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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Over-
sight of Nuclear Transfers to North Korea Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT
OF NUCLEAR TRANSFERS TO NORTH KOREA.
(a) ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENT
FOR CONGRES-
SIONAL ACTION
BY JOINT RESOLUTION.—The North
Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999 (subtitle B of title
VIII of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by
section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113, and as con-
tained in appendix G to such Public Law) is amended in
section 822(a)—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(7) as subparagraphs (A) through (G), respectively,
and by indenting each such subparagraph 2 ems to
the right;
(2) by striking ‘‘until the President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘until—
‘‘(1) the President’’; and
(3) at the end of subparagraph (G) (as redesig-
nated in paragraph (1)) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and
‘‘(2) a joint resolution described in section 823
is enacted into law pursuant to the provisions of
such section.’’.
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(b) DESCRIPTION
AND PROCEDURES
FOR JOINT
RESOLUTION.—The North Korea Threat Reduction Act of
1999 is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 823 as section 824;
and
(2) by inserting after section 822 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 823. JOINT RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION
822(a)(2).
‘‘(a) TERMS OF JOINT RESOLUTION.—For purposes
of section 822(a)(2), the term ‘joint resolution’ means only
a joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress—–
‘‘(1) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ‘That the Congress hereby con-
curs in the determination and report of the Presi-
dent relating to compliance by North Korea with
certain international obligations transmitted pursu-
ant to section 822(a)(1) of the North Korea Threat
Reduction Act of 1999.’;
‘‘(2) which does not have a preamble; and
‘‘(3) the title of which is as follows: ‘Joint Res-
olution relating to compliance by North Korea with
certain international obligations pursuant to the
North Korea Threat Reduction Act of 1999.’.
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PROCEDURES.—
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‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.—The provisions of this sec-
tion are enacted by the Congress—
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking
power of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, respectively, and, as such, shall be con-
sidered as part of the rules of either House and
shall supersede other rules only to the extent
they are inconsistent therewith; and
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules
so far as they relate to the procedures 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.
‘‘(2) INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL.—
‘‘(A) INTRODUCTION.—A joint resolution
described in subsection (a)—
‘‘(i) shall be introduced in the House
of Representatives by the majority leader
or minority leader or by a Member of the
House of Representatives designated by
the majority leader or minority leader; and
‘‘(ii) shall be introduced in the Senate
by the majority leader or minority leader
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or a Member of the Senate designated by
the majority leader or minority leader.
‘‘(B) REFERRAL.—The joint resolution
shall be referred to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate.
‘‘(3) DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEES.—If a com-
mittee to which a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a) is referred has not reported such joint
resolution by the end of 30 days beginning on the
date of its introduction, such committee shall be dis-
charged from further consideration of such joint res-
olution, and such joint resolution shall be placed on
the appropriate calendar of the House involved.
‘‘(4) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On or after the third
calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or
legal holidays, except when the House of Rep-
resentatives is in session on such a day) after
the date on which the committee to which a
joint resolution described in subsection (a) is
referred has reported, or has been discharged
from further consideration of, such a joint reso-
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lution, it shall be in order for any Member of
the House to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the joint resolution. A Member of the
House may make the motion only on the day
after the calendar day on which the Member
announces to the House the Member’s intention
to do so. Such motion is privileged and is not
debatable. The motion is not subject to amend-
ment or to a motion to postpone. A motion to
reconsider the vote by which the motion is
agreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolu-
tion is agreed to, the House shall immediately
proceed to consideration of the joint resolution
which shall remain the unfinished business until
disposed of.
‘‘(B) DEBATE.—Debate on a joint resolu-
tion described in subsection (a), and on all de-
batable motions and appeals in connection
therewith, shall be limited to not more than two
hours, which shall be divided equally between
those favoring and those opposing the joint res-
olution. An amendment to the joint resolution is
not in order. A motion further to limit debate
is in order and is not debatable. A motion to
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table, a motion to postpone, or a motion to re-
commit the joint resolution is not in order. A
motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint
resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in
order.
‘‘(C) APPEALS.—Appeals from the deci-
sions of the Chair to the procedure relating to
a joint resolution described in subsection (a)
shall be decided without debate.
‘‘(5) FLOOR
CONSIDERATION
IN
THE
SEN-
ATE.—Any joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be considered in the Senate in accordance
with the provisions of section 601(b)(4) of the Inter-
national Security Assistance and Arms Export Con-
trol Act of 1976.
‘‘(6) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.—
If, before the passage by one House of a joint reso-
lution of that House described in subsection (a),
that House receives from the other House a joint
resolution described in subsection (a), then the fol-
lowing procedures shall apply:
‘‘(A) The joint resolution of the other
House shall not be referred to a committee and
may not be considered in the House receiving it
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except in the case of final passage as provided
in subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(B) With respect to a joint resolution de-
scribed in subsection (a) of the House receiving
the joint resolution—
‘‘(i) the procedure in that House shall
be the same as if no joint resolution had
been received from the other House; but
‘‘(ii) the vote on final passage shall be
on the joint resolution of the other House.
‘‘(C) Upon disposition of the joint resolu-
tion received from the other House, it shall no
longer be in order to consider the joint resolu-
tion that originated in the receiving House.
‘‘(7) COMPUTATION OF DAYS.—In the computa-
tion of the period of 30 days referred to in para-
graph (3), there shall be excluded the days on which
either House of Congress is not in session because
of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day cer-
tain or because of an adjournment of the Congress
sine die.’’.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR CO-
OPERATION WITH NORTH KOREA.
Section 822(a) of the North Korea Threat Reduction
Act of 1999 is amended by striking ‘‘such agreement,’’
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both places it appears and inserting in both places ‘‘such
agreement (or that are controlled under the Export Trig-
ger List of the Nuclear Suppliers Group),’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 580
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4251
AN ACT
To amend the North Korea Threat Reduction Act
of 1999 to enhance congressional oversight of nu-
clear transfers to North Korea, and for other
purposes.
MAY 25, 2000
Read the second time and placed on the calendar