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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 582-DEC. 20, 1945 " Resolution." Reference of resolu- tion to committee. Procedure for dis- charge of committee. Procedure for con- sideration of resolu- tion. Time limitation on debate. Motion to post- pone. Appeals from deci- sions of Chair. Procedure when res- olution received from other House. SEC. 202. As used in this title, the term "resolution" means only a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: "That the Congress does not favor the reorganization plan numbered transmitted to Con- gress by the President on ,19 .", the blank spaces therein eng appropriately filled, and does not include a concurrent resolu- tion which specifies more than one reorganization plan. SEC. 203. A resolution with respect to a reorganization plan shall be referred to a committee (and all resolutions with respect to the same plan shall be referred to the same committee) by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be. SEC. 204. (a) If the committee to which has been referred a reso- lution with respect to a reorganization plan has not reported it before the expiration of ten calendar days after its introduction (or, in the case of a resolution received from the other House, ten calendar days after its receipt), it shall then (but not before) be in order to move either to discharge the committee from further consideration of such resolution, or to discharge the committee from further consideration of any other resolution with respect to such reorganization plan which has been referred to the committee. (b) Such motion may be made only by a person favoring the reso- lution, shall be highly privileged (except that it may not be made after the committee has reported a resolution with respect to the same reorganization plan), and debate thereon shall be limited to not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. No amendment to such motion shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to or disagreed to. (c) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, such motion may not be renewed, nor may another motion to discharge the co e committe ebe made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same reorganization plan. SEC. 205. (a) When the committee has reported, or has been dis- charged from further consideration of, a resolution with respect to a reorganization plan, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution. Such motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. No amendment to such motion shall be in order and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to or disagreed to. (b) Debate on the resolution shall be limited to not to exceed ten hours, which shall be equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to, or motion to recommit, the reso- lution shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to recon- sider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to. SEC. 206. (a) All motions to postpone, made with respect to the discharge from committee, or the consideration of, a resolution with respect to a reorganization plan, and all motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. (b) All appeals from the decisions 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 with respect to a reorganization plan shall be decided without debate. SEC. 207. If, prior to the passage by one House of a resolution of that House with respect to a reorganization plan, such House receives [59 STAT.

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