(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the 60-calendar-day period. (d) (1) This subsection is enacted by Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, 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 resolutions described by paragraph (2) of this subsection; and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent therewith; and (B) 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 the House. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "resolution" means only a resolution of either House of Congress the matter after the resolving clauses of which is as follows: "That the approves the contingency plan numbered the Congress on 6-- submitted to 19", the first blank space therein being filled with the name of the resolving House and the other blank spaces being appropriately filled; but does not include a resolution which specifics more than one contingency plan. (3) A resolution once introduced with respect to a contingency plan shall immediately be referred to a committee (and all resolutions with respect to the same contingency plan shall be referred to the same committee) by the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be. (4)(A) If the committee to which a resolution with respect to a contingency plan has been referred has not reported it at the end of 20 calendar days after its referral, it shall be in order to move either to discharge the committee from further consideration of such resolution or to discharge the committee from further consideration of any other resolution with respect to such contingency plan which has been referred to the committee. (B) A motion to discharge may be made only by an individual favoring the resolution, shall be highly privileged (except that it may not be made after the committee has reported a resolution with respect to the same contingency plan), and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the rote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to. (C) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, the motion may not be renewed, nor may another motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same contingency plan. (5) (A) When the committee has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution, it shall be at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution. The motion shall be highly privileged and shall not be debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, and it UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBHAHIES shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to or disagreed to. (B) Debate on the resolution referred to in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing such resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. An amendment to, or motion to recommit the resolution shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such resolution was agreed to or disagreed to. (6) (A) Motions to postpone, made with respect to the discharge from committee, or the consideration of a resolution and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate. (B) Appeals from the decision 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 procedures relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate. 4. Executive Order 12083, September 27, 1978, 43 F.R. 44813 ENERGY COORDINATING COMMITTEE By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the coordination of Federal energy policies, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Establishment of the Committee. 1-101. There is established an Energy Coordinating Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Committee. 1-102. The Committee shall be composed of the following, and such other members as the President may, from time to time, designate. (a) The Secretary of Energy, who shall be the Chairman. (b) The Secretary of State. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury. (f) The Secretary of the Interior. (j) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (m) The Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. (t) The Director of the National Science Foundation. (u) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (v) The Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy. (w) The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who is invited to be a member. 1-2. Functions of the Committee. 1-201. The Committee shall ensure that there is communication and coordination among Executive agencies concerning energy policy and the management of energy resources. 1-202. The Committee shall, from time to time, develop and consider recommendations for improvements in the implementation of Federal energy policies or the management of energy resources that involve two or more Executive agencies. 1-203. The functions of the Committee shall neither substitute for nor replace Executive Office of the President clearance, review, and decisionmaking procedures. Those procedures shall also be used for sub mitting to the President any of the conclusions or recommendations developed through the Committee's energy coordinating functions. 1-204. The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman. 1-3. Executive Council. 1-301. During periods when the Committee is not meeting, the functions of the Committee are delegated to an Executive Council. Meetings may be called by any regular member of the Council. 1-302. The Executive Council shall be composed of the following, and such others as may be appropriate due to the specific inatters to be considered. (a) The Chairman of the Committee, who shall be Chairman of the Executive Council. (b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (c) The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. (d) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (e) The Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy. 1-4. Revocation of a Prior Order. Executive Order No. 11814, as amended, which provided for an Energy Resource Council, is revoked. 5. Defense Production Act Amendments of 1975 Partial text of Public Law 94-152 [S. 1537] 89 Stat. 810 approved December 16, 1975, as amended by Public Law 94-153 [H.R. 11027]. 89 Stat. 822, approved December 16, 1975; and by Public Law 94-220 [H.J. Res. 784], 90 Stat. 195, approved February 7, 1976 AN ACT TO amend the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Defense Production Act Amendments of 1975". SEC. 3. Section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 19501 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 708A. (a) Except as specifically provided in subsection (j) of this section and section 708 (j) of this Act, no provision of this Act shall be deemed to convey to any person any immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the antitrust laws. "(b) As used in this section "(1) The term 'international energy supply emergency' means any period (A) beginning on any date which the President determines allocation of petroleum products to nations participating in the international agreement is required by chapters III and IV of such program, and (B) ending on a date on which he determines such allocation is no longer required. Such a period may not exceed ninety days, but the President may establish one or more additional periods by making the determination under clause (A) of the preceding sentence. Any determination respecting the begining or end of any such period shall be published in the Federal Register. "(2) The term 'international agreement' means the Agreement on an International Energy Program, signed by the United States on November 18, 1974.2 "(3) The term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration. "(4) The term 'petroleum products' means "(A) crude oil, "(B) natural gas liquids and other liquids produced in association with crude oil or natural gas, "(C) refined petroleum products, including but not limited to gasoline, kerosene, distillates, residual fuel oil, refined lubricating oil, and liquefied petroleum gases; and "(D) blending agents and additives used in conjunction with crude oil and refined petroleum products. 150 U.S.C. App. 2158. 2 For text, see Vol. III, page 557. |