#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dach  ,,an ,,act  ,to protect !       
sep>ation ( p[]s 9 ! ,con/itution ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates by ensur+ t ! ,presid5t   
takes c>e t ! laws be fai?fully execut$1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,executive ,ne$s  
to ,fai?fully ,obs]ve & ,respect        
,congressional ,enactm5ts ( ! ,law ,act 
( #bjad or ! ,,en=ce ! ,law ,act (      
#bjad4  #b4 ,au?orization to br+ civil  
action = violation ( ! take c>e clause  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u ! adoption ( a         
resolution ( a ,h\se ( ,congress decl>+ 
t ! ,presid5t1 ! head ( any dep>tm5t or 
ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any o!r     
(fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has 
e/abli%$ or implem5t$ a =mal or in=mal  
policy1 practice1 or proc$ure to refra9 
f en=c+1 apply+1 foll[+1 or adm9i/]+ any
 provision ( a ,f$]al /atute1 rule1     
regulation1 program1 policy1 or o!r law 
9 violation ( ! requirem5t t ! ,presid5t
 take c>e t ! laws be fai?fully execut$ 
"u ,article ,,ii1 section #c1 clause #e1

 ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 t  
,h\se is au?oriz$ to br+ a civil action 
9 accordance ) subsection 7c71 & to seek
 relief pursuant to sections #bbja &    
#bbjb ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
,a civil action br\ght pursuant to ?is  
subsection may be br\ght by a s+le ,h\se
 or bo? ,h\ses ( ,congress jo9tly1 if   
bo? ,h\ses h adopt$ su* a resolution4   
7b7 ,resolution describ$ ,= ! purposes (
 subsection 7a71 ! t]m resolution means 
only a resolution--  7#a7 ! title ( :i* 
is z foll[s3 ,relat+ to ! application ( 
,article ,,ii1 section #c1 clause #e1 ( 
! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates42  7#b7
 :i* does n h a preamble2 &  7#c7 !     
matt] aft] ! resolv+ clause :i* is z    
foll[s3 ,t  has fail$ to meet !         
requirem5t ( ,article ,,ii1 section #c1 
clause #e1 ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to take c>e t a law be fai?fully 
execut$1 ) respect to 4 7! blank spaces 
be+ appropriately fill$ 9 ) ! ,presid5t 
or ! p]son on behalf ( ! ,presid5t1 & ! 
adm9i/rative action 9 "q describ$ 9     

subsection 7a71 respectively74  7c7     
,special rules ,if ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives or ! ,s5ate br+s a civil
 action pursuant to subsection 7a71 !   
foll[+ rules %all apply3  7#a7 ,! action
 %all be fil$ 9 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict 
c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction & %all be  
he>d by a #c-;judge c\rt conv5$ pursuant
 to section #bbhd ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,a f9al decision 9 !
 action %all be reviewable only by      
appeal directly to ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,su* appeal %all be tak5 
by ! fil+ ( a notice ( appeal )9 #aj    
days1 & ! fil+ ( a jurisdictional       
/atem5t )9 #cj days1 ( ! entry ( ! f9al 
decision4  7#c7 ,x %all be ! duty ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rts & ! ,supreme
 ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to advance on !
 docket & to exp$ite to ! greate/       
possible ext5t ! disposition ( any su*  
action & appeal4  #c4 ,report ,n lat]   
?an ! la/ day ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> qu>t] 
t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 & qu>t]ly !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll]  

,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committees on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 a report on
 ! co/s ( any civil action br\ght       
pursuant to ?is ,act1 includ+ any       
attorney fees ( any attorney t has be5  
hir$ to provide legal s]vices 9         
connection ) a civil action br\ght      
pursuant to ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives ,m>* #ab1 #bjad4;,cl]k4