                        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. 2194. Special rules relating to Congressional procedures


(a) Delivery of documents to both Houses

    Whenever, pursuant to section 2112(e), 2253(b), 2432(d), or 2437(a) 
or (b), a document is required to be transmitted to the Congress, copies 
of such document shall be delivered to both Houses of Congress on the 
same day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives if the House is not in session and to the Secretary of 
the Senate if the Senate is not in session.

(b) Computation of 90-day period

    For purposes of sections 2253(c) and 2437(c)(2) of this title, the 
90-day period referred to in such sections shall be computed by 
excluding--
        (1) the days on which either House is not in session because of 
    an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain or an 
    adjournment of the Congress sine die, and
        (2) any Saturday and Sunday, not excluded under paragraph (1), 
    when either House is not in session.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title I, Sec. 154, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2008; Pub. L. 
96-39, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(2), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 300; Pub. L. 
101-382, title I, Sec. 132(c)(6), Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 647; Pub. L. 
103-465, title II, Sec. 261(d)(1)(A)(iii), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4909; 
Pub. L. 106-36, title I, Sec. 1001(a)(5), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 130.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-36 substituted ``For purposes of 
sections 2253(c) and 2437(c)(2) of this title, the 90-day period'' for 
``For purposes of sections 2253(c), and 2437(c)(2) of this title, the 
90-day period'' in introductory provisions.
    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-465 struck out reference to section 
1303(e) of this title.
    1990--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-382, which directed the substitution 
of ``and 2437(c)(2)'' for ``2437(c)(2) and 2437(c)(3)'', was executed by 
making the substitution for ``2437(c)(2), and 2437(c)(3)'' to reflect 
the probable intent of Congress.
    1979--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-39 struck out reference to section 
2412(a) of this title.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-39 struck out reference to section 2412(b) 
of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective on the effective date of 
title II of Pub. L. 103-465, Jan. 1, 1995, see section 261(d)(2) of Pub. 
L. 103-465, set out as a note under section 1315 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-39 effective July 26, 1979, see section 903 
of Pub. L. 96-39, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2411 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2192, 2432, 2437, 3535 of 
this title.
