S.Amdt. 6278

SA 6278. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 XII, add the following:

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SEC. 1271. MODIFICATION OF WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REPORTING
REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE LEGAL JUSTIFICATION.

Section 4(a) of the War Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) any legal opinion, memorandum, or analysis provided
to any other office or agency, or person in any other office
or agency, in the Executive Branch, including any office in
the Department of Justice, the National Security Council, the
White House, or the Executive Office of the President,
relating to the introduction of United States Armed
Forces.''.
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