,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,ama% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on ,=eign     
,affairs1 & ,rules1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national
 ,em]g5cies ,act to provide = a sunset (
 a national em]g5cy decl>$ by !         
,presid5t #b days aft] ! decl>ation     
unless ,congress enacts a jo9t          
resolution affirm+ su* decl>ation & !   
em]g5cy p[]s approv$ = use by !         
,presid5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,em]g5cies ,re=m ,act4  #b4   
,sunset = national em]g5cies )\t        
congressional approval  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,section #bjb ( ! ,national ,em]g5cies  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afbb7 is am5d$--   

7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7a7 ,any national em]g5cy      
decl>$ by ! ,presid5t 9 accordance ) ?is
 title %all t]m9ate if-- 7#a7 !re has n 
be5 enact$ into law a jo9t resolution   
affirm+ ! decl>ation ( su* em]g5cy1     
includ+ ! specific em]g5cy p[]s approv$ 
) respect to su* em]g5cy1 be=e !        
expiration ( ! #dh-;h\r p]iod :i* beg9s 
on ! fir/ day :i* occurs aft] su*       
national em]g5cy is decl>$ & on :i* bo? 
h\ses ( ,congress are 9 session 7includ+
 9 a pro =ma session72  7#b7 !re is     
enact$ into law a jo9t resolution       
t]m9at+ ! em]g5cy2 or  7#c7 ! ,presid5t 
issues a proclamation t]m9at+ ! em]g5cy4
  2  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 7b7 &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7 7#a7 ,! date on   
:i* a national em]g5cy is t]m9at$       
pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all be !    
fir/ occurr5ce ( any ( ! foll[+ dates3  
7,a7 ,! la/ date ( ! p]iod describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#a74  7,b7 ,! date       
specifi$ 9 any jo9t resolution ref]r$ to
 9 subsection 7a77#b74  7,c7 ,! date    

specifi$ 9 a proclamation by ! ,presid5t
 t]m9at+ ! em]g5cy z provid$ 9          
subsection 7a77#c74  7#b7 ,effective on 
! date ( ! t]m9ation ( a national       
em]g5cy "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 any     
am\nts reprogramm$ or transf]r$ "u any  
provision ( law ) respect to ! em]g5cy t
 rema9 unobligat$ on t date %all be     
return$ & made available = ! purpose =  
:i* su* am\nts 7 appropriat$2  7,b7 any 
contracts ent]$ into "u any provision ( 
law = con/ruction relat+ to ! em]g5cy   
%all be t]m9at$ unless con/ruction      
comm5c$ "u ! contract be=e t date2 &    
7,c7 any p[]s or au?orities ex]cis$ by  
reason ( said em]g5cy %all cease to be  
ex]cis$ aft] t date1 except t a         
t]m9ation %all n affect-- 7i7 any action
 tak5 or proce$+ p5d+ n f9ally conclud$ 
or det]m9$ on su* date2  7ii7 any action
 or proce$+ bas$ on any act committ$    
prior to su* date2 or  7iii7 any rights 
or duties t matur$ or p5alties t 7      
incurr$ prior to su* date4  2  7#c7 9   
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 by

 ins]t+ or affirm aft] t]m9ate2 &  7,b7 
9 p>agraph 7#e7 by /rik+ 1 subsection   
7b7 ( ?is section12 &  7#d7 by /rik+    
subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,a national em]g5cy decl>$ by !         
,presid5t "u section #bja1 affirm$ by a 
jo9t resolution "u subsection 7a77#a71 &
 n o!rwise previ\sly t]m9at$1 %all      
t]m9ate on ! date t is #fj days aft] !  
,presid5t transmitt$ to ,congress !     
proclamation decl>+ ! em]g5cy "u section
 #bja7;a7 or ,congress affirms a previ\s
 r5ewal pursuant to ?is subsection1     
unless-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t publi%es 9 !  
,f$]al ,regi/] & transmits to ,congress 
an ,executive ord] r5ew+ ! em]g5cy2 &   
7#b7 !re is enact$ into law a jo9t      
resolution affirm+ ! r5ewal ( !         
decl>ation1 accord+ to ! requirem5ts (  
subsection 7c71 be=e ! t]m9ation ( !    
em]g5cy or previ\s r5ewal ( ! em]g5cy4  
4  7b7 ,application to national         
em]g5cies previ\sly decl>$ ,a national  
em]g5cy decl>$ "u section #bja ( !      
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4

 #afja et seq47 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act %all be unaffect$ by !      
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act except t su*  
em]g5cies %all t]m9ate on ! date t is   
#fj days aft] su* date ( enactm5t unless
 ! em]g5cy is r5ew$ "u section #bja7;d7 
( ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act1 z am5d$  
by ?is ,act4