,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #b ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,cole submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,to authorize the use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces against the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant and its associated forces4 ,whereas the terrorist organization referred to as the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant and various other names 7in this concurrent resolution referred to as ,,isil7 has been systematically targeting1 kidnapping1 and killing innocent men1 women1 and children throughout ,iraq and ,syria1 continues to expand its terror influence1 and is responsible for recent attacks in ,egypt1 ,lebanon1 ,tunisia1 and ,france2 ,whereas foreign fighters1 undeterred by the more than #fj nation coalition operating against ,,isil1 continue to join the ranks of ,,isil with the goal of establishing a caliphate2 ,whereas1 on ,june #ai1 #bjad1 ,president ,barack ,obama stated that ,,isil poses a threat to the ,iraqi people1 to the region and to ,u4,s4 interests2 ,whereas1 on ,august #ai1 #bjad1 ,,isil released a video of the beheading of an ,american journalist1 ,james ,foley1 and threatened to kill more ,americans2 ,whereas1 on ,september #b1 #bjad1 ,,isil released a second video1 of the beheading of an ,israeli-,american journalist1 ,steven ,sotloff1 and again threatened to kill more2 ,whereas a ,central ,intelligence ,agency assessment in ,september #bjad estimated that ,,isil can muster as many as #ca1ejj fighters in ,syria and ,iraq alone2 ,whereas1 on ,november #af1 #bjad1 ,,isil released yet another video of militant ,jihadi ,john standing over the severed head of former ,army ,ranger ,peter ,kassig2 ,whereas ,master ,sergeant ,joshua ,wheeler1 a member of a ,united ,states ,special ,forces operations team1 was killed during a daring raid on an ,,isil stronghold in ,iraq to rescue #gj prisoners who were slated to be executed2 ,whereas ,american hostage ,kayla ,mueller1 a #bf-year-old female1 was kidnapped and repeatedly raped for almost #ah months by the leader of ,,isil1 ,abu ,bakr al-,baghdadi2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ac1 #bjae1 ,,isil carried out a coordinated attack on ,paris1 ,france1 killing more than #abi people from at least #ad different countries1 including ,american student ,nohemi ,gonzalez2 ,whereas1 on ,november #af1 #bjae1 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,director ,brennan warned1 following ,,isil's horrific terrorist in ,paris1 that the attack was likely not the only operation that ,,isil has in the pipeline2 ,whereas1 on ,august #ah1 #bjad1 ,pope ,francis said that the international community would be justified in stopping ,,isil2 ,whereas1 on ,august #ba1 #bjad1 former ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff ,general ,dempsey stated that ,,isil has an apocalyptic1 end-of-days strategic vision and which will eventually have to be defeated2 ,whereas1 on ,september #af1 #bjad1 former ,secretary of ,defense ,hagel testified before the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate that if left unchecked1 ,,isil will directly threaten our homeland and our allies2 ,whereas1 on ,september #ag1 #bjad1 during a hearing of the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate1 ,secretary of ,state ,kerry stated that ,,isil must be defeated4 ,period4 ,end of story2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ac1 #bjae1 ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,director ,brennan stated that ,,isil is well-armed and well-financed4 ,its fighters are disciplined1 committed1 and battle-hardened4 ,left unchecked1 the group would pose a serious danger not only to ,syria and ,iraq1 but to the wider region beyond1 including the threat of attacks in the homelands of the ,united ,states and our partners2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bc1 #bjae1 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation ,director ,comey stated that the threat that ,,isil presents to the ,united ,states is very different in kind1 in type1 in degree than al ,qaeda4 ,,isil is not your parent's al ,qaeda1 it's a very different model4 ,and by virtue of that model1 it's currently the threat that we are worried about in the homeland most of all2 ,whereas1 on ,november #af1 #bjae1 following the attacks on ,paris1 ,france1 ,,isil released a video threatening to strike ,america at its center in ,washington2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ag1 #bjae1 former ,central ,intelligence ,agency ,director ,panetta warned that countering the threat posed by ,,isil isn't about containment4 ,it is about defeating ,,isis4 ,i think if there's anything we ought to understand from these last events in ,paris1 it's that we have to go to war against this brutal enemy2 ,whereas after the terrorist attacks of ,september #aa1 #bjja1 ,congress authorized the use of military force against al ,qaeda2 ,whereas ,,isil poses a direct threat to the ,united ,states homeland that is equal to or greater than the threat posed by al ,qaeda prior to the terrorist attacks of ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and ,whereas1 although nothing in this concurrent resolution limits the authorities of the ,president under article #b of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 ,justice ,robert ,h4 ,jackson wrote in ,youngstown ,sheet ,tube ,co4 v4 ,sawyer1 #cdc ,u4,s4 #egi 7#aieb7 that when the ,president acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of ,congress1 his authority is at its maximum1 for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that ,congress can delegate3 ,now1 therefore1 be it #a4 ,short title ,this concurrent resolution may be cited as the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force ,against the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant and its ,associated ,forces4 #b4 ,authorization for use of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces 7a7 ,in general ,the ,president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force in order to defend the national security of the ,united ,states against the continuing threat posed by the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant1 its associated forces1 organizations1 and persons1 and any successor organizations4 7b7 ,war powers resolution requirements 7#a7 ,specific statutory authorization ,consistent with section #h7;a77#a7 of the ,war ,powers ,resolution1 ,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 concurrent resolution supercedes any requirement of the ,war ,powers ,resolution4 #c4 ,reports to ,congress 7a7 ,reports ,the ,president shall1 at least once every #fj days1 submit to ,congress a report on matters relevant to this concurrent resolution1 including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section #b4 7b7 ,single consolidated report ,to the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection 7a7 coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this concurrent resolution otherwise required to be submitted to ,congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of the ,war ,powers ,resolution1 all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to ,congress4