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‘‘(B) 
any 
amounts 
reprogrammed, 
repurposed, or transferred under any provision 
of law with respect to the emergency that re-
main unobligated on that date shall be returned 
and made available for the purpose for which 
such amounts were appropriated; and 
‘‘(C) any contracts entered into under any 
provision of law relating to the emergency shall 
be terminated. 
‘‘SEC. 203. REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES. 
‘‘(a) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL AND JOINT 
RESOLUTIONS OF TERMINATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘joint resolution of approval or joint resolu-
tion of termination’ means a joint resolution that does not 
have a preamble and that contains only the following pro-
visions after its resolving clause: 
‘‘(1) A provision approving one or more— 
‘‘(A) proclamations of national emergency 
made under section 201(a); 
‘‘(B) Executive orders issued under section 
201(b)(2); or 
‘‘(C) Executive orders issued under section 
202(b). 
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‘‘(2) A provision approving a list of all or a por-
tion of the provisions of law specified by the Presi-
dent under section 201(b) in the proclamations or 
Executive orders that are the subject of the joint 
resolution. 
‘‘(b) JOINT RESOLUTION
OF TERMINATION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint resolution of ter-
mination’ means a resolution introduced in the House or 
Senate to terminate— 
‘‘(1) a national emergency declared under this 
Act; or 
‘‘(2) the exercise of any authorities pursuant to 
that emergency. 
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF JOINT 
RESOLUTIONS OF APPROVAL AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS 
OF TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
INTRODUCTION.—After 
the 
President 
transmits to Congress a proclamation declaring a 
national emergency under section 201(a), or an Ex-
ecutive order specifying emergency powers or au-
thorities under section 201(b)(2) or renewing a na-
tional emergency under section 202(b), a joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of termination 
may be introduced in either House of Congress by 
any member of that House. 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.—In the Sen-
ate, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint res-
olution of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation shall be referred to the appropriate com-
mittee or committees. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of termination has 
been referred has not reported it at the end of 
10 calendar days after its introduction, that 
committee shall be discharged from further con-
sideration of the resolution and it shall be 
placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(C) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, when a committee to which 
a joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of termination is referred has reported the reso-
lution, or when that committee is discharged 
under subparagraph (B) from further consider-
ation of the resolution, it is at any time there-
after in order to move to proceed to the consid-
eration of the joint resolution, and all points of 
order against the joint resolution (and against 
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the motion to proceed to the consideration of 
the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to 
proceed shall be debatable for 4 hours evenly 
divided between proponents and opponents of 
the joint resolution of approval or joint resolu-
tion of termination. 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 a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of termination is 
agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the 
unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
‘‘(D) 
FLOOR
CONSIDERATION.—There 
shall be 10 hours of consideration on a joint 
resolution of approval or joint resolution of ter-
mination, to be divided evenly between the pro-
ponents and opponents of the joint resolution. 
Of that 10 hours, there shall be a total of 2 
hours of debate on any debatable motions in 
connection with the joint resolution, to be di-
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vided evenly between the proponents and oppo-
nents of the joint resolution. 
‘‘(E) 
AMENDMENTS.—No 
amendments 
shall be in order with respect to a joint resolu-
tion of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation in the Senate. 
‘‘(F) MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE ON 
PASSAGE.—A motion to reconsider a vote on 
passage of a joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of termination shall not be in order. 
‘‘(G) APPEALS.—Points of order and ap-
peals from the decision of the Presiding Officer 
shall be decided without debate. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
IN
HOUSE
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVES.—In the House of Representatives, 
the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If any 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of termination has 
been referred has not reported it to the House 
within seven legislative days after the date of 
referral such committee shall be discharged 
from further consideration of the joint resolu-
tion. 
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‘‘(B)(I) 
PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDER-
ATION.—Beginning on the third legislative day 
after each committee to which a joint resolution 
of approval or joint resolution of termination 
has been referred reports it to the House or has 
been discharged from further consideration 
thereof, it shall be in order to move to proceed 
to consider the joint resolution of approval or 
joint resolution of termination 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 another motion to pro-
ceed on the joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of termination. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
its adoption without intervening motion. The 
motion shall not be debatable. A motion to re-
consider the vote by which the motion is dis-
posed of shall not be in order. 
‘‘(ii) MOTION.—A motion to proceed to the 
consideration of a joint resolution of approval of 
an Executive order described in subsection 
(a)(1) or a list described in subsection (a)(2) 
shall not be in order prior to the enactment of 
a joint resolution of approval of the proclama-
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tion described in subsection (a)(1) that is the 
subject of such Executive order or list. 
‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolu-
tion of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation shall be considered as read. All points of 
order against the joint resolution of approval or 
joint resolution of termination and against its 
consideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation to final passage without intervening mo-
tion except two hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the sponsor of the joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation (or a designee) and an opponent. A mo-
tion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of termination shall not be in order. 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER 
HOUSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, before the passage 
by one House of a joint resolution of approval 
or joint resolution of termination of that House, 
that House receives from the other House a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
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of termination with regard to the same procla-
mation or Executive order, then the following 
procedures shall apply: 
‘‘(I) The joint resolution of approval 
or joint resolution of termination of the 
other House shall not be referred to a com-
mittee. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to a joint resolution 
of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation of the House receiving the joint res-
olution— 
‘‘(I) the procedure in that House 
shall be the same as if no joint resolu-
tion of approval or joint resolution of 
termination had been received from 
the other House; but 
‘‘(II) the vote on passage shall be 
on the joint resolution of approval or 
joint resolution of termination of the 
other House. 
‘‘(iii) Upon the failure of passage of 
the joint resolution of approval or joint 
resolution of termination of the other 
House, the question shall immediately 
occur on passage of the joint resolution of 
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approval or joint resolution of termination 
of the receiving House. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT
OF
LEGISLATION
OF 
OTHER HOUSE.—If one House fails to introduce 
a joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of termination under this section, the joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation of the other House shall be entitled to 
expedited floor procedures under this section. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
TO
REVENUE
MEAS-
URES.—The provisions of this paragraph shall 
not apply in the House of Representatives to a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution 
of termination which is a revenue measure. 
‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF VETO MESSAGE.—Debate 
on a veto message in the Senate under this section 
shall be 1 hour evenly divided between the majority 
and minority leaders or their designees. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The enactment of a 
joint resolution of approval or joint resolution of termi-
nation under this section shall not be interpreted to serve 
as a grant or modification by Congress of statutory au-
thority for the emergency powers of the President. 
‘‘(e) RULES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress— 
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‘‘(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 described in this sec-
tion, and supersedes other rules only to the extent 
that it is inconsistent 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. 204. BAR ON PERMANENT EMERGENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any national emergency declared 
by the President under section 201(a), and not otherwise 
terminated, shall automatically terminate on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of its declaration. 
‘‘(b) EMERGENCIES ALREADY IN EFFECT.—Any na-
tional emergency declaration that remains in force as of 
the date of the enactment of this section and— 
‘‘(1) has been in effect for 3 years or fewer as 
of such date, shall automatically terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section; or 
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‘‘(2) has been in effect for more than 3 years 
as of such date, shall automatically terminate on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF TERMINATION.—If a national emer-
gency declaration terminates pursuant to this section, no 
emergency may subsequently be declared based on sub-
stantially the same circumstances. 
‘‘SEC. 205. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES INVOKING INTERNATIONAL EMER-
GENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a national emer-
gency described in subsection (b), the provisions of the 
National Emergencies Act, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of the Congressional Power of 
the Purse Act, shall continue to apply on and after such 
date of enactment. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL EMERGENCY DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A national emergency de-
scribed in this subsection is a national emergency 
pursuant to which the President proposes to exercise 
emergency powers or authorities made available 
under the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), supplemented as 
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necessary by a provision of law specified in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) PROVISIONS
OF
LAW
SPECIFIED.—The 
provisions of law specified in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(A) the United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) section 212(f) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)); or 
‘‘(C) any provision of law that authorizes 
the implementation, imposition, or enforcement 
of economic sanctions with respect to a foreign 
country. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT
OF ADDITIONAL POWERS
AND AU-
THORITIES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to a national 
emergency or the exercise of emergency powers and au-
thorities pursuant to the national emergency if, in addition 
to the exercise of emergency powers and authorities de-
scribed in subsection (b), the President proposes to exer-
cise, pursuant to the national emergency, any emergency 
powers and authorities under any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 401 of the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REPORT
ON EMERGENCIES.—The President 
shall transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declar-
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