[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2719. Mr. KAINE 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 G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1271. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON REGIME CHANGE.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to not use 
     military force for the purpose of removing or replacing the 
     leadership of a foreign government or parts of its 
     governmental system, or for the purpose of supporting or 
     suppressing a political movement of a foreign government, 
     unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or 
     authorization for use of military force (AUMF) duly enacted 
     by Congress.
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