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 95 STAT. 1564

"Joint resolution."

22 USC 2429a.

Transmittal of certification to Congress.

"Non-nuclear weapon state." 21 UST 483.

PUBLIC LAW 97-113—DEC. 29, 1981

the appropriate committee shall be treated as highly privileged in the House of Representatives. "(E) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'joint resolution* means a joint resolution the matter aiter the resolving clause of which is as follows: 'That the Congress having received on a certification by the President under section 670G)X2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to, the Congress hereby authorizes the President to exercise the waiver authority contained in section 670(b)(3) of that Act.', with the date of receipt of the certification inserted in the first blank and the name of the country inserted in the second blank. "(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the Congress enacts a joint resolution under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the President may furnish assistance which would otherwise be prohibited under paragraph (1) if he determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the termination of such assistance would be seriously prejudicial to the achievement of United States nonproliferation objectives or otherwise jeopardize the common defense and securil^. The President shall transmit with such certification a statement setting forth the specific reasons therefor. "(4) For purposes of this subsection, continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of any period of time in which Congress is in continuous session. '(5) As used in this subsection, the term 'non-nuclear-weapon state' means any country which is not a nuclear-weapon state, as defined in article IX(3) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.". Approved December 29, 1981.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1196 (H.R. 3136) (H.R. 3566): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 97-58 accompanying H.R. 3566 and No. 97-195 accompanying H.R. 3136 (both from Comm. on Foreign Affairs), and No. 97-413 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 97-83 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): Sept. 23, 24, 30, Oct. 20, 21, 22, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 9, H.R. 3566 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and S. 1196, amended, passed in lieu. Dec. 15, Senate agreed to conference report. Dec. 16, House agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 17, No. 53 (1981): Dec. 29, Presidential statement.

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