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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 reportedIn 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.

(Pub. L. 93–148, § 4, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases, 1979–2016 · leading case: In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashir, 835 F.3d 110 (D.C. Cir. 2016).
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In Re: Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashir, 835 F.3d 110 (D.C. Cir. 2016). · cites it 2× “” Compare 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a)(1) (requiring the President to provide a written report to Congress if he introduces troops “into hostilities”), with id.”
Campbell, Tom v. Clinton, William J., 203 F.3d 19 (D.C. Cir. 2000). “” 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a)(1). On this question, the record is clear.”
Crockett v. Reagan, 558 F. Supp. 893 (D.D.C. 1982). · cites it 2× “WPR §§ 4, 5(b), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1543 , 1544(b). No report pursuant to the WPR has been made, and American forces have remained more than 60 days since they allegedly were introduced into a situation of hostilities or immi *896 nent hostilities without a declaration of war.”
Al-Bihani v. Obama, 619 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2010). “See 50 U.S.C. §§ 1543 (a), 1544(b). [13] Since passage of the AUMF in 2001, Congress has enacted additional legislation regulating the Executive's conduct of the war.”
Campbell v. Clinton, 52 F. Supp. 2d 34 (D.D.C. 1999). · cites it 2× “50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a). The President also is required to submit periodic reports, at least every six months, for as long as the forces remain engaged in hostilities.”
Ange v. Bush, 752 F. Supp. 509 (D.D.C. 1990). “” 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a)(1). The War Powers Resolution provides that any use of U.”
Tarros S.p.A. v. United States, 982 F. Supp. 2d 325 (S.D.N.Y. 2013). “) Pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a), within forty-eight hours of the operation the President submitted an explanatory report to Congress, which described the airstrikes as “limited in their nature, duration, and scope” and undertaken in furtherance of…”
Crockett v. Reagan, 720 F.2d 1355 (D.C. Cir. 1983). “§ 1543 (a) (1976) provides: 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…”
United States v. Castillo, 34 M.J. 1160 (1992). “50 U.S.C. § 1543 . With exceptions not pertinent here, Section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution obliges the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces within 60 days of the report unless Congress declares war or unless it has enacted a “specific authorization…”
Targeted Airstrikes Against the Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant (OLC 2014). · cites it 2× “4 Consistent with the War Powers Resolution, 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a), Pres- ident Obama provided a report to Congress less than forty-eight hours after the operations began: As I announced publicly on August 7, 2014, I have authorized the U.”
Effective Date of the Reporting Requirement Imposed by the Multinational Force in Lebabon Resolution (OLC 1983). · cites it 2× “That section requires the President to submit certain information to Congress on the situation in Lebanon “as required by section 4(c) of the War Powers Resolution [ 50 U.S.C. § 1543 (c)]. . . but in no event shall he report less often than once every three months.”
Presidential Power to Use the Armed Forces Abroad Without Statutory Authorization (OLC 1980). · cites it 2× “50 U.S.C. § 1543 (a)(2), (3). The report must be filed within 48 hours from the time that they are introduced into the area triggering the requirement, and not from the time that the decision to dispatch them is m ade.”
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United States Assistance to Countries That Shoot Down Civil Aircraft Involved in Drug Trafficking (OLC 1994).
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