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S.Amdt. 5495Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)

S.Amdt. 5495

What it does: Adds SEC. 1052. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR at the end of subtitle E of title X
Sponsored by Richard J. DurbinSen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Submitted September 7, 2022

What it changes

1 change to S. 4543 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 1052. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR at the end of subtitle E of title X

    Adds a section

    In S. 4543 · Reported to Senate

    (5) section 1687 (Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States).

    Inserted: SEC. 1052. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR.

    Inserted: (a) Future Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of military force or declaration of war enacted into law after the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of such authorization or declaration.

    Inserted: (b) Existing Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of military force or declaration of war enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 6 months after the date of such enactment.

    Original wording

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

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As printed

SA 5495. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4543, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR.

(a) Future Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of military force or declaration of war enacted into law after the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of such authorization or declaration.

(b) Existing Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of military force or declaration of war enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that is 6 months after the date of such enactment.

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September 7, 2022