S.Amdt. 4460

SA 4460. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. LIMITATION ON USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
AGAINST IRAN.

(a) In General.--The United States Armed Forces may not
deploy personnel, engage in hostilities, or conduct any
operations (other than intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance operations) within or against Iran without
explicit congressional authorization.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to prevent the United States from--
(1) defending against an armed attack on the United States
or its personnel or facilities in other nations;
(2) collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence,
including with the State of Israel and other nations and
international organizations, as appropriate, related to
threats from Iran or its proxies; or
(3) assisting the State of Israel and other nations--
(A) in taking defensive measures to protect their territory
from retaliatory attacks by Iran or its proxies; or
(B) by providing defensive materiel support for such
defensive measures.
(c) Relation to War Powers Resolution.--Nothing in this
section supersedes any requirement of the War Powers
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
(d) Sunset.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall
terminate 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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