### Question
How is the term resolution defined?


### Answer
The term **resolution** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1414* as the following:

> a joint resolution, the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the House of Representatives and the Senate approve and authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to grant a permit to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to dispose of radioactive materials in the ocean as recommended by the Administrator to the Congress on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, 19\_\_.”

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1414*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-OCEAN DUMPING > SUBCHAPTER I-REGULATION**

