「CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA」 (3) If the President requests the convening of an extraordinary session, the period of the session and the reasons for the request shall be clearly specified. Article 48 The National Assembly shall elect one Speaker and two Vice-Speakers. Article 49 Except as otherwise provided for in the Constitution or in Act, the attendance of a majority of the total members, and the concurrent vote of a majority of the members present, shall be necessary for decisions of the National Assembly. In case of a tie vote, the matter shall be regarded as rejected. Article 50 (1) Sessions of the National Assembly shall be open to the public: Provided, That when it is decided so by a majority of the members present, or when the Speaker deems it necessary to do so for the sake of national security, they may be closed to the public. (2) The public disclosure of the proceedings of sessions which were not open to the public shall be determined by Act. Article 51 Bills and other matters submitted to the National Assembly for deliberation shall not be abandoned on the ground that they were not acted upon during the session in which they were introduced, except in a case where the term of the members of the National Assembly has expired. Article 52 Bills may be introduced by members of the National Assembly or by the Executive. Article 53 (1) Each bill passed by the National Assembly shall be sent to the Executive, and the President shall promulgate it within fifteen days. (2) In case of objection to the bill, the President may, within the period referred to in paragraph (1), return it to the National Assembly with written explanation of his objection, and request it be reconsidered. The President may do the same during adjournment of the National Assembly. (3) The President shall not request the National Assembly to reconsider the bill in part, or with proposed amendments. (4) In case there is a request for reconsideration of a bill, the National Assembly shall reconsider it, and if the National Assembly repasses the bill in the original form with the attendance of more than one half of the total members, and with a concurrent vote of two thirds or more of the members present, it shall become Act. 법제처 10 국가법령정보센 터