Title: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
This joint resolution: (1) authorizes the President, for the next five years, to use all necessary and appropriate force to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by al-Qaeda, the Taliban, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any person, other than a sovereign nation, that is a part of or substantially supports any such group and that has engaged in hostilities against the United States, the U.S. Armed Forces, or civilian personnel supporting the U.S. Armed Forces; and (2) is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization to introduce U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, within the meaning of the War Powers Resolution.
The President must report to Congress every 90 days describing actions taken pursuant to such authorization.
The bill repeals: (1) the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, and (2) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 118

Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the 
 Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated 
persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2017

  Mr. Coffman (for himself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Panetta) 
  submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the 
 Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and any associated 
persons engaged in hostilities against the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use 
of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO 
              PREVENT FUTURE ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AGAINST 
              THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Authorization.--For the five-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President is authorized 
to use all necessary and appropriate force against any person described 
in subsection (b) in order to prevent any future acts of international 
terrorism against the United States by such person.
    (b) Persons Described.--The persons described in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq 
        and the Levant.
            (2) Any person, other than a sovereign nation, that is a 
        part of, or substantially supports, one or more of the persons 
        described under paragraph (1), and has engaged in hostilities 
        against the United States, the United States Armed Forces, or 
        civilian personnel supporting such Armed Forces.
    (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 intended to constitute specific statutory 
        authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War 
        Powers Resolution.
            (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
        section supercedes any requirement of the War Powers 
        Resolution.

SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIRED.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
joint resolution, and every 90 days thereafter for the following five 
years, the President shall submit to Congress a report describing any 
actions taken pursuant to the authorization under section 3.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Repeal of 2001 Authorization.--The Authorization for Use of 
Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby 
repealed.
    (b) Repeal of 2002 Authorization.--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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