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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Constitu-
tional War Powers Amendments of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF WAR POWERS RESOLUTION. 
The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548) 
is amended by striking out all after the resolving clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This joint resolution may be 
cited as the ‘Constitutional War Powers Resolution’. 
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 
for this joint resolution is as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 2. Declaration of policy and purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 3. Uses of the Armed Forces in hostilities. 
‘‘Sec. 4. Consultation between the President and Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 5. Reports to the Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 6. Congressional action with respect to hostilities. 
‘‘Sec. 7. Congressional expedited procedures. 
‘‘Sec. 8. Judicial review. 
‘‘Sec. 9. Rules of interpretation. 
‘‘Sec. 10. Rules of construction. 
‘‘Sec. 11. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 12. Separability clause. 
‘‘SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE. 
‘‘(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Congress de-
clares that— 
‘‘(1) the decision of the United States to pro-
vide for the initiation of hostilities by the Armed 
Forces, except for a limited range of defensive pur-
poses, requires a collective judgment of the Congress 
and the President; 
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‘‘(2) the conduct of the Armed Forces in hos-
tilities requires undivided command by the Com-
mander-in-Chief; and 
‘‘(3) the continued use of the Armed Forces in 
hostilities ultimately requires continued appropria-
tion and oversight by the Congress. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this joint resolu-
tion to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution 
of the United States and ensure that the collective judg-
ment of both the Congress and the President will apply 
to— 
‘‘(1) the initiation of hostilities by the Armed 
Forces, 
‘‘(2) the continued use of the Armed Forces in 
hostilities, and 
‘‘(3) the participation of the Armed Forces in 
certain military operations of the United Nations. 
‘‘SEC. 3. USES OF THE ARMED FORCES IN HOSTILITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The initiation of hostilities by 
the Armed Forces may occur only as follows: 
‘‘(1) DECLARATION OF WAR.—Pursuant to a 
declaration of war by the Congress. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.— 
In accordance with a specific statutory authoriza-
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tion, which shall include the duration of the author-
ity for the deployment of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(3) ARMED ATTACK ON UNITED STATES.—To 
the extent necessary— 
‘‘(A) to repel an armed attack upon the 
United States; or 
‘‘(B) to take necessary and appropriate re-
taliatory actions in the event of such an attack. 
‘‘(4) 
ARMED
ATTACK
ON
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—To the extent necessary to repel an armed 
attack against Armed Forces located outside the 
United States. 
‘‘(5) EVACUATION
OF
UNITED
STATES
CITI-
ZENS.—To the extent necessary to protect United 
States citizens or nationals while evacuating them as 
rapidly as possible from a situation, outside the 
United States to include international waters and 
airspace. Where the source of the threat is within a 
foreign country, the threat is supported by the gov-
ernment of that country or the government of that 
country is unable or unwilling to control the situa-
tion, the President shall make every effort to termi-
nate any such threat without using the Armed 
Forces. Before using the Armed Forces to protect 
United States citizens or nationals being evacuated 
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from a foreign country in accordance with this para-
graph, the President shall, where possible, obtain the 
consent of the government of that country. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under any law may not be obli-
gated or expended for any initiation, other than an initi-
ation described in subsection (a), of hostilities by the 
Armed Forces. 
‘‘SEC. 4. CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND 
CONGRESS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTATION.—(1) The 
President shall consult with the Congress before the initi-
ation of hostilities by the Armed Forces in accordance with 
any of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3(a). After every 
such initiation, the President shall consult regularly with 
the Congress until the Armed Forces are no longer in hos-
tilities. The President, in every possible instance, shall 
consult with the Congress before the initiation of hos-
tilities by the Armed Forces in accordance with any of 
paragraphs (3) through (5) of section (3)(a). 
‘‘(2) The President, in every possible instance, shall 
consult with the Congress— 
‘‘(A) before Armed Forces are introduced into 
the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country 
while equipped for combat, except for deployments 
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