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vote by which the motion is disposed of shall 
not be in order. 
‘‘(iv) The joint resolution shall be con-
sidered as read. All points of order against 
the joint resolution and against its consid-
eration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
resolution to final passage without inter-
vening motion except 2 hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the spon-
sor of the joint resolution (or a designee) 
and an opponent. A motion to reconsider 
the vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION IN SENATE.— 
‘‘(i) If, before the passage by the Senate 
of a joint resolution of disapproval, the Sen-
ate receives an identical joint resolution 
from the House of Representatives, the fol-
lowing procedures shall apply: 
‘‘(I) That joint resolution shall 
not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(II) With respect to that joint 
resolution—
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‘‘(aa) the procedure in the 
Senate shall be the same as if no 
joint resolution had been received 
from the House of Representatives; 
but 
‘‘(bb) the vote on passage 
shall be on the joint resolution 
from the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(ii) If, following passage of a joint 
resolution of disapproval in the Senate, the 
Senate receives an identical joint resolution 
from the House of Representatives, that 
joint resolution shall be placed on the ap-
propriate Senate calendar. 
‘‘(iii) If a joint resolution of dis-
approval is received from the House, and no 
companion joint resolution has been intro-
duced in the Senate, the Senate procedures 
under this subsection shall apply to the 
House joint resolution. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
TO
REVENUE
MEAS-
URES.—The provisions of this paragraph shall 
not apply in the House of Representatives to a 
joint resolution of disapproval that is a revenue 
measure.
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‘‘(8) RULES
OF
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES 
AND
SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by Con-
gress— 
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the 
rules of each House, respectively, and supersedes 
other rules only to the extent that it is incon-
sistent with such rules; and 
‘‘(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional 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. 
‘‘(e) RENEWAL OF DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall review 
and may renew a determination under subsection (b) 
every 5 years. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Upon renewing a determination 
under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall file 
a report with the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives de-
scribing— 
‘‘(A) the reasons for the renewal; 
‘‘(B) any substantive changes to the agree-
ment or to the relevant laws or procedures of the 
foreign government since the original determina-
tion or, in the case of a second or subsequent re-
newal, since the last renewal; and 
‘‘(C) how the agreement has been imple-
mented and what problems or controversies, if 
any, have arisen as a result of the agreement or 
its implementation. 
‘‘(3) NONRENEWAL.—If a determination is not 
renewed under paragraph (1), the agreement shall no 
longer be considered to satisfy the requirements of this 
section. 
‘‘(f) REVISIONS TO AGREEMENT.—A revision to an 
agreement under this section shall be treated as a new 
agreement for purposes of this section and shall be subject 
to the certification requirement under subsection (b), and 
to the procedures under subsection (d), except that for pur-
poses of a revision to an agreement— 
‘‘(1) the applicable time period under para-
graphs (2), (4)(A)(i), (4)(B), and (4)(C) of subsection
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(d) shall be 90 days after the date notice is provided 
under subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(2) the applicable time period under para-
graphs (5) and (6)(B) of subsection (d) shall be 60 
days after the date notice is provided under sub-
section (d)(1). 
‘‘(g) PUBLICATION.—Any determination or certifi-
cation under subsection (b) regarding an executive agree-
ment under this section, including any termination or re-
newal of such an agreement, shall be published in the Fed-
eral Register as soon as is reasonably practicable. 
‘‘(h) MINIMIZATION PROCEDURES.—A United States 
authority that receives the content of a communication de-
scribed in subsection (b)(4)(H) from a foreign government 
in accordance with an executive agreement under this sec-
tion shall use procedures that, to the maximum extent pos-
sible, meet the definition of minimization procedures in sec-
tion 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
(50 U.S.C. 1801) to appropriately protect nonpublicly 
available information concerning United States persons.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 119 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2522 
the following: 
‘‘2523. Executive agreements on access to data by foreign governments.’’.
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SEC. 106. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this division, or the amendments made by 
this division, shall be construed to preclude any foreign au-
thority from obtaining assistance in a criminal investiga-
tion or prosecution pursuant to section 3512 of title 18, 
United States Code, section 1782 of title 28, United States 
Code, or as otherwise provided by law. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 1625 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
SENATE AMENDMENT