; or (B) is cited in another Office of Legal Counsel opinion. 525. Treatment of requests for information from Members of Congress Section 552(d) of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act ), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting or any Member of Congress before the period at the end. C Strengthening Congressional Role in and Oversight of Emergency Declarations and Designations 531. Improving checks and balances on the use of the National Emergencies Act (a) Requirements relating to declaration and renewal of national emergencies Title II of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ) is amended by striking sections 201 and 202 and inserting the following: 201. Declarations of national emergencies (a) Authority To declare national emergencies With respect to Acts of Congress authorizing the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, of any special or extraordinary power, the President is authorized to declare such a national emergency by proclamation. Such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register. (b) Specification of provisions of law To be exercised and reporting No powers or authorities made available by statute for use during the period of a national emergency shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies the provisions of law under which the President proposes that the President or other officers will act in— (1) a proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection (a)