[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2408 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2408

 To prohibit the use of funds for an exhibition or parade of military 
 forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized 
                   military operations or activities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2018

   Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. 
  Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of funds for an exhibition or parade of military 
 forces and hardware for review by the President outside of authorized 
                   military operations or activities.

    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 EXHIBITION OR PARADE OF 
              MILITARY FORCES AND HARDWARE FOR REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT 
              OUTSIDE OF AUTHORIZED MILITARY OPERATIONS OR ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the section 2241b the 
following new section:
``Sec. 2241c. Prohibition on use of funds for exhibition or parade of 
              military forces and hardware for review by the President 
              outside of authorized military operations or activities
    ``Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be obligated 
or expended for any exhibition or parade of military forces and 
hardware for review by the President outside of authorized military 
operations or activities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter I of chapter 134 of such title is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2241b the following new item:

``2241c. Prohibition on use of funds for exhibition or parade of 
                            military forces and hardware for review by 
                            the President outside of authorized 
                            military operations or activities.''.
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