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50 U.S.C. § 1543 — Reporting requirement
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**(a) Written report; time of submission; circumstances necessitating submission; information reported** In the absence of a declaration of war, in any case in which United States Armed Forces are introduced—
(1) into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances;
(2) into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or
(3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation;
the President shall submit within 48 hours to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate a report, in writing, setting forth—
(A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces;
(B) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and
(C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement.
**(b) Other information reported** The President shall provide such other information as the Congress may request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with respect to committing the Nation to war and to the use of United States Armed Forces abroad.
**(c) Periodic reports; semiannual requirement** Whenever United States Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or into any situation described in subsection (a) of this section, the President shall, so long as such armed forces continue to be engaged in such hostilities or situation, report to the Congress periodically on the status of such hostilities or situation as well as on the scope and duration of such hostilities or situa
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**(a) Written report; time of submission; circumstances necessitating submission; information reported** In the absence of a declaration of war, in any case in which United States Armed Forces are introduced—
(1) into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances;
(2) into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or
(3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation;
the President shall submit within 48 hours to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate a report, in writing, setting forth—
(A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces;
(B) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and
(C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement.
**(b) Other information reported** The President shall provide such other information as the Congress may request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with respect to committing the Nation to war and to the use of United States Armed Forces abroad.
**(c) Periodic reports; semiannual requirement** Whenever United States Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or into any situation described in subsection (a) of this section, the President shall, so long as such armed forces continue to be engaged in such hostilities or situation, report to the Congress periodically on the status of such hostilities or situation as well as on the scope and duration of such hostilities or situation, but in no event shall he report to the Congress less often than once every six months.
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of any sensitive military cyber operation conducted under this title no later than 48 hours following such operation.
**(b) Procedures.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) consistent with the national security of the United States and the protection of operational integrity. The Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.
(2) The congressional defense committees shall ensure that committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to national security of the United States are sufficient to protect the information that is submitted to the committees pursuant to this section.
(3) In the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a sensitive military cyber operation covered by this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the congressional defense committees are notified immediately of the sensitive military cyber operation concerned. The notification under this paragraph may be verbal or written, but in the event of a verbal notification a written notification, signed by the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall be provided by not later than 48 hours after the provision of the verbal notification.
**(c) Sensitive Military Cyber Operation Defined.—**
(1) In this section, the term “sensitive military cyber operation” means an action described in paragraph (2) that—
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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**(a) In general** Not later than 48 hours after any incident in which the United States Armed Forces are involved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the incident, unless the President—
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 hours pursuant to [section 1543 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so reported pursuant to [section 1549 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1549&num=0&edition=prelim), that the United States Armed Forces involved in the incident would be operating under specific statutory authorization within the meaning of [section 1544(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1544/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Matters to be included** Each report required by subsection (a) shall include—
(1) the authority or authorities under which the United States Armed Forces were operating when the incident occurred;
(2) the date, location, and duration of the incident and the other parties involved;
(3) a description of the United States Armed Forces involved in the incident and the mission of such Armed Forces;
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and civilian casualties that occurred as a result of the incident; and
(5) any other information the President determines appropriate.
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 1542
Armed Forces participation in the Multinational Force
in Lebanon if circumstances warrant, and nothing in
this joint resolution shall preclude the Congress by
joint resolution from directing such a withdrawal.
‘‘(b) Nothing in this joint resolution modifies, limits,
or supersedes any provision of the War Powers Resolu-
tion [50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.] or the requirement of sec-
tion 4(a) of the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of
1983, relating to congressional authorization for any
substantial expansion in the number or role of United
States Armed Forces in Lebanon.
‘‘CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES FOR
AMENDMENTS
‘‘SEC. 8. (a) Any joint resolution or bill introduced to
amend or repeal this Act shall be referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, as the case may be. Such joint resolution or
bill shall be considered by such committee within fif-
teen calendar days and may be reported out, together
with its recommendations, unless such House shall oth-
erwise determine pursuant to its rules.
‘‘(b) Any joint resolution or bill so reported shall be-
come the pending business of the House in question (in
the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be
equally divided between the proponents and the oppo-
nents) and shall be voted on within three calendar days
thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise deter-
mine by the yeas and nays.
‘‘(c) Such a joint resolution or bill passed by one
House shall be referred to the committee of the other
House named in subsection (a) and shall be reported out
by such committee together with its recommendations
within fifteen calendar days and shall thereupon be-
come the pe
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