S.Amdt. 2345

SA 2345. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1052. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES UNDER THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR
USE OF MILITARY FORCE.

(a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every six months
thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report
on the following under each covered Authorization for Use of
Military Force:
(1) A list of the groups, organizations, and forces against
which the United States is using force pursuant to each
covered Authorization for Use of Military Forces as of the
date of submittal of such report.
(2) For each group, organization, and force listed under
paragraph (1)--
(A) the extent to which such group, organization, or force
directly targeted any compelling United States interest
during the six-month period ending on the date of submittal
of such report (in this subsection referred to as the
``reporting period''); and
(B) the extent to which such group, organization, or force
continues to pose a threat to any compelling United States
interest as of the date of submittal of such report.
(3) A list of the countries in which the United States used
force pursuant to each covered Authorization for Use of
Military Force during the reporting period, including the
specific geographic location in each country in which the
United States so used force.
(4) The number of combatant casualties in connection with
the use of force pursuant to each covered Authorization for
Use of Military Force during the reporting period.
(5) The number of civilian casualties in connection with
the use of force pursuant to each covered Authorization for
Use of Military Force during the reporting period, as
determined by the following:
(A) The United States Government.
(B) Credible and reliable nongovernmental entities.
(6) An explanation for the differences, if any, between the
number of civilian casualties reported pursuant to paragraph
(5)(A) during the reporting period and the number of civilian
casualties reported pursuant to paragraph (5)(B) during the
reporting period.
(7) A description of the mechanisms used to prevent and
limit civilian casualties in connection with the use of force
pursuant to each covered Authorization for Use of Military
Force during the reporting period.
(8) A current description of the process by which the
United States investigates allegations of civilian casualties
resulting from United States military operations.
(9) A description of the current national security,
diplomatic, development, and humanitarian goals of the United
States for each country listed under paragraph (3) in order
to create the conditions for the end of use of United States
military force in such country, and the strategy and expected
timeline to execute such goals.
(10) An assessment, as of the date of submittal of such
report, of the bilateral and multilateral impact of United
States use of force pursuant to each covered Authorization
for Use of Military Force in each country listed under
paragraph (3), and an assessment of the engagement of the
government of such country with United States use of force in
such country.
(11) A comprehensive and current description, both for the
reporting period and in aggregate as of the date of such
report, of the amounts expended by the United States for and
in support of military operations and activities in
connection with use of force pursuant to each covered
Authorization for Use of Military Force.
(b) Form.--
(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form.
(2) Classified form.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
a portion of a report under subsection (a) may be submitted
in classified form if strictly required to protect the
national security interests of the United States.
(3) Certain information only in unclassified form.--The
information required by subsection (a)(1), and the countries
listed pursuant to subsection (a)(3), shall be submitted in
unclassified form.
(c) Briefings.--The Department of Defense shall provide a
briefing to any appropriate congressional committee or
leadership upon request of such committee or leadership not

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less often than every six months on activities undertaken
pursuant to a covered Authorization for Use of Military
Force.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees and
leadership'' means--
(A) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The term ``covered Authorization for Use of Military
Force'' means the following:
(A) The Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law
107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
(B) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541
note),
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