109 STAT. 30
PUBLIC LAW 104-1—JAN. 23, 1995
Congressional
Record,
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resolution or by the Congress by concurrent resolution or by
joint resolution. Regulations referred to in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)
of subsection (a) may be approved by the House of Representatives by resolution or by the Congress by concurrent resolution
or by joint resolution. Regulations referred to in paragraph
(2)(B)(iii) may be approved by Congress by concurrent resolution
or by joint resolution.
(2) REFERRAL.— Upon receipt of a notice of adoption of
regulations under subsection (b)(3), the presiding officers of
the House of Representatives and the Senate shall refer such
notice, together with a copy of such regulations, to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives
and of the Senate. The purpose of the referral shall be to
consider whether such regulations should be aDproved, and,
if so, whether such approval should be by resolution of the
House of Representatives or of the Senate, by concurrent resolution or by joint resolution.
(3) JOINT REFERRAL AND DISCHARGE IN THE SENATE. — The
presiding officer of the Senate may refer the notice of issuance
of regulations, or any resolution of approval cf regulations,
to one committee or jointly to more than one committee. If
a committee of the Senate acts to report a jointly referred
measure, any other committee of the Senate must act within
30 calendar days of continuous session, or be automatically
discharged.
(4) ONE-HOUSE RESOLUTION OR CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.—
In the case of a resolution of the House of Representatives
or the Senate or a concurrent resolution referred to in paragraph (1), the matter after the resolving clause shall be the
following: "The following regulations issued by the Office of
Compliance on
are hereby approved:" (the blank space
being appropriately filled in, and the text of the regulations
being set forth).
(5) JOINT RESOLUTION. —In the case of a joint resolution
referred to in paragraph (1), the matter after the resolving
clause shall be the following: "The following regulations issued
by the Office of Compliance on
are hereby t pproved and
shall have the force and effect of law:" (the blank space being
appropriately filled in, and the text of the regulations being
set forth).
(d) ISSUANCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE. —
(1) PUBLICATION. — After approval of regulations under subsection (c), the Board shall submit the regulations to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
pro tempore of the Senate for publication in the Congressional
Record on the first day on which both Houses are in session
following such transmittal.
(2) DATE OF ISSUANCE.— The date of issuance of regulations
shall be the date on which they are published in the Congressional Record under paragraph (1).
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Regulations shall becom-3 effective
not less than 60 days after the regulations are issued, except
that the Board may provide for an earlier effective date for
good cause found (within the meaning of section 553(d)(3) of
title 5, United States Code) and published with the regulation.
(e) AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS. —Regulations may be amendin the same manner as is described in this section for the
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