which such amounts were appropriated; 
and 
‘‘(iii) any contracts entered into under 
any provision of law relating to the emer-
gency shall be terminated. 
‘‘(B) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—The termi-
nation of a national emergency shall not af-
fect— 
‘‘(i) any legal action taken or pending 
legal proceeding not finally concluded or 
determined on the date of the termination 
under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) any legal action or legal pro-
ceeding based on any act committed prior 
to that date; or 
‘‘(iii) any rights or duties that ma-
tured or penalties that were incurred prior 
to that date. 
‘‘SEC. 203. REVIEW BY CONGRESS OF NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES. 
‘‘(a) JOINT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘joint resolution of approval’ 
means a joint resolution that contains only the following 
provisions after its resolving clause: 
‘‘(1) A provision approving— 
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‘‘(A) a proclamation of a national emer-
gency made under section 201(a); 
‘‘(B) an Executive order issued under sec-
tion 201(b)(2); or 
‘‘(C) an Executive order issued under sec-
tion 202(b). 
‘‘(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 proclamation or 
Executive order that is the subject of the joint reso-
lution. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF JOINT 
RESOLUTIONS OF APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(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 may be introduced in either House 
of Congress by any member of that House. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS TO CONVENE CONGRESS DUR-
ING RECESSES.—If, when the President transmits to 
Congress a proclamation declaring a national emer-
gency under section 201(a), or an Executive order 
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specifying emergency powers or authorities under 
section 201(b)(2) or renewing a national emergency 
under section 202(b), Congress has adjourned sine 
die or has adjourned for any period in excess of 3 
calendar days, the majority leader of the Senate and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or 
their respective designees, acting jointly after con-
sultation with and with the concurrence of the mi-
nority leader of the Senate and the minority leader 
of the House, shall notify the Members of the Senate 
and House, respectively, to reassemble at such place 
and time as they may designate if, in their opinion, 
the public interest shall warrant it. 
‘‘(3) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint resolu-
tion of approval shall be referred in each House of 
Congress to the committee or committees having ju-
risdiction over the emergency authorities invoked by 
the proclamation or Executive order that is the sub-
ject of the joint resolution. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.—In the Sen-
ate, the following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval has been referred has not reported it at 
the end of 10 calendar days after its introduc-
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tion, that committee shall be automatically dis-
charged from further consideration of the reso-
lution and it shall be placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, when the committee to 
which a joint resolution of approval is referred 
has reported the resolution, or when that com-
mittee is discharged under subparagraph (A) 
from further consideration of the resolution, 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 resolution (and 
against consideration of the joint resolution) 
are waived. The motion to proceed is subject to 
4 hours of debate divided equally between those 
favoring and those opposing the joint resolution 
of approval. 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. 
‘‘(C) FLOOR
CONSIDERATION.—A joint 
resolution of approval shall be subject to 10 
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hours of consideration, to be divided evenly be-
tween the proponents and opponents of the res-
olution. 
‘‘(D) AMENDMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), no amendments shall 
be in order with respect to a joint resolu-
tion of approval. 
‘‘(ii) AMENDMENTS
TO
STRIKE
OR 
ADD
SPECIFIED
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.— 
Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to 
any amendment— 
‘‘(I) to strike a provision or pro-
visions of law from the list required 
by subsection (a)(2); or 
‘‘(II) to add to that list a provi-
sion or provisions of law specified by 
the President under section 201(b) in 
the proclamation or Executive order 
that is the subject of the joint resolu-
tion of approval. 
‘‘(E) MOTION
TO
RECONSIDER
FINAL 
VOTE.—A motion to reconsider a vote on pas-
sage of a joint resolution of approval shall not 
be in order. 
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‘‘(F) APPEALS.—Points of order, including 
questions of relevancy, and appeals from the de-
cision of the Presiding Officer, shall be decided 
without debate. 
‘‘(5) 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 has been referred has not reported it to 
the House within 10 calendar days after the 
date of referral, such committee shall be dis-
charged from further consideration of the joint 
resolution. 
‘‘(B) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the 
third legislative day after each committee 
to which a joint resolution of approval has 
been referred reports it to the House or 
has been discharged from further consider-
ation, and except as provided in clause (ii), 
it shall be in order to move to proceed to 
consider the joint resolution in the House. 
The previous question shall be considered 
as ordered on the motion to its adoption 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), no amendments shall 
be in order with respect to a joint resolu-
tion of approval. 
‘‘(ii) AMENDMENTS
TO
STRIKE
OR 
ADD
SPECIFIED
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.— 
Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to 
any amendment— 
‘‘(I) to strike a provision or pro-
visions of law from the list required 
by subsection (a)(2); or 
‘‘(II) to add to that list a provi-
sion or provisions of law specified by 
the President under section 201(b) in 
the proclamation or Executive order 
that is the subject of the joint resolu-
tion. 
‘‘(6) RECEIPT OF RESOLUTION FROM OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before passing a joint resolution of ap-
proval, one House receives from the other a joint 
resolution of approval from the other House, then— 
‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other 
House shall not be referred to a committee and 
shall be deemed to have been discharged from 
committee on the day it is received; and 
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‘‘(B) the procedures set forth in para-
graphs (3), (4), and (5), as applicable, shall 
apply in the receiving House to the joint resolu-
tion received from the other House to the same 
extent as such procedures apply to a joint reso-
lution of the receiving House. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The enactment of a 
joint resolution of approval under this section shall not 
be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification by Con-
gress of statutory authority for the emergency powers of 
the President. 
‘‘(d) RULES OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.—This sec-
tion 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 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, 
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in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.’’. 
SEC. 3. 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 any Ex-
ecutive order specifying emergency powers or authorities 
under section 201(b)(2) or renewing a national emergency 
under section 202(b), a report, in writing, that includes 
the following: 
‘‘(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, or a statement that the duration of the 
national emergency cannot reasonably be estimated 
at the time of transmission of the report. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
under section 201(a), the President shall, not less fre-
quently than every 6 months 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. 4. CONFORMING REPEAL. 
Title III of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1631) is repealed. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall— 
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(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), apply 
with respect to national emergencies declared under 
section 201 of the National Emergencies Act on or 
after that date. 
(b) APPLICABILITY
TO RENEWALS
OF EXISTING 
EMERGENCIES.—When a national emergency declared 
under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act would expire or be 
renewed under section 202(d) of that Act (as in effect on 
the day before such date of enactment), that national 
emergency shall be subject to the requirements for renewal 
under section 202(b) of that Act, as amended by section 
2. 
Æ 
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