[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2520. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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:

     SEC. 12__. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY 
                   OPERATIONS IN NORTH KOREA.

       (a) In General.--No funds may be used for military 
     operations in North Korea absent an imminent threat to the 
     United States without express authorization by an Act of 
     Congress.
       (b) Exceptions.--The restriction under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply--
       (1) with respect to the introduction of the Armed Forces 
     into hostilities to repel a sudden attack on the United 
     States, its territories or possessions, its Armed Forces, or 
     its allies; or
       (2) to the deployment of United States Armed Forces to 
     rescue or remove United States citizens or personnel.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to relieve the Executive Branch of the restrictions 
     on the use of force or the reporting requirements stated in 
     the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
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