S.Amdt. 23

SA 23. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

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SEC. 3. REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Declassified List.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the President shall publish a declassified list of nations,
organizations, or persons the United States is using force
against or authorized to use force against pursuant to
section 2(a) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force
(Public Law 107-40; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note)
(commonly known as the ``2001 AUMF'').
(b) Release of Certain Executive Branch Legal Opinions.--
The head of each executive branch agency shall make available
to the public, with minimal redactions, each legal opinion of
the agency relied upon for the use of force in United States
counterterrorism operations.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
President shall make available to each Member of Congress a
report on the legal and policy frameworks for the use of
military force by, and related security operations of, the
United States that includes--
(A) a full list of security assistance programs, including
programs under--
(i) section 333 of title 10, United States Code;
(ii) section 127(e) of title 10, United States Code; and
(iii) section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1639);
and
(B) the legal, factual, and policy justifications for any
modification to such legal and policy frameworks during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending on the date on which the report is submitted.
(2) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which a modification is made to the legal and policy
frameworks for the use of military force by, and related
security operations of, the United States, the President
shall notify Congress of such modification and provide the
legal, factual, and policy justification for the
modification.
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