    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 119th Congress]
    [119th Congress]
    [House Document 118-187]
    [Legislate Procedures Enacted in Law]
    [Pages 1355-1361]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    39. Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 [Div. B, P.L.

                                     118-50]

                                    Sec. 507.

              (a) Arrangement Required--Notwithstanding any other provision

            of law, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment

            of this division, the President shall enter into an arrangement

            with the Government of Ukraine relating to the repayment by

            Ukraine to the United States of economic assistance provided to

            Ukraine by the United States to respond to the situation in

            Ukraine, and for related expenses, that are made available under

            the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for

            Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' in title IV of this division.

                                      * * *

              (d) Cancellation of Indebtedness--

                      (1) The President may not before November 15, 2024

                    take any action related to the indebtedness of the

                    Government of Ukraine that cancels any indebtedness

                    incurred by Ukraine pursuant to this section.

                      (2) At any time after November 15, 2024, the President

                    may, subject to congressional review provided by section

                    508, cancel up to 50 percent of the total indebtedness

                    incurred by Ukraine or anticipated to be incurred by

                    Ukraine with respect to economic assistance and related

                    expenses made available under the headings ``Economic

                    Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and

                    Central Asia'' in title IV of this division. Upon

                    completion of the congressional review process set forth

                    in section 508, such cancellation shall be final and

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                    irrevocable.

                      (3) The President may, subject to congressional review

                    provided by section 508, cancel any remaining

                    indebtedness to the government of Ukraine under this

                    section at any time after January 1, 2026. Upon

                    completion of the congressional review process set forth

                    in section 508, such cancellation shall be final and

                    irrevocable.

                                    Sec. 508.

              (a) Report Required--

                      (1) In General--Notwithstanding any other provision of

                    law, before taking any action described in paragraph

                    (2), the President shall submit to Congress a written

                    report that describes that action and the reason for

                    that action.

                      (2) Action Described--An action described in this

                    paragraph is an action related to the indebtedness of

                    the Government of Ukraine authorized by section

                    507(d)(1).

              (b) Congressional Review Period--

                      (1) 2024--During calendar year 2024, if the President

                    submits to Congress a report under subsection (a)(1),

                    the President may not take any action with respect to

                    the indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine until the

                    earlier of--

                          (A) the date that is 10 calendar days after the

                        date of such submission; or

                          (B) the date on which Congress has considered and

                        failed to pass a joint resolution of disapproval, as

                        provided in this section.

                      (2) Succeeding Years--

                          (A) In General--During calendar year 2025 or any

                        calendar year thereafter, if the President submits

                        to Congress a report under subsection (a)(1), the

                        President may not take any action with respect to

                        the indebtedness of the Government of Ukraine until

                        the earlier of--

                            (i) the date that is 30 calendar days after the

                        date of such submission, except as provided in

                        subparagraph (B); or

                            (ii) the date on which Congress has considered

                        and failed to pass a joint resolution of

                        disapproval, as provided in this section.

                          (B) Exception--The period for congressional review

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                        of a report submitted under subsection

                        (a)(1) shall be 60 calendar days if the report is

                        submitted to Congress on or after July 10 and on or

                        before September 7 in any calendar year.

                      (3) Veto Message--If the President vetoes a joint

                    resolution of disapproval, he may not take any action

                    with respect to the indebtedness of Ukraine for 5

                    calendar days after the veto message is received by the

                    appropriate House of Congress.

              (c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval--In this section, the term

            ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution--

                      (1) that is introduced not later than 3 calendar days

                    after the date on which a report of the President

                    referred to in subsection (a)(1) is received by

                    Congress;

                      (2) which does not have a preamble;

                      (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint

                    resolution relating to the disapproval of the

                    Presidential report with respect to the indebtedness of

                    the Government of Ukraine''; and

                      (4) the matter after the resolving clause of which is

                    as follows: ``That Congress disapproves the proposal

                    relating to the indebtedness of the Government of

                    Ukraine submitted by the President of the United States

                    to Congress on ___'', with the blank space filled with

                    the appropriate date of submission of the report under

                    subsection (a)(1).

              (d) Fast-track Consideration in House of Representatives--

                      (1) Reporting and Discharge--Any committee of the

                    House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is

                    referred shall report the joint resolution to the House

                    of Representatives not later than 5 calendar days after

                    the date on which Congress receives the report described

                    in subsection (a)(1). If a committee fails to report the

                    joint resolution within that time period, the committee

                    shall be discharged from further consideration of the

                    joint resolution and the joint resolution shall be

                    referred to the appropriate calendar.

                      (2) Proceeding to Consideration--After each committee

                    authorized to consider a joint resolution reports the

                    joint resolution to the House of Representatives or has

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                    been discharged from its

                    consideration, it shall be in order, not later than the

                    6th calendar day after the date on which Congress

                    receives the report described in subsection (a)(1), to

                    move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the

                    House of Representatives. All points of order against

                    the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in

                    order after the House of Representatives has disposed of

                    a motion to proceed on the joint resolution. The

                    previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

                    motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The

                    motion shall not be debatable. A motion to reconsider

                    the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be

                    in order.

                      (3) Consideration--The joint resolution shall be

                    considered as read. All points of order against the

                    joint resolution and against its consideration are

                    waived. The previous question shall be considered as

                    ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without

                    intervening motion except two hours of debate equally

                    divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

                    A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint

                    resolution shall not be in order.

                                      * * *

              (f) Rules Relating to Senate and House of Representatives--If,

            before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that

            House, that House receives from the other House a joint

            resolution, then the following procedures shall apply:

                      (1) Coordination With Action by Other House--

                          (A) The joint resolution of the other House shall

                        not be referred to a committee.

                          (B) With respect to a joint resolution of the

                        House receiving the resolution--

                            (i) the procedure in that House shall be the

                        same as if no joint resolution had been received

                        from the other House; but

                            (ii) the vote on passage shall be on the joint

                        resolution of the other House.

                      (2) Treatment of Joint Resolution of Other House--If

                    one House fails to introduce or consider a joint

                    resolution under this section, the joint resolution of

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                    the other House shall be enti

                    tled to expedited floor procedures under this section.

                      (3) Treatment of Companion Measures--If, following

                    passage of the joint resolution in the Senate, the

                    Senate then receives the companion measure from the

                    House of Representatives, the companion measure shall

                    not be debatable.

                      (4) Consideration After Passage--

                          (A) In General--If Congress passes a joint

                        resolution, the period beginning on the date on

                        which the President is presented with the joint

                        resolution and ending on the date on which the

                        President takes action with respect to the joint

                        resolution shall be disregarded in computing the 10-

                        , 30-, or 60-calendar-day period described in

                        subsection (b), but the President may not take any

                        action with respect to the indebtedness of the

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                        Government of Ukraine during any such period.