美国宪法修正案中英全文

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Amendment XXV

Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

第一款

如遇总统被免职、亡故或辞职，副总统应成为总统。

第二款

凡当副总统职位出缺时，总统应提名一名副总统，经国会两院都以过半数票批准后就职。

第三款

凡当总统向参议院临时议长和众议院议长提交书面声明，称他不能够履行其职务的权力和责任，直至他向他们提交一份内容与此相反的声明为止，其权力和责任应由副总统作为代理总统履行。

第四款

凡当副总统和行政各部主官的多数或国会通过法律设立的其他机构成员的多数，向参议院临时议长和众议院议长提交书面声明，称总统不能够履行总统职务的权力和责任时，副总统应立即作为代理总统承担总统职务的权力和责任。此后，当总统向参议院临时议长和众议院议长提交书面声明，称丧失能力的情况不存在时，他应恢复总统职务的权力和责任，除非副总统和行政各部主官的多数或国会通过法律设立的其他机构成员的多数在４天之内向参议院临时议长和众议院议长提交书面声明，称总统不能够履行总统职务的权力和责任。在这种情况下，国会应对此问题作出裁决，如在休会期间，应为此目的在４８小时以内集会。如果国会在收到后一书面声明后的２１天之内，或者如果国会因适逢休会而按照要求专门为此目的集会以后的２１天之内，以两院２/３的票数决定总统不能够履行总统职务的权力和责任，则副总统应继续作为代理总统履行总统职务的权力和责任；否则总统应恢复总统职务的权力和责任。