[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7378]
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SA 3888. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Ossoff)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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. 1238. TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE USE OF
MILITARY FORCE AND DECLARATIONS OF WAR.
(a) Future Authorizations for the Use of Military Force and
Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of
military force or declaration of war enacted into law after
the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of such
authorization or declaration.
(b) Existing Authorizations for the Use of Military Force
and Declarations of War.--Any authorization for the use of
military force or declaration of war enacted before the date
of the enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date that
is 6 months after the date of such enactment.
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