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PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987 prior years may be made to the United Nations or its specialized agencies (as the case may be) without regard to the contribution hmitation contained in this section prior to its being amended by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989. "(c) DEFINITION AND PROCEDURES.—

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"(1)(A) The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the introduction and consideration in the Senate of a joint resolution described in subsections (b)(1)(C) and (b)(2). "(B) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'joint resolution' means only a joint resolution introduced within 3 days after the date on which the report of the President described in subsection (b)(1)(B) is received by Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 'That the payment to the United Nations of those contributions described in section 143(b)(1)(C) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, is prohibited'. "(2) A joint resolution introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. Such a joint resolution may not be reported before the 8th day after its introduction. "(3) If the committee to which is referred a joint resolution has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 days after its introduction, such committee shall be deemed to be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution and such joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the Senate, "(4)(A) When the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or has been deemed to be discharged (under paragraph (3)) from further consideration of, a joint resolution, it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the Senate 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. The motion 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 consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. "(B) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order. "(C) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the

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