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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 4608 (Introduced in House) — To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force, and for other purposes. · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Rules of construction

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Nothing in this Act— shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting any authority of the President under any provision of law other than the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note); or shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting any authority of the President to respond to, or to prevent imminent attacks, on the United States, its territorial possessions, its embassies, its consulates, or its Armed Forces abroad, consistent with and limited to the President’s constitutional powers and responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting any authority of the President to submit to Congress proposed legislation to authorize operations or other actions relating to the use of military force initiated on or after the effective date described in section 4(a).
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