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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 statutory authorization of the use of military force, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Endless 

5 Armed Conflict and Engagement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT WITH RESPECT 

2 TO EACH SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZA3 TION OF THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE. 

4 Section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 

5 1543) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) A specific statutory authorization for the use of 

7 military force under this section shall terminate not later 

8 than two years after the date of the enactment of such 

9 authorization, unless reauthorized pursuant to this Reso10 lution. 

11 ‘‘(e) A specific statutory authorization reauthorized 

12 pursuant to subsection (d) shall terminate not later than 

13 two years after the date of such reauthorization. 

14 ‘‘(f) A specific statutory authorization shall specify— 

15 ‘‘(1) each nation, organization, or force engaged 

16 in active hostilities against the United States; 

17 ‘‘(2) each country in which military force is au18 thorized; and 

19 ‘‘(3) the objective for such authorization. 

20 ‘‘(g) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact21 ment of any specific statutory authorization of the use of 

22 military force under this Resolution, and annually there23 after, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

24 Secretary of State, shall submit to Congress an unclassi25 fied report that includes— 


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1 ‘‘(1) a list of each such specific statutory au2 thorization for the use of military force; and 

3 ‘‘(2) information relating to— 

4 ‘‘(A) the goal of each such authorization; 

5 ‘‘(B) the number of United States military 

6 personnel deployed pursuant to each such au7 thorization; 

8 ‘‘(C) hostile engagements with respect to 

9 United States military personnel; 

10 ‘‘(D) the number of civilian and combatant 

11 casualties; 

12 ‘‘(E) the support received from allied coun13 tries and forces; 

14 ‘‘(F) the financial costs associated with 

15 each such authorization; and 

16 ‘‘(G) a description with respect to the sta17 tus of operations conducted pursuant to each 

18 such authorization and the expected scope and 

19 duration of such operations. 

20 ‘‘(h) Not less than once during each 180-day period 

21 after the date of the enactment of any specific statutory 

22 authorization of military force under this Resolution, the 

23 Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

24 of State, shall provide a briefing to Congress with respect 


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1 to the most recent report submitted pursuant to sub2 section (g).’’. 

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