IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 814 

Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke Article 

5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and conduct a military campaign against 

the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 7, 2016 

Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, and Mrs. 

BROOKS of Indiana) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 

to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and 

conduct a military campaign against the Islamic State 

of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 

Whereas Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists 

killed 130 people and wounded 368 in a series of attacks 

throughout Paris, France, on November 13, 2015; 

Whereas ISIS-inspired terrorists killed 14 people and wounded 22 in an attack at the Inland Regional Center in San 

Bernardino, California, on December 2, 2015; 

Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 32 people and wounded over 

300 in attacks at the airport and subway system in Brussels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016; 


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•HRES 814 IH 

Whereas an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 49 people and 

wounded 53 in an attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016; 

Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 44 people and wounded 239 in 

an attack at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 

2016; 

Whereas ISIS continues to disseminate propaganda and inspire additional terrorist attacks against North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization (NATO) member states; 

Whereas the radical, hate-filled, and odious ideology of ISIS 

opposes the fundamental values and guiding principles of 

the NATO alliance and its member states; 

Whereas ISIS continues its campaign of murder, hatred, and 

intimidation against NATO member states; and 

Whereas ISIS presents a threat to the national security of 

the members of the NATO alliance: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and 

3 Syria (ISIS), its ideology, its past attacks, and its 

4 ongoing campaign of atrocities in the strongest pos5 sible terms; 

6 (2) calls upon the North Atlantic Treaty Orga7 nization (NATO) to invoke Article 5 of the North 

8 Atlantic Treaty and declare that the ISIS attacks 

9 against France, Belgium, the United States, and 

10 Turkey represent attacks against all NATO mem11 bers; 


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•HRES 814 IH 

1 (3) urges NATO to organize and conduct a 

2 military campaign against ISIS with the objective of 

3 the destruction of the terrorist organization; 

4 (4) calls upon all NATO members to participate 

5 in combat operations against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, 

6 and elsewhere as needed; 

7 (5) advises NATO to increase information and 

8 intelligence sharing between NATO members with 

9 the goal of improving counterterrorism capabilities 

10 and operations; 

11 (6) requests that NATO increase coordination 

12 and information sharing with the European Union; 

13 (7) urges NATO to reassess its counterterror14 ism strategy in order to more effectively address the 

15 threat from ISIS; and 

16 (8) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

17 States to supporting the NATO alliance and destroy18 ing ISIS. 

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