[United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
[S. Doc. 112-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Page 121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        60      PROVISION FOR EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO SENATE 
                              ADJOURNMENTS AND RECESSES

                Resolved, That the presiding officer of the Senate may 
            suspend any proceeding of the Senate, including a rollcall 
            vote or a quorum call, and declare a recess or adjournment 
            of the Senate subject to existing authorities or subject to 
            the call of the Chair, within the limits of article I, 
            section 5, clause 4, of the Constitution, whenever the 
            presiding officer has been notified of an imminent threat.
                Sec. 2. When the Senate is out of session, the majority 
            and minority leaders, or their designees, may, acting 
            jointly and within the limits of article I, section 5, 
            clause 4, of the Constitution, modify any order for the time 
            or place of the convening of the Senate when, in their 
            opinion, such action is warranted by intervening 
            circumstances.

                                     [S. Res. 296, 108-2, Feb. 3, 2004.]