; and (3) the Majority and Minority leader, the Majority whip and Minority whip, the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services, the chair and ranking member of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and any Senator designated by the Majority or Minority leader. (c) What consultation requires In order to satisfy the consultation requirement of this section, the President must ask Members of Congress for their advice and opinions before the decision is made to introduce the Armed Forces, and in no event later than 48 hours prior to introduction of the Armed Forces. Such consultation requires that all information relevant to the situation must be made available to the Members of Congress being consulted. The consultation requirement of this section is not met, however, if the Congress is merely informed about the situation. 4. Reports to the Congress (a) Reporting requirement The President shall submit the report described in subsection (b) no later than 48 hours after the Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities in accordance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 2(a). (b) Description of report required The report required by subsection (a) is a written report submitted by the President to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Executive-Legislative consultative group described in section 3(b) on the same calendar day, setting forth— (1) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of the Armed Forces; (2) the specific constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place