government or military1     
unless explicitly authorized by a       
declaration of war or specific          
authorization for use of military force 
against ,iran4  7b7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to prevent the       
,united ,states from defending itself   

from imminent attack4  ,passed the      
,senate ,february #ac1 #bjbj4,secretary