,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4  
,paul 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require congressional       
approval ( national em]g5cy decl>ations 
& to repeal ! em]g5cy p[]s & au?orities 
mo/ susceptible to abuse1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,re=m+ ,em]g5cy ,p[]s to
 ,uphold ! ,balances & ,limitations     
,inh]5t 9 ! ,con/itution ,act or !      
,,republic ,act4  #b4 ,congressional    
approval ( national em]g5cy decl>ations 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bja ( ! ,national
 ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba7  
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #bja4       
,decl>ation & congressional approval (  
national em]g5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,)     
respect to ,acts ( ,congress au?oriz+ ! 
ex]cise1 dur+ ! p]iod ( a national      
em]g5cy1 ( any special or extraord9>y   

p[]1 ! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ to decl>e  
su* national em]g5cy4 ,su* proclamation 
%all imm$iately be transmitt$ to        
,congress & publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4 
7b7 ,specification ( p[]s & au?orities  
,! ,presid5t %all specify1 9 !          
proclamation decl>+ a national em]g5cy  
"u subsection 7a7 or 9 "o or m          
contemporane\s or subsequ5t ,executive  
ord]s publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] &      
transmitt$ to ,congress1 ! provisions ( 
law made available = use 9 ! ev5t ( an  
em]g5cy pursuant to :i* ! ,presid5t     
proposes t ! ,presid5t1 or ano!r        
(ficial1 w ex]cise em]g5cy p[]s or      
au?orities4  7c7 ,t]m9ation aft] #gb    
h\rs unless approv$ by ,congress  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 a national em]g5cy decl>$ "u      
subsection 7a71 & ! ex]cise ( em]g5cy   
p[]s & au?orities pursuant to provisions
 ( law describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 %all  
t]m9ate at ! "t specifi$ 9 p>agraph     
7#c74  7#b7 ,approval by ,congress      
requir$ ,a national em]g5cy decl>$ "u   

subsection 7a71 & ! ex]cise ( any       
em]g5cy p[] or au?ority pursuant to a   
provision ( law describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 may cont9ue aft] ! "t specifi$ 9   
p>agraph 7#c7 only if1 be=e t "t1 !re is
 enact$ into law a jo9t resolution (    
approval pursuant to subsection 7f7     
approv+--  7,a7 ! decl>ation ( !        
em]g5cy2 &  7,b7 ! ex]cise ( t p[] or   
au?ority4  7#c7 ,"t specifi$ ,! "t      
specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph is-- 7,a7 except
 z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 #gb h\rs 
aft] ! ,presid5t decl>es ! national     
em]g5cy2 or  7,b7 if ,congress is unable
 to conv5e dur+ ! #gb-;h\r p]iod        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 #gb h\rs   
aft] ,congress fir/ conv5es aft] !      
decl>ation ( ! em]g5cy4  7d7 ,t]m9ation 
aft] #ij days unless r5ew$ )            
congressional approval ,a national      
em]g5cy decl>$ "u subsection 7a7 )      
respect to :i* a jo9t resolution (      
approval is enact$ "u subsection 7f71 & 
! ex]cise ( any em]g5cy p[] or au?ority 
pursuant to t em]g5cy1 %all t]m9ate on !

 date t is #ij days aft] ! ,presid5t    
decl>es ! em]g5cy 7or ! em]g5cy 0       
previ\sly r5ew$ "u ?is subsection71     
unless1 be=e ! t]m9ation ( ! em]g5cy--  
7#a7 ! ,presid5t publi%es 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] & transmits to ,congress an     
,executive ord]-- 7,a7 r5ew+ ! em]g5cy2 
&  7,b7 specify+ ! provisions ( law made
 available = use 9 ! ev5t ( an em]g5cy  
pursuant to :i* ! ,presid5t proposes t !
 ,presid5t1 or ano!r (ficial1 w ex]cise 
em]g5cy p[]s or au?orities2 &  7#b7 !re 
is enact$ a jo9t resolution ( approval )
 respect to-- 7,a7 ! r5ewal ( ! em]g5cy2
 &  7,b7 ! ex]cise ( t p[] or au?ority4 
7e7 ,prohibition on subsequ5t actions if
 em]g5cies n approv$  7#a7 ,subsequ5t   
decl>ations ,if a jo9t resolution (     
approval is n enact$ pursuant to        
subsection 7f7 ) respect to a national  
em]g5cy decl>$ "u subsection 7a7 or     
propos$ to be r5ew$ "u subsection 7d71 !
 ,presid5t may n1 dur+ ! rema9d] ( ! t]m
 ( (fice ( t ,presid5t1 decl>e a        
subsequ5t national em]g5cy "u subsection

 7a7 ) respect to ! same circum/ances4  
7#b7 ,ex]cise ( au?orities ,if a jo9t   
resolution ( approval is n enact$       
pursuant to subsection 7f7 ) respect to 
a p[] or au?ority propos$ by ! ,presid5t
 "u subsection 7b7 to be ex]cis$ )      
respect to a national em]g5cy1 !        
,presid5t may n1 dur+ ! rema9d] ( ! t]m 
( (fice ( t ,presid5t1 ex]cise t p[] or 
au?ority ) respect to t em]g5cy4  7f7   
,jo9t resolutions ( approval  7#a7 ,jo9t
 resolution ( approval def9$ ,= purposes
 ( ?is section1 ! t]m jo9t resolution ( 
approval means a jo9t resolution t      
conta9s aft] its resolv+ clause-- 7,a7 a
 provision approv+--  7i7 a proclamation
 ( a national em]g5cy made "u subsection
 7a72  7ii7 an ,executive ord] issu$ "u 
subsection 7b7 specify+ ! provisions (  
law pursuant to :i* ! ,presid5t proposes
 to ex]cise em]g5cy p[]s or au?orities2 
or  7iii7 an ,executive ord] issu$ "u   
subsection 7d7 r5ew+ a national em]g5cy2
 &  7,b7 a provision approv+ a li/ ( all
 or "s ( ! provisions ( law specifi$ by 

! ,presid5t "u subsection 7b7 & includ$ 
9 ! proclamation or ,executive ord]1 z !
 case may be4  7#b7 ,introduction ,aft] 
! ,presid5t transmits to ,congress a    
proclamation describ$ 9 clause 7i7 (    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 or an ,executive ord]
 describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 ( t    
p>agraph1 a jo9t resolution ( approval  
may be introduc$ 9 ei!r ,h\se (         
,congress by any ,memb] ( t ,h\se4  7#c7
 ,committee ref]ral ,a jo9t resolution (
 approval %all be ref]r$ 9 ea* ,h\se (  
,congress to ! committee or committees  
hav+ jurisdiction ov] ! em]g5cy p[]s &  
au?orities invok$ by ! proclamation or  
,executive ord] t is ! subject ( ! jo9t 
resolution4  7#d7 ,consid]ation 9 ,s5ate
  7,a7 ,report+ & dis*>ge ,if !         
committee to :i* a jo9t resolution (    
approval has be5 ref]r$ has n report$ x 
at ! end ( #b cal5d> days aft] its      
introduction1 t committee %all be       
automatically dis*>g$ f fur!r           
consid]ation ( ! resolution & x %all be 
plac$ on ! cal5d>4  7,b7 ,proce$+ to    

consid]ation ,not)/&+ ,rule ,,xxii ( !  
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 :5 ! committee  
to :i* a jo9t resolution ( approval is  
ref]r$ has report$ ! resolution1 or :5 t
 committee is dis*>g$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a7 f fur!r consid]ation ( !           
resolution1 x is at any "t !reaft] 9    
ord] 7ev5 ?\gh a previ\s motion to !    
same effect has be5 disagre$ to7 = a    
motion to proce$ to ! consid]ation ( !  
jo9t resolution1 & all po9ts ( ord]     
aga9/ ! jo9t resolution 7& aga9/        
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution7 are   
waiv$4 ,! motion to proce$ is n         
debatable4 ,! motion is n subject to    
am5dm5t1 or to a motion to po/pone1 or  
to a motion to proce$ to ! consid]ation 
( o!r bus9ess4  7,c7 ,am5dm5ts ,no      
am5dm5ts %all be 9 ord] ) respect to a  
jo9t resolution ( approval1 except =    
am5dm5ts t /rike provisions f ! li/ (   
provisions ( law requir$ by p>agraph    
7#a77;,b7 or o!rwise n>r[ ! scope (     
em]g5cy p[]s & au?orities au?oriz$ to be
 ex]cis$ pursuant to su* provisions (   

law4  7,d7 ,motion to reconsid] f9al    
vote ,a motion to reconsid] a vote on   
f9al passage ( a jo9t resolution (      
approval %all n be 9 ord]4  7,e7        
,appeals ,po9ts ( ord]1 includ+ que/ions
 ( relevancy1 & appeals f ! decision ( !
 ,presid+ ,(fic]1 %all be decid$ )\t    
debate4  7#e7 ,consid]ation 9 ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives ,9 ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives1 if any committee to :i*
 a jo9t resolution ( approval has be5   
ref]r$ has n report$ x to ! ,h\se at !  
end ( #b cal5d> days aft] its           
introduction1 t committee %all be       
dis*>g$ f fur!r consid]ation ( ! jo9t   
resolution1 & ! resolution %all be plac$
 on ! appropriate cal5d>4 ,x %all be 9  
ord] at any "t = ! ,speak] to recognize 
a ,memb] :o favors passage ( a jo9t     
resolution to call up t jo9t resolution 
= imm$iate consid]ation 9 ! ,h\se )\t   
int]v5tion ( any po9t ( ord]4 ,:5 s     
call$ up a jo9t resolution %all be      
consid]$ z read & %all be debatable = #a
 h\r equally divid$ & controll$ by !    

propon5t & an oppon5t4 ,x %all n be 9   
ord] to reconsid] ! vote on passage4    
7#f7 ,receipt ( resolution f o!r h\se   
,if1 be=e pass+ a jo9t resolution (     
approval1 "o ,h\se receives a jo9t      
resolution ( approval f ! o!r ,h\se1    
!n--  7,a7 ! jo9t resolution ( ! o!r    
,h\se %all n be ref]r$ to a committee & 
%all be deem$ to h be5 dis*>g$ f        
committee on ! day x is receiv$2 &  7,b7
 ! proc$ures set =? 9 p>agraph 7#d7 or  
7#e71 z applicable1 %all apply 9 !      
receiv+ ,h\se to ! jo9t resolution      
receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se to ! same ext5t z 
su* proc$ures apply to a jo9t resolution
 ( ! receiv+ ,h\se4  7g7 ,effect (      
lat]-,enact$ laws ,no law enact$ aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act %all       
sup]s$e ?is title unless x does s 9     
specific t]ms1 ref]r+ to ?is title1 &   
decl>+ t ! new law sup]s$es ! provisions
 ( ?is title4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  
,! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej       
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #bjb--  7,a7 9 subsection    

7a7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph     
7#a71 by /rik+ decl>$ by ! ,presid5t 9  
accordance ) ?is title & ins]t+ 9 effect
 "u section #bja2 &  7ii7 9 ! flu% text1
 by /rik+ decl>$ by ! ,presid5t & ins]t+
 9 effect "u section #bja2  7,b7 9      
subsection 7c71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#e72 
&  7,c7 by am5d+ subsection 7d7 to read 
z foll[s3  7d7 ,subsection 7b7 & section
 #bja7;f7 are enact$ by ,congress--     
7#a7 z an ex]cise ( ! rulemak+ p[] ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1     
respectively1 & z su* !y are deem$ a "p 
( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1 respectively1 b  
applicable only ) respect to ! proc$ure 
to be foll[$ 9 ! ,h\se 9 ! case (       
resolutions describ$ by ?is title1 & !y 
sup]s$e o!r rules only to ! ext5t t !y  
are inconsi/5t !re)2 &  7#b7 ) full     
recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( ei!r 
,h\se to *ange ! rules 7s f> z relat+ to
 ! proc$ure ( t ,h\se7 at any "t1 9 !   
same mann]1 & to ! same ext5t z 9 ! case
 ( any o!r rule ( t ,h\se4  2 &  7#b7 by
 /rik+ title ,,iii4  #c4 ,repeal (      

em]g5cy au?ority to susp5d              
telecommunications rules & regulations  
,section #gjf ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fjf7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ subsection 7c74  #d4              
,applicability ,except z provid$ 9      
section #f7;a71 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
,act %all apply ) respect to national   
em]g5cies decl>$ "u section #bja ( !    
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #afba7 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  #e4 ,t]m9ation ( exi/+      
em]g5cy decl>ations ,ea* national       
em]g5cy decl>$ "u section #bja ( !      
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #afba7 be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act 7o!r ?an a national em]g5cy        
describ$ 9 section #f7;b77 %all t]m9ate 
on su* date ( enactm5t4  #f4            
,nonapplicability ) respect to          
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a        
national em]g5cy decl>$ on or aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act "u :i* !   
,presid5t proposes to ex]cise em]g5cy   

p[]s & au?orities pursuant to !         
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47--    
7#a7 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all n 
apply2 &  7#b7 ! provisions ( !         
,national ,em]g5cies ,act1 z 9 effect on
 ! day be=e su* date ( enactm5t1 %all   
apply4  7b7 ,cont9uation 9 effect (     
national em]g5cy decl>ations ,a national
 em]g5cy decl>$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act "u :i* ! ,presid5t ex]cises 
em]g5cy p[]s & au?orities pursuant to ! 
,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s  
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47      
%all--  7#a7 cont9ue 9 effect on & aft] 
su* date ( enactm5t2 &  7#b7 t]m9ate 9  
accordance ) ! provisions ( ! ,national 
,em]g5cies ,act1 z 9 effect on ! day    
be=e su* date ( enactm5t4