[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3119 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3119

     To prohibit the use of funds for military operations in Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2007

Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit the use of funds for military operations in Iran.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAN.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act, including 
any Act enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act, may be 
obligated or expended for military operations or activities within or 
above the territory of Iran, or within the territorial waters of Iran, 
except pursuant to a specific authorization of Congress enacted in a 
statute enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
with respect to military operations or activities as follows:
            (1) Military operations or activities to directly repel an 
        attack launched from within the territory of Iran.
            (2) Military operations or activities to directly thwart an 
        imminent attack to be launched from within the territory of 
        Iran.
            (3) Military operations or activities in hot pursuit of 
        forces engaged outside the territory of Iran who thereafter 
        enter into Iran.
            (4) Military operations or activities connected with the 
        intelligence or intelligence-related activities of the United 
        States Government.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 24 hours after determining to utilize 
funds referred to in subsection (a) for purposes of a military 
operation described in subsection (b), the President shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the determination, 
including a justification for the determination.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Relations 
        and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs 
        and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
        of Representatives.
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