[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1044-S1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1314. Mr. CRAMER (for Mr. Risch) proposed an amendment to the 
joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of United States 
Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that 
have not been authorized by Congress; as follows:

       On page 1, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       (2) The President has a constitutional responsibility to 
     take actions to defend the United States, its territories, 
     possessions, citizens, service members, and diplomats from 
     attack.
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  SA 1315. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

       In section 1, strike paragraph (6) and insert the 
     following:
       (6) The United States Armed Forces are not currently 
     engaged in hostilities, as contemplated by the War Powers 
     Resolution, against Iran. The United States strike against 
     terrorist leader Qasem Suleimani to protect the lives of 
     United States service members and diplomats is lesser in 
     scope, nature, and duration than, and consistent with, 
     previous administrations' exercises of war powers.
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  SA 1316. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

       On page 4, line 19, insert ``or to prevent the President 
     from employing all the instruments of national power, 
     including military force, to prevent the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon'' after ``attack''.
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  SA 1317. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

       On page 4, line 19, insert ``, including the threat of an 
     attack posed by the acquisition of a nuclear weapon by the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran'' after ``attack''.
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  SA 1318. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

       On page 4, line 19, insert ``and its allies, including 
     Israel,'' after ``defending itself''.
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  SA 1319. Mr. CRAMER (for Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Perdue)) proposed an amendment to the 
joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of United States 
Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that 
have not been authorized by Congress; as follows:

       In section 2, amend subsection (b) to read as follows:
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed--
       (1) to prevent the United States from defending itself, 
     including its territories, citizens, troops, personnel, 
     military bases, and diplomatic facilities from attack, 
     including acting to prevent an attack; or
       (2) to restrict missions related to force protection of 
     United States aircraft, ships, or personnel.
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  SA 1320. Mr. CRAMER (for Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Risch)) 
proposed an amendment to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct 
the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the 
Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; as 
follows:

       In section 1, strike paragraph (6) and insert the 
     following:
       (6) The United States Armed Forces are not currently 
     engaged in hostilities, as contemplated by the War Powers 
     Resolution, against Iran. The United States strike against 
     terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani to protect the lives of 
     United States service members and diplomats is lesser in 
     scope, nature, and duration than, and consistent with, 
     previous administrations' exercises of war powers.
       (7) The United States' maximum pressure strategy against 
     Iran has reduced the Government of Iran's resources available 
     to attack the United States and United States interests by 
     limiting the resources available to the Government of Iran to 
     support weapons development and terrorist proxies throughout 
     the region.
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  SA 1321. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of 
United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic 
Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1, strike line 3 and insert the following:

     SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this joint resolution is to fulfill the 
     intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United 
     States and ensure that before the President commits United 
     States Armed Forces to hostilities, Congress either declares 
     war or authorizes the use of military force, except where 
     necessary to protect the United States from an imminent 
     attack.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

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  SA 1322. Mr. CRAMER (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the joint 
resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of United States Armed 
Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have 
not been authorized by Congress; as follows:

       On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (5) More than 100 members of the United States Armed Forces 
     sustained traumatic brain injuries in the Iranian retaliatory 
     attack on the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq despite initial 
     reports that no casualties were sustained in the attack.
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  SA 1323. Mr. CRAMER (for Mr. Graham) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 1365, to make technical corrections to the Guam World War II 
Loyalty Recognition Act; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO GUAM WORLD WAR II LOYALTY 
                   RECOGNITION ACT.

       Title XVII of division A of Public Law 114-328 is amended--
       (1) in section 1703(e)--
       (A) by striking ``equal to'' and inserting ``not to 
     exceed''; and
       (B) by striking ``covered into the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts'' and inserting ``used to reimburse 
     the applicable appropriations'';
       (2) in section 1704(a) by striking ``, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations,'' and inserting ``from the 
     Claims Fund''; and
       (3) by striking section 1707(a).

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