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50 U.S.C. § 1703

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(a) Consultation with Congress

The President, in every possible instance, shall consult with the Congress before exercising any of the authorities granted by this chapter and shall consult regularly with the Congress so long as such authorities are exercised.

(b) Report to Congress upon exercise of Presidential authoritiesWhenever the President exercises any of the authorities granted by this chapter, he shall immediately transmit to the Congress a report specifying—(1) the circumstances which necessitate such exercise of authority;(2) why the President believes those circumstances constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States;(3) the authorities to be exercised and the actions to be taken in the exercise of those authorities to deal with those circumstances;(4) why the President believes such actions are necessary to deal with those circumstances; and(5) any foreign countries with respect to which such actions are to be taken and why such actions are to be taken with respect to those countries.(c) Periodic follow-up reports

At least once during each succeeding six-month period after transmitting a report pursuant to subsection (b) with respect to an exercise of authorities under this chapter, the President shall report to the Congress with respect to the actions taken, since the last such report, in the exercise of such authorities, and with respect to any changes which have occurred concerning any information previously furnished pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b).

(d) Supplemental requirements

The requirements of this section are supplemental to those contained in title IV of the National Emergencies Act [50 U.S.C. 1641].

(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 204, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1627.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The National Emergencies Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 94–412, Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1255. Title IV of the National Emergencies Act enacted subchapter IV (§ 1641) of chapter 34 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: United States v. Leopold Frade & Joe Morris Doss, 709 F.2d 1387 (11th Cir. 1983).
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United States v. Leopold Frade & Joe Morris Doss, 709 F.2d 1387 (11th Cir. 1983). · cites it 2× “50 U.S.C. §§ 1703 (a), (b), and (c) and 1706(b), and to the additional requirements of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.”
United States v. Yi-Chi Shih, 73 F.4th 1077 (9th Cir. 2023). “See 50 U.S.C. § 1703 . It also limits the President’s authority to prohibit certain types of transactions, see 50 U.”
United States v. Arch Trading Co., 987 F.2d 1087 (4th Cir. 1993). “See 50 U.S.C. § 1703 . The powers granted to the President are explicitly defined and circumscribed.”
New England Merchants Nat'l Bank v. Iran Power Generation & Transmission Co., 502 F. Supp. 120 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). “50 U.S.C. § 1703 . On November 14, 1979, President Carter, by issuing Executive Order 12179, became the first President to exercise the sweeping authority granted under Emergency Powers Act.”
Nat'l Oil Corp. v. Libyan Sun Oil Co., 733 F. Supp. 800 (D. Del. 1990). “1989); see also IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1703 (d) & 1706 (West Supp.1989), President Bush continued the state of emergency previously declared with respect to Libya.”
United States v. Dhafir, 461 F.3d 211 (2d Cir. 2006). · cites it 3× “50 U.S.C. § 1703 . Congress can terminate the President’s declaration of emergency “by concurrent resolution pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act [50 USCS § 1622].”
United States v. Anvari-Hamedani, 378 F. Supp. 2d 821 (N.D. Ohio 2005). “See 50 U.S.C. § 1703 . The powers granted to the President are explicitly defined and circumscribed.”
Ruth Wald v. Donald Regan, 708 F.2d 794 (1st Cir. 1983). “§ 1701 (a), reports to Congress on the emergency every six months, 50 U.S.C. § 1703 (b) & (c), and allows Congress to vote by concurrent resolution on *796 the validity of his declaration of emergency, 50 U.”
Al Haramain Islamic Found., Inc. v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, 585 F. Supp. 2d 1233 (D. Or. 2008). “]” 50 U.S.C. § 1703 . In any designation subject to judicial review, the government may submit to the court ex parte and in camera any classified information on which it relied.”
Beacon Prods. Corp. v. Ronald Wilson Reagan, 814 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1987). “50 U.S.C. § 1703 (b). In the case of the original declaration of emergency issued in *4 May 1985, the President satisfied these five requirements by sending to Congress an accompanying message that set forth his reasons for declaring an emergency.”
V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump (Fed. Cir. 2025). · cites it 3× “IEEPA § 204(b) [ 50 U.S.C. § 1703 (b)]. And the President must update such reports, detailing changes, every six months.”
Legal Authorities Available to the President to Respond to a Severe Energy Supply Interruption or Other Substantial Reduction in Available Petroleum Prods. (OLC 1982). · cites it 2× “680 Section 204(a) of the IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. § 1703 (a), provides that the President “ in every possible instance, shall consult with the Congress before exercising any of the authorities granted by this chapter, and shall consult regularly with the Congress so long as such…”
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