[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3629]
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SA 2635. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 C of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1026. POLICY GUIDANCE ON REVIEWING AND APPROVING
OPERATIONS TO CAPTURE OR EMPLOY LETHAL FORCE
AGAINST TERRORIST TARGETS OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES AND OUTSIDE AREAS OF ACTIVE HOSTILITIES.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall publish on a publicly available
Internet website of the White House an unclassified fact
sheet outlining written policy standards and procedures that
formalize and strengthen the process of the President for
reviewing and approving operations to capture or employ
lethal force against terrorist targets outside the United
States and outside areas of active hostilities.
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