IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 292 
Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the 
presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces 
on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2011 
Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or 
maintain the presence of units and members of the 
United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. STATEMENTS OF POLICY. 
The House of Representatives makes the following 
statements of policy: 
(1) The United States Armed Forces shall be 
used exclusively to defend and advance the national 
security interests of the United States. 
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(2) The President has failed to provide Con-
gress with a compelling rationale based upon United 
States national security interests for current United 
States military activities regarding Libya. 
(3) The President shall not deploy, establish, or 
maintain the presence of units and members of the 
United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya 
unless the purpose of the presence is to rescue a 
member of the Armed Forces from imminent dan-
ger. 
SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH INFORMA-
TION RELATING TO OPERATION ODYSSEY 
DAWN 
AND 
OPERATION 
UNIFIED 
PRO-
TECTOR. 
The House of Representatives directs the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney Gen-
eral, respectively, to transmit to the House of Representa-
tives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of any official document, record, 
memo, correspondence, or other communication in the 
possession of each officer that was created on or after 
February 15, 2011, and refers or relates to— 
(1) consultation or communication with Con-
gress regarding the employment or deployment of 
the United States Armed Forces for Operation Od-
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yssey Dawn or NATO Operation Unified Protector; 
or 
(2) the War Powers Resolution and Operation 
Odyssey Dawn or Operation Unified Protector. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) CONTENTS.—Not later than 14 days after the 
date of the adoption of this resolution, the President shall 
transmit to the House of Representatives a report describ-
ing in detail United States security interests and objec-
tives, and the activities of United States Armed Forces, 
in Libya since March 19, 2011, including a description 
of the following: 
(1) The President’s justification for not seeking 
authorization by Congress for the use of military 
force in Libya. 
(2) United States political and military objec-
tives regarding Libya, including the relationship be-
tween the intended objectives and the operational 
means being employed to achieve them. 
(3) Changes in United States political and mili-
tary objectives following the assumption of command 
by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 
(4) Differences between United States political 
and military objectives regarding Libya and those of 
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other NATO member states engaged in military ac-
tivities. 
(5) The specific commitments by the United 
States to ongoing NATO activities regarding Libya. 
(6) The anticipated scope and duration of con-
tinued United States military involvement in support 
of NATO activities regarding Libya. 
(7) The costs of United States military, polit-
ical, and humanitarian efforts concerning Libya as 
of June 3, 2011. 
(8) The total projected costs of United States 
military, political, and humanitarian efforts con-
cerning Libya. 
(9) The impact on United States activities in 
Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(10) The role of the United States in the estab-
lishment of a political structure to succeed the cur-
rent Libyan regime. 
(11) An assessment of the current military ca-
pacity of opposition forces in Libya. 
(12) An assessment of the ability of opposition 
forces in Libya to establish effective military and po-
litical control of Libya and a practicable timetable 
for accomplishing these objectives. 
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