Art. 28.  The term of office for a member of the Senate shall be six years.  One-third of the members shall retire and new ones be elected every two years.

Art. 29.  The term of office for a member of the House of Representatives shall be three years.

Art. 30.  Each House shall have a President and a Vice-President who shall be elected from among its members.

Art. 31.  The National Assembly shall itself convene, open and close its sessions, but as to extraordinary sessions, they shall be called under one of the following circumstances: 

(1) A signed request of more than one-third of the members of each House.

(2) A mandate of the President.

Art. 32.  The ordinary sessions of the National Assembly shall begin on the first day of the eighth month in each year.

Art. 33.  The period for the ordinary session of the National Assembly shall be four months which may be prolonged, but the prolonged period shall not exceed the length of the ordinary session.

Art. 34. (Eliminated.)

Art. 35.  Both Houses shall meet in joint session at the opening and closing of the National Assembly.

If one House suspends its session, the other House shall do likewise during the same period.

When the House of Representatives is dissolved, the Senate shall adjourn during the same period.

Art. 36.  The work of the National Assembly shall be conducted in the Houses separately.  No bill shall be introduced in both Houses simultaneously.

Art. 37.  Unless there be an attendance of over half of the total number of members of either House, no sitting shall be held.

Art. 38.  Any subject discussed in either House shall be decided by the votes of the majority of members attending the sitting.  The President of each House shall have a deciding vote in case of a tie.

Art. 39.  A decision of the National Assembly shall require the decision of both Houses.

Art. 40.  The sessions of both Houses shall be held in public, except on request of the government, or decision of the Houses when secret sessions may be held.

Art. 41.  Should the House of Representatives consider either the President or the Vice-President of the Republic of China has committed treason, he may be impeached by the decision of a majority of over two-thirds of the members present, there being a quorum of over two-thirds of the total membership of the House.

Art. 42.  Should the House of Representatives consider that the Cabinet Ministers have violated the law, an impeachment may be instituted with the approval of over two-thirds of the members present.

Art. 43.  The House of Representatives may pass a vote of want of Confidence in the Cabinet Ministers.

Art. 44.  The Senate shall try the impeached President, Vice-President and Cabinet Ministers.

With regard to the above-mentioned trial, no judgment of guilt or violation of the law shall be passed without the approval of over two-thirds of the members present.