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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 118 

Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the 

Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated 

persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 12, 2017 

Mr. COFFMAN (for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. BACON, and Mr. PANETTA) 

submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against 

al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq 

and Syria, and any associated persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, 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 al-Qaeda, the 

6 Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES 

2 ARMED FORCES TO PREVENT FUTURE ACTS 

3 OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AGAINST 

4 THE UNITED STATES. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—For the five-year period be6 ginning on the date of the enactment of this joint resolu7 tion, the President is authorized to use all necessary and 

8 appropriate force against any person described in sub9 section (b) in order to prevent any future acts of inter10 national terrorism against the United States by such per11 son. 

12 (b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The persons described in 

13 this subsection are the following: 

14 (1) Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic 

15 State of Iraq and the Levant. 

16 (2) Any person, other than a sovereign nation, 

17 that is a part of, or substantially supports, one or 

18 more of the persons described under paragraph (1), 

19 and has engaged in hostilities against the United 

20 States, the United States Armed Forces, or civilian 

21 personnel supporting such Armed Forces. 

22 (c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 (1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.— 

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

25 Resolution, Congress declares that this section is in26 tended to constitute specific statutory authorization 


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1 within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Pow2 ers Resolution. 

3 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIRE4 MENTS.—Nothing in this section supercedes any re5 quirement of the War Powers Resolution. 

6 SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIRED. 

7 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact8 ment of this joint resolution, and every 90 days thereafter 

9 for the following five years, the President shall submit to 

10 Congress a report describing any actions taken pursuant 

11 to the authorization under section 3. 

12 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS. 

13 (a) REPEAL OF 2001 AUTHORIZATION.—The Author14 ization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 

15 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. 

16 (b) REPEAL OF 2002 AUTHORIZATION.—The Au17 thorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolu18 tion of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 

19 is hereby repealed. 

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