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50 U.S.C. § 1544 — Congressional action
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**(a) Transmittal of report and referral to Congressional committees; joint request for convening Congress** Each report submitted pursuant to [section 1543(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate on the same calendar day. Each report so transmitted shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the report is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by at least 30 percent of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene Congress in order that it may consider the report and take appropriate action pursuant to this section.
**(b) Termination of use of United States Armed Forces; exceptions; extension period** Within sixty calendar days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant to [section 1543(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of United States Armed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted), unless the Congress (1) has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2) has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically
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**(a) Transmittal of report and referral to Congressional committees; joint request for convening Congress** Each report submitted pursuant to [section 1543(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate on the same calendar day. Each report so transmitted shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the report is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by at least 30 percent of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene Congress in order that it may consider the report and take appropriate action pursuant to this section.
**(b) Termination of use of United States Armed Forces; exceptions; extension period** Within sixty calendar days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant to [section 1543(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1543/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of United States Armed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted), unless the Congress (1) has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2) has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States. Such sixty-day period shall be extended for not more than an additional thirty days if the President determines and certifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military necessity respecting the safety of United States Armed Forces requires the continued use of such armed forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces.
**(c) Concurrent resolution for removal by President of United States Armed Forces** Notwithstanding subsection (b), at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution.
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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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