S.Amdt. 1149

SA 1149. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1191, to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT.

(a) In General.--Any agreement with Iran relating to the
nuclear program of Iran is a congressional-executive
agreement to be considered under expedited procedure in both
houses of Congress.
(b) Expedited Consideration of Joint Resolution of
Approval.--
(1) In general.--In the event the President transmits to
the appropriate congressional committees an agreement with
Iran relating to the nuclear program of Iran, Congress may
initiate within 60 days expedited consideration of a joint
resolution of approval pursuant to this paragraph.
(2) Joint resolution of approval defined.--For purposes of
this subsection, the term ``joint resolution of approval''
means only a joint resolution introduced after the date on
which the President transmits to the appropriate
congressional committees an agreement described in paragraph
(1) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows: ``That Congress approves the agreement submitted to
Congress related to the nuclear program of Iran on _____.'',
with the blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
(3) Introduction.--During the 60-day period provided for in
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of approval may be
introduced--
(A) in the House of Representatives, by any member of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) in the Senate, by any member of the Senate.
(4) Committee referral.--A joint resolution of approval
introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations and in the House of Representatives to
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
(5) Discharge.--If the committee of either House to which a
joint resolution of approval has been referred has not
reported such resolution within 10 session days after the
date of referral of such resolution, that committee shall be
discharged from further consideration of such resolution and
the joint resolution of approval shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar.
(6) Floor consideration in house of representatives.--
(A) Proceeding to consideration.--After each committee
authorized to consider a joint resolution of approval reports
it to the House of Representatives or has been discharged
from its consideration, it shall be in order to move to
proceed to consider the joint resolution of approval in the
House. All points of order against the motion are waived.
Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has
disposed of a motion to proceed on the joint resolution of
approval. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening
motion. The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to
reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall
not be in order.
(B) Consideration.--The joint resolution of approval shall
be considered as read. All points of order against the joint
resolution of approval and against its consideration are
waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the joint resolution of approval to its passage without
intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A motion to
reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution of
approval shall not be in order. No amendment to, or motion to
recommit, a joint resolution of approval shall be in order.
(C) Appeals.--All appeals from the Chair relating to the
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to
the procedure relating to the joint resolution of approval
shall be decided without debate.
(7) Floor consideration in the senate.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time after the
committee authorized to consider a joint resolution of
approval reports it to the Senate or has been discharged from
its consideration (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the
consideration of the joint resolution of

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approval, and all points of order against the joint
resolution of approval (and against consideration of the
joint resolution of approval) are waived. The motion to
proceed is not debatable. The motion is not subject to a
motion to postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in
order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
joint resolution of approval is agreed to, the joint
resolution of approval shall remain the unfinished business
until disposed of.
(B) Debate.--Debate on a joint resolution of approval, and
on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be
divided equally between the majority and minority leaders or
their designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order
and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone,
or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution of
approval is not in order.
(C) Vote on passage.--The vote on passage shall occur
immediately following the conclusion of the debate on the
joint resolution of approval and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the
rules of the Senate.
(D) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals from the
decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the
rules of the Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution of approval shall be decided
without debate.
(E) Consideration of veto messages.--Debate in the Senate
of any veto message with respect to a joint resolution of
approval, including all debatable motions and appeals in
connection with such joint resolution of approval, shall be
limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided between, and
controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or
their designees.
(8) Rules relating to senate and house of
representatives.--
(A) Coordination with action by other house.--If, before
the passage by one House of a joint resolution of approval of
that House, that House receives a joint resolution of
approval from the other House, then the following procedures
shall apply:
(i) The joint resolution of approval of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee.
(ii) With respect to a joint resolution of approval in of
the House receiving the resolution--

(I) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no
joint resolution of approval had been received from the other
House; but
(II) the vote on passage shall be on the joint resolution
of approval of the other House.

(B) Treatment of joint resolution of other house.--If one
House fails to introduce or consider a joint resolution of
approval under this paragraph, the joint resolution of
approval of the other House shall be entitled to expedited
floor procedures under this paragraph.
(C) Treatment of companion measures.--If, following passage
of the joint resolution of approval in the Senate, the Senate
then receives a companion measure from the House of
Representatives, the companion measure shall not be
debatable.
(c) Rules of House of Representatives and Senate.--
subsection (b) is enacted by Congress--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such
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 legislation described
in those sections, and supersede other rules only to the
extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and
(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.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON SANCTIONS RELIEF.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President
may not waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or
otherwise limit the application of sanctions imposed under
any provision of law or refrain from applying any such
sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear
program of Iran that includes the United States, commits the
United States to take action, or pursuant to which the United
States commits or otherwise agrees to take action, regardless
of the form it takes, whether a political commitment or
otherwise, and regardless of whether it is legally binding or
not, including any joint comprehensive plan of action entered
into or made between Iran and any other parties, and any
additional materials related thereto, including annexes,
appendices, codicils, side agreements, implementing
materials, documents, and guidance, technical or other
understandings, and any related agreements, whether entered
into or implemented prior to the agreement or to be entered
into or implemented in the future, unless a joint resolution
of approval is passed by Congress under section 1(b).
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