50 USC Ch. 33: Front Matter
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 33-WAR POWERS RESOLUTION
CHAPTER 33-WAR POWERS RESOLUTION
Sec.
1541.
Purpose and policy.
(a)
Congressional declaration.
(b)
Congressional legislative power under necessary and proper clause.
(c)
Presidential executive power as Commander-in-Chief; limitation.
1542.
Consultation; initial and regular consultations.
1543.
Reporting requirement.
(a)
Written report; time of submission; circumstances necessitating submission; information reported.
(b)
Other information reported.
(c)
Periodic reports; semiannual requirement.
1544.
Congressional action.
(a)
Transmittal of report and referral to Congressional committees; joint request for convening Congress.
(b)
Termination of use of United States Armed Forces; exceptions; extension period.
(c)
Concurrent resolution for removal by President of United States Armed Forces.
1545.
Congressional priority procedures for joint resolution or bill.
(a)
Time requirement; referral to Congressional committee; single report.
(b)
Pending business; vote.
(c)
Referral to other House committee.
(d)
Disagreement between Houses.
1546.
Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution.
(a)
Referral to Congressional committee; single report.
(b)
Pending business; vote.
(c)
Referral to other House committee.
(d)
Disagreement between Houses.
1546a.
Expedited procedures for certain joint resolutions and bills.
1547.
Interpretation of joint resolution.
(a)
Inferences from any law or treaty.
(b)
Joint headquarters operations of high-level military commands.
(c)
Introduction of United States Armed Forces.
(d)
Constitutional authorities or existing treaties unaffected; construction against grant of Presidential authority respecting use of United States Armed Forces.
1548.
Separability.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in title 10 sections 127a, 12304; title 22 section 3426.