Authorization for Use of Military Force against International Terrorism Act

Authorization for Use of Military Force against International Terrorism Act - Authorizes the President, with the close coordination of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and regional allies, to use all necessary 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 related regional terrorist groups) in order to eliminate all such terrorist groups and prevent future acts of international terrorism by them against the United States or its allies.

Declares that this Act is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5415 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5415

To authorize the use of military force against international terrorism.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the use of military force against international terrorism.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of Military 
Force against International Terrorism Act''.

SEC. 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.
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