Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/701

 PUBLIC LAW 96-294—JUNE 30, 1980

94 STAT. 651

period of 30 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress after the date on which such Corporation synthetic fuel action is received by such Houses, unless between the date on which such Corporation synthetic fuel action is received and the end of such 30 calendar day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action. (d) For purposes of subsection (c)— (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die; and (2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the 30-calendar-day period. (e) Under provisions contained in a Corporation synthetic fuel action, any provision of such Corporation S5mthetic fuel action may take effect on a date later than the date on which such Corporation synthetic fuel action otherwise would take effect, if such action is not disapproved, pursuant to the provisions of this section. (f) This section is enacted by the Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaJ^ing 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 subsection (g) of this section, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate 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. (g)(1) For purposes of subsection db), the term "resolution" means "Resolution." only a resolution of either House of the Congress the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: "ITiat the does not favor the Corporation S5mthetic fuel action numbered received by the Congress on, 19 ", the first blank space therein being filled with the name of the resolving House and the other blank spaces therein being appropriately filled. Any such resolution may only contain a reference to one Corporation synthetic fuel action. (2) A resolution once introduced with respect to a Corporation synthetic fuel action shall immediately be referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the appropriate committee or committees of the House of Representatives (and all resolutions with respect to the same Corporation sjoithetic fuel action shall be referred to the same committee or committees). (3)(A) If any committee to which a resolution with respect to a Corporation synthetic fuel action has been referred has not reported it at the end of 20 cedendar days after it was received by the House involved, it shall be in order to move either to discharge such committee from further consideration of such resolution or to discharge such committee from further consideration of any other resolution with respect to such Corporation sjoithetic fuel action which has been referred to the committee. (B) 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 Corporation synthetic fuel action), and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour, to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. An

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