S.Amdt. 56

SA 56. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1, to make improvements to certain defense and
security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of
funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense
Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the
Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE V--AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FORCE TO DEFEND THE KURDS IN SYRIA

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of
Military Force in Defense of the Kurds in Syria Resolution of
2019''.

SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES.

(a) Authorization.--The President is authorized to use the
Armed Forces of the United States as the President determines
to be necessary and appropriate in order to defend the Kurds
in Syria.
(b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
(1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with
section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C.
1547(a)(1)), Congress declares that this section is intended
to constitute specific statutory authorization within the
meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50
U.S.C. 1544(b)).
(2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this
title supersedes any requirements of the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
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