§ 911. — Discharge of committee considering resolution.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 5USC911]
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
PART I--THE AGENCIES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 9--EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION
Sec. 911. Discharge of committee considering resolution
If the committee to which is referred a resolution introduced
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 910 (or, in the absence of such a
resolution, the first resolution introduced with respect to the same
reorganization plan) has not reported such resolution or identical
resolution at the end of 75 calendar days of continuous session of
Congress after its introduction, such committee shall be deemed to be
discharged from further consideration of such resolution and such
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House
involved.
(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 397; Pub. L. 92-179, Sec. 5,
Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 576; Pub. L. 95-17, Sec. 2, Apr. 6, 1977, 91
Stat. 34; Pub. L. 98-614, Sec. 3(b)(4), 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-13. June 20, 1949, ch.
226, Sec. 204, 63
Stat. 207.
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In subsection (a), the words ``at the end of 10 calendar days . . .
it is'' are substituted for ``before the expiration of ten calendar days
. . . it shall then (but not before) be''.
In subsection (b), the words ``A motion to discharge'' are
substituted for ``Such motion''.
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--Pub. L. 98-614 substituted ``75 calendar days'' for ``45
calendar days''.
1977--Pub. L. 95-17 substituted provisions deeming the committee
discharged from further consideration of a resolution where that
committee has not reported the resolution within 45 days of continuous
session of Congress after the resolution's introduction for provisions
permitting a motion to discharge a committee where the committee
considering a resolution has not reported the resolution within 20
calendar days after the resolution's introduction, provisions permitting
a motion to discharge to be made only by an individual favoring the
resolution and limiting debate to 1 hour, and provisions prohibiting a
renewal of a motion to discharge where the original motion was agreed to
or disagreed to or the making of another motion with respect to a
resolution from the same reorganization plan.
1971--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-179 substituted ``20 calendar days''
for ``10 calendar days''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 908, 909, 912 of this title.
