[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 57 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 57

To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces to evacuate citizens 
 of the United States from Afghanistan after August 31, 2021, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 27, 2021

Mr. Perry submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces to evacuate citizens 
 of the United States from Afghanistan after August 31, 2021, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use 
of Military Force To Save Americans Stranded in Afghanistan''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO EVACUATE 
              CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM AFGHANISTAN AFTER 
              AUGUST 31, 2021.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use the Armed 
Forces of the United States as the President determines necessary and 
appropriate to evacuate from Afghanistan citizens of the United States 
after August 31, 2021.
    (b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
            (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with 
        section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
        declares that this section is intended to constitute specific 
        statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
        the War Powers Resolution.
            (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
        joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
        Resolution.
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