A bill to establish a Joint Committee on National Security.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes the Joint Committee on National Security: (1) to enable Congress to more effectively carry out its constitutional responsibility in the formulation of foreign, domestic and military policies; (2) to provide an improved means for formulating legislation and providing for integration of cooperation with the executive branch to further promote the security of the United States; and (3) to improve the means of rapidly responding to and participating in decisions to commit the Nation to war and the use of United States Armed Forces abroad. Specifies that the committee shall be convened within 24 hours in any case where the President, without prior authorization of Congress and in the absence of a declaration of war by Congress, commits: (1) United States military forces to armed conflict; (2) commits military forces to the territory of a foreign nation except for those instances in which such commitment is for humanitarian or training purposes, or (3) substantially enlarges military forces already located in a foreign nation. Directs the committee to consult with the President on issues and reasons surrounding any of the above decisions. Forbids the committee from reporting …