,,iia  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( 
,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #af1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,ka9e 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/ ! ,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$ ,/ates1 its   
t]ritories1 possessions1 citiz5s1 s]vice
 memb]s1 & diplomats f attack4  7#c7    
,congress has n yet decl>$ w> ^u1 nor   
enact$ a specific /atutory au?orization 
= use ( milit>y =ce aga9/ ! ,islamic    
,republic ( ,iran4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,arm$ ,=ces actions 9 support ( milit>y 
actions aga9/ ! ,islamic ,republic (    

,iran con/itute1 )9 ! mean+ ( section   
#d7;a7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej   
,u4,s4,c4 #aedc7;a771 ei!r ho/ilities or
 a situation :]e imm95t involvem5t 9    
ho/ilities is cle>ly indicat$ by !      
circum/ances into :i* ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces h be5 introduc$4  7#e7 ,! "q
 ( :e!r ,unit$ ,/ates =ces %\ld be      
engag$ 9 ho/ilities aga9/ ,iran %\ld be 
answ]$ foll[+ a full brief+ to ,congress
 & ! ,am]ican public ( ! issues at /ake1
 a public debate 9 ,congress1 & a       
congressional vote z contemplat$ by !   
,con/itution4  7#f7 ,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 & ,arms ,export 
,control ,act ( #aigf4  #b4 ,t]m9ation (

 ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates =ces = ho/ilities
 aga9/ ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran  7a7
 ,t]m9ation ,pursuant to section #ajac (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,au?orization ,act1
 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aihd & #aihe 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #aedf;a71 & 9 accordance ) !  
provisions ( section #fja7;b7 ( !       
,int]national ,security ,assi/ance &    
,arms ,export ,control ,act ( #aigf1    
,congress h]eby directs ! ,presid5t to  
t]m9ate ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$     
,=ces = ho/ilities aga9/ ! ,islamic     
,republic ( ,iran or any "p ( its       
gov]nm5t or milit>y1 unless explicitly  
au?oriz$ by a decl>ation ( w> or        
specific au?orization = use ( milit>y   
=ce aga9/ ,iran4  7b7 ,rule (           
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates f     
def5d+ itself f imm95t attack4