    [United States Senate Manual, 117th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 117-1]
    [Cleaves Manual of Conferences and Conference Reports]
    [Pages 239-246]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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                SELECT LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES ENACTED IN LAW APPLYING TO THE
                                    UNITED STATES SENATE

                    [Data collected through 117th Congress, 1st Session]

                            Excerpts from the United States Code

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                                      SECTIONS INCLUDED

                                    TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS

                           Chapter 2--Organization of the Congress

                                                             Senate
                 U.S. Code                                   Manual
                   Section                                   Section

                 30b.     Notice of objecting to proceeding.....    275

                         Chapter 9D--Office of Senate Legal Counsel

                 288d.    Enforcement of Senate Subpena or order    276
                 288j.    Consideration of resolutions to direct
                              counsel...........................    277

                   Chapter 11--Citizens' Commission on Public Service and
                                        Compensation

                 358.     Recommendations of President with
                              respect to pay....................    278
                 359.     Effective date of recommendations of
                              President.........................    279

                   Chapter 17A--Congressional Budget and Fiscal Operations

                 622.     Definitions...........................    280
                 631.     Timetable.............................    281
                 632.     Annual adoption of concurrent
                              resolution on the budget..........    282
                 633.     Committee allocations.................    283
                 634.     Concurrent resolution on the budget
                              must be adopted before budget-
                              related legislation is considered.    284
                 635.     Permissible revisions of concurrent
                              resolutions on the budget.........    285
                 636.     Provisions relating to consideration
                              of concurrent resolutions on the
                              budget............................    286
                 637.     Legislation dealing with Congressional
                              budget must be handled by Budget
                              Committees........................    287
                 639.     Reports, summaries, and projections of
                              Congressional budget actions......    288
                 641.     Reconciliation........................    289
                 642.     Budget-related legislation must be
                              within appropriate levels.........    290

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                643.      Determinations and points of order....      291
                644.      Extraneous matter in reconciliation
                              legislation.......................      292
                645.      Adjustments...........................      293
                651.      Budget-related legislation not subject
                              to appropriations.................      294
                658.      Definitions...........................      295
                658a.     Exclusions............................      296
                658b.     Duties of Congressional committees....      297
                658c.     Duties of Director, statements on
                              bills and joint resolutions other
                              than appropriations bills and
                              joint resolutions.................      298
                658d.     Legislation subject to point of order.      299
                658f.     Requests to Congressional Budget
                              Office from Senators..............      300
                658g.     Clarification of application..........      301

                              Chapter 17B--Impoundment Control

                681.      Disclaimer............................      302
                682.      Definitions...........................      303
                683.      Rescission of budget authority........      304
                684.      Proposed deferrals of budget authority      305
                688.      Procedure in House of Representatives
                              and Senate........................      306

                  Chapter 20--Emergency Powers to Eliminate Budget Deficits

                907a.     Suspension in event of war or low
                              growth............................      307
                907b.     Modification of Presidential order....      308
                907c.     Flexibility among defense programs,
                              projects, and activities..........      309
                907d.     Special reconciliation process........      310

                            Chapter 20A--Statutory Pay-As-You-Go

                931.      Purpose...............................      311
                932.      Definitions and applications..........      312
                933.      PAYGO estimates and PAYGO scorecards..      313
                938.      Determinations and points of order....      314
                939.      Limitation on changes to the Social
                              Security Act......................      315

                    Chapter 24--Congressional Accountability Act of 1995

                1383.     Procedural rules......................      316
                1384.     Substantive regulations...............      317

                                   TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT

                       Chapter 1--Presidential Elections and Vacancies

                5.        Determination of controversy as to
                              appointment of electors...........      318
                6.        Credentials of electors; transmission
                              to Archivist of the United States
                              and to Congress; public inspection      319
                15.       Counting electoral votes in Congress..      320
                16.       Same; seats for officers and Members
                              of two Houses in joint meeting....      321

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                17.       Same; limit of debate in each House...      322
                18.       Same; parliamentary procedure at joint
                              meeting...........................      323

                       TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES

                    Chapter 8--Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking

                801.      Congressional review..................      324
                802.      Congressional disapproval procedure...      325
                803.      Special rule on statutory, regulatory,
                              and judicial deadlines............      326
                804.      Definitions...........................      327
                805.      Judicial Review.......................      328

                             Chapter 9--Executive Reorganization

                903.      Reorganization plans..................      329
                906.      Effective date and publication of
                              reorganization plans..............      330
                908.      Rules of Senate and House of
                              Representatives on reorganization
                              plans.............................      331
                909.      Terms of resolution...................      332
                910.      Introduction and reference of
                              resolution........................      333
                911.      Discharge of committee considering
                              resolution........................      334
                912.      Procedure after report or discharge of
                              committee; debate; vote on final
                              passage...........................      335

                               TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY

                           Chapter 12--Immigration and Nationality

                1254a.    Temporary protected status............      336

                                   TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES

                 Chapter 159--Real Property; Related Personal Property; and
                                Lease of Non-Excess Property

                2687
                note.     Defense Base Closure and Realignment
                              Commission........................      337

                                TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE

                       Chapter 15C--Alaska Natural Gas Transportation

                719f.     Congressional review..................      338

                                   TITLE 16--CONSERVATION

                       Chapter 38--Fishery Conservation and Management

                1823.     Congressional oversight of
                              international fishery agreements..      339

                   Chapter 51--Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation

                3166.     Agency, Presidential, and
                              Congressional actions.............      340
                3232.     Recommendations of President to
                              Congress..........................      341
                3233.     Expedited Congressional review........      342

                           TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

                Chapter 119--Wire and Electronic Communications Interception
                           and Interception of Oral Communications

                2523.     Executive agreements on access to data
                              by foreign governments............      343

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                                  TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

                                Chapter 4--Tariff Act of 1930

                1332
                note.     American manufacturing competitiveness      344

                             Chapter 7--Trade Expansion Program

                1862.     Safeguarding national security........      345

                                Chapter 12--Trade Act of 1974

                2191.     Bills implementing trade agreements on
                              nontariff barriers and resolutions
                              approving commercial agreements
                              with Communist countries..........      346
                2192.     Resolutions disapproving certain
                              actions...........................      347
                2193.     Resolutions relating to extension of
                              waiver authority under Sec. 402 of
                              the Trade Act of 1974.............      348
                2194.     Special rules relating to
                              Congressional procedures..........      349
                2253.     Action by President after
                              determination of import injury....      350
                2432.     Freedom of emigration in East-West
                              trade.............................      351
                2437.     Procedure for Congressional approval
                              or disapproval of extension of
                              nondiscriminatory treatment and
                              Presidential reports..............      352
                2492.     Tariff treatment of products of
                              uncooperative major drug producing
                              or drug-transit countries.........      353
                2495.     Definitions...........................      354

                                  TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

                    Chapter 17--Negotiation and Implementation of Trade
                                         Agreements

                2903.     Implementation of trade agreements....      355

                         Chapter 22--Uruguay Round Trade Agreements

                3535.     Review of participation in WTO........      356

                 Chapter 27--Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and
                                       Accountability

                4202.     Trade agreements authority............      357
                4204.     Notice, consultations, and reports....      358
                4205.     Implementation of trade agreements....      359

                         TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE

                     Chapter 7--International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.

                287e-2.   Reimbursement for goods and services
                              provided by the United States to
                              the United Nations................      360

                               Chapter 32--Foreign Assistance

                2291
                note.     United States Senate Caucus on
                              International Narcotics Control...      361
                2291j.    Annual certification procedures.......      362
                2304.     Human rights and security assistance..      363
                2314.     Furnishing of defense articles or
                              related training or other defense
                              service on grant basis............      364

                               Chapter 39--Arms Export Control

                2753.     Eligibility for defense services or
                              defense articles..................      365

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                2755.     Discrimination prohibited if based on
                              race, religion, national origin,
                              or sex............................      366
                2776.     Reports and certifications to Congress
                              on military exports...............      367
                2780.     Transactions with countries supporting
                              acts of international terrorism...      368
                2796a.    Reports to Congress...................      369
                2796b.    Legislative review procedures.........      370
                2799aa.   Nuclear enrichment transfers..........      371
                2799aa-
                1.        Nuclear reprocessing transfers,
                              illegal exports for nuclear
                              explosive devices, transfers of
                              nuclear explosive devices, and
                              nuclear detonations...............      372

                            Chapter 47--Nuclear Non-Proliferation

                3224a.    Studies and agreements by Secretary of
                              Energy on multinational or
                              international basis concerning
                              spent fuel storage facilities and
                              transportation systems;
                              congressional consent;
                              authorization of appropriations;
                              limitations on use of funds;
                              exceptions; special nuclear
                              material for India................      373

                                Chapter 66--Hong Kong Policy

                5701
                note.     Hong Kong Autonomy Act................      374

                    Chapter 69a--Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
                                         (LIBERTAD)

                6064.     Termination of economic embargo of
                              Cuba..............................      375

                  Chapter 102--Countering Russian Influence in Europe and
                                           Eurasia

                9511.     Congressional review of certain
                              actions relating to sanctions
                              imposed with respect to the
                              Russian Federation................      376

                               TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

                       Chapter 95--Presidential Election Campaign Fund

                9009.     Reports to Congress; regulations......      377

                  Chapter 96--Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account

                9039.     Reports to Congress; regulations......      378

                                       TITLE 29--LABOR

                   Chapter 18--Employee Retirement Income Security Program

                1306.     Premium rates.........................      379
                1322a.    Multiemployer plan benefits guaranteed      380

                                 TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE

                   Chapter 11--The Budget and Fiscal, Budget, and Program
                                         Information

                1105.     Budget contents and submission to
                              Congress..........................      381
                1105
                note.     Procedures in the Senate..............      382

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                                TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS

                Chapter 17--Hospital, Nursing Home, Domiciliary, and Medical
                                            Care

                1703E.    Center for Innovation for Care and
                              Payment...........................      383

                   Chapter 81--Acquisition and Operation of Hospital and
                Domiciliary Facilities; Procurement and Supply; Enhanced-Use
                                   Leases of Real Property

                8122
                note.     VA asset and infrastructure review....      384

                           TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

                    Chapter 23--Development and Control of Atomic Energy

                2153.     Cooperation with other nations........      385
                2153c.    Renegotiation of agreements for
                              cooperation.......................      386
                2155.     Export licensing procedures...........      387
                2157.     Additional export criterion and
                              procedures........................      388
                2158.     Conduct resulting in termination of
                              nuclear exports...................      389
                2159.     Congressional review procedures.......      390
                2160.     Subsequent arrangements...............      391
                2160e.    Congressional review and oversight of
                              agreements with Iran..............      392
                2210.     Indemnification and limitation of
                              liability.........................      393

                               Chapter 77--Energy Conservation

                6249c.    Contracts for which implementing
                              legislation is needed.............      394
                6272.     International voluntary agreements....      395
                6421.     Procedure for Congressional review of
                              Presidential requests to implement
                              certain authorities...............      396
                6422.     Expedited procedure for Congressional
                              consideration of certain
                              authorities.......................      397

                       Chapter 92--Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

                8374.     Emergency Authorities.................      398

                              Chapter 108--Nuclear Waste Policy

                10135.    Review of repository site selection...      399
                10155.    Storage of spent nuclear fuel.........      400
                10161.    Monitored retrievable storage.........      401
                10165.    Site selection........................      402
                10166.    Notice of disapproval.................      403
                10222.    Nuclear Waste Fund....................      404

                                   TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS

                                 Chapter 29--Submerged Lands

                1337.     Leases, easements, and rights-of-way
                              on the outer Continental Shelf....      405

                       Chapter 35--Federal Land Policy and Management

                1712.     Land use plans........................      406

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                1713.     Sales of public land tracts...........      407
                1714.     Withdrawals of lands..................      408
                1722.     Sale of public lands subject to
                              unintentional trespass............      409

                        Chapter 38--Crude Oil Transportation Systems

                2008.     Procedures for waiver of Federal law..      410

                        TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

                     Chapter 18--Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau

                1901.     Approval of Compact of Free
                              Association.......................      411
                1931.     Approval of Compact of Free
                              Association.......................      412

                                  TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

                                    Chapter 449--Security

                44901
                note.     Identification standards..............      413

                             TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE

                              Chapter 33--War Powers Resolution

                1543.     Reporting requirement.................      414
                1544.     Congressional action..................      415
                1545.     Congressional priority procedures for
                              joint resolution or bill..........      416
                1546.     Congressional priority procedures for
                              concurrent resolution.............      417
                1546a.    Expedited procedures for certain joint
                              resolutions and bills.............      418

                              Chapter 34--National Emergencies

                1621.     Declaration of national emergency by
                              President; publication in Federal
                              Register; effect on other laws;
                              superseding legislation...........      419
                1622.     National emergencies..................      420

                     Chapter 35--International Emergency Economic Powers

                1701
                note.     Burmese freedom and democracy.........      421
                1702.     Presidential authorities..............      422
                1706.     Savings provisions....................      423

                      TITLE 51--NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS

                       Chapter 509--Commercial Space Launch Activities

                50915.    Paying claims exceeding liability
                              insurance and financial
                              responsibility requirements.......      424

                               TITLE 52--VOTING AND ELECTIONS

                           Chapter 301--Federal Election Campaigns

                30111.    Administrative provisions.............      425

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                                        Miscellaneous

                          Sec. Sec. 303(a-d), 602(c), 604, 740,
                              District of Columbia Home Rule Act 426-430
                          Pub. L. 94-329, International Security
                              Assistance and Arms Export Control
                              Act of 1976 (ISAAECA), title VI,
                              Sec. 601(b).......................      431