IA 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 112 

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against organizations 

that support Islamist extremism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 20, 2017 

Mr. PERRY submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against 

organizations that support Islamist extremism, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Authoriza5 tion for Use of Military Force Against Islamist Extre6 mism’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 

2 ARMED FORCES AGAINST ORGANIZATIONS 

3 THAT SUPPORT ISLAMIST EXTREMISM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to 

5 use the Armed Forces of the United States as the Presi6 dent determines necessary and appropriate against organi7 zations on the list of organizations described in subsection 

8 (b). 

9 (b) LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The list of organizations de11 scribed in this subsection are the Islamic State, Al12 Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al13 Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Shabab, Boko 

14 Haram, Al-Nusrah Front, the Haqqani-Network, the 

15 Taliban, Houthi’s, Khorasan Group, Hezbollah, and 

16 any substantial supporters, associated forces, or 

17 closely-related successor entities to any of such orga18 nizations. 

19 (2) ADDITIONS TO LIST.—The President may 

20 add an organization that is not on the list of organi21 zations described in paragraph (1) if— 

22 (A) the President determines that the or23 ganization supports Islamist extremism and 

24 submits to Congress the name of such organiza25 tion and supporting documents that are rel26 evant to such determination; and 


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1 (B) Congress enacts a joint resolution pro2 viding for the use of the authority described in 

3 subsection (a) against such organization. 

4 (c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 (1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.— 

6 Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 

7 Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is 

8 intended to constitute specific statutory authoriza9 tion within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 

10 Powers Resolution. 

11 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIRE12 MENTS.—Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes 

13 any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 

14 SEC. 3. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY 

15 FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002 

16 AND 2001 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILI17 TARY FORCE. 

18 The following provisions of law are hereby repealed: 

19 (1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force 

20 Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

21 243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 

22 (2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force 

23 (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note). 

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