H.R. 5415 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2014 Mr. Wolf (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize the use of military force against international terrorism. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Authorization for Use of Military Force against International Terrorism Act. 2. Authorization for use of Armed Forces (a) In general The President is authorized, with the close consultation, coordination, and cooperation with NATO and regional allies, to use all necessary and appropriate force against those countries, organizations, or persons associated with or supporting terrorist groups, including al Qaeda and its regional affiliates, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, al Shabaab, Boko Haram, and any other emerging regional terrorist groups that share a common violent extremist ideology with such terrorist groups, regional affiliates, or emerging terrorist groups, in order to eliminate all such terrorist groups and prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States or its allies by such terrorist groups, countries, organizations, or persons. (b) 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 Act supercedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.