S.Amdt. 5092

SA 5092. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5082 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Cochran) to the
bill H.R. 5325, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR EXPLICIT AUTHORITY TO
CONDUCT MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST ISIS.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that neither the 2001
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40;
50 U.S.C. 1541 note) or the Authorization for Use of Military
Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50
U.S.C. 1541 note) authorize the use of military force against
the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the President, unless acting out of self-defense or to
address an imminent threat to the United States, is not
authorized to conduct military operations against ISIS
without explicit authorization for the use of such force, and
Congress should debate and pass such an authorization.
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