IIA 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 59 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 16, 2018 Mr. Corker (for himself, Mr. Kaine , Mr. Flake , Mr. Coons , Mr. Young , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the use of military force against the Taliban, al Qaeda, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and designatedassociated forces, and to provide an updated, transparent, and sustainable statutory basis for counterterrorism operations.

Whereas, since the enactment of the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, the nature of the ongoing armed conflict against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces has evolved to include numerous non-state terrorist groups, including the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), that pose a grave threat to the United States; Whereas it is appropriate for Congress to reaffirm the domestic legal basis for this ongoing conflict and the commitment of the political branches to victory, and to reassert the role of Congress in authorizing and conducting oversight of the use of military force; and Whereas Congress supports the ultimate goal of the Administration’s South Asia strategy, including a political settlement between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban that rejects terrorism, protects United States national interests, is in accordance with the Afghan constitution, and defends the rights of women and girls: Now, therefore, be it