PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION Title Four: Legislative Procedures In Parliament Article 79. (1) Draft Legislation In accordance with this Constitution, draft legislation consists of the proposal of a draft law, including: (a) Reviewing, replacing, and proposing amendments to the Constitution;; (b) Writing and preparing a new draft law that is not related to the annual budget;; (c) Proposing a new draft law that is not related to the annual budget;; (d) Reviewing an existing law. (2) The debate on draft legislation for reviewing this Constitution shall be initiated at the House of the People of the Federal Parliament. (3) The debate on any draft law may be initiated at either House of the Federal Parliament. Article 80. (1) (2) Initiating New Laws Draft legislation at the National Level may be initiated by;; (a) The Council of Ministers;; or (b) At least ten (10) members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, except draft legislation that concerns the annual budget which shall be initiated only by the Council of Ministers. Draft legislation may be proposed to the Upper House of the Federal Parliament by;; (a) At least one representative of a Federal Member State;; or (b) Any committee of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament. Article 81. Political Resolutions (1) Both Houses of the Federal Parliament can initiate draft legislation. (2) Only the House of the People of the Federal Parliament has the authority to reject draft legislation. (3) If there are differences with regard to draft legislation between the two Houses of the Federal Parliament, either House may call for a joint committee of both Houses to attempt to resolve the differences and to suggest a harmonised draft legislation to both Houses in the spirit of intergovernmental cooperation as stipulated in Article 51 and 52 of this Constitution. (4) Only the House of the People of the Federal Parliament may send draft legislation to the President of the Federal Republic for his signature and its publication in the Official Gazette. Article 82. (1) Draft Laws Initiated in the House of the People of the Federal Parliament When the House of the People of the Federal Parliament receives a draft law, it may take any of the following courses of action: (a) To pass it in unchanged form, or pass it with amendment(s) and then refer it to the Upper House of the Federal Parliament for approval;; or 24