,,iia  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,(
 ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+   
jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 read twice &     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to    
direct ! removal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$  
,=ces f ho/ilities aga9/ vessels op]at+ 
9 ! ,c>ibbean ,sea or ! ,ea/]n ,pacific 
,ocean t h n be5 au?oriz$ by ,congress4 
#a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,congress has ! sole p[] to decl>e w>  
"u article ,i1 section #h1 clause #aa ( 
! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 
,congress has n decl>$ w> or au?oriz$ ! 
use ( milit>y =ce ) respect to any ( !  
vessels 9 ! ,c>ibbean ,sea or ! ,ea/]n  
,pacific ,ocean attack$ by ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces s9ce ,septemb] #b1   
#bjbe4  7#c7 ,^! m>itime /rikes beg9n+  
on ,septemb] #b1 #bjbe1 )9 ! mean+ ( !  
,w> ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeda et seq471 are ho/ilities into :i* 
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces h be5         

introduc$4  7#d7 ,pursuant to section   
#e7;b7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #aedd7;b771 ,)9 sixty cal5d>  
days aft] a report is submitt$ or is    
requir$ to be submitt$ pursuant to      
section #d7;a77#a7 ( su* ,resolution    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a77#a771 :i*ev] is
 e>li]1 ! ,presid5t %all t]m9ate any use
 ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces ) respect  
to :i* su* report 0 submitt$ 7or requir$
 to be submitt$71 unless ! ,congress    
7#a7 has decl>$ w> or has enact$ a      
specific au?orization = su* use ( ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 7#b7 has ext5d$ by 
law su* sixty-day p]iod1 or 7#c7 is     
physically unable to meet z a result (  
an arm$ attack ^u ! ,unit$ ,/ates4      
,sixty days h pass$ s9ce ! ,presid5t    
notifi$ ,congress ( ! actions describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b71 & no su* au?orization or
 ext5sion has be5 enact$4  7#e7 ,section
 #ajac ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate            
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aihd 
& #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 provides
 t any jo9t resolution or bill to       

require ! removal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces engag$ 9 ho/ilities )\t a         
decl>ation ( w> or specific /atutory    
au?orization %all be consid]$ 9         
accordance ) ! exp$it$ proc$ures (      
section #fja7;b7 ( ! ,int]national      
,security ,assi/ance & ,arms ,export    
,control ,act ( #aigf 7,public ,law     
#id-cbi2 #ij ,/at4 #gfe74  #b4          
,t]m9ation ( ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces = ho/ilities aga9/ vessels op]at+
 9 ! ,c>ibbean ,sea or ! ,ea/]n ,pacific
 ,ocean  7a7 ,t]m9ation ,pursuant to    
section #ajac ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate     
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aihd 
& #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a7 & 9     
accordance ) ! provisions ( section     
#fja7;b7 ( ! ,int]national ,security    
,assi/ance & ,arms ,export ,control ,act
 ( #aigf 7,public ,law #id-cbi2 #ij     
,/at4 #gfe71 ,congress h]eby directs !  
,presid5t to t]m9ate ! use ( ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces = ho/ilities aga9/   
vessels op]at+ 9 ! ,c>ibbean ,sea or !  
,ea/]n ,pacific ,ocean1 unless          

explicitly au?oriz$ by a decl>ation ( w>
 or specific au?orization = use (       
milit>y =ce4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
prev5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates f def5d+ itself f
 an arm$ attack or ?reat ( an imm95t    
arm$ attack4