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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 107 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 107

To authorize the use of military force against the Islamic Republic of 
 Iran if the President determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran is 
planning or conducts an attack against any former, current, or incoming 
    United States Government official or senior military personnel.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

 Mr. Graham introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

 
To authorize the use of military force against the Islamic Republic of 
 Iran if the President determines that the Islamic Republic of Iran is 
planning or conducts an attack against any former, current, or incoming 
    United States Government official or senior military personnel.

Whereas, on January 19, 1984, the United States designated the Islamic Republic 
        of Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism for repeatedly providing support 
        for acts of international terrorism;
Whereas Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 
        has stated the United States is ``hated in the world'' and that ``[a]s 
        long as America continues its wickedness, the Iranian nation will not 
        abandon `Death to America''';
Whereas, since the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian regime 
        has planned and conducted as many as 360 targeted assassinations, and 
        victims range from political dissidents to foreign government officials;
Whereas, under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Republic of Iran has plotted 
        assassinations and attacks against United States Government officials 
        and senior military personnel, including--

    (1) former President of the United States Donald Trump;

    (2) former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo;

    (3) former Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook;

    (4) former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper;

    (5) former National Security Advisor John Bolton;

    (6) former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien; and

    (7) former Commander of United States Central Command General Kenneth 
Frank McKenzie;

Whereas, on January 9, 2022, the Assistant to the President for National 
        Security Affairs (commonly referred to as the ``National Security 
        Advisor'') Jake Sullivan stated, ``Make no mistake: the United States of 
        America will protect and defend its citizens. This includes those 
        serving the United States now and those who formerly served.'';
Whereas, in February 2022, the Department of State submitted a report to 
        Congress that stated that the cost of protecting former Secretary of 
        State Mike Pompeo and former United States Special Representative for 
        Iran Brian Hook between August 2021 and February 2022 amounted to 
        $13,100,000;
Whereas, on August 10, 2022, the Department of Justice charged an Iranian 
        national and member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with 
        attempting to arrange the murder of former National Security Advisor 
        John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo;
Whereas, on December 19, 2023, the United States Government again renewed Secret 
        Service protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former 
        United States Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook due to 
        ``serious and credible'' threats against them from the Islamic Republic 
        of Iran; and
Whereas, on July 16, 2024, it was reported that former President Donald Trump's 
        Secret Service protection was further increased due to credible 
        intelligence about an assassination plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran 
        against him: Now, therefore be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST THE 
              ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN.

    The President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate 
force against the Islamic Republic of Iran if the President determines 
that the Islamic Republic of Iran, or its proxies, are planning or 
conducts an attack against any former, current, or incoming United 
States Government official or senior military personnel.

SEC. 2. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with section 
8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), Congress 
declares that this resolution is intended to constitute specific 
statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 
Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(b)).
    (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
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