,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require approval by   
the ,national ,capital ,planning        
,commission of certain improvements to  
the ,white ,house or the grounds of the 
,white ,house1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,no ,palaces ,act4  #b4         
,improvements to the ,white ,house or   
the grounds of the ,white ,house  7a7   
,consultation between agencies and      
,commission ,section #hgbb7;b77#a7 of   
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 in the first sentence1 by      
inserting 1 before initiating any       
demolition activities with respect to an
 existing structure1 before or before   
making a commitment4  7b7 ,modifications

 to the ,white ,house ,section #hgbb of 
title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,approval of            
improvements to the ,white ,house or    
grounds of the ,white ,house  7#a7      
,approval of ,national ,capital         
,planning ,commission required2 joint   
resolution of disapproval  7,a7         
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,consideration period ,the term         
consideration period means the #fj-;day 
period that begins on the date on which 
the ,national ,capital ,planning        
,commission approves the proposed       
improvement under subparagraph          
7,b77i77,,ii7 7excluding days either    
,house of ,congress is adjourned for    
more than #c days during a session of   
,congress74  7ii7 ,joint resolution of  
disapproval ,the term joint resolution  
of disapproval means only a joint       
resolution that is introduced during the
 consideration period1 the matter after 
the resolving clause of which is as     

follows3 ,that ,congress disapproves the
 proposed improvement approved by the   
,national ,capital ,planning ,commission
 on 41 the blank space being filled in  
with the date on which the ,national    
,capital ,planning ,commission approves 
the proposed improvement under          
subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii74  7,b7       
,approval required ,a building or site  
improvement to the ,white ,house or the 
grounds of the ,white ,house may not be 
carried out unless-- 7i7 the ,executive 
,office of the ,president1 or the head  
of any ,federal agency acting on behalf 
of the ,executive ,office of the        
,president-- 7,i7 completes the concept 
review 7as described in the ,submission 
,guidelines of the ,national ,capital   
,planning ,commission7 with respect to  
the proposed improvement2 and  7,,ii7   
obtains the approval of the ,national   
,capital ,planning ,commission with     
respect to the proposed improvement2 and
  7ii7 a joint resolution of disapproval
 is not enacted into law in accordance  

with subparagraph 7,b7 on or before the 
date of the end of the consideration    
period4  7,c7 ,procedures for           
consideration of joint resolutions of   
disapproval  7i7 ,referral ,a joint     
resolution of disapproval shall be      
referred to the committees in each      
,house of ,congress with jurisdiction4  
7ii7 ,senate procedure  7,i7 ,reporting 
and discharge ,if the committee of the  
,senate to which a joint resolution of  
disapproval is referred has not reported
 the joint resolution of disapproval 7or
 an identical joint resolution of       
disapproval7 by the date that is #bj    
days after the date on which the        
,national ,capital ,planning ,commission
 approves the proposed improvement under
 subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii7-- 7aa7 the  
committee may be discharged from further
 consideration of the joint resolution  
of disapproval on a petition supported  
in writing by #cj ,members of the       
,senate2 and  7bb7 the joint resolution 
of disapproval shall be placed on the   

calendar4  7,,ii7 ,motion to proceed    
7aa7 ,in general ,after the committee of
 the ,senate to which a joint resolution
 of disapproval is referred has         
reported1 or is discharged from further 
consideration of1 the joint resolution  
of disapproval-- 7,,aa7 it is in order  
7even though a previous motion to the   
same effect has been disagreed to7 for a
 motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the joint resolution of disapproval2 
and 7,,bb7 all points of order against  
the joint resolution of disapproval 7and
 against consideration of the joint     
resolution of disapproval7 are waived4  
7bb7 ,amendment ,a motion to proceed    
under this subclause is not subject to--
 7,,aa7 amendment2 7,,bb7 a motion to   
postpone2 or 7,,cc7 a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of other business4 
7cc7 ,motion to reconsider ,a motion to 
reconsider the vote by which a motion to
 proceed under this subclause is agreed 
to or disagreed to shall not be in      
order4  7dd7 ,motion agreed to ,if a    

motion to proceed under this subclause  
is agreed to1 the joint resolution of   
disapproval shall remain the unfinished 
business of the ,senate until the joint 
resolution of disapproval is disposed   
of4  7,,iii7 ,debate  7aa7 ,time limit  
,debate in the ,senate on the joint     
resolution of disapproval and on all    
debatable motions and appeals in        
connection with the joint resolution of 
disapproval shall be limited to not more
 than #aj hours1 to be equally divided  
between ,senators favoring and ,senators
 opposing the joint resolution of       
disapproval4  7bb7 ,motion to limit     
debate ,a motion in the ,senate to      
further limit debate on the joint       
resolution of disapproval is in order   
and not debatable4  7cc7 ,not in order  
,in the ,senate1 an amendment to1 a     
motion to postpone1 or a motion to      
proceed to the consideration of other   
business1 or a motion to recommit the   
joint resolution of disapproval is not  
in order4  7,,iv7 ,vote on final passage

 ,in the ,senate1 immediately following 
the conclusion of the debate on a joint 
resolution of disapproval1 and a single 
quorum call at the conclusion of the    
debate if requested in accordance with  
the rules of the ,senate1 there shall be
 a vote on final passage of the joint   
resolution of disapproval4  7,v7        
,appeals ,appeals from the decisions of 
the ,chair relating to the application  
of the rules of the ,senate to the      
procedure relating to a joint resolution
 of disapproval shall be decided without
 debate4  7,,vi7 ,limitation ,in the    
,senate1 the procedures described in    
subclauses 7,i7 through 7,v7 shall not  
apply to the consideration of a joint   
resolution of disapproval after the     
expiration of the consideration period4 
7iii7 ,consideration of joint resolution
 of disapproval received from other     
,house ,if1 before the passage by #a    
,house of a joint resolution of         
disapproval of that ,house1 that ,house 
receives from the other ,house a joint  

resolution of disapproval-- 7,i7 the    
joint resolution of disapproval of the  
other ,house shall not be referred to a 
committee2 and  7,,ii7 with respect to  
the ,house receiving the joint          
resolution of disapproval-- 7aa7 the    
procedure in that ,house shall be the   
same as if no joint resolution of       
disapproval had been received from the  
other ,house2 but  7bb7 the vote on     
final passage shall be on the joint     
resolution of disapproval of the other  
,house4  7iv7 ,rules of ,house of       
representatives and senate ,this        
subparagraph is enacted by ,congress--  
7,i7 as an exercise of the rulemaking   
power of the ,senate and the ,house of  
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 but          
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution of    
disapproval1 and supersedes other rules 
only to the extent that this            

subparagraph is inconsistent with such  
rules2 and  7,,ii7 with full recognition
 of the constitutional right of either  
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  
of any other rule of that ,house4  7#b7 
,use of funds  7,a7 ,private funds ,no  
private funds may be used to carry out  
an improvement described in paragraph   
7#a77;,b7 unless authorized by          
,congress4  7,b7 ,federal funds ,any use
 of ,federal funds to carry out an      
improvement described in paragraph      
7#a77;,b7 shall comply with the         
requirements of section #acja of title  
#ca4  4  7c7 ,judicial review  7#a7     
,right of action ,the ,advisory ,council
 on ,historic ,preservation1 any member 
of the ,advisory ,council on ,historic  
,preservation1 the ,commission of ,fine 
,arts1 any member of the ,commission of 
,fine ,arts1 the ,national ,capital     
,planning ,commission1 any member of the

 ,national ,capital ,planning           
,commission1 either ,house of ,congress1
 or a ,member of either ,house of       
,congress may bring a civil action in   
the ,united ,states ,district ,court for
 the ,district of ,columbia before a    
#c-;judge panel alleging a violation of 
this ,act 7including an amendment made  
by this ,act7 for injunctive relief4    
7#b7 ,appeal ,any party to a civil      
action brought under paragraph 7#a7 may 
appeal to the ,supreme ,court of the    
,united ,states any order granting or   
denying a permanent injunction pursuant 
to this ,act 7including an amendment    
made by this ,act74  7#c7 ,expedited    
procedures  7,a7 ,expeditious hearing   
,the ,united ,states ,district ,court   
for the ,district of ,columbia and the  
,supreme ,court1 if applicable1 shall   
expedite the consideration of any civil 
action brought under this subsection4   
7,b7 ,priority ,to the extent           
practicable1 the ,united ,states        
,district ,court for the ,district of   

,columbia or the ,supreme ,court1 if    
applicable1 shall give any civil action 
brought under this subsection priority  
on the docket of the applicable court4  
7,c7 ,deadlines  7i7 ,in general ,the   
,united ,states ,district ,court for the
 ,district of ,columbia shall issue a   
decision with respect to any civil      
action brought under this subsection not
 later than #cj days after the date on  
which the complaint is filed4  7ii7     
,filing notice of appeal ,a notice of   
appeal of any order1 whether            
interlocutory or final1 entered in any  
civil action brought under this         
subsection1 shall be filed not later    
than #aj days after the date of entry of
 the order4  7iii7 ,hearing of appeal   
,the hearing of an appeal described in  
clause 7ii7 shall be held not later than
 #de days after the date of the notice  
of appeal4  7iv7 ,decision on appeal ,a 
decision in an appeal described in      
clause 7ii7 shall be issued not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     

notice of appeal4  7v7 ,judicial        
discretion ,the ,united ,states         
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,columbia or the ,supreme ,court1 if    
applicable1 may modify the schedules and
 limitations described in clauses 7i7   
through 7iv7 in a particular civil      
action1 based on a specific finding that
 the ends of justice that would be      
served by making such a modification    
would outweigh the best interest of the 
public in having the civil action       
resolved expeditiously4