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 88 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-344-JULY 12, 1974

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(c) WAIVER IN THE SENATE.—

(1) The committee of the Senate which repoits any bill or resolution may, at or after the time it reports such bill or resolution, report a resolution to the Senate (A) providing for the waiver of subsection (a) with respect to such bill or resolution, and (B) stating the reasons why the waiver is necessary. The ^^f^^"co^° • resolution shall then be referred to the Committee on the Budget t e ". ^^ °"™' e of the Senate. That committee shall report the resolution to the Senate, within 10 days after the resolution is referred to it (not senaL"'^' *° counting any day on which the Senate is not in session) beginning with the day following the day on which it is so referred accompanied by that committee's recommendations and reasons for such recommendations with respect to the resolution. If the committee ^ Discharge from does not report the resolution within such 10-day period, it shall """^^ automatically be discharged from further consideration of the resolution and the resolution shall be placed on the calendar. caTinda™^"* °" (2) During the consideration of any such resolution, debate Debate', time shall be limited to one hour, to be equally divided between, and limitation. controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees, and the time on any debatable motion or appeal shall be limited to 20 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution. In the event the manager of the resolution is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from the time under their control on the passage of such resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any debatable motion or appeal. Xo amendment to the resolution is in order. (3) If, after the Committee on the Budget has reported (or been discharged from further consideration of) the resolution, the Senate agrees to the resolution, then subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to that bill or resolution referred to in the resolution. (d)

CERTAIN

BILLS

AND RESOLUTIONS

RECEIVED

FROM

OTHER

HOUSE.—Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if under that subsection it is in order in the House of Representatives to consider a bill or resolution of the House, then it shall be in order to consider a companion or similar bill or resolution of the Senate; and if under that subsection it is in order in the 'Senate to consider a bill or resolution of the Senate, then it shall be in order to consider a companion or similar bill of the House of Representatives. (e)

EXCEPTIONS.—

(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to new spending authority described in section 4 0 1 (c)(2)(C). (2) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to new budget authority authorized in a bill or resolution for any provision of the Social Security Act if such bill or resolution also provides new spending authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) which, under section 401(d)(1)(A), is excluded from the application of section 401(b). (f)

STUDY OF EXISTING SPENDING AUTHORITY AND PERMANENT

APPROPRIATIONS.—The Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall study on a continuing basis those provisions of law, in effect on the effective date of this section, which provide spending authority or permanent budget authority. Each ^^n^ r^*'° committee shall, from time to time, report to its House its recommendations for terminating or modifying such provisions.

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