§§ 456 to 462. Omitted.

AMENDMENTS 1973-Pub. L. 93-155 substituted "execute" for "effectuate", "this chapter" for "section 451 of this title", and "Secretary" for "Secretary of Defense" in the introductory text.

Cl. (1). Pub. L. 93-155 substituted "industrial plants and installations (including machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment) should become a part of the defense industrial reserve" for "excess industrial properties should become a part of the national industrial reserve under the provisions of this chapter".

Cl. (2). Pub. L. 93-155 redesignated former cl. (4) as (2), deleted following "disposed of" the words "subject to the provisions of the national security clause", and struck out former cl. (2) provisions respecting duty to formulate a national security clause and vary or modify from time to time in such manner as best to attain the objectives of the chapter, having due regard to securing advantageous terms to the Government in the disposal of excess industrial property.

Cl. (3). Pub. L. 93-155 added cl. (3) and struck out former cl. (3) provisions respecting consent to relinquishment or waiver of any national security clause in specific cases when necessary to permit disposition of particular excess industrial property when such property is no longer essential to the national security.

Cl. (4). Pub. L. 93-155 added cl. (4). Former cl. (4) redesignated (2).

Cls. (5) to (7). Pub. L. 93-155 added cls. (5) to (7).

§ 454. Reports to Congress.

The Secretary shall submit to the Congress on or before April 1 of each year a report detailing the action taken under this chapter and containing such other pertinent information regarding the status of the defense industrial reserve as will enable the Congress to evaluate the administration of such reserve and the necessity or desirability for any legislative action regarding such reserve. (As amended Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93-155, title VIII, § 809, 87 Stat. 618.)

AMENDMENTS

1973-Pub. L. 93-155 substituted provisions respecting reports to Congress, for prior provisions respecting plant disposal, modification of national security clause, transfers to Administrator of General Services, and transfers of machine tools, now covered in section 453 of this title.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 12 of act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, 62 Stat. 1228 (formerly classified to section 461 of this title) prior to the general amendment of act July 2, 1948, by Pub. L. 93-155.

§ 455. Authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (As amended Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93-155, title VIII, § 809, 87 Stat. 618.)

AMENDMENTS

1973-Pub. L. 93-155 substituted provisions respecting authorization of appropriations, for prior provisions respecting acceptance of plants by Administrator of General Services, disposition of plants, and conditions of lease, now covered in section 453 of this title.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in section 14 of act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, 62 Stat. 1228 (formerly classified to section 462 of this title) prior to the general amendment of act July 2, 1948, by Pub. L. 93-155.

CODIFICATION

Sections were omitted in the general amendment of act July 2, 1948, ch. 811 by section 809 of Pub. L. 93–155, title VIII, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 617.

Section 456, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 7, 62 Stat. 1227, related to powers of Secretary of Defense respecting property in national industrial reserve, and is now covered in section 453 of this title.

Section 457, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 8, 62 Stat. 1227, related to transportation, maintenance, disposition, etc., of transferred property, and is now covered by section 453 of this title.

Section 458, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 9, 62 Stat. 1227, related to limitation on acquisition of property.

Section 459, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 10, 62 Stat. 1227, provided for an Industrial Reserve Review Committee, its composition, appointment, tenure, and composition, and related to the inapplicability of certain laws to the Committee solely by reason of appointment to and membership on such Committee.

Section 460, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 11, 62 Stat. 1228, related to the duties of the Industrial Reserve Review Committee, including the making of recommendations to the Secretary of Defense.

Section 461, act July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 12, 62 Stat. 1228, provided for reports to Congress, and is now covered by section 454 of this title.

Section 462, acts July 2, 1948, ch. 811, § 14, 62 Stat. 1228; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 103, 63 Stat. 380, authorized appropriations, and is now covered by section 455 of this title.

Chapter 23.-INTERNAL SECURITY CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This chapter is referred to in title 42 section 410. § 783. Offenses.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 38 section 3505.

§§ 811 to 826. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-128, § 2(a), Sept. 25, 1971, 85 Stat. 348.

Sections 811-826, act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title II, § § 101-116, 64 Stat. 1019-1030, which provided for emergency detention of suspected security risks, related to the following subject matter, as follows:

section 811, congressional finding of necessity; section 812, declaration of "internal security emergency" by President, events warranting the declaration, and period of existence;

section 813, detention during emergency and release; section 814, procedure for apprehension and detention, providing in subsecs. (a)-(h), respectively, for warrants and applications; service of warrants and apprehension, and copies for persons apprehended; places of confinement, provision for transportation, food, shelter, etc., and supervision; preliminary hearing, rights of detainee, evidence, orders and reports of hearing officer, and appointment of preliminary hearing officers; receipt of additional information upon request of detainee, and revocation or modification of detention order; presentation of evidence in case of Board or court review and right to withhold certain information; regulations by Attorney General and exclusion of forced labor and confinement with criminals; and bimonthly reports to President and Congress during emergency;

section 815, Detention Review Board, providing in subsecs. (a)-(d), respectively, for creation of Board, membership, terms, designation of Chairman, and removal; Board divisions, vacancies, powers of remaining members, quorums, official seal, and judicial notice thereof; reports to Congress and its contents; and dissolution upon termination of emergency, release of detainees, conclusion of proceedings, and subsequent establishment;

section 816, salaries of Board members, other personnel, use of agencies and services, expenses, and appropriations;

section 817, District of Columbia as Board headquarters and meetings and hearing outside District;

section 818, rules and regulations by Board and applicability of Administrative Procedure Act;

section 819, powers and duties of Board, providing in subsecs. (a)-(1), respectively, for review of, and action on, orders and claims, and determination of security risks; time for hearing on petition for review, the notice and place; information which may be given to detainee in review cases; subpenas, oaths, affirmations, witnesses, evidence, aid of courts, and contempt; service of papers, fees and mileage, and information from other Government agencies; rights of detainee at hearing; consideration of confidential evidence, reduction of evidence to writing, and additional testimony, and argument; evidentiary matters considered in deciding questions as to security risks; necessity for reasonable ground for belief, and claims for indemnity and receipt of evidence having probative value;

section 820, amended Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-791, § 30(a), 72 Stat. 950, orders of Board, providing in subsecs. (a)-(e), respectively, for revocation of detention order; orders sustaining or denying indemnity claims; dismissal of petition and confirmation of detention order; report and recommended order of hearing examiner, and effectiveness after expiration of time period; and modification or setting aside by Board of its own findings or orders prior to court review;

section 821, amended Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-791, § 30 (b), (c), 72 Stat. 950, 951, judicial review, providing in subsecs. (a)–(g), respectively, for rights of petitioner; orders granting indemnity and right of Attorney General; courts of appeals, place, petition, time, service, record, statement, powers of court, and conclusiveness of Board's finding; additional evidence, modification of, or new, findings by Board, recommendations, exclusiveness of court jurisdiction, finality of judgment, and review by Supreme Court; commencement of review proceeding as stay of Board's order; time of finality of Board's order; and applicability of Administrative Procedure Act;

section 822, resisting, disregarding, or evading apprehension; escape or attempts to escape; conspiracy; and penalty;

section 823, aiding evasion of apprehension or escape; concealment, conspiracy, and penalty;

section 824, resistance of, or interference with, Board members or agents and penalty;

section 825, definitions; and

section 826, preservation of privilege of habeas corpus. § 833. Termination of employment.

(c) Notwithstanding section 133(d) of Title 10, only the Deputy Secretaries of Defense and the Director of the National Security Agency may be delegated any authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by subsection (a) of this section. (As amended Oct. 27, 1972, Pub. L. 92-596, § 7, 86 Stat. 1318.)

AMENDMENTS

1972-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92-596 provided for delegation of authority consequent to the creation of a second Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Chapter 29.-NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTS § 1431. Authorization; official approval; Congressional action: notification of Committees of certain proposed obligations, resolution of disapproval, continuity of session, computation of period.

The President may authorize any department or agency of the Government which exercises functions in connection with the national defense, acting in accordance with regulations prescribed by the President for the protection of the Government, to enter into contracts or into amendments or modifications of contracts heretofore or hereafter made

and to make advance payments thereon, without regard to other provisions of law relating to the making, performance, amendment, or modification of contracts, whenever he deems that such action would facilitate the national defense. The authority conferred by this section shall not be utilized to obligate the United States in an amount in excess of $50,000 without approval by an official at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary or his Deputy, or an assistant head or his deputy, of such department or agency, or by a Contract Adjustment Board established therein. The authority conferred by this section may not be utilized to obligate the United States in any amount in excess of $25,000,000 unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed obligation and 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day period, a resolution disapproving such obligation. For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of such 60-day period. (As amended Pub. L. 93-155, title VIII, § 807(a), Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 615.)

AMENDMENTS

1973-Pub. L. 93-155 provided for notification of Congressional Committees with respect to certain proposed obligations, Congressional resolution of disapproval, continuity of Congressional session, and computation of period.

OBLIGATIONS ENTERED INTO BEFORE NOVEMBER 16, 1973 Amendment by Pub. L. 93-155 not affecting the carrying out of any contract, loan, guarantee, commitment, or other obligation entered into prior to Nov. 16, 1973, see section 807 (e) of Pub. L. 93-155, set out as a note under section 2307 of Title 10, Armed Forces.

Ex. ORD. No. 10789. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN CONNECTION WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE FUNCTIONS

Ex. Ord. No. 10789, Nov. 14, 1958, 23 F.R. 8897, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 11051, Sept. 27, 1962, 27 F.R. 9683; Ex. Ord. No. 11382, Nov. 28, 1967, 32 F.R. 16247; Ex. Ord. No. 11610, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13755, provided:

PART I-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Under such regulations, which shall be uniform to the extent practicable, as may be prescribed or approved by the Secretary of Defense:

A. (a) The limitation in paragraph 1 to amounts appropriated and the contract authorization provided therefor shall not apply to contractual provisions which provide that the United States will hold harmless and indemnify the contractor against any of the claims or losses set forth in subparagraph (b), whether resulting from the negligence or wrongful act or omission of the contractor or otherwise (except as provided in subparagraph (b) (2)). This exception from the limitations of paragraph 1 shall apply only to claims or losses arising out of or resulting from risks that the contract defines as unusually hazardous or nuclear in nature. Such a contractual provision shall be approved in advance by an official at a level not below that of the Secretary of a military department and may require each contractor so indemnified to provide and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as is determined by the

approving official to be appropriate under the circumstances. In deciding whether to approve the use of an indemnification provision and in determining the amount of financial protection to be provided and maintained by the indemnified contractor, the appropriate official shall take into account such factors as the availablility, cost and terms of private insurance, self-insurance, other proof of financial responsibility and workmen's compensation insurance. Such approval and determination, as required by the preceding two sentences, shall be final.

(b) (1) Subparagraph (a) shall apply to claims (including reasonable expenses of litigation and settlement) or losses, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, of the following types:

(A) Claims by third persons, including employees of the contractor, for death, personal injury, or loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property;

(B) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property of the contractor;

(C) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property of the Government;

(D) Claims arising (i) from indemnification agreements between the contractor and a subcontractor or subcontractors, or (ii) from such arrangements and further indemnification arrangements between subcontractors at any tier; provided that all such arrangements were entered into pursuant to regulations prescribed or approved by the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force.

(2) Indemnification and hold harmless agreements entered into pursuant to this subsection, whether between the United States and a contractor, or between a contractor and a subcontractor, or between two subcontractors, shall not cover claims or losses caused by the willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part of any of the contractor's or subcontractor's directors or officers or principal officials which are (1) claims by the United States (other than those arising through subrogation) against the contractor or subcontractor, or (ii) losses affecting the property of such contractor or subcontractor. Regulations to be prescribed or approved by the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy or the Air Force shall define the scope of the term principal officials.

(3) The United States may discharge its obligation under a provision authorized by subparagraph (a) by making payments directly to subcontractors or to third persons to whom a contractor or subcontractor may be liable.

(c) A contractual provision made under subparagraph (a) that provides for indemnification must also provide for

(1) notice to the United States of any claim or action against, or of any loss by, the contractor or subcontractor which is covered by such contractual provision; and

(2) control or assistance by the United States, at its election, in the settlement or defense of any such claim or action.

11. Except as provided in the Act of September 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 850 [which amended section 1433 of this title, sections 2310, 2313 of Title 10, Armed Forces and section 254 of Title 41, Public Contracts] contracts entered into, amended, or modified pursuant to authority of this order shall include a clause to the effect that the Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly authorized representatives shall, until the expiration of three years after final payment, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the contractor or any of his subcontractors engaged in the performance of, and involving transactions related to, such contracts or subcontracts. Before exercising the authority provided in the Act of September 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 850 [which amended section 1433 of this title, sections 2310, 2313 of Title 10, Armed Forces, and section 254 of Title 41, Public Contracts], the Secretaries of Defense, the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force, or their designees, shall first determine that all reasonable efforts have been made to include the clause prescribed above and that alternate sources of supply are not reasonably available.

RICHARD NIXON.

§ 1433. Public record; examination of records by Comptroller General; exemptions: exceptional conditions; reports to Congress.

FOREIGN CONTRACTORS

Secretaries of Defense, Army, Navy, or Air Force, or their designees, to determine, prior to exercising the authority provided in the amendment of this section by Pub. L. 89-607 to exempt certain contracts with foreign contractors from the requirement of an examination-ofrecords clause, that all reasonable efforts have been made to include such examination-of-records clause, as required by par. (11) of Part I of Ex. Ord. No. 10789, and that alternate sources of supply are not reasonably available, see par. (11) of Part I of Ex. Ord. No. 10789, Nov. 14, 1958, 23 F.R. 8897, as amended, set out as a note under section 1431 of this title.

§ 1436. Reporting requirements.

CODIFICATION

This section was not enacted as a part of the Act of Aug. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-804, which comprises this chapter.

Chapter 30.-FEDERAL ABSENTEE VOTING

ASSISTANCE

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This chapter is referred to in title 22 section 2504.

§ 1451. State enactment of absentee voting legislation.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN D.C. CODE

This section is referred to in section 1-1105 of the District of Columbia Code.

Chapter 33.-WAR POWERS RESOLUTION [NEW] Sec.

1541. Purpose and policy.

(a) Congressional declaration.

(b) Congressional legislative power under necessary and proper clause.

(c) Presidential executive power as Commander-in-Chief; limitation. 1542. Consultation; initial and regular consultations. 1543. Reporting requirement.

(a) Written report; time of submission; circumstances necessitating submission; information reported.

(b) Other information reported.

(c) Periodic reports; semiannual requirement.

1544. Congressional action.

1545.

1546.

(a) Transmittal of report and referral to Congressional Committees; joint request for convening Congress.

(b) Termination of use of United States Armed Forces; exceptions; extension period.

(c) Concurrent resolution for removal by President of United States Armed Forces. Congressional priority procedures for joint resolution or bill.

Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution.

1547. Interpretation of joint resolution.

(a) Inferences from any law or treaty.
(b) Joint headquarters operations of high-
level military commands.

(c) Introduction of United States Armed
Forces.

(d) Constitutional authorities or existing treaties unaffected; construction against grant of Presidential authority respecting use of United States Armed Forces.

1548. Separability clause.

§ 1541. Purpose and policy.
(a) Congressional declaration.

It is the purpose of this joint resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the

United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations.

(b) Congressional legislative power under necessary and proper clause.

Under article I, section 8, of the Constitution, it is specifically provided that the Congress shall have the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution, not only its own powers but also all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or officer hereof.

(c) Presidential executive power as Commander-inChief; limitation.

The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 2, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 10 of Pub. L. 93-148 provided that: "This joint resolution [this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its enactment [Nov. 7, 1973]."

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-148 provided that: "This joint resolution [this chapter] may be cited as the 'War Powers Resolution'."

§ 1542. Consultation; initial and regular consultations. The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and after every such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situations. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 3, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Nov. 7, 1973, see section 10 of Pub. L. 93-148, set out as a note under section 1541 of this title. § 1543. Reporting requirement.

(a) Written report; time of submission; circumstances necessitating submission; information reported. In the absence of a declaration of war, in any case in which United States Armed Forces are introduced

(1) into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances;

(2) into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or

(3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation;

the President shall submit within 48 hours to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate a report, in writing, setting forth

(A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces;

(B) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and (C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement.

(b) Other information reported.

The President shall provide such other information as the Congress may request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with respect to committing the Nation to war and to the use of United States Armed Forces abroad.

(c) Periodic reports; semiannual requirement.

Whenever United States Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or into any situation described in subsection (a) of this section, the President shall, so long as such armed forces continue to be engaged in such hostilities or situation, report to the Congress periodically on the status of such hostilities or situation as well as on the scope and duration of such hostilities or situation, but in no event shall he report to the Congress less often than once every six months. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 4, Nov. 7, 1943, 87 Stat. 555.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Nov. 7, 1973, see section 10 of Pub. L. 93-148, set out as a note under section 1541 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1544 of this title. § 1544. Congressional action.

(a) Transmittal of report and referral to Congressional Committees; joint request for convening Congress.

Each report submitted pursuant to section 1543 (a)(1) of this title shall be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate on the same calendar day. Each report so transmitted shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the report is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by at least 30 percent of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene Congress in order that it may consider the report and take appropriate action pursuant to this section.

(b) Termination of use of United States Armed Forces; exceptions; extension period. Within sixty calendar days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant to section 1543 (a) (1) of this title, whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of United

States Armed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted), unless the Congress (1) has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2) has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States. Such sixty-day period shall be extended for not more than an additional thirty days if the President determines and certifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military necessity respecting the safety of United States Armed Forces requires the continued use of such armed forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces.

(c) Concurrent resolution for removal by President of United States Armed Forces. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 5, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 556.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Nov. 7, 1973, see section 10 of Pub. L. 93-148, set out as a note under section 1541 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1545, 1546 of this title.

§ 1545. Congressional priority procedures for joint resolution or bill.

(a) Any joint resolution or bill introduced pursuant to section 1544 (b) of this title at least thirty calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in such section shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and such committee shall report one such joint resolution or bill, together with its recommendations, not later than twenty-four calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in such section, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays.

(b) Any joint resolution or bill so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question (in the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents), and shall be voted on within three calendar days thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by 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) of this section and shall be reported out not later than fourteen calendar days before the expiration of the sixtyday period specified in section 1544 (b) of this title. The joint resolution or bill so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question and shall be voted on within three calendar days after it has been reported, unless such House shall otherwise determine by 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 resolution or bill not later than four calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in section 1544 (b) of this title. In the event the conferees are unable to agree within 48 hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement. 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 the expiration of such sixty-day period. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 6, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 557.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Nov. 7, 1973, see section 10 of Pub. L. 93-148, set out as a note under section 1541 of this title.

§ 1546. Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution.

(a) Any concurrent resolution introduced pursuant to section 1544 (c) of this title shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and one such concurrent resolution shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays.

(b) Any concurrent resolution so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question (in the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents) and shall be voted on within three calendar days thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays.

(c) Such a concurrent resolution passed by one House shall be referred to the committee of the other House named in subsection (a) of this section 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 yeas and nays.

(d) In the case of any disagreement between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses, conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such concurrent 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 48 hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement. (Pub. L. 93-148, § 7, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 557.)