,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cabi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjba,mr4  
,cloud introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,war ,powers ,resolution to require 
an annual report and assessment with    
respect to each specific statutory      
authorization of the use of military    
force1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,preventing ,endless ,armed         
,conflict and ,engagement ,act4  #b4    
,annual report and assessment with      
respect to each specific statutory      
authorization of the 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        
following3  7d7 ,a specific statutory   
authorization for the use of military   
force under this section shall terminate
 not later than two years after the date
 of the enactment of such authorization1

 unless reauthorized pursuant to this   
,resolution4  7e7 ,a specific statutory 
authorization reauthorized pursuant to  
subsection 7d7 shall terminate not later
 than two years after the date of such  
reauthorization4  7f7 ,a specific       
statutory authorization shall specify-- 
7#a7 each nation1 organization1 or force
 engaged in active hostilities against  
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 each country 
in which military force is authorized2  
and  7#c7 the objective for such        
authorization4  7g7 ,not later than #a  
year after the date of the enactment of 
any specific statutory authorization of 
the use of military force under this    
,resolution1 and annually thereafter1   
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall submit to ,congress an    
unclassified report that includes-- 7#a7
 a list of each such specific statutory 
authorization for the use of military   
force2 and  7#b7 information relating   
to-- 7,a7 the goal of each such         

authorization2  7,b7 the number of      
,united ,states military personnel      
deployed pursuant to each such          
authorization2  7,c7 hostile engagements
 with respect to ,united ,states        
military personnel2  7,d7 the number of 
civilian and combatant casualties2  7,e7
 the support received from allied       
countries and forces2  7,f7 the         
financial costs associated with each    
such authorization2 and  7,g7 a         
description with respect to the status  
of operations conducted pursuant to each
 such authorization and the expected    
scope and duration of such operations4  
7h7 ,not less than once during each     
#ahj-;day period after the date of the  
enactment of any specific statutory     
authorization of military force under   
this ,resolution1 the ,secretary of     
,defense1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,state1 shall provide a   
briefing to ,congress with respect to   
the most recent report submitted        
pursuant to subsection 7g74  4