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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S.J. Res. 43 (Introduced in Senate) — To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and S... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Purposes

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The purposes of this joint resolution are as follows: To update the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) in order to provide legal authority for military action against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria due to the continued threat they pose to the United States. To establish a process for oversight by Congress of military action against persons or forces associated with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria that pose a direct threat to the United States.
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ( Public Law 107–243 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note).
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