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or before the appointment of conferees, whichever comes 
first. 
‘‘(ii) In the event the conferees are unable to agree 
within 72 hours after the second House is notified that 
the first House has agreed to conference, they shall report 
back to their respective House in disagreement. 
‘‘(iii) Notwithstanding any rule in the Senate con-
cerning the printing of conference reports in the Congres-
sional Record or concerning any delay in the consideration 
of such reports, such report, including a report filed or 
returned in disagreement, shall be acted on in the Senate 
not later than 2 session days after the first House files 
the report or, in the case of the Senate acting first, the 
report is first made available on the desks of the Senators. 
Debate in the Senate on a conference report or a report 
filed or returned in disagreement on any such resolution 
shall be limited to 3 hours, equally divided between, and 
controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Lead-
er, and their designees. 
‘‘(B) If a privileged resolution is vetoed by the Presi-
dent, the time for debate in consideration of the veto mes-
sage on such measure shall be limited to 20 hours in the 
Senate, equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, and their des-
ignees. 
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‘‘(9) This subsection is enacted by the Senate— 
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate, as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of the Senate but applicable only with respect to the 
procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case 
of a privileged resolution, and it supersedes other 
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with 
such rules; and 
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the Senate to change its rules (so far as re-
lating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 8. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) STANDING OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Any 
Member of Congress may bring an action in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia for de-
claratory judgment and injunctive relief on the ground 
that the President or the Armed Forces have not complied 
with any provision of this joint resolution. 
‘‘(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—Any court in 
which an action described in subsection (a) is heard shall 
accord such action the highest priority and shall announce 
its judgment as speedily as the requirements of Article III 
of the Constitution permit. 
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‘‘(c) APPEALS.—Any judgment in an action described 
in subsection (a) shall be directly appealable to the United 
States Supreme Court. 
‘‘SEC. 9. RULES OF INTERPRETATION. 
‘‘(a) OTHER STATUTES AND TREATIES.—Authority 
for the initiation of hostilities by the Armed Forces shall 
not be inferred— 
‘‘(1) from any provision of law (including any 
provision in effect before the date of enactment of 
this joint resolution), including any provision con-
tained in any appropriation Act, unless that provi-
sion specifically authorizes the initiation of hostilities 
by the Armed Forces and states that it is intended 
to constitute specific statutory authorization within 
the meaning of this joint resolution; or 
‘‘(2) from any treaty heretofore or hereafter 
ratified unless that treaty is implemented by legisla-
tion specifically authorizing the initiation of hos-
tilities by the Armed Forces and stating that it is 
intended to constitute specific statutory authoriza-
tion within the meaning of this joint resolution. 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL ACTION OR INACTION.—The 
failure of the Congress to adopt a measure— 
‘‘(1) terminating, limiting, or prohibiting the in-
volvement of the Armed Forces in hostilities, or 
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‘‘(2) finding that the President or the Armed 
Forces are acting in violation of this joint resolution, 
may not be construed as indicating congressional author-
ization or approval of, or acquiescence in, the involvement 
of the Armed Forces in any hostilities or as a finding by 
the Congress that such involvement is consistent with this 
joint resolution. 
‘‘SEC. 10. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed 
to alter the constitutional authority of Congress or the 
President or the provisions of any treaty or other inter-
national agreement to which the United States is a party 
as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 
No authorization by a treaty organization or international 
body to which the United States is a member, or author-
ization under international law generally, shall substitute 
for a declaration of war required by paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 3(a) or specific statutory authorization required by 
paragraph (2) of such section. No provision of law enacted 
before the date of the enactment of this joint resolution 
shall be construed to authorize the use of military force 
by the United States. 
‘‘SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this joint resolution, the following 
definitions apply: 
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