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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4599 

To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons 

responsible for the attack against United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2014 

Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, 

Mr. POMPEO, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 

BRIDENSTINE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. PALAZZO, 

Mr. HARPER, Mr. COOK, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. HALL, and Mr. KINZINGER

of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the use of force against those nations, organizations, or persons responsible for the attack against 

United States personnel in Benghazi, Libya. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) On April 6, 2012, an improvised explosive 

6 device was thrown over the fence of the United 

7 States Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. 


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1 (2) On May 1, 2012, the British Embassy in 

2 Tripoli, Libya, was attacked by a violent mob and 

3 set on fire while the embassies of other NATO mem4 ber countries were attacked as well. 

5 (3) On May 22, 2012, two rocket-propelled gre6 nades were fired at the Benghazi office of the Inter7 national Committee of the Red Cross, less than one 

8 mile from the United States Consulate. 

9 (4) On June 6, 2012, a large improvised explo10 sive device destroyed part of the security perimeter 

11 of the United States Consulate in Benghazi. 

12 (5) On June 10, 2012, a car carrying the Brit13 ish ambassador was attacked in Tripoli. 

14 (6) On September 11, 2012, the United States 

15 Consulate in Benghazi was attacked by an organized 

16 group of armed militants killing United States Am17 bassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, 

18 and Tyrone Woods. 

19 (7) On January 10, 2014, the Secretary of 

20 State designated Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi and 

21 Ansar al-Sharia in Darnah as foreign terrorist orga22 nizations for their role in the attack against the 

23 United States Consulate in Benghazi. 

24 (8) The attacks on September 11, 2012, con25 tinue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 


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1 the national security and foreign policy of the 

2 United States. 

3 (9) The President has authority under the Con4 stitution to take action to deter and prevent acts of 

5 international terrorism against the United States. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 

7 ARMED FORCES. 

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

9 use all necessary and appropriate force against those na10 tions, organizations, or persons the President determines 

11 planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist at12 tacks that occurred on September 11, 2012, or harbored 

13 such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any fu14 ture acts of international terrorism against the United 

15 States by such nations, organizations, or persons. 

16 (b) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 (1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.— 

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

19 Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is 

20 intended to constitute specific statutory authoriza21 tion within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 

22 Powers Resolution. 


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1 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Nothing in this Act supercedes any re3 quirement of the War Powers Resolution. 

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