IA 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. J. RES. 83 

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces to defend the territorial 

integrity of United States allies. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2022 

Mr. KINZINGER submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces to 

defend the territorial integrity of United States allies. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authoriza5 tion for Use of Military Force to defend America’s Allies 

6 Resolution of 2022’’. 

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 

8 ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Upon making a determination 

10 that the Russian Federation has used chemical, biological, 


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1 or nuclear weapons in the territory of Ukraine, the Presi2 dent is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United 

3 States as the President determines to be necessary and 

4 appropriate in order to— 

5 (1) protect the national security interests of the 

6 United States with respect to Ukraine; and 

7 (2) assist in defending and restoring the terri8 torial integrity of Ukraine. 

9 (b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.—In connection 

10 with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection 

11 (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise 

12 or as soon thereafter as may be feasible, but no later than 

13 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available 

14 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 

15 President pro tempore of the Senate the President’s deter16 mination that reliance by the United States on further 

17 diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either— 

18 (1) will not adequately protect the national se19 curity interests of the United States with respect to 

20 Ukraine; or 

21 (2) is not likely to defend and restore the terri22 torial integrity of Ukraine. 

23 (c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 (1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.— 

25 Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 


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1 Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is 

2 intended to constitute specific statutory authoriza3 tion within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 

4 Powers Resolution. 

5 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIRE6 MENTS.—Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes 

7 any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 

8 SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

9 (a) REPORTS.—The President shall, at least once 

10 every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters 

11 relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken 

12 pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 

13 3 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected 

14 to be required after such actions are completed. 

15 (b) SINGLE CONSOLIDATED REPORT.—To the extent 

16 that the submission of any report described in subsection 

17 (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on 

18 matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required 

19 to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting re20 quirements of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 

21 93–148), all such reports may be submitted as a single 

22 consolidated report to the Congress. 


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1 SEC. 4. SUNSET. 

2 The authority granted in section 2 shall terminate the 

3 date on which the President certifies to Congress that the 

4 territorial integrity of Ukraine has been restored. 

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