[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 190 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         June 10, 1999.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill 
for failure to comply with section 306 or 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
shall be considered as read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: page 
18, line 19, through page 19, line 15. No amendment shall be in order except the 
amendment printed in House Report 106-165, the amendment printed in section 2 of 
this resolution, and pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees for the 
purpose of debate. The amendment printed in the report may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, and the amendment printed in section 2 may be 
offered only by a Member designated in section 2. Each amendment shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendment 
printed in the report and the amendment printed in section 2 are waived. The 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during 
further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded 
vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote 
without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic 
voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. After a 
motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a legislative day, the 
Chairman may entertain another such motion on that day only if offered by the 
chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their 
designee. After a motion to strike out the enacting clause (as described in 
clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain 
another such motion during further consideration of the bill. At the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. (a) The amendment described in section 1 of this resolution is as 
follows:

    On page 38 before line 4 add the following new section:

    Sec. ____. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, appropriations 
under this Act for the following agencies and activities are reduced by the 
following respective amounts:
            House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, $29,135,000, from 
        which the following accounts are to be reduced by the following amounts:
                    House Leadership Offices, $142,000;
                    Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' 
                Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail, 
                $28,297,000;
                    Committee on Appropriations, $213,000; and
                    Salaries, Officers and Employees, $483,000 to be derived 
                from other authorized employees.
            Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol 
        Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, $1,465,000;
            Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, House 
        Office Buildings, $3,400,000;
            Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol 
        Power Plant, $4,400,000;
            Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, Salaries and 
        Expenses, $315,000;
            Government Printing Office, Congressional Printing and Binding, 
        $4,127,000;
            Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses, $685,000;
            Library of Congress, Furniture and Furnishings, $5,415,000;
            Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural 
        and Mechanical Care, $4,372,000; and
            General Accounting Office, Salaries and Expenses, $1,500,000:
Provided, That the amount reduced under House of Representatives, House 
Leadership Offices, shall be distributed among the various leadership offices as 
approved by the Committee on Appropriations: Provided further, That the amount 
to remain available under the heading Architect of the Capitol, Capitol 
Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, is reduced by 
$1,465,000; the amount to remain available under the heading Architect of the 
Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, House Office Buildings, is reduced by 
$3,400,000; and the amount to remain available under the heading Architect of 
the Capitol, Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, is 
reduced by $4,000,000.
    (b) The amendment printed in subsection (a) may be offered only by 
Representative Young of Florida or his designee.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.