1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has the sole power to declare war under the War Powers Clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States. (2) There are 900 members of the United States Armed Forces deployed in Syria. (3) Congress has not declared war against Syria or any organization or group in Syria. (4) The Authorization for Use of Military Force ( Public Law 107–40 ; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) against the perpetrators of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, which was enacted on September 18, 2001, and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 ( Public Law 107–243