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 94 STAT. 396

Appeal to Supreme Court of the United States.

Resubmittal to Congress.

Definitions.

Effective date. 15 USC 57a-l note.

PUBLIC LAW 96-252—MAY 28, 1980 to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any decision on a matter certified under paragraph (1) shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be brought not later than 20 days after the decision of the court of appeals. (3) It shall be the duty of the court of appeals and of the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter certified under paragraph (1). (g)(1) For purposes of this section— (A) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment sine die; and (B) days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 5 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the periods specified in subsection (a)(2) and subsection (b). (2) If an adjournment sine die of the Congress occurs after the Commission has submitted a final rule under subsection (a)(1), but such adjournment occurs— (A) before the end of the period specified in subsection (a)(2); and (B) before any action necessary to disapprove the final rule is completed under subsection (a)(2); then the Commission shall be required to resubmit the final rule involved at the beginning of the next regular session of the Congress. The period specified in subsection (a)(2) shall begin on the date of such resubmission, (h) For purposes of this section: (1) The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) The term "concurrent resolution" means a concurrent resolution the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: "That the Congress disapproves the final rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission dealing with the matter of, which final rule was submitted to the Congress on .". (The blank spaces shall be filled appropriately.) (3) The term "rule" means any rule promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.), other than any rule promulgated under section 18(a)(1)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(l)(A)). (i) The provisions of this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall cease to have any force or effect after September 30, 1982. OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

15 USC 57a note.

SEC. 22. The Consumer Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall conduct an oversight hearing with respect to the Federal Trade Commission at least once during the first 6 calendar months, and at least once during the last 6 calendar months, of each of the fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982.

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