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Title 50

War and National Defense

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Chapter 33

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

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§ 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