,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 
,s*iff introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal !       
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,sunset to ! ,au?orization = ,use (   
,milit>y ,=ce ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on      
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
its citiz5s 7 victims ( ! wor/ t]rori/  
attacks 9 _w hi/ory4  7#b7 ,! ,septemb] 
#aa1 #bjja1 t]rori/ attacks 7 plann$1   
f9anc$1 & execut$ by al ,qa$a1 a t]rori/
 organization l$ by ,osama b9 ,lad54    
7#c7 ,al ,qa$a 0 bas$ 9 ,afghani/an     
?r\gh\t ! p]iod lead+ up to ! attacks1 &
 ! ?ree previ\s attacks aga9/ ,unit$    
,/ates t>gets1 ! #aiic ,_w ,trade ,c5t] 
bomb+1 ! #aiih ,ea/ ,africa bomb+s1 & ! 
#bjjj attack on ! ,,uss ,cole1 7 plann$ 
by al ,qa$a c5tral4  7#d7 ,f #aiif to   
#bjja1 ! ,taliban gov]nm5t ( ,afghani/an

 kn[+ly h>bor$ al ,qa$a1 & 0 complicit 9
 its plots aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & t al
 ,qa$a1 9 turn1 support$ ! ,taliban1    
includ+ sponsor+ & tra9+ ! elite ,arab  
#ee? ,brigade ( ! ,taliban ,army4  7#e7 
,foll[+ ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 attacks 
,congress pass$ ! ,au?orization = ,use (
 ,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2   
#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 to provide !  
,presid5t ) requisite au?orization to   
use =ce aga9/ ^? nations1 organizations1
 or p]sons he det]m9es plann$1 au?oriz$1
 committ$1 or aid$ ! t]rori/ attacks t  
occurr$ on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 or     
h>bor$ su* organizations or p]sons1 9   
ord] to prev5t any future acts (        
int]national t]rorism aga9/ ! ,unit$    
,/ates by su* nations1 organizations or 
p]sons4  7#f7 ,foll[+ passage ( ,public 
,law #ajg-dj1 & consi/5t ) its purpose1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates invad$ ,afghani/an1     
result+ 9 ! toppl+ ( ! ,taliban gov]nm5t
 & ! r\t+ ( al ,qa$a =ces 9 ! c\ntry4   
7#g7 ,osama b9 ,lad5 & o!r s5ior al     
,qa$a lead]s left ,afghani/an 9 ! wake (

 ! ,unit$ ,/ates invasion1 ) _m flee+ to
 neighbor+ ,paki/an4  7#h7 ,_m ( al     
,qa$a's s5ior lead]s1 includ+ ,osama b9 
,lad51 ,khalid ,%eikh ,mohamm$1 ,abu    
,yahya al-,libi1 & ,abu ,hamza ,rabia h 
ei!r be5 kill$ or captur$ by ,unit$     
,/ates =ces 9 ! ye>s s9ce ! #bjja       
t]rori/ attacks4  7#i7 ,intellig5ce     
exp]ts n[ describe al ,qa$a's core z    
l>gely decimat$1 & ,director ( ,national
 ,intellig5ce ,james ,clapp] told       
,congress 9 e>ly #bjac1 t al ,qa$a's    
core _h be5 s degrad$ t x is probably   
unable to c>ry out complex1 l>ge-scale  
attacks 9 ! ,we/4  7#aj7 ,congress nev] 
int5d$ & did n au?orize a p]petual w>4  
7#aa7 ,) ! )drawal ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
combat troops f ,afghani/an & !         
transition to ,afghan national security 
=ces at ! end ( #bjad1 ,public ,law     
#ajg-dj1 :i* 0 focus$ on ! ,septemb]    
#aa? attacks & ^? directly responsible1 
w h l>gely s]v$ its purpose4  7#ab7 ,!  
homel& & ! ,am]ican p face new ?reats f 
individuals1 entities1 & organizations t

 may affiliate ) al ,qa$a1 or %>e its   
ideology & its det]m9ation to attack    
,am]icans1 b :i* may n be connect$ to ! 
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 attacks or ^? :o  
c>ri$ !m out to a degree suffici5t to be
 cov]$ by ,public ,law #ajg-dj4  7#ac7  
,ev5 aft] ! expiration ( ,public ,law   
#ajg-dj1 !re is likely to rema9 ! ne$ to
 def5d aga9/ specific networks ( viol5t 
extremi/s1 includ+ al ,qa$a & its       
affiliates1 t ?reat5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 
! ,congress urges ! ,presid5t to "w ) ! 
legislative bran* to secure :atev] new  
au?orities may be requir$ to meet !     
?reat & comply ) ! ,con/itution1 ! ,w>  
,p[]s ,resolution1 & ! law ( w>4  #c4   
,repeal ( ,au?orization = ,use (        
,milit>y ,=ce ,effective on ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjad1 ! ,au?orization = ,use (    
,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 is h]eby repeal$4