,,iia #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #g ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,sanders 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the following joint resolution2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,joint ,,resolution ,to direct the removal of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities in the ,republic of ,yemen 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 ,congress has not declared war with respect to1 or provided a specific statutory authorization for1 the conflict between military forces led by ,saudi ,arabia1 including forces from the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 ,bahrain1 ,kuwait1 ,egypt1 ,jordan1 ,morocco1 ,senegal1 and ,sudan 7the ,saudi-led coalition71 against the ,houthis1 also known as ,ansar ,allah1 in the ,republic of ,yemen4 7#c7 ,since ,march #bjae1 members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces have been introduced into hostilities between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis1 including providing to the ,saudi-led coalition aerial targeting assistance1 intelligence sharing1 and mid-flight aerial refueling4 7#d7 ,the ,united ,states has established a ,joint ,combined ,planning ,cell with ,saudi ,arabia1 in which members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces assist in aerial targeting and help to coordinate military and intelligence activities4 7#e7 ,in ,december #bjag1 ,secretary of ,defense ,james ,n4 ,mattis stated1 ,we have gone in to be very--to be helpful where we can in identifying how you do target analysis and how you make certain you hit the right thing44 7#f7 ,the conflict between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis 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#g7 ,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#h7 ,section #h7;c7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedg7;c77 defines the introduction of ,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 military forces of any foreign country or government when such military forces are engaged1 or there exists an imminent threat that such forces will become engaged1 in hostilities1 and activities that the ,united ,states is conducting in support of the ,saudi-led coalition1 including aerial refueling and targeting assistance1 fall within this definition4 7#i7 ,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 #aigf 7,public ,law #id-cbi2 #ij ,stat4 #gfe74 7#aj7 ,no specific statutory authorization for the use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces with respect to the conflict between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis in ,yemen has been enacted1 and no provision of law explicitly authorizes the provision of targeting assistance or of midair refueling services to warplanes of ,saudi ,arabia or the ,united ,arab ,emirates that are engaged in such conflict4 #b4 ,removal of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities in the ,republic of ,yemen that have not been authorized by ,congress ,pursuant to section #ajac of the ,department of ,state ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,years #aihd and #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 and in accordance with the provisions of section #fja7;b7 of the ,international ,security ,assistance and ,arms ,export ,control ,act of #aigf 7,public ,law #id-cbi2 #ij ,stat4 #gfe71 ,congress hereby directs the ,president to remove ,united ,states ,armed ,forces from hostilities in or affecting the ,republic of ,yemen1 except ,united ,states ,armed ,forces engaged in operations directed at al ,qaeda or associated forces1 by not later than the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution 7unless the ,president requests and ,congress authorizes a later date71 and unless and until a declaration of war or specific authorization for such use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces has been enacted4 ,for purposes of this resolution1 in this section1 the term hostilities includes in-flight refueling of non-,united ,states aircraft conducting missions as part of the ongoing civil war in ,yemen4 #c4 ,rule of construction regarding continued ,military ,operations and ,cooperation with ,israel ,nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation with ,israel4 #d4 ,report on risks posed by ceasing ,saudi ,arabia support operations ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report assessing the risks posed to ,united ,states citizens and the civilian population of ,saudi ,arabia and the risk of regional humanitarian crises if the ,united ,states were to cease support operations with respect to the conflict between the ,saudi-led coalition and the ,houthis in ,yemen4 #e4 ,report on increased risk of terrorist attacks to ,united ,states ,armed ,forces abroad1 allies1 and the continental ,united ,states if ,saudi ,arabia ceases ,yemen-related intelligence sharing with the ,united ,states ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution1 the ,president shall submit to ,congress a report assessing the increased risk of terrorist attacks on ,united ,states ,armed ,forces abroad1 allies1 and to the continental ,united ,states if the ,government of ,saudi ,arabia were to cease ,yemen-related intelligence sharing with the ,united ,states4