Waiver requests are reported to four committees in two business days
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Waiver requests are reported to four committees in two business days
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate within two business days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws”
Section 203(b). Within two business days of any request for a waiver of the navigation and vessel inspection laws under section 501(b) of title 46 for Strategic Petroleum Reserve shipments, the Secretary must tell both Appropriations Committees, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, and must also report how the request was disposed of.
What the document actually says
“The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate within two business days of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws”
That sentence, in plain words
If someone asks to skip the shipping rules, the Secretary must tell four committees. That must happen within two work days.
What this is about
The notice must also say what came of the request. Two work days is a short window. That keeps the news current.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“Waiver requests are reported to four committees in two business days,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec203-waiver-request-notification/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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