,,iia  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #h1 #bjad ,mr4 ,inhofe introduced the  
following joint resolution2 which was   
read twice and referred to the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,joint ,,resolution  ,to authorize the 
use of force against the organization   
called the ,islamic ,state in order to  
defend the ,american people and assist  
the ,iraqi ,government in expelling the 
,islamic ,state from their territory4   
,whereas the organization called the    
,islamic ,state or ,,is1 formerly known 
as the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the 
,levant1 has murdered ,united ,states   
citizens2 ,whereas ,,is has threatened  
to kill ,united ,states citizens and the
 current leader of ,,is has stated that 
the war with you has just begun2        
,whereas the ,president of the ,united  
,states and the ,prime ,minister of     
,united ,kingdom have jointly confirmed 
the threat posed by ,,is fighters       

returning to allied nations and         
,american shores by stating that whether
 it is regional aggression going        
unchecked or the prospect that foreign  
fighters could return from ,iraq and    
,syria to pose a threat in our          
countries1 the problems we face today   
threaten the security of the ,british   
and ,american people1 and the wider     
world2 ,whereas ,secretary of ,defense  
,chuck ,hagel has stated ,,is is as     
sophisticated and well-funded as any    
group that we have seen4 ''' and ''' an 
imminent threat to every interest we    
have1 whether it's in ,iraq or anywhere 
else4 '''2 ,whereas acts1 such as the   
murder of ,united ,states citizens1 and 
threats of other terrorist acts render  
it both necessary and appropriate that  
the ,united ,states exercise its rights 
to self-defense and to protect ,united  
,states citizens both home and abroad2  
,whereas acts1 such as the murder of    
,united ,states citizens1 and threats of
 other terrorist acts continue to pose  

an unusual and extraordinary threat to  
the national security and foreign policy
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas       
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
,resolution 7,,unscr7 #bafi notes the   
,islamic ,state's advancement is a major
 threat to ,iraq's future1 condemns the 
attacks by the ,islamic ,state1         
reiterates the international community  
support for ,iraq's security and        
territorial integrity1 and emphasizes   
the need to continue efforts to promote 
international and regional cooperation  
aimed at supporting ,iraq to prevent    
terrorist groups ''' in particular      
,,isil ,,is1 from using the territories 
of ,iraq and neighboring ,states to     
carry out violence or other illicit acts
 to destabilize ,iraq and the region    
'''2 ,whereas ,,unscr #bafi further     
notes ,,is's actions have resulted in   
heavy human causalities including       
children1 the displacement of more than 
one million ,iraqi civilians and the    
threats against all religious and ethnic

 groups '''2 and ,whereas the ,iraqi    
,government has requested the assistance
 of the ,united ,states3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  #a4 ,short title ,this
 joint resolution may be cited as the   
,authorization for ,use of ,force       
,against the ,organization ,called the  
,islamic ,state4  #b4 ,authorization for
 use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces  
7a7 ,in general ,that the ,president is 
authorized to use all necessary and     
appropriate force in order to defend the
 national security of the ,united       
,states against the threat posed by the 
organization called the ,islamic ,state 
7or ,,is71 formally known as the        
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the        
,levant1 as well as any successor       
organization4  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     
joint resolution supercedes any         
requirement of the ,war ,powers         
,resolution4  #c4 ,reports to ,congress 
7a7 ,strategy ,not later than #ae days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
joint resolution1 the ,president shall  
submit to ,congress a written report    
setting forth a comprehensive strategy  
of the ,united ,states to defeat the    
organization called the ,islamic ,state1
 as well as any successor organization1 
by using all appropriate military1      
economic1 and political capabilities of 
the ,united ,states4  7b7               
,implementation of strategy ,not later  
than #ij days after the submittal of the
 report required by subsection 7a7 and  
every #ij days thereafter1 the          
,president shall submit to ,congress a  
written report setting forth a current  
comprehensive description and assessment

 of the implementation of the strategy  
set forth in the report required by     
subsection 7a74 ,if the ,president makes
 a substantive change to the            
comprehensive strategy1 the ,president  
will immediately submit a written report
 to ,congress which articulates the     
change1 the reason for the change and   
the change's effect on the rest of the  
comprehensive strategy4