,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjad ,mr4  
,hunter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,franks of   
,arizona1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers1 ,mr4 ,griffin 
of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,mr4   
,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4             
,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4       
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4   
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1    
,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,wittman1
 ,mr4 ,hall1 and ,mr4 ,kinzinger of     
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the use of force  
against those nations1 organizations1 or
 persons responsible for the attack     
against ,united ,states personnel in    
,benghazi1 ,libya4  #a4 ,findings       
,congress finds the following3  7#a7 ,on
 ,april #f1 #bjab1 an improvised        

explosive device was thrown over the    
fence of the ,united ,states ,consulate 
in ,benghazi1 ,libya4  7#b7 ,on ,may #a1
 #bjab1 the ,british ,embassy in        
,tripoli1 ,libya1 was attacked by a     
violent mob and set on fire while the   
embassies of other ,,nato member        
countries were attacked as well4  7#c7  
,on ,may #bb1 #bjab1 two                
rocket-propelled grenades were fired at 
the ,benghazi office of the             
,international ,committee of the ,red   
,cross1 less than one mile from the     
,united ,states ,consulate4  7#d7 ,on   
,june #f1 #bjab1 a large improvised     
explosive device destroyed part of the  
security perimeter of the ,united       
,states ,consulate in ,benghazi4  7#e7  
,on ,june #aj1 #bjab1 a car carrying the
 ,british ambassador was attacked in    
,tripoli4  7#f7 ,on ,september #aa1     
#bjab1 the ,united ,states ,consulate in
 ,benghazi was attacked by an organized 
group of armed militants killing ,united
 ,states ,ambassador ,chris ,stevens1   

,sean ,smith1 ,glen ,doherty1 and       
,tyrone ,woods4  7#g7 ,on ,january #aj1 
#bjad1 the ,secretary of ,state         
designated ,ansar al-,sharia in         
,benghazi and ,ansar al-,sharia in      
,darnah as foreign terrorist            
organizations for their role in the     
attack against the ,united ,states      
,consulate in ,benghazi4  7#h7 ,the     
attacks on ,september #aa1 #bjab1       
continue to pose an unusual and         
extraordinary threat to the national    
security and foreign policy of the      
,united ,states4  7#i7 ,the ,president  
has authority under the ,constitution to
 take action to deter and prevent acts  
of international terrorism against the  
,united ,states4  #b4 ,authorization for
 use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,president is      
authorized to use all necessary and     
appropriate force against those nations1
 organizations1 or persons the          
,president determines planned1          
authorized1 committed1 or aided the     

terrorist attacks that occurred on      
,september #aa1 #bjab1 or harbored such 
organizations or persons1 in order to   
prevent any future acts of international
 terrorism against the ,united ,states  
by such nations1 organizations1 or      
persons4  7b7 ,war powers resolution    
requirements  7#a7 ,specific statutory  
authorization ,consistent with section  
#h7;a77#a7 of the ,war ,powers          
,resolution1 the ,congress declares that
 this section is intended to constitute 
specific statutory authorization within 
the meaning of section #e7;b7 of the    
,war ,powers ,resolution4  7#b7         
,applicability of other requirements    
,nothing in this ,act supercedes any    
requirement of the ,war ,powers         
,resolution4