10 U.S.C. § 130f — Notification requirements for sensitive military operations

(a) In General. The Secretary of Defense must promptly send Congress's defense committees written notice of any sensitive military operation carried out under this title, no later than 48 hours after the operation. (b) Procedures. (1) The Secretary must set up, and give the committees, procedures for meeting this 48-hour requirement while still protecting national security and operational integrity, and must notify the committees in writing of any changes to those procedures at least 14 days before adopting them. (2) The committees must make sure their own procedures for protecting classified national-security information are strong enough to protect what gets submitted under this section. (3) If a sensitive operation covered by this section gets disclosed without authorization, the Secretary must make sure, as much as practical, the committees are told immediately — that notice can be verbal or written, but if it's verbal, written notice must follow within 48 hours. (c) Briefing Requirement. The Secretary must periodically brief the committees on Defense Department personnel and equipment assigned to sensitive military operations, including Defense Department support for operations run under the National Security Act of 1947. (d) Sensitive Military Operation Defined. "Sensitive military operation" means (1) a lethal or capture operation, by the armed forces or by a foreign partner coordinating with them, aimed at a specific person or people; (2) an operation the armed forces conduct in self-defense or to defend foreign partners, including during a joint operation; or (3) an operation the armed forces conduct to free someone from hostile foreign forces' control. (e) Rule of Construction. Nothing here creates new authority, or changes the War Powers Resolution, the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, or any requirement under the National Security Act of 1947. (f) Collective Self-defense Notification Requirement. Within 48 hours after a foreign partner force is designated as eligible for collective self-defense support from the armed forces (under subsection (d)(1)(B)), the Secretary must give the committees written notice of that designation.