Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2382

 PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003

117 STAT. 2363

(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and, as such, shall be considered as part of the rules of that House and shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of that House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedures of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. SEC. 804. PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.

(a) INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL OF PRESIDENT’S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL.— (1) INTRODUCTION.—In the case of a legislative proposal submitted by the President pursuant to section 1105(h) of title 31, United States Code, within the 15-day period specified in paragraph (1) of such section, the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate (or their designees) shall introduce such proposal (by request), the title of which is as follows: ‘‘A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning.’’ Such bill shall be introduced within 3 days of session after Congress receives such proposal. (2) REFERRAL.—Any legislation introduced pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be referred to the Committee on Finance. (b) MEDICARE FUNDING LEGISLATION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘medicare funding legislation’’ means— (1) legislation introduced pursuant to subsection (a)(1), but only if the legislative proposal upon which the legislation is based was submitted within the 15-day period referred to in such subsection; or (2) any bill the title of which is as follows: ‘‘A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning.’’. (c) QUALIFICATION FOR SPECIAL PROCEDURES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The special procedures set forth in subsections (d) and (e) shall apply to medicare funding legislation, as described in subsection (b), only if the legislation— (A) is medicare funding legislation that is passed by the House of Representatives; or (B) contains matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Finance in the Senate. (2) FAILURE TO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL PROCEDURES.—If the medicare funding legislation does not satisfy paragraph (1), then the legislation shall be considered under the ordinary procedures of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (d) DISCHARGE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Committee on Finance has not reported medicare funding legislation described in subsection (c)(1) by June 30 of a year in which the President is required to submit medicare funding legislation to Congress under section 1105(h) of title 31, United States Code, then any Senator may move to discharge the Committee of any single medicare funding legislation measure. Only one such motion shall be in order in any session of Congress. (2) DEBATE LIMITS.—Debate in the Senate on any such motion to discharge, and all appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the maker of

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