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 92 STAT. 3408

PUBLIC LAW 95-621—NOV. 9, 1978 (C) R E N E W A L. — I f the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, the motion may not be renewed, nor may another motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same submittal.

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(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.—

(A)

MOTION

TO CONSIDER.—When the

committee

has

reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution, it shall be a t any time thereafter in order (even t h o u g h a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. 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. (B) DEBATE AND CONSIDERATION.—Debate on the resolution

referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing such resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. A n amendment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such resolution was agreed to or disagreed to. (6) DETERMINATION ON MOTIONS.— (A) MOTIONS TO POSTPONE OR TO PROCEED TO OTHER BUSI-

NESS.—Motions to postpone, made with respect to the discharge from committee, or the consideration of a resolution and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. (B)

APPEALS PROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR.—Appeals

from the decision 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 shall be decided without debate. (7) SUBSEQUENT ACTION.—Notwithstanding any of the provi-

sions of this subsection, if a House has approved a resolution with respect to a submittal, then it shall not be in order to consider in that House any other resolution with respect to the same such submittal. SEC. 508. TECHNICAL PROVISIONS. (a)

42 USC 7255. Ante, p. 3351. 15 USC 3418.

42 USC 7151.

15 USC 796. 15 USC 772.

SECTION 645

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF E N E R G Y ORGANIZATION

^(j^.—Section 645 of the Department of Energy Organization Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: " For purposes of carrying out its responsibilities under the N a t u r a l Gas Policy Act of 1978, the Commission shall have the same powers and authority as the Secretary has under this section.". (b) SECTION 3 0 1 (a) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION

ACT. — I n order to obtain information for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, the Commission shall have the same authority as is vested in the Secretary under section 301(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to the exercise of authority under section 11(b) of the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 and sections 13(b), (c), and (d) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.

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