,,ia  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbc,mr4  
,meeks 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new     
,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,dean (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4         
,phillips1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,intellig5ce       
7,p]man5t ,select71 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,to repeal
 & replace ! ,au?orization = ,use (     
,milit>y ,=ce4  ,:]eas ! ,con/itution   
ve/s ,congress ) ! sole au?ority to     
decl>e w> & au?orize ! use ( milit>y    
=ce2 ,:]eas ,congress has n updat$ !    
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce    
7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #aae ,/at4 #bbd2 
#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 s9ce x 0      
enact$ into law sev5 days aft] ! attacks

 ( ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja2 ,:]eas !       
,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce has
 be5 exp&$ to au?orize ! use ( milit>y  
=ce aga9/ entities t did n exi/ at ! "t 
( ^? attacks2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
rema9s ready to def5d itself1 :5        
necess>y1 aga9/ arm$ attack1 or ! imm95t
 ?reat ( su* an attack1 by =eign t]rori/
 gr\ps2 & ,:]eas ,congress recognizes t 
! memb]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces &
 all o!r ,am]icans des]ve to "k :e!r !  
deploym5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces = ! use (     
milit>y =ce "u a congressional          
au?orization rema9s necess>y & align$ ) 
curr5t ?reats3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4     
,%ort title ,?is jo9t resolution may be 
cit$ z ! ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y
 ,=ce ,resolution ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,repeal 
( exi/+ ,au?orization = ,use ( ,milit>y 
,=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,au?orization =   
,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce 7,public ,law      
#ajg-dj2 #aae ,/at4 #bbd2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#aeda note7 is h]eby repeal$4  7b7      
,effective date ,?is section %all take  
effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] !  

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4
  #c4 ,au?orization = use ( milit>y =ce 
7a7 ,au?orization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to !  
ext5t necess>y to def5d aga9/ a direct &
 sub/antial arm$ attack aga9/ ! ,unit$  
,/ates or a ?reat ( su* arm$ attack by  
any ( ! entities describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b71 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to use    
necess>y & appropriate =ce aga9/ su*    
entities4  7#b7 ,entities describ$ ,!   
entities describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! al ,qa$a organization t 
is bas$ 9 ,afghani/an4  7,b7 ,! ,islamic
 ,/ate ,khorasan organization t is bas$ 
9 ,afghani/an4  7,c7 ,! ,islamic ,/ate (
 ,iraq & ,syria t is bas$ 9 ,iraq &     
,syria4  7b7 ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution      
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,specific /atutory    
au?orization ,consi/5t ) section        
#h7;a77#a7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aedg7;a77#a771 ,congress
 decl>es t subsection 7a7 is int5d$ to  
con/itute specific /atutory au?orization
 )9 ! mean+ ( section #e7;b7 ( ! ,w>    
,p[]s ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4        

#aedd7;b774  7#b7 ,applicability ( o!r  
requirem5ts ,no?+ 9 ?is jo9t resolution 
sup]s$es any requirem5t ( ! ,w> ,p[]s   
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq474  7c7 ,applicability 9 *ang$      
circum/ances ,! au?ority provid$ 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 may n be con/ru$  
to cease to apply ) respect to an entity
 describ$ 9 su* subsection if ! entity  
adopts a diff]5t "n ?an ! "n specifi$ 9 
su* subsection if-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t    
notifies ! appropriate congressional    
committees & lead]%ip n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] det]m9+ t ! "n has *ang$2 &   
7,b7 ! ,presid5t det]m9es t ! entity has
 ! same lead]%ip1 memb]%ip1 & mission & 
cont9ues to pose a direct & sub/antial  
?reat ( arm$ attack aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates z ! entity _h at ! "t ( ! "n     
*ange2  7#b7 %all n apply to an entity t
 em]ges z a result ( a division ( an    
entity describ$ 9 su* subsection1 unless
 ! ,presid5t c]tifies to ! appropriate  
congressional committees & lead]%ip n   
lat] ?an #fj days aft] det]m9+ t a      

division occurr$ t-- 7,a7 ! entity t    
em]g$ has ! same basic *>act]i/ics z !  
entity f :i* x =m$ z a result (         
division1 includ+ ) respect to its      
lead]%ip1 memb]%ip1 & mission2  7,b7 !  
entity t em]g$ reta9s ! int5t &         
capability ( pos+ a direct & sub/antial 
?reat ( arm$ attack ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
7,c7 ! use ( =ce aga9/ ! entity t em]g$ 
rema9s necess>y to respond to su* ?reat 
( arm$ attack2 &  7#c7 %all n apply to  
an entity t is n describ$ 9 su*         
subsection1 :e!r or n ! entity is       
involv$ 9 an arm$ conflict aga9/ a =ce (
 a ,unit$ ,/ates ally or p>tn] or is an 
affiliate1 associat$ =ce1 or successor  
entity ( an entity describ$ 9 su*       
subsection4  7d7 ,sole s\rce ( au?ority 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
au?ority provid$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all  
be ! sole /atutory au?ority to use =ce  
or direct ! use ( =ce aga9/ ! entities  
to :i* su* subsection applies4 ,no      
additional au?ority to use =ce or direct
 ! use ( =ce aga9/ ! entities to :i*    

subsection 7a7 applies %all be inf]r$ f 
any provision ( law 7:e!r or n 9 effect 
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t     
resolution71 includ+ any provision      
conta9$ 9 any appropriation ,act1 unless
 su* provision specifically provides =  
au?ority to use =ce or direct ! use (   
=ce aga9/ ! entities to :i* subsection  
7a7 applies & /ates t x is int5d$ to    
con/itute additional au?ority )9 ! mean+
 ( ?is jo9t resolution4  7e7 ,treaty    
commitm5ts1 law ( arm$ conflict1 &      
t]ritorial integrity ( /ates ,! au?ority
 provid$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all n be us$ 
9 a mann] inconsi/5t ) ! treaty         
obligations ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! law (  
arm$ conflict1 or 9 c\ntries f :i* !re  
is no arm$ attack emanat+4  7f7 ,report 
pursuant to ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution ,any  
use ( =ce aga9/ an entity t is n        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 or o!rwise    
au?oriz$ by /atute %all be report$ to ! 
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate z an   
introduction into ho/ilities pursuant to

 section #d7;a77#a7 ( ! ,w> ,p[]s       
,resolution1 & %all be subject to !     
requirem5ts ( ! ,w> ,p[]s ,resolution z 
su*4  7g7 ,effective date ,?is section  
%all take effect on ! date t is #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t
 resolution4  #d4 ,report  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution1 &       
annually !reaft] = f\r ye>s1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !      
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce1 !   
,director ( ! ,c5tral ,intellig5ce      
,ag5cy1 & ! heads ( any o!r relevant    
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies %all jo9tly  
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees & lead]%ip a report on !     
ex]cise ( ! au?ority provid$ 9 section  
#c7;a74 ,! initial report requir$ by ?is
 subsection %all address ! "t p]iod s9ce
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t         
resolution & ea* subsequ5t report       
requir$ by ?is subsection %all address !
 "t p]iod s9ce ! date ( submission ( !  
mo/ rec5t prior report requir$ by ?is   

subsection4  7b7 ,matt]s ,to be includ$ 
,! report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all
 includ+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,= ea* entity   
aga9/ :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates conduct$      
activities pursuant to ?is jo9t         
resolution3 7,a7 ,a description ( any   
=ce us$ aga9/ su* entity1 ! timeframes &
 geographic areas )9 c\ntries 9 :i* su* 
=ce 0 us$1 :e!r or n ea* su* area is    
designat$ an area ( active ho/ilities1 &
 ! legal & factual basis = det]m9+ t !  
au?ority provid$ 9 ?is jo9t resolution  
appli$ ) respect to ! =ce us$ aga9/ su* 
entity1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
con/itutional & /atutory basis & :e!r   
su* use is consi/5t ) ! obligations ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates "u its treaty obligations 
& ! law ( arm$ conflict4  7,b7 ,!       
doma9s1 includ+ l&1 sea1 air1 cyb]1     
space1 or any o!r doma9s1 9 :i*         
op]ations 7 conduct$ aga9/ su* entity1 !
 nature ( ^! op]ations1 & :e!r su*      
op]ations 7 conduct$ remotely4  7,c7    
,li/s & descriptions ( any op]ations    
aga9/ high value t>gets1 any s5sitive   

milit>y op]ations 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 
section #acj;f ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code71 & any s5sitive milit>y   
cyb] op]ations 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9    
section #cie ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 conduct$ ) respect to su* entity4
  7,d7 ,:e!r any =ce us$ aga9/ su*      
entity 0 a function ( delib]ate or      
dynamic t>get+ & ! numb] ( combatant    
casualties1 disaggregat$ by c\ntry1 9   
connection ) =ce us$4  7,e7 ,assessm5ts 
( ! ext5t to :i* su* entity pos$ a      
direct & sub/antial ?reat ( an arm$     
attack aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! "t =ce
 0 us$1 ! ext5t to :i* su* entity       
cont9ues to pose su* a ?reat1 & :e!r !  
=ce us$ aga9/ su* entity help$ to       
protect aga9/ su* ?reat1 includ+ !      
metrics us$ = su* assessm5ts4  7,f7     
,:e!r & to :at ext5t su* entity us$ =ce 
aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates =ces4  7#b7 ,an     
id5tification & description ( !         
involvem5t ( any multilat]al =ces1      
multilat]al organizations1 ally or p>tn]
 c\ntries1 or ally or p>tn] =ces 9      

activities conduct$ pursuant to ?is jo9t
 resolution1 includ+ a description ( any
 ,unit$ ,/ates activities relat$ to     
tra9+1 equipp+1 advis+1 assi/+1 or      
accompany+ any ally or p>tn] =ce )      
respect to activities aga9/ entity cov]$
 9 section #c7;a71 includ+ id5tification
 ( ea* su* ally or p>tn] =ce1 ea* entity
 cov]$ "u section #c7;a7 aga9/ ) su*    
ally or p>tn] =ce engag$ 9 arm$         
conflict1 & any o!r entity aga9/ :i* su*
 ally or p>tn] =ce engag$ 9 arm$        
conflict4  7#c7 ,a description ( !      
civilian casualties result+ f activities
 conduct$ pursuant to ?is jo9t          
resolution1 includ+ = ea* su* entity !  
numb] ( civilian casualties1            
disaggregat$ by c\ntry1 9 connection )  
=ce us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ su*    
entity1 z det]m9$ by-- 7,a7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 cr$ible &     
reliable nongov]nm5tal entities4  7#d7  
,an explanation = ! diff]5ces1 if any1  
betwe5 ! numb] ( civilian casualties    
report$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#c77;,a7 &

 ! numb] ( civilian casualties report$  
pursuant to p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 ! /&>d (
 pro( ! ,unit$ ,/ates gov]nm5t us$ to   
make its assessm5t & its crit]ia =      
di/+ui%+ betwe5 combatants & civilians4 
7#e7 ,descriptions ( ! me*anisms us$ to 
prev5t1 limit1 inve/igate1 & mitigate   
civilian h>m 9 connection ) any =ce us$ 
aga9/ su* entity1 includ+ descriptions (
 any ex gratia paym5ts by ! ,unit$      
,/ates to ^? h>m$ z a result ( ,unit$   
,/ates1 alli$1 p>tn]$1 or coalition     
op]ations4  7#f7 ,an assessm5t ( :e!r   
any ally or p>tn] =ce ) :i* ! ,unit$    
,/ates conducts jo9t op]ations "u ?is   
au?orization may h violat$ ! law ( arm$ 
conflict1 includ+ 9 its involvem5t 9    
det5tion op]ations1 dur+ ! "t p]iod s9ce
 submittal ( ! mo/ rec5t report pursuant
 to ?is section & a description ( ! /eps
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is tak+ to address any 
su* violations4  7#g7 ,a description ( !
 diplomatic1 developm5t1 & humanit>ian  
objectives1 /rategy1 & activities by :i*
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates int5ds to r$uce        

extremism1 viol5ce1 & fragility relative
 to ea* su* entity 9 ord] to create !   
conditions = ! end ( use ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 milit>y =ce aga9/ su* entity1 includ+ !
 foll[+3 7,a7 ,h[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates has & 
plans to-- 7i7 create or improve        
inclusive1 transp>5t1 & acc\ntable p[]  
/ructures1 includ+ effective1           
legitimate1 & resili5t national &       
sub-national in/itutions2  7ii7 promote 
/rong f\ndations = human rights1 rule ( 
law1 & equal access to ju/ice2  7iii7   
build resili5ce among relevant segm5ts (
 ! local population to resi/ t]rori/    
radicalization & recruitm5t & viol5t    
extremi/ ideology by address+ _! appeal2
 &  7iv7 support peacebuild+ & conflict 
resolution ef=ts1 includ+ ?r\gh         
engagem5t ) local civil society4  7,b7  
,! roles ( ea* relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t 
or ag5cy 9 ! activities describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,h[ ! use ( =ce 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & any ally or p>tn]  
=ce aga9/ entities cov]$ 9 section      
#c7;a7 9 su* c\ntry affects a*ievem5t ( 

! objectives outl9$ ?is p>agraph4  7,d7 
,! outcome metrics us$ to assess        
progress t[>ds ! objectives describ$ 9  
?is p>agraph & an assessm5t ( progress  
on ea* su* metric4  7,e7 ,a /rategy to  
su/a9 political1 security1 & developm5t 
ga9s relative to ea* su* entity once !  
,unit$ ,/ates no long] uses =ce aga9/   
su* entity4  7#h7 ,a compreh5sive &     
curr5t description1 bo? = ! report+     
p]iod & 9 aggregate z ( ! date (        
submittal1 (-- 7,a7 am\nts exp5d$ by !  
,unit$ ,/ates = & 9 support ( milit>y   
op]ations & o!r activities pursuant to  
?is jo9t resolution2 &  7,b7 ,unit$     
,/ates milit>y p]sonnel1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
civilian p]sonnel1 & ,unit$ ,/ates      
contractors involv$ 9 activities aga9/  
su* entity1 includ+ ! numb]s locat$ 9   
ea* =eign c\ntry1 _! missions1 &        
assessm5ts ( progress t[>ds complet+ ^? 
missions dur+ ! report+ p]iod1 z well z 
! outcome metrics us$ to assess su*     
progress4  7#i7 ,a description ( any o!r
 =ce t 0 us$ or any o!r significant     

activities t 7 conduct$ 9 connection ) !
 au?ority provid$ 9 ?is jo9t resolution1
 z well z any o!r matt]s ! ,presid5t may
 consid] appropriate4  7c7 ,=m  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! report requir$ by subsection   
7a7 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m4  
7#b7 ,classifi$ =m ,! report requir$ by 
subsection 7a7 may conta9 a classifi$   
annex if ! ,presid5t det]m9es x is      
necess>y to protect ! national security 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,any su* annex %all  
be sep>at$ f ! unclassifi$ report &     
accompani$ by unclassifi$ writt5 f9d+s  
to support su* a det]m9ation4  7d7      
,brief+s ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,director (        
,national ,intellig5ce1 ! ,director ( ! 
,c5tral ,intellig5ce ,ag5cy1 & ! heads (
 any o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies %all provide a brief+ to any ( !
 appropriate congressional committees or
 lead]%ip ^u reque/ ( su* committee or  
lead]%ip1 b n less (t5 ?an e #ahj days1 
on ! activities und]tak5 pursuant to ?is
 jo9t resolution4  #e4 ,sunset2         

reau?orization requirem5ts  7a7 ,sunset 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! au?ority provid$ 9     
section #c7;a7 %all t]m9ate on ! date t 
is f\r ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is jo9t resolution1 unless reau?oriz$  
by an ,act ( ,congress enact$ aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is jo9t resolution4
  7#b7 ,limit$ w9d-d[n p]iod ,= su* "t z
 may be necess>y1 b n to exce$ #ahj days
 aft] ! date describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !
 au?ority provid$ 9 section #c7;a7 may  
be ex]cis$ only z necess>y to end !     
deploym5t or engagem5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
,arm$ ,=ces4  7b7 ,reau?orization       
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,/rategy ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
jo9t resolution1 & annually !reaft] =   
f\r ye>s1 ! ,presid5t1 9 ord] to in=m   
any pot5tial reau?orization ( ! au?ority
 provid$ 9 section #c7;a71 %all submit  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees & lead]%ip a /rategy =-- 7,a7
 defeat+ or suffici5tly degrad+ ea*     
entity describ$ 9 section #c7;a77#b72 & 

7,b7 creat+ ! conditions "u :i* !       
ex]cise ( su* au?ority is no long]      
necess>y to def5d aga9/ a direct &      
sub/antial arm$ attack aga9/ ! ,unit$   
,/ates or a ?reat ( su* arm$ attack by  
su* entity4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days be=e ! date       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a71 !        
,presid5t %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees & lead]%ip a   
report on any pot5tial reau?orization ( 
! au?ority provid$ 9 section #c7;a74    
7,b7 ,matt]s to be includ$ ,! report    
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all        
include-- 7i7 a c]tification ( :e!r ea* 
entity describ$ 9 section #c7;a77#b7    
cont9ues to pose a direct & sub/antial  
?reat ( arm$ attack aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7ii7 evid5ce to support !      
c]tification requir$ by clause 7i71     
includ+ relevant intellig5ce reg>d+ !   
curr5t int5tions & capabilities ( ea*   
su* entity2 &  7iii7 any recomm5dations 
! ,presid5t det]m9es to be necess>y = ! 
ext5sion or modification ( su* au?ority1

 includ+ any recomm5dations &           
ju/ifications = add+ or remov+ entities 
f ! li/ ( entities describ$ 9 section   
#c7;a77#b74  7#c7 ,brief+ ,! ,presid5t  
%all brief ! appropriate congressional  
committees & lead]%ip on any            
recomm5dations = ! reau?orization ( !   
au?ority provid$ 9 section #c7;a7 t are 
includ$ 9 ! report requir$ by p>agraph  
7#b74  #f4 ,appropriate congressional   
committees & lead]%ip def9$ ,9 ?is jo9t 
resolution1 ! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees & lead]%ip     
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 ! ,p]man5t ,select ,committee 
on ,intellig5ce1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations1 ! ,speak]1 ! majority  
lead]1 & ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations1 ! ,committee on     
,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,select ,committee on 
,intellig5ce1 ! ,committee on           
,appropriations1 ! majority lead]1 & !  
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4