IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 814 
Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to invoke Article 
5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and conduct a military campaign against 
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2016 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, and Mrs. 
BROOKS of Indiana) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and 
conduct a military campaign against the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). 
Whereas Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists 
killed 130 people and wounded 368 in a series of attacks 
throughout Paris, France, on November 13, 2015; 
Whereas ISIS-inspired terrorists killed 14 people and wound-
ed 22 in an attack at the Inland Regional Center in San 
Bernardino, California, on December 2, 2015; 
Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 32 people and wounded over 
300 in attacks at the airport and subway system in Brus-
sels, Belgium, on March 22, 2016; 
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•HRES 814 IH 
Whereas an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 49 people and 
wounded 53 in an attack at the Pulse nightclub in Or-
lando, Florida, on June 12, 2016; 
Whereas ISIS terrorists killed 44 people and wounded 239 in 
an attack at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 
2016; 
Whereas ISIS continues to disseminate propaganda and in-
spire additional terrorist attacks against North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO) member states; 
Whereas the radical, hate-filled, and odious ideology of ISIS 
opposes the fundamental values and guiding principles of 
the NATO alliance and its member states; 
Whereas ISIS continues its campaign of murder, hatred, and 
intimidation against NATO member states; and 
Whereas ISIS presents a threat to the national security of 
the members of the NATO alliance: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria (ISIS), its ideology, its past attacks, and its 
ongoing campaign of atrocities in the strongest pos-
sible terms; 
(2) calls upon the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) to invoke Article 5 of the North 
Atlantic Treaty and declare that the ISIS attacks 
against France, Belgium, the United States, and 
Turkey represent attacks against all NATO mem-
bers; 
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•HRES 814 IH 
(3) urges NATO to organize and conduct a 
military campaign against ISIS with the objective of 
the destruction of the terrorist organization; 
(4) calls upon all NATO members to participate 
in combat operations against ISIS in Iraq, Syria, 
and elsewhere as needed; 
(5) advises NATO to increase information and 
intelligence sharing between NATO members with 
the goal of improving counterterrorism capabilities 
and operations; 
(6) requests that NATO increase coordination 
and information sharing with the European Union; 
(7) urges NATO to reassess its counterterror-
ism strategy in order to more effectively address the 
threat from ISIS; and 
(8) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to supporting the NATO alliance and destroy-
ing ISIS. 
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