IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 106 
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant and its associated forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2016 
Mr. COLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against 
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its associ-
ated forces. 
Whereas the terrorist organization referred to as the Islamic 
State of Iraq and the Levant and various other names (in 
this concurrent resolution referred to as ‘‘ISIL’’) has 
been systematically targeting, kidnapping, and killing in-
nocent men, women, and children throughout Iraq and 
Syria, continues to expand its terror influence, and is re-
sponsible for recent attacks in Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, 
and France; 
Whereas foreign fighters, undeterred by the more than 60 na-
tion coalition operating against ISIL, continue to join the 
ranks of ISIL with the goal of establishing a caliphate; 
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Whereas, on June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama stated 
that ‘‘ISIL poses a threat to the Iraqi people, to the re-
gion and to U.S. interests’’; 
Whereas, on August 19, 2014, ISIL released a video of the 
beheading of an American journalist, James Foley, and 
threatened to kill more Americans; 
Whereas, on September 2, 2014, ISIL released a second 
video, of the beheading of an Israeli-American journalist, 
Steven Sotloff, and again threatened to kill more; 
Whereas a Central Intelligence Agency assessment in Sep-
tember 2014 estimated that ISIL can muster as many as 
31,500 fighters in Syria and Iraq alone; 
Whereas, on November 16, 2014, ISIL released yet another 
video of militant ‘‘Jihadi John’’ standing over the severed 
head of former Army Ranger Peter Kassig; 
Whereas Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler, a member of a 
United States Special Forces operations team, was killed 
during a daring raid on an ISIL stronghold in Iraq to 
rescue 70 prisoners who were slated to be executed; 
Whereas American hostage Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old fe-
male, was kidnapped and repeatedly raped for almost 18 
months by the leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; 
Whereas, on November 13, 2015, ISIL carried out a coordi-
nated attack on Paris, France, killing more than 129 
people from at least 14 different countries, including 
American student Nohemi Gonzalez; 
Whereas, on November 16, 2015, Central Intelligence Agency 
Director Brennan warned, following ISIL’s horrific ter-
rorist in Paris, that the attack was likely ‘‘not the only 
operation that ISIL has in the pipeline’’; 
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Whereas, on August 18, 2014, Pope Francis said that the 
international community would be justified in stopping 
ISIL; 
Whereas, on August 21, 2014, former Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey stated that ISIL ‘‘has 
an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision and which will 
eventually have to be defeated’’; 
Whereas, on September 16, 2014, former Secretary of De-
fense Hagel testified before the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate that ‘‘if left unchecked, ISIL will 
directly threaten our homeland and our allies’’; 
Whereas, on September 17, 2014, during a hearing of the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, Secretary 
of State Kerry stated that ‘‘ISIL must be defeated. Pe-
riod. End of story’’; 
Whereas, on March 13, 2015, Central Intelligence Agency Di-
rector Brennan stated that ‘‘ISIL is well-armed and well- 
financed. Its fighters are disciplined, committed, and bat-
tle-hardened. Left unchecked, the group would pose a se-
rious danger not only to Syria and Iraq, but to the wider 
region beyond, including the threat of attacks in the 
homelands of the United States and our partners’’; 
Whereas, on July 23, 2015, Federal Bureau of Investigation 
Director Comey stated that ‘‘[t]he threat that ISIL pre-
sents to the United States is very different in kind, in 
type, in degree than al Qaeda. ISIL is not your parent’s 
al Qaeda, it’s a very different model. And by virtue of 
that model, it’s currently the threat that we are worried 
about in the homeland most of all’’; 
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