; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed, effective 120 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. (b) Uninterrupted authority This joint resolution provides uninterrupted authority for ongoing military operations conducted pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 115 Stat. 224; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) as of the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. Subsection (a) shall not be construed otherwise. 7. Repeal of 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ( Public Law 107–243 ; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed, effective 120 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. 8. Definitions In this joint resolution— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees and leadership means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (B) the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (2) the term associated forces means any organization, person, or force, other than a sovereign nation, that the President determines has entered the fight alongside and is a co-belligerent with al Qaeda, the Taliban, or ISIS, in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, or that has been a part of al Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS, or an associated force designated pursuant to this authorization and is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners