[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1609 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1609

   To amend the War Powers Resolution to limit the use of funds for 
   introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2011

  Mr. Gibson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Rules, 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 amend the War Powers Resolution to limit the use of funds for 
   introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``War Powers Reform Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE AND POLICY.

    Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``are exercised'' and inserting ``may be exercised'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the comma 
        the following: ``or obligation under a treaty''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``attack'' the 
        following: ``or imminent threat of attack''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INTRODUCTION OF ARMED FORCES 
              INTO HOSTILITIES.

    The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 5, 6, and 7;
            (2) by redesignating sections 8, 9, and 10 as sections 6, 
        7, and 8, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after section 4 the following:

                      ``limitation on use of funds

    ``Sec. 5.  (a) No funds available for the United States Armed 
Forces may be obligated or expended for introduction of the Armed 
Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement 
in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in the 
absence of a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization or 
obligation under a treaty, or a national emergency created by an attack 
or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or 
possessions, or the Armed Forces.
    ``(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
use of funds for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, or 
into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances, to provide for the defense of Israel 
created by an attack upon Israel.''.
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