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50 U.S.C. § 1543a — Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces

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50 U.S.C. § 1543a — Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces

**(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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50 U.S.C. § 1543 — Reporting requirement

**(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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50 U.S.C. § 1549 — Report on and notice of changes made to the legal and policy frameworks for the United States’ use of military force and related national security operations

**(a) Annual report** (1) **In general** — Not later than March 1 of each year, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the legal and policy frameworks for the United States’ use of military force and related national security operations. (2) **Matters to be included** — The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the legal, factual, and policy justifications for any changes made to such legal and policy frameworks from the preceding year, including— (A) a list of all foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals for which a determination has been made that force could legally be used under the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40), including— (i) the legal and factual basis for such determination; and (ii) a description of whether force has been used against each such foreign force, irregular force, group, or individual; and (B) the criteria and any changes to the criteria for designating a foreign force, irregular force, group, or individual as lawfully targetable, as a high value target, and as formally or functionally a member of a group covered under the Authorization for Use of Military Force. **(b) Notice required** Not later than 30 days after the date on which a change is made to the legal and policy frameworks described in subsection (a)(1), the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such change, including the legal, factual, and policy justification for such change. **(c) Form** The report required by subsection (a) and each notice required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. The unclassified portion of each report shall, at a minimum, include each change made to the legal

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3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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50 U.S.C. § 1543a — Report on hostilities involving United

Page 139 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1544 uation, 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. (Pub. L. 93–148, § 4, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555.) § 1543a. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces (a) In general Not later than 48 hours after any incident in which the United States Armed Forces are in- volved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the congressional defense com- mittees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs 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; or (2) has determined prior to the incident, and so reported pursuant to section 1549 of this title, that the United States Armed Forces in- volved in the incident would be operating under specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 1544(b) of this title. (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 oper- ating when the incident occurred; (2) the date, location, and duration of the in- cident and the other parties involved; (3) a description of the United States Armed Forces involved in the incident and the mis- sion of such Armed Forces; (4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and civilian casualties that occurred as a re- sult of the incident; and (5) any other information the Pr

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