§ 692. — Judicial review.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC692]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 17B--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL AND LINE ITEM VETO
SUBCHAPTER III--LINE ITEM VETO
Sec. 692. Judicial review
(a) Expedited review
(1) Any Member of Congress or any individual adversely affected by
part C of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 691 et seq.] may bring an action, in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia, for declaratory
judgment and injunctive relief on the ground that any provision of this
part violates the Constitution.
(2) A copy of any complaint in an action brought under paragraph (1)
shall be promptly delivered to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, and each House of Congress shall have
the right to intervene in such action.
(3) Nothing in this section or in any other law shall infringe upon
the right of the House of Representatives to intervene in an action
brought under paragraph (1) without the necessity of adopting a
resolution to authorize such intervention.
(b) Appeal to Supreme Court
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any order of the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia which is issued
pursuant to an action brought under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of
this section shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court
of the United States. Any such appeal shall be taken by a notice of
appeal filed within 10 calendar days after such order is entered; and
the jurisdictional statement shall be filed within 30 calendar days
after such order is entered. No stay of an order issued pursuant to an
action brought under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section
shall be issued by a single Justice of the Supreme Court.
(c) Expedited consideration
It shall be the duty of the District Court for the District of
Columbia and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the
docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition
of any matter brought under subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 104-130, Sec. 3, Apr. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 1211.)
Termination of Section
For termination of section by section 5 of Pub. L. 104-130, see
Effective and Termination Dates note set out under section 691 of
this title.
References in Text
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974,
referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 93-344, July 12, 1974, 88
Stat. 297, as amended. Part C of title X of the Act is classified
generally to subchapter III (Sec. 691 et seq.) of this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 621 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Line Item Veto Act, and not as
part of the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 which comprises this subchapter.
