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tially increase the military capabilities of such
forces.
‘‘(b) 
EXECUTIVE–LEGISLATIVE
CONSULTATIVE
GROUP.—The consultation required by subsection (a)
shall include participation by—
‘‘(1) the President and those senior executive
branch officials designated by the President; and
‘‘(2) those Members of the House of Represent-
atives designated by the Speaker of the House, and
those members of the Senate designated by the
President pro tempore of the Senate.
‘‘(c) WHAT CONSULTATION REQUIRES.—In order to
satisfy the consultation requirement of this section, the
President must ask Members of Congress for their advice
and opinions before the decision is made to introduce the
Armed Forces. Such consultation requires that all infor-
mation relevant to the situation must be made available
to the Members of Congress being consulted. The con-
sultation requirement of this section is not met, however,
if the Congress is merely informed about the situation.
‘‘SEC. 5. REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.
‘‘(a) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The President
shall submit the report described in subsection (b) within
48 hours after the Armed Forces are introduced into hos-
tilities, or situations where imminent involvement in hos-
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tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accord-
ance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 3(a).
‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF REPORT REQUIRED.—The re-
port required by subsection (a) is a written report submit-
ted by the President to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate
on the same calendar day, setting forth—
‘‘(1) the circumstances necessitating the intro-
duction of the Armed Forces;
‘‘(2) the specific constitutional and legislative
authority under which such introduction took place;
and
‘‘(3) the estimated scope and duration of the
hostilities or the involvement of the Armed Forces,
as the case may be.
Any such report shall state expressly that it is being sub-
mitted pursuant to this section.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The President
shall provide such other information as the Congress may
request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibil-
ities with respect to committing the Nation to war and
to the use of the Armed Forces abroad.
‘‘(d) CONTINUING REPORTS.—Whenever the Armed
Forces are introduced into hostilities or situations where
imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by
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the circumstances, the President shall, so long as the
Armed Forces continue to be involved in those or related
hostilities or situations, report to the Congress periodically
on the status of such hostilities or situations as well as
on the scope and estimated duration of such hostilities or
situations, but in no event shall the President report to
the Congress less often than once every six months.
‘‘SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION WITH RESPECT TO HOS-
TILITIES.
‘‘(a) RECEIPT OF SECTION 5(a) REPORT.—Each re-
port submitted pursuant to section 5(a) shall be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the report
is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die or has
adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar days,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advis-
able (or if they are petitioned by at least 30 percent of
the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly
request the President to convene the Congress in order
that it may consider the report and take appropriate ac-
tion pursuant to this section.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIFIC STATUTORY AU-
THORIZATION FOR CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT.—Within
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60 calendar days after the Armed Forces are introduced
into hostilities, or situations where imminent involvement
in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in
accordance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 3(a),
the President shall remove the Armed Forces from those
hostilities or those situations unless the Congress—
‘‘(1) has declared war;
‘‘(2) has enacted a joint resolution providing
specific authorization for such use of the Armed
Forces;
‘‘(3) has extended by law such 60-day period; or
‘‘(4) is physically unable to meet as a result of
an armed attack upon the United States.
This 60-day period shall be extended for not more than
an additional 30 days if the President determines and cer-
tifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military
necessity respecting the safety of the Armed Forces re-
quires the continued use of the Armed Forces in the
course of bringing about their prompt removal from hos-
tilities and situations where imminent involvement in hos-
tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.
‘‘(c) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Unless one of the num-
bered paragraphs of subsection (b) applies, after the expi-
ration of the period specified in that subsection (including
any extension of that period in accordance with that sub-
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section), funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under any law may not be obligated or expended to con-
tinue the involvement of the Armed Forces in the hos-
tilities or situations where imminent involvement in hos-
tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances. This sub-
section does not, however, prohibit the use of funds to re-
move the Armed Forces from hostilities or situations
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances.
‘‘SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.
‘‘(a) RESOLUTIONS SUBJECT TO PROCEDURES.—As
used in this section, the term ‘privileged resolution’ means
a joint resolution—
‘‘(1) that provides specific authorization for the
use of the Armed Forces in hostilities or situations
where imminent involvement is clearly indicated by
the circumstances, so long as that resolution con-
tains only provisions which are relevant to those hos-
tilities or situations; and
‘‘(2) that is introduced after the President has
submitted a written request to the Congress for en-
actment of such an authorization with respect to
those or related hostilities or situations.
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‘‘(b) PROCEDURE
IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—(1) This subsection applies to the consideration
of a privileged resolution in the House of Representatives.
‘‘(2) A privileged resolution introduced in the House
of Representatives shall be referred, upon introduction, to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. A privileged resolution
shall not be sequentially referred.
‘‘(3)(A) If, at the end of 10 calendar days after the
introduction of a privileged resolution, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs has not reported that resolution, that
committee shall be discharged from further consideration
of that resolution and that resolution shall be placed on
the appropriate calendar of the House.
‘‘(B) After a privileged resolution has been placed on
the appropriate calendar, no other resolution with respect
to the same or related hostilities or situations where immi-
nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
circumstances may be reported by or be discharged from
any committee under this subsection while the first resolu-
tion—
‘‘(i) is before the House of Representatives (in-
cluding remaining on the calendar),
‘‘(ii) is before the Senate (including remaining
on the calendar) unless the Senate has had a vote
on final passage with respect to the resolution and
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a majority of those voting did not vote in the affirm-
ative,
‘‘(iii) is before a committee of conference or
otherwise awaiting disposition of amendments be-
tween the Houses, or
‘‘(iv) is awaiting transmittal to the President or
is before the President.
‘‘(4)(A)(i) At any time after a privileged resolution
has been placed on the appropriate calendar, it is in order
for any Member of the House of Representatives to move
that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consider-
ation of that resolution. The motion is highly privileged.
‘‘(ii) The motion under clause (i) is in order even if
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed
to.
‘‘(B) All points of order against a privileged resolu-
tion and consideration of the resolution are waived. If the
motion under subparagraph (A) is agreed to, the privi-
leged resolution shall remain the unfinished business of
the House until disposed of, to the exclusion of all other
business (other than a motion to adjourn), except as pro-
vided in paragraph (5)(A). A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the motion is disagreed to is not in order.