Defense Primer: A Guide for New Members
Abstract
The Constitution provides Congress with broad powers over the Armed Forces, including the power to to raise and support Armies, to provide and maintain a Navy, to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces, and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States.... CRS has developed a series of short primers to give Members of Congress an overview of key aspects of the Department of Defense and how Congress exercises authority over it. A consolidated list of these primers is contained in this report, along with links to each document. For additional information on these issues, please contact the authors of the individual reports. Their contact information is listed at the end of each document and at the back of this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1029833
Entities
People
- Lawrence Kapp
Organizations
- Library of Congress