,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #abh  ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #ai1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut      
introduced the following joint          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,rules1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,joint            
,,resolution  ,to authorize the use of  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces against  
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the    
,levant4  ,whereas the ,islamic ,state  
of ,iraq and the ,levant 7,,isil7 has   
committed gruesome atrocities in ,iraq  
and ,syria2 ,whereas ,,isil has been    
instigating sectarian violence that     
threatens the stability of the ,middle  
,east region and the national security  
interest of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas ,,isil has directly threatened 

the ,united ,states and has kidnapped   
and killed ,united ,states citizens in  
,syria2 ,whereas such acts continue to  
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat
 to the national security and foreign   
policy of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
such acts render it both necessary and  
appropriate that the ,united ,states    
exercise its rights to self-defense and 
to protect ,united ,states citizens both
 at home and abroad2 ,whereas consistent
 with the ,war ,powers ,resolution      
7,public ,law #ic-adh71 the ,president  
authorized a series of limited          
airstrikes in ,iraq to protect ,united  
,states personnel and support certain   
humanitarian operations2 and ,whereas   
continued use of the ,united ,states    
,armed ,forces after the time           
limitations specified in section #e7;b7 
of the ,war ,powers ,act requires       
authorization by the ,united ,states    
,congress3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  #a4  
,short title ,this joint resolution may 
be cited as the ,authorization for ,use 

of ,military ,force ,against ,,isil     
,resolution4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress   
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 the ,president has rightly         
committed limited forces in ,iraq to    
protect ,united ,states diplomatic and  
military personnel against the threat of
 the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the   
,levant 7,,isil72  7#b7 the ,president  
should be commended for authorizing     
military operations to protect ethnic   
and religious minorities from slaughter 
at the hands of ,,isil and for providing
 assistance to prevent a humanitarian   
disaster2  7#c7 the ,president should be
 commended for working with ,north      
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization allies  
to form a coordinated world response to 
the threat of ,,isil2  7#d7 if the      
,president determines that it is        
necessary to use the ,united ,states    
,armed ,forces against ,,isil1 the      
,president--  7,a7 should seek consensus
 in the ,united ,nations ,security      
,council prior to pursuing a            

multilateral military campaign against  
,,isil2  7,b7 should endeavor to form a 
coalition of allies as broadly based as 
practicable to support and participate  
with the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2
 and  7,c7 should seek equal            
participation and assistance from       
members of the ,arab ,league2 and  7#e7 
although military intervention might be 
necessary to significantly disrupt and  
degrade ,,isil's activities and         
operational capabilities in ,iraq and   
,syria1 a negotiated political solution 
among ethnic groups is the only sure    
solution to end sectarian violence and  
reach permanent peace4  #c4             
,authorization for use of ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces in accordance    
with ,united ,nations ,security ,council
 resolution  7a7 ,authorization ,the    
,president is authorized to use the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces as the   
,president determines to be necessary   
and appropriate in order to--  7#a7     
defend the national security of the     

,united ,states against the ,islamic    
,state of ,iraq and the ,levant         
7,,isil72 and  7#b7 enforce a ,united   
,nations ,security ,council resolution  
adopted on or after the date of the     
enactment of this joint resolution      
that--  7,a7 provides for multilateral  
action against ,,isil1 including        
sanctions1 humanitarian assistance to   
those affected by the violence1 and the 
protection of civilians1 refugees1      
nongovernmental organization workers and
 journalists2 and  7,b7 authorizes a    
military force1 formed by a coalition of
 nations1 including members of the ,arab
 ,league1 under the auspices of the     
,united ,nations ,security ,council for 
the individual and collective           
self-defense against ,,isil and to      
degrade its capacities to commit        
terrorist acts1 destabilize peaceful    
governments1 and perpetuate further     
attacks4  7b7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall be     
construed to prevent or otherwise limit 

the authority of the ,armed ,forces to  
use all appropriate force for           
self-defense and enforcement purposes4  
#d4 ,authorization for use of ,united   
,states ,armed ,forces in absence of    
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
resolution  7a7 ,authorization ,the     
,president is authorized to use the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces as the   
,president determines to be necessary   
and appropriate to defend the national  
security of the ,united ,states against 
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the    
,levant 7,,isil71 other than the use of 
such ,armed ,forces in direct ground    
combat operations1 if--  7#a7 the       
,president submits to the ,speaker of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,president pro tempore of the ,senate-- 
7,a7 a certification described in       
subsection 7b72 and  7,b7 a strategy for
 the use of military force against      
,,isil2 and  7#b7 a joint resolution    
that meets the requirements of a        
qualifying resolution under section #e  

is enacted into law4  7b7 ,certification
 described ,a certification described in
 this subsection is a certification     
that--  7#a7  7,a7 the ,united ,states  
has sought adoption by the ,united      
,nations ,security ,council of a        
resolution described in section #b7d71  
and the ,security ,council has failed to
 adopt such a resolution1 and no other  
action taken by the ,united ,nations    
,security ,council has been sufficient  
to compel action against ,,isil2 or     
7,b7 the ,united ,nations ,security     
,council has passed a resolution that   
does not sanction the use of force1     
and--  7i7 the ,united ,nations         
,security ,council is unlikely to take  
further action that will result in      
authorizing military action2 and  7ii7  
the use of military force against ,,isil
 is necessary to combat its threat2 and 
7#b7 the ,united ,states is in the      
process of establishing1 or has         
established1 a coalition of other       
countries as broadly based as           

practicable to support and participate  
with the ,united ,states in any action  
that is taken against ,,isil4  #e4      
,expedited congressional consideration  
of joint resolution authorizing use of  
force under section #d  7a7 ,qualifying 
resolution  7#a7 ,this section applies  
with respect to a joint resolution of   
the ,senate or ,house of                
,representatives--  7,a7 that is a      
qualifying resolution2 and  7,b7 that is
 introduced 7by request7 by a qualifying
 ,member as described in paragraph 7#b7 
not later than the next legislative day 
after the date of submission of a       
certification described in section      
#d7;b7 by the ,speaker of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the   
text of which is as follows3 ,the       
,president is authorized to use the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces as the   
,president determines to be necessary   
and appropriate to defend the national  
security of the ,united ,states against 

the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the    
,levant 7,,isil71 other than the use of 
such ,armed ,forces in direct ground    
combat operations44  7#b7 ,for purposes 
of this subsection1 a qualifying ,member
 is--  7,a7 in the case of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 the majority leader  
or minority leader of the ,house of     
,representatives2 and  7,b7 in the case 
of the ,senate1 the majority leader or  
minority leader of the ,senate4  7b7    
,placement on calendar ,upon            
introduction in either ,house of a      
resolution described in subsection 7a71 
the resolution shall be placed on the   
appropriate calendar of the ,house      
involved4  7c7 ,consideration in the    
house of representatives  7#a7 ,a       
resolution described in subsection 7a7  
shall be considered in the ,house of    
,representatives in accordance with the 
provisions of this subsection4  7#b7 ,on
 or after the first legislative day     
after the day on which such a resolution
 is introduced1 it is in order 7even    

though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to7 for any   
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives to move to proceed to  
the consideration of the resolution4    
,all points of order against the        
resolution 7and against consideration of
 the resolution7 are waived4 ,such a    
motion is privileged and is not         
debatable4 ,an amendment to the motion  
is not in order4 ,it shall not be in    
order to move to postpone the motion or 
to proceed to the consideration of other
 business4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is agreed to or
 disagreed to shall not be in order4 ,if
 a motion to proceed to the             
consideration of the resolution is      
agreed to1 the ,house of                
,representatives shall immediately      
proceed to consideration of the         
resolution without intervening motion1  
and the resolution shall remain the     
unfinished business of the ,house of    
,representatives until disposed of4     

7#c7 ,debate on the resolution shall be 
limited to not more than a total of #bj 
hours1 which shall be divided equally   
between the majority leader and the     
minority leader or their designees4 ,a  
motion to further limit debate is not   
debatable4 ,an amendment to1 or motion  
to recommit1 the resolution is not in   
order4  7#d7 ,immediately following the 
conclusion of the debate on the         
resolution1 the vote on final passage of
 the resolution shall occur4  7#e7 ,a   
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the resolution is agreed to or disagreed
 to is not in order4  7d7 ,consideration
 in senate  7#a7 ,a resolution described
 in subsection 7a7 shall be considered  
in the ,senate in accordance with the   
provisions of this subsection4  7#b7 ,on
 or after the first legislative day     
after the day on which such a resolution
 is introduced1 it is in order 7even    
though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to7 for any   
,member of the ,senate to move to       

proceed to the consideration of the     
resolution4 ,all points of order against
 the resolution 7and against            
consideration of the resolution7 are    
waived4 ,the motion is privileged and is
 not debatable4 ,the motion is not      
subject to amendment1 or to a motion to 
postpone1 or to a motion to proceed to  
the consideration of other business4 ,a 
motion to reconsider the vote by which  
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
resolution is agreed to1 the ,senate    
shall immediately proceed to            
consideration of the resolution without 
intervening motion1 order1 or other     
business1 and the resolution shall      
remain the unfinished business of the   
,senate until disposed of4  7#c7 ,debate
 on the resolution1 and on all debatable
 motions and appeals in connection      
therewith1 shall be limited to not more 
than a total of #bj hours1 which shall  
be divided equally between the majority 

leader and the minority leader or their 
designees4 ,a motion to further limit   
debate is not debatable4 ,an amendment  
to1 or motion to recommit1 the          
resolution is not in order4  7#d7       
,immediately following the conclusion of
 the debate on a resolution and a single
 quorum call at the conclusion of the   
debate if requested in accordance with  
the rules of the ,senate1 the vote on   
final passage of the resolution shall   
occur4  7#e7 ,a motion to reconsider the
 vote by which the resolution is agreed 
to or disagreed to is not in order4     
7#f7 ,appeals from the decisions of the 
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate to the         
procedure relating to a resolution      
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
decided without debate4  7e7 ,action on 
measure from other house  7#a7 ,if1     
before the passage by one ,house of a   
resolution of that ,house described in  
subsection 7a71 that ,house receives    
from the other ,house a resolution      

described in subsection 7a71 then the   
following procedures shall apply3  7,a7 
,the resolution of the other ,house     
shall not be referred to a committee and
 may not be considered in the ,house    
receiving it except as provided in      
subparagraph 7,b77ii74  7,b7 ,with      
respect to a resolution described in    
subsection 7a7 of the ,house receiving  
the resolution--  7i7 the procedure in  
that ,house shall be the same as if no  
resolution had been received from the   
other ,house2 but  7ii7 the vote on     
final passage shall be on the resolution
 of the other ,house4  7#b7 ,upon       
disposition pursuant to paragraph       
7#a77;,b77ii7 of a resolution described 
in subsection 7a7 that is received by   
one ,house from the other ,house1 it    
shall no longer be in order to consider 
such a resolution that was introduced in
 the receiving ,house4  7f7 ,legislative
 day defined ,for the purposes of this  
section1 with respect to either ,house  
of ,congress1 a legislative day is a    

calendar day on which that ,house is in 
session4  7g7 ,section enacted as       
exercise of rulemaking power of the two 
houses ,the provisions of this section  
7other than subsection 7h77 are enacted 
by the ,congress--  7#a7 as an exercise 
of the rulemaking power of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,senate1      
respectively1 and1 as such1 shall be    
considered as part of the rules of      
either ,house and shall supersede other 
rules only to the extent they are       
inconsistent therewith2 and  7#b7 with  
full recognition of the constitutional  
right of either ,house to change the    
rules 7so far as they relate to the     
procedures of that ,house7 at any time1 
in the same manner1 and to the same     
extent as in the case of any other rule 
of that ,house4  7h7 ,presidential      
recall of congress ,in the event that   
,congress is not in session upon        
submission of a ,presidential           
certification under section #d1 the     
,president is authorized to convene a   

special session of the ,congress to     
allow consideration of a joint          
resolution under this section4  #f4     
,reports to ,congress  7a7 ,in general  
,at least once every #fj days after the 
date of the enactment of this joint     
resolution1 the ,president shall        
transmit to ,congress a report on       
matters relevant to this joint          
resolution4 ,the ,president shall       
include in such report when1 where1 and 
under what circumstances lethal force   
has been used pursuant to the           
authorization for use of the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces under section #c 
or #d 7as the case may be71 and how many
 civilian casualties have resulted from 
those actions as well as an estimate of 
expenditures by the ,united ,states and 
allied nations to combat the ,islamic   
,state of ,iraq and the ,levant         
7,,isil74 ,the ,president shall include 
in such report the status of planning   
for efforts that are expected to be     
required for the redeployment of ,united

 ,states ,armed ,forces after actions   
taken pursuant to this joint resolution 
are completed4  7b7 ,consultation ,the  
,president shall consult on a regular   
basis with the congressional committees 
of jurisdiction to provide updated      
information on actions being taken      
pursuant to this joint resolution in    
either public or closed sessions4  #g4  
,war powers resolution requirements  7a7
 ,specific statutory authorization      
,consistent with section #h7;a77#a7 of  
the ,war ,powers ,resolution1 the       
,congress declares that section #c or #d
 7as the case may be7 is intended to    
constitute specific authorization within
 the meaning of section #e7;b7 of the   
,war ,powers ,resolution4  7b7          
,applicability of other requirements    
,nothing in this resolution supersedes  
any requirement of the ,war ,powers     
,resolution4  #h4 ,inherent right to    
self-defense ,nothing in this joint     
resolution is intended to derogate or   
otherwise limit the authority of the    

,president to use military force in     
self-defense pursuant to the            
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 the ,war ,powers ,resolution4  #i4     
,repeals  7a7 ,in general ,subject to   
subsection 7b71 the following provisions
 of law are hereby repealed3  7#a7 ,the 
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of    
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc74  7#b7    
,the ,authorization for ,use of         
,military ,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj74
  7b7 ,effective date ,the repeal made  
by subsection 7a77#b7 shall be effective
 as of the date that is two years after 
the date of the enactment of this joint 
resolution4  #aj4 ,sunset ,this joint   
resolution and the authorities under    
this joint resolution 7other than       
section #i7 shall expire on the date    
that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this joint resolution4