Commander in Chief of the Armed 
Forces, a detailed explanation of why 
the testing would be in the supreme 
national interest of the United States; 
‘‘(iii) an estimate of the timelines and 
costs of conducting the testing; and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the Presi-
dent considers relevant. 
‘‘(B) FORM.—A notification described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(4) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR EX-
PLOSIVE NUCLEAR TESTING FOR WHICH THERE IS A 
TECHNICAL NEED.— 
‘‘(A) JOINT
RESOLUTION
OF
APPROVAL 
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘joint 
resolution of approval’ means a joint resolution 
of either House of Congress the sole matter 
after the resolving clause of which is the fol-
lowing: ‘Congress approves of the proposal of 
the President to conduct explosive nuclear test-
ing for which there is a technical need, notice 
of which was submitted to Congress under sec-
tion 4210(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(50 U.S.C. 2530(a)) on llll.’, with the 
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blank space being filled with the appropriate 
date. 
‘‘(B) INTRODUCTION; REFERRAL.—A joint 
resolution of approval— 
‘‘(i) may be introduced in either 
House by any member; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be referred— 
‘‘(I) in the Senate, to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(II) in the House of Represent-
atives, to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.— 
‘‘(i) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.— 
The Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives shall report a 
joint resolution of approval to the House 
not later than 60 calendar days after the 
date of receipt of the notification sub-
mitted under paragraph (1)(B). If the 
committee fails to report the joint resolu-
tion within that period, the committee shall 
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be discharged from further consideration 
of the joint resolution and the joint resolu-
tion shall be referred to the appropriate 
calendar. 
‘‘(ii) 
PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDER-
ATION.—After the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives 
reports the joint resolution of approval to 
the House or has been discharged from its 
consideration, it shall be in order, not later 
than the 120th day after Congress receives 
the notification submitted under paragraph 
(1)(B), to move to proceed to consider the 
joint resolution in the House. All points of 
order against the motion are waived. Such 
a motion shall not be in order after the 
House has disposed of a motion to proceed 
on the joint resolution. The previous ques-
tion 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. 
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‘‘(iii) 
CONSIDERATION.—The 
joint 
resolution of approval shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against the 
joint resolution and against its consider-
ation are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to its passage without inter-
vening motion except 24 hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent. A motion to re-
consider the vote on passage of the joint 
resolution shall not be in order. 
‘‘(D) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 
‘‘(i) REPORTING
AND
DISCHARGE.— 
The Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate shall report a joint resolution of ap-
proval to the Senate not later than 60 cal-
endar days after the date of receipt of the 
notification submitted under paragraph 
(1)(B). If the committee fails to report the 
joint resolution within that period, the 
committee shall be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution and 
the joint resolution shall be placed on the 
Calendar of Business. 
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‘‘(ii) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(I) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwith-
standing Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at 
any time after the Committee on 
Armed Services reports a joint resolu-
tion of approval or is discharged from 
consideration of a joint resolution of 
approval to move to proceed to the 
consideration of the joint resolution, 
and all points of order against the 
motion to proceed to the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the 
joint resolution) are waived. The mo-
tion to proceed is not debatable. The 
motion is not subject to a motion to 
postpone. 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 consider-
ation of the resolution is agreed to, 
the joint resolution shall remain the 
unfinished business until disposed of. 
‘‘(II) CONSIDERATION.—Consid-
eration of a joint resolution of ap-
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proval, and on all debatable motions 
in connection therewith, shall be lim-
ited to not more than 10 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between the 
majority and minority leaders or their 
designees. A motion further to limit 
debate is in order and not debatable. 
An amendment to, a motion to post-
pone, or a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business, or a 
motion to recommit the joint resolu-
tion is not in order. 
‘‘(III) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The 
vote on passage shall occur imme-
diately following the conclusion of the 
debate on a joint resolution of ap-
proval, and a single quorum call at 
the conclusion of the debate if re-
quested in accordance with the rules 
of the Senate. Passage of the joint 
resolution shall require the affirmative 
vote of two-thirds of Senators, duly 
chosen and sworn. 
‘‘(IV) RULINGS
OF
THE
CHAIR 
ON
PROCEDURE.—Appeals from the 
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