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 97 STAT. 808 PUBLIC LAW 98-119—OCT. 12, 1983 Committee of conference. Conference reports. thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays. (c) Such a joint resolution or bill passed by one House shall be referred to the committee of the other House named in subsection (a) and shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days and shall thereupon become the pending business of such House and shall be voted upon within three calendar days, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays. (d) In the case of any disagreement between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a joint resolution or bill passed by both Houses, conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such joint resolution within six calendar days after the legislation is referred to the committee of conference. Notwithstanding any rule in either House concerning the printing of conference reports in the Record or concerning any delay in the consideration of such reports, such report shall be acted on by both Houses not later than six calendar days after the conference report is filed. In the event the conferees are unable to agree within forty-eight hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement. Approved October 12, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 159 (H.J. Res. 364): HOUSE REPORT No. 98-385 accompanying H.J. Res. 364 (Comm. on Foreign Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 98-242 (Comm. on Foreign Relations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 26-29, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 28, H.J. Res. 364 considered and passed House. Sept. 29, considered and passed House. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 41 (1983): Oct. 12, Presidential statement.

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