[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.
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(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.
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(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.