42 U.S.C. § 6401 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–58, title I, § 104(c)(3),

Page 6828 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6400 and 7297 of this title and which terminated the Federal Power Commission and transferred its functions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Sec- retary of Energy. § 6400. Limitation on loan guarantees Loan guarantees and obligation guarantees under this Act or any amendment to another law made by this Act may not be issued in viola- tion of any limitation in appropriations or other Acts, with respect to the amounts of out- standing obligational authority. (Pub. L. 94–163, title V, § 530, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 964.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, known as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which is classified principally to this chapter (§ 6201 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables. § 6401. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–58, title I, § 104(c)(3), July 2, 1985, 99 Stat. 105 Section, Pub. L. 94–163, title V, § 531, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 965, provided for the expiration of all authority under subchapters I and II of this chapter at midnight June 30, 1985. PART C—CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW § 6421. Procedure for Congressional review of Presidential requests to implement certain authorities (a) ‘‘Energy action’’ defined For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘energy action’’ means any matter required to be trans- mitted, or submitted to the Congress in accord- ance with the procedures of this section. (b) Transmittal of energy action to Congress The President shall transmit any energy ac- tion (bearing an identification number) to both Houses of Congress on the same day. If both Houses are not in session on the day any energy action is received by the appropriate officers of each House, for purposes of this section such en- ergy action shall be deemed to have been trans- mitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session. (c) Effective date of energy action (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if energy action is transmitted to the Houses of Congress, such action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which such action is transmitted to such Houses, unless between the date of transmittal and the end of such 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action. (2) An energy action described in paragraph (1) may take effect prior to the expiration of the 15- calendar-day period after the date on which such action is transmitted, if each House of Congress approves a resolution affirmatively stating in substance that such House does not object to such action. (d) Computation of period For the purpose of subsection (c) of this sec- tion— (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and (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 15-calendar-day period. (e) Provision in energy action for later effective date Under provisions contained in an energy ac- tion, a provision of such an action may take ef- fect on a date later than the date on which such action otherwise takes effect pursuant to the provisions of this section. (f) Resolutions with respect to energy action (1) This subsection is enacted by Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representa- tives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the proce- dure 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 constitu- tional 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 described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. (A) A resolution the matter after the resolv- ing clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the lll does not object to the energy action numbered lll submitted to the Congress on llllll, 19ll.’’, the first blank space therein being filled with the name of the re- solving House and the other blank spaces being appropriately filled; but does not include a resolution which specifies more than one en- ergy action. (B) A resolution the matter after the resolv- ing clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the lll does not favor the energy action num- bered lll transmitted to Congress on llllll, 19ll.’’, the first blank space therein being filled with the name of the re- solving House and the other blank spaces therein being appropriately filled; but does not include a resolution which specifies more than one energy action. (3) A resolution once introduced with respect to an energy action shall immediately be re- ferred to a committee (and all resolutions with respect to the same 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 an energy action has been re- ferred has not reported it at the end of 5 cal-