‘‘(b) RULES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.—Sub-
section (a) is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in the House 
in the case of joint resolutions of approval, and su-
persede other rules only to the extent that it is in-
consistent with such other rules; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 401 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1641) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) REPORT
ON EMERGENCIES.—The President 
shall transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declar-
ing a national emergency under section 201(a), or Execu-
tive order renewing an emergency under section 201(d) 
or specifying emergency powers or authorities under sec-
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tion 201(b)(2), a report, in writing, that includes the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A description of the circumstances necessi-
tating the declaration of a national emergency, the 
renewal of such an emergency, or the use of a new 
emergency authority specified in the Executive 
order, as the case may be. 
‘‘(2) The estimated duration of the national 
emergency. 
‘‘(3) A summary of the actions the President or 
other officers intend to take, including any re-
programming or transfer of funds, and the statutory 
authorities the President and such officers expect to 
rely on in addressing the national emergency. 
‘‘(4) In the case of a renewal of a national 
emergency, a summary of the actions the President 
or other officers have taken in the preceding one- 
year period, including any reprogramming or trans-
fer of funds, to address the emergency. 
‘‘(e) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.— 
The President shall provide to Congress such other infor-
mation as Congress may request in connection with any 
national emergency in effect under title II. 
‘‘(f) PERIODIC REPORTS
ON STATUS
OF EMER-
GENCIES.—If the President declares a national emergency 
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under section 201(a), the President shall, not less fre-
quently than every 180 days for the duration of the emer-
gency, report to Congress on the status of the emergency 
and the actions the President or other officers have taken 
and authorities the President and such officers have relied 
on in addressing the emergency.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ACT.—Title III of the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631) is repealed. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POW-
ERS ACT.—Section 207 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1706) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘if the na-
tional emergency’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘under this section.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘if— 
‘‘(1) the national emergency is terminated pur-
suant to section 202(a)(2) of the National Emer-
gencies Act; or 
‘‘(2) a joint resolution of approval is not en-
acted as required by section 203 of that Act to ap-
prove— 
‘‘(A) the national emergency; or 
‘‘(B) the exercise of such authorities.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘para-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 202(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 202(b)(2)’’. 
SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect upon enactment. 
(b) APPLICATION TO NATIONAL EMERGENCIES PRE-
VIOUSLY DECLARED.—A national emergency declared 
under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be unaffected 
by the amendments made by this Act except that such 
emergencies shall terminate on the date that is one year 
after such date of enactment unless the emergency is re-
newed under subsection (d) of section 201, as amended 
by section 2 of this Act. 
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