IA 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 64 
Clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Author-
ization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, 
any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 14, 2007 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized 
by the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002, any resolution previously adopt-
ed, or any other provision of law. 
Whereas the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) author-
ized the President ‘‘to use the Armed Forces of the 
United States as he determines to be necessary and ap-
propriate in order to—(1) defend the national security of 
the United States against the continuing threat posed by 
Iraq; and (2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security 
Council resolutions regarding Iraq’’; 
Whereas, on September 26, 2007, the Senate agreed to a 
provision, Senate Amendment 3017 to Senate Amend-
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ment 2011 to H.R. 1585, stating the sense of the Senate 
that ‘‘the manner in which the United States transitions 
and structures its military presence in Iraq will have crit-
ical long-term consequences for the future of the Persian 
Gulf and the Middle East, in particular with regard to 
the capability of the Government of the Islamic Republic 
of Iran to pose a threat to the security of the region’’; 
Whereas, on September 26, 2007, the Senate also stated the 
sense of the Senate ‘‘that it is a critical national interest 
of the United States to prevent the Government of the 
Islamic Republic of Iran from turning Shi’a militia ex-
tremists in Iraq into a Hezbollah-like force that could 
serve its interests inside Iraq’’; 
Whereas, on October 25, 2007, the Department of State des-
ignated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 
and the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics 
(MODAFL) as proliferators of weapons of mass destruc-
tion under Executive Order 13382 in relation to concerns 
about their role in proliferation activities; 
Whereas, on October 25, 2007, the Department of the Treas-
ury also designated 9 IRGC-affiliated entities and 5 
IRGC-affiliated individuals, as derivatives of the IRGC, 
as well as Iran’s state-owned Bank Melli and Bank 
Mellat and 3 individuals affiliated with Iran’s Aerospace 
Industries Organization (AIO), as proliferators of weap-
ons of mass destruction or supporters of terrorism under 
Executive Order 13382; 
Whereas, on October 25, 2007, the Department of the Treas-
ury also designated the IRGC–Qods Force (IRGC–QF) 
as a supporter of terrorism for providing material sup-
port to the Taliban and other terrorist organizations, and 
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designated Iran’s state-owned Bank Saderat as a ter-
rorist financier, under Executive Order 13224; and 
Whereas any offensive military action taken by the United 
States against Iran must be explicitly authorized by Con-
gress: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That nothing in the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
243), any act that serves as the statutory authority for 
Executive Order 13382 or Executive Order 13224, any 
resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of 
law including the terms of Executive Order 13382 or Ex-
ecutive Order 13224 shall be construed to authorize, en-
courage, or in any way address the use of the Armed 
Forces of the United States against Iran. 
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