Officially: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.
Orders U.S. forces to stop taking part in hostilities with President-designated terrorist groups in the Western Hemisphere unless Congress has specifically approved it. It relies on the War Powers Resolution’s withdrawal mechanism and does not authorize any new military action.
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