                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
              SUBCHAPTER I--NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY
 
  Part 5--Congressional Procedures With Respect to Presidential Actions
 
Sec. 2193. Resolutions relating to extension of waiver authority 
        under section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974
        

(a) Contents of resolution

    For purposes of this section, the term ``resolution'' means only a 
joint resolution of the two Houses of Congress, the matter after the 
resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That the Congress does not 
approve the extension of the authority contained in section 402(c) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the President to the Congress on 
______ with respect to ______.'', with the first blank space being 
filled with the appropriate date, and the second blank space being 
filled with the names of those countries, if any, with respect to which 
such extension of authority is not approved, and with the clause 
beginning with ``with respect to'' being omitted if the extension of the 
authority is not approved with respect to any country.

(b) Application of rules of section 2192 of this title; exceptions

    (1) Except as provided in this section, the provisions of section 
2192 of this title shall apply to resolutions described in subsection 
(a) of this section.
    (2) In applying section 2192(c)(1) of this title, all calendar days 
shall be counted.
    (3) That part of section 2192(d)(2) of this title which provides 
that no amendment is in order shall not apply to any amendment to a 
resolution which is limited to striking out or inserting the names of 
one or more countries or to striking out or inserting a with-respect-to 
clause. Debate in the House of Representatives on any amendment to a 
resolution shall be limited to not more than 1 hour which shall be 
equally divided between those favoring and those opposing the amendment. 
A motion in the House to further limit debate on an amendment to a 
resolution is not debatable.
    (4) That part of section 2192(e)(4) of this title which provides 
that no amendment is in order shall not apply to any amendment to a 
resolution which is limited to striking out or inserting the names of 
one or more countries or to striking out or inserting a with-respect-to 
clause. The time limit on a debate on a resolution in the Senate under 
section 2192(e)(2) of this title shall include all amendments to a 
resolution. Debate in the Senate on any amendment to a resolution shall 
be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution, except that 
in the event the manager of the resolution is in favor of any such 
amendment, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
minority leader or his designee. The majority leader and minority leader 
may, from time under their control on the passage of a resolution, allot 
additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any 
amendment. A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on an 
amendment to a resolution is not debatable.

(c) Consideration of second resolution not in order

    It shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or 
the Senate to consider a resolution with respect to a recommendation of 
the President under section 2432(d) of this title (other than a 
resolution described in subsection (a) of this section received from the 
other House), if that House has adopted a resolution with respect to the 
same recommendation.

(d) Procedures relating to conference reports in the Senate

    (1) Consideration in the Senate of the conference report on any 
joint resolution described in subsection (a) of this section, including 
consideration of all amendments in disagreement (and all amendments 
thereto), and consideration of all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith, shall be limited to 10 hours, to be equally 
divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority 
leader or their designees. Debate on any debatable motion or appeal 
related to the conference report shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of 
the conference report.
    (2) In any case in which there are amendments in disagreement, time 
on each amendment shall be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided 
between, and controlled by, the manager of the conference report and the 
minority leader or his designee. No amendment to any amendment in 
disagreement shall be received unless it is a germane amendment.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 153, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2006; Pub. L. 
101-382, title I, Sec. 132(a)(3)-(6), Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 644, 
645.)

                       References in Text

    Section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974, referred to in catchline and 
subsec. (a), is classified to section 2432 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(a)(3), amended subsec. 
(a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``For 
purposes of this section, the term `resolution' means only--
        ``(1) a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, 
    the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That 
    the Congress approves the extension of the authority contained in 
    section 402(c)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the 
    President to the Congress on ______, except with respect to 
    ______.', with the first blank space being filled with the 
    appropriate date and the second blank space being filled with the 
    names of those countries, if any, with respect to which such 
    extension of authority is not approved, and with the except clause 
    being omitted if there is no such country; and
        ``(2) a resolution of either House of the Congress, the matter 
    after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the ______ 
    does not approve the extension of the authority contained in section 
    402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 recommended by the President to the 
    Congress on ______ with respect to ______.', with the first blank 
    space being filled with the name of the resolving House, the second 
    blank space being filled with the appropriate date, and the third 
    blank space being filled with the names of those countries, if any, 
    with respect to which such extension of authority is not approved, 
    and with the with-respect-to clause being omitted if the extension 
    of the authority is not approved with respect to any country.''
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(a)(4), in par. (2), struck 
out provisions substituting 20 days for 30 days in resolution related to 
section 2432(d)(4) of this title, and in pars. (3) and (4), struck out 
provisions relating to except clause in resolutions under subsec. (a)(1) 
and provisions identifying with-respect-to clause as relating to 
resolutions under subsec. (a)(2).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(a)(5), substituted 
``subsection (a)'' for ``subsection (a)(1)''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-382, Sec. 132(a)(6), added subsec. (d).


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-382 applicable with respect to 
recommendations made under section 2432(d) of this title by the 
President after May 23, 1990, see section 132(d) of Pub. L. 101-382, set 
out as a note under section 2432 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2191, 2192, 2432 of this 
title.
