Dear Mr. Chairman:  (Dear Madam Chair:)

In accordance with section 1264 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended, 50 U.S.C. 1549(a), I am transmitting the annual report on the legal and policy frameworks guiding the United States’ use of military force and related national security operations.

I am enclosing a copy of the unclassified report, as well as its classified annex.

                             Sincerely,

                             JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

View the unclassified report here.