7/31/2019 Comparison of 2001 AUMF and 2011 New World Wide War Authorization

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Comparisonof2001AuthorizationforUseofMilitaryForce(AUMF)

andNewWorldWideWarAuthorization(H.R.1540,Sec.1034)

AuthorizationforUseofMilitaryForce(P.L.10740)

Enacted:Sept.18,2001

SEC.1034AFFIRMATIONOFARMEDCONFLICTWITHAL

QAEDA,THETALIBAN,ANDASSOCI3

ATEDFORCES.

(a)INGENERAL ThatthePresidentisauthorizedto

useallnecessaryandappropriateforceagainstthose

nations,organizations,orpersonshedetermines

planned,authorized,committed,oraidedtheterrorist

attacksthatoccurredonSeptember11,2001,or

harboredsuchorganizationsorpersons,inorderto

preventanyfutureactsofinternationalterrorism

againsttheUnitedStatesbysuchnations,organizations

orpersons.

(b)WARPOWERSRESOLUTIONREQUIREMENTS

(1)SPECIFICSTATUTORYAUTHORIZATION

Consistentwithsection8(a)(1)oftheWarPowers

Resolution,theCongressdeclaresthatthissectionis

intendedtoconstitutespecificstatutory

authorizationwithinthemeaningofsection5(b)of

theWarPowersResolution.

(2)APPLICABILITYOFOTHERREQUIREMENTS

Nothinginthisresolutionsupercedesany

requirementoftheWarPowersResolution.

Congressaffirmsthat

(1)theUnitedStatesisengagedinanarmedconflictwith

alQaeda,theTaliban,andassociatedforcesandthatthose

entitiescontinuetoposeathreattotheUnitedStatesand

itscitizens,bothdomesticallyandabroad;

(2)thePresidenthastheauthoritytouseall

necessaryandappropriateforceduringthecurrent

armedconflictwithalQaeda,theTaliban,andassociated

forcespursuanttotheAuthorizationforUse

ofMilitaryForce(PublicLaw10740;50U.S.C.

1541

note);

(3)thecurrentarmedconflictincludesnations,

organization,andpersonswho

(A)arepartof,oraresubstantiallysupporting,alQaeda,

theTaliban,orassociatedforcesthatareengagedin

hostilitiesagainsttheUnitedStatesoritscoalition

partners;or

(B)haveengagedinhostilitiesorhavedirectlysupported

hostilitiesinaidofanation,organization,orperson

describedinsubparagraph(A);and

(4)thePresidentsauthoritypursuanttothe

AuthorizationforUseofMilitaryForce(PublicLaw

10740;50

U.S.C.

1541

note)

includes

the

authority

todetainbelligerents,includingpersonsdescribedin

paragraph(3),untiltheterminationofhostilities.