IA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 95
To amend the War Powers Resolution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1995
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following joint
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Rela-
tions, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
JOINT RESOLUTION
To amend the War Powers Resolution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the ‘‘War Pow-
ers Amendments of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF WAR POWERS RESOLUTION.
The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548)
is amended by striking out all after the resolving clause
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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‘‘(3) the power to make all laws necessary and
proper for carrying into execution not only its own
powers but also all other powers vested by the Con-
stitution in the Government of the United States, or
in any department or officer thereof.
‘‘SEC. 3. EMERGENCY USES OF THE ARMED FORCES IN HOS-
TILITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces may be intro-
duced into hostilities, or situations where imminent in-
volvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, only as follows:
‘‘(1) DECLARATION OF WAR.—Pursuant to a
declaration of war by the Congress.
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.—
In accordance with a specific statutory authoriza-
tion.
‘‘(3) ARMED ATTACK ON UNITED STATES.—To
the extent necessary—
‘‘(A) to repel an armed attack upon the
United States;
‘‘(B) to take necessary and appropriate re-
taliatory actions in the event of such an attack;
or
‘‘(C) to forestall the direct and imminent
threat of such an attack.
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‘‘(4) 
ARMED
ATTACK
ON
THE
ARMED
FORCES.—To the extent necessary—
‘‘(A) to repel an armed attack against
Armed Forces located outside the United
States; or
‘‘(B) to forestall the direct and imminent
threat of such an attack.
‘‘(5) EVACUATION
OF
UNITED
STATES
CITI-
ZENS.—To the extent necessary to protect United
States citizens or nationals while evacuating them as
rapidly as possible from a situation, outside the
United States, that directly and imminently threat-
ens their lives or liberty and—
‘‘(A) the threatened deprivation of life or
liberty is contrary to international law or is oth-
erwise illegal; and
‘‘(B) in a case where the source of the
threat is within a foreign country, the threat is
supported by the government of that country or
the government of that country is unable or un-
willing to control the situation.
The President shall make every effort to terminate
any such threat without using the Armed Forces.
Before using the Armed Forces to protect United
States citizens or nationals being evacuated from a
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foreign country in accordance with this paragraph,
the President shall, where possible, obtain the con-
sent of the government of that country.
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS ON EMERGENCY USE OF ARMED
FORCES.—Any use of the Armed Forces in accordance
with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) is subject to the requirements of sections
4, 5, and 6; and
‘‘(2) shall be limited, in terms of the Armed
Forces which are used and the manner in which they
are used, to such use as is essential in order to
achieve the purpose described in that paragraph.
‘‘(c) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under any law may not be obli-
gated or expended for any introduction, other than an in-
troduction described in subsection (a), of the Armed
Forces into hostilities or situations where imminent in-
volvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances.
‘‘SEC. 4. CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
CONGRESS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTATION.—(1) The
President, in every possible instance, shall consult with the
Congress before the Armed Forces are introduced into
hostilities, or situations where imminent involvement in
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hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 3(a).
After every such introduction, the President shall consult
regularly with the Congress until the Armed Forces are
no longer in hostilities or situations where imminent in-
volvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances.
‘‘(2) The President, in every possible instance, shall
consult with the Congress—
‘‘(A) before Armed Forces are introduced into
the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country
while equipped for combat, except for deployments
which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or
training of such forces;
‘‘(B) before Armed Forces are introduced into
the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country
in which there are already Armed Forces equipped
for combat if such introduction would substantially
enlarge the number of Armed Forces equipped for
combat located in that country or otherwise substan-
tially increase the military capabilities of such
forces; or
‘‘(C) before committing Armed Forces to an op-
eration authorized by the United Nations Security
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Council under chapter VII of the United Nations
Charter.
‘‘(b) 
EXECUTIVE–LEGISLATIVE
CONSULTATIVE
GROUP.—The consultation required by subsection (a)
shall include participation by—
‘‘(1) the President and those senior executive
branch officials designated by the President; and
‘‘(2) those Members of the House of Represent-
atives designated by the Speaker of the House, and
those members of the Senate designated by the
President pro tempore of the Senate.
‘‘(c) WHAT CONSULTATION REQUIRES.—In order to
satisfy the consultation requirement of this section, the
President must ask Members of Congress for their advice
and opinions before the decision is made to introduce the
Armed Forces. Such consultation requires that all infor-
mation relevant to the situation must be made available
to the Members of Congress being consulted. The con-
sultation requirement of this section is not met, however,
if the Congress is merely informed about the situation.
‘‘SEC. 5. REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.
‘‘(a) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The President
shall submit the report described in subsection (b) within
48 hours after the Armed Forces are introduced into hos-
tilities, or situations where imminent involvement in hos-
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tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accord-
ance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 3(a).
‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF REPORT REQUIRED.—The re-
port required by subsection (a) is a written report submit-
ted by the President to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate
on the same calendar day, setting forth—
‘‘(1) the circumstances necessitating the intro-
duction of the Armed Forces;
‘‘(2) the specific constitutional and legislative
authority under which such introduction took place;
and
‘‘(3) the estimated scope and duration of the
hostilities or the involvement of the Armed Forces,
as the case may be.
Any such report shall state expressly that it is being sub-
mitted pursuant to this section.
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The President
shall provide such other information as the Congress may
request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibil-
ities with respect to committing the Nation to war and
to the use of the Armed Forces abroad.
‘‘(d) CONTINUING REPORTS.—Whenever the Armed
Forces are introduced into hostilities or situations where
imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by
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the circumstances, the President shall, so long as the
Armed Forces continue to be involved in those or related
hostilities or situations, report to the Congress periodically
on the status of such hostilities or situations as well as
on the scope and estimated duration of such hostilities or
situations, but in no event shall the President report to
the Congress less often than once every six months.
‘‘SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION WITH RESPECT TO HOS-
TILITIES.
‘‘(a) RECEIPT OF SECTION 5(a) REPORT.—Each re-
port submitted pursuant to section 5(a) shall be referred
to the Committee on International Relations of the House
of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the
report is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die
or has adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar
days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it
advisable (or if they are petitioned by at least 30 percent
of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly
request the President to convene the Congress in order
that it may consider the report and take appropriate ac-
tion pursuant to this section.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIFIC STATUTORY AU-
THORIZATION FOR CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT.—Within
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60 calendar days after the Armed Forces are introduced
into hostilities, or situations where imminent involvement
in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in
accordance with paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 3(a),
the President shall remove the Armed Forces from those
hostilities or those situations unless the Congress—
‘‘(1) has declared war;
‘‘(2) has enacted a joint resolution providing
specific authorization for such use of the Armed
Forces;
‘‘(3) has extended by law such 60-day period; or
‘‘(4) is physically unable to meet as a result of
an armed attack upon the United States.
This 60-day period shall be extended for not more than
an additional 30 days if the President determines and cer-
tifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military
necessity respecting the safety of the Armed Forces re-
quires the continued use of the Armed Forces in the
course of bringing about their prompt removal from hos-
tilities and situations where imminent involvement in hos-
tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.
‘‘(c) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Unless one of the num-
bered paragraphs of subsection (b) applies, after the expi-
ration of the period specified in that subsection (including
any extension of that period in accordance with that sub-
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section), funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under any law may not be obligated or expended to con-
tinue the involvement of the Armed Forces in the hos-
tilities or situations where imminent involvement in hos-
tilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances. This sub-
section does not, however, prohibit the use of funds to re-
move the Armed Forces from hostilities or situations
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances.
‘‘SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.
‘‘(a) RESOLUTIONS SUBJECT TO PROCEDURES.—As
used in this section, the term ‘privileged resolution’ means
a joint resolution—
‘‘(1) that provides specific authorization for the
use of the Armed Forces in hostilities or situations
where imminent involvement is clearly indicated by
the circumstances, so long as that resolution con-
tains only provisions which are relevant to those hos-
tilities or situations; and
‘‘(2) that is introduced after the President has
submitted a written request to the Congress for en-
actment of such an authorization with respect to
those or related hostilities or situations.
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‘‘(b) PROCEDURE
IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—(1) This subsection applies to the consideration
of a privileged resolution in the House of Representatives.
‘‘(2) A privileged resolution introduced in the House
of Representatives shall be referred, upon introduction, to
the Committee on International Relations. A privileged
resolution shall not be sequentially referred.
‘‘(3)(A) If, at the end of 10 calendar days after the
introduction of a privileged resolution, the Committee on
International Relations has not reported that resolution,
that committee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of that resolution and that resolution shall be placed
on the appropriate calendar of the House.
‘‘(B) After a privileged resolution has been placed on
the appropriate calendar, no other resolution with respect
to the same or related hostilities or situations where immi-
nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
circumstances may be reported by or be discharged from
any committee under this subsection while the first resolu-
tion—
‘‘(i) is before the House of Representatives (in-
cluding remaining on the calendar),
‘‘(ii) is before the Senate (including remaining
on the calendar) unless the Senate has had a vote
on final passage with respect to the resolution and
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a majority of those voting did not vote in the affirm-
ative,
‘‘(iii) is before a committee of conference or
otherwise awaiting disposition of amendments be-
tween the Houses, or
‘‘(iv) is awaiting transmittal to the President or
is before the President.
‘‘(4)(A)(i) At any time after a privileged resolution
has been placed on the appropriate calendar, it is in order
for any Member of the House of Representatives to move
that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consider-
ation of that resolution. The motion is highly privileged.
‘‘(ii) The motion under clause (i) is in order even if
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed
to.
‘‘(B) All points of order against a privileged resolu-
tion and consideration of the resolution are waived. If the
motion under subparagraph (A) is agreed to, the privi-
leged resolution shall remain the unfinished business of
the House until disposed of, to the exclusion of all other
business (other than a motion to adjourn), except as pro-
vided in paragraph (5)(A). A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the motion is disagreed to is not in order.
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‘‘(C) General debate on a privileged resolution shall
not exceed 4 hours, which shall be divided equally between
a Member favoring and a Member opposing the resolution.
‘‘(D)(i) At the conclusion of general debate, a privi-
leged resolution shall be considered for amendment under
the 5-minute rule.
‘‘(ii) Debate on all amendments shall not exceed 12
hours. After the expiration of that period, no further
amendments shall be in order.
‘‘(iii) Except as provided in the next sentence, debate
on each amendment, and any amendments thereto, shall
not exceed one hour. If the Committee on International
Relations reports an amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute to the text of a privileged resolution, that amend-
ment shall be considered to be original text for purposes
of amendment and debate on each amendment to that
amendment, and any amendments thereto, shall not ex-
ceed one hour.
‘‘(E) At the conclusion of consideration of amend-
ments to a privileged resolution, the Committee of the
Whole shall rise and report the resolution back to the
House, and the previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the resolution, with any amendments adopted
in the Committee of the Whole, to final passage without
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intervening motion, except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if,
before the passage by the House of Representatives of a
privileged resolution of the House, the House receives a
privileged resolution from the Senate with respect to the
same or related hostilities or situations where imminent
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, then the following procedures shall apply:
‘‘(i) The resolution of the Senate shall not be
referred to a committee.
‘‘(ii) With respect to the privileged resolution of
the House—
‘‘(I) the procedure in the House shall be
the same as if no resolution had been received
from the Senate; but
‘‘(II) the privileged resolution of the Sen-
ate shall be considered to have been read for
the third time; the vote on final passage shall
be on the resolution of the Senate (if the resolu-
tions are identical), or on the resolution of the
Senate (if they are not identical) with the text
of the resolution of the House inserted in lieu
of the text of the resolution of the Senate; and
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the vote on final passage shall occur without de-
bate or any intervening action.
‘‘(iii) Upon disposition of a privileged resolution
received from the Senate, consideration of the privi-
leged resolution of the House shall no longer be priv-
ileged under this section.
‘‘(B) If the House receives from the Senate a privi-
leged resolution before any privileged resolution is intro-
duced in the House with respect to the same or related
hostilities or situations where imminent involvement in
hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, then
the resolution of the Senate shall be referred to the appro-
priate committee or committees, and the procedures in the
House with respect to that resolution shall be the same
under this subsection as if the resolution received had been
introduced in the House.
‘‘(C) If the House receives from the Senate a privi-
leged resolution after the House has disposed of an iden-
tical privileged resolution, it shall be in order to proceed
by a highly privileged, nondebatable motion to consider-
ation of the resolution of the Senate, and that resolution
shall be disposed of without debate and without amend-
ment.
‘‘(6) A motion to disagree with amendments of the
Senate to a privileged resolution of the House and request
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or agree to a conference with the Senate, or a motion to
insist on the House amendments to a privileged resolution
of the Senate and request or agree to a conference of the
Senate, is highly privileged.
‘‘(7)(A) If the conferees are unable to agree on resolv-
ing the differences between the two Houses with respect
to a privileged resolution within 72 hours after the second
House is notified that the first House has agreed to con-
ference, they shall report back to their respective House
in disagreement.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any rule of the House of Rep-
resentatives concerning the printing of conference reports
in the Congressional Record or concerning any delay in
the consideration of such reports, a conference report with
respect to a privileged resolution, including a report filed
in disagreement, shall be acted on in the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 2 session days after the first
House files the report or, in the case of the House acting
first, the report has been available for 2 hours. The con-
ference report (and any amendment reported in disagree-
ment) shall be deemed to have been read. Debate on such
a conference report shall be limited to 3 hours, equally
divided between, and controlled by the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader (or their designees).
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‘‘(C) As used in subparagraph (B), the term ‘session
day’ means a day on which the House of Representatives
convenes.
‘‘(8) This subsection is enacted by the House of
Representatives—
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the House of Representatives, and as such it is
deemed a part of the rules of the House, but appli-
cable only with respect to the procedure to be fol-
lowed in the House in the case of a privileged resolu-
tion, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent
that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of the House to change its rules (so far as re-
lating to the procedure of the House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of the House.
‘‘(c) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—(1) This sub-
section applies to the consideration of a privileged resolu-
tion in the Senate.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘ses-
sion days’ means days on which the Senate is in session.
‘‘(3) A privileged resolution introduced in the Senate
shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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‘‘(4)(A) If the Committee on Foreign Relations has
not reported a privileged resolution (or an identical resolu-
tion) at the end of 7 calendar days after the introduction
of that resolution, that committee shall be discharged from
further consideration of that resolution, and that resolu-
tion shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the
Senate.
‘‘(B) After a committee reports or is discharged from
a privileged resolution, no other resolution with respect to
the same or related hostilities, or situations in which immi-
nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the
circumstances, may be reported by or be discharged from
such committee while the first resolution—
‘‘(i) is before the Senate (including remaining
on the calendar),
‘‘(ii) is before the House of Representatives (in-
cluding remaining on the calendar), unless the
House has had a vote on final passage with respect
to the resolution and a majority of those voting did
not vote in the affirmative,
‘‘(iii) is before a committee of conference or
otherwise awaiting disposition of amendments be-
tween the Houses, or
‘‘(iv) is awaiting transmittal to the President or
is before the President.
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‘‘(5)(A)(i) When the committee to which a privileged
resolution is referred has reported, or has been discharged
under paragraph (4) from further consideration of that
resolution, it is at any time thereafter in order (even
though a previous motion to the same effect has been dis-
agreed to) for any Member of the Senate to move to pro-
ceed to the consideration of the resolution, notwithstand-
ing any rule or precedent of the Senate, including Rule
22. Except as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph
or subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (insofar as it re-
lates to germaneness and relevancy of amendments), all
points of order against a privileged resolution and consid-
eration of the resolution are waived. The motion is privi-
leged and 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 be in
order, except that such motion may not be entered for fu-
ture disposition. If a motion to proceed to the consider-
ation of a privileged resolution is agreed to, the resolution
shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate, to the
exclusion of all other business, until disposed of, except
as otherwise provided in paragraph (6)(A).
‘‘(ii) Whenever a point of order is raised in the Senate
against the privileged status of a resolution that has been
laid before the Senate and been initially identified as privi-
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leged for consideration under this subsection upon its in-
troduction, such point of order shall be submitted directly
to the Senate. The point of order, ‘The resolution is not
privileged under the War Powers Resolution’, shall be de-
cided by the yeas and the nays after four hours of debate,
equally divided between, and controlled by, the Member
raising the point of order and the manager of the resolu-
tion, except that in the event the manager is in favor of
such point of order, the time in opposition thereto shall
be controlled by the Minority Leader or his designee. Such
point of order shall not be considered to establish prece-
dent for determination of future cases.
‘‘(B)(i) Consideration in the Senate of a privileged
resolution, and all amendments and debatable motions in
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than
12 hours, which, except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, shall be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, or by
their designees. The Majority Leader or the Minority
Leader or their designees may, from the time under their
control on the resolution, allot additional time to any Sen-
ator during the consideration of any amendment, debat-
able motion, or appeal.
‘‘(ii) Only amendments which are germane and rel-
evant to a privileged resolution are in order.
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‘‘(iii) Debate on any amendment to a privileged reso-
lution shall be limited to two hours, except that this limita-
tion does not apply to an amendment in the nature of a
substitute to the text of the resolution that is reported
by the Committee on Foreign Relations. Debate on any
amendment to an amendment shall be limited to 1 hour.
‘‘(iv) The time of debate for each amendment shall
be equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover
of the amendment and the manager of the resolution, ex-
cept that in the event the manager is in favor of any such
amendment, the time in opposition thereto shall be con-
trolled by the Minority Leader or his designee.
‘‘(v) One amendment by the Minority Leader is in
order to be offered under a one-hour time limitation imme-
diately following the expiration of the 12-hour time limita-
tion if the Minority Leader has had no opportunity prior
thereto to offer an amendment to the privileged resolution.
One amendment may be offered to the amendment of the
Minority Leader under the preceding sentence, and debate
shall be limited on such amendment to one-half hour which
shall be equally divided between, and controlled by, the
mover of the amendment and the manager of the resolu-
tion, except that in the event the manager is in favor of
any such amendment, the time in opposition thereto shall
be controlled by the Minority Leader or his designee.
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‘‘(vi) A motion to postpone or a motion to recommit
a privileged resolution is not in order. A motion to recon-
sider the vote by which a privileged resolution is agreed
to or disagreed to is in order, except that such motion
may not be entered for future disposition, and debate on
such motion shall be limited to 1 hour.
‘‘(C) Whenever all the time for debate on a privileged
resolution has been used or yielded back, no further
amendments may be proposed, except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B)(iii), and the vote on the adoption of the
resolution shall occur without any intervening motion or
amendment, except that a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the
rules of the Senate may occur immediately before such
vote.
‘‘(D) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the Rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a privileged resolution shall be limited to
one-half hour of debate, equally divided between, and con-
trolled by, the Member making the appeal and the man-
ager of the resolution, except that in the event the man-
ager is in favor of any such appeal, the time in opposition
thereto shall be controlled by the Minority Leader or his
designee.
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‘‘(6)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if,
before the passage by the Senate of a privileged resolution
of the Senate, the Senate receives a priviledged resolution
from the House of Representatives with respect to the
same or related hostilities or situations where imminent
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, then the following procedures shall apply:
‘‘(i) The privileged resolution of the House of
Representatives shall not be referred to a committee.
‘‘(ii) With respect to the privileged resolution of
the Senate—
‘‘(I) the procedure in the Senate shall be
the same as if no resolution had been received
from the House of Representatives; but
‘‘(II) the resolution of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be considered to have been
read for the third time; the vote on final pas-
sage shall be on the resolution of the House of
Representatives (if such resolutions are iden-
tical) or on the resolution of the House of Rep-
resentatives (if not identical), with the text of
the resolution of the Senate inserted in lieu of
the text of the resolution of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and such vote on final passage
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shall occur without debate or any intervening
action.
‘‘(iii) Upon disposition of a privileged resolution
received from the House of Representatives, it shall
no longer be in order to consider the resolution origi-
nated in the Senate.
‘‘(B) If the Senate receives a privileged resolution
from the House of Representatives before any privileged
resolution is introduced in the Senate with respect to the
same or related hostilities or situations where imminent
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, then the resolution received shall be referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the proce-
dures in the Senate with respect to that resolution shall
be the same under this section as if the resolution received
had been introduced in the Senate.
‘‘(7) If the Senate receives a privileged resolution
from the House of Representatives after the Senate has
disposed of an identical privileged resolution, it shall be
in order to proceed by nondebatable motion to consider-
ation of the resolution received by the Senate, and that
resolution shall be disposed of without debate and without
amendment.
‘‘(8)(A)(i) The time for debate in the Senate on all
motions required for the disposition of amendments be-
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tween the Houses shall not exceed 2 hours, equally divided
between, and controlled by, the mover of the motion and
the manager of the resolution at each stage of the proceed-
ings between the two Houses, except that in the event the
manager is in favor of any such motion, the time in oppo-
sition thereto shall be controlled by the Minority Leader
or his designee. In the case of any disagreement between
the two Houses of Congress with respect to a privileged
resolution which is not resolved, any Senator may make
any motion or motions referred to in this clause within
2 session days after action by the second House or before
the appointment of conferees, whichever comes first.
‘‘(ii) In the event the conferees are unable to agree
within 72 hours after the second House is notified that
the first House has agreed to conference, they shall report
back to their respective House in disagreement.
‘‘(iii) Notwithstanding any rule in the Senate con-
cerning the printing of conference reports in the Congres-
sional Record or concerning any delay in the consideration
of such reports, such report, including a report filed or
returned in disagreement, shall be acted on in the Senate
not later than 2 session days after the first House files
the report or, in the case of the Senate acting first, the
report is first made available on the desks of the Senators.
Debate in the Senate on a conference report or a report
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filed or returned in disagreement on any such resolution
shall be limited to 3 hours, equally divided between, and
controlled by, the Majority Leader and the Minority Lead-
er, and their designees.
‘‘(B) If a privileged resolution is vetoed by the Presi-
dent, the time for debate in consideration of the veto mes-
sage on such measure shall be limited to 20 hours in the
Senate, equally divided between, and controlled by, the
Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, and their des-
ignees.
‘‘(9) This subsection is enacted by the Senate—
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate, as such it is deemed a part of the rules
of the Senate but applicable only with respect to the
procedure to be followed in the Senate in the case
of a privileged resolution, and it supersedes other
rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with
such rules; and
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of the Senate to change its rules (so far as re-
lating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in
the case of any other rule of the Senate.