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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

94 STAT. 652

Debate, time limitation.

Appeals.

PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980 amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to. (C) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, the motion may not be renewed, nor may another motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same Corporation synthetic fuel action. (4)(A) When all committees to which the resolution was referred have reported (or have been discharged from further consideration of) a resolution, it shall be at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to. (B) Debate on the resolution referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be limited to not more than 5 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing such resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. An amendment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such resolution was agreed to or disagreed to. (5)(A) Motions to postpone made with respect to the discharge from committee or the consideration of a resolution and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. (B) Appeals from the decision of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate. (6) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this subsection, if a House has approved a resolution with respect to a Corporation synthetic fuel action, then it shall not be in order to consider in that House any other resolution with respect to the same Corporation synthetic fuel action. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURE

42 USC 8725.

SEC. 129. (a)(1) Any amendment to the comprehensive strategy submitted by the Board of Directors to the Congress pursuant to section 126(d) shall be deemed approved if a concurrent resolution of approval has been approved by the Congress during the same Congress in which such request was submitted. If the Congress, within 90 calendar days of continuous session after introduction, fails to approve such a concurrent resolution or either House of Congress rejects such a concurrent resolution, the request shall be deemed disapproved. (2) On the first day that both Houses of Congress are in session after receipt of such amendment, a concurrent resolution of approval shall be introduced in their respective Houses by the Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. (3) The Corporation may withdraw the amendment any time prior to the adoption of such concurrent resolution by. either House of the Congress.