Sec. 103. Consultation and notification
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Section 3 of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1542 ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after and notification ; consultation by striking The President and inserting
(a)The President ; by inserting , including with the appropriate congressional committees and leadership, after consult with Congress ; by striking imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances and inserting there is a serious risk of hostilities ; by striking until United States Armed Forces and inserting , including submitting to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership any and all information and materials relied on to justify the decision to introduce and continue the deployment of United States forces, until such forces ; and by adding at the end the following: The President shall notify the Congress, including the appropriate congressional committees and leadership— before United States forces are introduced into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country while equipped for combat, except with respect to deployments that relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; and before United States forces are introduced into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country in which there are already United States forces equipped for combat if the introduction of such forces would substantially enlarge the overall number of United States forces equipped for combat located in that country or otherwise substantially increase the military capabilities of United States forces. In the event that circumstances prohibit the notification required by subsection
(b)prior to the introduction of United States forces, the President shall provide such notification not later than 48 hours after such introduction, including an explanation of why it could not be offered prior to such introduction. The notification required by subsection
(b)or
(c)shall include, at a minimum, the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States forces, the statutory or constitutional authority for such introduction, and the expected scope and duration of the use of such forces. .
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