    [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 1352-1355]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

     38. Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act [19

                     U.S.C. 2101 note; 19 U.S.C. 2434 note]

      Sec. 4. resumption of application of hts column 1 rates of duty and

        restoration of normal trade relations treatment for the russian

                     federation and the republic of belarus

                                      * * *

              (a) Temporary Application of HTS Column 1 Rates of Duty--

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

                    law (including the application of column 2 rates of duty

                    under section 3), the President is authorized to

                    temporarily resume, for one or more periods not to

                    exceed 1 year each, the application of the rates of duty

                    set forth in column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

                    of the United States to the products of the Russian

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                    Federation,

                    the Republic of Belarus, or both, if the President

                    submits to Congress with respect to either or both such

                    countries a certification under subsection (c) for each

                    such period. Such action shall take effect beginning on

                    the date that is 90 calendar days after the date of

                    submission of such certification for such period, unless

                    there is enacted into law during such 90-day period a

                    joint resolution of disapproval.

                                      * * *

              (b) Restoration of Normal Trade Relations Treatment--

                      (1) In General--The President is authorized to resume

                    the application of the rates of duty set forth in column

                    1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

                    to the products of the Russian Federation, the Republic

                    of Belarus, or both, if the President submits to

                    Congress with respect to either or both such countries a

                    certification under subsection (c). Such action shall

                    take effect beginning on the date that is 90 calendar

                    days after the date of submission of such certification,

                    unless there is enacted into law during such 90-day

                    period a joint resolution of disapproval.

                                      * * *

              (d) Joint Resolution of Disapproval--

                      (1) Definition--For purposes of this section, the term

                    ``joint resolution of disapproval'' means only a joint

                    resolution--

                          (A) which does not have a preamble;

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

                        resolution disapproving the President's

                        certification under section 4(c) of the Suspending

                        Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus

                        Act.''; and

                          (C) the matter after the resolving clause of which

                        is as follows: ``That Congress disapproves the

                        certification of the President under section 4(c) of

                        the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia

                        and Belarus Act, submitted to Congress on ___'', the

                        blank space being filled in with the appropriate

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                        date.

                      (2) Introduction in the House of Representatives--

                    During a period of 5 legislative days beginning on the

                    date that a certification under subsection (c) is

                    submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval

                    may be introduced in the House of Representatives by the

                    majority leader or the minority leader.

                      (3) Introduction in the Senate--During a period of 5

                    days on which the Senate is in session beginning on the

                    date that a certification under subsection (c) is

                    submitted to Congress, a joint resolution of disapproval

                    may be introduced in the Senate by the majority leader

                    (or the majority leader's designee) or the minority

                    leader (or the minority leader's designee).

                      (4) Floor Consideration in the House of

                    Representatives--

                          (A) Reporting and Discharge--If a committee of the

                        House to which a joint resolution of disapproval has

                        been referred has not reported such joint resolution

                        within 10 legislative days after the date of

                        referral, that committee shall be discharged from

                        further consideration thereof.

                          (B) Proceeding to Consideration--Beginning on the

                        third legislative day after each committee to which

                        a joint resolution of disapproval has been referred

                        reports it to the House or has been discharged from

                        further consideration thereof, it shall be in order

                        to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution

                        in the House. All points of order against the motion

                        are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order

                        after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed

                        on a joint resolution with regard to the same

                        certification. 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.

                          (C) 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

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                        ordered on the joint reso

                        lution to final passage without intervening motion

                        except two hours of debate equally divided and

                        controlled by the sponsor of the joint resolution

                        (or a designee) and an opponent. A motion to

                        reconsider the vote on passage of the joint

                        resolution shall not be in order.

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                                                               Sec. 1130(39)