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 PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978

92 STAT. 3407

provided for under section 122(c)(2) of the N a t u r a l Gas Policy Act of 1978. ". (3) RESOLUTION o r

Ante, p. 3370. DISAPPROVAL OF INCREMENTAL PRICING

ACTION.—The term "resolution of disapproval", when used with respect to incremental pricing rules, means a resolution the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: " That the does not approve the proposed rule under section of the N a t u r a l Gas Policy Act of 1978 (relating to incremental Ante, p. 3350. pricing of n a t u r a l gas) a copy of which was trasnmitted to the Congress on .", the first blank being filled with the House in which such resolution is introduced, the second blank space being filled with the section under which proposed rule was issued, and the following blank spaces being filled with the a p p r o p r i a t e date. For purposes of this paragraph, the term " r u l e " means any rule or any amendment thereto (other than a technical or clerical amendment). (d) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE.— (1) CONGRESSIONAL RULEMAKING POWER.—This subsection

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enacted by Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of resolutions described by paragraph (2) of this subsection; and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent therewith; and (B) W i t h full recognition of the constitutional r i g h t of ^ ^ either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House. (2) REFERRAL.—A resolution described by paragraph (2) once introduced with respect to any submittal shall immediately be referred to a committee (and all resolutions with respect to the same submittal 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. (3) DISCHARGE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the committee to which a resolution with respect to a submittal has been referred has not reported it at the end of 20 calendar days after its referral, it shall 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 submittal which has tJeen referred to the committee. (B) MOTIONS.—^A motion to discharge may be made only by an individual favoring the resolution, shall be highly privileged (except that it may not be made after the committee has reported a resolution with respect to the same submittal) and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour, to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A n amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to.

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