Sec. 2. Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces
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The President is authorized, subject to the limitations in subsection (c), to use the Armed Forces of the United States as the President determines to be necessary and appropriate against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or associated persons or forces as defined in section 5. Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1547(a)(1) ), Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(b) ), within the limits of the authorization established under this section.
Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). The authority granted in subsection
(a)does not authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces for the purpose of ground combat operations except as necessary— for the protection or rescue of members of the United States Armed Forces or United States citizens from imminent danger posed by ISIL; or to conduct missions not intended to result in ground combat operations by United States forces, such as— intelligence collection and sharing; enabling kinetic strikes; operational planning; or other forms of advice and assistance to forces fighting ISIL in Iraq or Syria.
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