mit to the Board and to the Congress a report containing
the President’s approval or disapproval of the Board’s rec-
ommendations.
‘‘(B) If the President approves all the recommenda-
tions of the Board, the President shall transmit a copy
of such recommendations to the Congress as the Presi-
dent’s recommendations, together with a certification of
the President’s adoption of such recommendations.
‘‘(C) If the President disapproves the recommenda-
tions of the Board, in whole or in part, the President shall
transmit to the Board and the Congress the reasons for
that disapproval. The Board shall then transmit to the
Congress and the President, no later than 60 days after
the date of the submission of the original report to the
President, a revised list of recommendations.
‘‘(D) If the President approves all of the revised rec-
ommendations of the Board transmitted to the President
under subparagraph (C), the President shall transmit a
copy of such revised recommendations to the Congress as
the President’s recommendations, together with a certifi-
cation of the President’s adoption of such recommenda-
tions.
‘‘(E) If the President disapproves the revised rec-
ommendations of the Board, in whole or in part, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the Board and the Congress the
reasons for that disapproval, together with such revisions
to such recommendations as the President determines are
necessary to bring such recommendations within the
President’s approval. The President shall transmit a copy
of such recommendations, as so revised, to the Board and
the Congress as the President’s recommendations, to-
gether with a certification of the President’s adoption of
such recommendations.
‘‘(3)(A) This paragraph is enacted by Congress—
‘‘(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the
rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only
with respect to the procedure to be followed in that
House in the case of a joint resolution described in
subparagraph (B), and it supersedes other rules only
to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules;
and
‘‘(ii) 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.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘joint
resolution’ means only a joint resolution which is intro-
duced within the 10-day period beginning on the date on
which the President transmits the President’s rec-
ommendations, together with the President’s certification,
to the Congress under subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) of
paragraph (2), and—
‘‘(i) which does not have a preamble;
‘‘(ii) the matter after the resolving clause of
which is as follows: ‘That the Congress approves the
recommendations of the President as transmitted on
ll pursuant to section 709(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as follows: llll’, the first blank space
being filled in with the appropriate date and the sec-
ond blank space being filled in with the statutory ad-
justments contained in the recommendations; and
‘‘(iii) the title of which is as follows: ‘Joint reso-
lution approving the recommendations of the Presi-
dent regarding social security.’.
‘‘(C) A joint resolution described in subparagraph
(B) that is introduced in the House of Representatives
shall be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives. A joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) introduced in the Senate
shall be referred to the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate.
‘‘(D) If the committee to which a joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) is referred has not reported
such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) by
the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on
which the President transmits the recommendation to the
Congress under paragraph (2), such committee shall be,
at the end of such period, discharged from further consid-
eration of such joint resolution, and such joint resolution
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House
involved.
‘‘(E)(i) On or after the third day after the date on
which the committee to which such a joint resolution is
referred has reported, or has been discharged (under sub-
paragraph (D)) from further consideration of, such a joint
resolution, it is in order (even though a previous motion
to the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member
of the respective House to move to proceed to the consider-
ation of the joint resolution. A Member may make the mo-
tion only on the day after the calendar day on which the
Member announces to the House concerned the Member’s
intention to make the motion, except that, in the case of
the House of Representatives, the motion may be made
without such prior announcement if the motion is made
by direction of the committee to which the joint resolution
was referred. All points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are
waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of
Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not
debatable. 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 the joint resolution is agreed to, the respective House
shall immediately proceed to consideration of the joint res-
olution without intervening motion, order, or other busi-
ness, and the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business of the respective House until disposed of.
‘‘(ii) Debate on the joint resolution, and on all debat-
able motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the
joint resolution. An amendment to the joint resolution is
not in order. A motion further to limit debate is in order
and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a motion to
proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion
to recommit 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.
‘‘(iii) Immediately following the conclusion of the de-
bate on a joint resolution described in subparagraph (B)
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate
if requested in accordance with the rules of the appro-
priate House, the vote on final passage of the joint resolu-
tion shall occur.
‘‘(iv) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating
to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House
of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subparagraph
(B) shall be decided without debate.
‘‘(F)(i) If, before the passage by one House of a joint
resolution of that House described in subparagraph (B),
that House receives from the other House a joint resolu-
tion described in subparagraph (B), then the following
procedures shall apply:
‘‘(I) The joint resolution of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee and may not be
considered in the House receiving it except in the
case of final passage as provided in subclause (II).
‘‘(II) With respect to a joint resolution de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of the House receiving
the joint resolution, the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been
received from the other House, but the vote on final
passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other
House.
‘‘(ii) Upon disposition of the joint resolution received
from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to
consider the joint resolution that originated in the receiv-
ing House.
‘‘(b) If the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital
Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund determines at any time
that the balance ratio of either such Trust Fund’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 709(b) of such Act (as amended by
subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking
‘‘any such’’ and inserting ‘‘either such’’.
(2) Section 709(c) of such Act (as redesignated
by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
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