第四章 国会
　第六十一条 条約の締結に必要な国会の承認については、前条第二項の規定を準用する。

　CHAPTER IV. THE DIET
　Article 61.
　The second paragraph of the preceding article applies also to the Diet approval required for the conclusion of treaties.

GHQ草案

　CHAPTER V. The Cabinet
　Article LXV.
　In addition to other executive responsibilities, the Cabinet shall:
　Faithfully execute the laws and administer the affairs of State;
　Conduct foreign relation;
　Conclude such treaties, international conventions and agreements with the consent of the Diet by prior authorization or subsequent ratification as it deems in the public interest;
　Administer the civil service according to standards established by the Diet;
　Prepare and submit to the Diet an annual budget;
　Issue orders and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Constitution and the law, but no such order or regulation shall contain a penal provision; and
　Grant amnesty, pardon, commutation of punishment, reprieve and rehabilitation.

　第五章 内閣
　第六十五条 内閣ハ他ノ行政的責任ノホカ
　法律ヲ忠実ニ執行シ国務ヲ管理スヘシ
　外交関係ヲ処理スヘシ
　公共ノ利益ト認ムル条約、国際規約及協定ヲ事前ノ授権又ハ事後ノ追認ニ依ル国会ノ協賛ヲ以テ締結スヘシ
　国会ノ定ムル規準ニ従ヒ内政事務ヲ処理スヘシ
　年次予算ヲ作成シテ之ヲ国会ニ提出スヘシ
　此ノ憲法及法律ノ規定ヲ実行スル為命令及規則ヲ発スヘシ然レトモ右命令又ハ規則ハ刑罰規定ヲ包含スヘカラス
　大赦、恩赦、減刑、執行猶予及復権ヲ賦与スヘシ