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This Joint Resolution, titled the "Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2023," aims to repeal and replace the existing Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that has been in place since shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The resolution acknowledges Congress's constitutional authority to declare war and notes that the original AUMF has been broadly interpreted to cover entities that did not exist at the time of the 9/11 attacks. The new resolution authorizes the President to use necessary and appropriate force against specific terrorist organizations—al Qaeda, Islamic State Khorasan, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—only to defend against a direct and substantial armed attack or the imminent threat of such an attack against the United States. It also clarifies that this new authorization is the sole statutory authority for using force against these specific entities and is subject to the requirements of the War Powers Resolution, which governs the President's ability to commit U.S. armed forces to armed conflict. Furthermore, the resolution mandates extensive reporting requirements to Congress on the use of this authority, including details on operations, casualties, and diplomatic efforts, and establishes a sunset provision, meaning the authority will terminate after four years unless reauthorized by Congress, with specific requirements for the President to submit a strategy and report for any potential reauthorization.