94 STAT. 1122
Effective date. 10 USC 9441 ^
PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980
(b)(1) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof **, and for purposes of determining the civil liability of the Civil Air Patrol (or any member thereof) with respect to any act or omission committed by the Civil Air Patrol (or any member thereof) in fulfilling such mission, the Civil Air Patrol shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the United States.". (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to services of the Civil Air Patrol provided to the Department of the Air Force before the date of the enactment of this Act as well as to such services provided on or after such date, but such amendment shall not be construed (A) to revive any cause of action barred by an applicable statute of limitation, or (B) to serve as grounds for the reopening or appeal of any case which became final before the date of the enactment of this Act. ADHERENCE TO THE V/AR POWERS RESOLUTION
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50 USC 1541
note.
SEC. lOOS. Whereas, the National Command Authority must have the capacity to carry out any military mission which is essential to the national security of the United States having in its hands in the Rapid Deployment Force an increased capability to extend the reach of our military power in an expedited manner; and whereas, without the significant safeguard of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), United States foreign and defense policies could be subject to misinterpretation; it is therefore the sense of the Congress that the provisions of the War Powers Resolution be strictly adhered to and that the congressional consultation process specified by such Resolution be utilized strictly according to the terms of the War Powers Resolution. Approved September 8, 1980.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-916 (Comm. on Armed Services) and No. 96-1222 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-826 (Comm. on Armed Services) and No. 96-895 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): May 13-15, 21, considered and passed House. June 28, 30, July 1, 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. Aug. 26, House and Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 16, No. 37: Sept. 8, Presidential statement.
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