IA 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 74 

Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support 

of the NATO mission in Libya. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 26, 2011 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. DICKS, and Mr. BERMAN) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 

Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed 

Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LIMITED USE OF 

4 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN LIBYA. 

5 (a) AUTHORITY.—The President is authorized to con6 tinue the limited use of the United States Armed Forces 

7 in Libya, in support of United States national security pol8 icy interests, as part of the NATO mission to enforce 


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1 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011) 

2 as requested by the Transitional National Council, the 

3 Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Arab League. 

4 (b) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authorization 

5 for such limited use of United States Armed Forces in 

6 Libya expires on the date on which the NATO mission 

7 described in subsection (a) ends or 180 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this joint resolution, whichever occurs 

9 first. 

10 (c) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.—Con11 sistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, 

12 Congress declares that this section is intended to con13 stitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning 

14 of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. 

15 SEC. 2. OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF UNITED STATES 

16 GROUND TROOPS. 

17 The President is not authorized to deploy, establish, 

18 or maintain the presence of units of the United States 

19 Armed Forces on the ground in Libya under section 1 un20 less the purpose of the presence is limited to— 

21 (1) the immediate personal defense or rescue of 

22 United States Government personnel (including dip23 lomatic representatives); 

24 (2) rescuing members of NATO forces from im25 minent danger; or 


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1 (3) the provision of humanitarian aid or assist2 ance to the people of Libya. 

3 SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

4 The President shall consult frequently with Congress 

5 regarding United States efforts in Libya, including by pro6 viding regular briefings and reports as requested, and re7 sponding to inquiries promptly. Such briefings and reports 

8 shall include the following elements: 

9 (1) An updated description of United States na10 tional security interests in Libya. 

11 (2) An updated statement of United States pol12 icy objectives in Libya, both during and after 

13 Qaddafi’s rule, and a detailed plan to achieve them. 

14 (3) An updated and comprehensive list of the 

15 activities of the United States Armed Forces in 

16 Libya. 

17 (4) An updated and detailed assessment of the 

18 groups in Libya that are opposed to the Qaddafi re19 gime, including potential successor governments. 

20 (5) A full and updated explanation of the Presi21 dent’s legal and constitutional rationale for con22 ducting military operations in Libya consistent with 

23 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 

24 seq.). 

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