    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 113th Congress]
    [113rd Congress]
    [House Document 112-161]
    [Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
    [Pages 1224-1226]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                   17. Federal Election Commission Regulations

              a. federal election campaign act of 1971, Sec. 311(d)

                                [2 U.S.C. 438(d)]

      Sec. 311. * * *(d)(1) Before prescribing any rule, regulation, or form
    under this section or any other provision of this Act, the Commission
    shall transmit a statement with respect to such rule, regulation, or
    form to the Senate and the House of Representatives, in accordance with
    this subsection. Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule,
    regulation, or form, and shall contain a detailed explanation and
    justification of it.

      (2) If either House of the Congress does not disapprove by resolution
    any proposed rule or regulation submitted by the Commission under this
    section within 30 legislative days after the date of the receipt of such
    proposed rule or regulation or within 10 legislative days after the date
    of receipt of such proposed form, the Commission may prescribe such
    rule, regulation, or form.

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      (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``legislative day''
    means, with respect to statements transmitted to the Senate, any
    calendar day on which the Senate is in session, and with respect to
    statements transmitted to the House of Representatives, any calendar day
    on which the House of Representatives is in session.

      (4) For purposes of this subsection, the terms ``rule'' and
    ``regulation'' mean a provision or series of interrelated provisions
    stating a single, separate rule of law.

      (5)(A) A motion to discharge a committee of the Senate from the
    consideration of a resolution relating to any such rule, regulation, or
    form or a motion to proceed to the consideration of such a resolution,
    is highly privileged and shall be decided without debate.

      (B) Whenever a committee of the House of Representatives reports any
    resolution relating to any such form, rule or regulation, it is at any
    time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same
    effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of
    the resolution. The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. An
    amendment to the motion is not in order, and is not in order to move to
    reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed with.

                   b. internal revenue code of 1986, Sec. 9039

                                [26 U.S.C. 9039]

      Sec. 9039. * * *(c) Review of regulations

              (1) The Commission, before prescribing any rule or regulation

            under subsection (b), shall transmit a statement with respect to

            such rule or regulation to the Senate and to the House of

            Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of this

            subsection. Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule or

            regulation and shall contain a detailed explanation and

            justification of such rule or regulation.

              (2) If either such House does not, through appropriate action,

            disapprove the proposed rule or regulation set forth in such

            statement no later than 30 legislative days after receipt of

            such statement, then the Commission may prescribe such rule or

            regulation. Whenever a committee of the House of Representatives

            reports any resolution relating to any such rule or regulation,

            it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous

            motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to

            proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The motion is

            highly privileged and is not debatable. An amendment to the

            motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move to

            reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or

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            disagreed to. The Commission may not prescribe any

            rule or regulation which is disapproved by either such House

            under this paragraph.

              (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``legislative

            days'' does not include any calendar day on which both Houses of

            the Congress are not in session.

              (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``rule or

            regulation'' means a provision or series of interrelated

            provisions stating a single separable rule of law.

                                                               Sec. 1130(18)