,,ia  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #abe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( 
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,s*iff introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,jo9t ,,resolution
  ,to au?orize ! use ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces aga9/ ! t]rori/ organization
 ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & ! ,levant     
7,,isil74  ,:]eas = mon?s ,islamic ,/ate
 ( ,iraq & ! ,levant 7,,isil7 has be5   
engag$ 9 an almo/ un*eck$ campaign (    
murd] & mayhem across a broad swa? (    
,iraq & ,syria t has kill$ ?\s&s (      
innoc5t p & t]roriz$ millions2 ,:]eas   
,,isil has br\ght "u its control l>ge   
areas ( ,iraq & ,syria & ann\nc$ on     
,june #bi1 #bjad1 ! e/abli%m5t ( a new  
caliphate2 ,:]eas 9 its conduct (       
milit>y op]ations1 its treatm5t (       
p]sonnel captur$ on ! battlefield1 & its
 behavior t[>ds civilians 9 areas "u its
 control1 ,,isil has %[n a level (      
brutality & depravity t %ocks !         
consci5ce2 ,:]eas ,,isil brutally murd]$

 two ,am]ican j\rnali/s & a ,briti% aid 
work] & has ?reat5$ ! lives ( o!r we/]n 
ho/ages2 ,:]eas ! ?reat pos$ by !       
recruitm5t ( ,,isil fight]s 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,europe & ! prospect ( ^!      
fight]s return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates or   
alli$ c\ntries jeop>dizes ! security ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & its allies2 ,:]eas     
,,isil poses an unusual & extraord9>y   
?reat to ! national security & =eign    
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & if left      
un*eck$ w be ! locus ( plots to attack  
our homel&2 ,:]eas ! rise ( ,,isil1 !   
cont9u+ ?reat pos$ by al ,qa$a1 & ! p5d+
 r$eploym5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates combat      
troops f ,afghani/an highlight ! ne$ to 
re-exam9e & h>monize ! legal au?orities 
"u :i* ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to take  
(f5sive milit>y action2 & ,:]eas !      
,presid5t has au?ority "u ! ,con/itution
 to take action to protect ! ,unit$     
,/ates & its citiz5s f imm95t ?reat or  
attack b ,congress alone holds ! p[] to 
decl>e w>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is jo9t resolution may be cit$ z

 ! ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce 
,aga9/ ,,isil ,resolution4  #b4         
,au?orization = use ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t  
is au?oriz$ to use ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ ! ,islamic ,/ate (  
,iraq & ! ,levant 7,,isil74  7b7        
,geographical limitation ,! au?ority    
grant$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all be conf9$  
to ! t]ritory ( ! ,republic ( ,iraq & ! 
,syrian ,arab ,republic4 ,! limitation (
 ?is subsection %all n apply to ! ,arm$ 
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates engag$ 9 tra9+ (
 indig5\s ,syrian or regional milit>y   
=ces = ! purpose ( combat+ ,,isil4  7c7 
,no au?orization = use ( gr\nd =ces 9   
combat ,! au?ority grant$ 9 subsection  
7a7 does n include ! au?ority = !       
deploym5t ( gr\nd =ces 9 a combat role4 
,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 gr\nd =ces
 9 a combat role does n include special 
op]ations =ces or o!r =ces t may be     
deploy$ 9 a tra9+1 advisory1 or         
intellig5ce capacity4  7d7 ,t]m9ation ,!
 au?ority grant$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  

t]m9ate on ! date t is #ah mon?s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4
  7e7 ,w> p[]s resolution requirem5ts   
7#a7 ,specific /atutory au?orization    
,consi/5t ) section #h7;a77#a7 ( ! ,w>  
,p[]s ,resolution1 ! ,congress decl>es t
 ?is section is int5d$ to con/itute     
specific /atutory au?orization )9 !     
mean+ ( section #e7;b7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s    
,resolution4  7#b7 ,applicability ( o!r 
requirem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is jo9t resolution 
sup]s$es any requirem5t ( ! ,w> ,p[]s   
,resolution4  #c4 ,repeal ( prior       
au?orizations = use ( ,unit$ ,/ates     
,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,repeal ,! foll[+      
provisions ( law are h]eby repeal$3     
7#a7 ,! ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y 
,=ce ,aga9/ ,iraq ,resolution ( #bjjb   
7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeda note74  7#b7 ,! ,au?orization =   
,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law      
#ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note74  7b7
 ,effective date ,! repeal made by      
subsection 7a77#b7 %all be effective z (
 ! date t is #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( !  

enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4  #d4    
,reports to ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,presid5t %all1 at lea/ once e #fj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t     
resolution1 submit to ! ,speak] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate a report on      
matt]s relevant to ?is jo9t resolution1 
includ+ actions tak5 pursuant to !      
ex]cise ( au?ority grant$ 9 section #b &
 ! /atus ( plann+ = ef=ts t are expect$ 
to be requir$ ov] ! next #fj days4  7b7 
,consolidation ,to ! ext5t t !          
submission ( any report requir$ 9       
subsection 7a7 co9cides ) ! submissions 
( any o!r report on matt]s relevant to  
?is jo9t resolution o!rwise requir$ to  
be submitt$ to ,congress pursuant to !  
report+ requirem5ts ( ! ,w> ,p[]s       
,resolution1 all su* reports may be     
submitt$ z a s+le consolidat$ report to 
! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate4