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plore a peaceful path to ensure Iran remains free of 
nuclear weapons; 
(2) the President and the administration should 
be commended for exhausting diplomatic means in 
working with the P5+1 countries to reach the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement with Iran 
that will ensure Iran’s civilian nuclear program fi-
nally becomes compliant with the International 
Atomic Energy Agency under unprecedented new 
regulations and highly intrusive international inspec-
tion without jeopardizing the capability of the 
United States and United States allies to intervene 
militarily if such option becomes necessary; and 
(3) if, at any time, the President determines 
that Iran’s nuclear program becomes noncompliant 
under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
agreement and poses a threat to the national secu-
rity of the United States, then the President should 
work with Congress to utilize appropriate measures, 
not limited to military intervention, to eliminate 
such threat. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES TO DISMANTLE IRANIAN NU-
CLEAR TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 
use the Armed Forces of the United States against Iran 
to dismantle Iran’s nuclear infrastructure if the Presi-
dent— 
(1) certifies to Congress that inspectors of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have 
determined that Iran has failed to comply with its 
commitments or obligations under the Joint Com-
prehensive Plan of Action and the President deter-
mines that such failure on behalf of Iran is serious 
in nature and a threat to the national security of the 
United States; 
(2) certifies to Congress that the provisions of 
the relevant United Nations Security Council resolu-
tions relating to the application of sanctions against 
Iran have been re-imposed under the terms and con-
ditions of Article 37 of the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action as a result of such failure of Iran to 
comply with its commitments or obligations under 
the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; and 
(3) provides to Congress a scope and strategy 
for the use of the Armed Forces under the authority 
of this section. 
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(b) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SPECIFIC
STATUTORY
AUTHORIZATION.— 
Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 
Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is 
intended to constitute specific statutory authoriza-
tion within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 
Powers Resolution. 
(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes 
any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS AND CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORTS.—The President shall, at least once 
every 60 days after the date of the enactment of this joint 
resolution, submit to Congress a report on matters rel-
evant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pur-
suant to the exercise of authority provided under section 
2(a), including the use of lethal force and civilian casual-
ties, as well as plans for the redeployment of the Armed 
Forces after actions taken pursuant to this joint resolution 
are completed. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS.—The Presi-
dent shall regularly consult with the congressional com-
mittees of jurisdiction on actions taken pursuant to the 
exercise of authority provided under section 2(a). 
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SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to 
interfere or violate the President’s inherent right to au-
thorize limited military force in self-defense pursuant to 
the United States Constitution and the War Powers Reso-
lution. 
SEC. 5. JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION DEFINED. 
In this joint resolution, the term ‘‘Joint Comprehen-
sive Plan of Action’’ means the Joint Comprehensive Plan 
of Action, signed at Vienna July 14, 2015, by Iran and 
by the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, the 
Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United 
States, with the High Representative of the European 
Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and all im-
plementing materials and agreements related to the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action. 
SEC. 6. SUNSET. 
The authority granted in section 2(a) shall terminate 
on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the 
requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such sec-
tion 2(a) have been met. 
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