War Powers Resolution after 34 Years and the Continuing Political Debate.

Intro -- WAR POWERS RESOLUTION AFTER 34 YEARS AND THE CONTINUING POLITICAL DEBATE -- WAR POWERS RESOLUTION AFTER 34 YEARS AND THE CONTINUING POLITICAL DEBATE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 WAR POWERS RESOLUTION: PRESIDENTIAL COMPLIANCE -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS -- UNITED NATIONS ACTIONS -- Former Yugoslavia/Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Iraq: Post 1991 -- Haiti -- Somalia -- INSTANCES FORMALLY REPORTED UNDER THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION -- CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION: AFTER THIRTY-FOUR YEARS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PROVISIONS OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION (P.L. 93-148) -- Title -- Purpose and Policy -- Consultation Requirement -- Reporting Requirements -- Congressional Action -- Priority Procedures -- Interpretive Provisions -- CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS RAISED -- War Powers of President and Congress -- Legislative Veto -- Automatic Withdrawal Provision -- MAJOR CASES AND ISSUES PRIOR TO THE PERSIAN GULF WAR -- Vietnam Evacuations and Mayaguez: What Is Consultation? -- Iran Hostage Rescue Attempt: Is Consultation Always Necessary and Possible? -- El Salvador: When Are Military Advisers in Imminent Hostilities? -- HONDURAS: WHEN ARE MILITARY EXERCISES MORE THAN TRAINING? -- Lebanon: How Can Congress Invoke the War Powers Resolution? -- Grenada: Do the Expedited Procedures Work? -- Libya: Should Congress Help Decide on Raids to Undertake in Response to International Terrorism? -- Persian Gulf, 1987: When Are Hostilities Imminent? -- Invasion of Panama: Why Was the War Powers Issue Not Raised? -- MAJOR CASES AND ISSUES IN THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD: UNITED NATIONS ACTIONS -- Persian Gulf War, 1991: How Does the War Powers Resolution Relate to the United Nations and a Real War? -- IRAQ-POST GULF WAR: HOW LONG DOES AN AUTHORIZATION LAST?.

Somalia: When Does Humanitarian Assistance Require Congressional Authorization? -- Former Yugoslavia/Bosnia/Kosovo: What If No Consensus Exists? -- Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Haiti: Can the President Order Enforcement of a U.N. Embargo? -- Terrorist Attacks against the United States (World Trade Center and the Pentagon) 2001: How Does the War Powers Resolution Apply? -- Use of Force against Iraq Resolution 2002: A Classic Application of the War Powers Resolution? -- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS -- Return to Senate Version: Enumerating Exceptions for Emergency Use -- Shorten or Eliminate Time Limitation -- Replace Automatic Withdrawal Requirement -- Cutoff of Funds -- Elimination of Action by Concurrent Resolution -- Expedited Procedures -- Consultation Group -- Judicial Review -- Change of Name -- United Nations Actions -- APPENDIX A. INSTANCES REPORTED UNDER THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION -- APPENDIX B. INSTANCES NOT FORMALLY REPORTED TO THE CONGRESS UNDER THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION -- APPENDIX C. TEXT OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION -- War Powers Resolution107 -- Short Title -- Purpose and Policy -- Consultation -- Reporting -- Congressional Action -- Congressional Priority Procedures for Joint Resolution or Bill -- Congressional Priority Procedures for Concurrent Resolution -- Interpretation of Joint Resolution -- Separability Clause -- Effective Date -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 WAR POWERS LITIGATION INITIATED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- El Salvador -- Nicaragua -- Grenada -- PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ -- Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait -- NATO's Air War in Kosovo and Yugoslavia -- Regime Change and Disarmament in Iraq -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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