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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S.J. Res. 46 (Introduced in Senate) — To declare that a state of war exists between the organization referring to itself as the Islamic State and the Gover... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. No existing authority

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The Authorization for the Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) does not provide any authority for the use of military force against the organization referring to itself as the Islamic State, and shall not be construed as providing such authority.
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