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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR LIMITED 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 to be necessary and appropriate in order 
to defend the national security of the United States 
against the continuing threat posed by the Islamic State 
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
(b) TERMINATION.—The authority of subsection (a) 
shall terminate at the close of the date that is 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 
(c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SPECIFIC
STATUTORY
AUTHORIZATION.— 
Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers 
Resolution, Congress declares that this section is in-
tended to constitute specific statutory authorization 
within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Pow-
ers Resolution. 
(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes 
any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 
1541 note) is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, 
the President shall submit to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the committees of Congress speci-
fied in subsection (c) a report on the following: 
(A) The status of all actions taken pursu-
ant to the exercise of the authority under sec-
tion 2. 
(B) A description of all proposed actions 
that the President determines may be necessary 
and appropriate to combat the Islamic State of 
Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) threats to the 
United States and Middle East region. 
(C) The status of engagement of allies of 
the United States and international coalitions 
in combating ISIL’s threats. 
(2) CONSOLIDATION.—To the extent that the 
submission of any report described in this subsection 
coincides with the submission of any other report on 
matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise re-
quired to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the 
reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolu-
tion, all such reports may be submitted as a single 
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consolidated report to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the committees of Congress specified in 
subsection (c). 
(b) BUDGETARY EFFECTS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, 
the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Sen-
ate, and the committees of Congress specified in sub-
section (c) the estimated budgetary effects of actions pro-
posed under the reporting requirements of subsection (a). 
(c) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The committees of 
Congress specified in this subsection are— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate. 
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