Steven Sotloff, Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig, and 
Kayla Mueller. 
(8) The United States is working with regional 
and global allies and partners to degrade and defeat 
ISIL, to cut off its funding, to stop the flow of for-
eign fighters to its ranks, and to support local com-
munities as they reject ISIL. 
(9) The announcement of the anti-ISIL Coali-
tion on September 5, 2014, during the NATO Sum-
mit in Wales, stated that ISIL poses a serious 
threat and should be countered by a broad inter-
national coalition. 
(10) The United States calls on its allies and 
partners, particularly in the Middle East and North 
Africa, to join the anti-ISIL Coalition and defeat 
this terrorist threat. 
(11) President Barack Obama, United States 
military leaders, and United States allies in the re-
gion have made clear that it is more effective to use 
the unique capabilities of the United States Govern-
ment to support regional partners instead of large- 
scale deployments of United States ground forces in 
this mission. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
use the Armed Forces of the United States as the Presi-
dent determines necessary and appropriate against ISIL 
or associated persons or forces as defined in section 6. 
(b) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SPECIFIC
STATUTORY
AUTHORIZATION.— 
Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1)), Congress de-
clares that this section is intended to constitute spe-
cific statutory authorization within the meaning of 
section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this Act supersedes any re-
quirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this authorization is 
to protect the lives of United States citizens and to provide 
military support to regional partners in their battle to de-
feat ISIL. The use of significant United States ground 
troops in combat against ISIL, except to protect the lives 
of United States citizens from imminent threat, is not con-
sistent with such purpose. 
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SEC. 4. DURATION OF AUTHORIZATION. 
The authorization for the use of military force under 
this Act shall terminate three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, unless reauthorized. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
The President shall report to Congress at least once 
every six months on specific actions taken pursuant to this 
authorization. 
SEC. 6. ASSOCIATED PERSONS OR FORCES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘associated persons or 
forces’’— 
(1) means individuals and organizations fight-
ing for, on behalf of, or alongside ISIL or any close-
ly related successor entity in hostilities against the 
United States or its coalition partners; and 
(2) refers to any individual or organization that 
presents a direct threat to members of the United 
States Armed Forces, coalition partner forces, or 
forces trained by the coalition, in their fight against 
ISIL. 
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY 
FORCE AGAINST IRAQ. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 116 Stat. 
1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 8. SOLE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY AC-
TION AGAINST ISIL. 
This authorization shall constitute the sole statutory 
authority for United States military action against the Is-
lamic State of Iraq and the Levant and associated persons 
or forces, and supersedes any prior authorization for the 
use of military force involving action against ISIL. 
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