HR 5993 IH
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5993
To prohibit the use of funds available to the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community for the purpose of, or which would have the effect of supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Syria by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2012
Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. CAMPBELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds available to the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community for the purpose of, or which would have the effect of supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Syria by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN SYRIA.
(a) Prohibition- No funds available to the Department of Defense or an element of the intelligence community may be obligated or expended for the purpose of, or which would have the effect of supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary operations in Syria by any nation, group, organization, movement, or individual.
(b) Exception- Subsection (a) shall not apply to the obligation or expenditure of funds pursuant to a declaration of war against Syria by the United States.
(c) Definition- In this section, the term ‘intelligence community’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.5993 as Introduced in House Syria Non-Intervention Act of 2012
