[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 428 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 122
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 428

                          [Report No. 108-348]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1829) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for 
  its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector 
 firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to 
   get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year 
  period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining 
   inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source 
      status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare 
 inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative 
 inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2003

   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1829) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for 
  its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector 
 firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to 
   get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year 
  period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining 
   inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source 
      status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare 
 inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative 
 inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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. 1829) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for 
its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector 
firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to 
get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year 
period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining 
inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source 
status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare 
inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative 
inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and 
for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
with. 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 the Judiciary. After general debate 
the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration of the 
bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or 
to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 122

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 428

                          [Report No. 108-348]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1829) to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for 
  its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector 
 firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to 
   get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year 
  period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining 
   inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source 
      status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational 
opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare 
 inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative 
 inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                            November 4, 2003

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed