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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 24
Requiring the President to report to Congress specific information relating 
to certain possible consequences of the use of United States Armed 
Forces against Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2003
Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. HOEFFEL) intro-
duced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Requiring the President to report to Congress specific infor-
mation relating to certain possible consequences of the 
use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Whereas Saddam Hussein is a repressive dictator who has 
demonstrated through his own actions, including the in-
vasion of Kuwait and the oppression of the Iraqi people, 
that it is necessary for the international community to 
ensure his conduct is in accordance with international 
law; 
Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed 
the United States to ‘‘work with the United Nations Se-
curity Council to meet our common challenge’’ posed by 
Iraq and to ‘‘work for the necessary resolutions’’, while 
also making clear that ‘‘the Security Council resolutions
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will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and secu-
rity will be met, or action will be unavoidable’’; 
Whereas the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 116 Stat. 
1498), enacted into law on October 16, 2002, authorizes 
the President to use United States Armed Forces to de-
fend the national security of the United States against 
the threat posed by Iraq and to enforce all relevant 
United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding 
Iraq; 
Whereas section 2 of Public Law 107–243 calls on the Presi-
dent to obtain prompt and decisive action by the United 
Nations Security Council to ensure that Iraq complies 
with all such relevant Security Council resolutions; 
Whereas Congress recognizes the efforts of the President to 
obtain unanimous approval for United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1441 (2002) which affords Iraq ‘‘a 
final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obliga-
tions under relevant resolutions of the Council’’; 
Whereas section 4 of Public Law 107–243 states that ‘‘the 
President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to 
the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint 
resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exer-
cise of authority granted in section 3 [to use the Armed 
Forces against Iraq] and the status of planning for ef-
forts that are expected to be required after such actions 
are completed’’; 
Whereas section 3 of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 
93–148) states that ‘‘[t]he President in every possible in-
stance shall consult with Congress before introducing 
United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situa-
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tions where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
indicated by the circumstances’’; 
Whereas section 3(b) of Public Law 107–243 states that 
‘‘[i]n connection with the exercise of the authority grant-
ed in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior 
to such exercise’’ make available to Congress his deter-
mination that ‘‘acting pursuant to this joint resolution is 
consistent with the United States and other countries 
continuing to take the necessary actions against inter-
national terrorists and terrorist organizations, including 
those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, au-
thorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that 
occurred on September 11, 2001’’; 
Whereas section 4(b) of the War Powers Resolution states 
that ‘‘[t]he President shall provide such other informa-
tion as the Congress may request in the fulfillment of its 
constitutional responsibilities with respect to committing 
the Nation to war’’; and 
Whereas additional information needed for Congress to fulfill 
its constitutional responsibilities with respect to commit-
ting the Nation to war has not been provided to Con-
gress: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Presi-
dential Report on Iraq Resolution of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) REPORT.—The President shall, prior to using 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq pursuant to sec-
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tion 3(a) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 
116 Stat. 1498), report to Congress the following: 
(1) A determination that further diplomatic or 
other peaceful means will not adequately protect the 
national security of the United States against the 
threat posed by Iraq. 
(2) A full accounting of the implications, both 
positive and negative, of initiating military action 
against Iraq in regard to homeland security, the war 
on terrorism, regional stability in the Middle East 
and the Middle East peace process, and proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction. 
(3) The steps the United States and its allies 
will take to ensure that any and all weapons of mass 
destruction and the related knowledge base will be 
safeguarded from dispersal to other rogue states or 
international terrorist organizations. 
(4) The United States’ plan for achieving long-
term social, economic, and political stabilization of a 
post-conflict Iraq, including a plan to provide hu-
manitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and to en-
sure respect of their human rights, as well as bring-
ing to justice the individuals responsible for serious
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violations of international humanitarian and human 
rights law committed in Iraq. 
(5) The nature and extent of the international 
support for military action against Iraq and the im-
pact of military action against Iraq on allied support 
for the broader war on terrorism. 
(6) The steps the United States and its allies 
will take to protect United States soldiers, allied 
forces, and Iraqi civilians from any known or sus-
pected environmental hazards resulting from mili-
tary operations, an estimate of the American and al-
lied military casualties, Iraqi military casualties, and 
Iraqi civilian casualties resulting from military ac-
tion against Iraq, and measures that will be taken 
to prevent civilian casualties and adhere to inter-
national humanitarian law. 
(7) An estimate of the full costs associated with 
military action against Iraq, including, but not lim-
ited to, providing humanitarian aid to the Iraqi peo-
ple and to neighboring nations in light of possible 
refugee flows, reconstructing Iraq with or without 
allied support, and securing long-term political sta-
bility in Iraq and the region insofar as it is affected 
by such military action.
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(8) The anticipated short and long term effects 
of military action on the United Sates economy and 
the Federal budget. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the report required by subsection (a) should be 
delivered by the President in the form of a public address 
to a joint session of Congress. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any re-
quirement of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93–
148).
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