,,iia ,cal5d> ,no4 #dae #aai? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ahe    
,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates 
,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 ,ka9e 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,book]1  
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4      
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,kim1 & 
,mr4 ,m]kley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t   
resolution2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,may
 #ai1 #bjbf ,committee dis*>g$ & plac$  
on ! cal5d>  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to   
direct ! removal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$  
,=ces f ho/ilities )9 or aga9/ !        
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran t h n be5    
au?oriz$ by ,congress4  #a4 ,f9d+s      
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,congress has ! sole p[] to decl>e w> "u
 article ,i1 section #h1 clause #aa ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution4  7#b7 ,!    
,presid5t has a con/itutional           
responsibility to take actions to def5d 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & its t]ritories1       
possessions1 citiz5s1 s]vicememb]s1 &   
diplomats f attack4  7#c7 ,congress has 

n decl>$ w> ^u ,iran or any p]son or    
organization )9 ,iran1 nor enact$ a     
specific /atutory au?orization = ! use (
 milit>y =ce )9 or aga9/ ,iran4  7#d7 ,!
 use ( milit>y =ce )9 or aga9/ ,iran    
7includ+ ! en=cem5t ( a naval blockade7 
con/itutes ! introduction ( ,unit$      
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces into ho/ilities )9 ! 
mean+ ( section #d7;a7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s    
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a774  
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  
requir+ ! removal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces f imm95t engagem5t 9 ho/ilities   
)\t a decl>ation ( w> or specific       
/atutory au?orization %all be consid]$ 9
 accordance ) ! exp$it$ proc$ures "u    
section #fja7;b7 ( ! ,int]national      
,security & ,arms ,export ,control ,act 
( #aigf 7,public ,law #id-cbi74  #b4    
,removal ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces f  
ho/ilities )9 or aga9/ ! ,islamic       
,republic ( ,iran  7a7 ,removal         

,pursuant to section #ajac ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,/ate ,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal    
,ye>s #aihd & #aihe 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aedf;a71 & 9 accordance ) section      
#fja7;b7 ( ! ,int]national ,security    
,assi/ance & ,arms ,export ,control ,act
 ( #aigf 7,public ,law #id-cbi71        
,congress h]eby directs ! ,presid5t to  
remove ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces f    
ho/ilities )9 or aga9/ ,iran1 unless    
explicitly au?oriz$ by a decl>ation ( w>
 or a specific au?orization = use (     
milit>y =ce4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is resolution may be con/ru$ to
 prev5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates f-- 7#a7 def5d+ 
aga9/ an attack on ! ,unit$ ,/ates or   
its p]sonnel or facilities 9 o!r        
nations2  7#b7 collect+1 analyz+1 or %>+
 intellig5ce ) p>tn] c\ntries :o h be5  
attack$ by ,iran s9ce ,febru>y #bh1     
#bjbf1 & o!r nations & int]national     
organizations z appropriate1 relat$ to  
?reats f ,iran or its proxies2 &  7#c7  
assi/+ p>tn] c\ntries :o h be5 attack$  
by ,iran s9ce ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbf1 & o!r

 nations-- 7,a7 9 int]cept+ retaliatory 
attacks by ,iran or its proxies2 or     
7,b7 by provid+ def5sive mat]iel support
 = su* def5sive measures4  ,may #ai1    
#bjbf ,committee dis*>g$ & plac$ on !   
cal5d>