§ 908. — Rules of Senate and House of Representatives on reorganization plans.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC908]
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART I--THE AGENCIES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 9--EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION
Sec. 908. Rules of Senate and House of Representatives on
reorganization plans
Sections 909 through 912 of this title are enacted by Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they are 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 with respect to any reorganization plans
transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section 903(b) of this
chapter \1\) on or before December 31, 1984; and they supersede
other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith;
and
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``title''.
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(2) 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.
(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 95-17, Sec. 2,
Apr. 6, 1977, 91 Stat. 33; Pub. L. 98-614, Sec. 2(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98
Stat. 3192.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Statutes and
Derivation U.S. Code Statutes at Large
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5 U.S.C. 133z-10. June 20, 1949, ch.
226, Sec. 201, 63
Stat. 206.
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The words ``Sections 909-913 of this title'' are substituted for
``The following sections of this title'' to reflect the codification of
sections 202-206 of Title II of the Act of June 20, 1949.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
Amendments
1984--Par. (1). Pub. L. 98-614 substituted ``with respect to any
reorganization plans transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section
903(b) of this chapter) on or before December 31, 1984'' for ``described
in section 909 of this title''.
1977--Pub. L. 95-17 substituted ``Sections 909 through 912 of this
title'' for ``Sections 909-913 of this title'' in provisions preceding
par. (1).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 909 of this title.
