[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
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(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.
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(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.
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(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)