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CHAPTER 33⁠—WAR POWERS RESOLUTION — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
1541.Purpose and policy.
1542.Consultation; initial and regular consultations.
1543.Reporting requirement.
1543a.Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces.
1544.Congressional action.
1545.Congressional priority procedures for joint resolution or bill.
1546.Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution.
1546a.Expedited procedures for certain joint resolutions and bills.
1547.Interpretation of joint resolution.
1548.Separability.
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.
1550.Reports and briefings on use of military force and support of partner forces.