THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA (b) (2) To reject it and inform the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of the reasons for the rejection. When the Upper House of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law passed by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, it may take any of the following courses of action: (a) To pass it the way it has been received, and send it back to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament;; (b) To amend the draft law, and refer it back to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, with reasons for the amendment(s);; or (c) To reject the draft law, and refer it back to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, with reasons for its rejection. (3) When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law passed by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it shall send it to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, for his signature, and its publication in the Official Gazette. (4) When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that has been amended by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament it can do either of the following: (5) (a) To accept the amendment on the draft law, and then submit it to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia for his signature, and its publication in the Official Gazette;; or (b) To reject the amendment and over-rule the decision of Upper House of the Federal Parliament through a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the total membership of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, and then submit it to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, for his signature, and its publication in the Official Gazette. When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that has been rejected by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it can do either of the following: (a) To accept the rejection and abandon the draft law;; or (b) To over-rule the rejection of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament with a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the total membership of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament and then submit it to the President of the Republic for his signature and its publication in the Official Gazette. Article 83. (1) (2) Draft Laws Initiated in the Upper House of the Federal Parliament When the Upper House of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law, it can do either of the following: (a) To pass it in unchanged form, or pass it with amendment(s), and then refer it to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament for approval;; or (b) To reject it, and inform the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of the reasons for the rejection. When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that has been passed by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it may act in any of the following ways: (a) To accept it the way it was submitted by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament and then submit it to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, for his signature, and its publication in the Official Gazette;; 25