Pub. L. 93-155, tit. VIII, sec. 807

Sec. 807. (a) The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and modification of contracts to facilitate the national defense”, approved August 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 972; 50 U.S.C. 1431), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “The authority conferred by this section may not be utilized to obligate the United States in any amount in excess of $25,000,000 unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed obligation and 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day period, a resolution disapproving such obligation. For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the. Congress sine die, and 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 such 60-day period.” (b) (1) The second sentence of section 302 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 App. U.S.C. 2092) is amended by inserting “(1)”87 Stat. 616 immediately after “except that” and by striking out the period at the end of such section and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: “and (2) no such loan may be made in an amount in excess of $25,000,000 unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed loan and 00 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day period, a resolution disapproving such loan.” (2) Section 302 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: “For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and 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 such 60-day period.” (c) Section 2307 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: “(d) Payments under subsection (a) in the case of any contract, other than partial, progress, or other payments specifically provided for in such contract at the time such contract was initially entered into, may not exceed $25,000,000 unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed payments and 60 days of continuous session of Congress nave expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day period, a resolution disapproving such payments. For purposes of this section, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die, and 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 such 60-day period.” (d) (1) Section 18(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 468) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence a comma and the following: “except that no order which requires payments thereunder in excess of $25,000,000 shall be placed with any person, unless the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives have been notified in writing of such proposed order and 60 days of continuous session of Congress have expired following the date on which such notice was transmitted to such Committees and neither House of Congress has adopted, within such 60-day period, a resolution disapproving such order.” (2) Section 18(a) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: “For purposes of the preceding sentence, the continuity of a session of Congress is broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die. and 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 such 60-day period.” (e) The amendments made by this section shall not affect the carrying out. of any contract, loan, guarantee, commitment, or other obligation entered into prior to the date of enactment of this section.