text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Joint Committee on Agency Rule 
  Review Act of 2003'' or the ``JCARR Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT COMMITTEE ON AGENCY RULE REVIEW.
  
      Section 802 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
  redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (i) and by inserting before 
  subsection (i) the following new subsection:
      ``(h)(1) There is established a Joint Committee on Agency Rule 
  Review to be composed of 12 Members of the Senate to be appointed by 
  the majority leader of the Senate and 12 Members of the House of 
  Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
  Representatives. In each instance, not more than 7 Members shall be 
  members of the same political party.
      ``(2) In carrying out its duties under this chapter, the joint 
  committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, is authorized 
  to--
              ``(A) hold such hearings, to sit and act at such places and 
          times within the United States during the sessions, recesses, 
          and adjourned periods of Congress;
              ``(B) require the attendance of such witnesses and the 
          production of such books, papers, and documents, administer 
          such oaths, take such testimony, procure such printing and 
          binding as it deems necessary; and
              ``(C) make such rules respecting its organization and 
          procedures as it deems necessary, but no bill shall be reported 
          from the joint committee unless a majority of the committee 
          assent.
      ``(3) The members of the joint committee who are Members of the 
  Senate shall from time to time report to the Senate, and the members of 
  the joint committee who are Members of the House of Representatives 
  shall from time to time report to the House, by bill or otherwise, 
  their recommendations with respect to matters within the jurisdiction 
  of their respective Houses which are referred to the joint committee or 
  otherwise within the jurisdiction of the joint committee.
      ``(4) Vacancies in the membership of the joint committee shall not 
  affect the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of 
  the joint committee, and shall be filled in the same manner as in the 
  case of the original selection. The joint committee shall select a 
  chairman and a vice chairman from among its members at the beginning of 
  each Congress. The vice chairman shall act in place of the chairman in 
  the absence of the chairman. The chairmanship shall alternate between 
  the Senate and the House of Representatives with each Congress, and the 
  chairman shall be selected by the Members from that House entitled to 
  the chairmanship. The vice chairman shall be chosen from the House 
  other than that of the chairman by the Members from that House.
      ``(5) The joint committee may appoint and fix the compensation of 
  such staff as it deems necessary.
      ``(6)(A) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or other authority, there 
  shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of 
  Representatives such sums as may be necessary for one-half of the 
  expenses of the joint committee. Such payments shall be made on 
  vouchers signed by the chairman or vice chairman of the joint committee 
  who is a Member of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, 
  and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 
  Administration of the House of Representatives. Amounts made available 
  under this paragraph shall be expended in accordance with regulations 
  prescribed by the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
  Representatives.
      ``(B) (To be supplied by the Senate).''.
  
  SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE.
  
      (a) House of Representatives.--Section 802 of title 5, United 
  States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
  (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
      ``(f)(1) In the House, after the third legislative day after the 
  date on which the joint committee has reported a joint resolution 
  described in subsection (a), it is in order for any Member of the House 
  to move to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution. All points 
  of order against the motion to proceed and against consideration of 
  that motion are waived. The motion is privileged in the House and is 
  not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion 
  to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
  business. 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 is agreed to, the House shall 
  immediately proceed to consideration of the joint resolution without 
  intervening motion (except one motion to adjourn), order, or other 
  business.
      ``(2)(A) In the House, debate shall be confined to the joint 
  resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
  by a proponent and an opponent of the joint resolution. The previous 
  question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to 
  final passage without intervening motion, except one motion to 
  recommit. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint 
  resolution shall not be in order.''.
      (b) Senate.--The first sentence of section 802(d)(1) of title 5, 
  United States Code, is amended by inserting ``any Member of the Senate 
  to make'' before ``a motion to proceed''.
  
  SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
  
      (a) Congressional Review.--Section 801(a) of title 5, United States 
  Code, is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``each House of 
          Congress'' and inserting ``the joint committee'';
              (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``each House of 
          Congress'' and inserting ``the joint committee'';
              (3) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read as follows:
      ``(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), 
  the chairman or vice chairman of the joint committee shall provide 
  copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each 
  applicable standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the 
  House of Representatives or the Senate of the subject matter of the 
  provision of law under which the rule is issued.'';
              (4) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``committees of 
          jurisdiction in each House of the Congress'' and inserting 
          ``joint committee'';
              (5) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``Congress'' and 
          inserting ``joint committee''; and
              (6) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Congress'' and 
          inserting ``the joint committee''.
      (b) Congressional Disapproval Procedure.--Section 802 of title 5, 
  United States Code, is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Congress'' the first 
          place it appears and inserting ``the joint committee'';
              (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
          new subsection:
      ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `submission or 
  publication date' means the later of the date on which--
              ``(1) the joint committee receives the report submitted 
          under section 801(a)(1); or
              ``(2) the rule is published in the Federal Register, if so 
          published.'';
              (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``committee to which is 
          referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not 
          reported such'' and inserting ``joint committee has not 
          reported a''; and
              (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``committee to which 
          is referred a joint resolution is referred has reported'' and 
          inserting ``joint committee'' and by striking ``a committee'' 
          and inserting ``the joint committee''.
      (c) Definitions.--Section 804 of title 5, United States Code, is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
              ``(4) The term `joint committee' refers to the Joint 
          Committee on Agency Rule Review.''.
  
  SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect at noon on 
  January 3, 2005.
target: Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review Act of 2003 (JCARR Act) - Amends Federal law to establish the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
  
  Prescribes a procedure for expedited consideration by the House of Representatives of a joint resolution reported by such committee disapproving an agency rule.
feat_title: To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to establish the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.