The Authorization for Use of Military Force, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 107–40, Sept. 18, 2001, 115 Stat. 224, which is set out as a note under section 1541 of this title.

Section was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and not as part of the War Powers Resolution which comprises this chapter.

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1261(1), substituted “Annual” for “Initial” in heading.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1261(2), substituted “March 1 of each year” for “90 days after December 12, 2017”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1261(3), substituted “from the preceding year, including—” and subpars. (A) and (B) for “during the period beginning on January 20, 2017, and ending on the date the report is submitted.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, § 1261(4), inserted at end “The unclassified portion of each report shall, at a minimum, include each change made to the legal and policy frameworks during the preceding year and the legal, factual, and policy justifications for such changes, and shall be made available to the public at the same time it is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.”