Preventing Endless Armed Conflict and Engagement Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3129 To amend the War Powers Resolution to require an annual report and assessment with respect to each specific statutory authorization of the use of military force, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 12, 2021 Mr. CLOUD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the War Powers Resolution to require an annual report and assessment with respect to each specific statu- tory authorization of the use of military force, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Endless 4 Armed Conflict and Engagement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3129.IH H3129 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3129 IH SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT 1 TO EACH SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZA- 2 TION OF THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 3 Section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 4 1543) is amended by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(d) A specific statutory authorization for the use of 6 military force under this section shall terminate not later 7 than two years after the date of the enactment of such 8 authorization, unless reauthorized pursuant to this Reso- 9 lution. 10 ‘‘(e) A specific statutory authorization reauthorized 11 pursuant to subsection (d) shall terminate not later than 12 two years after the date of such reauthorization. 13 ‘‘(f) A specific statutory authorization shall specify— 14 ‘‘(1) each nation, organization, or force engaged 15 in active hostilities against the United States; 16 ‘‘(2) each country in which military force is au- 17 thorized; and 18 ‘‘(3) the objective for such authorization. 19 ‘‘(g) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact- 20 ment of any specific statutory authorization of the use of 21 military force under this Resolution, and annually there- 22 after, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 23 Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress an unclassi- 24 fied report that includes— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3129.IH H3129 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3129 IH ‘‘(1) a list of each such specific statutory au- 1 thorization for the use of military force; and 2 ‘‘(2) information relating to— 3 ‘‘(A) the goal of each such authorization; 4 ‘‘(B) the number of United States military 5 personnel deployed pursuant to each such au- 6 thorization; 7 ‘‘(C) hostile engagements with respect to 8 United States military personnel; 9 ‘‘(D) the number of civilian and combatant 10 casualties; 11 ‘‘(E) the support received from allied coun- 12 tries and forces; 13 ‘‘(F) the financial costs associated with 14 each such authorization; and 15 ‘‘(G) a description with respect to the sta- 16 tus of operations conducted pursuant to each 17 such authorization and the expected scope and 18 duration of such operations. 19 ‘‘(h) Not less than once during each 180-day period 20 after the date of the enactment of any specific statutory 21 authorization of military force under this Resolution, the 22 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 23 of State, shall provide a briefing to Congress with respect 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3129.IH H3129 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3129 IH to the most recent report submitted pursuant to sub- 1 section (g).’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3129.IH H3129 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS