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 101 STAT. 778

PUBLIC LAW 100-119—SEPT. 29, 1987

SEC. 105. MODIFICATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part C of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section: 2 USC 908.

"SEC. 258. MODIFICATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ORDER.

"(a) INTRODUCTION OF JOINT RESOLUTION.—At any time after the Director of OMB issues a report under section 251(c)(2) for a fiscal year, but before the close of the tenth calendar day of session in that session of Congress beginning after the date of issuance of such report, the majority leader of either House of Congress may introduce a joint resolution which contains provisions directing the President to modify the most recent order issued under section 252 for such fiscal year. After the introduction of the first such joint resolution in either House of Congress in any calendar year, then no other joint resolution introduced in such House in such calendar year shall be subject to the procedures set forth in this section, "(b) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF JOINT RESOLUTIONS.— "(1) No REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE,—A joint resolution intro-

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duced in the Senate or the House of Representatives under subsection (a) shall not be referred to a committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, and shall " be placed on the appropriate calendar pending disposition of "(2) IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION,—On or after the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) beginning after a joint resolution is introduced under subsection (a), notwithstanding any rule or precedent of the Senate, including Rule 22 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is in order " (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to '^ proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived, except for points of i} order under titles III or IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The motion is not in order after the eighth calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) beginning, after a joint resolution (to which the motion applies) is introduced. The motion is highly privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consider,^., ation of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in I. order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the respective House shall immediately _, proceed to consideration of the joint resolution without intervening motion, order, or other business, and the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the respective House until disposed of, "(3) DEBATE.—
 * such joint resolution in accordance with this subsection.

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"(A) In the Senate, debate on a joint resolution introduced under subsection (a), amendments thereto, and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between the majority leader and the minority leader (or their designees). In the House, general debate on a joint resolution introduced under subsection (a) shall

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