S.Amdt. 2520

SA 2520. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed 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 XII, add the following:

SEC. 12__. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY
OPERATIONS IN NORTH KOREA.

(a) In General.--No funds may be used for military
operations in North Korea absent an imminent threat to the
United States without express authorization by an Act of
Congress.
(b) Exceptions.--The restriction under subsection (a) shall
not apply--
(1) with respect to the introduction of the Armed Forces
into hostilities to repel a sudden attack on the United
States, its territories or possessions, its Armed Forces, or
its allies; or
(2) to the deployment of United States Armed Forces to
rescue or remove United States citizens or personnel.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to relieve the Executive Branch of the restrictions
on the use of force or the reporting requirements stated in
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
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