1. Short title This joint resolution may be cited as the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria . 2. Purposes The purposes of this joint resolution are as follows: (1) 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. (2) 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. (3) 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). 3. Authorization for use of United States Armed Forces to prevent future acts of international terrorism against the United States (a) Authorization In order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States, the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against— (1) al-Qaeda and the Taliban; (2) the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Islamic State, Daesh, ISIS, and ISIL)