S.Amdt. 576

SA 576. Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Merkley, and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY OPERATIONS
AGAINST IRAN.

(a) In General.--No funds may be used to conduct
hostilities against the Government of Iran, against the Armed
Forces of Iran, or in the territory of Iran, except pursuant
to an Act or a joint resolution of Congress specifically
authorizing such hostilities that is enacted after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to limit, modify, or relieve the executive branch
of any restriction, duty, or requirement regarding the use of
force or reporting requirements set forth in the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
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