S.Amdt. 2719

SA 2719. Mr. KAINE 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 G of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1271. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON REGIME CHANGE.

It shall be the policy of the United States to not use
military force for the purpose of removing or replacing the
leadership of a foreign government or parts of its
governmental system, or for the purpose of supporting or
suppressing a political movement of a foreign government,
unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or
authorization for use of military force (AUMF) duly enacted
by Congress.
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