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‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made
by the President by Executive Order that the rule should
take effect because such rule is—
‘‘(A) necessary because of an imminent threat
to health or safety or other emergency;
‘‘(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal
laws;
‘‘(C) necessary for national security; or
‘‘(D) issued pursuant to any statute implement-
ing an international trade agreement.
‘‘(3) An exercise by the President of the authority
under this subsection shall have no effect on the proce-
dures under section 802 or the effect of a joint resolution
of disapproval under this section.
‘‘(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review oth-
erwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule
for which a report was submitted in accordance with sub-
section (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date
occurring—
‘‘(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days,
or
‘‘(B) in the case of the House of Representa-
tives, 60 legislative days,
before the date the Congress adjourns a session of Con-
gress through the date on which the same or succeeding
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Congress first convenes its next session, section 802 shall
apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.
‘‘(2)(A) In applying section 802 for purposes of such
additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1)
shall be treated as though—
‘‘(i) such rule were published in the Federal
Register (as a rule that shall take effect) on—
‘‘(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th
session day, or
‘‘(II) in the case of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the 15th legislative day,
after the succeeding session of Congress first con-
venes; and
‘‘(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to
Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
‘‘(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a
report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can
take effect.
‘‘(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take
effect as otherwise provided by law (including other sub-
sections of this section).
‘‘(e)(1) For purposes of this subsection, section 802
shall also apply to any major rule promulgated between
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March 1, 1996, and the date of the enactment of this
chapter.
‘‘(2) In applying section 802 for purposes of Congres-
sional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall
be treated as though—
‘‘(A) such rule were published in the Federal
Register on the date of enactment of this chapter;
and
‘‘(B) a report on such rule were submitted to
Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
‘‘(3) The effectiveness of a rule described under para-
graph (1) shall be as otherwise provided by law, unless
the rule is made of no force or effect under section 802.
‘‘(f) Any rule that takes effect and later is made of
no force or effect by enactment of a joint resolution under
section 802 shall be treated as though such rule had never
taken effect.
‘‘(g) If the Congress does not enact a joint resolution
of disapproval under section 802 respecting a rule, no
court or agency may infer any intent of the Congress from
any action or inaction of the Congress with regard to such
rule, related statute, or joint resolution of disapproval.
‘‘§ 802. Congressional disapproval procedure
‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint res-
olution’ means only a joint resolution introduced in the
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period beginning on the date on which the report referred
to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and
ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House
of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a
session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause
of which is as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the rule
submitted by the 
relating to 
, and such rule
shall have no force or effect.’ (The blank spaces being ap-
propriately filled in).
‘‘(b)(1) A joint resolution described in subsection (a)
shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-
gress with jurisdiction.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section, the term ‘submis-
sion or publication date’ means the later of the date on
which—
‘‘(A) the Congress receives the report submitted
under section 801(a)(1); or
‘‘(B) the rule is published in the Federal Reg-
ister, if so published.
‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re-
ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has
not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint
resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days after the sub-
mission or publication date defined under subsection
(b)(2), such committee may be discharged from further
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consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition sup-
ported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such
joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-
mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further
consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection
(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to)
for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint
resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are
waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to
a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall
not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration
of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution
shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until
disposed of.
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution,
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours,
which shall be divided equally between those favoring and
those opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to
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limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment
to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to
the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the joint resolution is not in order.
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be decided without debate.
‘‘(e) In the Senate the procedure specified in sub-
section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of
a joint resolution respecting a rule—
‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days
beginning with the applicable submission or publica-
tion date, or
‘‘(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A)
was submitted during the period referred to in sec-
tion 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session
days beginning on the 15th session day after the
succeeding session of Congress first convenes.