PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION (3) (4) (b) To amend it and refer it back to the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, with reasons for the amendment(s);; or (c) To reject it and refer it back to the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, with reasons for the rejection. When the Upper House of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that has been amended by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, it may act in any of the following ways: (a) To accept the amendment to the draft law without voting and then refer it back to the House of the People to submit it to the President of the Republic so as to sign it and then publish it in the Official Gazette;; or (b) To reject the amendment and over-rule the decision of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the total membership of the House, and then refer it back to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. When the Upper House of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that has been rejected by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, it may do either of the following: (a) To accept the rejection, and abandon the draft law;; or (b) To over-rule the rejection of the House of the People through by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the total membership of the Upper House, and then refer it back to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. (5) When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that it has amended, and the amendment has been accepted by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it shall submit the draft law to the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia for his signature, and its subsequent publication in the Official Gazette (6) When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law that it has amended or rejected, and its decision has been over-ruled by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, it may do either of the following: (7) (a) To over-rule the decision of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament by a two- third (2/3) majority vote of the total membership of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, and drop the draft law;; or (b) To accept the decision of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament, and submit the draft law to the President of the Federal Republic for his signature and its publication in the Official Gazette. If the two Houses of the Federal Parliament differ on a draft law, when the draft law reaches the level mentioned in section 4 or 6, either of the Houses can request for the formation of a joint committee of the two Houses in order to settle the difference and come up with a draft law that both Houses agree on based on the general principles of intergovernmental cooperation as stipulated in Article 51 and 52 of this Constitution. Article 84. Publishing and Keeping Records of Laws The secretaries of the Houses of the Federal Parliament and the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Somalia shall be responsible for keeping records of laws passed by the Federal Parliament, and for their publication in the Official Gazette. 26