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106th Congress 
 1st Session                COMMITTEE PRINT
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                    RULES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEES
                    OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                             106th Congress

                               1999-2000

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                            compiled by the

                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] CONGRESS.#13


             Printed for the use of the Committee on Rules
                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

                   DAVID DREIER, California, Chairman
PORTER GOSS, Florida                 JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts
JOHN LINDER, Georgia                 MARTIN FROST, Texas
DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio                  TONY HALL, Ohio
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida         LOUISE SLAUGHTER, New York
DOC HASTINGS, Washington
SUE MYRICK, North Carolina
PETE SESSIONS, Texas
THOMAS REYNOLDS, New York
                  Vincent D. Randazzo, Staff Director
                George Crawford, Minority Staff Director
            Bryan H. Roth, Printing Clerk and Office Manager
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             Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

                     PORTER GOSS, Florida, Chairman
DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio                  MARTIN FROST, Texas
DOC HASTINGS, Washington             JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts
SUE MYRICK, North Carolina
DAVID DREIER, California
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          Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House

                     JOHN LINDER, Georgia, Chairman
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida         TONY P. HALL, Ohio
PETE SESSIONS, Texas                 LOUISE SLAUGHTER, New York
THOMAS REYNOLDS, New York
DAVID DREIER, California



                            C O N T E N T S

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               Part I.--Standing Committees of the House

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Committee on Agriculture.........................................     3
Committee on Appropriations......................................    23
Committee on Armed Services......................................    33
Committee on Banking and Financial Services......................    41
Committee on the Budget..........................................    61
Committee on Commerce............................................    69
Committee on Education and Workforce.............................    77
Committee on Government Reform...................................    93
Committee on House Administration................................    99
Committee on International Relations.............................   109
Committee on the Judiciary.......................................   125
Committee on Resources...........................................   129
Committee on Rules...............................................   143
Committee on Science.............................................   151
Committee on Small Business......................................   167
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.......................   175
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure...................   199
Committee on Veterans' Affairs...................................   213
Committee on Ways and Means......................................   219

           Part II.--Permanent Select Committee of the House

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.......................   233

               Part III.--Congressional Joint Committees

Joint Economic Committee.........................................   251
Joint Committee on the Library...................................   255
Joint Committee on Printing......................................   259
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................   265

                                Appendix

Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives..............   268
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Represenatives..............   294
Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives...........   307
      

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                PART I. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

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                        Committee on Agriculture

                     LARRY COMBEST, Texas, Chairman

BILL BARRETT, Nebraska               CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas
JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois            GARY A. CONDIT, California
BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia              COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California
CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida           EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina
NICK SMITH, Michigan                 DAVID MINGE, Minnesota
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma             EARL POMEROY, North Dakota
HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho               TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana          SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia             BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois                 JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  MARION BERRY, Arkansas
BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado               VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina
WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee        DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana              BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
KEN CALVERT, California              CHRISTOPHER JOHN, Louisiana
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota             LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
BOB RILEY, Alabama                   DAVID D. PHELPS, Illinois
GREG WALDEN, Oregon                  KEN LUCAS, Kentucky
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            MIKE THOMPSON, California
DOUG OSE, California                 BARON P. HILL, Indiana
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina
ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky

         (Adopted January 20, 1999, Amended February 10, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) Applicability of House Rules.--(1) The Rules of the 
House shall govern the procedure of the Committee and its 
subcommittees, and the rules of the Committee on Agriculture so 
far as applicable shall be interpreted in accordance with the 
Rules of the House, except that a motion to recess from day to 
day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) 
of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are 
non-debatable privileged motions in the Committee and its 
subcommittees. (See Appendix A for the applicable Rules of the 
U.S. House of Representatives.)
    (2) As provided in clause 1(a)(2) of House Rule XI, each 
subcommittee is part of the Committee and is subject to the 
authority and direction of the Committee and its rules so far 
as applicable. (See also Committee rules III, IV, V, VI, VII 
and X, infra.)
    (b) Authority to Conduct Investigations.--The Committee and 
its subcommittees, after consultation with the Chairman of the 
Committee, may conduct such investigations and studies as they 
may consider necessary or appropriate in the exercise of their 
responsibilities under Rule X of the Rules of the House and in 
accordance with clause 2(m) of House Rule XI.
    (c) Authority to Print.--The Committee is authorized by the 
Rules of the House to have printed and bound testimony and 
other data presented at hearings held by the Committee and its 
subcommittees. All costs of stenographic services and 
transcripts in connection with any meeting or hearing of the 
Committee and its subcommittees shall be paid from applicable 
accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of House Rule 
X in accordance with clause 1(c) of House Rule XI. (See also 
paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of Committee rule VIII.)
    (d) Vice Chairman.--The Member of the majority party on the 
Committee or subcommittee designated by the Chairman of the 
full Committee shall be the vice chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee in accordancewith clause 2(d) of House Rule XI.
    (e) Presiding Member.--If the Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee is not present at any Committee or subcommittee 
meeting or hearing, the vice chairman shall preside. If the 
Chairman and vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee are 
not present at a Committee or subcommittee meeting or hearing 
the ranking Member of the majority party who is present shall 
preside in accordance with clause 2(d), House Rule XI.
    (f) Activities Report.--(1) The Committee shall submit to 
the House, not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, 
a report on the activities of the Committee under Rules X and 
XI of the Rules of the House during the Congress ending on 
January 3 of such year. (See also Committee rule VIII(h)(2).)
    (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing 
the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee 
during that Congress.
    (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a 
summary of the oversight plans submitted by the Committee 
pursuant to clause 2(d) of House Rule X, a summary of the 
actions taken and recommendations made with respect to each 
such plan, and a summary of any additional oversight activities 
undertaken by the Committee, and any recommendations made or 
actions taken with respect thereto.
    (g) Publication of Rules.--The Committee's rules shall be 
published in the Congressional Record not later than thirty 
days after the Committee is elected in each odd-numbered year 
as provided in clause 2(a) of House Rule XI.
    (h) Joint Committee Reports of Investigation or Study.--A 
report of an investigation or study conducted jointly by more 
than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that each of 
the committees complies independently with all requirements for 
approval and filing of the report.

 Rule 2.--Committee Business Meetings--Regular, Additional and Special

    (a) Regular Meetings.--(1) Regular meetings of the 
Committee, in accordance with clause 2(b) of House Rule XI, 
shall be held on the first Wednesday of every month to transact 
its business unless such day is a holiday, or Congress is in 
recess or is adjourned, in which case the Chairman shall 
determine the regular meeting day of the Committee, if any, for 
that month. The Chairman shall provide each member of the 
Committee, as far in advance of the day of the regular meeting 
as practicable, a written agenda of such meeting. Items may be 
placed on the agenda by the Chairman or a majority of the 
Committee. If the Chairman believes that there will not be any 
bill, resolution or other matter considered before the full 
Committee and there is no other business to be transacted at a 
regular meeting, the meeting may be cancelled or it may be 
deferred until such time as, in the judgment of the Chairman, 
there may be matters which require the Committee's 
consideration. This paragraph shall not apply to meetings of 
any subcommittee. (See paragraph (f) of Committee rule X for 
provisions that apply to meetings of subcommittees.)
    (b) Additional Meetings.--The Chairman may call and 
convene, as he or she considers necessary, after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, additional 
meetings of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of 
other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such 
additional meetings pursuant to a notice from the Chairman.
    (c) Special Meetings.--If at least three members of the 
Committee desire that a special meeting of the Committee be 
called by the Chairman, those members may file in the offices 
of the Committee their written request to the Chairman for such 
special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or 
matters to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the 
request, the Majority Staff Director (serving as the clerk of 
the Committee for such purpose) shall notify the Chairman of 
the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after 
the filing of the request, the Chairman does not call the 
requested special meeting to be held within 7 calendar days 
after the filing of the request, a majority of the members of 
the Committee may file in the offices of the Committee their 
written notice that a special meeting of the Committee will be 
held, specifying the date and hour thereof, and the measures or 
matter to be considered at that special meeting in accordance 
with clause 2(c)(2) of House Rule XI. The Committee shall meet 
on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the 
notice, the Majority Staff Director (serving as the clerk) of 
the Committee shall notify all members of the Committee that 
such meeting will be held and inform them of its date and hour 
and the measure or matter to be considered, and only the 
measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at 
that special meeting.

           Rule 3.--Open Meetings and Hearings; Broadcasting

    (a) Open Meetings and Hearings.--Each meeting for the 
transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
and each hearing by the Committee or a subcommittee shall be 
open to the public unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) 
of House Rule XI. (See Appendix A.)
    (b) Broadcasting and Photography.--Whenever a Committee or 
subcommittee meeting for the transaction of business, including 
the markup of legislation, or a hearing is open to the public, 
that meeting or hearing shall be open to coverage by 
television, radio, and still photography in accordance with 
clause 4 of House Rule XI (See Appendix A). When such radio 
coverage is conducted in the Committee or subcommittee, written 
notice to that effect shall be placed on the desk of each 
Member. The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, shall 
not limit the number of television or still cameras permitted 
in a hearing or meeting room to fewer than two representatives 
from each medium (except for legitimate space or safety 
considerations, in which case pool coverage shall be 
authorized).
    (c) Closed Meetings--Attendees.--No person other than 
Members of the Committee or subcommittee and such congressional 
staff and departmental representatives as the Committee or 
subcommittee may authorize shall be present at any business or 
markup session that has been closed to the public as provided 
in clause 2(g)(1) of House Rule XI.
    (d) Addressing the Committee.--A Committee member may 
address the Committee or a subcommittee on any bill, motion, or 
other matter under consideration (See Committee rule VII (e) 
relating to questioning a witness at a hearing). The time a 
member may address the Committee or subcommittee for any such 
purpose shall be limited to five minutes, except that this time 
limit may be waived by unanimous consent. A member shall also 
be limited in his or her remarks to the subject matter under 
consideration, unless the Member receives unanimous consent to 
extend his or her remarks beyond such subject.
    (e) Meetings to Begin Promptly.--Subject to the presence of 
a quorum, each meeting or hearing of the Committee and its 
subcommittees shall begin promptly at the time so stipulated in 
the public announcement of the meeting or hearing.
    (f) Prohibition on Proxy Voting.--No vote by any Member of 
the Committee or subcommittee with respect to any measure or 
matter may be cast by proxy.
    (g) Location of Persons at Meetings.--No person other than 
the Committee or subcommittee Members and Committee or 
subcommittee staff may be seated in the rostrum area during a 
meeting of the Committee or subcommittee unless by unanimous 
consent of Committee or subcommittee.
    (h) Consideration of Amendments and Motions.--A Member, 
upon request, shall be recognized by the Chairman to address 
the Committee or subcommittee at a meeting for a period limited 
to five minutes on behalf of an amendment or motion offered by 
the Member or another Member, or upon any other matter under 
consideration, unless the Member receives unanimous consent to 
extend the time limit. Every amendment or motion made in 
Committee or subcommittee shall, upon the demand of any Member 
present, be reduced to writing, and a copy thereof shall be 
made available to all Members present. Such amendment or motion 
shall not be pending before the Committee or subcommittee or 
voted on until the requirements of this paragraph have been 
met.
    (i) Demanding Record Vote.--A record vote of the Committee 
or subcommittee on a question or action shall be ordered on a 
demand by one-fifth of the Members present.
    (j) Submission of Motions or Amendments In Advance of 
Business Meetings.--The Committee and subcommittee Chairman may 
request and Committee and subcommittee Members should, insofar 
as practicable, cooperate in providing copies of proposed 
amendments or motions to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee or the subcommittee twenty-four hours 
before a Committee or subcommittee business meeting.
    (k) Points of Order.--No point of order against the hearing 
or meeting procedures of the Committee or subcommittee shall be 
entertained unless it is made in a timely fashion.
    (l) Limitation on Committee Sittings.--The Committee or 
subcommittees may not sit during a joint session of the House 
and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the House 
and Senate is in progress.

                            Rule 4.--Quorums

    (a) Working Quorum.--One-third of the members of the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for 
taking any action, other than as noted in paragraphs (b) and 
(c).
    (b) Majority Quorum.--A majority of the members of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for:
          (1) the reporting of a bill, resolution or other 
        measure (See clause 2(h)(1) of House Rules XI, and 
        Committee rule VIII);
          (2) the closing of a meeting or hearing to the public 
        pursuant to clauses 2(g) and 2(k)(5) of the Rule XI of 
        the Rules of the House; and
          (3) the authorizing of a subpoena as provided in 
        clause 2(m)(3), of House Rule XI. (See also Committee 
        rule VI.)
    (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony.--Two members of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence.
    (d) Unanimous Consent Agreement on Voting.--Whenever a 
record vote is ordered on a question other than a motion to 
recess or adjourn and debate has concluded thereon, the 
Committee or Subcommittee by unanimous consent may postpone 
further proceedings on such question to a designated time.

                            Rule 5.--Records

    (a) Maintenance of Records.--The Committee shall keep a 
complete record of all Committee and subcommittee action which 
shall include--
          (1) in the case of any meeting or hearing 
        transcripts, a substantially verbatim account of 
        remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject 
        only to technical, grammatical and typographical 
        corrections authorized by the person making the remarks 
        involved, and
          (2) written minutes shall include a record of all 
        Committee and subcommittee action and a record of all 
        votes on any question and a tally on all record votes.
    The result of each such record vote shall be made available 
by the Committee for inspection by the public at reasonable 
times in the offices of the Committee and by telephone request. 
Information so available for public inspection shall include a 
description of the amendment, motion, order or other 
proposition and the name of each member voting for and each 
member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition, and the names of those members present but not 
voting.
    (b) Access to and Correction of Records.--Any public 
witness, or person authorized by such witness, during Committee 
office hours in the Committee offices and within two weeks of 
the close of hearings, may obtain a transcript copy of that 
public witness's testimony and make such technical, grammatical 
and typographical corrections as authorized by the person 
making the remarks involved as will not alter the nature of 
testimony given. There shall be prompt return of such corrected 
copy of the transcript to the Committee. Members of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall receive copies of transcripts 
for their prompt review and correction and prompt return to the 
Committee. The Committee or subcommittee may order the printing 
of a hearing record without the corrections of any Member or 
witness if it determines that such Member or witness has been 
afforded a reasonable time in which to make such corrections 
and further delay would seriously impede the consideration of 
the legislative action that is subject of the hearing. The 
record of a hearing shall be closed ten calendar days after the 
last oral testimony, unless the Committee or subcommittee 
determines otherwise. Any person requesting to file a statement 
for the record of a hearing must so request before the hearing 
concludes and must file the statement before the record is 
closed unless the Committee or subcommittee determines 
otherwise. The Committee or subcommittee may reject any 
statement in light of its length or its tendency to defame, 
degrade, or incriminate any person.
    (c) Property of the House.--All Committee and subcommittee 
hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be kept 
separate and distinct from the congressional office records of 
the Members serving as Chairman and such records shall be the 
property of the House and all Members of the House shall have 
access thereto. The Majority Staff Director shall promptly 
notify the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of any 
request for access to such records.
    (d) Availability of Archived Records.--The records of the 
Committee at the National Archives and Records Administration 
shall be made available for public use in accordance with House 
Rule VII. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority Member 
of the Committee of the need for a Committee order pursuant to 
clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of such House Rule, to withhold a 
record otherwise available.
    (e) Special Rules for Certain Records and Proceedings.--A 
stenographic record of a business meeting of the Committee or 
subcommittee may be kept and thereafter may be published if the 
Chairman of the Committee, after consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, determines there is need for such a record. 
The proceedings of the Committee or subcommittee in a closed 
meeting, evidence or testimony in such meeting, shall not be 
divulged unless otherwise determined by a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee.
    (f) Electronic Availability of Committee Publications.--To 
the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall make its 
publications available in electronic form.

             Rule 6.--Power To Sit and Act; Subpoena Power

    (a) Authority to Sit and Act.--For the purpose of carrying 
out any of its function and duties under House Rules X and XI, 
the Committee and each of its subcommittees is authorized 
(subject to paragraph (b)(1) of this rule)--
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned and to hold such hearings, 
        and
          (2) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memoranda, papers and documents, as it deems necessary. 
        The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, or any 
        member designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths 
        to any witness.
    (b) Issuance of Subpoenas.--(1) A subpoena may be 
authorized and issued by the Committee or subcommittee under 
paragraph (a)(2) in the conduct of any investigation or series 
of investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present, as 
provided in clause 2(m)(3)(A) of House Rule XI. Such authorized 
subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman of the Committee or 
by any member designated by the Committee. As soon as 
practicable after a subpoena is issued under this rule, the 
Chairman shall notify all members of the Committee of such 
action.
    (2) Notice of a meeting to consider a motion to authorize 
and issue a subpoena should be given to all Members of the 
Committee by 5 p.m. of the day preceding such meeting.
    (3) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or 
subcommittee under paragraph (a)(2) may be enforced only as 
authorized or directed by the House.
    (4) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee or 
subcommittee authorizing the subpoena.
    (c) Expenses of Subpoenaed Witnesses.--Each witness who has 
been subpoenaed, upon the completion of his or her testimony 
before the Committee or any subcommittee, may report to the 
offices of the Committee, and there sign appropriate vouchers 
for travel allowances and attendance fees to which he or she is 
entitled. If hearings are held in cities other than Washington 
D.C., the subpoenaed witness may contact the Majority Staff 
Director of the Committee, or his or her representative, before 
leaving the hearing room.

                      Rule 7.--Hearing Procedures

    (a) Power to Hear.--For the purpose of carrying out any of 
its functions and duties under House Rule X and XI, the 
Committee and its subcommittees are authorized to sit and hold 
hearings at any time or place within the United States whether 
the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned. (See 
paragraph (a) of Committee rule VI and paragraph (f) of 
Committee rule X for provisions relating to subcommittee 
hearings and meetings.)
    (b) Announcement.--The Chairman of the Committee shall 
after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee, make a public announcement of the date, place and 
subject matter of any Committeehearing at least one week before 
the commencement of the hearing. The Chairman of a subcommittee shall 
schedule a hearing only after consultation with the Chairman of the 
Committee and after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of 
the subcommittee, and the Chairmen of the other subcommittees after 
such consultation with the Committee Chairman, and shall request the 
Majority Staff Director to make a public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of such hearing at least one week before the 
hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or the subcommittee, with 
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or 
subcommittee, determines there is good cause to begin the hearing 
sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee so determines by majority 
vote, a quorum being present for the transaction of business, the 
Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, shall 
request the Majority Staff Director to make such public announcement at 
the earliest possible date. The clerk of the Committee shall promptly 
notify the Daily Digest Clerk of the Congressional Record, and shall 
promptly enter the appropriate information into the Committee 
scheduling service of the House Information Systems as soon as possible 
after such public announcement is made.
    (c) Scheduling of Witnesses.--Except as otherwise provided 
in this rule, the scheduling of witnesses and determination of 
the time allowed for the presentation of testimony at hearings 
shall be at the discretion of the Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee, unless a majority of the Committee or 
subcommittee determines otherwise.
    (d) Written Statement; Oral Testimony.--(1) Each witness 
who is to appear before the Committee or a subcommittee, shall 
insofar as practicable file with the Majority Staff Director of 
the Committee, at least two working days before day of his or 
her appearance, a written statement of proposed testimony. 
Witnesses shall provide sufficient copies of their statement 
for distribution to Committee or subcommittee Members, staff, 
and the news media. Insofar as practicable, the Committee or 
subcommittee staff shall distribute such written statements to 
all Members of the Committee or subcommittee as soon as they 
are received as well as any official reports from departments 
and agencies on such subject matter. All witnesses may be 
limited in their oral presentations to brief summaries of their 
statements within the time allotted to them, at the discretion 
of the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, in light of 
the nature of the testimony and the length of time available.
    (2) As noted in paragraph (a) of Committee rule VI, the 
Chairman of the Committee or one of its subcommittees, or any 
Member designated by the Chairman, may administer an oath to 
any witness.
    (3) To the greatest extent practicable, each witness 
appearing in a non-governmental capacity shall include with the 
written statement of proposed testimony a curriculum vitae and 
disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and program) of 
any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year or 
either of the two preceding fiscal years.
    (e) Questioning of Witnesses.--Committee or subcommittee 
Members may question witnesses only when they have been 
recognized by the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee for 
that purpose. Each Member so recognized shall be limited to 
questioning a witness for five minutes until such time as each 
Member of the Committee or subcommittee who so desires has had 
an opportunity to question the witness for five minutes; and 
thereafter the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee may 
limit the time of a further round of questioning after giving 
due consideration to the importance of the subject matter and 
the length of time available. All questions put to witnesses 
shall be germane to the measure or matter under consideration. 
Unless a majority of the Committee or subcommittee determines 
otherwise, no person shall interrogate witnesses other than 
Committee and subcommittee Members.
    (f) Extended Questioning for Designated Members.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority member may designate an equal number of Members from 
each party to question a witness for a period not longer than 
60 minutes.
    (g) Witnesses for the Minority.--When any hearing is 
conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee upon any measure 
or matter, the minority party members on the Committee or 
subcommittee shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by 
a majority of those minority members before the completion of 
such hearing, to call witnesses selected by the minority to 
testify with respect to that measure or matter during at least 
one day of hearing thereon as provided in clause 2(j)(1) of 
House Rule XI.
    (h) Summary of Subject Matter.--Upon announcement of a 
hearing, to the extent practicable, the Committee shall make 
available immediately to all members of the Committee a concise 
summary of the subject matter (including legislative reports 
and other material) under consideration. In addition, upon 
announcement of a hearing and subsequently as they are 
received, the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall, 
to the extent practicable, make available to the members of the 
Committee any official reports from departments and agencies on 
such matter. (See Committee rule X(f).)
    (i) Participation of Committee Members in subcommittees.--
All members of the Committee may attend any subcommittee 
hearing in accordance with clause 2(g)(2) of House Rule XI, but 
a member who is not a member of the subcommittee may not vote 
on any matter before the subcommittee nor offer any amendments 
or motions and shall not be counted for purposes of 
establishing a quorum for the subcommittee and may not question 
witnesses without the unanimous consent of the subcommittee.
    (j) Open Hearings.--Each hearing conducted by the Committee 
or subcommittee shall be open to the public, including radio, 
television and still photography coverage, except as provided 
in clause 4 of House Rule XI (see also Committee rule III 
(b).). In any event, no Member of the House may be excluded 
from nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing unless the 
House by majority vote shall authorize the Committee or 
subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of hearings 
on a particular bill or resolution or on a particular subject 
of investigation, to close its hearings to Members by means of 
the above procedure.
    (k) Investigative Hearings and Reports.--(1)(i) The 
Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee at an investigative 
hearing shall announce in an opening statement the subject of 
the investigation. A copy of the Committee rules (and the 
applicable provisions of clause 2 of House Rule XI, regarding 
investigative hearing procedures, an excerpt of which appears 
in Appendix A thereto) shall be made available to each witness. 
Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied by their 
own counsel for the purpose of advising them concerning their 
constitutional rights. The Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee may punish breaches of order and decorum, and of 
professional ethics on the part of counsel, by censure and 
exclusion from the hearings; but only the full Committee may 
cite the offender to the House for contempt.
          (ii) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or 
        testimony at an investigative hearing may tend to 
        defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, such 
        testimony or evidence shall be presented in executive 
        session, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 
        (j) of this rule, if by a majority of those present, 
        there being in attendance the requisite number required 
        under the rules of the Committee to be present for the 
        purpose of taking testimony, the Committee or 
        subcommittee determines that such evidence or testimony 
        may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person. 
        The Committee or subcommittee shall afford a person an 
        opportunity voluntarily to appear as a witness; and the 
        Committee or subcommittee shall receive and shall 
        dispose of requests from such person to subpoena 
        additional witnesses.
          (iii) No evidence or testimony taken in executive 
        session may be released or used in public sessions 
        without the consent of the Committee or subcommittee. 
        In the discretion of the Committee or subcommittee, 
        witnesses may submit brief and pertinent statements in 
        writing for inclusion in the record. The Committee or 
        subcommittee is the sole judge of the pertinency of 
        testimony and evidence adduced at its hearings. A 
        witness may obtain a transcript copy of his or her 
        testimony given at a public session or, if given at an 
        executive session, when authorized by the Committee or 
        subcommittee. (See paragraph (c) of Committee rule V.)
    (2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be 
considered as read if it has been available to the members of 
the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, 
Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in session 
on such day) in advance of their consideration.

            Rule 8.--The Reporting of Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Filing of Reports.--The Chairman shall report or cause 
to be reported promptly to the House any bill, resolution, or 
other measure approved by the Committee and shall take or cause 
to be taken all necessary steps to bring such bill, resolution, 
or other measure to a vote. No bill, resolution, or measure 
shall be reported from the Committee unless a majority of 
Committee is actually present. A Committee report on any bill, 
resolution, or other measure approved by the Committee shall be 
filed within seven calendar days (not counting days on which 
the House is not in session) after the day on which there has 
been filed with the Majority Staff Director of the Committee a 
written request, signed by a majority of the Committee, for the 
reporting of that bill or resolution. TheMajority Staff 
Director of the Committee shall notify the Chairman immediately when 
such a request is filed.
    (b) Content of Reports.--Each Committee report on any bill 
or resolution approved by the Committee shall include as 
separately identified sections:
          (1) a statement of the intent or purpose of the bill 
        or resolution;
          (2) a statement describing the need for such bill or 
        resolution;
          (3) a statement of Committee and subcommittee 
        consideration of the measure including a summary of 
        amendments and motions offered and the actions taken 
        thereon;
          (4) the results of each record vote on any amendment 
        in the Committee and subcommittee and on the motion to 
        report the measure or matter, including the names of 
        those Members and the total voting for and the names of 
        those Members and the total voting against such 
        amendment or motion (See clause 3(b) of House rule 
        XIII);
          (5) the oversight findings and recommendations of the 
        Committee with respect to the subject matter of the 
        bill or resolution as required pursuant to clause 
        3(c)(1) of House Rule XIII and clause 2(b)(1) of House 
        Rule X;
          (6) the detailed statement described in section 
        308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if the 
        bill or resolution provides new budget authority (other 
        than continuing appropriations), new spending authority 
        described in section 401(c)(2) of such Act, new credit 
        authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 
        tax expenditures, except that the estimates with 
        respect to new budget authority shall include, when 
        practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
        funding level for the relevant program (or programs) to 
        the appropriate levels under current law;
          (7) the estimate of costs and comparison of such 
        estimates, if any, prepared by the Director of the 
        Congressional Budget Office in connection with such 
        bill or resolution pursuant to section 402 of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if submitted in timely 
        fashion to the Committee;
          (8) any oversight findings and recommendations made 
        by the Committee on Government Reform under clause 
        4(c)(2) of House Rule X to the extent such were 
        available during the Committee's deliberations on the 
        bill or resolution;
          (9) a statement citing the specific powers granted to 
        the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law 
        proposed by the bill or joint resolution;
          (10) an estimate of the costs that would be incurred 
        in carrying out such bill or joint resolution in the 
        fiscal year in which it is reported and for its 
        authorized duration or for each of the five fiscal 
        years following the fiscal year of reporting, whichever 
        period is less (see Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(2), (3) and 
        (h)(2), (3)), together with--
                  (i) a comparison of these estimates with 
                those made and submitted to the Committee by 
                any Government agency when practicable, and
                  (ii) a comparison of the total estimated 
                funding level for the relevant program (or 
                programs) with appropriate levels under current 
                law (The provisions of this clause do not apply 
                if a cost estimate and comparison prepared by 
                the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
                under section 403 of the Congressional Budget 
                Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to 
                the filing of the report and included in the 
                report);
          (11) the changes in existing law (if any) shown in 
        accordance with clause 3 of House Rule XIII;
          (12) the determination required pursuant to section 
        5(b) of Public Law 92-463, if the legislation reported 
        establishes or authorizes the establishment of an 
        advisory committee; and
          (13) the information on Federal and intergovernmental 
        mandates required by section 423(c) and (d) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as added by the 
        Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4).
    (c) Supplemental, Minority, or Additional Views.--If, at 
the time of approval of any measure or matter by the Committee, 
any Member of the Committee gives notice of intention to file 
supplemental, minority, or additional views, that Member shall 
be entitled to not less than two subsequent calendar days 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when 
the House is in session on such date) in which to file such 
views, in writing and signed by that Member, with the Majority 
Staff Director of the Committee. When time guaranteed by this 
paragraph has expired (or if sooner, when all separate views 
have been received), the Committee may arrange to file its 
report with the Clerk of the House not later than one hour 
after the expiration of such time. All such views (in 
accordance with House Rule XI, clause 2(1) and House Rule XIII, 
clause 3(a)(1)), as filed by one or more Members of the 
Committee, shall be included within and made a part of the 
report filed by the Committee with respect to that bill or 
resolution.
    (d) Printing of Reports.--The report of the Committee on 
the measure or matter noted in paragraph (a) above shall be 
printed in a single volume, which shall:
          (1) include all supplemental, minority or additional 
        views that have been submitted by the time of the 
        filing of the report; and
          (2) bear on its cover a recital that any such 
        supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any 
        material submitted under House Rule XII, clause 
        3(a)(1)) are included as part of the report.
    (e) Immediate Printing; Supplemental Reports.--Nothing in 
this rule shall preclude (1) the immediate filing or printing 
of a Committee report unless timely request for the opportunity 
to file supplemental, minority, or additional views has been 
made as provided by paragraph (c), or (2) the filing by the 
Committee of any supplemental report on any bill or resolution 
that may be required for the correction of any technical error 
in a previous report made by the Committee on that bill or 
resolution.
    (f) Availability of Printed Hearing Records.--If hearings 
have been held on any reported bill or resolution, the 
Committee shall make every reasonable effort to have the record 
of such hearings printed and available for distribution to the 
Members of the House prior to the consideration of such bill or 
resolution by the House. Each printed hearing of the Committee 
or any of its subcommittees shall include a record of the 
attendance of the Members.
    (g) Committee Prints.--All Committee or subcommittee prints 
or other Committee or subcommittee documents, other than 
reports or prints of bills, that are prepared for public 
distribution shall be approved by the Chairman of the Committee 
or the Committee prior to public distribution.
    (h) Post Adjournment Filing of Committee Reports.--(1) 
After an adjournment of the last regular session of a Congress 
sine die, an investigative or oversight report approved by the 
Committee may be filed with the Clerk at any time, provided 
that if a member gives notice at the time of approval of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views, 
that member shall be entitled to not less than seven calendar 
days in which to submit such views for inclusion with the 
report.
    (2) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
Congress sine die, the Chairman of the Committee may file at 
any time with the Clerk the Committee's activity report for 
that Congress pursuant to clause 1(d)(1) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House without the approval of the Committee, 
provided that a copy of the report has been available to each 
member of the Committee for at least seven calendar days and 
the report includes any supplemental, minority, or additional 
views submitted by a member of the Committee.

                  Rule 9.--Other Committee Activities

    (a) Oversight Plan.--Not later than February 15 of the 
first session of a Congress, the Chairman shall convene the 
Committee in a meeting that is open to the public and with a 
quorum present to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress. 
Such plans shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee 
on Government Reform and to the Committee on House 
Administration. In developing such plans the Committee shall, 
to the maximum extent feasible--
          (1) consult with other committees of the House that 
        have jurisdiction over the same or related laws, 
        programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction, with the 
        objective of ensuring that such laws, programs, or 
        agencies are reviewed in the same Congress and that 
        there is a maximum of coordination between such 
        committees in the conduct of such reviews; and such 
        plans shall include an explanation of what steps have 
        been and will be taken to ensure such coordination and 
        cooperation;
          (2) give priority consideration to including in its 
        plans the review of those laws, programs, or agencies 
        operating under permanent budget authority or permanent 
        statutory authority;
          (3) have a view toward ensuring that all significant 
        laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction are 
        subject to review at least once every ten years.
    The Committee and its appropriate subcommittees shall 
review and study, on a continuing basis, the impact or probable 
impact of tax policies affecting subjects within its 
jurisdiction as provided in clause 2(d) of House Rule X. The 
Committee shall include in the report filed pursuant to clause 
1(d) of House Rule XI a summary of the oversight plans 
submitted by the Committee under clause 2(d) of House Rule X, a 
summary of actions taken and recommendations made with respect 
to each such plan, and a summary of any additional oversight 
activities undertaken by the Committee and any recommendations 
made or actions taken thereon.
    (b) Annual Appropriations.--The Committee shall, in its 
consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a public 
character within its jurisdiction, ensure that appropriations 
for continuing programs and activities of the Federal 
government and the District of Columbia government will be made 
annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the 
nature, requirements, and objectives of the programs and 
activities involved. The Committee shall review, from time to 
time, each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain 
whether such program could be modified so that appropriations 
therefor would be made annually.
    (c) Budget Act Compliance: Views and Estimates (See 
Appendix B).--By February 25th each year and after the 
President submits a budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United State Code, the Committee shall, submit to the Committee 
on the Budget (1) its views and estimates with respect to all 
matters to be set forth in the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for the ensuing fiscal year (under section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974--see Appendix B) that are 
within its jurisdiction or functions; and (2) an estimate of 
the total amounts of new budget authority, and budget outlays 
resulting therefrom, to be provided or authorized in all bills 
and resolutions within its jurisdiction that it intends to be 
effective during that fiscal year.
    (d) Budget Act Compliance: Recommended Changes.--Whenever 
the Committee is directed in a concurrent resolution on the 
budget to determine and recommend changes in laws, bills, or 
resolutions under the reconciliation process, it shall promptly 
make such determination and recommendations, and report a 
reconciliation bill or resolution (or both) to the House or 
submit such recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in 
accordance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (See 
Appendix B).
    (e) Conference Committees.--Whenever in the legislative 
process it becomes necessary to appoint conferees, the Chairman 
shall, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
determine the number of conferees the Chairman deems most 
suitable and then recommend to the Speaker as conferees, in 
keeping with the number to be appointed by the Speaker as 
provided in House Rule I, clause 11, the names of those Members 
of the Committee of not less than a majority who generally 
supported the House position and who were primarily responsible 
for the legislation. The Chairman shall, to the fullest extent 
feasible, include those Members of the Committee who were the 
principal proponents of the major provisions of the bill as it 
passed the House and such other Committee Members of the 
majority party as the Chairman may designate in consultation 
with the Members of the majority party. Such recommendations 
shall provide a ratio of majority party Members to minority 
party Members no less favorable to the majority party than the 
ratio of majority party Members to minority party Members on 
the Committee. In making recommendations of Minority Party 
Members as conferees, the Chairman shall consult with the 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.

                        Rule 10.--Subcommittees

    (a) Number and Composition.--There shall be such 
subcommittees as specified in paragraph (c) of this rule. Each 
of such subcommittees shall be composed of the number of 
members set forth in paragraph (c) of this rule, including ex 
officio members.\1\ The Chairman may create additional 
subcommittees of an ad hoc nature as the Chairman determines to 
be appropriate subject to any limitations provided for in the 
House Rules.
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    \1\ The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee serve 
as ex officio Members of the Subcommittees. (See paragraph (e) of this 
Rule.)
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    (b) Ratios.--On each subcommittee, there shall be a ratio 
of majority party members to minority party members which shall 
be consistent with the ratio on the full Committee. In 
calculating the ratio of majority party members to minority 
party members, there shall be included the ex officio members 
of the subcommittees and ratios below reflect that fact.
    (c) Jurisdiction.--Each subcommittee shall have the 
following general jurisdiction and number of members:
          Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and 
        Forestry (21 Members, 11 majority and 10 minority).--
        Agency oversight, review and analysis, special 
        investigations, pesticide regulation, nutrition, food 
        stamps, hunger, consumer programs, and forestry.
          General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and 
        Credit (21 Members, 11 majority and 10 minority).--
        Program and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, 
        wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry 
        beans, peas, lentils, the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
        agricultural credit, natural resource conservation, 
        small watershed program, rural development, rural 
        electrification, energy, farm security and family 
        farming matters.
          Livestock and Horticulture (23 Members, 12 majority 
        and 11 minority).--Livestock, dairy, poultry, meat, 
        seafood and seafood products, the inspection of those 
        commodities, aquaculture, animal welfare, fruits and 
        vegetables, marketing orders and grazing.
          Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops (34 
        Members, 18 majority and 16 minority).--Commodity 
        futures, crop insurance, peanuts, sugar, tobacco, honey 
        and bees, research and education, and agricultural 
        biotechnology matters.
    (d) Referral of Legislation.--
          (1)(a) In General.--All bills, resolutions, and other 
        matters referred to the Committee shall be referred to 
        all subcommittees of appropriate jurisdiction within 2 
        weeks after being referred to the Committee. After 
        consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, the 
        Chairman may determine that the Committee will consider 
        certain bills, resolutions, or other matters.
          (b) Trade Matters.--Unless action is otherwise taken 
        under subparagraph (3), bills, resolutions, and other 
        matters referred to the Committee relating to foreign 
        agriculture, foreign food or commodity assistance, and 
        foreign trade and marketing issues will be considered 
        by the Committee.
          (2) The Chairman, by a majority vote of the 
        Committee, may discharge a subcommittee from further 
        consideration of any bill, resolution, or other matter 
        referred to the subcommittee and have such bill, 
        resolution or other matter considered by the Committee. 
        The Committee having referred a bill, resolution, or 
        other matter to a subcommittee in accordance with this 
        rule may discharge such subcommittee from further 
        consideration thereof at any time by a vote of the 
        majority members of the Committee for the Committee's 
        direct consideration or for reference to another 
        subcommittee.
          (3) Unless the Committee, a quorum being present, 
        decides otherwise by a majority vote, the Chairman may 
        refer bills, resolutions, legislation or other matters 
        not specifically within the jurisdiction of a 
        subcommittee, or that is within the jurisdiction of 
        more than one subcommittee, jointly or exclusively as 
        the Chairman deems appropriate, including concurrently 
        to the subcommittees with jurisdiction, sequentially to 
        the subcommittees with jurisdiction (subject to any 
        time limits deemed appropriate), divided by subject 
        matter among the subcommittees with jurisdiction, or to 
        an ad hoc subcommittee appointed by the Chairman for 
        the purpose of considering the matter and reporting to 
        the Committee thereon, or make such other provisions 
        deemed appropriate.
    (e) Service on Subcommittees.--(1) The Chairman and the 
Ranking Minority Member shall serve as ex officio members of 
all subcommittees and shall have the right to vote on all 
matters before the subcommittees. The Chairman and the Ranking 
Minority Member may not be counted for the purpose of 
establishing a quorum.
    (2) Any member of the Committee who is not a member of the 
subcommittee may have the privilege of sitting in 
nonparticipatory attendance at subcommittee hearings in 
accordance with clause 2(g)(2) of House Rule XI. Such member 
may not:
          (i) vote on any matter;
          (ii) be counted for the purpose of establishing a 
        quorum for any motion, vote, or other subcommittee 
        action;
          (iii) participate in questioning a witness under the 
        five minute rule, unless permitted to do so by the 
        subcommittee Chairman or a majority of the subcommittee 
        a quorum being present;
          (iv) raise points of order; or
          (v) offer amendments or motions.
    (f) Subcommittee Hearings and Meetings.--(1) Each 
subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive 
evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters referred 
to it or under its jurisdiction after consultation by the 
subcommittee Chairmen with the Committee Chairman. (See 
Committee rule VII.)
    (2) After consultation with the Committee Chairman, 
subcommittee Chairmen shall set dates for hearings and meetings 
of their subcommittees and shall request the Majority Staff 
Director to make any announcement relating thereto. (See 
Committee rule VII(b).) In setting the dates, the Committee 
Chairman and subcommittee Chairman shall consult with other 
subcommittee Chairmen and relevant Committee and Subcommittee 
Ranking Minority Members in an effort to avoid simultaneously 
scheduling Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings to 
the extent practicable.
    (3) Notice of all subcommittee meetings shall be provided 
to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee by the Majority Staff Director.
    (4) Subcommittees may hold meetings or hearings outside of 
the House if the Chairman of the Committee and other 
subcommittee Chairmen and the Ranking Minority Member of the 
subcommittee is consulted in advance to ensure that there is no 
scheduling problem. However, the majority of the Committee may 
authorize such meeting or hearing.
    (5) The provisions regarding notice and the agenda of 
Committee meetings under Committee rule II(a) and special or 
additional meetings under Committee rule II(b) shall apply to 
subcommittee meetings.
    (6) If a vacancy occurs in a subcommittee chairmanship, the 
Chairman may set the dates for hearings and meetings of the 
subcommittee during the period of vacancy. The Chairman may 
also appoint an acting subcommittee Chairman until the vacancy 
is filled.
    (g) Subcommittee Action.--(1) Any bill, resolution, 
recommendation, or other matter ordered reported to the 
Committee by a subcommittee shall be promptly reported by the 
subcommittee Chairman or any subcommittee member authorized to 
do so by the subcommittee.
    (2) Upon receipt of such report, the Majority Staff 
Director of the Committee shall promptly advise all members of 
the Committee of the subcommittee action.
    (3) The Committee shall not consider any matters reported 
by subcommittees until two calendar days have elapsed from the 
date of reporting, unless the Chairman or a majority of the 
Committee determines otherwise.
    (h) Subcommittee Investigations.--No investigation shall be 
initiated by a subcommittee without the prior consultation with 
the Chairman of the Committee or a majority of the Committee.

             Rule 11.--Committee Budget, Staff, and Travel

    (a) Committee Budget.--The Chairman, in consultation with 
the majority members of the Committee, and the minority members 
of the Committee, shall prepare a preliminary budget for each 
session of the Congress. Such budget shall include necessary 
amounts for staff personnel, travel, investigation, and other 
expenses of the Committee and subcommittees. After consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member, the Chairman shall include an 
amount budgeted to minority members for staff under their 
direction and supervision. Thereafter, the Chairman shall 
combine such proposals into a consolidated Committee budget, 
and shall take whatever action is necessary to have such budget 
duly authorized by the House.
    (b) Committee Staff.--(1) The Chairman shall appoint and 
determine the remuneration of, and may remove, the professional 
and clerical employees of the Committee not assigned to the 
minority. The professional and clerical staff of the Committee 
not assigned to the minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the Chairman, who shall establish 
and assign the duties and responsibilities of such staff 
members and delegate such authority as he or she determines 
appropriate. (See House Rule X, clause 9)
    (2) The Ranking Minority member of the Committee shall 
appoint and determine the remuneration of, and may remove, the 
professional and clerical staff assigned to the minority within 
the budget approved for such purposes. The professional and 
clerical staff assigned to the minority shall be under the 
general supervision and direction of the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee who may delegate such authority as he 
or she determines appropriate.
    (3) From the funds made available for the appointment of 
Committee staff pursuant to any primary or additional expense 
resolution, the Chairman shall ensure that each subcommittee is 
adequately funded and staffed to discharge its responsibilities 
and that the minority party is fairly treated in the 
appointment of such staff (See House Rule X, clause 6(d)).
    (c) Committee Travel.--(1) Consistent with the primary 
expense resolution and such additional expense resolution as 
may have been approved, the provisions of this rule shall 
govern official travel of Committee members and Committee staff 
regarding domestic and foreign travel (See House rule XI, 
clause 2(n) and House Rule X, clause 8 (reprinted in Appendix 
A)). Official travel for any member or any Committee staff 
member shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
Chairman. Official travel may be authorized by the Chairman for 
any Committee Member and any Committee staff member in 
connection with the attendance of hearings conducted by the 
Committee and its subcommittees and meetings, conferences, 
facility inspections, and investigations which involve 
activities or subject matter relevant to the general 
jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such authorization is 
given there shall be submitted to the Chairman in writing the 
following:
          (i) The purpose of the official travel;
          (ii) The dates during which the official travel is to 
        be made and the date or dates of the event for which 
        the official travel is being made;
          (iii) The location of the event for which the 
        official travel is to be made; and
          (iv) The names of members and Committee staff seeking 
        authorization.
    (2) In the case of official travel of members and staff of 
a subcommittee to hearings, meetings, conferences, facility 
inspections and investigations involving activities or subject 
matter under the jurisdiction of such subcommittee to be paid 
for out of funds allocated to the Committee, prior 
authorization must be obtained from the subcommittee Chairman 
and the full Committee Chairman. Such prior authorization shall 
be given by the Chairman only upon the representation by the 
applicable subcommittee Chairman in writing setting forth those 
items enumerated in clause (1).
    (3) Within 60 days of the conclusion of any official travel 
authorized under this rule, there shall be submitted to the 
Committee Chairman a written report covering the information 
gained as a result of the hearing, meeting, conference, 
facility inspection or investigation attended pursuant to such 
official travel.
    (4) Local currencies owned by the United States shall be 
made available to the Committee and its employees engaged in 
carrying out their official duties outside the United States, 
its territories or possessions. No appropriated funds shall be 
expended for the purpose of defraying expenses of Members of 
the Committee or its employees in any country where local 
currencies are available for this purpose; and the following 
conditions shall apply with respect to their use of such 
currencies;
          (i) No Member or employee of the Committee shall 
        receive or expend local currencies for subsistence in 
        any country at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem 
        rate set forth in applicable Federal law; and
          (ii) Each Member or employee of the Committee shall 
        make an itemized report to the Chairman within 60 days 
        following the completion of travel showing the dates 
        each country was visited, the amount of per diem 
        furnished, the cost of transportation furnished, and 
        any funds expended for any other official purpose, and 
        shall summarize in these categories the total foreign 
        currencies and appropriated funds expended. All such 
        individual reports shall be filed by the Chairman with 
        the Committee on House Administration and shall be open 
        to public inspection.

                      Rule 12.--Amendment of Rules

    These rules may be amended by a majority vote of the 
Committee. A proposed change in these rules shall not be 
considered by the Committee as provided in clause 2 of House 
Rule XI, unless written notice of the proposed change has been 
provided to each Committee member two legislative days in 
advance of the date on which the matter is to be considered. 
Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall be 
published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days 
after its approval.
                      Committee on Appropriations

                   C.W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

RALPH REGULA, Ohio                   DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
JERRY LEWIS, California              JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois         NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky              MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
JOE SKEEN, New Mexico                JULIAN C. DIXON, California
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia              STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
TOM DeLAY, Texas                     ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
JIM KOLBE, Arizona                   MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
RON PACKARD, California              NANCY PELOSI, California
SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama              PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
JAMES T. WALSH, New York             NITA M. LOWEY, New York
CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina    JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma      JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
HENRY BONILLA, Texas                 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            ED PASTOR, Arizona
DAN MILLER, Florida                  CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                 DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia               CHET EDWARDS, Texas
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey  ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, Jr., 
ROGER WICKER, Mississippi            Alabama
MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York          JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,           MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
Washington                           LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,           SAM FARR, California
California                           JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                  CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                 ALLEN BOYD, Florida
TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania

                       (Adopted February 2, 1999)

    RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on 
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress, except as otherwise provided hereinafter, shall 
be and are hereby adopted as the rules and practices of the 
Committee on Appropriations in the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
    The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:

                     Rule 1.--Power To Sit and Act

    For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee or any of its subcommittees is 
authorized:
    (a) To sit and act at such times and places within the 
United States whether the House is in session, has recessed, or 
has adjourned, and to hold such hearings; and
    (b) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance 
and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such 
books, reports, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and 
documents as it deems necessary. The Chairman, or any Member 
designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any 
witness.
    (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee or its subcommittees under subsection 1 (b) in the 
conduct of any investigation or activity or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the Members of the Committee voting, a majority 
being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under 
subsection 1 (b) may be delegated to the Chairman pursuant to 
such rules and under such limitations as the Committee may 
prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman 
or by any Member designated by the Committee.
    (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or 
its subcommittees may be enforced only as authorized or 
directed by the House.

                         Rule 2.--Subcommittees

    (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish 
the number of subcommittees and shall determine the 
jurisdiction of each subcommittee.
    (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters 
referred to it.
    (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the 
Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate 
jurisdiction within two weeks unless, by majority vote of the 
Majority Members of the full Committee, consideration is to be 
by the full Committee.
    (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each 
subcommittee. The Chairman is authorized to negotiate that 
ratio with the Minority; Provided, however, That party 
representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio 
members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the 
ratio for the full Committee.
    (e) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee are authorized to sit as a member of all 
subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all its 
work.

                           Rule 3.--Staffing

    (a) Committee Staff.--The Chairman is authorized to appoint 
the staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job 
titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates 
and conditions established in Clause 9 (c) of Rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, he is 
authorized, in his discretion, to arrange for their specialized 
training. The Chairman is also authorized to employ additional 
personnel as necessary.
    (b) Assistants to Members.--Each of the top twenty-one 
senior majority and minority Members of the full Committee may 
select and designate one staff member who shall serve at the 
pleasure of that Member. Such staff members shall be 
compensated at a rate, determined by the Member, not to exceed 
75 per centum of the maximum established in Clause 9 (c) of 
Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives; Provided, 
That Members designating staff members under this subsection 
must specifically certify by letter to the Chairman that the 
employees are needed and will be utilized for Committee work.

                      Rule 4.--Committee Meetings

    (a) Regular Meeting Day.--The regular meeting day of the 
Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while the 
House is in session, unless the Committee has met within the 
past 30 days or the Chairman considers a specific meeting 
unnecessary in the light of the requirements of the Committee 
business schedule.
    (b) Additional and Special Meetings.--(1) The Chairman may 
call and convene, as he considers necessary, additional 
meetings of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of 
other Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such 
purpose pursuant to that call of the Chairman.
    (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that a 
special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chairman, 
those Members may file in the Committee Offices a written 
request to the Chairman forthat special meeting. Such request 
shall specify the measure or matter to be considered. Upon the filing 
of the request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman.
    (3) If within three calendar days after the filing of the 
request, the Chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting to be held within seven calendar days after the filing 
of the request, a majority of the Committee Members may file in 
the Committee Offices their written notice that a special 
meeting will be held, specifying the date and hour of such 
meeting, and the measure or matter to be considered. The 
Committee shall meet on that date and hour.
    (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the 
Committee Clerk shall notify all Committee Members that such 
special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and 
hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Only the 
measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at 
the special meeting.
    (c) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman.--A 
member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee 
thereof designated by the Chairman of the full Committee shall 
be vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case 
may be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary 
absence of the chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of 
the Committee or subcommittee are not present at any meeting of 
the Committee or subcommittee, the ranking member of the 
majority party who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    (d) Business Meetings.--(1) Each meeting for the 
transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
of the Committee and its subcommittees shall be open to the 
public except when the Committee or its subcommittees, in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by roll call 
vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that 
day shall be closed.
    (2) No person other than Committee Members and such 
congressional staff and departmental representatives as they 
may authorize shall be present at any business or markup 
session which has been closed.
    (e) Committee Records.--(1) The Committee shall keep a 
complete record of all Committee action, including a record of 
the votes on any question on which a roll call is demanded. The 
result of each roll call vote shall be available for inspection 
by the public during regular business hours in the Committee 
Offices. The information made available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, or other 
proposition, and the name of each Member voting for and each 
Member voting against, and the names of those Members present 
but not voting.
    (2) All hearings, records, data, charts, and files of the 
Committee shall be kept separate and distinct from the 
congressional office records of the Chairman of the Committee. 
Such records shall be the property of the House, and all 
Members of the House shall have access thereto.
    (3) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available in 
accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House, except that 
the Committee authorizes use of any record to which Clause 3 
(b)(4) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House would otherwise 
apply after such record has been in existence for 20 years. The 
Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any 
decision, pursuant to Clause 3 (b)(3) or Clause 4 (b) of Rule 
VII of the Rules of the House, to withhold a record otherwise 
available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee 
for a determination upon the written request of any Member of 
the Committee.

              Rule 5.--Committee and Subcommittee Hearings

    (a) Overall Budget Hearings.--Overall budget hearings by 
the Committee, including the hearing required by Section 242 
(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and Clause 4 
(a)(1) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
shall be conducted in open session except when the Committee in 
open session and with a majority present, determines by roll 
call vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on 
that day may be related to a matter of national security; 
except that the Committee may by the same procedure close one 
subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings 
shall be printed and a copy furnished to each Member, Delegate, 
and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
    (b) Other Hearings.--(1) All other hearings conducted by 
the Committee or its subcommittees shall be open to the public 
except when the Committee or subcommittee in open session and 
with a majority present determines by roll call vote that all 
or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be 
closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, 
or other matters to be considered would endanger the national 
security or would violate any law or Rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present at a hearing 
conducted by the Committee or any of its subcommittees, there 
being in attendance the number required under Section 5 (c) of 
these Rules to be present for the purpose of taking testimony, 
(1) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would 
endanger the national security or violate Clause 2 (k)(5) of 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or (2) may 
vote to close the hearing, as provided in Clause 2 (k)(5) of 
such Rule. No Member of the House of Representatives may be 
excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the 
Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of 
Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the Committee 
or any of its subcommittees, for purposes of a particular 
series of hearings on a particular article of legislation or on 
a particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to 
Members by the same procedures designated in this subsection 
for closing hearings to the public; Provided, however, That the 
Committee or its subcommittees may by the same procedure vote 
to close five subsequent days of hearings.
    (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall coordinate the development 
of schedules for meetings or hearings after consultation with 
the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view toward 
avoiding simultaneous scheduling of Committee and subcommittee 
meetings or hearings.
    (3) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee or 
any of its subcommittees as the case may be, insofar as is 
practicable, shall file in advance of such appearance, a 
written statement of the proposed testimony and shall limit the 
oral presentation at such appearance to a brief summary, except 
that this provision shall not apply to any witness appearing 
before the Committee in the overall budget hearings.
    (4) Each witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity 
before the Committee, or any of its subcommittees as the case 
may be, shall to the greatest extent practicable, submit a 
written statement including a curriculum vitae and a disclosure 
of the amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal 
grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract 
thereof) received during the current fiscal year or either of 
the two previous fiscal years by the witness or by an entity 
represented by the witness.
    (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony.--The number of Members of 
the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking 
testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the 
Committee shall be two.
    (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses.--(1) The 
Minority Members of the Committee or its subcommittees shall be 
entitled, upon request to the Chairman or subcommittee 
chairman, by a majority of them before completion of any 
hearing, to call witnesses selected by the Minority to testify 
with respect to the matter under consideration during at least 
one day of hearings thereon.
    (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall observe the 
five-minute rule during the interrogation of witnesses until 
such time as each Member of the Committee or subcommittee who 
so desires has had an opportunity to question the witness.
    (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings 
and Hearings.--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the 
public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
television, radio, and still photography, as provided in Clause 
(4)(f) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 
Neither the full Committee Chairman or Subcommittee Chairman 
shall limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer 
than two representatives from each medium.
    (f) Subcommittee Meetings.--No subcommittee shall sit while 
the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment 
under the five-minute rule or while the Committee is in 
session.
    (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings.--The Chairman of 
the Committee shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee 
hearing at least one week before the commencement of the 
hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee 
or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairman or subcommittee chairman 
shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this subparagraph shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the 
Committee scheduling service of the House Information Systems.

        Rule 6.--Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement.--(1) It shall be the duty 
of the Chairman to report, or cause to be reported promptly to 
the House any bill or resolution approved by the Committee and 
to take or cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the 
matter to a vote.
    (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution which 
the Committee has approved shall be filed within seven calendar 
days (exclusive of days in which the House is not in session) 
after the day on which there has been filed with the Committee 
Clerk a written request, signed by a majority of Committee 
Members, for the reporting of such bill or resolution. Upon the 
filing of any such request, the Committee Clerk shall notify 
the Chairman immediately of the filing of the request. This 
subsection does not apply to the reporting of a regular 
appropriation bill or to the reporting of a resolution of 
inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.
    (b) Presence of Committee Majority.--No measure or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
majority of the Committee was actually present.
    (c) Roll Call Votes.--With respect to each roll call vote 
on a motion to report any measure or matter of a public 
character, and on any amendment offered to the measure of 
matter, the total number of votes cast for and against, and the 
names of those Members voting for and against, shall be 
included in the Committee report on the measure or matter.
    (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act.--A Committee 
report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the 
Committee shall include the statement required by Section 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution provides 
new budget authority.
    (e) Constitutional Authority Statement.--Each report of the 
committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public character 
shall include a statement citing the specific powers granted to 
the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by 
the bill or joint resolution.
    (f) Changes in Existing Law.--Each Committee report on a 
general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement 
describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill which 
directly or indirectly changes the application of existing law.
    (g) Rescissions and Transfers.--Each bill or resolution 
reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for 
rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all 
proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report 
of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall 
include a separate section with respect to such rescissions or 
transfers.
    (h) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations.--Each Committee 
report on a general appropriations bill shall contain a list of 
all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure 
not previously authorized by law (except for classified 
intelligence or national security programs, projects, or 
activities).
    (i) Supplemental or Minority Views.--(1) If, at the time 
the Committee approves any measure or matter, any Committee 
Member gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
minority, or additional views, the Member shall be entitled to 
not less than two additional calendar days after the day of 
such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) 
in which to file such views in writing and signed by the 
Member, with the Clerk of the Committee. All such views so 
filed shall be included in and shall be a part of the report 
filed by the Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
    (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter shall be 
printed in a single volume which--
          (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views which have been submitted by the time 
        of the filing of the report, and
          (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that any such 
        supplemental, minority, or additional views are 
        included as part of the report.
    (3) Subsection (i)(1) of this section, above, does not 
preclude--
          (i) the immediate filing or printing of a Committee 
        report unless timely request for the opportunity to 
        file supplemental, minority, or additional views has 
        been made as provided by such subsection; or
          (ii) the filing by the Committee of a supplemental 
        report on a measure or matter which may be required for 
        correction of any technical error in a previous report 
        made by the Committee on that measure or matter.
    (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any measure or 
matter for recommendation to the full Committee, any Member of 
that subcommittee who gives notice of intention to offer 
supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be entitled, 
insofar as is practicable and in accordance with the printing 
requirements as determined by the subcommittee, to include such 
views in the Committee Print with respect to that measure or 
matter.
    (j) Availability of Reports.--A copy of each bill, 
resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member of 
the Committee at least three calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in advance of the date 
on which the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or 
report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by 
agreement between the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
of the full Committee.

                            Rule 7.--Voting

    (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be 
taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the 
Members present.

                   Rule 8.--Studies and Examinations

    The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to 
the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization and 
operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained in 
Section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
and in Clause (3)(a) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:
    (a) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff and, 
in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of temporary 
services of consultants, as from time to time may be required.
    (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon the 
written request of a subcommittee which shall be reasonably 
specific and definite in character, and shall be initiated only 
by a majority vote of the subcommittee, with the chairman of 
the subcommittee and the ranking minority member thereof 
participating as part of such majority vote. When so initiated 
such request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee for 
submission to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member and 
their approval shall be required to make the same effective. 
Notwithstanding any action taken on such request by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the subcommittee, a 
request may be approved by a majority of the Committee.
    (c) Any request approved as provided under subsection (b) 
shall be immediately turned over to the staff appointed for 
action.
    (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be 
reported to the chairman of the subcommittee requesting such 
study and examination and to the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member, shall be made available to the members of the 
subcommittee concerned, and shall not be released for 
publication until the subcommittee so determines.
    (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be desired, 
aside from the regular hearings on appropriation items, when 
approved by the Committee, shall be conducted by the 
subcommittee having jurisdiction over the matter.

                        Rule 9.--Official Travel

    (a) The chairman of a subcommittee shall approve requests 
for travel by subcommittee members and staff for official 
business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The 
ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in such 
travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee and 
the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel 
requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in 
writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of proposed 
travel shall be submitted for final approval to the Chairman. 
Specific approval shall be required for each and every trip.
    (b) The Chairman is authorized during the recess of the 
Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee Members 
and staff, including travel outside the United States.
    (c) As soon as practicable, the Chairman shall direct the 
head of each Government agency concerned not to honor requests 
of subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the 
direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from an 
executive appropriation, except upon request from the Chairman.
    (d) In accordance with Clause 8 of Rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives and Section 502 (b) of the Mutual 
Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies owned by the 
United States shall be available to Committee Members and staff 
engaged in carrying out their official duties outside the 
United States, its territories, or possessions. No Committee 
Member or staff member shall receive or expend local currencies 
for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess of the 
maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal law.
    (e) Travel Reports.--(1) Members or staff shall make a 
report to the Chairman on their travel, covering the purpose, 
results, itinerary, expenses, and other pertinent comments.
    (2) With respect to travel outside the United States or its 
territories or possessions, the report shall include: (1) an 
itemized list showing the dates each country was visited, the 
amount of per diem furnished, the cost of transportation 
furnished, and any funds expended for any other official 
purpose; and (2) a summary in these categories of the total 
foreign currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such 
individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed with the 
Chairman no later than sixty days following completion of the 
travel for use in complying with reporting requirements in 
applicable Federal law, and shall be open for public 
inspection.
    (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel shall be 
solely responsible for supporting the amounts reported by the 
Member or employee.
    (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be 
publicized making any recommendations in behalf of the 
Committee without the authorization of a majority of the 
Committee.
    (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business pertaining to the 
jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable 
laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Oversight pertaining to such travel, and as promulgated from 
time to time by the Chairman.
                      Committee on Armed Services

                 FLOYD SPENCE, South Carolina, Chairman

BOB STUMP, Arizona                   IKE SKELTON, Missouri
DUNCAN HUNTER, California            NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia
JOHN R. KASICH, Ohio                 JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South 
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia         Carolina
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah                SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania            OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia
JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado                LANE EVANS, Illinois
JIM SAXTON, New Jersey               GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana            NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida            MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York             ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland         SILVESTRE REYES, Texas
HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON,           THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine
California                           VIC SNYDER, Arkansas
J. C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma           JIM TURNER, Texas
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                ADAM SMITH, Washington
JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana          LORETTA SANCHEZ, California
SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia             JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee              MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida             CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina      CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia
LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina    ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JIM RYAN, Kansas                     ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania
BOB RILEY, Alabama                   ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada                  BARON P. HILL, Indiana
MARY BONO, California                MIKE THOMPSON, California
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania        JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania

                       (Adopted January 20, 1999)


                  Rule 1.--Application of House Rules

    The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of 
the Committee on Armed Services (hereafter referred to in these 
rules as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far as 
applicable.

                  Rule 2.--Full Committee Meeting Date

    (a) The Committee shall meet every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., 
and at such other times as may be fixed by the chairman of the 
Committee (hereafter referred to in these rules as the 
``Chairman''), or by written request of members of the 
Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.
    (b) A Tuesday meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with by the Chairman, but such action may be reversed by a 
written request of a majority of the members of the Committee.

                  Rule 3.--Subcommittee Meeting Dates

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters 
referred to it. Insofar as possible, meetings of the Committee 
and its subcommittees shall not conflict. A subcommittee 
chairman shall set meeting dates after consultation with the 
Chairman and the other subcommittee chairmen with a view toward 
avoiding simultaneous scheduling of committee and subcommittee 
meetings or hearings wherever possible.

                         Rule 4.--Subcommittees

    The Committee shall be organized to consist of five 
standing subcommittees with the following jurisdictions:
          Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
        Facilities: military construction; real estate 
        acquisitions and disposals; housing and support; base 
        closure; and related legislative oversight.
          Subcommittee on Military Personnel: military forces 
        and authorized strengths; integration of active and 
        reserve components; military personnel policy; 
        compensation and other benefits; and related 
        legislative oversight.
          Subcommittee on Military Procurement: the annual 
        authorization for procurement of military weapon 
        systems and components thereof, including full scale 
        development and systems transition; military 
        application of nuclear energy; and related legislative 
        oversight.
          Subcommittee on Military Readiness: the annual 
        authorization for operation and maintenance; the 
        readiness and preparedness requirements of the defense 
        establishment; and related legislative oversight.
          Subcommittee on Military Research and Development: 
        the annual authorization for military research and 
        development and related legislative oversight.

                       Rule 5.--Committee Panels

    (a) The Chairman may designate a panel of the Committee 
drawn from members of the Committee to inquire into and take 
testimony on a matter or matters that fall within the 
jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee and to report to the 
Committee.
    (b) No panel so appointed shall continue in existence for 
more than six months. A panel so appointed may, upon the 
expiration of six months, be reappointed by the Chairman.
    (c) No panel so appointed shall have legislative 
jurisdiction.

       Rule 6.--Reference of Legislation and Subcommittee Reports

    (a) The Chairman shall refer legislation and other matters 
to the appropriate subcommittee or to the full Committee.
    (b) Legislation shall be taken up for hearing only when 
called by the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as 
appropriate, or by a majority of those present and voting.
    (c) The Chairman, with approval of a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee, shall have authority to discharge a 
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or matter 
referred thereto and have such measure or matter considered by 
the Committee.
    (d) Reports and recommendations of a subcommittee may not 
be considered by the Committee until after the intervention of 
3 calendar days from the time the report is approved by the 
subcommittee and available to the members of the Committee, 
except that this rule may be waived by a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee.

         Rule 7.--Public Announcement of Hearings and meetings

    Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee or of 
any subcommittee or panel shall make public announcement of the 
date, place, and subject matter of any committee or 
subcommittee hearing at least one week before the commencement 
of the hearing. However, if the Chairman of the Committee or of 
any subcommittee or panel, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member of the Committee or of any subcommittee or 
panel, determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing 
sooner, or if the Committee, subcommittee or panel so 
determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, such chairman shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. Any announcement 
made under this rule shall be promptly published in the Daily 
Digest and promptly entered into the committee scheduling 
service of the House Information Resources.

        Rule 8.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings

    Clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.

           Rule 9.--Meetings and Hearings Open to the Public

    (a) Each hearing and meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, conducted by the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall be open to the public except 
when the Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a 
majority being present, determines by record vote that all or 
part of the remainder of that hearing or meeting on that day 
shall be closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, 
evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the 
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present, there being in 
attendance no less than two members of the Committee or 
subcommittee, may vote to close a hearing or meeting for the 
sole purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to be 
received would endanger the national security, would compromise 
sensitive law enforcement information, or would violate any law 
or rule of the House of Representatives. If the decision is to 
close, the vote must be by record vote and in open session, 
there being a majority of the Committee or subcommittee 
present.
    (b) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony 
at a hearing or meeting may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate any person, and notwithstanding the requirements of 
(a) and the provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, such evidence or 
testimony shall be presented in closed session, if by a 
majority vote of those present, there being in attendance no 
less than two members of the Committee or subcommittee, the 
Committee or subcommittee determines that such evidence may 
tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person. A majority 
of those present, there being in attendance no less than two 
members of the Committee or subcommittee, may also vote to 
close the hearing or meeting for the sole purpose discussing 
whether evidence or testimony to be received would tend to 
defame, degrade or incriminate any person. The Committee or 
subcommittee shall proceed to receive such testimony in open 
session only if the Committee or subcommittee, a majority being 
present, determines that such evidence or testimony will not 
tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person.
    (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and with the approval of 
the Chairman, each member of the Committee may designate by 
letter to the Chairman, a member of that member's personal 
staff with Top Secret security clearance to attend hearings of 
the Committee, or that member's subcommittee(s) which have been 
closed under the provisions of rule 9(a) above for national 
security purposes for the taking of testimony: Provided, That 
such staff member's attendance at such hearings is subject to 
the approval of the Committee or subcommittee as dictated by 
national security requirements at the time: Provided further, 
That this paragraph addresses hearings only and not briefings 
or meetings held under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this 
rule; and Provided further, That the attainment of any security 
clearances involved is the responsibility of individual 
members.
    (d) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, no Member may be excluded from 
nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the Committee or 
a subcommittee, unless the House of Representatives shall by 
majority vote authorize the Committee or subcommittee, for 
purposes of a particular series of hearings on a particular 
article of legislation or on a particular subject of 
investigation, to close its hearings to members by the same 
procedures designated in this rule for closing hearings to the 
public: Provided, however, That the Committee or the 
subcommittee may by the same procedure vote to close up to 5 
additional consecutive days of hearings.

                            Rule 10.--Quorum

    (a) For purposes of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence, two members shall constitute a quorum.
    (b) One-third of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action, 
with the following exceptions, in which case a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum:
          (1) Reporting a measure or recommendation;
          (2) Closing committee or subcommittee meetings and 
        hearings to the public; and
          (3) Authorizing the issuance of subpoenas.
    (c) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the 
House of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present.

                     Rule 11.--The Five-Minute Rule

    (a) The time any one member may address the Committee or 
subcommittee on any measure or matter under consideration shall 
not exceed 5 minutes and then only when the member has been 
recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate, except that this time limit may be exceeded by 
unanimous consent. Any member, upon request, shall be 
recognized for not to exceed 5 minutes to address the Committee 
or subcommittee on behalf of an amendment which the member has 
offered to any pending bill or resolution. The 5 minute 
limitation shall not apply to the Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (b) Members present at a hearing of the Committee or 
subcommittee when a hearing is originally convened will be 
recognized by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate, in order of seniority. Those members arriving 
subsequently will be recognized in order of their arrival. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chairman and the ranking 
minority member will take precedence upon their arrival. In 
recognizing members to question witnesses in this fashion, the 
Chairman shall take into consideration the ratio of the 
majority to minority members present and shall establish the 
order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to 
disadvantage the members of the majority.
    (c) No person other than Members of Congress and committee 
staff may be seated in or behind the dais area during 
Committee, subcommittee or panel hearings and meetings.

                      Rule 12.--Subpoena Authority

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee and any subcommittee is 
authorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of this paragraph):
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold hearings, and
          (2) to require by subpoena, or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers and documents as it deems 
        necessary. The Chairman of the Committee, or any member 
        designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any 
        witness.
    (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee with the concurrence of the full 
Committee Chairman, under subparagraph (a)(2) in the conduct of 
any investigation, or series of investigations or activities, 
only when authorized by a majority of the members voting, a 
majority of the Committee or subcommittee being present. 
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the Chairman, or 
by any member designated by the Chairman.
    (2) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, compliance with any subpoena issued 
by the Committee or any subcommittee under subparagraph (a)(2) 
may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the House.

                      Rule 13.--Witness Statements

    (a) Any prepared statement to be presented by a witness to 
the Committee or a subcommittee shall be submitted to the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 48 hours in advance of 
presentation and shall be distributed to all members of the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 24 hours in advance of 
presentation. A copy of any such prepared statement shall also 
be submitted to the Committee in electronic form. If a prepared 
statement contains security information bearing a 
classification of secret or higher, the statement shall be made 
available in the Committee rooms to all members of the 
Committee or subcommittee at least 24 hours in advance of 
presentation; however, no such statement shall be removed from 
the Committee offices. The requirement of this rule may be 
waived by a majority vote of a quorum of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as appropriate.
    (b) The Committee and each subcommittee shall require each 
witness who is to appear before it to file with the Committee 
in advance of his or her appearance a written statement of the 
proposed testimony and to limit the oral presentation at such 
appearance to a brief summary of his or her argument.

               Rule 14.--Administering Oaths to Witnesses

    (a) The Chairman, or any member designated by the Chairman, 
may administer oaths to any witness.
    (b) Witnesses, when sworn, shall subscribe to the following 
oath: Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony you 
will give before this Committee (or subcommittee) in the 
matters now under consideration will be the truth, the whole 
truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

                   Rule 15.--Questioning of Witnesses

    (a) When a witness is before the Committee or a 
subcommittee, members of the Committee or subcommittee may put 
questions to the witness only when they have been recognized by 
the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate, for that 
purpose.
    (b) Members of the Committee or subcommittee who so desire 
shall have not to exceed 5 minutes to interrogate each witness 
until such time as each member has had an opportunity to 
interrogate such witness; thereafter, additional rounds for 
questioning witnesses by members are discretionary with the 
Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as appropriate.
    (c) Questions put to witnesses before the Committee or 
subcommittee shall be pertinent to the measure or matter that 
may be before the Committee or subcommittee for consideration.

        Rule 16.--Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups

    The transcripts of those hearings and mark-ups conducted by 
the Committee or a subcommittee which are decided by the 
Chairman to be officially published will be published in 
verbatim form, with the material requested for the record 
inserted at that place requested, or at the end of the record, 
as appropriate. Any requests to correct any errors, other than 
those in transcription, or disputed errors in transcription, 
will be appended to the record, and the appropriate place where 
the change is requested will be footnoted.

                     Rule 17.--Voting and Rollcalls

    (a) Voting on a measure or matter may be by record vote, 
division vote, voice vote, or unanimous consent.
    (b) A record vote may be had upon the request of one-fifth 
of those members present.
    (c) No vote by any member of the Committee or a 
subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (d) In the event of a vote or votes, when a member is in 
attendance at any other committee, subcommittee, or conference 
committee meeting during that time, the necessary absence of 
that member shall be so noted in the record vote record, upon 
timely notification to the Chairman by that member.

                      Rule 18.--Committee Reports

    (a) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
the Committee, any member of the Committee gives timely notice 
of intention to file supplemental, minority, additional or 
dissenting views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than 2 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) in which to file such views, in writing and signed by 
that member, with the staff director of the Committee. All such 
views so filed by one or more members of the Committee shall be 
included within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by 
the Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
    (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter, and on any amendment offered to the 
measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and 
against, the names of those voting for and against, and a brief 
description of the question, shall be included in the committee 
report on the measure or matter.

                       Rule 19.--Points of Order

    No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure 
reported by the Committee or any subcommittee on the ground 
that hearings on such measure were not conducted in accordance 
with the provisions of the rules of the Committee; except that 
a point of order on that ground may be made by any member of 
the Committee or subcommittee which reported the measure if, in 
the Committee or subcommittee, such point of order was (a) 
timely made and (b) improperly overruled or not properly 
considered.

           Rule 20.--Public Inspection of Committee Rollcalls

    The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
Committee shall be made available by the Committee for 
inspection by the public at reasonable times in the offices of 
the Committee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
other proposition and the name of each member voting for and 
each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition and the names of those members present but not 
voting.

         Rule 21.--Protection of National Security Information

    (a) Except as provided in clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, all national security 
information bearing a classification of secret or higher which 
has been received by the Committee or a subcommittee shall be 
deemed to have been received in executive session and shall be 
given appropriate safekeeping.
    (b) The Chairman of the Committee shall, with the approval 
of a majority of the Committee, establish such procedures as in 
his judgment may be necessary to prevent the unauthorized 
disclosure of any national security information received 
classified as secret or higher. Such procedures shall, however, 
ensure access to this information by any member of the 
Committee or any other Member of the House of Representatives 
who has requested the opportunity to review such material.

                      Rule 22.--Committee Staffing

    The staffing of the Committee and the standing 
subcommittees shall be subject to the rules of the House of 
Representatives.

                      Rule 23.--Committee Records

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the ranking minority 
member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of rule VII, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee.

               Rule 24.--Investigative Hearing Procedures

    Clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.
              Committee on Banking and Financial Services

                     JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa, Chairman

BILL McCOLLUM, Florida               JOHN J. LaFALCE, New York
MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey            BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana          PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania
RICK LAZIO, New York                 MAXINE WATERS, California
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware          LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois
PETER T. KING, New York              NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ, New York
TOM CAMPBELL, California             MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California          GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma             KEN BENTSEN, Texas
JACK METCALF, Washington             JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon
BOB BARR, Georgia                    JULIA CARSON, Indiana
SUE W. KELLY, New York               ROBERT A. WEYGAND, Rhode Island
RON PAUL, Texas                      BRAD SHERMAN, California
DAVE WELDON, Pennsylvania            MAX SANDLIN, Texas
JIM RYUN, Kansas                     GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
MERRILL COOK, Utah                   BARBARA LEE, California
BOB RILEY, Alabama                   VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
RICK HILL, Montana                   FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio           JAY INSLEE, Washington
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois         JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina      DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
PAYL RYAN, Wisconsin                 CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas
DOUG OSE, California                 STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, Ohio
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York            MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin
PATRICK J. TOOMEY, Pennsylvania

                       (Adopted January 20, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    1. (a) The rules of the House are the rules of the 
Committee and subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a 
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with 
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed 
copies are available, each shall be privileged in the Committee 
and subcommittees and shall be decided without debate. A 
proposed investigative or oversight report shall be considered 
as read if it has been available to the Members of the 
Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, 
or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such 
day).
    (b) Each subcommittee of the Committee is a part of the 
Committee, and is subject to the authority and direction of the 
Committee and to its rules so far as applicable.
    2. The Committee shall submit to the House, not later than 
January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities 
of the Committee under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House 
during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
    3. The Committee's rules shall be published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Congress 
convenes in each odd-numbered year.

                       Rule 2.--Powers and Duties

    1. The powers and duties of the Committee are all those 
such as are enumerated or contained in the Rules of the House 
and the rulings and precedents of the House or the Committee.
    2. For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House, the 
Committee, or any subcommittee thereof, is authorized--
          (a) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold hearings; 
        except as provided in Rule XI, clause 2 of the Rules of 
        the House;
          (b) to conduct such investigations and studies as it 
        may consider necessary or appropriate, and (subject to 
        the adoption of expense resolutions as required by 
        clause 6 of Rule X of the Rules of the House) to incur 
        expenses (including travel expenses) in connection 
        therewith. The ranking minority Member of the full 
        Committee or the relevant subcommittee shall be 
        notified in advance at such times as any Committee 
        funds are expended for investigations and studies 
        involving international travel; and
          (c) to require, by subpoena or otherwise (subject to 
        clause 3(a)), the attendance and testimony of such 
        witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
        correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, in 
        whatever form, as it deems necessary. The Chairperson 
        of the Committee, or any Member designated by the 
        Chairperson, may administer oaths to any witness.

                               Subpoenas

    3. (a) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee or a subcommittee under clause 2(c) in the conduct of 
any investigation or series of investigations or activities, 
only when authorized by a majority of the Members voting, a 
majority being present. The power to authorize and issue 
subpoenas under clause 2(c) may be delegated to the Chairperson 
of the Committee pursuant to such limitations as the Committee 
may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the 
Chairperson of the Committee or by any Member designated by the 
Committee.
    (b) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee 
under clause 2(c) may be enforced only as authorized or 
directed by the House.

                     Review of Continuing Programs

    4. The Committee shall, in its consideration of all bills 
and joint resolutions of a public character within its 
jurisdiction, insure that appropriations for continuing 
programs and activities of the Federal government and the 
District of Columbia government will be made annually to the 
maximum extent feasible and consistent with the nature, 
requirements, and objectives of the programs and activities 
involved. For the purposes of this paragraph, a government 
agency includes the organizational units of government listed 
in clause 3(d)(3)(A) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House.
    5. The Committee shall review, from time to time, each 
continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain 
whether such program could be modified so that appropriations 
therefore would be made annually.

                           Budget Act Reports

    6. The Committee shall, on or before February 25 of each 
year, submit to the Committee on the Budget--
          (a) the Committee's views and estimates with respect 
        to all matters to be set forth in the concurrent 
        resolution on the budget for the ensuing fiscal year 
        which are within its jurisdiction or functions; and
          (b) an estimate of the total amounts of new budget 
        authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to 
        be provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions 
        within the Committee's jurisdiction which it intends to 
        be effective during that fiscal year.
    7. As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on 
the budget for any fiscal year is agreed to, the Committee 
(after consulting with the appropriate Committee or Committees 
of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations made to it in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference 
report on such resolution, and promptly report such 
subdivisions to the House, in the manner provided by section 
302 or section 602 (in the case of fiscal years 1991 through 
1995) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    8. Whenever the Committee is directed in a concurrent 
resolution on the budget to determine and recommend changes in 
laws, bills, or resolutions under the reconciliation process it 
shall promptly make such determination and recommendations, and 
report a reconciliation bill or resolution (or both) to the 
House or submit such recommendations to the Committee on the 
Budget in accordance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                            Oversight Report

    9. Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the Committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of the Rules of the House. 
The Chairperson shall consult with the ranking minority Member 
on the formulation of the oversight plan, and the Committee may 
not meet to adopt the plan unless a copy of the plan has been 
provided to all Members not less than two days in advance of 
the Committee meeting.

                           Rule 3.--Meetings


                            Regular Meetings

    1. Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held on the 
first Tuesday of each month while the Congress is in session, 
and the Chairperson shall provide to each Member of the 
Committee, as far in advance of the day of the regular meeting 
as the circumstances make practicable, a written notice to that 
effect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, when the 
Chairperson believes that the Committee will not be considering 
any bill or resolution before the full Committee and that there 
is no other timely business to be transacted at a regular 
meeting, then no Committee meeting shall be held on that day. 
In such instances, the Chairperson shall not issue the notice 
of the regular meeting to the Members and the failure to 
receive such notice shall be treated by the Members as a 
cancellation of the regular meeting.

                    Additional and Special Meetings

    2. (a) The Chairperson may call and convene, as the 
Chairperson considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
Committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution 
pending before the Committee or for the conduct of other 
Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such purpose 
pursuant to that call of the chair.
    (b) No bill or joint resolution shall be considered by the 
Committee unless
          (i) such measure has been made available to all 
        Members at least two calendar days (three calendar days 
        when the bill or joint resolution has not been ordered 
        reported by the subcommittee of jurisdiction) prior to 
        the meeting, accompanied by a section-by-section 
        analysis of such measure; and
          (ii) the Chairperson has notified Members of the time 
        and place of the meeting at least two calendar days 
        (three calendar days when the bill or joint resolution 
        has not been ordered reported by the subcommittee of 
        jurisdiction) before the commencement of the meeting. 
        The provisions of this paragraph may be suspended by 
        the Committee by a two-thirds vote or by the 
        Chairperson, with the concurrence of the ranking 
        minority Member of the full Committee.
    3. If at least three Members of the Committee desire that a 
special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chairperson, 
those Members may file in the offices of the Committee their 
written request to the Chairperson for that special meeting. 
Such request shall specify the measure or matter to be 
considered. Immediately upon the filing of the request, the 
clerk of the Committee shall notify the Chairperson of the 
filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the 
filing of the request, the Chairperson does not call the 
requested special meeting, to be held within seven calendar 
days after the filing of the request, a majority of the Members 
of the Committee may file in the offices of the Committee their 
written notice that a special meeting of the Committee will be 
held specifying the date and hour thereof, and the measure or 
matter to be considered at that special meeting. The Committee 
shallmeet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of 
the notice, the clerk of the Committee shall notify all Members of the 
Committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its 
date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered; and only the 
measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at that 
special meeting.

                             Open Meetings

    4. (a) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
including the markup of legislation, of the Committee or each 
subcommittee thereof, shall be open to the public including to 
radio, television and still photography coverage, except when 
the Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a 
majority present, determines by record vote that all or part of 
the remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
public because disclosure of matters to be considered would 
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law 
enforcement information, or would tend to defame, degrade or 
incriminate any person, or otherwise would violate any law or 
rule of the House; provided, however, that no person other than 
Members of the Committee and such congressional staff and such 
departmental representatives as they may authorize shall be 
present at any business or markup session which has been closed 
to the public.
    (b) Each hearing conducted by the Committee or each 
subcommittee thereof shall be open to the public including to 
radio, television and still photography coverage except when 
the Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a 
majority present, determines by record vote that all or part of 
the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to 
the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other 
matters to be considered would endanger the national security 
or would compromise sensitive law enforcement information or 
would violate any law or rule of the House. Notwithstanding the 
requirements of the preceding sentence, a majority of those 
present (there being in attendance the requisite number 
required under the Rules of the Committee to be present for the 
purpose of taking testimony)--
          (1) may vote to close the hearing for the sole 
        purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to 
        be received would endanger the national security or 
        would compromise sensitive law enforcement information 
        or violate clause 6(e) of Rule IV; or
          (2) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in 
        clause 6 of Rule IV.
    No Member may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance 
at any hearing of the Committee or a subcommittee, unless the 
House of Representatives shall by a majority vote authorize the 
Committee or a particular subcommittee, for purposes of a 
particular series of hearings on a particular article of 
legislation or on a particular subject of investigation, to 
close its hearings to Members by the same procedures designated 
in this paragraph for closing hearings to the public; provided, 
however, that the Committee or subcommittee may by the same 
procedure vote to close one subsequent day of hearing.

                   Broadcasting of Committee Meetings

    5. Any meeting or hearing of the Committee or a 
subcommittee that is open to the public shall be open to 
coverage by television, radio, and still photography, subject 
to the requirements and limitations of clause 4 of Rule XI of 
the Rules of the House. The coverage of any meeting or hearing 
of the Committee or any subcommittee thereof by television, 
radio, or still photography shall be under the direct 
supervision of the Chairperson of the Committee, the 
subcommittee Chairperson, or other Member of the Committee 
presiding at such meeting. The number of television or still 
cameras shall not be limited to fewer than two representatives 
from each medium except for legitimate space or safety 
considerations, in which case pool coverage shall be 
authorized.

                         Additional Provisions

    6. Meetings and hearings of the Committee or subcommittee 
shall be called to order and presided over by the Chairperson 
or, in the Chairperson's absence, by the Member designated by 
the Chairperson as the Vice Chairperson of the Committee or 
subcommittee, or by the ranking majority Member of the 
Committee or subcommittee present.
    7. No person other than a Member of Congress, Committee 
staff, or a person from a Member's staff when that Member has 
an amendment under consideration, may stand in or be seated at 
the rostrum area of the Committee unless the Chairperson 
determines otherwise.

                      Rule 4.--Hearing Procedures

    1. The Chairperson, in the case of hearings to be conducted 
by the Committee, and the appropriate subcommittee Chairperson, 
in the case of hearings to be conducted by a subcommittee, 
shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject 
matter at least one week before the commencement of that 
hearing. If the Chairperson, with the concurrence of the 
ranking minority Member, determines there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner, or if the committee or subcommittee 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairperson shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. The clerk of the 
Committee shall promptly notify all Members of the Committee; 
the Daily Digest; Chief Clerk; Official Reporters; and the 
Committee scheduling service of House Information Systems as 
soon as possible after such public announcement is made.
    2. (a) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee 
or a subcommittee shall file with the clerk of the Committee, 
at least 24 hours in advance of his or her appearance, 200 
copies of the proposed testimony if the appearance is before 
the Committee, or 100 copies of the proposed testimony if the 
appearance is before a subcommittee; provided, however, that 
this requirement may be modified or waived by the Chairperson 
of the Committee or appropriate subcommittee, after 
consultation with the ranking minority Member, when the 
Chairperson determines it to be in the best interest of the 
Committee or subcommittee, and furthermore, that this 
requirement shall not be mandatory if a witness is given less 
than seven days notice of appearance prior to a hearing.
    (b) The Chairperson may require a witness to limit the oral 
presentation to a summary of the statement.
    (c) Each witness in a non-governmental capacity shall 
include with the written statement of proposed testimony a 
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and source (by 
agency and program) of any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) 
or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during the 
current fiscal year or either of the two previous fiscal years 
by the witness or by an entity represented by the witness.
    3. Upon announcement of a hearing, the clerk and staff 
director shall cause to be prepared a concise summary of the 
subject matter (including legislative reports and other 
materials) under consideration which shall be made available 
immediately to all Members of the Committee.

                 Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses

    4. Whenever any hearing is conducted by the Committee or 
any subcommittee upon any measure or matter, the minority party 
Members on the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to the 
Chairperson by a majority of those minority Members before the 
completion of such hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter 
during at least one day of hearing thereon.
    5. Except when the Committee adopts a motion pursuant to 
subdivisions (B) and (C) of clause 2(j)(2) of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House, Committee Members may question witnesses 
only when they have been recognized by the Chairperson for that 
purpose, and only for a 5-minute period until all Members 
present have had an opportunity to question a witness. The 5-
minute period for questioning a witness by any one Member can 
be extended only with the unanimous consent of all Members 
present. The questioning of witnesses in both the full and 
subcommittee hearings shall be initiated by the Chairperson, 
followed by the ranking minority party Member and all other 
Members alternating between the majority and minority. In 
recognizing Members to question witnesses in this fashion, the 
Chairperson shall take into consideration the ratio of the 
majority to minority Memberspresent and shall establish the 
order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to 
disadvantage the Members of the majority.

                    Investigative Hearing Procedures

    6. The following additional rules shall apply to 
investigative hearings:
          (a) The Chairperson, at any investigative hearing, 
        shall announce in an opening statement the subject of 
        the investigation.
          (b) A copy of the Committee rules and Rule XI, clause 
        2 of the Rules of the House shall be made available to 
        each witness.
          (c) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be 
        accompanied by their own counsel for the purpose of 
        advising them concerning their constitutional rights.
          (d) The Chairperson may punish breaches of order and 
        decorum, and of professional ethics on the part of 
        counsel, by censure and exclusion from the hearings; 
        and the Committee may cite the offender to the House 
        for contempt.
          (e) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or 
        testimony at an investigative hearing may tend to 
        defame, degrade, or incriminate any person,
                  (i) such testimony or evidence shall be 
                presented in executive session, notwithstanding 
                the provisions of clause 4(b) of Rule III, if 
                by a majority of those present, there being in 
                attendance the requisite number required under 
                the Rules of the Committee to be present for 
                the purpose of taking testimony, the Committee 
                determines that such evidence or testimony may 
                tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
                person; and
                  (ii) the Committee shall proceed to receive 
                such testimony in open session only if a 
                majority of the Members of the Committee, a 
                majority being present, determine that such 
                evidence or testimony will not tend to defame, 
                degrade, or incriminate any person.
In either case the Committee shall afford such person an 
opportunity voluntarily to appear as a witness; and receive and 
dispose of requests from such person to subpoena additional 
witnesses.
          (f) Except as provided in paragraph (e), the 
        Chairperson shall receive and the Committee shall 
        dispose of requests to subpoena additional witnesses.
          (g) No evidence or testimony taken in executive 
        session may be released or used in public session 
        without the consent of the Committee.
          (h) In the discretion of the Committee, witnesses may 
        submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing 
        for inclusion in the record. The Committee is the sole 
        judge of the pertinency of testimony and evidence 
        adduced at its hearing.
          (i) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his or 
        her testimony given at a public session, or, if given 
        at an executive session, when authorized by the 
        Committee.

              Rule 5.--Reporting of Bills and Resolutions

    1. (a) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of the 
Committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the 
House any measure approved by the Committee and to take or 
cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter to a 
vote.
    (b) In any event, the report of the Committee on a measure 
which has been approved by the Committee shall be filed within 
seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is 
not in session) after the day on which there has been filed 
with the clerk of the Committee a written request, signed by a 
majority of the Members of the Committee, for the reporting of 
that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of 
the Committee shall transmit immediately to the Chairperson of 
the Committee notice of the filing of that request.
    2. No measure or recommendation shall be reported from the 
Committee unless the quorum requirement of clause 1(a) of Rule 
VI is satisfied.

                           Committee Reports

    3. The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
approved by the Committee shall include--
          (a) a cover page, which must show that supplemental, 
        minority and additional views (if any), the estimate 
        and comparison prepared by the Director of the 
        Congressional Budget Office, and the recommendations of 
        the Committee on Government Reform (whenever 
        submitted), are included in the report;
          (b) the amendments adopted by the Committee;
          (c) a section-by-section analysis of the bill as 
        reported, whenever possible;
          (d) an explanation of the legislation, if the 
        Chairperson decides one is necessary;
          (e) with respect to each record vote on a motion to 
        report any measure, and on any amendment offered to the 
        measure, the total number of votes cast for and 
        against, or present not voting and the names of those 
        Members voting for and against, or present not voting;
          (f) the oversight findings and recommendations 
        required pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of Rule X of the 
        Rules of the House separately set out and clearly 
        identified;
          (g) the statement required by section 308(a)(1) of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
        out and clearly identified, if the measure provides new 
        budget authority, new spending authority described in 
        section 401(c)(2) of such Act, new credit authority, or 
        an increase or decrease in revenues or tax 
        expenditures, except that the estimates with respect to 
        new budget authority shall include, when practicable, a 
        comparison of the total estimated funding level for the 
        program (or programs) to the appropriate levels under 
        current law;
          (h) the estimate and comparison prepared by the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office under 
        section 403 of such Act, separately set out and clearly 
        identified, whenever the Director (if timely submitted 
        prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such 
        estimate and comparison to the Committee;
          (i) a summary of the oversight findings and 
        recommendations made by the Committee on Government 
        Reform under clause 4(c)(2) of Rule X of the Rules of 
        the House separately set out and clearly identified 
        whenever such findings and recommendations have been 
        submitted to the Committee in a timely fashion to allow 
        an opportunity to consider such findings and 
        recommendations during the Committee's deliberations on 
        the measure;
          (j) for a bill or joint resolution of a public 
        character reported by the Committee, a statement citing 
        the specific powers granted to the Congress in the 
        Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or 
        joint resolution;
          (k) a statement in accordance with section 5(b) of 
        the Federal Advisory Committee Act;
          (l) any supplemental, minority, or additional views, 
        if submitted in accordance with clause 5;
          (m) the Ramseyer document required under clause 3 of 
        Rule XIII of the Rules of the House; and
    (n) the estimate and comparison of costs incurred in 
carrying out the bill or resolution, as may be required by 
clauses 3(d)(2), 3(d)(3), 3(h)(2) and 3(h)(3) of Rule XIII of 
the Rules of the House.
    4. The report of the Committee, when filed with the House, 
shall be accompanied by three copies of the bill or resolution 
as introduced and one copy of the bill or resolution as 
amended.
    5. (a) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter 
by the Committee, any Member of the Committee gives notice of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views, 
that Member shall be entitled to not less than two calendar 
days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such day) in which to file such 
views, in writing and signed by that Member, with the clerk of 
the Committee. All such views so filed by one or more Members 
of the Committee shall be included within, and shall be part 
of, the report filed by the Committee with respect to that 
measure or matter. When time guaranteed by this subparagraph 
has expired (or if sooner, when all separate views have been 
received), the Committee may arrange to file its report with 
the Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of such 
time. No report shall be filed until the Chairperson has 
notified, with opportunity for discussion, the ranking minority 
Member of the Committee and the Chairperson of the subcommittee 
from which the legislation emanated or would have emanated. The 
report of the Committee upon that measure or matter shall be 
printed in a single volume which--
          (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views which have been submitted by the time 
        of the filing of the report,
          (ii) shall bear upon its cover a recital that any 
        such supplemental, minority, or additional views and 
        any material submitted under paragraphs (h) and (i) of 
        clause 3 are included as part of the report.
    (b) This clause does not preclude--
          (i) the immediate filing or printing of a Committee 
        report unless timely request for the opportunity to 
        file supplemental, minority, or additional views has 
        been made as provided in paragraph (a); or
          (ii) the filing by the Committee of any supplemental 
        report upon any measure or matter which may be required 
        for the correction of any technical error or omission 
        in a previous report made by the Committee upon that 
        measure or matter.
    (c) After an adjournment of the last regular session of 
Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report 
approved by the Committee may be filed with the Clerk at any 
time, provided that if a Member gives notice at the time of 
approval of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, that Member shall be entitled to not less 
than seven calendar days in which to submit such views for 
inclusion with the report.
    (d) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
Congress sine die, the Chair of the Committee may file at any 
time with the Clerk the Committee's activity report for that 
Congress pursuant to clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House without the approval of the Committee, provided that 
a copy of the report has been available to each Member of the 
Committee for at least seven calendar days and the report 
includes any supplemental, minority, or additional views 
submitted by a Member of the Committee.

                             Hearing Prints

    6. If hearings have been held on any such measure or matter 
so reported, the Committee shall make every reasonable effort 
to have such hearings printed and available for distribution to 
the Members of the House prior to the consideration of such 
measure or matter in the House except as otherwise provided in 
clause 4 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House.

                            Rule 6.--Quorums

    1. (a) A quorum, for the purpose of reporting any bill or 
resolution, of authorizing a subpoena, or of closing a meeting 
or hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House (except as provided in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B)) 
shall consist of a majority of the Committee actually present.
    (b) A quorum, for the purpose of taking any action other 
than those specified in clause 1(a) shall consist of one-third 
of the Members of the Committee.
    (c) A quorum, for the purpose of taking testimony and 
receiving evidence, shall consist of any two Members of the 
Committee.

                                Proxies

    2. No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure may be cast by proxy.

                  Rule 7.--Subcommittees--Jurisdiction

    1. There shall be in the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services the following standing subcommittees:
          Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity;
          Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
        Credit;
          Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
        Policy;
          Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
        Government Sponsored Enterprises; and
          Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations;
each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions 
assigned to it by this rule. Subcommittee jurisdictions are as 
follows:

           Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

    (a) The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity extends to and includes:
          (i) all matters relating to housing (except programs 
        administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs), 
        including mortgage and loan insurance pursuant to the 
        National Housing Act; rural housing; housing and 
        homeless assistance programs; all activities of the 
        Government National Mortgage Association; private 
        mortgage insurance; housing construction and design and 
        safety standards; housing-related energy conservation; 
        housing research and demonstration programs; financial 
        and technical assistance for nonprofit housing 
        sponsors; housing counseling and technical assistance; 
        regulation of the housing industry (including landlord/
        tenant relations); real estate lending including 
        regulation of settlement procedures;
          (ii) matters relating to community development and 
        community and neighborhood planning, training and 
        research; national urban growth policies; urban/rural 
        research and technologies; and regulation of interstate 
        land sales;
          (iii) all matters relating to all government 
        sponsored insurance programs, including those offering 
        protection against crime, fire, flood (and related land 
        use controls), earthquake and other natural hazards; 
        and
          (iv) the qualifications for and designation of 
        Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (other 
        than matters relating to tax benefits).

       Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit

    (b) The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit extends to and includes:
          (i) all agencies which directly or indirectly 
        exercise supervisory or regulatory authority in 
        connection with, or provide deposit insurance for, 
        financial institutions, and the establishment of 
        interest rate ceilings on deposits;
          (ii) all auxiliary matters affecting or arising in 
        connection with the supervisory and regulatory 
        activities of the Office of the Comptroller of the 
        Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
        the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
        and the Federal Reserve System, the Office of Thrift 
        Supervision, and the National Credit Union 
        Administration, together with those activities and 
        operations of any other agency or department which 
        relate to both domestic or foreign financial 
        institutions;
          (iii) with respect to financial institutions and the 
        department and agencies which regulate or supervise 
        them, all activities relating to and arising in 
        connection with the matters of chartering, branching, 
        mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and conversions;
          (iv) with respect to financial institutions and the 
        agencies which regulate them, all activities relating 
        to and arising in connection with the sale or 
        underwriting of insurance and other noninsured 
        instruments by financial institutions and their 
        affiliates other than securities;
          (v) all matters relating to consumer credit, 
        including the provision of consumer credit by insurance 
        companies, and further including those matters in the 
        Consumer Credit Protection Act dealing with truth in 
        lending, extortionate credit transactions, restrictions 
        on garnishments, fair credit reporting and the use of 
        credit information by credit bureaus and credit 
        providers, equal credit opportunity, debt collection 
        practices, and electronic funds transfers;
          (vi) creditor remedies and debtor defenses, Federal 
        aspects of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, credit and 
        debit cards and the preemption of State usury laws;
          (vii) all matters relating to consumer access to 
        financial services, including the Home Mortgage 
        Disclosure Act and the Community Reinvestment Act;
          (viii) the terms and rules of disclosure of financial 
        services, including the advertisement, promotion and 
        pricing of financial services, and availability of 
        government check cashing services;
          (ix) issues relating to consumer access to savings 
        accounts and checking accounts in financial 
        institutions, including lifeline banking and other 
        consumer accounts; and
          (x) all matters relating to the business of 
        insurance, other than government sponsored insurance 
        programs.

       Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy

    (c) The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy extends to and includes:
          (i) all matters relating to all multilateral 
        development lending institutions, including activities 
        of the National Advisory Council on International 
        Monetary and Financial Policies as related thereto, and 
        monetary and financial developments as they relate to 
        the activities and objectives of such institutions;
          (ii) all matters within the jurisdiction of the 
        Committee relating to international trade, including 
        but not limited to the activities of the Export-Import 
        Bank;
          (iii) the International Monetary Fund, its permanent 
        and temporary agencies, and all matters related 
        thereto;
          (iv) international investment policies, both as they 
        relate to United States investments for trade purposes 
        by citizens of the United States and investments made 
        by all foreign entities in the United States;
          (v) all matters relating to financial aid to all 
        sectors and elements within the economy, all matters 
        relating to economic growth and stabilization, and all 
        defense production matters as contained in the Defense 
        Production Act of 1950, as amended, and all related 
        matters thereto;
          (vi) all matters relating to domestic monetary policy 
        and agencies which directly or indirectly affect 
        domestic monetary policy, including the effect of such 
        policy and other financial actions on interest rates, 
        the allocation of credit, and the structure and 
        functioning of domestic and foreign financial 
        institutions;
          (vii) all matters relating to coins, coinage, 
        currency and medals, including commemorative coins and 
        medals, proof and mint sets and other special coins, 
        the Coinage Act of 1965, gold and silver, including 
        coinage thereof (but not the par value of gold), gold 
        medals, counterfeiting, currency denominations and 
        design, the distribution of coins, and the operations 
        and activities of the Bureau of the Mint and the Bureau 
        of Engraving and Printing; provided, however, that the 
        Subcommittee shall not schedule a hearing on any 
        commemorative medal or commemorative coin legislation 
        unless the legislation is cosponsored by at least two-
        thirds of the Members of the House and has been 
        recommended by the U.S. Mint's Citizens Commemorative 
        Coin Advisory Committee in the case of a commemorative 
        coin. The Subcommittee shall not report a bill or 
        measure authorizing commemorative coins which does not 
        conform with the mintage restrictions under 31 USC 
        5112. In considering legislation authorizing 
        Congressional gold medals, the subcommittee shall apply 
        the following standards:
                  (A) the recipient shall be a natural person;
                  (B) the recipient shall have performed an 
                achievement that has an impact on American 
                history and culture that is likely to be 
                recognized as a major achievement in the 
                recipient's field long after the achievement;
                  (C) the recipient shall not have received a 
                medal previously for the same or substantially 
                the same achievement;
                  (D) the recipient shall be living or, if 
                deceased, shall have been deceased for not less 
                than five years and not more than 25 years; and
                  (E) the achievements were performed in the 
                recipient's field of endeavor, and represent 
                either a lifetime of continuous superior 
                achievements or a single achievement so 
                significant that the recipient is recognized 
                and acclaimed by others in the same field, as 
                evidenced by the recipient having received the 
                highest honors in the field.

 Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored 
                              Enterprises

    (d) The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises 
extends to and includes:
          (i) all matters relating to depository institution 
        securities activities, including the activities of any 
        affiliates, except for functional regulation under 
        applicable securities laws not involving safety and 
        soundness;
          (ii) all matters related to bank capital markets 
        activities;
          (iii) all matters related to the activities of 
        financial institutions in financial markets involving 
        futures, forwards, options and other types of 
        derivative instruments;
          (iv) all matters relating to secondary market 
        organizations for home mortgages including the Federal 
        National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan 
        Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Agricultural 
        Mortgage Corporation;
          (v) all matters related to the Office of Federal 
        Housing Enterprise Oversight; and
          (vi) all matters related to the Federal Housing 
        Finance Board and the supervision and operation of the 
        Federal Home Loan Banks.

          Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations

    (e) The Subcommittee on General Oversight and 
Investigations shall have the responsibility of reviewing and 
studying, on a continuing basis:
          (i) the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of the laws within the jurisdiction of 
        the Committee, and the organization and operation of 
        the Federal agencies and entities which have 
        responsibility for the administration and execution 
        thereof, in order to determine whether such laws and 
        the programs thereunder are being implemented and 
        carried out in accordance with the intent of the 
        Congress and whether such programs should be continued, 
        curtailed, or eliminated;
          (ii) any conditions or circumstances which may 
        indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new 
        or additional legislation within the jurisdiction of 
        the Committee (whether or not any bill or resolution 
        has been introduced with respect thereto), and present 
        any such recommendations as deemed necessary to the 
        appropriate subcommittee(s) of the Committee;
          (iii) forecasting and future oriented research on 
        matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee, and 
        shall study all reports, documents and data pertinent 
        to the jurisdiction of the Committee and make the 
        necessary recommendations or reports thereon to the 
        appropriate subcommittee(s) of the Committee; and
          (iv) the impact or probable impact of tax policies 
        affecting subjects within the jurisdiction of the 
        Committee; provided, however, that the operations of 
        the Subcommittee on General Oversight and 
        Investigations shall in no way limit the responsibility 
        of the other subcommittees of the Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services from carrying out their 
        oversight duties.

                 Subcommittees--Referral Of Legislation

    2. Each bill, resolution, investigation, or other matter 
which relates to a subject listed under the jurisdiction of any 
subcommittee named in this rule referred to or initiated by the 
full Committee shall on a bimonthly basis be referred by the 
Chairperson to the subcommittees of appropriate jurisdiction or 
retained at the full Committee for its consideration unless, by 
majority vote of the Majority Members of the full Committee, 
the referral or consideration is to be otherwise. Referral 
under this clause shall not be effective until each 
subcommittee Chairperson is notified of the Chairperson's 
referral decision. A bill, resolution, or other matter referred 
to a subcommittee in accordance with this clause may be 
recalled therefrom at any time for the Committee's direct 
consideration or for reference to another subcommittee by a 
majority vote of the Majority Members of the full Committee, or 
by the Chairperson (unless provided otherwise by a majority 
vote of the Majority Members of the full Committee).
    3. In carrying out this rule with respect to any matter, 
the Chairperson shall designate a subcommittee of primary 
jurisdiction; but also may refer the matter to one or more 
additional subcommittees, for consideration in sequence 
(subject to appropriate time limitations), either on its 
initial referral or after the matter has been reported by the 
subcommittee of primary jurisdiction; or may refer portions of 
the matter to one or more additional subcommittees (reflecting 
different subjects and jurisdictions) for the consideration 
only of designated portions; or may refer the matter to a 
special ad hoc subcommittee appointed by the Chairperson with 
the approval of the Committee (with members from the 
subcommittees having jurisdiction) for the specific purpose of 
considering that matter and reporting to the Committee thereon; 
or may make such other provisions as may be considered 
appropriate.

               Rule 8.--Subcommittees--Powers and Duties

    1. Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the full Committee on all 
matters referred to it or under its jurisdiction. Subcommittee 
Chairpersons shall set dates for hearings and meetings of their 
respective subcommittees after consultation with the 
Chairperson and other subcommittee Chairpersons and with a view 
toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full Committee and 
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.
    2. Whenever a subcommittee has ordered a bill, resolution, 
or other matter to be reported to the Committee, the 
Chairperson of the subcommittee reporting the bill, resolution, 
or matter to the full Committee, or any Member authorized by 
the subcommittee to do so, may report such bill, resolution, or 
matter to the Committee. It shall be the duty of the 
Chairperson of the subcommittee to report or cause to be 
reported promptly such bill, resolution, or matter, and to take 
steps or cause to be taken the necessary steps to bring such 
bill, resolution, or matter to a vote.
    3. No bill or joint resolution approved by a subcommittee 
shall be considered by the Committee unless such measure, as 
approved, has been made available to all Members at least two 
calendar days prior to the meeting, accompanied by a section-
by-section analysis of such measure. The provisions of this 
paragraph may be suspended by the Committee by a two-thirds 
vote or by the Chairperson, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority Member of the full Committee.
    4. All Committee or subcommittee reports printed pursuant 
to a legislative study or investigation and not approved by a 
majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, 
shall contain the following disclaimer on the cover of such 
report: ``This report has not been officially adopted by the 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (or pertinent 
subcommittee thereof) and may not therefore necessarily reflect 
the views of its Members.''
    5. Bills, resolutions, or other matters favorably reported 
by a subcommittee shall automatically be placed on the agenda 
of the Committee as of the time they are reported and shall be 
considered by the full Committee in the order in which they 
were reported unless the Chairperson after consultation with 
the ranking minority Member and appropriate subcommittee 
Chairperson, otherwise directs; provided, however, that no bill 
reported by a subcommittee shall be considered by the full 
Committee unless each Member has been provided with reasonable 
time prior to the meeting to analyze such bill, together with a 
comparison with present law and a section-by-section analysis 
of the proposed change.
    6. No bill or joint resolution may be considered by a 
subcommittee unless such measure has been made available to all 
Members at least two calendar days prior to the meeting, 
accompanied by a section-by-section analysis of such measure. 
The provisions of this paragraph may be waived following 
consultation with the appropriate ranking minority Member.
    7. The Chairperson and ranking minority Member of the 
Committee shall be ex officio, non-voting members of each 
subcommittee of the Committee.

                Rule 9.--Subcommittees--Size and Ratios

    1. To the extent that the number of subcommittees and their 
party ratios permit, the size of all subcommittees shall be 
established so that the majority party Members of the Committee 
have an equal number of subcommittee assignments; provided, 
however, that a majority Member may waive his or her right to 
an equal number of subcommittee assignments on the Committee.
    2. The following shall be the sizes and ratios for 
subcommittees:
          (a) Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
        Opportunity: Total 26--Majority 14, Minority 12.
          (b) Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
        Consumer Credit: Total 28--Majority 15, Minority 13.
          (c) Subcommittee on Domestic and International 
        Monetary Policy: Total 26--Majority 14, Minority 12.
          (d) Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
        Government Sponsored Enterprises: Total 28--Majority 
        15, Minority 13.
          (e) Subcommittee on General Oversight and 
        Investigations: Total 10--Majority 6, Minority 4.

                       Rule 10.--Budget and Staff

    1. The Chairperson, in consultation with other Members of 
the Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget 
providing amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigations 
and other expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees and 
shall present same to the Committee.
    2. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 
professional and investigative staff of the Committee shall be 
appointed, and may be removed, by the Chairperson and shall 
work under the general supervision and direction of the 
Chairperson.
    (b) All professional and investigative staff provided to 
the minority party Members of the Committee shall be appointed, 
and may be removed, by the ranking minority Member of the 
Committee and shall work under the general supervision and 
direction of such Member.
    3. (a) From funds made available for the appointment of 
staff, the Chairperson of the Committee shall, pursuant to 
clause 6(d) of Rule X of the Rules of the House ensure that 
sufficient staff is made available to each subcommittee to 
carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the 
Committee, and, after consultation with the ranking minority 
Member of the Committee, that the minority party of the 
Committee is treated fairly in the appointment of such staff.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the Chairperson 
shall fix the compensation of all professional and 
investigative staff of the Committee.
    (c) The ranking minority Member shall fix the compensation 
of all professional and investigative staff provided to the 
minority party Members of the Committee.
    4. From the amount provided to the Committee in the primary 
expense resolution adopted by the House of Representatives, the 
Chairperson, after consultation with the ranking minority 
Member, shall designate an amount to be under the direction of 
the ranking minority Member for the compensation of the 
minority staff, travel expenses of minority Members and staff, 
and minority office expenses. All expenses of minority Members 
and staff shall be paid for out of the amount so set aside.
    5. It is intended that the skills and experience of all 
members of the Committee staff be available to all Members of 
the Committee.

                            Rule 11.--Travel

    1. All travel for any Member and any staff member of the 
Committee in connection with activities or subject matters 
under the general jurisdiction of the Committee must be 
authorized by the Chairperson. Before such authorization is 
granted, there shall be submitted to the Chairperson in writing 
the following:
          (a) the purpose of the travel;
          (b) the dates during which the travel is to occur;
          (c) the names of the States or countries to be 
        visited and the length of time to be spent in each; and
          (d) the names of Members and staff of the Committee 
        for whom the authorization is sought.
    2. In the case of travel outside the United States of 
Members and staff of the Committee, such Members or staff shall 
submit a written report to the Chairperson on any such travel 
including a description of their itinerary, expenses, 
activities, and pertinent information gained as a result of 
such travel.
    3. Members and staff of the Committee performing authorized 
travel on official business shall be governed by applicable 
laws, resolutions, and regulations of the House and of the 
Committee on House Administration.

                           Rule 12.--Records

    1. There shall be kept in writing a record of the 
proceedings of the Committee and of each subcommittee, 
including a record of the votes on any question on which a 
record vote is demanded. The result of each such record vote 
shall be made available by the Committee for inspection by the 
public at reasonable times in the offices of the Committee. 
Information so available for public inspection shall include a 
description of the amendment, motion, order or other 
proposition and the name of each Member voting for and each 
Member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition, and the names of those Members absent or present 
but not voting. A record vote may be demanded by any one Member 
of the Committee or subcommittee.
    2. Access by any Member, officer or employee of the 
Committee to any information classified under established 
national security procedures shall be conducted in accordance 
with clause 13 of Rule XXIV of the Rules of the House.
    3. The transcript of any meeting or hearing shall be a 
substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made during 
the proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, and 
typographical corrections authorized by the person making the 
remarks involved.
    4. All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files 
shall be kept separate and distinct from the congressional 
office records of the Member serving as Chairperson of the 
Committee; and such records shall be the property of the House 
and all Members of the House shall have access thereto.
    5. The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House. The 
Chairperson shall notify the ranking minority Member of any 
decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of that 
rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter 
shall be presented to the Committee for a determination on the 
written request of any Member of the Committee.
    6. To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall make 
its publications available in electronic form.
                          Committee on Budget

                     JOHN R. KASICH, Ohio, Chairman

SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia             JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr. South Carolina
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut       JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
WALLY HERGER, California             LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey               BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi
NICK SMITH, Michigan                 DAVID MINGE, Minnesota
JIM NUSSLE, Iowa                     KEN BENTSEN, Texas
PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan             JIM DAVIS, Florida
GEORGE RADANOVICH, California        ROBERT A. WEYGAND, Rhode Island
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire       EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota             DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee              EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire        GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania        BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon
JIM RYUN, Kansas                     KEN LUCAS, Kentucky
MAC COLLINS, Georgia                 RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                 JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin                TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin
ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky
GARY G. MILLER, California
PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin
PATRICK J. TOOMEY, Pennsylvania

                       (Adopted January 20, 1999)


                 Rule 1.--Applicability of House Rules

    Except as otherwise specified herein, the Rules of the 
House are the rules of the committee so far as applicable, 
except that a motion to recess from day to day is a motion of 
high privilege.

                       Rule 2.--Regular Meetings

    (a) The regular meeting day of the committee shall be the 
second Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m., while the House is 
in session.
    (b) The chairman is authorized to dispense with a regular 
meeting when the chairman determines there is no business to be 
considered by the committee. The chairman shall give notice in 
writing or by facsimile to that effect to each member of the 
committee as far in advance of the regular meeting day as the 
circumstances permit.
    (c) Regular meetings shall be canceled when they conflict 
with meetings of either party's caucus or conference.

                Rule 3.--Additional and Special Meetings

    (a) The chairman may call and convene additional meetings 
of the committee as the chairman considers necessary, or 
special meetings at the request of a majority of the members of 
the committee in accordance with House Rule XI, clause 2(c).
    (b) In the absence of exceptional circumstances, the 
chairman shall provide notice in writing or by facsimile of 
additional meetings to the office of each member at least 24 
hours in advance while Congress is in session, and at least 3 
days in advance when Congress is not in session.

                    Rule 4.--Open Business Meetings

    (a) Each meeting for the transaction of committee business, 
including the markup of measures, shall be open to the public 
except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum 
present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the 
remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
public in accordance with House Rule XI, clause 2(g)(1).
    (b) No person other than members of the committee and such 
congressional staff and departmental representatives as the 
committee may authorize shall be present at any business or 
markup session which has been closed to the public.

                            Rule 5.--Quorums

    A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum. No 
business shall be transacted and no measure or recommendation 
shall be reported unless a quorum is actually present.

                          Rule 6.--Recognition

    Any member, when recognized by the chairman, may address 
the committee on any bill, motion, or other matter under 
consideration before the committee. The time of such member 
shall be limited to 5 minutes until all members present have 
been afforded an opportunity to comment.

                   Rule 7.--Consideration of Business

    Measures or matters may be placed before the committee, for 
its consideration, by the chairman or by a majority vote of the 
members of the committee, a quorum being present.

                  Rule 8.--Availability of Legislation

    No bill or joint or concurrent resolution shall be 
considered by the committee unless copies of the measure have 
been made available to all committee members at least 4 hours 
prior to the time at which such measure is to be considered. 
For concurrent resolutions on the budget, this requirement 
shall be satisfied by making available copies of the complete 
chairman's mark (or such material as will provide the basis for 
committee consideration). The provisions of this rule may be 
suspended by the concurrence of the chairman and ranking 
minority member.

       Rule 9.--Procedure for Consideration of Budget Resolution

    (a) It shall be the policy of the committee that the 
starting point for any deliberations on a concurrent resolution 
on the budget should be the estimated or actual levels for the 
fiscal year preceding the budget year.
    (b) In developing a concurrent resolution on the budget, 
the committee shall first proceed, unless otherwise determined 
by the committee, to consider budget aggregates, functional 
categories, and other appropriate matters on a tentative basis, 
with the document before the committee open to amendment; 
subsequent amendments may be offered to aggregates, functional 
categories, or other appropriate matters which have already 
been amended in their entirety.
    (c) Following adoption of the aggregates, functional 
categories, and other matters, the text of a concurrent 
resolution on the budget incorporating such aggregates, 
functional categories, and other appropriate matters shall be 
considered for amendment and a final vote.

                        Rule 10.--Rollcall Votes

    A rollcall of the members may be had upon the request of at 
least one-fifth of those present. In the apparent absence of a 
quorum, a rollcall may be had on the request of any member.

                   Rule 11.--Announcement of Hearings

    The chairman shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any committee hearing at least 1 
week before the hearing, beginning with the day in which the 
announcement is made and ending the day preceding the scheduled 
hearing unless the chairman, with the concurrence of the 
ranking minority member, or the committee by majority vote with 
a quorum present for the transaction of business, determines 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, in which case 
the chairman shall make the announcement at the earliest 
possible date.

                        Rule 12.--Open Hearings

    (a) Each hearing conducted by the committee or any of its 
task forces shall be open to the public except when the 
committee or task force, in open session and with a quorum 
present, determines by rollcall vote that all or part of the 
remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to the 
public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other 
matters to be considered would endanger the national security, 
or would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
would tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, or 
would violate any law or rule of the House of Representatives. 
The committee or task forces may by the same procedure vote to 
close one subsequent day of hearing.
    (b) For the purposes of House Rule XI, clause 2(g)(2), the 
task forces of the committee are considered to be 
subcommittees.

                           Rule 13.--Quorums

    For the purpose of hearing testimony, not less than two 
members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

                Rule 14.--Time for Questioning Witnesses

    (a) Committee members shall have an amount of time not to 
exceed 5 minutes to interrogate each witness until such time as 
each member who so desires has had an opportunity to 
interrogate such witness.
    (b) After all members have had an opportunity to ask 
questions, the round shall begin again under the 5-minute rule.
    (c) In questioning witnesses under the 5-minute rule, the 
chairman and the ranking minority member may be recognized 
first, after which members may be recognized in the order of 
their arrival at the hearing. Among the members present at the 
time the hearing is called to order, seniority shall be 
recognized. In recognizing members to question witnesses, the 
chairman may take into consideration the ratio of majority 
members to minority members and the number of majority and 
minority members present and shall apportion the recognition 
for questioning in such a manner as not to disadvantage the 
members of the majority.

                     Rule 15.--Subpoenas and Oaths

    (a) In accordance with House Rule XI, clause 2(m) subpoenas 
authorized by a majority of the committee may be issued over 
the signature of the chairman or of any member of the committee 
designated by him, and may be served by any person designated 
by the chairman or such member.
    (b) The chairman, or any member of the committee designated 
by the chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses.

                    Rule 16.--Witnesses' Statements

    (a) So far as practicable, any prepared statement to be 
presented by a witness shall be submitted to the committee at 
least 24 hours in advance of presentation, and shall be 
distributed to all members of the committee in advance of 
presentation.
    (b) To the greatest extent possible, each witness appearing 
in a nongovernmental capacity shall include with the written 
statement of proposed testimony a curriculum vitae and a 
disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and program) of 
any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year or 
either of the 2 preceding fiscal years.

                       Rule 17.--Committee Prints

    All committee prints and other materials prepared for 
public distribution shall be approved by the committee prior to 
any distribution, unless such print or other material shows 
clearly on its face that it has not been approved by the 
committee.

            Rule 18.--Committee Publications on the Internet

    To the maximum extent feasible, the committee shall make 
its publications available in electronic form.

                       Rule 19.--Committee Staff

    (a)(1) Subject to approval by the committee, and to the 
provisions of the following paragraphs, the professional and 
clerical staff of the committee shall be appointed, and may be 
removed, by the chairman.
    (2) Committee staff shall not be assigned any duties other 
than those pertaining to committee business, and shall be 
selected without regard to race, creed, sex, or age, and solely 
on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of their 
respective positions.
    (3) All committee staff shall be entitled to equitable 
treatment, including comparable salaries, facilities, access to 
official committee records, leave, and hours of work.
    (4) Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, staff shall be 
employed in compliance with House rules, the Employment and 
Accountability Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and 
any other applicable Federal statutes.
    (b) Associate staff for members of the committee may be 
appointed only at the discretion of the chairman (in 
consultation with the ranking minority member regarding any 
minority party associate staff), after taking into 
consideration any staff ceilings and budgetary constraints in 
effect at the time, and any terms, limits, or conditions 
established by the Committee on House Administration under 
clause 9 of House Rule X. Such staff members shall be 
compensated at a rate, determined by the member, not to exceed 
$60,000 per year from the committee's budget. Members shall not 
appoint more than one person pursuant to these provisions. 
Members designating a staff member under this subsection must 
certify by letter to the chairman that the employee is needed 
and will be utilized for committee work and, to the extent 
space is available, will spend no less than 10 hours per week 
in committee offices performing committee work.

                      Rule 20.--Staff Supervision

    (a) Staff shall be under the general supervision and 
direction of the chairman, who shall establish and assign their 
duties and responsibilities, delegate such authority as he 
deems appropriate, fix and adjust staff salaries (in accordance 
with House Rule X, clause 9(c)) and job titles, and, in his 
discretion, arrange for their specialized training.
    (b) Staff assigned to the minority shall be under the 
general supervision and direction of the minority members of 
the committee, who may delegate such authority as they deem 
appropriate.

       Rule 21.--Preparation and Maintenance of Committee Records

    (a) An accurate stenographic record shall be made of all 
hearings and business meetings.
    (b) The proceedings of the committee shall be recorded in a 
journal which shall, among other things, include a record of 
the votes on any question on which a record vote is demanded.
    (c) Members of the committee shall correct and return 
transcripts of hearings as soon as practicable after receipt 
thereof, except that any changes shall be limited to technical, 
grammatical, and typographical corrections.
    (d) Any witness may examine the transcript of his own 
testimony and make grammatical, technical, and typographical 
corrections.
    (e) The chairman may order the printing of a hearing record 
without the corrections of any member or witness if he 
determines that such member or witness has been afforded a 
reasonable time for correction, and that further delay would 
seriously impede the committee's responsibility for meeting its 
deadlines under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (f) Transcripts of hearings and meetings may be printed if 
the chairman decides it is appropriate, or if a majority of the 
members so request.

                 Rule 22.--Access to Committee Records

    (a)(1) The chairman shall promulgate regulations to provide 
for public inspection of rollcall votes and to provide access 
by members to committee records (in accordance with House Rule 
XI, clause 2(e)).
    (2) Access to classified testimony and information shall be 
limited to Members of Congress and to House Budget Committee 
staff and stenographic reporters who have appropriate security 
clearance.
    (3) Notice of the receipt of such information shall be sent 
to the committee members. Such information shall be kept in the 
committee safe, and shall be available to members in the 
committee office.
    (b) The records of the committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The chairman shall notify the ranking minority 
member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of the rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the 
committee.

                      Rule 23.--General Oversight

    (a) The committee shall review and study, on a continuing 
basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject of 
which is within its jurisdiction.
    (b) The committee is authorized at any time to conduct such 
investigations and studies as it may consider necessary or 
appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under 
clause (1)(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House, and, subject 
to the adoption of expense resolutions as required by clause 6 
of rule X, to incur expenses (including travel expenses) in 
connection therewith.
    (c) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Government Reform in accordance with the 
provisions of clause (2)(d) of House Rule X.

                  Rule 24.--Availability Before Filing

    (a) Any report accompanying any bill or resolution ordered 
reported to the House by the committee shall be available to 
all committee members at least 36 hours prior to filing with 
the House.
    (b) No material change shall be made in any report made 
available to members pursuant to section (a) without the 
concurrence of the ranking minority member or by a majority 
vote of the committee.
    (c) Notwithstanding any other rule of the committee, either 
or both subsections (a) and (b) may be waived by the chairman 
or with a majority vote by the committee.

               Rule 25.--Report on the Budget Resolution

    The report of the committee to accompany a concurrent 
resolution on the budget shall include a comparison of the 
estimated or actual levels for the year preceding the budget 
year with the proposed spending andrevenue levels for the 
budget year and each out year along with the appropriate percentage 
increase or decrease for each budget function and aggregate. The report 
shall include any rollcall vote on any motion to amend or report any 
measure.

Rule 26.--Parliamentarian's Status Report and Section 302 Status Report

    (a)(1) In order to carry out its duty under section 311 of 
the Congressional Budget Act to advise the House of 
Representatives as to the current level of spending and 
revenues as compared to the levels set forth in the latest 
agreed-upon concurrent resolution on the budget, the committee 
shall advise the Speaker on at least a monthly basis when the 
House is in session as to its estimate of the current level of 
spending and revenue. Such estimates shall be prepared by the 
staff of the committee, transmitted to the Speaker in the form 
of a Parliamentarian's Status Report, and printed in the 
Congressional Record.
    (2) The committee authorizes the chairman, in consultation 
with the ranking minority member, to transmit to the Speaker 
the Parliamentarian's Status Report described above.
    (b)(1) In order to carry out its duty under section 302 of 
the Congressional Budget Act to advise the House of 
Representative as to the current level of spending within the 
jurisdiction of committees as compared to the appropriate 
allocations made pursuant to the Budget Act in conformity with 
the latest agreed-upon concurrent resolution on the budget, the 
committee shall, as necessary, advise the Speaker as to its 
estimate of the current level of spending within the 
jurisdiction of appropriate committees. Such estimates shall be 
prepared by the staff of the committee and transmitted to the 
Speaker in the form of a Section 302 Status Report.
    (2) The committee authorizes the chairman, in consultation 
with the ranking minority member, to transmit to the Speaker 
the Section 302 Status Report described above.

                       Rule  27.--Activity Report

    After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
Congress sine die, the chair of the committee may file any time 
with the Clerk the committee's activity report for that 
Congress pursuant to clause(1)(d)(1) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House without the approval of the committee, if a copy of 
the report has been available to each member of the committee 
for at least 7 calendar days and the report includes any 
supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a 
member of the committee.

            Rule 28.--Broadcasting of Meetings and Hearings

    (a) It shall be the policy of the committee to give all 
news media access to open hearings of the committee, subject to 
the requirements and limitations set forth in House Rule XI, 
clause 4.
    (b) Whenever any committee business meeting is open to the 
public, that meeting may be covered, in whole or in part, by 
television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, 
or by any of such methods of coverage, in accordance with House 
Rule XI, clause 4.

                  Rule  29.--Appointment of Conferees

    (a) Majority party members recommended to the Speaker as 
conferees shall be recommended by the chairman subject to the 
approval of the majority party members of the committee.
    (b) The chairman shall recommend such minority party 
members as conferees as shall be determined by the minority 
party; the recommended party representation shall be in 
approximately the same proportion as that in the committee.

                           Rule  30.--Waivers

    When a reported bill or joint resolution, conference 
report, or anticipated floor amendment violates any provision 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the chairman may, if 
practical, consult with the committee members on whether the 
chairman should recommend, in writing, that the Committee on 
Rules report a special rule that enforces the act by not 
waiving the applicable points of order during the consideration 
of such measure.
                         Committee on Commerce

                     TOM BLILEY, Virginia, Chairman

W. J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, Louisiana      JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan
MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio               HENRY A. WAXMAN, California
MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida           EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
JOE BARTON, Texas                    RALPH M. HALL, Texas
FRED UPTON, Michigan                 RICK BOUCHER, Virginia
CLIFF STEARNS, Florida               EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York
PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio                FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey
JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania     SHERROD BROWN, Ohio
CHRISTOPHER COX, California          BART GORDON, Tennessee
NATHAN DEAL, Georgia                 PETER DEUTSCH, Florida
STEVE LARGENT, Oklahoma              BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina         ANNA G. ESHOO, California
BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California         RON KLINK, Pennsylvania
ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky               BART STUPAK, Michigan
GREG GANSKE, Iowa                    ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
CHARLIE NORWOOD, Georgia             THOMAS C. SAWYER, Ohio
TOM A. COBURN, Oklahoma              ALBERT RUSSELL WYNN, Maryland
RICK LAZIO, New York                 GENE GREEN, Texas
BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming               KAREN McCARTHY, Missouri
JAMES E. ROGAN, California           TED STRICKLAND, Ohio
JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois               DIANA DeGETTE, Colorado
HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico           THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin
JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona             BILL LUTHER, Minnesota
CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING,       LOIS CAPPS, California
Mississippi
VITO FOSSELLA, New York
ROY BLUNT, Missouri
ED BRYANT, Tennessee
ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Jr., Maryland

                       (Adopted January 7, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) Rules of the Committee.--The Rules of the House are the 
rules of the Committee on Commerce (hereinafter the Committee) 
and its subcommittees so far as is applicable, except that a 
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with 
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed 
copies are available, is non-debatable and privileged in the 
Committee and its subcommittees.
    (b) Rules of the Subcommittees.--Each subcommittee of the 
Committee is part of the Committee and is subject to the 
authority and direction of the Committee and to its rules so 
far as applicable. Written rules adopted by the Committee, not 
inconsistent with the Rules of the House, shall be binding on 
each subcommittee of the Committee.

                  Rule 2.--Time and Place of Meetings

    (a) Regular Meeting Days.--The Committee shall meet on the 
fourth Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m., for the consideration 
of bills, resolutions, and other business, if the House is in 
session on that day. If the House is not in session on that day 
and the Committee has not met during such month, the Committee 
shall meet at the earliest practicable opportunity when the 
House is again in session. The chairman of the Committee may, 
at his discretion, cancel, delay, or defer any meeting required 
under this section, after consultation with the ranking 
minority member.
    (b) Additional Meetings.--The chairman may call and 
convene, as he considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
Committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution 
pending before the Committee or for theconduct of other 
Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such purposes pursuant 
to that call of the chairman.
    (c) Vice Chairmen; Presiding Member.--The chairman shall 
designate a member of the majority party to serve as vice 
chairman of the Committee, and shall designate a majority 
member of each subcommittee to serve as vice chairman of each 
subcommittee. The vice chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as the case may be, shall preside at any meeting 
or hearing during the temporary absence of the chairman. If the 
chairman and vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee are 
not present at any meeting or hearing, the ranking member of 
the majority party who is present shall preside at the meeting 
or hearing.
    (d) Open Meetings and Hearings.--Except as provided by the 
Rules of the House, each meeting of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees for the transaction of business, including the 
markup of legislation, and each hearing, shall be open to the 
public including to radio, television and still photography 
coverage, consistent with the provisions of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House.

                            Rule 3.--Agenda

    The agenda for each Committee or subcommittee meeting 
(other than a hearing), setting out the date, time, place, and 
all items of business to be considered, shall be provided to 
each member of the Committee at least 36 hours in advance of 
such meeting.

                           Rule 4.--Procedure

    (a)(1) Hearings.--The date, time, place, and subject matter 
of any hearing of the Committee or any of its subcommittees 
shall be announced at least one week in advance of the 
commencement of such hearing, unless the Committee or 
subcommittee determines in accordance with clause 2(g)(3) of 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House that there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner.
    (2)(A) Meetings.--The date, time, place, and subject matter 
of any meeting (other than a hearing) scheduled on a Tuesday, 
Wednesday, or Thursday when the House will be in session, shall 
be announced at least 36 hours (exclusive of Saturdays, 
Sundays, and legal holidays except when the House is in session 
on such days) in advance of the commencement of such meeting.
    (B) Other Meetings.--The date, time, place, and subject 
matter of a meeting (other than a hearing or a meeting to which 
subparagraph (A) applies) shall be announced at least 72 hours 
in advance of the commencement of such meeting.
    (b)(1) Requirements for Testimony.--Each witness who is to 
appear before the Committee or a subcommittee shall file with 
the clerk of the Committee, at least two working days in 
advance of his or her appearance, sufficient copies, as 
determined by the chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, 
of a written statement of his or her proposed testimony to 
provide to members and staff of the Committee or subcommittee, 
the news media, and the general public. Each witness shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, also provide a copy of such 
written testimony in an electronic format prescribed by the 
chairman. Each witness shall limit his or her oral presentation 
to a brief summary of the argument. The chairman of the 
Committee or of a subcommittee, or the presiding member, may 
waive the requirements of this paragraph or any part thereof.
    (2) Additional Requirements for Testimony.--To the greatest 
extent practicable, the written testimony of each witness 
appearing in a non-govern-mental capacity shall include a 
curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and source (by 
agency and program) of any federal grant (or subgrant thereof) 
or contract (or subcontract thereof) received during the 
current fiscal year or either of the two preceding fiscal years 
by the witness or by an entity represented by the witness.
    (c) Questioning Witnesses.--The right to interrogate the 
witnesses before the Committee or any of its subcommittees 
shall alternate between majority and minority members. Each 
member shall be limited to 5 minutes in the interrogation of 
witnesses until such time as each member who so desires has had 
an opportunity to question witnesses. No member shall be 
recognized for a second period of 5 minutes to interrogate a 
witness until each member of the Committee present has been 
recognized once for that purpose. While the Committee or 
subcommittee is operating under the 5-minute rule for the 
interrogation of witnesses, the chairman shall recognize in 
order of appearance members who were not present when the 
meeting was called to order after all members who were present 
when the meeting was called to order have been recognized in 
the order of seniority on the Committee or subcommittee, as the 
case may be.
    (d) Explanation of Subcommittee Action.--No bill, 
recommendation, or other matter reported by a subcommittee 
shall be considered by the full Committee unless the text of 
the matter reported, together with an explanation, has been 
available to members of the Committee for at least 36 hours. 
Such explanation shall include a summary of the major 
provisions of the legislation, an explanation of the 
relationship of the matter to present law, and a summary of the 
need for the legislation. All subcommittee actions shall be 
reported promptly by the clerk of the Committee to all members 
of the Committee.
    (e) Opening Statements.--Opening statements by members at 
the beginning of any hearing or markup of the Committee or any 
of its subcommittees shall be limited to 5 minutes each for the 
chairman and ranking minority member (or their respective 
designee) of the Committee or subcommittee, as applicable, and 
3 minutes each for all other members.

      Rule  5.--Waiver of Agenda, Notice, and Layover Requirements

    Requirements of rules 3, 4(a)(2), and 4(d) may be waived by 
a majority of those present and voting (a majority being 
present) of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be.

                            Rule 6.--Quorum

    Testimony may be taken and evidence received at any hearing 
at which there are present not fewer than two members of the 
Committee or subcommittee in question. A majority of the 
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the 
purposes of reporting any measure or matter, of authorizing a 
subpoena, or of closing a meeting or hearing pursuant to clause 
2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House (except as provided 
in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B)). For the purposes of taking any 
action other than those specified in the preceding sentence, 
one-third of the members of the Committee or subcommittee shall 
constitute a quorum.

                  Rule 7.--Official Committee Records

    (a)(1) Journal.--The proceedings of the Committee shall be 
recorded in a journal which shall, among other things, show 
those present at each meeting, and include a record of the vote 
on any question on which a record vote is demanded and a 
description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition voted. A copy of the journal shall be furnished to 
the ranking minority member.
    (2) Record Votes.--A record vote may be demanded by one-
fifth of the members present or, in the apparent absence of a 
quorum, by any one member. No demand for a record vote shall be 
made or obtained except for the purpose of procuring a record 
vote or in the apparent absence of a quorum. The result of each 
record vote in any meeting of the Committee shall be made 
available in the Committee office for inspection by the public, 
as provided in Rule XI, clause 2(e) of the Rules of the House.
    (b) Archived Records.--The records of the Committee at the 
National Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
available for public use in accordance with Rule VII of the 
Rules of the House. The chairman shall notify the ranking 
minority member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3 (b)(3) or 
clause 4 (b) of the Rule, to withhold a record otherwise 
available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee 
for a determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee. The chairman shall consult with the ranking minority 
member on any communication from the Archivist of the United 
States or the Clerk of the House concerning the disposition of 
noncurrent records pursuant to clause 3(b) of the Rule.

                         Rule 8.--Subcommittees

    There shall be such standing subcommittees with such 
jurisdiction and size as determined by the majority party 
caucus of the Committee. The jurisdiction, number, and size of 
the subcommittees shall be determined bythe majority party 
caucus prior to the start of the process for establishing subcommittee 
chairmanships and assignments.

              Rule 9.--Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive testimony, mark up legislation, and report to the 
Committee on all matters referred to it. Subcommittee chairmen 
shall set hearing and meeting dates only with the approval of 
the chairman of the Committee with a view toward assuring the 
availability of meeting rooms and avoiding simultaneous 
scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings 
whenever possible.

          Rule 10.--Reference of Legislation and Other Matters

    All legislation and other matters referred to the Committee 
shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate 
jurisdiction within two weeks of the date of receipt by the 
Committee unless action is taken by the full committee within 
those two weeks, or by majority vote of the members of the 
Committee, consideration is to be by the full Committee. In the 
case of legislation or other matter within the jurisdiction of 
more than one subcommittee, the chairman of the Committee may, 
in his discretion, refer the matter simultaneously to two or 
more subcommittees for concurrent consideration, or may 
designate a subcommittee of primary jurisdiction and also refer 
the matter to one or more additional subcommittees for 
consideration in sequence (subject to appropriate time 
limitations), either on its initial referral or after the 
matter has been reported by the subcommittee of primary 
jurisdiction. Such authority shall include the authority to 
refer such legislation or matter to an ad hoc subcommittee 
appointed by the chairman, with the approval of the Committee, 
from the members of the subcommittee having legislative or 
oversight jurisdiction.

                    Rule 11.--Ratio of Subcommittees

    The majority caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
appropriate ratio of majority to minority party members for 
each subcommittee and the chairman shall negotiate that ratio 
with the minority party, provided that the ratio of party 
members on each subcommittee shall be no less favorable to the 
majority than that of the full Committee, nor shall such ratio 
provide for a majority of less than two majority members.

                   Rule 12.--Subcommittee Membership

    (a) Selection of Subcommittee Members.--Prior to any 
organizational meeting held by the Committee, the majority and 
minority caucuses shall select their respective members of the 
standing subcommittees.
    (b) Ex Officio Members.--The chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee shall be ex officio members with voting 
privileges of each subcommittee of which they are not assigned 
as members and may be counted for purposes of establishing a 
quorum in such subcommittees.

           Rule 13.--Managing Legislation on the House Floor

    The chairman, in his discretion, shall designate which 
member shall manage legislation reported by the Committee to 
the House.

    Rule 14.--Committee Professional and Clerical Staff Appointments

    (a) Delegation of Staff.--Whenever the chairman of the 
Committee determines that any professional staff member 
appointed pursuant to the provisions of clause 9 of Rule X of 
the House of Representatives, who is assigned to such chairman 
and not to the ranking minority member, by reason of such 
professional staff member s expertise or qualifications will be 
of assistance to one or more subcommittees in carrying out 
their assigned responsibilities, he may delegate such member to 
such subcommittees for such purpose. A delegation of a member 
of the professional staff pursuant to this subsection shall be 
made after consultation with subcommittee chairmen and with the 
approval of the subcommittee chairman or chairmen involved.
    (b) Minority Professional Staff.--Professional staff 
members appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X of the House 
of Representatives, who are assigned to the ranking minority 
member of the Committee and not to the chairman of the 
Committee, shall be assigned to such Committee business as the 
minority party members of the Committee consider advisable.
    (c) Additional Staff Appointments.--In addition to the 
professional staff appointed pursuant to clause 9 of Rule X of 
the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Committee 
shall be entitled to make such appointments to the professional 
and clerical staff of the Committee as may be provided within 
the budget approved for such purposes by the Committee. Such 
appointee shall be assigned to such business of the full 
Committee as the chairman of the Committee considers advisable.
    (d) Sufficient Staff.--The chairman shall ensure that 
sufficient staff is made available to each subcommittee to 
carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the 
Committee.
    (e) Fair Treatment of Minority Members in Appointment of 
Committee Staff.--The chairman shall ensure that the minority 
members of the Committee are treated fairly in appointment of 
Committee staff.
    (f) Contracts for Temporary or Intermittent Services.--Any 
contract for the temporary services or intermittent service of 
individual consultants or organizations to make studies or 
advise the Committee or its subcommittees with respect to any 
matter within their jurisdiction shall be deemed to have been 
approved by a majority of the members of the Committee if 
approved by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee. Such approval shall not be deemed to have been given 
if at least one-third of the members of the Committee request 
in writing that the Committee formally act on such a contract, 
if the request is made within 10 days after the latest date on 
which such chairman or chairmen, and such ranking minority 
member or members, approve such contract.

                 Rule 15.--Supervision, Duties of Staff

    (a) Supervision of Majority Staff.--The professional and 
clerical staff of the Committee not assigned to the minority 
shall be under the supervision and direction of the chairman 
who, in consultation with the chairmen of the subcommittees, 
shall establish and assign the duties and responsibilities of 
such staff members and delegate such authority as he determines 
appropriate.
    (b) Supervision of Minority Staff.--The professional and 
clerical staff assigned to the minority shall be under the 
supervision and direction of the minority members of the 
Committee, who may delegate such authority as they determine 
appropriate.

                       Rule 16.--Committee Budget

    (a) Preparation of Committee Budget.--The chairman of the 
Committee, after consultation with the ranking minority member 
of the Committee and the chairmen of the subcommittees, shall 
for the 106th Congress prepare a preliminary budget for the 
Committee, with such budget including necessary amounts for 
professional and clerical staff, travel, investigations, 
equipment and miscellaneous expenses of the Committee and the 
subcommittees, and which shall be adequate to fully discharge 
the Committee's responsibilities for legislation and oversight. 
Such budget shall be presented by the chairman to the majority 
party caucus of the Committee and thereafter to the full 
Committee for its approval.
    (b) Approval of the Committee Budget.--The chairman shall 
take whatever action is necessary to have the budget as finally 
approved by the Committee duly authorized by the House. No 
proposed Committee budget may be submitted to the Committee on 
House Administration unless it has been presented to and 
approved by the majority party caucus and thereafter by the 
full Committee. The chairman of the Committee may authorize all 
necessary expenses in accordance with these rules and within 
the limits of the Committee's budget as approved by the House.
    (c) Monthly Expenditures Report.--Committee members shall 
be furnished a copy of each monthly report, prepared by the 
chairman for the Committee on House Administration, which shows 
expenditures made during the reporting period and cumulative 
for the year by the Committee and subcommittees, anticipated 
expenditures for the projected Committee program, and detailed 
information on travel.

              Rule 17.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings

    Any meeting or hearing that is open to the public may be 
covered in whole or in part by radio or television or still 
photography, subject to the requirements of clause 4 of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House. The coverage of any hearing or other 
proceeding of the Committee or any subcommittee thereof by 
television, radio, or still photography shall be under the 
direct supervision of the chairman of the Committee, the 
subcommittee chairman, or other member of the Committee 
presiding at such hearing or other proceeding and may be 
terminated by such member in accordance with the Rules of the 
House.

                  Rule 18.--Comptroller General Audits

    The chairman of the Committee is authorized to request 
verification examinations by the Comptroller General of the 
United States pursuant to Title V, Part A of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163), after consultation 
with the members of the Committee.

                          Rule 19.--Subpoenas

    The Committee, or any subcommittee, may authorize and issue 
a subpoena under clause 2(m)(2)(A) of Rule XI of the House, if 
authorized by a majority of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee (as the case may be) voting, a quorum being 
present. Authorized subpoenas may be issued over the signature 
of the chairman of the Committee or any member designated by 
the Committee, and may be served by any person designated by 
such chairman or member. The chairman of the Committee may 
authorize and issue subpoenas under such clause during any 
period for which the House has adjourned for a period in excess 
of 3 days when, in the opinion of the chairman, authorization 
and issuance of the subpoena is necessary to obtain the 
material set forth in the subpoena. The chairman shall report 
to the members of the Committee on the authorization and 
issuance of a subpoena during the recess period as soon as 
practicable but in no event later than one week after service 
of such subpoena.

                 Rule 20.--Travel of Members and Staff

    (a) Approval of Travel.--Consistent with the primary 
expense resolution and such additional expense resolutions as 
may have been approved, travel to be reimbursed from funds set 
aside for the Committee for any member or any staff member 
shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
chairman. Travel may be authorized by the chairman for any 
member and any staff member in connection with the attendance 
of hearings conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee 
thereof and meetings, conferences, and investigations which 
involve activities or subject matter under the general 
jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such authorization is 
given there shall be submitted to the chairman in writing the 
following: (1) the purpose of the travel; (2) the dates during 
which the travel is to be made and the date or dates of the 
event for which the travel is being made; (3) the location of 
the event for which the travel is to be made; and (4) the names 
of members and staff seeking authorization.
    (b) Approval of Travel by Minority Members and Staff.--In 
the case of travel by minority party members and minority party 
professional staff for the purpose set out in (a), the prior 
approval, not only of the chairman but also of the ranking 
minority member, shall be required. Such prior authorization 
shall be given by the chairman only upon the representation by 
the ranking minority member in writing setting forth those 
items enumerated in (1), (2), (3), and (4) of paragraph (a).
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

              WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania, Chairman

THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin           WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri
MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey            GEORGE MILLER, California
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina       DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan
BILL BARRETT, Nebraska               MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ. California
JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                MAJOR R. OWENS, New York
PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan             DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON,           PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii
California                           ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey
MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware          TIM ROEMER, Indiana
SAM JOHNSON, Texas                   ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California
JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania     CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto 
LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina    Rico
MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana              CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
DAVID M. McINTOSH, Indiana           RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas
CHARLIE NORWOOD, Georgia             CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York
RON PAUL, Texas                      JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado               RON KIND, Wisconsin
FRED UPTON, Michigan                 LORETTA SANCHEZ, California
NATHAN DEAL, Georgia                 HAROLD E. FORD, Jr., Tennessee
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee              DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           DAVID WU, Oregon
MATT SALMON, Arizona                 RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado
ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia

                       (Adopted January 7, 1999)


   Rule 1.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings: Vice-Chairman

    (a) Regular meetings of the committee shall be held on the 
second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., while the House is 
in session. When the Chairman believes that the committee will 
not be considering any bill or resolution before the committee 
and that there is no other business to be transacted at a 
regular meeting, he will give each member of the committee, as 
far in advance of the day of the regular meeting as the 
circumstances make practicable, a written notice to that 
effect; and no committee meeting shall be held on that day.
    (b) The Chairman may call and convene, as he considers 
necessary, additional meetings of the committee for the 
consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the 
committee or for the conduct of other committee business. The 
committee shall meet for such purposes pursuant to that call of 
the Chairman.
    (c) If at least three members of the committee desire that 
a special meeting of the committee be called by the Chairman, 
those members may file in the offices of the committee their 
written request to the Chairman for that special meeting. 
Immediately upon the filing of the request, the staff director 
of the committee shall notify the Chairman of the filing of the 
request. If, within three calendar days after the filing of the 
request, the Chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting to be held within seven calendar days after the filing 
of the request, a majority of the members of the committee may 
file in the offices of the committee their written notice that 
a special meeting of the committee will be held, specifying the 
date and hour thereof, and the measure or matter to be 
considered at that special meeting. The committee shall meet on 
that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the notice, 
the staff director of the committee shall notify all members of 
the committee that such meeting will be held and inform them of 
its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered; 
and only the measure or matter specified in that notice may be 
considered at that special meeting.
    (d) All legislative meetings of the committee and its 
subcommittees shall be open to the public, including radio, 
television and still photography coverage. No business meeting 
of the committee, other than regularly scheduled meetings, may 
be held without each member being given reasonable notice. Such 
meeting shall be called to order and presided over by the 
Chairman, or in the absence of the Chairman, by the vice-
chairman, or the Chairman's designee.
    (e)(1) The Chairman of the committee and of each of the 
subcommittees shall designate a vice-chairman of the committee 
or subcommittee, as the case may be.
    (2) The Chairman of the committee or of a subcommittee, as 
appropriate, shall preside at meetings or hearings, or, in the 
absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman, or the Chairman's 
designee shall preside.

                   Rule 2.--Questioning of Witnesses

    (a) Subject to clauses (b) and (c), Committee members may 
question witnesses only when they have been recognized by the 
Chairman for that purpose, and only for a 5-minute period until 
all members present have had an opportunity to question a 
witness. The questioning of witnesses in both committee and 
subcommittee hearings shall be initiated by the Chairman, 
followed by the ranking minority party member and all other 
members alternating between the majority and minority party in 
order of the member's appearance at the hearing. In recognizing 
members to question witnesses in this fashion, the Chairman 
shall take into consideration the ratio of the majority to 
minority party members present and shall establish the order of 
recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to place 
the members of the majority party in a disadvantageous 
position.
    (b) The Chairman may permit a specified number of members 
to question a witness for longer than five minutes. The time 
for extended questioning of a witness under this clause shall 
be equal for the majority party and the minority party and may 
not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
    (c) The Chairman may permit committee staff for the 
majority and the minority party members to question a witness 
for equal specified periods. The time for extended questioning 
of a witness under this clause shall be equal for the majority 
party and the minority party and may not exceed one hour in the 
aggregate.

                     Rule 3.--Records and Rollcalls

    (a) Written records shall be kept of the proceedings of the 
committee and of each subcommittee, including a record of the 
votes on any question on which a rollcall is demanded. The 
result of each such rollcall vote shall be made available by 
the committee or subcommittee for inspection by the public at 
reasonable times in the offices of the committee or 
subcommittee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
other proposition and the name of each member voting for and 
each member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition, and the names of those members present but not 
voting. A record vote may be demanded by one-fifth of the 
members present or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any 
one member.
    (b) In accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, any official permanent record of the 
committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, or 
other activity of the committee or any subcommittee) shall be 
made available for public use if such record has been in 
existence for 30 years, except that--
          (1) any record that the committee (or a subcommittee) 
        makes available for public use before such record is 
        delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of Rule VII 
        of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
        made available immediately, including any record 
        described in subsection (a) of this Rule;
          (2) any investigative record that contains personal 
        data relating to a specific living individual (the 
        disclosure of which would be an unwarranted invasion of 
        personal privacy), any administrative record with 
        respect to personnel, and any record with respect to a 
        hearing closed pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of Rule XI of 
        the Rules of the House of Representatives shall be 
        available if such record has been in existence for 50 
        years; or
          (3) except as otherwise provided by order of the 
        House, any record of the committee for which a time, 
        schedule, or condition for availability is specified by 
        order of the committee (entered during the Congress in 
        which the record is made or acquired by the committee) 
        shall be made available in accordance with the order of 
        the committee.
    (c) The official permanent records of the committee include 
noncurrent records of the committee (including subcommittees) 
delivered by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the 
Archivist of the United States for preservation at the National 
Archives and Records Administration, which are the property of 
and remain subject to the rules and orders of the House of 
Representatives.
    (d)(1) Any order of the committee with respect to any 
matter described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 
adopted only if the notice requirements of committee Rule 18(c) 
have been met, a quorum consisting of a majority of the members 
of the committee is present at the time of the vote, and a 
majority of those present and voting approve the adoption of 
the order, which shall be submitted to the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives, together with any accompanying report.
    (2) This subsection applies to any order of the committee 
which--
          (A) provides for the non-availability of any record 
        subject to subsection (b) of this rule for a period 
        longer than the period otherwise applicable; or
          (B) is subsequent to, and constitutes a later order 
        under clause 4(b) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
        of Representatives, regarding a determination of the 
        Clerk of the House of Representatives with respect to 
        authorizing the Archivist of the United States to make 
        available for public use the records delivered to the 
        Archivist under clause 2 of Rule VII of the Rules of 
        the House of Representatives; or
          (C) specifies a time, schedule, or condition for 
        availability pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of this 
        Rule.

            Rule 4.--Standing Subcommittees and Jurisdiction

    (a) There shall be five standing subcommittees with the 
following jurisdictions:
    Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families.--
Education from preschool through the high school level 
including, but not limited to, elementary and secondary 
education generally, school lunch and child nutrition, and 
overseas dependent schools; all matters dealing with programs 
and services for the care and treatment of children, including 
the Head Start Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act, and the Runaway Youth Act; special education 
programs including, but not limited to, alcohol and drug abuse, 
education of the disabled, environmental education, Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement, migrant and agricultural 
labor education, daycare, child adoption, child abuse and 
domestic violence; poverty programs, including the Community 
Services Block Grant Act and the Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Also, the Subcommittee shall have 
oversight over Titles III, IV, V, VI (as it pertains to block 
grants), VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII and XIV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
    Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-
Long Learning.--Vocational education and education beyond the 
high school level including, but not limited to, higher 
education generally, training and apprenticeship (including the 
Job Training Partnership Act, the Full Employment and Balanced 
Growth Act, displaced homemakers, Work Incentive Program, 
welfare work requirements), adult basic education (family 
literacy), rehabilitation, professional development, and 
postsecondary student assistance, employment services, and pre-
service and in-service teacher training; all matters dealing 
with programs and services for the elderly, including nutrition 
programs and the Older Americans Act; the Native American 
Programs Act, all domestic volunteer programs, library services 
and construction, the Robert A. Taft Institute, the Institute 
for Peace and programs related to the arts and humanities, 
museum services, and arts and artifacts indemnity. Also, the 
Subcommittee shall have oversight over Titles II and VI (as it 
pertains to federal funds for teachers) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act.
    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.--Wages and hours of 
labor including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon Act, Walsh-
Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards Act (including child labor), 
workers' compensation generally, Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
Compensation Act, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Migrant 
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Service 
Contract Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment 
and Retraining Notification Act, Employee Polygraph Protection 
Act of 1988, workers' health and safety including, but not 
limited to, occupational safety and health, mine health and 
safety, youth camp safety, and migrant and agricultural labor 
health and safety.
    Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.--All matters 
dealing with relationships between employers and employees 
generally including, but not limited to, the National Labor 
Relations Act, Bureau of Labor Statistics, pension, health, and 
other employee benefits, including the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act (ERISA); and all matters related to equal 
employment opportunity and civil rights in employment.
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.--All matters 
related to oversight and investigations of activities of all 
Federal departments and agencies dealing with issues of 
education, human resources or workplace policy. This 
subcommittee will not have legislative jurisdiction and no 
bills or resolutions will be referred to it.
    (b) The following matters shall be held at the full 
committee for consideration: the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act, the Congressional 
Accountability Act, welfare, trade, immigration, homeless 
assistance and national education standards.
    (c) The majority party members of the committee may provide 
for such temporary, ad hoc subcommittees as determined to be 
appropriate.

                     Rule 5.--Ex Officio Membership

    The Chairman of the committee and the ranking minority 
party member shall be ex officio members, but not voting 
members, of each subcommittee to which such Chairman or ranking 
minority party member has not been assigned.

                 Rule 6.--Special Assignment of Members

    To facilitate the oversight and other legislative and 
investigative activities of the committee, the Chairman of the 
committee may, at the request of a subcommittee chairman, make 
a temporary assignment of any member of the committee to such 
subcommittee for the purpose of constituting a quorum and of 
enabling such member to participate in any public hearing, 
investigation, or study by such subcommittee to be held outside 
of Washington, DC. Any member of the committee may attend 
public hearings of any subcommittee and any member of the 
committee may question witnesses only when they have been 
recognized by the Chairman for that purpose.

                  Rule 7.--Subcommittee Chairmanships

    The method for selection of chairmen of the subcommittees 
shall be at the discretion of the full committee Chairman, 
unless a majority of the majority party members of the full 
committee disapprove of the action of the Chairman.

                    Rule 8.--Subcommittee Scheduling

    Subcommittee chairmen shall set meeting dates after 
consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen 
with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of 
committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings, wherever 
possible. Available dates for subcommittee meetings during the 
session shall be assigned by the Chairman to the subcommittees 
as nearly as practicable in rotation and in accordance with 
theirworkloads. No subcommittee markups shall be scheduled 
simultaneously. As far as practicable, the Chairman shall not schedule 
a subcommittee markup during a full committee markup, nor shall the 
Chairman schedule any hearing during a markup.

                      Rule 9.--Subcommittee Rules

    The rules of the committee shall be the rules of its 
subcommittees.

                       Rule 10.--Committee Staff

    (a) The employees of the committee shall be appointed by 
the Chairman in consultation with subcommittee chairmen and 
other majority party members of the committee within the budget 
approved for such purposes by the committee.
    (b) The staff appointed by the minority shall have their 
remuneration determined in such manner as the minority party 
members of the committee shall determine within the budget 
approved for such purposes by the committee.

          Rule 11.--Supervision and Duties of Committee Staff

    The staff of the committee shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the Chairman, who shall establish 
and assign the duties and responsibilities of such staff 
members and delegate authority as he determines appropriate. 
The staff appointed by the minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the minority party members of the 
committee, who may delegate such authority as they determine 
appropriate. All committee staff shall be assigned to committee 
business and no other duties may be assigned to them.

                      Rule 12.--Hearings Procedure

    (a) The Chairman, in the case of hearings to be conducted 
by the committee, and the appropriate subcommittee chairman, in 
the case of hearings to be conducted by a subcommittee, shall 
make public announcement of the date, place, and subject matter 
of any hearing to be conducted on any measure or matter at 
least one week before the commencement of that hearing unless 
the committee or subcommittee determines that there is good 
cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date. In the latter 
event, the Chairman or the subcommittee chairman, as the case 
may be, shall make such public announcement at the earliest 
possible date. To the extent practicable, the Chairman or the 
subcommittee chairman shall make public announcement of the 
final list of witnesses scheduled to testify at least 48 hours 
before the commencement of the hearing. The staff director of 
the committee shall promptly notify the Daily Digest Clerk of 
the Congressional Record as soon as possible after such public 
announcement is made.
    (b) All opening statements at hearings conducted by the 
committee or any subcommittee will be made part of the 
permanent written record. Opening statements by members may not 
be presented orally, unless the Chairman of the committee or 
any subcommittee determines that one statement from the 
Chairman or a designee will be presented, in which case the 
ranking minority party member or a designee may also make a 
statement. If a witness scheduled to testify at any hearing of 
the Committee or any subcommittee is a constituent of a member 
of the committee or subcommittee, such member shall be entitled 
to introduce such witness at the hearing.
    (c) To the extent practicable, witnesses who are to appear 
before the committee or a subcommittee shall file with the 
staff director of the committee, at least 48 hours in advance 
of their appearance, a written statement of their proposed 
testimony, together with a brief summary thereof, and shall 
limit their oral presentation to a summary thereof. The staff 
director of the committee shall promptly furnish to the staff 
director of the minority a copy of such testimony submitted to 
the committee pursuant to this rule.
    (d) When any hearing is conducted by the committee or any 
subcommittee upon any measure or matter, the minority party 
members on the committee shall be entitled, upon request to the 
Chairman by a majority of those minority party members before 
the completion of such hearing, to call witnesses selected by 
the minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter 
during at least one day of hearing thereon. The minority party 
may waive this right by calling at least one witness during a 
committee hearing or subcommittee hearing.

                 Rule 13.--Meetings--Hearings--Quorums

    (a) Subcommittees are authorized to hold hearings, receive 
exhibits, hear witnesses, and report to the committee for final 
action, together with such recommendations as may be agreed 
upon by the subcommittee. No such meetings or hearings, 
however, shall be held outside of Washington, DC, or during a 
recess or adjournment of the House without the prior 
authorization of the committee Chairman. Where feasible and 
practicable, 14 days' notice will be given of such meeting or 
hearing.
    (b) One-third of the members of the committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action 
other than amending committee rules, closing a meeting from the 
public, reporting a measure or recommendation, or in the case 
of the committee or a subcommittee authorizing a subpoena. For 
the enumerated actions, a majority of the committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum. Any two members shall 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony and 
receiving evidence.
    (c) When a bill or resolution is being considered by the 
committee or a subcommittee, members shall provide the clerk in 
a timely manner a sufficient number of written copies of any 
amendment offered, so as to enable each member present to 
receive a copy thereof prior to taking action. A point of order 
may be made against any amendment not reduced to writing. A 
copy of each such amendment shall be maintained in the public 
records of the committee or subcommittee, as the case may be.
    (d) In the conduct of hearings of subcommittees sitting 
jointly, the rules otherwise applicable to all subcommittees 
shall likewise apply to joint subcommittee hearings for 
purposes of such shared consideration.
    (e) No person other than a Member of Congress or 
Congressional staff may walk in, stand in, or be seated at the 
rostrum area during a meeting or hearing of the Committee or 
Subcommittee unless authorized by the Chairman.

                      Rule 14.--Subpoena Authority

    The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to 
the Chairman of the full committee, as provided for under 
clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the ranking minority 
member prior to issuing any subpoena under such authority. To 
the extent practicable, the Chairman shall consult with the 
ranking minority member at least 24 hours in advance of a 
subpoena being issued under such authority, excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. As soon as 
practicable after issuing any subpoena under such authority, 
the Chairman shall notify in writing all members of the 
Committee of the issuance of the subpoena.

                   Rule 15.--Reports of Subcommittees

    (a) Whenever a subcommittee has ordered a bill, resolution, 
or other matter to be reported to the committee, the chairman 
of the subcommittee reporting the bill, resolution, or matter 
to the committee, or any member authorized by the subcommittee 
to do so, may report such bill, resolution, or matter to the 
committee. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the 
subcommittee to report or cause to be reported promptly such 
bill, resolution, or matter, and to take or cause to be taken 
the necessary steps to bring such bill, resolution, or matter 
to a vote.
    (b) In any event, the report, described in the proviso in 
subsection (d) of this rule, of any subcommittee on a measure 
which has been approved by the subcommittee shall be filed 
within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the 
House is not in session) after the day on which there has been 
filed with the staff director of the committee a written 
request, signed by a majority of the members of the 
subcommittee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon the 
filing of any such request, the staff director of the committee 
shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the subcommittee 
a notice of the filing of that request.
    (c) All committee or subcommittee reports printed pursuant 
to legislative study or investigation and not approved by a 
majority vote of the committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, 
shall contain the following disclaimer on the cover of such 
report:

          This report has not been officially adopted by the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (or pertinent 
        subcommittee thereof) and may not therefore necessarily 
        reflect the views of its members.

The minority party members of the committee or subcommittee 
shall have three calendar days, excluding weekends and 
holidays, to file, as part of the printed report, supplemental, 
minority, or additional views.
    (d) Bills, resolutions, or other matters favorably reported 
by a subcommittee shall automatically be placed upon the agenda 
of the committee as of the time they are reported. No bill or 
resolution or other matter reported by a subcommittee shall be 
considered by the full committee unless it has been delivered 
or electronically sent to all members and notice of its prior 
transmission has been in the hands of all members at least 48 
hours prior to such consideration; a member of the Committee 
shall receive, upon his or her request, a paper copy of the 
such bill, resolution, or other matter reported. When a bill is 
reported from a subcommittee, such measure shall be accompanied 
by a section-by-section analysis; and, if the Chairman of the 
committee so requires (in response to a request from the 
ranking minority member of the committee or for other reasons), 
a comparison showing proposed changes in existing law.
    (e) To the extent practicable, any report prepared pursuant 
to a committee or subcommittee study or investigation shall be 
available to members no later than 48 hours prior to 
consideration of any such report by the committee or 
subcommittee, as the case may be.

                            Rule 16.--Votes

    With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion to report 
any bill, resolution or matter of a public character, and on 
any amendment offered thereto, the total number of votes cast 
for and against, and the names of those members voting for and 
against, shall be included in the committee report on the 
measure or matter.

                   Rule 17.--Authorization for Travel

    (a) Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
additional expense resolutions as may have been approved, the 
provisions of this rule shall govern travel of committee 
members and staff. Travel to be paid from funds set aside for 
the full committee for any member or any staff member shall be 
paid only upon the prior authorization of the Chairman. Travel 
may be authorized by the Chairman for any member and any staff 
member in connection with the attendance of hearings conducted 
by the committee or any subcommittee thereof and meetings, 
conferences, and investigations which involve activities or 
subject matter under the general jurisdiction of the committee. 
The Chairman shall review travel requests to assure the 
validity to committee business. Before such authorization is 
given, there shall be submitted to the Chairman in writing the 
following:
          (1) the purpose of the travel;
          (2) the dates during which the travel is to be made 
        and the date or dates of the event for which the travel 
        is being made;
          (3) the location of the event for which the travel is 
        to be made; and
          (4) the names of members and staff seeking 
        authorization.
    (b)(1) In the case of travel outside the United States of 
members and staff of the committee for the purpose of 
conducting hearings, investigations, studies, or attending 
meetings and conferences involving activities or subject matter 
under the legislative assignment of the committee or pertinent 
subcommittees, prior authorization must be obtained from the 
Chairman, or, in the case of a subcommittee, from the 
subcommittee chairman and the Chairman. Before such 
authorization is given, there shall be submitted to the 
Chairman, in writing, a request for such authorization. Each 
request, which shall be filed in a manner that allows for a 
reasonable period of time for review before such travel is 
scheduled to begin, shall include the following:
          (A) the purpose of travel;
          (B) the dates during which the travel will occur;
          (C) the names of the countries to be visited and the 
        length of time to be spent in each;
          (D) an agenda of anticipated activities for each 
        country for which travel is authorized together with a 
        description of the purpose to be served and the areas 
        of committee jurisdiction involved; and
          (E) the names of members and staff for whom 
        authorization is sought.
    (2) Requests for travel outside the United States may be 
initiated by the Chairman or the chairman of a subcommittee 
(except that individuals may submit a request to the Chairman 
for the purpose of attending a conference or meeting) and shall 
be limited to members and permanent employees of the committee.
    (3) The Chairman shall not approve a request involving 
travel outside the United States while the House is in session 
(except in the case of attendance at meetings and conferences 
or where circumstances warrant an exception).
    (4) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
meeting, or conference for which travel outside the United 
States has been authorized pursuant to this rule, each 
subcommittee (or members and staff attending meetings or 
conferences) shall submit a written report to the Chairman 
covering the activities of the subcommittee and containing the 
results of these activities and other pertinent observations or 
information gained as a result of such travel.
    (c) Members and staff of the committee performing 
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
applicable laws, resolutions, or regulations of the House and 
of the Committee on House Oversight pertaining to such travel, 
including rules, procedures, and limitations prescribed by the 
Committee on House Oversight with respect to domestic and 
foreign expense allowances.
    (d) Prior to the Chairman's authorization for any travel, 
the ranking minority party member shall be given a copy of the 
written request therefor.

      Rule 18.--Referral of Bills, Resolutions, and Other Matters

    (a) The Chairman shall consult with subcommittee chairmen 
regarding referral, to the appropriate subcommittees, of such 
bills, resolutions, and other matters, which have been referred 
to the committee. Once printed copies of a bill, resolution, or 
other matter are available to the Committee, the Chairman 
shall, within three weeks of such availability, provide notice 
of referral, if any, to the appropriate subcommittee.
    (b) Referral to a subcommittee shall not be made until 
three days shall have elapsed after written notification of 
such proposed referral to all subcommittee chairmen, at which 
time such proposed referral shall be made unless one or more 
subcommittee chairmen shall have given written notice to the 
Chairman of the full committee and to the chairman of each 
subcommittee that he [or she] intends to question such proposed 
referral at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the 
committee, or at a special meeting of the committee called for 
that purpose, at which time referral shall be made by the 
majority members of the committee. All bills shall be referred 
under this rule to the subcommittee of proper jurisdiction 
without regard to whether the author is or is not a member of 
the subcommittee. A bill, resolution, or other matter referred 
to a subcommittee in accordance with this rule may be recalled 
therefrom at any time by a vote of the majority members of the 
committee for the committee's direct consideration or for 
reference to another subcommittee.
    (c) All members of the committee shall be given at least 24 
hours' notice prior to the direct consideration of any bill, 
resolution, or other matter by the committee; but this 
requirement may be waived upon determination,by a majority of 
the members voting, that emergency or urgent circumstances require 
immediate consideration thereof.

                      Rule 19.--Committee Reports

    (a) All committee reports on bills or resolutions shall 
comply with the provisions of clause 2 of Rule XI and clauses 
2, 3, and 4 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) No such report shall be filed until copies of the 
proposed report have been available to all members at least 36 
hours prior to such filing in the House. No material change 
shall be made in the report distributed to members unless 
agreed to by majority vote; but any member or members of the 
committee may file, as part of the printed report, individual, 
minority, or dissenting views, without regard to the preceding 
provisions of this rule.
    (c) Such 36-hour period shall not conclude earlier than the 
end of the period provided under clause 4 of Rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives after the committee 
approves a measure or matter if a member, at the time of such 
approval, gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
minority, or additional views for inclusion as part of the 
printed report.
    (d) The report on activities of the committee required 
under clause 1 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, shall include the following disclaimer in the 
document transmitting the report to the Clerk of the House:

          This report has not been officially adopted by the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce or any 
        subcommittee thereof and therefore may not necessarily 
        reflect the views of its members.

Such disclaimer need not be included if the report was 
circulated to all members of the committee at least 7 days 
prior to its submission to the House and provision is made for 
the filing by any member, as part of the printed report, of 
individual, minority, or dissenting views.

          Rule 20.--Measures To Be Considered Under Suspension

    A member of the committee may not seek to suspend the Rules 
of the House on any bill, resolution, or other matter which has 
been modified after such measure is ordered reported, unless 
notice of such action has been given to the Chairman and 
ranking minority member of the full committee.

                     Rule 21.--Budget and Expenses

    (a) The Chairman in consultation with the majority party 
members of the committee shall prepare a preliminary budget. 
Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
personnel, for necessary travel, investigation, and other 
expenses of the committee; and, after consultation with the 
minority party membership, the Chairman shall include amounts 
budgeted to the minority party members for staff personnel to 
be under the direction and supervision of the minority party, 
travel expenses of minority party members and staff, and 
minority party office expenses. All travel expenses of minority 
party members and staff shall be paid for out of the amounts so 
set aside and budgeted. The Chairman shall take whatever action 
is necessary to have the budget as finally approved by the 
committee duly authorized by the House. After such budget shall 
have been adopted, no change shall be made in such budget 
unless approved by the committee. The Chairman or the chairman 
of any standing subcommittee may initiate necessary travel 
requests as provided in Rule 16 within the limits of their 
portion of the consolidated budget as approved by the House, 
and the Chairman may execute necessary vouchers therefor.
    (b) Subject to the rules of the House of Representatives 
and procedures prescribed by the Committee on House Oversight, 
and with the prior authorization of the Chairman of the 
committee in each case, there may be expended in any one 
session of Congress for necessary travel expenses of witnesses 
attending hearings in Washington, DC:
          (1) out of funds budgeted and set aside for each 
        subcommittee, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
        witnesses attending hearings of each such subcommittee;
          (2) out of funds budgeted for the full committee 
        majority, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
        witnesses attending full committee hearings; and
          (3) out of funds set aside to the minority party 
        members,
                  (A) not to exceed, for each of the 
                subcommittees, $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
                attending subcommittee hearings, and
                  (B) not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of 
                witnesses attending full committee hearings.
    (c) A full and detailed monthly report accounting for all 
expenditures of committee funds shall be maintained in the 
committee office, where it shall be available to each member of 
the committee. Such report shall show the amount and purpose of 
each expenditure, and the budget to which such expenditure is 
attributed.

  Rule 22.--Appointment of Conferees and Notice of Conference Meetings

    (a) Whenever in the legislative process it becomes 
necessary to appoint conferees, the Chairman shall recommend to 
the Speaker as conferees the names of those members of the 
subcommittee which handled the legislation in the order of 
their seniority upon such subcommittee and such other committee 
members as the Chairman may designate with the approval of the 
majority party members. Recommendations of the Chairman to the 
Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party members to 
minority party members no less favorable to the majority party 
than the ratio of majority members to minority party members on 
the full committee. In making assignments of minority party 
members as conferees, the Chairman shall consult with the 
ranking minority party member of the committee.
    (b) After the appointment of conferees pursuant to clause 
11 of Rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives for 
matters within the jurisdiction of the committee, the Chairman 
shall notify all members appointed to the conference of 
meetings at least 48 hours before the commencement of the 
meeting. If such notice is not possible, then notice shall be 
given as soon as possible.

       Rule 23.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings

    (a) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
Committee or any subcommittee is open to the public, those 
proceedings shall be open to coverage by electronic media and 
still photography subject to the requirements of Rule XI, 
clause 4 of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
except when the hearing or meeting is closed pursuant to the 
Rules of the House of Representatives and of the Committee. The 
coverage of any hearing or meeting of the Committee or any 
subcommittee thereof by electronic media or still photography 
shall be under the direct supervision of the Chairman of the 
Committee, the subcommittee chairman, or other member of the 
Committee presiding at such hearing or meeting and may be 
terminated by such member in accordance with the Rules of the 
House.
    (b) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
radio media shall be then currently accredited to the Radio and 
Television Correspondents' Galleries.
    (c) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall 
be then currently accredited to the Press Photographers' 
Gallery.

               Rule 24.--Interrogatories and Depositions

    (a) Pursuant to an appropriate House Resolution, the 
Chairman, after consultation with the ranking minority member, 
may order the taking of interrogatories or depositions. Notices 
for the taking of depositions shall specify the date, time, and 
place of examination. Answers to interrogatories shall be 
answered fully in writing under oath, and depositions shall be 
taken under oath administered by a member or a person otherwise 
authorized by law to administer oaths. Consultation with the 
ranking minority member shall include three business days 
written noticebefore any deposition is taken. All members shall 
also receive three business days written notice that a deposition has 
been scheduled.
    (b) The committee shall not initiate contempt proceedings 
based on the failure of a witness to appear at a deposition 
unless the deposition notice was accompanied by a committee 
subpoena issued by the chairman.
    (c) Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by counsel 
to advise them of their rights. No one may be present at 
depositions except members, committee staff, or committee 
contractors designated by the chairman or the ranking minority 
member, an official reporter, the witness, and the witness's 
counsel. Observers or counsel for other persons or for agencies 
under investigation may not attend.
    (d) A deposition shall be conducted by any member, 
committee staff or committee contractor designated by the 
chairman or ranking minority member. When depositions are 
conducted by committee staff or committee contractors there 
shall be no more than two committee staff or committee 
contractors permitted to question a witness per round. One of 
the committee staff or committee contractors shall be 
designated by the chairman and the other shall be designated by 
the ranking minority member. Other committee staff designated 
by the chairman or the ranking minority member may attend, but 
are not permitted to pose questions to the witness.
    (e) Questions in the deposition will be propounded in 
rounds. A round shall include as much time as is necessary to 
ask all pending questions. In each round, a member, or 
committee staff or committee contractor designated by the 
chairman shall ask questions first, and the member, committee 
staff or committee contractor designated by the ranking 
minority member shall ask questions second.
    (f) An objection by the witness as to the form of a 
question shall be noted for the record. If a witness objects to 
a question and refuses to answer, the member, committee staff 
or committee contractor may proceed with the deposition, or may 
obtain, at that time or a subsequent time, a ruling on the 
objection by telephone or otherwise from the chairman or a 
member designated chairman. The committee shall not initiate 
procedures leading to contempt proceedings based on a refusal 
to answer a question at a deposition unless the witness refuses 
to testify after an objection of the witness has been overruled 
and after the witness has been ordered by the chairman or a 
member designated by the chairman to answer the question. 
Overruled objections shall be preserved for committee 
consideration within the meaning of clause 2(k)(8) of Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (g) Committee staff shall insure that the testimony is 
either transcribed or electronically recorded, or both. If a 
witness's testimony is transcribed, the witness or the 
witness's counsel shall be afforded an opportunity to review a 
copy. No later than five calendar days thereafter, the witness 
may submit suggested changes to the chairman. Committee staff 
may make any typographical and technical changes requested by 
the witness. Substantive changes, modifications, 
clarifications, or amendments to the deposition transcript 
submitted by the witness must be accompanied by a letter 
requesting the changes and a statement of the witness's reasons 
for each proposed change. A letter requesting any substantive 
changes, modifications, clarifications, or amendments must be 
signed by the witness. Any substantive changes, modifications, 
clarifications, or amendments shall be included as an appendix 
to the transcript conditioned upon the witness signing the 
transcript.
    (h) The individual administering the oath, if other than a 
member, shall certify on the transcript that the witness was 
duly sworn. Transcription and recording services shall be 
provided through the House Office of the Official Reporters.
    (i) A witness shall not be required to testify unless the 
witness has been provided with a copy of the committee's rules.
    (j) This rule is applicable to the committee's 
investigation into the administration of labor laws by 
government agencies, including the Departments of Labor and 
Justice concerning the International Brotherhood of the 
Teamsters and other related matters.

                  Rule 25.--Changes in Committee Rules

    The committee shall not consider a proposed change in these 
rules unless the text of such change has been delivered or 
electronically sent to all members and notice of its prior 
transmission has been in the hands of all members at least 48 
hours prior to such consideration; a member of the Committee 
shall receive, upon his or her request, a paper copy of the 
such proposed change.
                     Committee on Government Reform

                     DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman

BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York         HENRY A. WAXMAN, California
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland       TOM LANTOS, California
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut       ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida         MAJOR R. OWENS, New York
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York             EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York
STEPHEN HORN, California             PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                GARY A. CONDIT, California
THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia            PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii
DAVID M. McINTOSH, Indiana           CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana              ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida             Columbia
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio           CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South     ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
Carolina                             DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio
BOB BARR, Georgia                    ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois
DAN MILLER, Florida                  DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
LEE TERRY, Nebraska                  JIM TURNER, Texas
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois               THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine
GREG WALDEN, Oregon                  HAROLD E. FORD, Jr., Tennessee
DOUG OSE, California                 BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin                   (Independent)
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho

                       (Adopted February 3, 1999)

    Rule XI, clause 1(a)(1)(A) of the House of Representatives 
provides: ``Except as provided in subdivision (B), the Rules of 
the House are the rules of its committees and subcommittees so 
far as applicable.''
    ``(B) A motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to 
dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or 
resolution, if printed copies are available, each shall be 
privileged in committees and subcommittees and shall be decided 
without debate.''
    Rule XI, clause 2(a)(1) of the House of Representatives 
provides, in part: ``Each standing committee shall adopt 
written rules governing its procedures. * * *''
    In accordance with this, the Committee on Government 
Reform, on February 3, 1999, adopted the rules of the 
committee:

                     Rule 1.--Application of Rules

    Except where the terms ``full committee'' and 
``subcommittee'' are specifically referred to, the following 
rules shall apply to the Committee on Government Reform and its 
subcommittees as well as to the respective chairmen. [See House 
Rule XI, 1.]

                           Rule 2.--Meetings

    The regular meetings of the full committee shall be held on 
the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m., when the House is 
in session. The chairman is authorized to dispense with a 
regular meeting or to change the date thereof, and to call and 
convene additional meetings, when circumstances warrant. A 
special meeting of the committee may be requested by members of 
the committee following the provisions of House Rule XI, clause 
2(c)(2). Subcommittees shall meet at the call of the 
subcommittee chairmen. Every member of the committee or the 
appropriate subcommittee, unless prevented by unusual 
circumstances, shall be provided with a memorandum at least 
three calendar days before each meeting or hearing explaining 
(1) the purpose of the meeting or hearing; and (2) the names, 
titles, background and reasons for appearance of any witnesses. 
The ranking minority member shall be responsible for providing 
the same information on witnesses whom the minority may 
request. [See House Rule XI, 2(b).]

                            Rule 3.--Quorums

    A majority of the members of the committee shall form a 
quorum, except that two members shall constitute a quorum for 
taking testimony and receiving evidence, and one-third of the 
members shall form a quorum for taking any action other than 
the reporting of a measure or recommendation. If the chairman 
is not present at any meeting of the committee or subcommittee, 
the ranking member of the majority party on the committee or 
subcommittee who is present shall preside at that meeting. [See 
House Rule XI, 2(h).]

                       Rule 4.--Committee Reports

    Bills and resolutions approved by the committee shall be 
reported by the chairman following House Rule XIII, clauses 2-
4.
    A proposed report shall not be considered in subcommittee 
or full committee unless the proposed report has been available 
to the members of such subcommittee or full committee for at 
least three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
legal holidays, unless the House is in session on such days) 
before consideration of such proposed report in subcommittee or 
full committee. Any report will be considered as read if 
available to the members at least 24 hours before 
consideration, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays 
unless the House is in session on such days. If hearings have 
been held on the matter reported upon, every reasonable effort 
shall be made to have such hearings available to the members of 
the subcommittee or full committee before the consideration of 
the proposed report in such subcommittee or full committee. 
Every investigative report shall be approved by a majority vote 
of the committee at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
    Supplemental, minority, or additional views may be filed 
following House Rule XI, clause 2(l) and Rule XIII, clause 
3(a)(1). The time allowed for filing such views shall be three 
calendar days, beginning on the day of notice, but excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays (unless the House is in 
session on such a day), unless the committee agrees to a 
different time, but agreement on a shorter time shall require 
the concurrence of each member seeking to file such views.
    An investigative or oversight report may be filed after 
sine die adjournment of the last regular session of Congress, 
provided that if a member gives timely notice of intention to 
file supplemental, minority or additional views, that member 
shall be entitled to not less that seven calendar days in which 
to submit such views for inclusion with the report.
    Only those reports approved by a majority vote of the 
committee may be ordered printed, unless otherwise required by 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.

                          Rule 5.--Proxy Votes

    In accordance with the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, members may not vote by proxy on any measure 
or matter before the committee or any subcommittee. [See House 
Rule XI, 2(f).]

                         Rule 6.--Record Votes

    A record vote of the members may be had upon the request of 
any member upon approval of a one-fifth vote. [See House Rule 
XI, 2(e).]

                  Rule 7.--Record of Committee Actions

    The committee staff shall maintain in the committee offices 
a complete record of committee actions from the current 
Congress including a record of the rollcall votes taken at 
committee business meetings. The original records, or true 
copies thereof, as appropriate, shall be available for public 
inspection whenever the committee offices are open for public 
business. The staff shall assure that such original records are 
preserved with no unauthorized alteration, additions, or 
defacement. [See House Rule XI, 2(e).]

                   Rule 8.--Subcommittees; Referrals

    There shall be eight subcommittees with appropriate party 
ratios that shall have fixed jurisdictions. Bills, resolutions, 
and other matters shall be referred by the chairman to 
subcommittees within two weeks for consideration or 
investigation in accordance with their fixed jurisdictions. 
Where the subject matter of the referral involves the 
jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee or does not fall 
within any previously assigned jurisdiction, the chairman shall 
refer the matter as he may deem advisable. Bills, resolutions, 
and other matters referred to subcommittees may be reassigned 
by the chairman when, in his judgement, the subcommittee is not 
able to complete its work or cannot reach agreement therein. In 
a subcommittee having an even number of members, if there is a 
tie vote with all members voting on any measure, the measure 
shall be placed on the agenda for full committee consideration 
as if it had been ordered reported by the subcommittee without 
recommendation. This provision shall not preclude further 
action on the measure by the subcommittee. [See House Rule XI, 
1(a)(2).]

                      Rule 9.--Ex Officio Members

    The chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
committee shall be ex officio members of all subcommittees. 
They are authorized to vote on subcommittee matters; but, 
unless they are regular members of the subcommittee, they shall 
not be counted in determining a subcommittee quorum other than 
a quorum for taking testimony.

                            Rule 10.--Staff

    Except as otherwise provided by House Rule X, clauses 6, 7 
and 9, the chairman of the full committee shall have the 
authority to hire and discharge employees of the professional 
and clerical staff of the full committee and of subcommittees.

                       Rule 11.--Staff Direction

    Except as otherwise provided by House Rule X, clauses 6, 7 
and 9, the staff of the committee shall be subject to the 
direction of the chairman of the full committee and shall 
perform such duties as he may assign.

                 Rule 12.--Hearing Dates and Witnesses

    The chairman of the full committee will announce the date, 
place, and subject matter of all hearings at least one week 
before the commencement of any hearings, unless he determines, 
with the concurrence of the ranking minority member, or the 
committee determines by a vote, that there is good cause to 
begin such hearings sooner. So that the chairman of the full 
committee may coordinate the committee facilities and hearings 
plans, each subcommittee chairman shall notify him of any 
hearing plans at least two weeks before the date of 
commencement of hearings, including the date, place, subject 
matter, and the names of witnesses, willing and unwilling, who 
would be called to testify, including, to the extent he is 
advised thereof, witnesses whom the minority members may 
request. The minority members shall supply the names of 
witnesses they intend to call to the chairman of the full 
committee or subcommittee at the earliest possible date. 
Witnesses appearing before the committee shall so far as 
practicable, submit written statements at least 24 hours before 
their appearance and, when appearing in a non-governmental 
capacity, provide a curriculum vitae and a listing of any 
Federal Government grants and contracts received in the 
previous fiscal year. [See House Rules XI, 2 (g)(3), (g)(4), 
(j) and (k).]

                        Rule 13.--Open Meetings

    Meetings for the transaction of business and hearings of 
the committee shall be open to the public or closed in 
accordance with Rule XI of the House of Representatives. [See 
House Rules XI, 2 (g) and (k).]

                       Rule 14.--Five-Minute Rule

    (1) A committee member may question a witness only when 
recognized by the chairman for that purpose. In accordance with 
House Rule XI, clause 2(j)(2), each committee member may 
request up to five minutes to question a witness until each 
member who so desires has had such opportunity. Until all such 
requests have been satisfied, the chairman shall, so far as 
practicable, recognize alternately based on seniority of those 
majority and minority members present at the time the hearing 
was called to order and others based on their arrival at the 
hearing. After that, additional time may be extended at the 
direction of the chairman.
    (2) The chairman, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member, or the committee by motion, may permit an 
equal number of majority and minority members to question a 
witness for a specified, total period that is equal for each 
side and not longer than thirty minutes for each side.
    (3) The chairman, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member, or the committee by motion, may permit 
committee staff of the majority and minority to question a 
witness for a specified, total period that is equal for each 
side and not longer than thirty minutes for each side.
    (4) Nothing in paragraph (2) or (3) affects the rights of a 
Member (other than a Member designated under paragraph (2)) to 
question a witness for 5 minutes in accordance with paragraph 
(1) after the questioning permitted under paragraph (2) or (3). 
In any extended questioning permitted under paragraph (2) or 
(3), the chairman shall determine how to allocate the time 
permitted for extended questioning by majority members or 
majority committee staff and the ranking minority member shall 
determine how to allocate the time permitted for extended 
questioning by minority members or minority committee staff. 
The chairman or the ranking minority member, as applicable, may 
allocate the time for any extended questioning permitted to 
staff under paragraph (3) to members.

               Rule 15.--Investigative Hearing Procedures

    Investigative hearings shall be conducted according to the 
procedures in House Rule XI, clause 2(k). All questions put to 
witnesses before the committee shall be relevant to the subject 
matter before the committee for consideration, and the chairman 
shall rule on the relevance of any questions put to the 
witnesses.

                     Rule 16.--Stenographic Record

    A stenographic record of all testimony shall be kept of 
public hearings and shall be made available on such conditions 
as the chairman may prescribe.

      Rule 17.--Audio and Visual Coverage of Committee Proceedings

    An open meeting or hearing of the committee or a 
subcommittee may be covered, in whole or in part, by television 
broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, or by any 
such methods of coverage, unless closed subject to the 
provisions of House Rule XI, clause 4.

                Rule 18.--Additional Duties of Chairman

    The chairman of the full committee shall:
          (a) Make available to other committees the findings 
        and recommendations resulting from the investigations 
        of the committee or its subcommittees as required by 
        House Rule X, clause 4(c)(2);
          (b) Direct such review and studies on the impact or 
        probable impact of tax policies affecting subjects 
        within the committee's jurisdiction as required by 
        House Rule X, clause 2(c);
          (c) Submit to the Committee on the Budget views and 
        estimates required by House Rule X, clause 4(f), and to 
        file reports with the House as required by the 
        Congressional Budget Act;
          (d) Authorize and issue subpoenas as provided in 
        House Rule XI, clause 2(m), in the conduct of any 
        investigation or activity or series of investigations 
        or activities within the jurisdiction of the committee;
          (e) Prepare, after consultation with subcommittee 
        chairmen and the minority, a budget for the committee 
        which shall include an adequate budget for the 
        subcommittees to discharge their responsibilities;
          (f) Make any necessary technical and conforming 
        changes to legislation reported by the committee upon 
        unanimous consent; and
          (g) Will designate a vice chairman from the majority 
        party.

                     Rule 19.--Commemorative Stamps

    The committee has adopted the policy that the determination 
of the subject matter of commemorative stamps properly is for 
consideration by the Postmaster General and that the committee 
will not give consideration to legislative proposals for the 
issuance of commemorative stamps. It is suggested that 
recommendations for the issuance of commemorative stamps be 
submitted to the Postmaster General.
                   Committee on House Administration

                WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California, Chairman

JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  JIM DAVIS, Florida
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois

                       (Adopted February 3, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) The Rules of the House are the rules of the committee 
so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from day 
to day is a privileged motion in committees.
    (b) The committee is authorized at any time to conduct such 
investigations and studies as it may consider necessary or 
appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under House 
Rule X and (subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as 
required by House Rule X, clause 6) to incur expenses 
(including travel expenses) in connection therewith.
    (c) The committee is authorized to have printed and bound 
testimony and other data presented at hearings held by the 
committee, and to distribute such information by electronic 
means. All costs of stenographic services and transcripts in 
connection with any meeting or hearing of the committee shall 
be paid from the appropriate House account.
    (d) The committee shall submit to the House, not later than 
January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities 
of the committee under House Rules X and XI during the Congress 
ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
    (e) The committee's rules shall be published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee 
is elected in each odd-numbered year.

                 Rule 2.--Regular and Special Meetings

    (a) The regular meeting date of the Committee on House 
Administration shall be the second Wednesday of every month 
when the House is in session in accordance with Clause 2(b) of 
House Rule XI. Additional meetings may be called by the 
chairman as he may deem necessary or at the request of a 
majority of the members of the committee in accordance with 
Clause 2(c) of House Rule XI. The determination of the business 
to be considered at each meeting shall be made by the chairman 
subject to Clause 2(c) of House Rule XI. A regularly scheduled 
meeting need not be held if there is no business to be 
considered.
    (b) If the chairman of the committee is not present at any 
meeting of the committee, or at the discretion of the chairman, 
the vice chairman of the committee shall preside at the 
meeting. If the chairman and vice chairman of the committee are 
not present at any meeting of the committee, the ranking member 
of the majority party who is present shall preside at the 
meeting.

                         Rule 3.--Open Meetings

    As required by Clause 2(g), of House Rule XI, each meeting 
for the transaction of business, including the markup of 
legislation, of the committee, shall be open to the public 
except when the committee, in open session and with a quorum 
present, determines by record vote that all or part of the 
remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
public because disclosure of matters to be considered would 
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law 
enforcement information, or would tend to defame, degrade or 
incriminate any person, or otherwise would violate any law or 
rule of the House: Provided, however, that no person other than 
members of the committee, and such congressional staff and such 
departmental representatives as they may authorize, shall be 
present in any business or markup session which has been closed 
to the public.

                     Rule 4.--Records and Rollcalls

    (a) The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
committee shall be transmitted for publication in the 
Congressional Record as soon as possible, but in no case later 
than two legislative days following such record vote, and shall 
be made available for inspection by the public at reasonable 
times at the committee offices, including a description of the 
amendment, motion, order or other proposition; the name of each 
member voting for and against; and the members present but not 
voting.
    (b) All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and 
files shall be kept separate and distinct from the 
congressional office records of the member serving as chairman 
of the committee; and such records shall be the property of the 
House and all members of the House shall have access thereto.
    (c) House records of the committee which are at the 
National Archives shall be made available pursuant to House 
Rule VII. The chairman of the committee shall notify the 
ranking minority party member of any decision to withhold a 
record pursuant to the rule, and shall present the matter to 
the committee upon written request of any committee member.
    (d) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall 
make its publications available in electronic form.
    (e) All committee resolutions and committee motions (other 
than procedural motions) adopted by the committee during a 
Congress shall be numbered consecutively.

                            Rule 5.--Proxies

    No vote by any member in the committee may be cast by 
proxy.

             Rule 6.--Power To Sit and Act; Subpoena Power

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under House Rules X and XI, the committee is 
authorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of this paragraph)--
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings; 
        and
          (2) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents; as it deems 
        necessary. The chairman of the committee, or any member 
        designated by the chairman, may administer oaths of any 
        witness.
    (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
committee in the conduct of any investigation or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present. The 
power to authorize and issue subpoenas under subparagraph 
(a)(2) may be delegated to the chairman of the committee 
pursuant to such rules and under such limitations as the 
committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed 
by the chairman of the committee or by any member designated by 
the committee.
    (2) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the committee 
may be enforced only as authorized or directed by the House.

                            Rule 7.--Quorums

    No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the House 
unless a majority of the committee is actually present. For the 
purposes of taking any action other than reporting any measure, 
issuance of a subpoena, closing meetings, promulgating 
committee orders, or changing the rules of the committee, the 
quorum shall be one-third of the members of the committee. For 
purposes of taking testimony and receiving evidence, two 
members shall constitute a quorum.

                          Rule 8.--Amendments

    Any amendment offered to any pending legislation before the 
committee must be made available in written form when requested 
by any member of the committee. If such amendment is not 
available in written form when requested, the chair will allow 
an appropriate period of time for the provision thereof.

                      Rule 9.--Hearing Procedures

    (a) The chairman, in the case of hearings to be conducted 
by the committee, shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted on any 
measure or matter at least one (1) week before the commencement 
of that hearing. If the chairman of the committee, with the 
concurrence of the ranking minority member, determines that 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the 
committee so determines by majority vote, a quorum being 
present for the transaction of business, the chairman shall 
make the announcement at the earliest possible date. The clerk 
of the committee shall promptly notify the Daily Digest Clerk 
of the Congressional Record as soon as possible after such 
public announcement is made.
    (b) Unless excused by the chairman, each witness who is to 
appear before the committee shall file with the clerk of the 
committee, at least 48 hours in advance of his or her 
appearance, a written statement of his or her proposed 
testimony and shall limit his or her oral presentation to a 
summary of his or her statement.
    (c) When any hearing is conducted by the committee upon any 
measure or matter, the minority party members on the committee 
shall be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority 
of those minority members before the completion of such 
hearing, to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify 
with respect to that measure or matter during at least one day 
of hearings thereon.
    (d) Committee members may question a witness only when they 
have been recognized by the chairman for that purpose, and only 
for a 5-minute period until all members present have had an 
opportunity to question a witness. The 5-minute period for 
questioning a witness by any one member can be extended as 
provided by House Rules. The questioning of a witness in 
committee hearings shall be initiated by the chairman, followed 
by the ranking minority party member and all other members 
alternating between the majority and minority. In recognizing 
members to question witnesses in this fashion, the chairman 
shall take into consideration the ratio of the majority to 
minority members present and shall establish the order of 
recognition for questioning in such a manner as not to 
disadvantage the members of the majority. The chairman may 
accomplish this by recognizing two majority members for each 
minority member recognized.
    (e) The following additional rules shall apply to hearings:
          (1) The chairman at a hearing shall announce in an 
        opening statement the subject of the investigation.
          (2) A copy of the committee rules and this clause 
        shall be made available to each witness.
          (3) Witnesses at hearings may be accompanied by their 
        own counsel for the purpose of advising them concerning 
        their constitutional rights.
          (4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and 
        decorum, and of professional ethics on the part of 
        counsel, by censure and exclusion from the hearings; 
        and the committee may cite the offender to the House 
        for contempt.
          (5) If the committee determines that evidence or 
        testimony at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
        incriminate any person, it shall--
                  (A) afford such person an opportunity 
                voluntarily to appear as a witness;
                  (B) receive such evidence or testimony in 
                executive session; and
                  (C) receive and dispose of requests from such 
                person to subpoena additional witnesses.
          (6) Except as provided in subparagraph (f)(5), the 
        chairman shall receive and the committee shall dispose 
        of requests to subpoena additional witnesses.
          (7) No evidence or testimony taken in executive 
        session may be released or used in public sessions 
        without the consent of the committee.
          (8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may 
        submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing 
        for inclusion in the record. The committee is the sole 
        judge of the pertinency of testimony and evidence 
        adduced at its hearing.
          (9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his 
        testimony given at a public session or, if given at an 
        executive session, when authorized by the committee.

         Rule 10.--Procedures for Reporting Measures or Matters

    (a)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of the 
committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the 
House any measure approved by the committee and to take or 
cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter to a 
vote.
    (2) In any event, the report of the committee on a measure 
which has been approved by the committee shall be filed within 
7 calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in 
session) after the day on which there has been filed with the 
clerk of the committee a written request, signed by a majority 
of the members of the committee, for the reporting of that 
measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of the 
committee shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the 
committee notice of the filing of that request.
    (b)(1) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to 
the House unless a majority of the committee was actually 
present.
    (2) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter of a public character, and on any 
amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total number of 
votes cast for and against, and the names of those members 
voting for and against, shall be included in the committee 
report on the measure or matter.
    (c) The report of the committee on a measure which has been 
approved by the committee shall include--
          (1) the oversight findings and recommendations 
        required pursuant to House Rule X, of clause 2(b)(1) 
        separately set out and clearly identified;
          (2) the statement required by section 308(a)(1) of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
        out and clearly identified, if the measure provides new 
        budget authority or new or increased tax expenditures;
          (3) the estimate and comparison prepared by the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office under 
        section 403 of such Act, separately set out and clearly 
        identified, whenever the Director (if timely submitted 
        prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such 
        estimate and comparison to the committee; and
          (4) a summary of the oversight findings and 
        recommendations made by the Committee on Government 
        Reform under House Rule XIII, clause 3(c) separately 
        set out and clearly identified whenever such findings 
        and recommendations have been submitted to the 
        committee in a timely fashion to allow an opportunity 
        to consider such findings and recommendations during 
        the committee's deliberations on the measure.
    (d) Each report of the committee on each bill or joint 
resolution of a public character reported by the committee 
shall include a statement citing the specific powers granted to 
the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by 
the bill or joint resolution.
    (e) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
the committee, any member of the committee gives notice of 
intention of file supplemental, minority, or additional views, 
that member shall be entitled to not less than two additional 
calendar days after the day of such notice, commencing on the 
day on which the measure or matter(s) was approved, excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, in which to file such 
views, in writing and signed by that member, with the clerk of 
the committee. All such views so filed by one or more members 
of the committee shall be included within, and shall be a part 
of, the report filed by the committee with respect to that 
measure or matter. The report of the committee upon that 
measure or matter shall be printed in a single volume which--
          (1) shall include all supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views which have been submitted by the time 
        of the filing of the report, and
          (2) shall bear upon its cover a recital that any such 
        supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any 
        material submitted under subparagraphs (c)(3) and 
        (c)(4) are included as part of the report.
This subparagraph does not preclude--
          (A) the immediate filing or printing of a committee 
        report unless timely request for the opportunity to 
        file supplemental, minority, or additional views has 
        been made as provided by paragraph (c); or
          (B) the filing of any supplemental report upon any 
        measure or matter which may be required for the 
        correction of any technical error in a previous report 
        made by the committee upon that measure or matter.
    (f) If hearings have been held on any such measure or 
matter so reported, the committee shall make every reasonable 
effort to have such hearings published and available to the 
members of the House prior to the consideration of such measure 
or matter in the House.
    (g) The chairman of the committee may designate any member 
of the committee to act as ``floor manager'' of a bill or 
resolution during its consideration in the House.

                     Rule 11.--Committee Oversight

    The committee shall conduct oversight of matters within the 
jurisdiction of the committee in accordance with House Rule X, 
clause 2 and clause 4(d)(2). Not later than February 15 of the 
first session of a Congress, the Committee shall, in a meeting 
that is open to the public and with a quorum present, adopt its 
oversight plans for that Congress in accordance with House Rule 
X, clause 2(d).

     Rule 12.--Review of Continuing Programs; Budget Act Provisions

    (a) The committee shall, in its consideration of all bills 
and joint resolutions of a public character within its 
jurisdiction, insure that appropriation for continuing programs 
and activities of the Federal Government and the District of 
Columbia government will be made annually to the maximum extent 
feasible and consistent with the nature, requirement, and 
objectives of the programs and activities involved. For the 
purposes of this paragraph a Government agency includes the 
organizational units of government listed in clause 4(e) of 
Rule X of House Rules.
    (b) The committee shall review, from time to time, each 
continuing program within its jurisdictions for which 
appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain 
whether such program could be modified so that appropriations 
therefor would be made annually.
    (c) The committee shall, on or before February 25 of each 
year, submit to the Committee on the Budget (1) its views and 
estimates with respect to all matters to be set forth in the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the ensuing fiscal year 
which are within its jurisdiction or functions, and (2) an 
estimate of the total amounts of new budget authority, and 
budget outlays resulting therefrom, to be provided or 
authorized in all bills and resolutions within its jurisdiction 
which it intends to be effective during that fiscal year.
    (d) As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on 
the budget for any fiscal year is agreed to, the committee 
(after consulting with the appropriate committee or committees 
of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocation made to it, the 
joint explanatory statement accompany the conference report on 
such resolution, and promptly report such subdivisions to the 
House, in the manner provided by section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    (e) Whenever the committee is directed in a concurrent 
resolution on the budget to determine and recommend changes in 
laws, bills, or resolutions under the reconciliation process it 
shall promptly make such determination and recommendations, and 
report a reconciliation bill or resolution (or both) to the 
House or submit such recommendations to the Committee on the 
Budget, in accordance with the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.

       Rule 13.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings

    Whenever any hearing or meeting conducted by the committee 
is open to the public, those proceedings shall be open to 
coverage by television, radio, and still photography, as 
provided in Clause 4 of House Rule XI, subject to the 
limitations therein.

                       Rule 14.--Committee Staff

    The staff of the Committee on House Administration shall be 
appointed as follows:
          (a) The committee staff shall be appointed, except as 
        provided in paragraph (B), and may be removed by the 
        chairman and shall work under the general supervision 
        and direction of the chairman;
          (b) All staff provided to the minority party members 
        of the committee shall be appointed, and may be 
        removed, by the Ranking Minority Member of the 
        committee, and shall work under the general supervision 
        and direction of such Member;
          (c) The chairman shall fix the compensation of all 
        staff of the committee, after consultation with the 
        Ranking Minority Member regarding any minority party 
        staff, within the budget approved for such purposes for 
        the committee.

                 Rule 15.--Travel of Members and Staff

    (a) Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
additional expense resolutions as may have been approved, the 
provisions of this rule shall govern travel of committee 
members and staff. Travel for any member or any staff member 
shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
chairman. Travel may be authorized by the chairman for any 
member and any staff member in connection with the attendance 
of hearings conducted by the committee and meetings, 
conferences, and investigations which involve activities or 
subject matter under the general jurisdiction of the committee. 
Before such authorization is given there shall be submitted to 
the chairman in writing the following:
          (1) The purpose of the travel;
          (2) The dates during which the travel will occur;
          (3) The locations to be visited and the length of 
        time to be spent in each;
          (4) The names of members and staff seeking 
        authorization.
    (b)(1) In the case of travel outside the United States of 
members and staff of the committee for the purpose of 
conducting hearings, investigations, studies, or attending 
meetings and conferences involving activities or subject matter 
under the legislative assignment of the committee, prior 
authorization must be obtained from the chairman. Before such 
authorization is given, there shall be submitted to the 
chairman, in writing, a request for such authorization. Each 
request, which shall be filed in a manner that allows for a 
reasonable period of time for review before such travel is 
scheduled to begin, shall include the following:
          (A) the purpose of the travel;
          (B) the dates during which the travel will occur;
          (C) the names of the countries to be visited and the 
        length of time to be spent in each;
          (D) an agenda of anticipated activities for each 
        country for which travel is authorized together with a 
        description of the purpose to be served and the areas 
        of committee jurisdiction involved; and
          (E) the names of members and staff for whom 
        authorization is sought.
    (2) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
meeting or conference for which travel outside the United 
States has been authorized pursuant to this rule, members and 
staff attending meetings or conferences shall submit a written 
report to the chairman covering the activities and other 
pertinent observations or information gained as a result of 
such travel.
    (c) Members and staff of the committee performing 
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
applicable laws, resolutions, or regulations of the House and 
of the Committee on House Administration pertaining to such 
travel.

        Rule 16.--Powers and Duties of Subunits of the Committee

    The chairman of the committee is authorized to establish 
appropriately named subunits, such as task forces, composed of 
members of the committee, for any purpose, measure or matter; 
one member of each such subunit shall be designated chairman of 
the subunit by the chairman of the committee. All such subunits 
shall be considered ad hoc subcommittees of the committee. The 
rules of the committee shall be the rules of any subunit of the 
committee, so far as applicable, or as otherwise directed by 
the chairman of the committee. Each subunit of the committee is 
authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and to 
require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents, as it deems 
necessary, and to report to the full committee on all measures 
or matters for which it was created. Chairmen of subunits of 
the committee shall set meeting dates with the approval of the 
chairman of the full committee, with a view toward avoiding 
simultaneous scheduling of committee and subunit meetings or 
hearings wherever possible. It shall be the practice of the 
committee that meetings of subunits not be scheduled to occur 
simultaneously with meetings of the full committee. In order to 
ensure orderly and fair assignment of hearing and meeting 
rooms, hearings and meetings should be arranged in advance with 
the chairman through the clerk of the committee.

               Rule 17.--Other Procedures and Regulations

    The chairman of the full committee may establish such other 
procedures and take such actions as may be necessary to carry 
out the foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective 
operation of the committee.

            Rule 18.--Designation of Clerk of the Committee

    For the purposes of these rules and the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the staff director of the committee shall 
act as the clerk of the committee.
                  Committee on International Relations

                 BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York, Chairman

WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania    SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut
JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa                 TOM LANTOS, California
HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois              HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey     Samoa
DAN BURTON, Indiana                  MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California
ELTON GALLEGLY, California           DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida         ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina       SHERROD BROWN, Ohio
DANA ROHRABACHER, California         CYNTHIA A. McKINNEY, Georgia
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois         ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California          PAT DANNER, Missouri
PETER T. KING, New York              EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio                   BRAD SHERMAN, California
MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South     ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
Carolina                             STEVE R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
MATT SALMON, Arizona                 JIM DAVIS, Florida
AMO HOUGHTON, New York               EARL POMEROY, North Dakota
TOM CAMPBELL, California             WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
JOHN M. McHUGH, New York             GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
KEVIN BRADY, Texas                   BARBARA LEE, California
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina         JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio                JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania
GEORGE RADANOVICH, California
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado

                       (Adopted January 19, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    The Rules of the House of Representatives, and in 
particular, the committee rules enumerated in clause 2 of Rule 
XI, are the rules of the Committee on International Relations 
(hereafter referred to as the ``Committee''), to the extent 
applicable. A motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to 
dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or 
resolution, if printed copies are available, is a privileged 
non-debatable motion in Committee.
    The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Chairman'') shall consult the 
Ranking Minority Member to the extent possible with respect to 
the business of the Committee. Each subcommittee of the 
Committee is a part of the Committee and is subject to the 
authority and direction of the Committee, and to its rules to 
the extent applicable.

                        Rule 2.--Date of Meeting

    The regular meeting date of the Committee shall be the 
first Tuesday of every month when the House of Representatives 
is in session pursuant to clause 2(b) of Rule XI of the House 
of Representatives. Additional meetings may be called by the 
Chairman as he may deem necessary or at the request of a 
majority of the Members of the Committee in accordance with 
clause 2(c) of Rule XI of the House of Representatives.
    The determination of the business to be considered at each 
meeting shall be made by the Chairman subject to clause 2(c) of 
Rule XI of the House of Representatives.
    A regularly scheduled meeting need not be held if, in the 
judgment of the Chairman, there is no business to be 
considered.

                            Rule 3.--Quorum

    For purposes of taking testimony and receiving evidence, 
two Members shall constitute a quorum.
    One-third of the Members of the Committee shall constitute 
a quorum for taking any action, except: (1) reporting a measure 
or recommendation, (2) closing Committee meetings and hearings 
to the public, (3) authorizing the issuance of subpoenas, and 
(4) any other action for which an actual majority quorum is 
required by any rule of the House of Representatives or by law.
    No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the House 
of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present.
    A record vote may be demanded by one-fifth of the Members 
present or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any one 
Member.

           Rule 4.--Meetings and Hearings Open to the Public

    (a) Meetings.--Each meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, of the Committee 
or a subcommittee shall be open to the public except when the 
Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a majority 
present, determines by record vote that all or part of the 
remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
public, because disclosure of matters to be considered would 
endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law 
enforcement information, or would tend to defame, degrade or 
incriminate any person or otherwise violate any law or rule of 
the House of Representatives. No person other than Members of 
the Committee and such congressional staff and departmental 
representatives as they may authorize shall be present at any 
business or markup session which has been closed to the public. 
This subsection does not apply to open Committee hearings which 
are provided for by subsection (b) of this rule.
    (b) Hearings.--(1) Each hearing conducted by the Committee 
or a subcommittee shall be open to the public except when the 
Committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a majority 
present, determines by record vote that all or part of the 
remainder of that hearing on that day should be closed to the 
public because disclosure of testimony, evidence or other 
matters to be considered would endanger the national security, 
would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
otherwise would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a 
majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
requisite number required under the rules of the Committee to 
be present for the purpose of taking testimony--
          (A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole 
        purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to 
        be received would endanger the national security, would 
        compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
        violate paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
          (B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
    (2) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony 
at an investigatory hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate any person
          (A) such testimony or evidence shall be presented in 
        executive session, notwithstanding the provisions of 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection, if by a majority of 
        those present, there being in attendance the requisite 
        number required under the rules of the Committee to be 
        present for the purpose of taking testimony, the 
        Committee or subcommittee determines that such evidence 
        or testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or 
        incriminate any person; and
          (B) the Committee or subcommittee shall proceed to 
        receive such testimony in open session only if the 
        Committee, a majority being present, determines that 
        such evidence or testimony will not tend to defame, 
        degrade, or incriminate any person.
    (3) No Member of the House of Representatives may be 
excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the 
Committee or a subcommittee unless the House of Representatives 
has by majority vote authorized the Committee or subcommittee, 
for purposes of a particular series of hearings, on a 
particular article oflegislation or on a particular subject of 
investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the same procedures 
designated in this subsection for closing hearings to the public.
    (4) The Committee or a subcommittee may by the procedure 
designated in this subsection vote to close 1 subsequent day of 
hearing.
    (5) No congressional staff shall be present at any meeting 
or hearing of the Committee or a subcommittee that has been 
closed to the public, and at which classified information will 
be involved, unless such person is authorized access to such 
classified information in accordance with Rule 20.

             Rule 5.--Announcement of Hearings and Markups

    Public announcement shall be made of the date, place, and 
subject matter of any hearing or markup to be conducted by the 
Committee or a subcommittee at the earliest possible date, and 
in any event at least 1week before the commencement of that 
hearing or markup unless the Committee or subcommittee 
determines that there is good cause to begin that meeting at an 
earlier date. Such determination may be made with respect to 
any markup by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman, as 
appropriate. Such determination may be made with respect to any 
hearing of the Committee or of a subcommittee by its Chairman, 
with the concurrence of its Ranking Minority Member, or by the 
Committee or subcommittee by majority vote, a quorum being 
present for the transaction of business.
    Public announcement of all hearings and markups shall be 
published in the Daily Digest portion of the Congressional 
Record, and promptly entered into the committee scheduling 
service of House Information Resources. Members shall be 
notified by the Chief of Staff of all meetings (including 
markups and hearings) and briefings of subcommittees and of the 
full Committee.
    The agenda for each Committee and subcommittee meeting, 
setting out all items of business to be considered, including a 
copy of any bill or other document scheduled for markup, shall 
be furnished to each Committee or subcommittee Member by 
delivery to the Member's office at least 2 full calendar days 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) before the 
meeting, whenever possible.

                           Rule 6.--Witnesses

    (a) Interrogation of Witnesses.--(1) Insofar as 
practicable, witnesses shall be permitted to present their oral 
statements without interruption subject to reasonable time 
constraints imposed by the Chairman, with questioning by the 
Committee Members taking place afterward. Members should 
refrain from questions until such statements are completed.
    (2) In recognizing Members, the Chairman shall, to the 
extent practicable, give preference to the Members on the basis 
of their arrival at the hearing, taking into consideration the 
majority and minority ratio of the Members actually present. A 
Member desiring to speak or ask a question shall address the 
Chairman and not the witness.
    (3) Subject to paragraph (4), each Member may interrogate 
the witness for 5 minutes, the reply of the witness being 
included in the 5-minute period. After all Members have had an 
opportunity to ask questions, the round shall begin again under 
the 5-minute rule.
    (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Chairman, with the 
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, may permit one or 
more majority members of the Committee designated by the 
Chairman to question a witness for a specified period of not 
longer than 30 minutes. On such occasions, an equal number of 
minority Members of the Committee designated by the Ranking 
Minority Member shall be permitted to question the same witness 
for the same period of time. Committee staff may be permitted 
to question a witness for equal specified periods either with 
the concurrence of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member or 
by motion. However, in no case may questioning by Committee 
staff proceed before each Member of the Committee who wishes to 
speak under the 5-minute rule has had one opportunity to do so.
    (b) Statements of Witnesses.--Each witness who is to appear 
before the Committee or a subcommittee is required to file with 
the clerk of the Committee, at least two working days in 
advance of his or her appearance, sufficient copies, as 
determined by the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, of 
his or her proposed testimony to provide to Members and staff 
of the Committee or subcommittee, the news media, and the 
general public. The witness shall limit his or her oral 
presentation to a brief summary of his or her testimony. In the 
case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a 
written statement of proposed testimony shall, to the extent 
practicable, include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the 
amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant 
(or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) 
received during the current fiscal year or either of the two 
previous fiscal years by the witness or by an entity 
represented by the witness, to the extent that such information 
is relevant to the subject matter of, and the witness' 
representational capacity at, the hearing.
    To the extent practicable, each witness should provide the 
text of his or her proposed testimony in machine-readable form.
    The Committee or subcommittee shall notify Members at least 
two working days in advance of a hearing of the availability of 
testimony submitted by witnesses.
    The requirements of this subsection or any part thereof may 
be waived by the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee or subcommittee, or the presiding Member, provided 
that the witness or the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member has 
submitted, prior to the witness's appearance, a written 
explanation as to the reasons testimony has not been made 
available to the Committee or subcommittee. In the event a 
witness submits neither his or her testimony at least two 
working days in advance of his or her appearance nor has a 
written explanation been submitted as to prior availability, 
the witness shall be released from testifying unless a majority 
of the Committee or subcommittee votes to accept his or her 
testimony.
    (c) Oaths.--The Chairman, or any Member of the Committee 
designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses 
before the Committee.

       Rule 7.--Preparation and Maintenance of Committee Records

    An accurate stenographic record shall be made of all 
hearings and markup sessions. Members of the Committee and any 
witness may examine the transcript of his or her own remarks 
and may make any grammatical or technical changes that do not 
substantively alter the record. Any such Member or witness 
shall return the transcript to the Committee offices within 5 
calendar days (not including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) after receipt of the transcript, or as soon 
thereafter as is practicable.
    Any information supplied for the record at the request of a 
Member of the Committee shall be provided to the Member when 
received by the Committee.
    Transcripts of hearings and markup sessions (except for the 
record of a meeting or hearing which is closed to the public) 
shall be printed as soon as is practicable after receipt of the 
corrected versions, except that the Chairman may order the 
transcript of a hearing to be printed without the corrections 
of a Member or witness if the Chairman determines that such 
Member or witness has been afforded a reasonable time to 
correct such transcript and such transcript has not been 
returned within such time.
    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with Rule VII of the House of Representatives. 
The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any 
decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the 
rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter 
shall be presented to the Committee for a determination on the 
written request of any member of the Committee.
    The Committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible, make 
its publications available in electronic form.

           Rule 8.--Extraneous Material in Committee Hearings

    No extraneous material shall be printed in either the body 
or appendixes of any Committee or subcommittee hearing, except 
matter which has been accepted for inclusion in the record 
during the hearing. Copiesof bills and other legislation under 
consideration and responses to written questions submitted by Members 
shall not be considered extraneous material.
    Extraneous material in either the body or appendixes of any 
hearing to be printed which would be in excess of eight printed 
pages (for any one submission) shall be accompanied by a 
written request to the Chairman, such written request to 
contain an estimate in writing from the Public Printer of the 
probable cost of publishing such material.

            Rule 9.--Public Availability of Committee Votes

    The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
Committee shall be made available for inspection by the public 
at reasonable times at the Committee offices. Such result shall 
include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition, the name of each Member voting for and against, 
and the Members present but not voting.

                           Rule 10.--Proxies

    Proxy voting is not permitted in the Committee or in 
subcommittees.

                           Rule 11.--Reports

    (a) Reports on Bills and Resolutions.--To the extent 
practicable, not later than 24 hours before a report is to be 
filed with the Clerk of the House on a measure that has been 
ordered reported by the Committee, the Chairman shall make 
available for inspection by all Members of the Committee a copy 
of the draft committee report in order to afford Members 
adequate information and the opportunity to draft and file any 
supplemental, minority or additional views which they may deem 
appropriate.
    With respect to each record vote on a motion to report any 
measure or matter of a public character, and on any amendment 
offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes 
cast for and against, and the names of those members voting for 
and against, shall be included in any Committee report on the 
measure or matter.
    (b) Prior Approval of Certain.--No Committee, subcommittee, 
or staff report, study, or other document which purports to 
express publicly the views, findings, conclusions, or 
recommendations of the Committee or a subcommittee may be 
released to the public or filed with the Clerk of the House 
unless approved by a majority of the Members of the Committee 
or subcommittee, as appropriate. A proposed investigative or 
oversight report shall be considered as read if it has been 
available to members of the Committee for at least 24 hours 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when 
the House is in session on such a day). In any case in which 
clause 2(l) of Rule XI and clause 3(a)(1) of Rule XIII of the 
House of Representatives does not apply, each Member of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall be given an opportunity to have 
views or a disclaimer included as part of the material filed or 
released, as the case may be.
    (c) Foreign Travel Reports.--At the same time that the 
report required by clause 8(b)(5) of Rule X of the House of 
Representatives, regarding foreign travel reports, is submitted 
to the Chairman, Members and employees of the committee shall 
provide a report to the Chairman listing all official meetings, 
interviews, inspection tours and other official functions in 
which the individual participated, by country and date. Under 
extraordinary circumstances, the Chairman may waive the listing 
in such report of an official meeting, interview, inspection 
tour, or other official function. The report shall be 
maintained in the full committee offices and shall be available 
for public inspection during normal business hours.

               Rule 12.--Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    Except in unusual circumstances, bills and resolutions will 
not be considered by the Committee unless and until the 
appropriate subcommittee has recommended the bill or resolution 
for Committee action, and will not be taken to the House of 
Representatives for action unless and until the Committee has 
ordered reported such bill or resolution, a quorum being 
present. Unusual circumstances will be determined by the 
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member 
and such other Members of the Committee as the Chairman deems 
appropriate.

                        Rule 13.--Staff Services

    (a) The Committee staff shall be selected and organized so 
that it can provide a comprehensive range of professional 
services in the field of foreign affairs to the Committee, the 
subcommittees, and all its Members. The staff shall include 
persons with training and experience in international 
relations, making available to the Committee individuals with 
knowledge of major countries, areas, and U.S. overseas programs 
and operations.
    (b) Subject to clause 9 of Rule X of the House of 
Representatives, the staff of the Committee, except as provided 
in paragraph (c), shall be appointed, and may be removed, by 
the Chairman with the approval of the majority of the majority 
Members of the Committee. Their remuneration shall be fixed by 
the Chairman and they shall work under the general supervision 
and direction of the Chairman. Staff assignments are to be 
authorized by the Chairman or by the Chief of Staff under the 
direction of the Chairman.
    (c) Subject to clause 9 of Rule X of the House of 
Representatives, the staff of the Committee assigned to the 
minority shall be appointed, their remuneration determined, and 
may be removed, by the Ranking Minority Member with the 
approval of the majority of the minority party Members of the 
Committee. No minority staff person shall be compensated at a 
rate which exceeds that paid his or her majority staff 
counterpart. Such staff shall work under the general 
supervision and direction of the Ranking Minority Member with 
the approval or consultation of the minority Members of the 
committee.
    (d) The Chairman shall ensure that sufficient staff is made 
available to each subcommittee to carry out its 
responsibilities under the rules of the Committee. The Chairman 
shall ensure that the minority party is fairly treated in the 
appointment of such staff.

           Rule 14.--Number and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees


                           (a) Full Committee

    The full Committee will be responsible for oversight and 
legislation relating to foreign assistance (including 
development assistance, security assistance, and Public Law 480 
programs abroad) or relating to the Peace Corps; national 
security developments affecting foreign policy; strategic 
planning and agreements; war powers, executive agreements, and 
the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces; 
peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United 
Nations or other international sanctions; arms control, 
disarmament and other proliferation issues; the Agency for 
International Development; oversight of State and Defense 
Department activities involving arms transfers and sales, and 
arms export licenses; international law; promotion of 
democracy; international law enforcement issues, including 
terrorism and narcotics control programs and activities; and 
all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee. 
The full Committee may conduct oversight with respect to any 
matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee as defined in 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.

                           (b) Subcommittees

    There shall be five standing subcommittees. The names and 
jurisdiction of those subcommittees shall be as follows:

1. Functional Subcommittees

    There shall be two subcommittees with functional 
jurisdiction:
    Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.--
To deal with measures relating to international economic and 
trade policy; measures to foster commercial intercourse with 
foreign countries; export administration; international 
investment policy; trade and economic aspects of nuclear 
technology and materials, of nonproliferation policy, and of 
international communication and information policy; licenses 
and licensing policy for the export of dual use equipment and 
technology; legislation pertaining to and oversight of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Trade 
andDevelopment Agency; scientific developments affecting foreign 
policy; commodity agreements; international environmental policy and 
oversight of international fishing agreements; and special oversight of 
international financial and monetary institutions, the Export-Import 
Bank, and customs.
    Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights.--To deal with Department of State, United States 
Information Agency, and related agency operations and 
legislation; the diplomatic service; international education 
and cultural affairs; foreign buildings; programs, activities 
and the operating budget of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency; oversight of, and legislation pertaining to, the United 
Nations, its affiliated agencies, and other international 
organizations, including assessed and voluntary contributions 
to such agencies and organizations; parliamentary conferences 
and exchanges; protection of American citizens abroad; 
international broadcasting; international communication and 
information policy; the American Red Cross; implementation of 
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other matters 
relating to internationally recognized human rights; and 
oversight of international population planning and child 
survival activities.

2. Regional Subcommittees

    There shall be three subcommittees with regional 
jurisdiction: the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; the 
Subcommittee on Africa; and the Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific; with responsibility for Europe and the Middle East 
reserved to the full Committee.
    The regional subcommittees shall have jurisdiction over the 
following within their respective regions:
          (1) Matters affecting the political relations between 
        the United States and other countries and regions, 
        including resolutions or other legislative measures 
        directed to such relations.
          (2) Legislation with respect to disaster assistance 
        outside the Foreign Assistance Act, boundary issues, 
        and international claims.
          (3) Legislation with respect to region- or country-
        specific loans or other financial relations outside the 
        Foreign Assistance Act.
          (4) Resolutions of disapproval under section 36(b) of 
        the Arms Export Control Act, with respect to foreign 
        military sales.
          (5) Legislation and oversight regarding human rights 
        practices in particular countries.
          (6) Oversight of regional lending institutions.
          (7) Oversight of matters related to the regional 
        activities of the United Nations, of its affiliated 
        agencies, and of other multilateral institutions.
          (8) Identification and development of options for 
        meeting future problems and issues relating to U.S. 
        interests in the region.
          (9) Base rights and other facilities access 
        agreements and regional security pacts.
          (10) Oversight of matters relating to parliamentary 
        conferences and exchanges involving the region.
          (11) Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with respect 
        to matters assigned to the functional subcommittees 
        insofar as they may affect the region.
          (12) Oversight of all foreign assistance activities 
        affecting the region.
          (13) Such other matters as the Chairman of the full 
        Committee may determine.

              Rule 15.--Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the full Committee on all 
matters referred to it. Subcommittee chairmen shall set meeting 
dates after consultation with the Chairman, other subcommittee 
chairmen, and other appropriate Members, with a view towards 
minimizing scheduling conflicts. It shall be the practice of 
the Committee that meetings of subcommittees not be scheduled 
to occur simultaneously with meetings of the full Committee.
    In order to ensure orderly administration and fair 
assignment of hearing and meeting rooms, the subject, time, and 
location of hearings and meetings shall be arranged in advance 
with the Chairman through the Chief of Staff of the Committee.
    The Chairman of the full Committee shall designate a Member 
of the majority party on each subcommittee as its vice 
chairman.
    The Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member may attend the 
meetings and participate in the activities of all subcommittees 
of which they are not members, except that they may not vote or 
be counted for a quorum in such subcommittees.

                Rule 16.--Referral of Bills by Chairman

    In accordance with Rule 14 of the Committee and to the 
extent practicable, all legislation and other matters referred 
to the Committee shall be referred by the Chairman to a 
subcommittee of primary jurisdiction within 2 weeks. In 
accordance with Rule 14 of the Committee, legislation may also 
be concurrently referred to additional subcommittees for 
consideration in sequence. Unless otherwise directed by the 
Chairman, such subcommittees shall act on or be discharged from 
consideration of legislation that has been approved by the 
subcommittee of primary jurisdiction within 2 weeks of such 
action. In referring any legislation to a subcommittee, the 
Chairman may specify a date by which the subcommittee shall 
report thereon to the full Committee.
    Subcommittees with regional jurisdiction shall have primary 
jurisdiction over legislation regarding human rights practices 
in particular countries. The Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights shall have sequential jurisdiction 
over such legislation.
    The Chairman may designate a subcommittee chairman or other 
Member to take responsibility as manager of a bill or 
resolution during its consideration in the House of 
Representatives.

   Rule 17.--Party Ratios on Subcommittees and Conference Committees

    The majority party caucus of the Committee shall determine 
an appropriate ratio of majority to minority party Members for 
each subcommittee. Party representation on each subcommittee or 
conference committee shall be no less favorable to the majority 
party than the ratio for the full Committee. The Chairman and 
the Ranking Minority Member are authorized to negotiate matters 
affecting such ratios including the size of subcommittees and 
conference committees.

               Rule 18.--Subcommittee Funding and Records

    (a) Each subcommittee shall have adequate funds to 
discharge its responsibility for legislation and oversight.
    (b) In order to facilitate Committee compliance with clause 
2(e)(1) of Rule XI of the House of Representatives, each 
subcommittee shall keep a complete record of all subcommittee 
actions which shall include a record of the votes on any 
question on which a record vote is demanded. The result of each 
record vote shall be promptly made available to the full 
Committee for inspection by the public in accordance with Rule 
9 of the Committee.
    (c) All subcommittee hearings, records, data, charts, and 
files shall be kept distinct from the congressional office 
records of the Member serving as chairman of the subcommittee. 
Subcommittee records shall be coordinated with the records of 
the full Committee, shall be the property of the House, and all 
Members of the House shall have access thereto.

              Rule 19.--Meetings of Subcommittee Chairmen

    The Chairman shall call a meeting of the subcommittee 
chairmen on a regular basis not less frequently than once a 
month. Such a meeting need not be held if there is no business 
to conduct. It shall be the practice at such meetings to review 
the current agenda and activities of each of the subcommittees.

               Rule 20.--Access to Classified Information

    Authorized persons.--In accordance with the stipulations of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives, all Members of the 
House who have executed the oath required by clause 13 of Rule 
XXIV of the House of Representatives shall be authorized to 
have access to classified information within the possession of 
the Committee.
    Members of the Committee staff shall be considered 
authorized to have access to classified information within the 
possession of the Committee when they have the proper security 
clearances, when they have executed the oath required by clause 
13 of Rule XXIV of the House of Representatives, and when they 
have a demonstrable need to know. The decision on whether a 
given staff member has a need to know will be made on the 
following basis:
          (a) In the case of the full Committee majority staff, 
        by the Chairman, acting through the Chief of Staff;
          (b) In the case of the full Committee minority staff, 
        by the Ranking Minority Member of the committee, acting 
        through the Minority Chief of Staff;
          (c) In the case of subcommittee majority staff, by 
        the Chairman of the subcommittee;
          (d) In the case of the subcommittee minority staff, 
        by the Ranking Minority Member of the subcommittee.
    No other individuals shall be considered authorized 
persons, unless so designated by the Chairman.
    Designated persons.--Each Committee Member is permitted to 
designate one member of his or her staff as having the right of 
access to information classified confidential. Such designated 
persons must have the proper security clearance, have executed 
the oath required by clause 13 of Rule XLIII of the House of 
Representatives, and have a need to know as determined by his 
or her principal. Upon request of a Committee Member in 
specific instances, a designated person also shall be permitted 
access to information classified secret which has been 
furnished to the Committee pursuant to section 36 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, as amended. Designation of a staff person 
shall be by letter from the Committee Member to the Chairman.
    Location.--Classified information will be stored in secure 
safes in the Committee rooms. All materials classified top 
secret must be stored in a Secure Compartmentalized Information 
Facility (SCIF).
    Handling.--Materials classified confidential or secret may 
be taken from Committee offices to other Committee offices and 
hearing rooms by Members of the Committee and authorized 
Committee staff in connection with hearings and briefings of 
the Committee or its Subcommittees for which such information 
is deemed to be essential. Removal of such information from the 
Committee offices shall be only with the permission of the 
Chairman under procedures designed to ensure the safe handling 
and storage of such information at all times. Except as 
provided in this paragraph, top secret materials may not be 
taken from the SCIF for any purpose, except that such materials 
may be taken to hearings and other meetings that are being 
conducted at the top secret level when necessary. Top secret 
materials may otherwise be used under conditions approved by 
the Chairman.
    Notice.--Appropriate notice of the receipt of classified 
documents received by the Committee from the executive branch 
will be sent promptly to Committee Members through the Survey 
of Activities or by other means.
    Access.--Except as provided for above, access to materials 
classified top secret or otherwise restricted held by the 
Committee will be in the SCIF. The following procedures will be 
observed:
    (a) Authorized or designated persons will be admitted to 
the SCIF after inquiring of the Chief of Staff or an assigned 
staff member. The SCIF will be open during regular Committee 
hours.
    (b) Authorized or designated persons will be required to 
identify themselves, to identify the documents or information 
they wish to view, and to sign the Classified Materials Log, 
which is kept with the classified information.
    (c) The assigned staff member will be responsible for 
maintaining a log which identifies (1) authorized and 
designated persons seeking access, (2) the classified 
information requested, and (3) the time of arrival and 
departure of such persons. The assigned staff member will also 
assure that the classified materials are returned to the proper 
location.
    (d) The Classified Materials log will contain a statement 
acknowledged by the signature of the authorized or designated 
person that he or she has read the Committee rules and will 
abide by them.
    Divulgence.--Classified information provided to the 
Committee by the executive branch shall be handled in 
accordance with the procedures that apply within the executive 
branch for the protection of such information. Any classified 
information to which access has been gained through the 
Committee may not be divulged to any unauthorized person. 
Classified material shall not be photocopied or otherwise 
reproduced without the authorization of the Chief of Staff. In 
no event shall classified information be discussed over a non-
secure telephone. Apparent violations of this rule should be 
reported as promptly as possible to the Chairman for 
appropriate action.
    Other regulations.--The Chairman may establish such 
additional regulations and procedures as in his judgment may be 
necessary to safeguard classified information under the control 
of the Committee. Members of the Committee will be given notice 
of any such regulations and procedures promptly. They may be 
modified or waived in any or all particulars by a majority vote 
of the full Committee.

       Rule 21.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings

    All Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings which 
are open to the public may be covered, in whole or in part, by 
television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, 
or by any such methods of coverage in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 3 of House rule XI.
    The Chairman or subcommittee chairman shall determine, in 
his or her discretion, the number of television and still 
cameras permitted in a hearing or meeting room, but shall not 
limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer than 
two representatives from each medium.
    Such coverage shall be in accordance with the following 
requirements contained in Section 116(b) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1970, and clause 4 of Rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives:
    (a) If the television or radio coverage of the hearing or 
meeting is to be presented to the public as live coverage, that 
coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial 
sponsorship.
    (b) No witness served with a subpoena by the Committee 
shall be required against his will to be photographed at any 
hearing or to give evidence or testimony while the broadcasting 
of that hearing, by radio or television is being conducted. At 
the request of any such witness who does not wish to be 
subjected to radio, television, or still photography coverage, 
all lenses shall be covered and all microphones used for 
coverage turned off. This subparagraph is supplementary to 
clause 2(k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives relating to the protection of the rights of 
witnesses.
    (c) The allocation among cameras permitted by the Chairman 
or subcommittee chairman in a hearing room shall be in 
accordance with fair and equitable procedures devised by the 
Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' 
Galleries.
    (d) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
obstruct in any way the space between any witness giving 
evidence or testimony and Member of the Committee or its 
subcommittees or the visibility of that witness and that Member 
to each other.
    (e) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions 
but shall not be placed in positions which obstruct 
unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
    (f) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and 
radio media shall not be installed in, or removed from, the 
hearing or meeting room while the Committee or subcommittee is 
in session.
    (g) Floodlights, spotlights, strobe lights, and flashgun 
shall not be used in providing any method of coverage of the 
hearing or meeting, except that the television media may 
install additional lighting in the hearing room, without cost 
to the Government, in order to raise the ambient lighting level 
in the hearing room to the lowest level necessary to provide 
adequate television coverage of the hearing or meeting at the 
current state of the art of television coverage.
    (h) In the allocation of the number of still photographers 
permitted by the Chairman or subcommittee chairman in a hearing 
or meeting room, preference shall be given to photographers 
from Associated Press Photos, United Press International News 
pictures, and Reuters. If requests are made by more of the 
media than will be permitted by the Chairman or subcommittee 
chairman for coverage of the hearing or meeting by still 
photography, that coverage shall be made on the basis of a fair 
and equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing 
Committee of Press Photographers.
    (i) Photographers shall not position themselves, at any 
time during the course of the hearing or meeting, between the 
witness table and the Members of the Committee or its 
subcommittees.
    (j) Photographers shall not place themselves in positions 
which obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the 
other media.
    (k) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
radio media shall be then currently accredited to the Radio and 
Television Correspondents' Galleries.
    (l) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall 
be then currently accredited to the Press Photographers' 
Gallery Committee of Press Photographers.
    (m) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
radio media and by still photography shall conduct themselves 
and their coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive 
manner.

                       Rule 22.--Subpoena Powers

    A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the Chairman, in 
accordance with clause 2(m) of Rule XI of the House of 
Representatives, in the conduct of any investigation or 
activity or series of investigations or activities within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee, following consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member.
    In addition, a subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee or its subcommittees in accordance with clause 2(m) 
of Rule XI of the House of the Representatives, in the conduct 
of any investigation or activity or series of investigations or 
activities, when authorized by a majority of the Members 
voting, a majority of the committee or subcommittee being 
present.
    Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman or by 
any Member designated by the Committee.

         Rule 23.--Recommendation for Appointment of Conferees

    Whenever the Speaker is to appoint a conference committee, 
the Chairman shall recommend to the Speaker as conferees those 
Members of the Committee who are primarily responsible for the 
legislation (including to the full extent practicable the 
principal proponents of the major provisions of the bill as it 
passed the House), who have actively participated in the 
Committee or subcommittee consideration of the legislation, and 
who agree to attend the meetings of the conference. With regard 
to the appointment of minority Members, the Chairman shall 
consult with the Ranking Minority Member.

                      Rule 24.--General Oversight

    Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the Committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Oversight and the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, in accordance 
with the provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of the House of 
Representatives.

               Rule 25.--Other Procedures and Regulations

    The Chairman may establish such other procedures and take 
such actions as may be necessary to carry out the foregoing 
rules or to facilitate the effective operation of the 
Committee. Any additional procedures or regulations may be 
modified or rescinded in any or all particulars by a majority 
vote of the full Committee.
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                   HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman

F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr.,         JOHN CONYERS, Jr., Michigan
Wisconsin                            BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts
BILL McCOLLUM, Florida               HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania        RICK BOUCHER, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         JERROLD NADLER, New York
LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas                ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia
ELTON GALLEGLY, California           MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina
CHARLES T. CANADY, Florida           ZOE LOFGREN, California
BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia              SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas
STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana            MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts
ED BRYANT, Tennessee                 WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio                   ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
BOB BARR, Georgia                    STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee        TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
CHRIS CANNON, Utah
JAMES E. ROGAN, California
LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
MARY BONO, California
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama

                       (Adopted February 4, 1999)


                                 Rule 1

    The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of 
the Committee on the Judiciary and its subcommittees with the 
following specific additions thereto.

                      Rule 2.--Committee Meetings

    (a) The regular meeting day of the Committee on the 
Judiciary for the conduct of its business shall be on Tuesday 
of each week while the House is in session.
    (b) Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman and a 
regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed with when, in 
the judgment of the Chairman, there is no need therefor.
    (c) At least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and 
legal holidays when the House is not in session) before each 
scheduled Committee or subcommittee meeting, each Member of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall be furnished a list of the 
bill(s) and subject(s) to be considered and/or acted upon at 
the meeting. Bills or subjects not listed shall be subject to a 
point of order unless their consideration is agreed to by a 
two-thirds vote of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (d) The Chairman, with such notice to the ranking Minority 
Member as is practicable, may call and convene, as he considers 
necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for the 
consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the 
Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. The 
Committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of 
the Chairman.
    (e) Committee and subcommittee meetings for the transaction 
of business, i.e. meetings other than those held for the 
purpose of taking testimony, shall be open to the public except 
when the Committee or subcommittee determines by majority vote 
to close the meeting because disclosure of matters to be 
considered would endanger national security, would compromise 
sensitive law enforcement information, or would tend to defame, 
degrade or incriminate any person or otherwise would violate 
any law or rule of the House.
    (f) Every motion made to the Committee and entertained by 
the Chairman shall be reduced to writing upon demand of any 
Member, and a copy made available to each Member present.
    (g) For purposes of taking any action at a meeting of the 
full Committee or any subcommittee thereof, a quorum shall be 
constituted by the presence of not less than one-third of the 
Members of the Committee or subcommittee, except that a full 
majority of the Members of the Committee or subcommittee shall 
constitute a quorum for purposes of reporting a measure or 
recommendation from the Committee or subcommittee, closing a 
meeting to the public, or authorizing the issuance of a 
subpoena.

                           Rule 3.--Hearings

    (a) The Committee chairman or any subcommittee chairman 
shall make public announcement of the date, place, and subject 
matter of any hearing to be conducted by it on any measure or 
matter at least one week before the commencement of that 
hearing. If the chairman of the Committee, or subcommittee, 
with the concurrence of the ranking Minority Member, determines 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the 
Committee or subcommittee so determines by majority vote, a 
quorum being present for the transaction of business, the 
Chairman or subcommittee chairman shall make the announcement 
at the earliest possible date.
    (b) Committee and subcommittee hearings shall be open to 
the public except when the Committee or subcommittee determines 
by majority vote to close the meeting because disclosure of 
matters to be considered would endanger national security, 
would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
would tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person or 
otherwise would violate any law or rule of the House.
    (c) For purposes of taking testimony and receiving evidence 
before the Committee or any subcommittee, a quorum shall be 
constituted by the presence of two Members.
    (d) In the course of any hearing each Member shall be 
allowed five minutes for the interrogation of a witness until 
such time as each Member who so desires has had an opportunity 
to question the witness.

                         Rule 4.--Broadcasting

    Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the Committee or 
any subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings shall 
be open to coverage by television, radio and still photography 
except when the hearing or meeting is closed pursuant to the 
Committee Rules of Procedure.

                    Rule 5.--Standing Subcommittees

    (a) The full Committee shall have jurisdiction over the 
following subject matters: antitrust law, tort liability, 
including medical malpractice and product liability, legal 
reform generally, and such other matters as determined by the 
Chairman.
    (b) There shall be five standing subcommittees of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, with jurisdictions as follows:
          (1) Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property: 
        copyright, patent and trademark law, administration of 
        U.S. courts, Federal Rules of Evidence, Civil and 
        Appellate Procedure, judicial ethics, other appropriate 
        matters as referred by the Chairman, and relevant 
        oversight.
          (2) Subcommittee on the Constitution: constitutional 
        amendments, constitutional rights, federal civil rights 
        laws, ethics in government, other appropriate matters 
        as referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
          (3) Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
        Law: bankruptcy and commercial law, bankruptcy 
        judgeships, administrative law, independent counsel, 
        state taxation affecting interstate commerce, 
        interstate compacts, other appropriate matters as 
        referred by the Chairman, and relevant oversight.
          (4) Subcommittee on Crime: Federal Criminal Code, 
        drug enforcement, sentencing, parole and pardons, 
        Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, prisons, other 
        appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, and 
        relevant oversight.
          (5) Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims: 
        immigration and naturalization, admission of refugees, 
        treaties, conventions and international agreements, 
        claims against the United States, federal charters of 
        incorporation, private immigration and claims bills, 
        other appropriate matters as referred by the Chairman, 
        and relevant oversight.
    (c) The Chairman of the Committee and ranking Minority 
Member thereof shall be ex officio Members, but not voting 
Members, of each subcommittee to which such Chairman or ranking 
Minority Member has not been assigned by resolution of the 
Committee. Ex officio Members shall not be counted as present 
for purposes of constituting a quorum at any hearing or meeting 
of such subcommittee.

              Rule 6.--Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the full Committee on all 
matters referred to it or under its jurisdiction. Subcommittee 
chairmen shall set dates for hearings and meetings of their 
respective subcommittees after consultation with Chairman and 
other subcommittee chairman with a view toward avoiding 
simultaneous scheduling of full Committee and subcommittee 
meetings or hearings whenever possible.

                    Rule 7.--Non-Legislative Reports

    No report of the Committee or subcommittee which does not 
accompany a measure or matter for consideration by the House 
shall be published unless all Members of the Committee or 
subcommittee issuing the report shall have been apprised of 
such report and given the opportunity to give notice of 
intention to file supplemental, additional, or dissenting views 
as part of the report. In no case shall the time in which to 
file such views be less than three calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays when the House is not in 
session.)

                       Rule 8.--Committee Records

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
according to the Rules of the House. The Chairman shall notify 
the ranking Minority Member of any decision to withhold a 
record otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented 
to the Committee for a determination on the written request of 
any Member of the Committee.
                         Committee on Resources

                      DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman

W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, Louisiana       GEORGE MILLER, California
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah                NICK J. RAHALL, West Virginia
JIM SAXTON, New Jersey               BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota
ELTON GALLEGLY, California           DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado                ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California        Samoa
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland         NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii
KEN CALVERT, California              SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas
RICHARD W. POMBO, California         OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia
BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming               FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey
HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho               CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California
GEORGE RADANOVICH, California        CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto 
WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina      Rico
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas                ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam
CHRIS CANNON, Utah                   PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
KEVIN BRADY, Texas                   ADAM SMITH, Washington
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania       CHRISTOPHER JOHN, Louisiana
RICK HILL, Montana                   DONNA MC CHRISTENSEN, Virgin 
BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado               Islands
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada                  RON KIND, Wisconsin
MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana              JAY INSLEE, Washington
GREG WALDEN, Oregon                  GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania           TOM UDALL, New Mexico
ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina          MARK UDALL, Colorado
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho            JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York
THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado

                       (Adopted January 19, 1999)


               Rule 1.--Rules of the House; Vice Chairmen

    (a) Applicability of House Rules.--(1) The Rules of the 
House of Representatives, so far as they are applicable, are 
the rules of the Committee and its Subcommittees.
    (2) Each Subcommittee is part of the Committee and is 
subject to the authority, direction and rules of the Committee. 
References in these rules to ``Committee'' and ``Chairman'' 
shall apply to each Subcommittee and its Chairman wherever 
applicable.
    (3) House Rule XI is incorporated and made a part of the 
rules of the Committee to the extent applicable.
    (b) Vice Chairmen.--Unless inconsistent with other rules, 
the Chairman shall appoint a Vice Chairman of the Committee and 
Vice Chairmen of each of the Subcommittees. If the Chairman of 
the Committee or Subcommittee is not present at any meeting of 
the Committee or Subcommittee, as the case may be, the Vice 
Chairman shall preside. If the Vice Chairman is not present, 
the ranking Member of the Majority party on the Committee or 
Subcommittee who is present shall preside at that meeting.

                      Rule 2.--Meetings in General

    (a) Scheduled Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at 11 
a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month that the House is in 
session, unless that meeting is canceled by the Chairman. The 
Committee shall also meet at the call of the Chairman subject 
to advance notice to all Members of the Committee. Special 
meetings shall be called and convened by the Chairman as 
provided in clause 2(c)(1) of House Rule XI. Any Committee 
meeting or hearing that conflicts with a party caucus, 
conference, or similar party meeting shall be rescheduled at 
the discretion of the Chairman, in consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member. The Committee may not sit during a 
joint session of the House and Senate or during a recess when a 
joint meeting of the House and Senate is in progress.
    (b) Open Meetings.--Each meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, and each hearing 
of the Committee or a Subcommittee shall be open to the public, 
except as provided by clause 2(g) of House Rule XI.
    (c) Broadcasting.--Whenever a meeting for the transaction 
of business, including the markup of legislation, or a hearing 
is open to the public, that meeting or hearing shall be open to 
coverage by television, radio, and still photography in 
accordance with clause 4 of House Rule XI.
    (d) Oversight Plan.--No later than February 15 of the first 
session of each Congress, the Committee shall adopt its 
oversight plans for that Congress in accordance with clause 
2(d)(1) of House Rule X.

                     Rule 3.--Procedures in General

    (a) Agenda of Meetings; Information for Members.--An agenda 
of the business to be considered at meetings shall be delivered 
to the office of each Member of the Committee no later than 48 
hours before the meeting. This requirement may be waived by a 
majority vote of the Committee at the time of the consideration 
of the measure or matter. To the extent practicable, a summary 
of the major provisions of any bill being considered by the 
Committee, including the need for the bill and its effect on 
current law, will be available for the Members of the Committee 
no later than 48 hours before the meeting.
    (b) Meetings and Hearings to Begin Promptly.--Each meeting 
or hearing of the Committee shall begin promptly at the time 
stipulated in the public announcement of the meeting or 
hearing.
    (c) Addressing the Committee.--A Committee Member may 
address the Committee or a Subcommittee on any bill, motion, or 
other matter under consideration or may question a witness at a 
hearing only when recognized by the Chairman for that purpose. 
The time a Member may address the Committee or Subcommittee for 
any purpose or to question a witness shall be limited to five 
minutes, except as provided in Committee rule 4(g). A Member 
shall limit his remarks to the subject matter under 
consideration. The Chairman shall enforce the preceding 
provision.
    (d) Quorums.--(1) A majority of the Members shall 
constitute a quorum for the reporting of any measure or 
recommendation, the authorizing of a subpoena or the closing of 
any meeting or hearing to the public under clause 2(g) of House 
Rule XI. Testimony and evidence may be received at any hearing 
at which there are at least two Members of the Committee 
present. For the purpose of transacting all other business of 
the Committee, one third of the Members shall constitute a 
quorum.
    (2) When a call of the roll is required to ascertain the 
presence of a quorum, the offices of all Members shall be 
notified and the Members shall have not less than 10 minutes to 
prove their attendance. The Chairman shall have the discretion 
to waive this requirement when a quorum is actually present or 
whenever a quorum is secured and may direct the Clerk to note 
the names of all Members present within the 10-minute period.
    (e) Participation of Members in Committee and 
Subcommittees.--All Members of the Committee may sit with any 
Subcommittee during any hearing, and by unanimous consent of 
the Members of the Subcommittee may participate in any meeting 
or hearing. However, a Member who is not a Member of the 
Subcommittee may not vote on any matter before the 
Subcommittee, be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum 
or raise points of order.
    (f) Proxies.--No vote in the Committee or Subcommittee may 
be cast by proxy.
    (g) Roll Call Votes.--Roll call votes shall be ordered on 
the demand of one-fifth of the Members present, or by any 
Member in the apparent absence of a quorum.
    (h) Motions.--A motion to recess from day to day and a 
motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill 
or resolution, if printed copies are available, are 
nondebatable motions of high privilege.
    (i) Layover and Copy of Bill.--No measure or recommendation 
reported by a Subcommittee shall be considered by the Committee 
until two calendar days from the time of Subcommittee action. 
No bill shall be considered by the Committee unless a copy has 
been delivered to the office of each Member of the 
Committeerequesting a copy. These requirements may be waived by a 
majority vote of the Committee at the time of consideration of the 
measure or recommendation.
    (j) Access to Dais and Conference Room.--Access to the 
hearing rooms' daises and to the conference rooms adjacent to 
the Committee hearing rooms shall be limited to Members of 
Congress and employees of Congress during a meeting of the 
Committee.
    (k) Cellular Telephones.--The use of cellular telephones is 
prohibited on the Committee dais during a meeting of the 
Committee.

                      Rule 4.--Hearing Procedures

    (a) Announcement.--The Chairman shall publicly announce the 
date, place, and subject matter of any hearing at least one 
week before the hearing unless the Chairman, with the 
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, determines that 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the 
Committee so determines by majority vote. In these cases, the 
Chairman shall publicly announce the hearing at the earliest 
possible date. The Clerk of the Committee shall promptly notify 
the Daily Digest Clerk of the Congressional Record and shall 
promptly enter the appropriate information into the Committee 
scheduling service of the House Information Systems as soon as 
possible after the public announcement is made.
    (b) Written Statement; Oral Testimony.--Each witness who is 
to appear before the Committee or a Subcommittee shall file 
with the Clerk of the Committee or Subcommittee, at least two 
working days before the day of his or her appearance, a written 
statement of proposed testimony. Each witness shall limit his 
or her oral presentation to a five-minute summary of the 
written statement, unless the Chairman, in consultation with 
the Ranking Minority Member, extends this time period. In 
addition, all witnesses shall be required to submit with their 
testimony a resume or other statement describing their 
education, employment, professional affiliations and other 
background information pertinent to their testimony.
    (c) Minority Witnesses.--When any hearing is conducted by 
the Committee or any Subcommittee upon any measure or matter, 
the Minority party Members on the Committee or Subcommittee 
shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority 
of those Minority Members before the completion of the hearing, 
to call witnesses selected by the Minority to testify with 
respect to that measure or matter during at least one day of 
hearings thereon.
    (d) Information for Members.--After announcement of a 
hearing, the Committee shall make available as soon as 
practicable to all Members of the Committee a tentative witness 
list and to the extent practicable a memorandum explaining the 
subject matter of the hearing (including relevant legislative 
reports and other necessary material). In addition, the 
Chairman shall make available to the Members of the Committee 
any official reports from departments and agencies on the 
subject matter as they are received.
    (e) Subpoenas.--The Committee may authorize and issue a 
subpoena under clause 2(m) of House Rule XI if authorized by a 
majority of the Members voting. In addition, the Chairman of 
the Committee may authorize and issue subpoenas during any 
period of time in which the House of Representatives has 
adjourned for more than three days. Subpoenas shall be signed 
by the Chairman of the Committee, or any Member of the 
Committee authorized by the Committee, and may be served by any 
person designated by the Chairman or Member.
    (f) Oaths.--The Chairman of the Committee or any Member 
designated by the Chairman may administer oaths to any witness 
before the Committee. All witnesses appearing in investigative 
hearings shall be administered the following oath by the 
Chairman or his designee prior to receiving the testimony: ``Do 
you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony that you are 
about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but 
the truth, so help you God?''
    (g) Opening Statements; Questioning of Witnesses.--(1) 
Opening statements by Members may not be presented orally, 
unless the Chairman or his designee makes a statement, in which 
case the Ranking Minority Member or his designee may also make 
a statement. If a witness scheduled to testify at any hearing 
of the Committee is a constituent of a Member of the Committee, 
that Member shall be entitled to introduce the witness at the 
hearing.
    (2) The questioning of witnesses in Committee and 
Subcommittee hearings shall be initiated by the Chairman, 
followed by the Ranking Minority Member and all other Members 
alternating between the Majority and Minority parties. In 
recognizing Members to question witnesses, the Chairman shall 
take into consideration the ratio of the Majority to Minority 
Members present and shall establish the order of recognition 
for questioning in a manner so as not to disadvantage the 
Members of the Majority or the Members of the Minority. A 
motion is in order to allow designated Majority and Minority 
party Members to question a witness for a specified period to 
be equally divided between the Majority and Minority parties. 
This period shall not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
    (h) Investigative Hearings.--Clause 2(k) of House Rule XI 
shall govern investigative hearings of the Committee and its 
Subcommittees.
    (i) Claims of Privilege.--Claims of common-law privileges 
made by witnesses in hearings, or by interviewees or deponents 
in investigations or inquiries, are applicable only at the 
discretion of the Chairman, subject to appeal to the Committee.

                  Rule 5.--Filing of Committee Reports

    (a) Duty of Chairman.--Whenever the Committee authorizes 
the favorable reporting of a measure from the Committee, the 
Chairman or his designee shall report the same to the House of 
Representatives and shall take all steps necessary to secure 
its passage without any additional authority needing to be set 
forth in the motion to report each individual measure. In 
appropriate cases, the authority set forth in this rule shall 
extend to moving in accordance with the Rules of the House of 
Representatives that the House be resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the 
consideration of the measure; and to moving in accordance with 
the Rules of the House of Representatives for the disposition 
of a Senate measure that is substantially the same as the House 
measure as reported.
    (b) Filing.--A report on a measure which has been approved 
by the Committee shall be filed within seven calendar days 
(exclusive of days on which the House of Representatives is not 
in session) after the day on which there has been filed with 
the Committee Clerk a written request, signed by a majority of 
the Members of the Committee, for the reporting of that 
measure. Upon the filing with the Committee Clerk of this 
request, the Clerk shall transmit immediately to the Chairman 
notice of the filing of that request.
    (c) Supplemental, Additional or Minority Views.--Any Member 
may, if notice is given at the time a bill or resolution is 
approved by the Committee, file supplemental, additional, or 
minority views. These views must be in writing and signed by 
each Member joining therein and be filed with the Committee 
Clerk not less than two additional calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays except when the House is 
in session on those days) of the time the bill or resolution is 
approved by the Committee. This paragraph shall not preclude 
the filing of any supplemental report on any bill or resolution 
that may be required for the correction of any technical error 
in a previous report made by the Committee on that bill or 
resolution.
    (d) Review by Members.--Each Member of the Committee shall 
be given an opportunity to review each proposed Committee 
report before it is filed with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives. Nothing in this paragraph extends the time 
allowed for filing supplemental, additional or minority views 
under paragraph (c).
    (e) Disclaimer.--All Committee or Subcommittee reports 
printed pursuant to legislative study or investigation and not 
approved by a majority vote of the Committee or Subcommittee, 
as appropriate, shall contain the following disclaimer on the 
cover of the report: ``This report has not been officially 
adopted by the (Committee on Resources) (Subcommittee) and may 
not therefore necessarily reflect the views of its Members.''.

 Rule 6.--Establishment of Subcommittees; Full Committee Jurisdiction; 
                             Bill Referrals

    (a) Subcommittees.--There shall be five standing 
Subcommittees of the Committee, with the following jurisdiction 
and responsibilities:

            SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS

    (1) Measures and matters related to the National Park 
System and its units, including Federal reserve water rights.
    (2) The National Wilderness Preservation System, except for 
wilderness created from forest reserves from the public domain, 
and wilderness in Alaska.
    (3) Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, 
national heritage areas and other national units established 
for protection, conservation, preservation or recreational 
development administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
other than coastal barriers.
    (4) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks in and 
within the vicinity of the District of Columbia and the 
erection of monuments to the memory of individuals.
    (5) Federal outdoor recreation plans, programs and 
administration including the Land and Water Conservation Fund, 
except those in public forests.
    (6) Plans and programs concerning non-Federal outdoor 
recreation and land use, including related plans and programs 
authorized by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
and the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963, except those in public 
forests.
    (7) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
interest on the public domain and other historic preservation 
programs and activities, including national monuments, historic 
sites and programs for international cooperation in the field 
of historic preservation.
    (8) Matters concerning the following agencies and programs: 
Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, Historic American 
Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and 
U.S. Holocaust Memorial.
    (9) Except for public lands in Alaska, public lands 
generally, including measures or matters relating to entry, 
easements, withdrawals, grazing and Federal reserved water 
rights.
    (10) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
    (11) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

               SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND FOREST HEALTH

    (1) Except in Alaska, forest reservations, including 
management thereof, created from the public domain.
    (2) Except for forest lands in Alaska, public forest lands 
generally, including measures or matters related to entry, 
easements, withdrawals and grazing.
    (3) Except in Alaska, Federal reserved water rights on 
forest reserves.
    (4) Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, 
national heritage areas and other national units established 
for protection, conservation, preservation or recreational 
development administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (5) Federal and non-Federal outdoor recreation plans, 
programs and administration in public forests.
    (6) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

      SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS

    (1) Fisheries management and fisheries research generally, 
including the management of all commercial and recreational 
fisheries, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, interjurisdictional fisheries, international 
fisheries agreements, aquaculture, seafood safety and fisheries 
promotion.
    (2) Wildlife resources, including research, restoration, 
refuges and conservation.
    (3) All matters pertaining to the protection of coastal and 
marine environments, including estuarine protection.
    (4) Coastal barriers.
    (5) Oceanography.
    (6) Ocean engineering, including materials, technology and 
systems.
    (7) Coastal zone management.
    (8) Marine sanctuaries.
    (9) U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
    (10) Sea Grant programs and marine extension services.
    (11) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

    (1) Generation and marketing of electric power from Federal 
water projects by Federally chartered or Federal regional power 
marketing authorities.
    (2) All measures and matters concerning water resources 
planning conducted pursuant to the Water Resources Planning 
Act, water resource research and development programs and 
saline water research and development.
    (3) Compacts relating to the use and apportionment of 
interstate waters, water rights and major interbasin water or 
power movement programs.
    (4) All measures and matters pertaining to irrigation and 
reclamation projects and other water resources development 
programs, including policies and procedures.
    (5) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

    (1) All measures and matters concerning the U.S. Geological 
Survey, except for the activities and programs of the Water 
Resources Division or its successor.
    (2) All measures and matters affecting geothermal 
resources.
    (3) Conservation of United States uranium supply.
    (4) Mining interests generally, including all matters 
involving mining regulation and enforcement, including the 
reclamation of mined lands, the environmental effects of 
mining, and the management of mineral receipts, mineral land 
laws and claims, long-range mineral programs and deep seabed 
mining.
    (5) Mining schools, experimental stations and long-range 
mineral programs.
    (6) Mineral resources on public lands.
    (7) Conservation and development of oil and gas resources 
of the Outer Continental Shelf.
    (8) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and 
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
    (9) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
    (b) Full Committee--The Full Committee shall have the 
following jurisdiction and responsibilities:
          (1) Measures and matters concerning the 
        transportation of natural gas from or within Alaska and 
        disposition of oil transported by the trans-Alaska oil 
        pipeline.
          (2) Measures and matters relating to Alaska public 
        lands, including forestry and forest management issues, 
        and Federal reserved water rights.
          (3) Environmental and habitat measures and matters of 
        general applicability.
          (4) Measures relating to the welfare of Native 
        Americans, including management of Indian lands in 
        general and special measures relating to claims which 
        are paid out of Indian funds.
          (5) All matters regarding the relations of the United 
        States with Native Americans and Native American 
        tribes, including special oversight functions under 
        clause 3(h) of Rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.
          (6) All matters regarding Native Alaskans and Native 
        Hawaiians.
          (7) All matters related to the Federal trust 
        responsibility to Native Americans and the sovereignty 
        of Native Americans.
          (8) All matters regarding insular areas of the United 
        States.
          (9) All measures or matters regarding the Freely 
        Associated States and Antarctica.
          (10) Cooperative efforts to encourage, enhance and 
        improve international programs for the protection of 
        the environment and the conservation of natural 
        resources within the jurisdiction of the Committee.
          (11) All measures and matters retained by the Full 
        Committee under Committee rule 6(e).
          (12) General and continuing oversight and 
        investigative authority over activities, policies and 
        programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee under 
        House Rule X.
    (c) Ex-officio Members.--The Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee may serve as ex-officio, Members of 
each standing Subcommittee to which the Chairman or the Ranking 
Minority Member have not been assigned. Ex-officio Members 
shall have the right to fully participate in Subcommittee 
activities but may not vote and may not be counted in 
establishing a quorum.
    (d) Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.--Each Subcommittee 
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence and 
report to the Committee on all matters within its jurisdiction. 
Each Subcommittee shall review and study, on a continuing 
basis, the application, administration, execution and 
effectiveness of those statutes, or parts of statutes, the 
subject matter of which is within that Subcommittee's 
jurisdiction; and the organization, operation, and regulations 
of any Federal agency or entity having responsibilities in or 
for the administration of such statutes, to determine whether 
these statutes are being implemented and carried out in 
accordance with the intent of Congress. Each Subcommittee shall 
review and study any conditions or circumstances indicating the 
need of enacting new or supplemental legislation within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.
    (e) Referral to Subcommittees; Recall.--(1) Except as 
provided in paragraph (2) and for those matters within the 
jurisdiction of the Full Committee, every legislative measure 
or other matter referred to the Committee shall be referred to 
the Subcommittee of jurisdiction within two weeks of the date 
of its referral to the Committee. If any measure or matter is 
within or affects the jurisdiction of one or more 
Subcommittees, the Chairman may refer that measure or matter 
simultaneously to two or more Subcommittees for concurrent 
consideration or for consideration in sequence subject to 
appropriate time limits, or divide the matter into two or more 
parts and refer each part to a Subcommittee.
    (2) The Chairman, with the approval of a majority of the 
Majority Members of the Committee, may refer a legislative 
measure or other matter to a select or special Subcommittee. A 
legislative measure or other matter referred by the Chairman to 
a Subcommittee may be recalled from the Subcommittee for direct 
consideration by the Full Committee, or for referral to another 
Subcommittee, provided Members of the Committee receive one 
week written notice of the recall and a majority of the Members 
of the Committee do not object. In addition, a legislative 
measure or other matter referred by the Chairman to a 
Subcommittee may be recalled from the Subcommittee at any time 
by majority vote of the Committee for direct consideration by 
the Full Committee or for referral to another Subcommittee.
    (f) Consultation.--Each Subcommittee Chairman shall consult 
with the Chairman of the Full Committee prior to setting dates 
for Subcommittee meetings with a view towards avoiding whenever 
possible conflicting Committee and Subcommittee meetings.
    (g) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the membership of a Subcommittee 
shall not affect the power of the remaining Members to execute 
the functions of the Subcommittee.

         Rule 7.--Task Forces, Special or Select Subcommittees

    (a) Appointment.--The Chairman of the Committee is 
authorized, after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, to appoint Task Forces, or special or select 
Subcommittees, to carry out the duties and functions of the 
Committee.
    (b) Ex-Officio Members.--The Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee shall serve as ex-officio Members of 
each Task Force, or special or select Subcommittee.
    (c) Party Ratios.--The ratio of Majority Members to 
Minority Members, excluding ex-officio Members, on each Task 
Force, special or select Subcommittee shall be as close as 
practicable to the ratio on the Full Committee.
    (d) Temporary Resignation.--A Member can temporarily resign 
his or her position on a Subcommittee to serve on a Task Force, 
special or select Subcommittee without prejudice to the 
Member's seniority on the Subcommittee.
    (e) Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.--The Chairman of 
any Task Force, or special or select Subcommittee shall be 
appointed by the Chairman of the Committee. The Ranking 
Minority Members shall select a Ranking Minority Member for 
each Task Force, or standing, special or select Subcommittee.
    (f) Questioning of Witnesses.--Committee staff for the 
Majority and Minority Members may question a witness for equal 
specified times. The time for extended questioning of a witness 
under this authority shall be equal for the Majority staff and 
the Minority staff and may not exceed one hour in the 
aggregate.

                  Rule 8.--Recommendation of Conferees

    Whenever it becomes necessary to appoint conferees on a 
particular measure, the Chairman shall recommend to the Speaker 
as conferees those Majority Members, as well as those Minority 
Members recommended to the Chairman by the Ranking Minority 
Member, primarily responsible for the measure. The ratio of 
Majority Members to Minority Members recommended for 
conferences shall be no greater than the ratio on the 
Committee.

                       Rule 9.--Committee Records

    (a) Segregation of Records.--All Committee records shall be 
kept separate and distinct from the office records of 
individual Committee Members serving as Chairmen or Ranking 
Minority Members. These records shall be the property of the 
House and all Members shall have access to them in accordance 
with clause 2(e)(2) of House Rule XI.
    (b) Availability.--The Committee shall make available to 
the public for review at reasonable times in the Committee 
office the following records:
          (1) transcripts of public meetings and hearings, 
        except those that are unrevised or unedited and 
        intended solely for the use of the Committee; and
          (2) the result of each rollcall vote taken in the 
        Committee, including a description of the amendment, 
        motion, order or other proposition voted on, the name 
        of each Committee Member voting for or against a 
        proposition, and the name of each Member present but 
        not voting.
    (c) Archived Records.--Records of the Committee which are 
deposited with the National Archives shall be made available 
for public use pursuant to Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives. The Chairman of the Committee shall notify 
the Ranking Minority Member of any decision to withhold a 
record pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
and shall present the matter to the Committee upon written 
request of any Committee Member.
    (d) Records of Closed Meetings.--Notwithstanding the other 
provisions of this rule, no records of Committee meetings or 
hearings which were closed to the public pursuant to the Rules 
of the House of Representatives shall be released to the public 
unless the Committee votes to release those records in 
accordance with the procedure used to close the Committee 
meeting.
    (e) Classified Materials.--All classified materials shall 
be maintained in an appropriately secured location and shall be 
released only to authorized persons for review, who shall not 
remove the material from the Committee offices without the 
written permission of the Chairman.

                Rule 10.--Committee Budget and Expenses

    (a) Budget.--At the beginning of each Congress, after 
consultation with the Chairman of each Subcommittee, the 
Chairman shall propose and present to the Committee for its 
approval a budget covering the funding required for staff, 
travel, and miscellaneous expenses.
    (b) Expense Resolution.--Upon approval by the Committee of 
each budget, the Chairman, acting pursuant to clause 6 of House 
Rule X, shall prepare and introduce in the House a supporting 
expense resolution, and take all action necessary to bring 
about its approval by the Committee on House Oversight and by 
the House of Representatives.
    (c) Amendments.--The Chairman shall report to the Committee 
any amendments to each expense resolution and any related 
changes in the budget.
    (d) Additional Expenses.--Authorization for the payment of 
additional or unforeseen Committee expenses may be procured by 
one or more additional expense resolutions processed in the 
same manner as set out under this rule.
    (e) Monthly Reports.--Copies of each monthly report, 
prepared by the Chairman for the Committee on House Oversight, 
which shows expenditures made during the reporting period and 
cumulative for the year, anticipated expenditures for the 
projected Committee program, and detailed information on 
travel, shall be available to each Member.

                       Rule 11.--Committee Staff

    (a) Rules and Policies.--Committee staff members are 
subject to the provisions of clause 9 of House Rule X, as well 
as any written personnel policies the Committee may from time 
to time adopt.
    (b) Majority and Nonpartisan Staff.--The Chairman shall 
appoint, determine the remuneration of, and may remove, the 
legislative/investigative and administrative employees of the 
Committee not assigned to the Minority. The legislative/
investigative and administrative staff of the Committee not 
assigned to the Minority shall be under the general supervision 
and direction of the Chairman, who shall establish and assign 
the duties and responsibilities of these staff members and 
delegate any authority he determines appropriate.
    (c) Minority Staff.--The Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee shall appoint, determine the remuneration of, and may 
remove, the legislative/investigative and administrative staff 
assigned to the Minority within the budget approved for those 
purposes. The legislative/investigative and administrative 
staff assigned to the Minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee who may delegate any authority he determines 
appropriate.
    (d) Availability.--The skills and services of all Committee 
staff shall be available to all Members of the Committee.

                       Rule 12.--Committee Travel

    In addition to any written travel policies the Committee 
may from time to time adopt, all travel of Members and staff of 
the Committee or its Subcommittees, to hearings, meetings, 
conferences and investigations, including all foreign travel, 
must be authorized by the Full Committee Chairman prior to any 
public notice of the travel and prior to the actual travel. In 
the case of Minority staff, all travel shall first be approved 
by the Ranking Minority Member. Funds authorized for the 
Committee under clauses 6 and 7 of House Rule X are for 
expenses incurred in the Committee's activities within the 
United States.

                  Rule 13.--Changes to Committee Rules

    The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended, or 
repealed, by a majority vote of the Committee, provided that 48 
hours written notice of the proposed change has been provided 
each Member of the Committee prior to the meeting date on which 
the changes are to be discussed and voted on. A change to the 
rules of the Committee shall be published in the Congressional 
Record no later than 30 days after its approval.

                       Rule 14.--Other Procedures

    The Chairman may establish procedures and take actions as 
may be necessary to carry out the rules of the Committee or to 
facilitate the effective administration of the Committee, in 
accordance with the rules of the Committee and the Rules of the 
House of Representatives.
                           Committee on Rules

                   DAVID DREIER, California, Chairman

PORTER J. GOSS, Florida              JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY, Massachusetts
JOHN LINDER, Georgia                 MARTIN FROST, Texas
DEBORAH PRYCE, Ohio                  TONY P. HALL, Ohio
LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART, Florida         LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER, New 
DOC HASTINGS, Washington             York
SUE WILKINS MYRICK, South Carolina
PETE SESSIONS, Texas
THOMAS M. REYNOLDS, New York

                       (Adopted January 6, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) The rules of the House are the rules of the Committee 
and its subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a 
motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to dispense with 
the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed 
copies are available, are non-debatable privileged motions in 
the Committee. A proposed investigative or oversight report 
shall be considered as read if it has been available to the 
members of the Committee for at least 24 hours (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is 
in session on such day).
    (b) Each subcommittee is a part of the Committee, and is 
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and to 
its rules so far as applicable.
    (c) The provisions of clause 2 of rule XI of the rules of 
the House are incorporated by reference as the rules of the 
Committee to the extent applicable.
    (d) The Committee's rules shall be published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Committee 
is elected in each odd-numbered year.

           Rule 2.--Regular, Additional, and Special Meetings

    (a) Regular Meetings.--(1) The Committee shall regularly 
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday of each week when the House is in 
session.
    (2) A regular meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with if, in the judgment of the Chairman of the Committee 
(hereafter in these rules referred to as the ``Chair''), there 
is no need for a meeting.
    (3) Additional regular meetings and hearings of the 
Committee may be called by the Chair.
    (b) Notice for Regular Meetings.--The Chair shall notify 
each member of the Committee of the agenda of each regular 
meeting of the Committee at least 48 hours before the time of 
the meeting and shall provide to each member of the Committee, 
at least 24 hours before the time of each regular meeting.
          (1) for each bill or resolution scheduled on the 
        agenda for consideration of a rule, a copy of
                  (A) the bill or resolution,
                  (B) any committee reports thereon, and
                  (C) any letter requesting a rule for the bill 
                or resolution; and
          (2) for each other bill, resolution, report, or other 
        matter on the agenda a copy of--
                  (A) the bill, resolution, report, or 
                materials relating to the other matter in 
                question; and
                  (B) any report on the bill, resolution, 
                report, or any other matter made by any 
                subcommittee of the Committee.
    (c) Emergency Meetings.--(1) The Chair may call an 
emergency meeting of the Committee at any time on any measure 
or matter which the Chair determines to be of an emergency 
nature; provided, however, that the Chair has made an effort to 
consult the ranking minority member, or, in such member's 
absence, the next ranking minority party members of the 
Committee.
    (2) As soon as possible after calling an emergency meeting 
of the Committee, the Chair shall notify each member of the 
Committee of the time and location of the meeting.
    (3) To the extent feasible, the notice provided under 
paragraph (2) shall include the agenda for the emergency 
meeting and copies of available materials which would otherwise 
have been provided under subsection (b) if the emergency 
meeting was a regular meeting.
    (d) Special meetings.--shall be called and convened as 
provided in clause 2(c)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House.

                Rule 3.--Meeting and Hearing Procedures

    (a) In General.--(1) Meetings and hearings of the Committee 
shall be called to order and presided over by the Chair or, in 
the Chair's absence, by the member designated by the Chair as 
the Vice Chair of the Committee, or by the ranking majority 
member of the Committee present as Acting Chair.
    (2) Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be open to 
the public unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (3) Any meeting or hearing of the Committee that is open to 
the public shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and 
still photography in accordance with the provisions of clause 4 
of rule XI of the rules of the House (which are incorporated by 
reference as part of these rules).
    (4) When a recommendation is made as to the kind of rule 
which should be granted for consideration of a bill or 
resolution, a copy of the language recommended shall be 
furnished to each member of the Committee at the beginning of 
the Committee meeting at which the rule is to be considered or 
as soon thereafter as the proposed language becomes available.
    (b) Quorum.--(1) For the purpose of hearing testimony on 
requests for rules, five members of the Committee shall 
constitute a quorum.
    (2) For the purpose of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence on measures or matters of original jurisdiction before 
the Committee, three members of the Committee shall constitute 
a quorum.
    (3) A majority of the members of the Committee shall 
constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any measure 
or matter, of authorizing a subpoena, of closing a meeting or 
hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House (except as provided in clause 2(g)(2)(A) and (B), or of 
taking any other action.
    (c) Voting.--(1) No vote may be conducted on any measure or 
motion pending before the Committee unless a majority of the 
members of the Committee is actually present for such purpose.
    (2) A record vote of the Committee shall be provided on any 
question before the Committee upon the request of any member.
    (3) No vote by any member of the Committee on any measure 
or matter may be cast by proxy.
    (4) A record of the vote of each Member of the Committee on 
each record vote on any matter before the Committee shall be 
available for public inspection at the offices of the 
Committee, and with respect to any record vote on any motion to 
amend or report, shall be included in the report of the 
Committee showing the total number of votes cast for and 
against and the names of those members voting for and against.
    (d) Hearing Procedures.--(1) With regard to hearings on 
matters of original jurisdiction, to the greatest extent 
practicable: (A) each witness who is to appear before the 
Committee shall file with the committee at least 24 hours in 
advance of the appearance a statement of proposed testimony in 
written and electronic form and shall limitthe oral 
presentation to the Committee to a brief summary thereof; and (B) each 
witness appearing in a non-governmental capacity shall include with the 
statement of proposed testimony provided in written and electronic form 
a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the amount and source (by agency 
and program) of any Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
subcontract thereof) received during the current fiscal year or either 
of the two preceding fiscal years.
    (2) The five-minute rule shall be observed in the 
interrogation of each witness before the Committee until each 
member of the Committee has had an opportunity to question the 
witness.
    (3) The provisions of clause 2(k) of rule XI of the rules 
of the House shall apply to any investigative hearing conducted 
by the committee.
    (e) Subpoenas and Oaths.--(1) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of 
rule XI of the rules of the House of Representatives, a 
subpoena may be authorized and issued by the Committee or a 
subcommittee in the conduct of any investigation or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present.
    (2) The Chair may authorize and issue subpoenas under such 
clause during any period in which the House has adjourned for a 
period of longer than three days.
    (3) Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chair or by 
any member designated by the Committee, and may be served by 
any person designated by the Chair or such member.
    (4) The Chair, or any member of the Committee designated by 
the Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the 
Committee.

     Rule 4.--General Oversight and Investigative Responsibilities

    (a) The Committee shall review and study, on a continuing 
basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject 
matter of which is within its jurisdiction.
    (b) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 2(d) of House rule X.

                         Rule 5.--Subcommittees

    (a) Establishment and Responsibilities of Subcommittees.--
(1) There shall be two subcommittees of the Committee as 
follows:
          (A) Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, 
        which shall have general responsibility for measures or 
        matters related to relations between the Congress and 
        the Executive Branch.
          (B) Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
        House, which shall have general responsibility for 
        measures or matters related to relations between the 
        two Houses of Congress, relations between the Congress 
        and the Judiciary, and internal operations of the 
        House.
    (2) In addition, each such subcommittee shall have specific 
responsibility for such other measures or matters as the Chair 
refers to it.
    (3) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall review and 
study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration, 
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, 
the subject matter of which is within its general 
responsibility.
    (b) Referral of Measures and Matters to Subcommittees.--(1) 
In view of the unique procedural responsibilities of the 
Committee, no special order providing for the consideration of 
any bill or resolution shall be referred to a subcommittee of 
the Committee.
    (2) The Chair shall refer to a subcommittee such measures 
or matters of original jurisdiction as the Chair deems 
appropriate given its jurisdiction and responsibilities.
    (3) All other measures or matters of original jurisdiction 
shall be subject to consideration by the full Committee.
    (4) In referring any measure or matter of original 
jurisdiction to a subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by 
which the subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
    (5) The Committee by motion may discharge a subcommittee 
from consideration of any measure or matter referred to a 
subcommittee of the Committee.
    (c) Composition of Subcommittees.--The size and ratio of 
each subcommittee shall be determined by the Committee and 
members shall be elected to each subcommittee, and to the 
positions of chairman and ranking minority member thereof, in 
accordance with the rules of the respective party caucuses. The 
Chair of the full committee shall designate a member of the 
majority party on each subcommittee as its vice chairman.
    (d) Subcommittee Meetings and Hearings.--(1) Each 
subcommittee of the Committee is authorized to meet, hold 
hearings, receive testimony, mark up legislation, and report to 
the full Committee on any measure or matter referred to it.
    (2) No subcommittee of the Committee may meet or hold a 
hearing at the same time as a meeting or hearing of the full 
Committee is being held.
    (3) The chairman of each subcommittee shall schedule 
meetings and hearings of the subcommittee only after 
consultation with the Chair.
    (e) Quorum.--(1) For the purpose of taking testimony, two 
members of the subcommittee shall constitute a quorum.
    (2) For all other purposes, a quorum shall consist of a 
majority of the members of a subcommittee.
    (f) Effect of a Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the membership of 
a subcommittee shall not affect the power of the remaining 
members to execute the functions of the subcommittee.
    (g) Records.--Each subcommittee of the Committee shall 
provide the full Committee with copies of such records of votes 
taken in the subcommittee and such other records with respect 
to the subcommittee necessary for the Committee to comply with 
all rules and regulations of the House.

                             Rule 6.--Staff

    (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the professional and other staff of the Committee 
shall be appointed, by the Chair, and shall work under the 
general supervision and direction of the Chair.
    (2) All professional, and other staff provided to the 
minority party members of the Committee shall be appointed, by 
the ranking minority member of the Committee, and shall work 
under the general supervision and direction of such member.
    (3) The appointment of all professional staff shall be 
subject to the approval of the Committee as provided by, and 
subject to the provisions of, clause 9 of rule X of the rules 
of the House.
    (b) Associate Staff.--for members of the Committee may be 
appointed only at the discretion of the Chair (in consultation 
with the ranking minority member regarding any minority party 
associate staff), after taking into account any staff ceilings 
and budgetary constraints in effect at the time, and any terms, 
limits, or conditions established by the Committee on House 
Administration under clause 9 of rule X of the rules of the 
House.
    (c) Subcommittee Staff.--From funds made available for the 
appointment of staff, the Chair of the Committee shall, 
pursuant to clause 6(d) of rule X of the rules of the House, 
ensure that sufficient staff is made available to each 
subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under the rules 
of the Committee, and, after consultation with the ranking 
minority member of the Committee, that the minority party of 
the Committee is treated fairly in the appointment of such 
staff.
    (d) Compensation of Staff.--The Chair shall fix the 
compensation of all professional and other staff of the 
Committee, after consultation with the ranking minority member 
regarding any minority party staff.
    (e) Certification of Staff.--(1) To the extent any staff 
member of the Committee or any of its subcommittees does not 
work under the direct supervision and direction of the Chair, 
the Member of the Committee who supervises anddirects the staff 
member's work shall file with the Chief of Staff of the Committee (not 
later than the tenth day of each month) a certification regarding the 
staff member's work for that member for the preceding calendar month.
    (2) The certification required by paragraph (1) shall be in 
such form as the Chair may prescribe, shall identify each staff 
member by name, and shall state that the work engaged in by the 
staff member and the duties assigned to the staff member for 
the member of the Committee with respect to the month in 
question met the requirements of clause 9 of rule X of the 
rules of the House.
    (3) Any certification of staff of the Committee, or any of 
its subcommittees, made by the Chair in compliance with any 
provision of law or regulation shall be made (A) on the basis 
of the certifications filed under paragraph (1) to the extent 
the staff is not under the Chair's supervision and direction, 
and (B) on his own responsibility to the extent the staff is 
under the Chair's direct supervision and direction.

               Rule 7.--Budget, Travel, Pay of Witnesses

    (a) Budget.--The Chair, in consultation with other members 
of the Committee, shall prepare for each Congress a budget 
providing amounts for staff, necessary travel, investigation, 
and other expenses of the Committee and its subcommittees.
    (b) Travel.--(1) The Chair may authorize travel for any 
member and any staff member of the Committee in connection with 
activities or subject matters under the general jurisdiction of 
the Committee. Before such authorization is granted, there 
shall be submitted to the Chair in writing the following:
          (A) The purpose of the travel.
          (B) The dates during which the travel is to occur.
          (C) The names of the States or countries to be 
        visited and the length of time to be spent in each.
          (D) The names of members and staff of the Committee 
        for whom the authorization is sought.
    (2) Members and staff of the Committee shall make a written 
report to the Chair on any travel they have conducted under 
this subsection, including a description of their itinerary, 
expenses, and activities, and of pertinent information gained 
as a result of such travel.
    (3) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
applicable laws, resolutions, and regulations of the House and 
of the Committee on House Administration.
    (c) Pay of Witnesses.--Witnesses may be paid from funds 
made available to the Committee in its expense resolution 
subject to the provisions of clause 5 of rule XI of the rules 
of the House.

                   Rule 8.--Committee Administration

    (a) Reporting.--Whenever the Committee authorizes the 
favorable reporting of a bill or resolution from the 
Committee--
          (1) the Chair or acting Chair shall report it to the 
        House or designate a member of the Committee to do so, 
        and
          (2) in the case of a bill or resolution in which the 
        Committee has original jurisdiction, the Chair shall 
        allow, to the extent that the anticipated floor 
        schedule permits, any member of the Committee a 
        reasonable amount of time to submit views for inclusion 
        in the Committee report on the bill or resolution. Any 
        such report shall contain all matters required by the 
        rules of the House of Representatives (or by any 
        provision of law enacted as an exercise of the 
        rulemaking power of the House) and such other 
        information as the Chair deems appropriate.
    (b) Records.--(1) There shall be a transcript made of each 
regular meeting and hearing of the Committee, and the 
transcript may be printed if the Chair decides it is 
appropriate or if a majority of the Members of the Committee 
requests such printing. Any such transcripts shall be a 
substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made during 
the proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, and 
typographical corrections authorized by the person making the 
remarks. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
require that all such transcripts be subject to correction and 
publication.
    (2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the 
Committee and of its subcommittees. The record shall contain 
all information required by clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the 
rules of the House of Representatives and shall be available 
for public inspection at reasonable times in the offices of the 
Committee.
    (3) All Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and 
files shall be kept separate and distinct from the 
congressional office records of the Chair, shall be the 
property of the House, and all Members of the House shall have 
access thereto as provided in clause 2(e)(2) of rule XI of the 
rules of the House.
    (4) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with rule VII of the rules of the House. The 
Chair shall notify the ranking minority member of any decision, 
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, to 
withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
presented to the Committee for a determination on written 
request of any member of the Committee.
    (c) Committee Publications on the Internet.--To the maximum 
extent feasible, the Committee shall make its publications 
available in electronic form.
    (d) Calendars.--(1) The Committee shall maintain a 
Committee Calendar, which shall include all bills, resolutions, 
and other matters referred to or reported by the Committee and 
all bills, resolutions, and other matters reported by any other 
committee on which a rule has been granted or formally 
requested, and such other matters as the Chair shall direct. 
The Calendar shall be published periodically, but in no case 
less often than once in each session of Congress.
    (2) The staff of the Committee shall furnish each member of 
the Committee with a list of all bills or resolutions (A) 
reported from the Committee but not yet considered by the 
House, and (B) on which a rule has been formally requested but 
not yet granted. The list shall be updated each week when the 
House is in session.
    (3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), a rule is 
considered as formally requested when the Chairman of a 
committee which has reported a bill or resolution (or a member 
of such committee authorized to act on the Chairman's behalf) 
(A) has requested, in writing to the Chair, that a hearing be 
scheduled on a rule for the consideration of the bill or 
resolution, and (B) has supplied the Committee with an adequate 
number of copies of the bill or resolution, as reported, 
together with the final printed committee report thereon.
    (e) Other Procedures.--The Chair may establish such other 
Committee procedures and take such actions as may be necessary 
to carry out these rules or to facilitate the effective 
operation of the Committee and its subcommittees in a manner 
consistent with these rules.

                Rule  9.--Amendments to Committee Rules

    The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended or 
repealed, in the same manner and method as prescribed for the 
adoption of committee rules in clause 2 of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House, but only if written notice of the proposed change 
has been provided to each such Member at least 48 hours before 
the time of the meeting at which the vote on the change occurs. 
Any such change in the rules of the Committee shall be 
published in the Congressional Record within 30 calendar days 
after their approval.
                          Committee on Science

            F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., Wisconsin, Chairman

SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California
LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas                RALPH M. HALL, Texas
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland       BART GORDON, Tennessee
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania            JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
DANA ROHRABACHER, California         TIM ROEMER, Indiana
JOE BARTON, Texas                    JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
KEN CALVERT, California              EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
NICK SMITH, Michigan                 LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland         ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
DAVE WELDON, Florida                 ZOE LOFGREN, California
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota             MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois            SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas
CHRIS CANNON, Utah                   DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
KEVIN BRADY, Texas                   BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
MERRILL COOK. Utah                   NICK LAMPSON,. Texas
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Washington     JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma             MARK UDALL, Colorado
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin                DAVID WU, Oregon
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California     ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York
GARY G. MILLER, California           MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South 
Carolina
JACK METCALF, Washington

                       (Adopted February 4, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) General Statement.--The Rules of the House of 
Representatives, as applicable, shall govern the committee and 
its subcommittees, except that a motion to recess from day to 
day and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) 
of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are 
non-debatable privileged motions in the committee and its 
subcommittees and shall be decided without debate. The rules of 
the committee, as applicable, shall be the rules of its 
subcommittees. The rules of germaneness shall be enforced by 
the Chairman. [XI 1(a)]
    (b) Membership.--A majority of the majority Members of the 
committee shall determine an appropriate ratio of majority to 
minority Members of each subcommittee and shall authorize the 
Chairman to negotiate that ratio with the minority party: 
Provided, however, that party representation on each 
subcommittee (including any ex-officio Members) shall be no 
less favorable to the majority party than the ratio for the 
Full Committee. Provided further, that recommendations of 
conferees to the Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority 
party Members to minority party Members which shall be no less 
favorable to the majority party than the ratio for the Full 
Committee.
    (c) Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power.--(1) 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (2), a subpoena may be authorized 
and issued by the committee in the conduct of any investigation 
or series of investigations or activities to require the 
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production 
of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers and 
documents as deemed necessary, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority of the committee 
being present. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the 
Chairman, or by any member designated by the Chairman. [XI 
2(m)]
    (2) The Chairman of the Full Committee, with the 
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, may authorize and issue such subpoenas as described 
in paragraph (1), during any period in which the House has 
adjourned for a period longer than 3 days. [XI 2(m)(3)(A)(i)]
    (3) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
other than at a meeting or a hearing of the Committee.
    (d) Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant 
to Subpoena.--Unless otherwise determined by the committee or 
subcommittee, certain information received by the committee or 
subcommittee pursuant to a subpoena not made part of the record 
at an open hearing shall be deemed to have been received in 
Executive Session when the Chairman of the Full Committee, in 
his judgment and after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, deems that in view of all the circumstances, such as 
the sensitivity of the information or the confidential nature 
of the information, such action is appropriate.
    (e) National Security Information.--All national security 
information bearing a classification of secret or higher which 
has been received by the committee or a subcommittee shall be 
deemed to have been received in Executive Session and shall be 
given appropriate safekeeping. The Chairman of the Full 
Committee may establish such regulations and procedures as in 
his judgment are necessary to safeguard classified information 
under the control of the committee. Such procedures shall, 
however, ensure access to this information by any Member of the 
committee, or any other Member of the House of Representatives 
who has requested the opportunity to review such material.
    (f) Oversight.--Not later than February 15 of the first 
session of a Congress, the Committee shall meet in open 
session, with a quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans 
for that Congress for submission to the Committee on House 
Oversight and the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
in accordance with the provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of 
the House of Representatives.
    (g) The Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any 
subcommittee, shall not undertake any investigation in the name 
of the committee without formal approval by the Chairman of the 
Full Committee after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Full Committee.
    (h) Order of Business.--The order of business and procedure 
of the committee and the subjects of inquiries or 
investigations will be decided by the Chairman, subject always 
to an appeal to the committee.
    (i) Other Procedures and Regulations.--During the 
consideration of any measure or matter, the Chairman of the 
Full Committee, or of any Subcommittee, or any Member acting as 
such, shall suspend further proceedings after a question has 
been put to the Committee at any time when there is a vote by 
electronic device occurring in the House of Representatives.
    (j) The Chairman of the Full Committee, after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member, may establish such other 
procedures and take such actions as may be necessary to carry 
out the foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective 
operation of the Committee.
    (k) Use of Hearing Rooms.--In consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, the Chairman of the full committee shall 
establish guidelines for use of committee hearing rooms.

              Rule 2.--Committee Meetings (and Procedures)

    (a) Quorum.--(1) One-third of the Members of the committee 
shall constitute a quorum for all purposes except as provided 
in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Rule.
    (2) A majority of the Members of the committee shall 
constitute a quorum in order to: (A) report or table any 
legislation, measure, or matter; (B) close committee meetings 
or hearings pursuant to Rules 2(c) and 2(d); and, (C) authorize 
the issuance of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 1(c).
    (3) Two Members of the committee shall constitute a quorum 
for taking testimony and receiving evidence, which, unless 
waived by the Chairman of the Full Committee after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, shall 
include at least one Member from each of the majority and 
minority parties.
    (b) Time and Place.--(1) Unless dispensed with by the 
Chairman, the meetings of the committee shall be held on the 
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month the House is in session at 
10:00 a.m. and at such other times and in such places as the 
Chairman may designate. [XI 2(b)]
    (2) The Chairman of the committee may convene as necessary 
additional meetings of the committee for the consideration of 
any bill or resolution pending before the committee or for the 
conduct of other committee business subject to such rules as 
the committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such 
purpose under the call of the chairman. [XI 2(c)]
    (3) The Chairman shall make public announcement of the 
date, time, place and subject matter of any of its hearings, 
and to the extent practicable, a list of witnesses at least one 
week before the commencement of the hearing. If the Chairman, 
with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, determines 
there is good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the 
committee so determines by majority vote, a quorum being 
present for the transaction of business, the Chairman shall 
make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this Rule shall be promptly published 
in the Daily Digest, and promptly made available by electronic 
form including the committee website. [XI 2(g)(3)]
    (c) Open Meetings.--Each meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, of the committee 
shall be open to the public, including to radio, television, 
and still photography coverage, except when the committee, in 
open session and with a majority present, determines by record 
vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that 
day shall be in executive session because disclosure of matters 
to be considered would endanger national security, would 
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to 
defame, degrade or incriminate any person or otherwise would 
violate any law or rule of the House. Persons other than 
Members of the committee and such noncommittee Members, 
Delegates, Resident Commissioner, congressional staff, or 
departmental representatives as the committee may authorize, 
may not be present at a business or markup session that is held 
in executive session. This Rule does not apply to open 
committee hearings which are provided for by Rule 2(d).
    (d)(1) Each hearing conducted by the committee shall be 
open to the public including radio, television, and still 
photography coverage except when the committee, in open session 
and with a majority present, determines by record vote that all 
or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be 
closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, 
or other matters to be considered would endanger national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate a law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, and Rule 2(p) a majority of those present, 
there being in attendance the requisite number required under 
the rules of the committee to be present for the purpose of 
taking testimony:
          (A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole 
        purpose of discussing whether testimony or evidence to 
        be received would endanger the national security, would 
        compromise sensitive law enforcement information or 
        would violate Rule XI 2(k)(5) of the Rules of the House 
        of Representatives; or
          (B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in 
        Rule XI 2(k)(5) of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives. No Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner may be excluded from non-participatory 
        attendance at any hearing of any committee or 
        subcommittee, unless the House of Representatives shall 
        by majority vote authorize a particular committee or 
        subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of 
        hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a 
        particular subject of investigation, to close its 
        hearings to Members, Delegate and the Resident 
        Commissioner by the same procedures designated in this 
        Rule for closing hearings to the public: Provided, 
        however, that the committee or subcommittee may by the 
        same procedure vote to close one subsequent day of the 
        hearing.
    (e) Audio and Visual Coverage.--(A) Whenever a hearing or 
meeting conducted by the committee is open to the public, these 
proceedings shall be open to coverage by television, radio, and 
still photography, except as provided in Rule XI 4(f)(2) of the 
House of Representatives. The Chairman shall not be able to 
limit the number of television, or still cameras to fewer than 
two representatives from each medium (except for legitimate 
space or safety considerations in which case pool coverage 
shall be authorized). [XI 4]
    (B)(1) Radio and television tapes, television film, and 
internet recordings of any committee hearings or meetings that 
are open to the public may not be used, or made available for 
use, as partisan political campaign material to promote or 
oppose the candidacy of any person for elective public office.
    (2) It is, further, the intent of this rule that the 
general conduct of each meeting or hearing covered under 
authority of this rule by audio or visual means, and the 
personal behavior of the Committee Members and staff, other 
government officials and personnel, witnesses, television, 
radio, and press media personnel, and the general public at the 
meeting or hearing, shall be in strict conformity with and 
observance of the acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, 
courtesy, and decorum traditionally observed by the House in 
its operations, and may not be such as to:
          Distort the objects and purposes of the meeting or 
        hearing or the activities of Committee Members in 
        connection with that meeting or hearing or in 
        connection with the general work of the Committee or of 
        the House; or
          Cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the 
        Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner or bring the House, the Committee, or a 
        Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner into 
        disrepute.
    (3) The coverage of Committee meetings and hearings by 
audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only in 
strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
requirements of this rule.
    (f) The following shall apply to coverage of Committee 
meetings or hearings by audio or visual means:
          (1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or 
        meeting is to be presented to the public as live 
        coverage, that coverage shall be conducted and 
        presented without commercial sponsorship.
          (2) The allocation among the television media of the 
        positions or the number of television cameras permitted 
        by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or 
        meeting room shall be in accordance with fair and 
        equitable procedures devised by the Executive Committee 
        of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
          (3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
        obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving 
        evidence or testimony and any member of the committee 
        or the visibility of that witness and that member to 
        each other.
          (4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed 
        positions but may not be placed in positions that 
        obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or 
        meeting by the other media.
          (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the 
        television and radio media may not be installed in, or 
        removed from, the hearing or meeting room while the 
        committee is in session.
          (6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), 
        floodlights, spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns 
        may not be used in providing any method of coverage of 
        the hearing or meeting.
          (B) The television media may install additional 
        lighting in a hearing or meeting room, without cost to 
        the Government, in order to raise the ambient lighting 
        level in a hearing or meeting room to the lowest level 
        necessary to provide adequate television coverage of a 
        hearing or meeting at the current state of the art of 
        television coverage.
          (7) In the allocation of the number of still 
        photographers permitted by a committee or subcommittee 
        chairman in a hearing or meeting room, preference shall 
        be given to photographers from Associated Press Photos 
        and United Press International Newspictures. If 
        requests are made by more of the media than will be 
        permitted by a committee or subcommittee chairman for 
        coverage of a hearing or meeting by still photography, 
        that coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair 
        and equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing 
        Committee of Press Photographers.
          (8) Photographers may not position themselves between 
        the witness table and the members of the committee at 
        any time during the course of a hearing or meeting.
          (9) Photographers may not place themselves in 
        positions that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of 
        the hearing by the other media.
          (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television 
        and radio media shall be currently accredited to the 
        Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
          (11) Personnel providing coverage by still 
        photography shall be currently accredited to the Press 
        Photographers' Gallery.
          (12) Personnel providing coverage by the television 
        and radio media and by still photography shall conduct 
        themselves and their coverage activities in an orderly 
        and unobtrusive manner.
    (g) Special Meetings.--Rule XI 2(c) of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference 
(Special Meetings).
    (h) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman.--
Meetings and hearings of the committee shall be called to order 
and presided over by the Chairman or, in the Chairman's 
absence, by the member designated by the Chairman as the Vice 
Chairman of the committee, or by the ranking majority member of 
the committee present as Acting Chairman. [XI 2(d)]
    (i) Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule.--Insofar as is 
practicable, the Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, shall limit the total time of opening 
statements by Members to no more than 10 minutes, the time to 
be divided equally among Members present desiring to make an 
opening statement. The time any one Member may address the 
committee on any bill, motion or other matter under 
consideration by the committee or the time allowed for the 
questioning of a witness at hearings before the committee will 
be limited to five minutes, and then only when the Member has 
been recognized by the Chairman, except that this time limit 
may be waived by the Chairman or acting chairman.
    (j) Notwithstanding Rule 2(i), upon a motion the Chairman, 
in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may designate 
an equal number of members from each party to question a 
witness for a period not to exceed one hour in the aggregate 
or, upon a motion, may designate staff from each party to 
question a witness for equal specific periods that do not 
exceed one hour in the aggregate. [XI 2(j)]
    (k) Proxies.--No Member may authorize a vote by proxy with 
respect to any measure or matter before the committee. [XI 
2(f)]
    (l) Witnesses.--(1) Insofar as is practicable, each witness 
who is to appear before the committee shall file no later than 
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of his or her appearance, a 
written statement of the proposed testimony and curriculum 
vitae. Each witness shall limit his or her presentation to a 
five-minute summary, provided that additional time may be 
granted by the Chairman when appropriate. [XI 2(g)(4)]
    (2) To the greatest extent practicable, each witness 
appearing in a non-governmental capacity shall include with the 
written statement of proposed testimony a disclosure of the 
amount and source (by agency and program) of any Federal grant 
(or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) 
which is relevant to the subject of his or her testimony and 
was received during the current fiscal year or either of the 
two preceding fiscal years by the witness or by an entity 
represented by the witness. [XI 2(g)(4)]
    (m) Whenever any hearing is conducted by the committee on 
any measure or matter, the minority Members of the committee 
shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority 
of them before the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses 
selected by the minority to testify with respect to the measure 
or matter during at least one day of hearing thereon. [XI 
2(j)(1)]
    (n) Investigative Hearing Procedures.--Rule XI 2(k) of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is hereby incorporated by 
reference.
    (o) Subject Matter.--Bills and other substantive matters 
may be taken up for consideration only when called by the 
Chairman of the committee or by a majority vote of a quorum of 
the committee, except those matters which are the subject of 
special-call meetings outlined in Rule 2(g). [XI 2(c)]
    (p) No private bill will be reported by the committee if 
there are two or more dissenting votes. Private bills so 
rejected by the committee will not be reconsidered during the 
same Congress unless new evidence sufficient to justify a new 
hearing has been presented to the committee.
    (q)(1) It shall not be in order for the committee to 
consider any new or original measure or matter unless written 
notice of the date, place and subject matter of consideration 
and to the maximum extent practicable, a written copy of the 
measure or matter to be considered, and to the maximum extent 
practicable the original text for purposes of markup of the 
measure to be considered have been available to each Member of 
the committee for at least 48 hours in advance of 
consideration, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. 
To the maximum extent practicable, amendments to the measure or 
matter to be considered, shall be submitted in writing to the 
Clerk of the committee at least 24 hours prior to the 
consideration of the measure or matter. [XIII 4(a)]
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this rule, 
consideration of any legislative measure or matter by the 
committee shall be in order by vote of two-thirds of the 
Members present, provided that a majority of the committee is 
present.
    (r) Requests for Written Motions.--Any legislative or non-
procedural motion made at a regular or special meeting of the 
committee and which is entertained by the Chairman shall be 
presented in writing upon the demand of any Member present and 
a copy made available to each Member present.
    (s) Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee.--A record 
vote of the Members may be had at the request of three or more 
Members or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any one 
Member.
    (t) Automatic Record Vote for Amendments Which Affect the 
Use of Federal Resources.--(1) A record vote shall be automatic 
on any amendment which specifies the use of federal resources 
in addition to, or more explicitly (inclusively or exclusively) 
than that specified in the underlying text of the measure being 
considered.
    (2) No legislative report filed by the committee on any 
measure or matter reported by the committee shall contain 
language which has the effect of specifying the use of federal 
resources more explicitly (inclusively or exclusively) than 
that specified in the measure or matter as ordered reported, 
unless such language has been approved by the committee during 
a meeting or otherwise in writing by a majority of the Members.
    (u) Committee Records.--(1) The committee shall keep a 
complete record of all committee action which shall include a 
record of the votes on any question on which a record vote is 
demanded. The result of each record vote shall be made 
available by the committee for inspection by the public at 
reasonable times in the offices of the committee. Information 
so available for public inspection shall include a description 
of the amendment, motion, order, or other proposition and the 
name of each Member voting for and each Member voting against 
such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the names of 
those Members present but not voting. [XI 2(e)]
    (2) The records of the committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority 
Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of the Rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the committee for a 
determination on the written request of any Member of the 
committee. [XI 2(e)(3)]
    (3) To the maximum extent feasible, the committee shall 
make its publications available in electronic form, including 
the committee website. [XI 2(e)(4)]
    (4)(A) Except as provided for in subdivision (B), all 
committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be 
kept separate and distinct from the congressional office 
records of the member serving as its chairman. Such records 
shall be the property of the House, and each Member, Delegate, 
and the Resident Commissioner, shall have access thereto.
    (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other 
than members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
may not have access to the records of the committee respecting 
the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House without the specific prior 
permission of the Committee.
    (v) Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups.--
Thetranscripts of those hearings conducted by the committee which are 
decided to be printed shall be published in verbatim form, with the 
material requested for the record inserted at that place requested, or 
at the end of the record, as appropriate. Individuals, including 
Members of Congress, whose comments are to be published as part of a 
committee document shall be given the opportunity to verify the 
accuracy of the transcription in advance of publication. Any requests 
by those Members, staff or witnesses to correct any errors other than 
errors in transcription, or disputed errors in transcription, shall be 
appended to the record, and the appropriate place where the change is 
requested will be footnoted. Prior to approval by the Chairman of 
hearings conducted jointly with another congressional committee, a 
memorandum of understanding shall be prepared which incorporates an 
agreement for the publication of the verbatim transcript. Transcripts 
of markups shall be recorded and published in the same manner as 
hearings before the committee and shall be included as part of the 
legislative report unless waived by the Chairman.

                         Rule 3.--Subcommittees

    (a) Structure and Jurisdiction.--The committee shall have 
the following standing subcommittees with the jurisdiction 
indicated.
    (1) Subcommittee on Basic Research.--Legislative 
jurisdiction and general and special oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to science 
policy including: Office of Science and Technology Policy; all 
scientific research, and scientific and engineering resources 
(including human resources), math, science and engineering 
education; intergovernmental mechanisms for research, 
development, and demonstration and cross-cutting programs; 
international scientific cooperation; National Science 
Foundation; university research policy, including 
infrastructure, overhead and partnerships; science 
scholarships; computer, communications, and information 
science; earthquake and fire research programs; research and 
development relating to health, biomedical, and nutritional 
programs; and to the extent appropriate, agricultural, 
geological, biological and life sciences research.
    (2) Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.--Legislative 
jurisdiction and general and special oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to energy and 
environmental research, development, and demonstration 
including: Department of Energy research, development, and 
demonstration programs, Department of Energy laboratories; 
energy supply research and development activities; nuclear and 
other advanced energy technologies; general science and 
research activities; uranium supply, enrichment, and waste 
management activities as appropriate; fossil energy research 
and development; clean coal technology; energy conservation 
research and development; measures relating to the commercial 
application of energy technology; science and risk assessment 
activities of the Federal Government; Environmental Protection 
Agency research and development programs; and National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, including all activities 
related to weather, weather services, climate, and the 
atmosphere, and marine fisheries, and oceanic research.
    (3) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.--Legislative 
jurisdiction and general and special oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to 
astronautical and aeronautical research and development 
including: national space policy, including access to space; 
sub-orbital access and applications; National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and its contractor and government-operated 
laboratories; space commercialization including the commercial 
space activities relating to the Department of Transportation 
and the Department of Commerce; exploration and use of outer 
space; international space cooperation; National Space Council; 
space applications, space communications and related matters; 
and earth remote sensing policy.
    (4) Subcommittee on Technology.--Legislative jurisdiction 
and general and special oversight and investigative authority 
on all matters relating to competitiveness including: standards 
and standardization of measurement; the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; the National Technical Information 
Service; competitiveness, including small business 
competitiveness; tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and 
governmental policies as they relate to technological 
development and commercialization; technology transfer; patent 
and intellectual property policy; international technology 
trade; research, development, and demonstration activities of 
the Department of Transportation; civil aviation research, 
development, and demonstration; research, development, and 
demonstration programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
surface and water transportation research, development, and 
demonstration programs; materials research, development, and 
demonstration and policy; and biotechnology policy.
    (b) Referral of Legislation.--The Chairman shall refer all 
legislation and other matters referred to the committee to the 
subcommittee or subcommittees of appropriate jurisdiction 
within two weeks unless the Chairman deems consideration is to 
be by the Full Committee. Subcommittee chairmen may make 
requests for referral of specific matters to their subcommittee 
within the two week period if they believe subcommittee 
jurisdictions so warrant.
    (c) Ex-Officio Members.--The Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member shall serve as ex-officio Members of all subcommittees 
and shall have the right to vote and be counted as part of the 
quorum and ratios on all matters before the subcommittee.
    (d) Procedures.--No subcommittee shall meet for markup or 
approval when any other subcommittee of the committee or the 
Full Committee is meeting to consider any measure or matter for 
markup or approval.
    (e) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the committee on all matters 
referred to it. For matters within its jurisdiction, each 
subcommittee is authorized to conduct legislative, 
investigative, forecasting, and general oversight hearings; to 
conduct inquiries into the future; and to undertake budget 
impact studies. Subcommittee chairmen shall set meeting dates 
after consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee 
chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of 
committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings wherever 
possible.
    (f) Any Member of the committee may have the privilege of 
sitting with any subcommittee during its hearings or 
deliberations and may participate in such hearings or 
deliberations, but no such Member who is not a Member of the 
subcommittee shall vote on any matter before such subcommittee, 
except as provided in Rule 3(c).
    (g) During any subcommittee proceeding for markup or 
approval, a record vote may be had at the request of one or 
more Members of that subcommittee.

                            Rule 4.--Reports

    (a) Substance of Legislative Reports.--The report of the 
committee on a measure which has been approved by the committee 
shall include the following, to be provided by the committee:
          (1) the oversight findings and recommendations 
        required pursuant to Rule X 2(b)(1) of the Rules of the 
        House of Representatives, separately set out and 
        identified [Rule XIII, clause 3(c)];
          (2) the statement required by section 308(a) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out 
        and identified, if the measure provides new budget 
        authority or new or increased tax expenditures as 
        specified in [Rule XIII, clauses 3(c)(2)];
          (3) With respect to reports on a bill or joint 
        resolution of a public character, a ``Constitutional 
        Authority Statement'' citing the specific powers 
        granted to Congress by the Constitution pursuant to 
        which the bill or joint resolution is proposed to be 
        enacted.
          (4) with respect to each record vote on a motion to 
        report any measure or matter of a public character, and 
        on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, the 
        total number of votes cast for and against, and the 
        names of those Members voting for and against, shall be 
        included in the committee report on the measure or 
        matter;
          (5) the estimate and comparison prepared by the 
        committee under Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(2) of the Rules 
        of the House of Representatives, unless the estimate 
        and comparison prepared by the Director of the 
        Congressional Budget Office prepared under subparagraph 
        2 of this Rule has been timely submitted prior to the 
        filing of the report and included in the report [Rule 
        XIII, clause 3(d)(3)(D)];
          (6) in the case of a bill or joint resolution which 
        repeals or amends any statute or part thereof, the text 
        of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be 
        repealed, and a comparative print of that part of the 
        bill or joint resolution making the amendment and of 
        the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended 
        [Rule XIII, clause 3]; and
          (7) a transcript of the markup of the measure or 
        matter unless waived under Rule 2(v).
    (b)(1) The report of the committee on a measure which has 
been approved by the committee shall further include the 
following, to be provided by sources other than the committee:
          (A) the estimate and comparison prepared by the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office required 
        under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974, separately set out and identified, whenever the 
        Director (if timely, and submitted prior to the filing 
        of the report) has submitted such estimate and 
        comparison of the committee [Rule XIII, clause 2-4];
          (B) a summary of the oversight findings and 
        recommendations made by the Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight under Rule X 2(b) of the Rules of 
        the House of Representatives, separately set out and 
        identified [Rule XIII, clause 2-4].
    (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this Rule, if the 
committee has not received prior to the filing of the report 
the material required under paragraph (1) of this Rule, then it 
shall include a statement to that effect in the report on the 
measure.
    (c) Minority and Additional Views.--If, at the time of 
approval of any measure or matter by the committee, any Member 
of the committee gives notice of intention to file 
supplemental, minority, or additional views, that Member shall 
be entitled to not less than two subsequent calendar days after 
the day of such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) in which to file such views, in writing and signed by 
that Member, with the clerk of the committee. All such views so 
filed by one or more Members of the committee shall be included 
within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the 
committee with respect to that measure or matter. The report of 
the committee upon that measure or matter shall be printed in a 
single volume which shall include all supplemental, minority, 
or additional views, which have been submitted by the time of 
the filing of the report, and shall bear upon its cover a 
recital that any such supplemental, minority, or additional 
views (and any material submitted under paragraph (a) of Rule 
4(b)(1) are included as part of the report. However, this rule 
does not preclude (1) the immediate filing or printing of a 
committee report unless timely requested for the opportunity to 
file supplemental, minority, or additional views has been made 
as provided by this Rule or (2) the filing by the committee of 
any supplemental report upon any measure or matter which may be 
required for the correction of any technical error in a 
previous report made by that committee upon that measure or 
matter.
    (d) The Chairman of the committee or subcommittee, as 
appropriate, shall advise Members of the day and hour when the 
time for submitting views relative to any given report elapses. 
No supplemental, minority, or additional views shall be 
accepted for inclusion in the report if submitted after the 
announced time has elapsed unless the Chairman of the committee 
or subcommittee, as appropriate, decides to extend the time for 
submission of views the two subsequent calendar days after the 
day of notice, in which case he shall communicate such fact to 
Members, including the revised day and hour for submissions to 
be received, without delay.
    (e) Consideration of Subcommittee Reports.--Reports and 
recommendations of a subcommittee shall not be considered by 
the Full Committee until after the intervention of 48 hours, 
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, from the time 
the report is submitted and made available to full committee 
membership and printed hearings thereon shall be made 
available, if feasible, to the Members, except that this rule 
may be waived at the discretion of the Chairman after 
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.
    (f) Timing and Filing of Committee Reports.--It shall be 
the duty of the Chairman to report or cause to be reported 
promptly to the House any measure approved by the committee and 
to take or cause to be taken the necessary steps to bring the 
matter to a vote.). To the maximum extent practicable, the 
written report of the committee on such measures shall be made 
available to the committee membership for review at least 24 
hours in advance of filing.
    (g) The report of the committee on a measure which has been 
approved by the committee shall be filed within seven calendar 
days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in session) 
after the day on which there has been filed with the clerk of 
the committee a written request, signed by the majority of the 
Members of the committee, for the reporting of that measure. 
Upon the filing of any such request, the clerk of the committee 
shall transmit immediately to the Chairman of the committee 
notice of the filing of that request.
    (h)(1) Any document published by the committee as a House 
Report, other than a report of the committee on a measure which 
has been approved by the committee, shall be approved by the 
committee at a meeting, and Members shall have the same 
opportunity to submit views as provided for in Rule 4(c).
    (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Chairman may 
approve the publication of any document as a committee print 
which in his discretion he determines to be useful for the 
information of the committee.
    (3) Any document to be published as a committee print which 
purports to express the views, findings, conclusions, or 
recommendations of the committee or any of its subcommittees 
must be approved by the Full Committee or its subcommittees, as 
applicable, in a meeting or otherwise in writing by a majority 
of the Members, and such Members shall have the right to submit 
supplemental, minority, or additional views for inclusion in 
the print within at least 48 hours after such approval.
    (4) Any document to be published as a committee print other 
than a document described in paragraph (3) of this Rule: (A) 
shall include on its cover the following statement: ``This 
document has been printed for informational purposes only and 
does not represent either findings or recommendations adopted 
by this Committee;'' and (B) shall not be published following 
the sine die adjournment of a Congress, unless approved by the 
Chairman of the Full Committee after consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee.
    (i) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly 
by this committee and one or more other committee(s) may be 
filed jointly, provided that each of the committees complies 
independently with all requirements for approval and filing of 
the report.
    (j) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report 
approved by the committee may be filed with the Clerk at any 
time, provided that if a member gives notice at the time of 
approval of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than seven calendar days in which to submit such views for 
inclusion with the report.
    (k) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of a Congress, the Chairman may file the Committee's 
Activity Report for that Congress under clause 1(d)(1) of Rule 
XI of the Rules of the House with the Clerk of the House at 
anytime and without the approval of the Committee, provided 
that a copy of the report has been available to each member of 
the committee for at least seven calendar days and that the 
report includes any supplemental, minority, or additional views 
submitted by a member of the committee. [XI 1(d), XI 1(d)(4)]
    (l) Oversight Reports.--A proposed investigative or 
oversight report shall be considered as read if it has been 
available to the members of the committee for at least 24 hours 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when 
the House is in session on such day). [XI 1(b)(2)]

   LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE


                 ``Rule 10.--Organization of Committees

    ``Committees and their legislative jurisdictions.
    ``1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 2, 
3, and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to 
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees 
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in 
accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    ``(n) Committee on Science.
    ``(1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, 
and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated 
nonmilitary energy laboratories.
    ``(2) Astronautical research and development, including 
resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
    ``(3) Civil aviation research and development.
    ``(4) Environmental research and development.
    ``(5) Marine research.
    ``(6) Commercial application of energy technology.
    ``(7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
standardization of weights and measures and the metric system.
    ``(8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    ``(9) National Space Council.
    ``(10) National Science Foundation.
    ``(11) National Weather Service.
    ``(12) Outer space, including exploration and control 
thereof.
    ``(13) Science Scholarships.
    ``(14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, 
and projects therefor.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                     ``special oversight functions

    ``3.(j) The Committee on Science shall review and study on 
a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
relating to nonmilitary research and development.''
                      Committee on Small Business

                  JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri, Chairman

LARRY COMBEST, Texas                 NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ, New York
JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado                NORMAN SISISKEY, Virginia
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois         JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland         California
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey        DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
SUE W. KELLY, New York               CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio                   BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania           RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas
DAVID M. McINTOSH, Indiana           DONNA MC CHRISTENSEN, Virgin 
RICK HILL, Montana                   Islands
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania        ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania
MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York          TOM UDALL, New Mexico
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York            DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
PATRICK J. TOOMEY, Pennsylvania      STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES, Ohio
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana             DAVID D. PHELPS, Illinois
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California
MARY BONO, California                BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
                                     JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois

                       (Adopted January 6, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    The Rules of the House of Representatives, and in 
particular the committee rules enumerated in rule XI, are the 
rules of the Committee on Small Business to the extent 
applicable and by this reference are incorporated. Each 
subcommittee of the Committee on Small Business (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``committee'') is a part of the committee 
and is subject to the authority and direction of the committee, 
and to its rules to the extent applicable.

                 Rule 2.--Referral of Bills by Chairman

    Unless retained for consideration by the full committee, 
all legislation and other matters referred to the committee 
shall be referred by the Chairman to the subcommittee of 
appropriate jurisdiction within 2 weeks. Where the subject 
matter of the referral involves the jurisdiction of more than 
one subcommittee or does not fall within any previously 
assigned jurisdictions, the Chairman shall refer the matter as 
he may deem advisable.

                        Rule 3.--Date of Meeting

    The regular meeting date of the committee shall be the 
second Thursday of every month when the House is in session. A 
regular meeting of the committee may be dispensed with if, in 
the judgment of the Chairman, there is no need for the meeting. 
Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman as he may 
deem necessary or at the request of a majority of the members 
of the committee in accordance with clause 2(c) of rule XI of 
the House.
    At least 3 days notice of such an additional meeting shall 
be given unless the Chairman determines that there is good 
cause to call the meeting on less notice.
    The determination of the business to be considered at each 
meeting shall be made by the Chairman subject to clause 2(c) of 
rule XI of the House.
    A regularly scheduled meeting need not be held if there is 
no business to be considered or, upon at least 3 days notice, 
it may be set for a different date.

                   Rule 4.--Announcement of Hearings

    Unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of the ranking 
minority member, or the committee by majority vote, determines 
that there is good cause to begin a hearing at an earlier date, 
public announcement shall be made of the date, place and 
subject matter of any hearing to be conducted by the committee 
at least 1 week before the commencement of that hearing.

           Rule 5.--Meetings and Hearings Open to the Public


                              (A) Meetings

    Each meeting of the committee or its subcommittees for the 
transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
shall be open to the public, including to radio, television and 
still photography coverage, except as provided by clause 4 of 
rule XI of the House, except when the committee or 
subcommittee, in open session and with a majority present, 
determines by record vote that all or part of the remainder of 
the meeting on that day shall be closed to the public because 
disclosure of matters to be considered would endanger national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would tend to defame, degrade or incriminate 
any person or otherwise would violate any law or rule of the 
House; Provided, however, that no person other than members of 
the committee, and such congressional staff and such executive 
branch representatives as they may authorize, shall be present 
in any business meeting or markup session which has been closed 
to the public.

                              (B) Hearings

    Each hearing conducted by the committee or its 
subcommittees shall be open to the public, including radio, 
television and still photography coverage, except when the 
committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a majority 
present, determines by record vote that all or part of the 
remainder of the hearing on that day shall be closed to the 
public because disclosure of testimony, evidence or other 
matters to be considered would endanger the national security, 
would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
would violate any law or rule of the House; Provided, however, 
that the committee or subcommittee may by the same procedure 
vote to close one subsequent day of hearings. Notwithstanding 
the requirements of the preceding sentence, a majority of those 
present, there being in attendance the requisite number 
required under the rules of the committee to be present for the 
purpose of taking testimony, (i) may vote to close the hearing 
for the sole purpose of discussing whether testimony or 
evidence to be received would endanger the national security, 
would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
violate clause 2(k)(5) of rule XI of the House; or (ii) may 
vote to close the hearing, as provided in clause 2(k)(5) of 
rule XI of the House.
    No member of the House may be excluded from non-
participatory attendance at any hearing of the committee or any 
subcommittee, unless the House of Representatives shall by 
majority vote authorize the committee or subcommittee, for 
purposes of a particular series of hearings on a particular 
article of legislation or on a particular subject of 
investigation, to close its hearing to members by the same 
procedures designated for closing hearings to the public.

                           Rule 6.--Witnesses


                       (A) Statement of Witnesses

    Each witness shall file with the committee, 48 hours in 
advance of his or her appearance, 100 copies of his or her 
written statement of proposed testimony, and shall limit the 
oral presentation at such appearance to a brief summary of his 
or her views.
    Each witness shall also submit to the committee on the day 
of the hearing a copy of his or her final prepared statement on 
a 3.5'' computer diskette in Word or a similar format.
    The committee will provide public access to its printed 
materials, including the proposed testimony of witnesses, in 
electronic form.

                     (B) Interrogation of Witnesses

    The right to interrogate witnesses before the committee or 
any of its subcommittees shall alternate between the majority 
members and the minority members. In recognizing members to 
question witnesses, the Chairman may take into consideration 
the ratio of majority and minority members present.

                           Rule 7.--Subpoenas

    A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the Chairman of 
the committee in the conduct of any investigation or series of 
investigations or activities to require the attendance and 
testimony of such witness and the production of such books, 
records, correspondence, memoranda, papers and documents as he 
deems necessary. The ranking minority member shall be promptly 
notified of the issuance of such a subpoena.
    Such a subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
chairman of a subcommittee with the approval of a majority of 
the members of the subcommittee and the approval of the 
Chairman of the committee.

                            Rule 8.--Quorum

    No measure or recommendation shall be reported unless a 
majority of the committee was actually present. For purposes of 
taking testimony or receiving evidence, two members shall 
constitute a quorum. For all other purposes, one-third of the 
members shall constitute a quorum.

                   Rule 9.--Amendments During Mark-up

    Any amendment offered to any pending legislation before the 
committee must be made available in written form when requested 
by any member of the committee. If such amendment is not 
available in written form when requested, the Chairman shall 
allow an appropriate period for the provision thereof.

                           Rule 10.--Proxies

    No vote by any member of the committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.

           Rule 11.--Number and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees

    There will be five subcommittees as follows:
          Empowerment (five Republicans and four Democrats).
          Government Programs and Oversight (five Republicans 
        and four Democrats).
          Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction (five 
        Republicans and four Democrats).
          Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special 
        Small Business Problems (five Republicans and four 
        Democrats).
          Tax, Finance and Exports (five Republicans and four 
        Democrats).
    During the 106th Congress, the Chairman and ranking 
minority member shall be ex officio members of all 
subcommittees, without vote, and the full committee shall have 
the authority to conduct oversight of all areas of the 
committee's jurisdiction.
    In addition to conducting oversight in the area of their 
respective jurisdiction, each subcommittee shall have the 
following jurisdiction:

                              EMPOWERMENT

    Promotion of business growth and opportunities in 
economically depressed areas.
    Oversight and investigative authority over regulations and 
licensing policies that impact small businesses located in high 
risk communities.
    General oversight of programs targeted toward urban relief.

                   GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND OVERSIGHT

    Small Business Act, Small Business Investment Act, and 
related legislation.
    Federal Government programs that are designed to assist 
business generally.
    Small Business Innovation Research program.
    Participation of small business in Federal procurement and 
Government contracts.
    Opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses, 
including the SBA's 8(a) program.
    Oversight and investigative authority generally.

               REGULATORY REFORM AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION

    Oversight and investigative authority over the regulatory 
and paperwork policies of all Federal departments and agencies.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Competition policy generally.

 RURAL ENTERPRISES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL SMALL BUSINESS 
                                PROBLEMS

    Promotion of business growth and opportunities in rural 
areas.
    Oversight and investigative authority over agricultural 
issues that impact small businesses.
    General promotion of business opportunities.
    Oversight and investigative authority over novel issues of 
special concern to small business.

                        TAX, FINANCE AND EXPORTS

    Tax policy and its impact on small business.
    Access to capital and finance issues generally.
    Export opportunities and promotion.

                       Rule 12.--Committee Staff


                           (A) Majority Staff

    The employees of the committee, except those assigned to 
the minority as provided below, shall be appointed and 
assigned, and may be removed by the Chairman. Their 
remuneration shall be fixed by the Chairman, and they shall be 
under the general supervision and direction of the Chairman.

                           (B) Minority Staff

    The employees of the committee assigned to the minority 
shall be appointed and assigned, and their remuneration 
determined, as the ranking minority member of the committee 
shall determine.

                         (C) Subcommittee Staff

    The Chairman and ranking minority member of the full 
committee shall endeavor to ensure that sufficient staff is 
made available to each subcommittee to carry out its 
responsibilities under the rules of the committee.

              Rule 13.--Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the full committee on all 
matters referred to it. Subcommittee chairmen shall set meeting 
and hearing dates after consultation with the Chairman of the 
full committee. Meetings and hearings of subcommittees shall 
not be scheduled to occur simultaneously with meetings or 
hearings of the full committee.

                     Rule 14.--Subcommittee Reports


                       (A) Investigative Hearings

    The report of any subcommittee on a matter which was the 
topic of a study or investigation shall include a statement 
concerning the subject of the study or investigation, the 
findings and conclusions, and recommendations for corrective 
action, if any, together with such other material as the 
subcommittee deems appropriate.
    Such proposed reports shall first be approved by a majority 
of the subcommittee members. After such approval has been 
secured, the proposed report shall be sent to each member of 
the full committee for his or her supplemental, minority, or 
additional views.
    Any such views shall be in writing and signed by the member 
and filed with the clerk of the full committee within 5 
calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays) from the date of the transmittal of the proposed 
report to the members. Transmittal of the proposed report to 
members shall be by hand delivery to the members' offices.
    After the expiration of such 5 calendar days, the report 
may be filed as a House report.

                          (B) End of Congress

    Each subcommittee shall submit to the full committee, not 
later than November 15 of each even-numbered year, a report on 
the activities of the subcommittee during the Congress.

                           Rule 15.--Records

    The committee shall keep a complete record of all actions 
which shall include a record of the votes on any question on 
which a record vote is demanded. The result of each 
subcommittee record vote, together with a description of the 
matter voted upon, shall promptly be made available to the full 
committee. A record of such votes shall be made available for 
inspection by the public at reasonable times in the offices of 
the committee.
    The committee shall keep a complete record of all committee 
and subcommittee activity which, in the case of any meeting or 
hearing transcript, shall include a substantially verbatim 
account of remarks actually made during the proceedings, 
subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical 
corrections authorized by the person making the remarks 
involved.
    The records of the committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available in accordance 
with rule VII of the Rules of the House. The Chairman of the 
full committee shall notify the ranking minority member of the 
full committee of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or 
clause 4(b) of rule VII of the House, to withhold a record 
otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the 
committee for a determination of the written request of any 
member of the committee.

        Rule 16.--Access to Classified or Sensitive Information

    Access to classified or sensitive information supplied to 
the committee and attendance at closed sessions of the 
committee or its subcommittees shall be limited to members and 
necessary committee staff and stenographic reporters who have 
appropriate security clearance when the Chairman determines 
that such access or attendance is essential to the functioning 
of the committee.
    The procedures to be followed in granting access to those 
hearings, records, data, charts, and files of the committee 
which involve classified information or information deemed to 
be sensitive shall be as follows:
          (a) Only Members of the House of Representatives and 
        specifically designated committee staff of the 
        Committee on Small Business may have access to such 
        information.
          (b) Members who desire to read materials that are in 
        the possession of the committee should notify the clerk 
        of the committee.
          (c) The clerk will maintain an accurate access log 
        which identifies the circumstances surrounding access 
        to the information, without revealing the material 
        examined.
          (d) If the material desired to be reviewed is 
        material which the committee or subcommittee deems to 
        be sensitive enough to require special handling, before 
        receiving access to such information, individuals will 
        be required to sign an access information sheet 
        acknowledging such access and that the individual has 
        read and understands the procedures under which access 
        is being granted.
          (e) Material provided for review under this rule 
        shall not be removed from a specified room within the 
        committee offices.
          (f) Individuals reviewing materials under this rule 
        shall make certain that the materials are returned to 
        the proper custodian.
          (g) No reproductions or recordings may be made of any 
        portion of such materials.
          (h) The contents of such information shall not be 
        divulged to any person in any way, form, shape, or 
        manner, and shall not be discussed with any person who 
        has not received the information in an authorized 
        manner.
          (i) When not being examined in the manner described 
        herein, such information will be kept in secure safes 
        or locked file cabinets in the committee offices.
          (j) These procedures only address access to 
        information the committee or a subcommittee deems to be 
        sensitive enough to require special treatment.
          (k) If a member of the House of Representatives 
        believes that certain sensitive information should not 
        be restricted as to dissemination or use, the member 
        may petition the committee or subcommittee to so rule. 
        With respect to information and materials provided to 
        the committee by the executive branch, the 
        classification of information and materials as 
        determined by the executive branch shall prevail unless 
        affirmatively changed by the committee or the 
        subcommittee involved, after consultation with the 
        appropriate executive agencies.
          (l) Other materials in the possession of the 
        committee are to be handled in accordance with the 
        normal practices and traditions of the committee.

                       Rule 17.--Other Procedures

    The Chairman of the full committee may establish such other 
procedures and take such actions as may be necessary to carry 
out the foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective 
operation of the committee. The committee may not be committed 
to any expense whatever without the prior approval of the 
Chairman of the full committee.

                Rule 18.--Amendments to Committee Rules

    The rules of the committee may be modified, amended or 
repealed by a majority of the members, at a meeting 
specifically called for such purpose, but only if written 
notice of the proposed change has been provided to each such 
member at least 3 days before the time of the meeting.
               Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

                    LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas, Chairman

JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado                HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
DAVE CAMP, Michigan                  ED PASTOR, Arizona
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
                                     ZOE LOFGREN, California

           (Adopted January 20, 1999, Amended March 10, 1999)


                        (Amended April 14, 1999)


                                Foreword

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is unique in 
the House of Representatives. Consistent with the duty to carry 
out its advisory and enforcement responsibilities in an 
impartial manner, the Committee is the only standing committee 
of the House of Representatives the membership of which is 
divided evenly by party. These rules are intended to provide a 
fair procedural framework for the conduct of the Committee's 
activities and to help insure that the Committee serves well 
the people of the United States, the House of Representatives, 
and the Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives.

                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) So far as applicable, these rules and the Rules of the 
House of Representatives shall be the rules of the Committee 
and any subcommittee. The Committee adopts these rules under 
the authority of clause 2(a)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, 106th Congress.
    (b) The rules of the Committee may be modified, amended, or 
repealed by a vote of a majority of the Committee.
    (c) When the interests of justice so require, the 
Committee, by a majority vote of its members, may adopt any 
special procedures, not inconsistent with these rules, deemed 
necessary to resolve a particular matter before it. Copies of 
such special procedures shall be furnished to all parties in 
the matter.

                          Rule 2.--Definitions

    (a) ``Committee'' means the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.
    (b) ``Complaint'' means a written allegation of improper 
conduct against a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives filed with the Committee with the intent to 
initiate an inquiry.
    (c) ``Inquiry'' means an investigation by an investigative 
subcommittee into allegations against a Member, officer, or 
employee of the House of Representatives.
    (d) ``Investigative Subcommittee'' means a subcommittee 
designated pursuant to Rule 8 to conduct an inquiry to 
determine if a Statement of Alleged Violation should be issued.
    (e) ``Statement of Alleged Violation'' means a formal 
charging document filed by an investigative subcommittee with 
the Committee containing specific allegations against a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives of a 
violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, 
regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the 
performance of official duties or the discharge of official 
responsibilities.
    (f) ``Adjudicatory Subcommittee'' means a subcommittee of 
the Committee comprised of those Committee members not on the 
investigative subcommittee, that holds an adjudicatory hearing 
and determines whether the counts in a Statement of Alleged 
Violation are proved by clear and convincing evidence.
    (g) ``Sanction Hearing'' means a Committee hearing to 
determine what sanction, if any, to adopt or to recommend to 
the House of Representatives.
    (h) ``Respondent'' means a Member, officer, or employee of 
the House of Representatives who is the subject of a complaint 
filed with the Committee or who is the subject of an inquiry or 
a Statement of Alleged Violation.
    (i) ``Office of Advice and Education'' refers to the Office 
established by section 803(i) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. 
The Office handles inquiries; prepares written opinions in 
response to specific requests; develops general guidance; and 
organizes seminars, workshops, and briefings for the benefit of 
the House of Representatives.

                 Rule 3.--Advisory Opinions and Waivers

    (a) The Office of Advice and Education shall handle 
inquiries; prepare written opinions providing specific advice; 
develop general guidance; and organize seminars, workshops, and 
briefings for the benefit of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives, may request a written opinion with respect to 
the propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such 
Member, officer, or employee.
    (c) The Office of Advice and Education may provide 
information and guidance regarding laws, rules, regulations, 
and other standards of conduct applicable to Members, officers, 
and employees in the performance of their duties or the 
discharge of their responsibilities.
    (d) In general, the Committee shall provide a written 
opinion to an individual only in response to a written request, 
and the written opinion shall address the conduct only of the 
inquiring individual, or of persons for whom the inquiring 
individual is responsible as employing authority.
    (e) A written request for an opinion shall be addressed to 
the Chairman of the Committee and shall include a complete and 
accurate statement of the relevant facts. A request shall be 
signed by the requester or the requester's authorized 
representative or employing authority. A representative shall 
disclose to the Committee the identity of the principal on 
whose behalf advice is being sought.
    (f) The Office of Advice and Education shall prepare for 
the Committee a response to each written request for an opinion 
from a Member, officer or employee. Each response shall discuss 
all applicable laws, rules, regulations, or other standards.
    (g) Where a request is unclear or incomplete, the Office of 
Advice and Education may seek additional information from the 
requester.
    (h) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are authorized 
to take action on behalf of the Committee on any proposed 
written opinion that they determine does not require 
consideration by the Committee. If the Chairman or Ranking 
Minority Member requests a written opinion, or seeks a waiver, 
extension, or approval pursuant to Rules 3(l), 4(c), 4(e), or 
4(h), the next ranking member of the requester's party is 
authorized to act in lieu of the requester.
    (i) The Committee shall keep confidential any request for 
advice from a Member, officer, or employee, as well as any 
response thereto.
    (j) The Committee may take no adverse action in regard to 
any conduct that has been undertaken in reliance on a written 
opinion if the conduct conforms to the specific facts addressed 
in the opinion.
    (k) Information provided to the Committee by a Member, 
officer, or employee seeking advice regarding prospective 
conduct may not be used as the basis for initiating an 
investigation under clause 3(a)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, if such Member, officer, or 
employee acts in good faith in accordance with the written 
advice of the Committee.
    (l) A written request for a waiver of clause 5 of House 
Rule XXVI (the House gift rule), or for any other waiver or 
approval, shall be treated in all respects like any other 
request for a written opinion.
    (m) A written request for a waiver of clause 5 of House 
Rule XXVI (the House gift rule) shall specify the nature of the 
waiver being sought and the specific circumstances justifying 
the waiver.
    (n) An employee seeking a waiver of time limits applicable 
to travel paid for by a private source shall include with the 
request evidence that the employing authority is aware of the 
request. In any other instance where proposed employee conduct 
may reflect on the performance of official duties, the 
Committee may require that the requester submit evidence that 
the employing authority knows of the conduct.

                     Rule 4.--Financial Disclosure

    (a) In matters relating to Title I of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978, the Committee shall coordinate with the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives, Legislative Resource 
Center, to assure that appropriate individuals are notified of 
their obligation to file Financial Disclosure Statements and 
that such individuals are provided in a timely fashion with 
filing instructions and forms developed by the Committee.
    (b) The Committee shall coordinate with the Legislative 
Resource Center to assure that information that the Ethics in 
Government Act requires to be placed on the public record is 
made public.
    (c) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are authorized 
to grant on behalf of the Committee requests for reasonable 
extensions of time for the filing of Financial Disclosure 
Statements. Any such request must be received by the Committee 
no later than the date on which the statement in question is 
due. A request received after such date may be granted by the 
Committee only in extraordinary circumstances. Such extensions 
for one individual in a calendar year shall not exceed a total 
of 90 days. No extension shall be granted authorizing a 
nonincumbent candidate to file a statement later than 30 days 
prior to a primary or general election in which the candidate 
is participating.
    (d) An individual who takes legally sufficient action to 
withdraw as a candidate before the date on which that 
individual's Financial Disclosure Statement is due under the 
Ethics in Government Act shall not be required to file a 
Statement. An individual shall not be excused from filing a 
Financial Disclosure Statement when withdrawal as a candidate 
occurs after the date on which such Statement was due.
    (e) Any individual who files a report required to be filed 
under title I of the Ethics in Government Act more than 30 days 
after the later of--
      (1) the date such report is required to be filed, or
      (2) if a filing extension is granted to such individual, 
the last day of the filing extension period, is required by 
such Act to pay a late filing fee of $200. The Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member are authorized to approve requests that 
the fee be waived based on extraordinary circumstances.
    (f) Any late report that is submitted without a required 
filing fee shall be deemed procedurally deficient and not 
properly filed.
    (g) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are authorized 
to approve requests for waivers of the aggregation and 
reporting of gifts as provided by section 102(a)(2)(D) of the 
Ethics in Government Act. If such a request is approved, both 
the incoming request and the Committee response shall be 
forwarded to the Legislative Resource Center for placement on 
the public record.
    (h) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are authorized 
to approve blind trusts as qualifying under section 102(f)(3) 
of the Ethics in Government Act. The correspondence relating to 
formal approval of a blind trust, the trust document, the list 
of assets transferred to the trust, and any other documents 
required by law to be made public, shall be forwarded to the 
Legislative Resource Center for such purpose.
    (i) The Committee shall designate staff counsel who shall 
review Financial Disclosure Statements and, based upon 
information contained therein, indicate in a form and manner 
prescribed by the Committee whether the Statement appears 
substantially accurate and complete and the filer appears to be 
in compliance with applicable laws and rules.
    (j) Each Financial Disclosure Statement shall be reviewed 
within 60 days after the date of filing.
    (k) If the reviewing counsel believes that additional 
information is required because (1) the Statement appears not 
substantially accurate or complete, or (2) the filer may not be 
in compliance with applicable laws or rules, then the reporting 
individual shall be notified in writing of the additional 
information believed to be required, or of the law or rule with 
which the reporting individual does not appear to be in 
compliance. Such notice shall also state the time within which 
a response is to be submitted. Any such notice shall remain 
confidential.
    (l) Within the time specified, including any extension 
granted in accordance with clause (c), a reporting individual 
who concurs with the Committee's notification that the 
Statement is not complete, or that other action is required, 
shall submit the necessary information or take appropriate 
action. Any amendment may be in the form of a revised Financial 
Disclosure Statement or an explanatory letter addressed to the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
    (m) Any amendment shall be placed on the public record in 
the same manner as other Statements. The individual designated 
by the Committee to review the original Statement shall review 
any amendment thereto.
    (n) Within the time specified, including any extension 
granted in accordance with clause (c), a reporting individual 
who does not agree with the Committee that the Statement is 
deficient or that other action is required, shall be provided 
an opportunity to respond orally or in writing. If the 
explanation is accepted, a copy of the response, if written, or 
a note summarizing an oral response, shall be retained in 
Committee files with the original report.
    (o) The Committee shall be the final arbiter of whether any 
Statement requires clarification or amendment.
    (p) If the Committee determines, by vote of a majority of 
its members, that there is reason to believe that an individual 
has willfully failed to file a Statement or has willfully 
falsified or willfully failed to file information required to 
be reported, then the Committee shall refer the name of the 
individual, together with the evidence supporting its finding, 
to the Attorney General pursuant to section 104(b) of the 
Ethics in Government Act. Such referral shall not preclude the 
Committee from initiating such other action as may be 
authorized by other provisions of law or the Rules of the House 
of Representatives.

                           Rule 5.--Meetings

    (a) The regular meeting day of the Committee shall be the 
second Wednesday of each month, except when the House of 
Representatives is not meeting on that day. When the Committee 
Chairman determines that there is sufficient reason, a meeting 
may be called on additional days. A regularly scheduled meeting 
need not be held when the Chairman determines there is not 
business to be considered.
    (b) The Chairman shall establish the agenda for meetings of 
the Committee and the Ranking Minority Member may place 
additional items on the agenda.
    (c) All meetings of the Committee or any subcommittee shall 
occur in executive session unless the Committee or 
subcommittee, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members, opens the meeting or hearing to the public.
    (d) Any hearing held by an adjudicatory subcommittee or any 
sanction hearing held by the Committee shall be open to the 
public unless the Committee or subcommittee, by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members, closes the hearing to the 
public.
    (e) A subcommittee shall meet at the discretion of its 
Chairman.
    (f) Insofar as practicable, notice for any Committee or 
subcommittee meeting shall be provided at least seven days in 
advance of the meeting. The Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee may waive such time period for good cause.

                        Rule 6.--Committee Staff

    (a) The staff is to be assembled and retained as a 
professional, nonpartisan staff.
    (b) Each member of the staff shall be professional and 
demonstrably qualified for the position for which he is hired.
    (c) The staff as a whole and each individual member of the 
staff shall perform all official duties in a nonpartisan 
manner.
    (d) No member of the staff shall engage in any partisan 
political activity directly affecting any congressional or 
presidential election.
    (e) No member of the staff or outside counsel may accept 
public speaking engagements or write for publication on any 
subject that is in any way related to his or her employment or 
duties with the Committee without specific prior approval from 
the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.
    (f) No member of the staff or outside counsel may make 
public, unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of 
the members of the Committee, any information, document, or 
other material that is confidential, derived from executive 
session, or classified and that is obtained during the course 
of employment with the Committee.
    (g) All staff members shall be appointed by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of the members of the Committee. Such vote 
shall occur at the first meeting of the membership of the 
Committee during each Congress and as necessary during the 
Congress.
    (h) Subject to the approval of the Committee on House 
Administration, the Committee may retain counsel not employed 
by the House of Representatives whenever the Committee 
determines, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 
of the Committee, that the retention of outside counsel is 
necessary and appropriate.
    (i) If the Committee determines that it is necessary to 
retain staff members for the purpose of a particular 
investigation or other proceeding, then such staff shall be 
retained only for the duration of that particular investigation 
or proceeding.
    (j) Outside counsel may be dismissed prior to the end of a 
contract between the Committee and such counsel only by a 
majority vote of the members of the Committee.
    (k) In addition to any other staff provided for by law, 
rule, or other authority, with respect to the Committee, the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member each may appoint one 
individual as a shared staff member from his or her personal 
staff to perform service for the Committee. Such shared staff 
may assist the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member on any 
subcommittee on which he serves. Only paragraphs (c),(e), and 
(f) shall apply to shared staff.

                     Rule 7.--Confidentiality Oaths

    Before any member or employee of the Committee may have 
access to information that is confidential under the rules of 
the Committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be 
executed in writing: ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I 
will not disclose, to any person or entity outside the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, any information 
received in the course of my service with the Committee, except 
as authorized by the Committee or in accordance with its 
rules.''
    Copies of the executed oath shall be provided to the Clerk 
of the House as part of the records of the House. Breaches of 
confidentiality shall be investigated by the Committee and 
appropriate action shall be taken.

          Rule 8.--Subcommittees General Policy and Structure

    (a) Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of its members 
to initiate an inquiry, the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee shall designate four members (with 
equal representation from the majority and minority parties) to 
serve as an investigative subcommittee to undertake an inquiry. 
At the time of appointment, the Chairman shall designate one 
member of the subcommittee to serve as the chairman and the 
Ranking Minority Member shall designate one member of the 
subcommittee to serve as the ranking minority member of the 
investigative subcommittee or adjudicatory subcommittee. The 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee may serve 
as members of an investigative subcommittee, but may not serve 
as non-voting, ex-officio members.
    (b) If an investigative subcommittee, by a majority vote of 
its members, adopts a Statement of Alleged Violation, members 
who did not serve on the investigative subcommittee are 
eligible for appointment to the adjudicatory subcommittee to 
hold an Adjudicatory Hearing under Committee Rule 24 on the 
violations alleged in the Statement.
    (c) The Committee may establish other noninvestigative and 
nonadjudicatory subcommittees and may assign to them such 
functions as it may deem appropriate. The membership of each 
subcommittee shall provide equal representation for the 
majority and minority parties.
    (d) The Chairman may refer any bill, resolution, or other 
matter before the Committee to an appropriate subcommittee for 
consideration. Any such bill, resolution, or other matter may 
be discharged from the subcommittee to which it was referred by 
a majority vote of the Committee.
    (e) Any member of the Committee may sit with any 
noninvestigative or nonadjudicatory subcommittee, but only 
regular members of such subcommittee may vote on any matter 
before that subcommittee.

              Rule 9.--Quorums and Member Disqualification

    (a) The quorum for an investigative subcommittee to take 
testimony and to receive evidence shall be two members, unless 
otherwise authorized by the House of Representatives.
    (b) The quorum for an adjudicatory subcommittee to take 
testimony, receive evidence, or conduct business shall consist 
of a majority plus one of the members of the adjudicatory 
subcommittee.
    (c) Except as stated in clauses (a) and (b) of this rule, a 
quorum for the purpose of conducting business consists of a 
majority of the members of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (d) A member of the Committee shall be ineligible to 
participate in any Committee or subcommittee proceeding in 
which he is the respondent.
    (e) A member of the Committee may disqualify himself from 
participating in any investigation of the conduct of a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives upon the 
submission in writing and under oath of an affidavit of 
disqualification stating that the member cannot render an 
impartial and unbiased decision. If the Committee approves and 
accepts such affidavit of disqualification, or if a member is 
disqualified pursuant to Rule 18(g) or Rule 24(a), the Chairman 
shall so notify the Speaker and ask the Speaker to designate a 
Member of the House of Representatives from the same political 
party as the disqualified member of the Committee to act as a 
member of the Committee in any Committee proceeding relating to 
such investigation.

                      Rule 10.--Vote Requirements

    (a) The following actions shall be taken only upon an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee 
or subcommittee, as appropriate:
          (1) Issuing a subpoena.
          (2) Adopting a full Committee motion to create an 
        investigative subcommittee.
          (3) Adoption of a Statement of Alleged Violation.
          (4) Finding that a count in a Statement of Alleged 
        Violation has been proved by clear and convincing 
        evidence.
          (5) Sending a letter of reproval.
          (6) Adoption of a recommendation to the House of 
        Representatives that a sanction be imposed.
          (7) Adoption of a report relating to the conduct of a 
        Member, officer, or employee.
          (8) Issuance of an advisory opinion of general 
        applicability establishing new policy.
    (b) Except as stated in clause (a), action may be taken by 
the Committee or any subcommittee thereof by a simple majority, 
a quorum being present.
    (c) No motion made to take any of the actions enumerated in 
clause (a) of this Rule may be entertained by the Chair unless 
a quorum of the Committee is present when such motion is made.

        Rule 11.--Communications by Committee Members and Staff

    Committee members and staff shall not disclose any evidence 
relating to an investigation to any person or organization 
outside the Committee unless authorized by the Committee. The 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall have access to such 
information that they request as necessary to conduct Committee 
business. Evidence in the possession of an investigative 
subcommittee shall not be disclosed to other Committee members 
except by a vote of the subcommittee.

                      Rule 12.--Committee Records

    (a) The Committee may establish procedures necessary to 
prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any testimony or other 
information received by the Committee or its staff.
    (b) Members and staff of the Committee shall not disclose 
to any person or organization outside the Committee, unless 
authorized by the Committee, any information regarding the 
Committee's or a subcommittee's investigative, adjudicatory or 
other proceedings, including, but not limited to: (i) the fact 
of or nature of anycomplaints; (ii) executive session 
proceedings; (iii) information pertaining to or copies of any Committee 
or subcommittee report, study, or other document which purports to 
express the views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations of the 
Committee or subcommittee in connection with any of its activities or 
proceedings; or (iv) any other information or allegation respecting the 
conduct of a Member, officer, or employee.
    (c) The Committee shall not disclose to any person or 
organization outside the Committee any information concerning 
the conduct of a respondent until it has transmitted a 
Statement of Alleged Violation to such respondent and the 
respondent has been given full opportunity to respond pursuant 
to Rule 23. The Statement of Alleged Violation and any written 
response thereto shall be made public at the first meeting or 
hearing on the matter that is open to the public after such 
opportunity has been provided. Any other materials in the 
possession of the Committee regarding such statement may be 
made public as authorized by the Committee to the extent 
consistent with the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (d) If no public hearing or meeting is held on the matter, 
the Statement of Alleged Violation and any written response 
thereto shall be included in the Committee's final report on 
the matter to the House of Representatives.
    (e) All communications and all pleadings pursuant to these 
rules shall be filed with the Committee at the Committee's 
office or such other place as designated by the Committee.
    (f) All records of the Committee which have been delivered 
to the Archivist of the United States shall be made available 
to the public in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives.

     Rule 13.--Broadcasts of Committee and Subcommittee Proceedings

    (a) Television or radio coverage of a Committee or 
subcommittee hearing or meeting shall be without commercial 
sponsorship.
    (b) No witness shall be required against his or her will to 
be photographed or otherwise to have a graphic reproduction of 
his or her image made at any hearing or to give evidence or 
testimony while the broadcasting of that hearing, by radio or 
television, is being conducted. At the request of any witness, 
all media microphones shall be turned off, all television and 
camera lenses shall be covered, and the making of a graphic 
reproduction at the hearing shall not be permitted. This 
paragraph supplements clause 2(k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives relating to the protection of the 
rights of witnesses.
    (c) Not more than four television cameras, operating from 
fixed positions, shall be permitted in a hearing or meeting 
room. The Committee may allocate the positions of permitted 
television cameras among the television media in consultation 
with the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television 
Correspondents' Galleries.
    (d) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
obstruct in any way the space between any witness giving 
evidence or testimony and any member of the Committee, or the 
visibility of that witness and that member to each other.
    (e) Television cameras shall not be placed in positions 
that unnecessarily obstruct the coverage of the hearing or 
meeting by the other media.

                       Rule 14.--House Resolution

    Whenever the House of Representatives, by resolution, 
authorizes or directs the Committee to undertake an inquiry or 
investigation, the provisions of the resolution, in conjunction 
with these Rules, shall govern. To the extent the provisions of 
the resolution differ from these Rules, the resolution shall 
control.

      Rule 15.--Committee Authority to Investigate--General Policy

    Pursuant to clause 3(b)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee may exercise its 
investigative authority when--
          (a) information offered as a complaint by a Member of 
        the House of Representatives is transmitted directly to 
        the Committee;
          (b) information offered as a complaint by an 
        individual not a Member of the House is transmitted to 
        the Committee, provided that a Member of the House 
        certifies in writing that he or she believes the 
        information is submitted in good faith and warrants the 
        review and consideration of the Committee;
          (c) the Committee, on its own initiative, establishes 
        an investigative subcommittee;
          (d) a Member, officer, or employee is convicted in a 
        Federal, State, or local court of a felony; or
          (e) the House of Representatives, by resolution, 
        authorizes or directs the Committee to undertake an 
        inquiry or investigation.

                          Rule 16.--Complaints

    (a) A complaint submitted to the Committee shall be in 
writing, dated, and properly verified (a document will be 
considered properly verified where a notary executes it with 
the language, ``Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on 
(date) by (the name of the person)'' setting forth in simple, 
concise, and direct statements--
          (1) the name and legal address of the party filing 
        the complaint (hereinafter referred to as the 
        ``complainant'');
          (2) the name and position or title of the respondent;
          (3) the nature of the alleged violation of the Code 
        of Official Conduct or of other law, rule, regulation, 
        or other standard of conduct applicable to the 
        performance of duties or discharge of responsibilities; 
        and
          (4) the facts alleged to give rise to the violation. 
        The complaint shall not contain innuendo, speculative 
        assertions, or conclusory statements.
    (b) Any documents in the possession of the complainant that 
relate to the allegations may be submitted with the complaint.
    (c) Information offered as a complaint by a Member of the 
House of Representatives may be transmitted directly to the 
Committee.
    (d) Information offered as a complaint by an individual not 
a Member of the House may be transmitted to the Committee, 
provided that a Member of the House certifies in writing that 
he or she believes the information is submitted in good faith 
and warrants the review and consideration of the Committee.
    (e) A complaint must be accompanied by a certification, 
which may be unsworn, that the complainant has provided an 
exact copy of the filed complaint and all attachments to the 
respondent.
    (f) The Committee may defer action on a complaint against a 
Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
when the complaint alleges conduct that the Committee has 
reason to believe is being reviewed by appropriate law 
enforcement or regulatory authorities, or when the Committee 
determines that it is appropriate for the conduct alleged in 
the complaint to be reviewed initially by law enforcement or 
regulatory authorities.
    (g) A complaint may not be amended without leave of the 
Committee. Otherwise, any new allegations of improper conduct 
must be submitted in a new complaint that independently meets 
the procedural requirements of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee's Rules.
    (h) The Committee shall not accept, and shall return to the 
complainant, any complaint submitted within the 60 days prior 
to an election in which the subject of the complaint is a 
candidate.
    (i) The Committee shall not consider a complaint, nor shall 
any investigation be undertaken by the Committee, of any 
alleged violation which occurred before the third previous 
Congress unless the Committee determines that the alleged 
violation is directly related to an alleged violation which 
occurred in a more recent Congress.

   Rule 17.--Duties of Committee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member

    (a) Unless otherwise determined by a vote of the Committee, 
only the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member, after 
consultation with each other, may make public statements 
regarding matters before the Committee or any subcommittee.
    (b) Whenever information offered as a complaint is 
submitted to the Committee, the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member shall have 14 calendar days or 5 legislative days, 
whichever occurs first, to determine whether the information 
meets the requirements of the Committee's rules for what 
constitutes a complaint.
    (c) Whenever the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
jointly determine that information submitted to the Committee 
meets the requirements of the Committee's rules for what 
constitutes a complaint, they shall have 45 calendar days or 5 
legislative days, whichever is later, after the date that the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member determine that information 
filed meets the requirements of the Committee's rules for what 
constitutes a complaint, unless the Committee by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members votes otherwise, to--
          (1) recommend to the Committee that it dispose of the 
        complaint, or any portion thereof, in any manner that 
        does not require action by the House, which may include 
        dismissal of the complaint or resolution of the 
        complaint by a letter to the Member, officer, or 
        employee of the House against whom the complaint is 
        made;
          (2) establish an investigative subcommittee; or
          (3) request that the Committee extend the applicable 
        45-calendar day period when they determine more time is 
        necessary in order to make a recommendation under 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member may jointly 
gather additional information concerning alleged conduct which 
is the basis of a complaint or of information offered as a 
complaint until they have established an investigative 
subcommittee or the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member has 
placed on the agenda the issue of whether to establish an 
investigative subcommittee.
    (e) If the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member jointly 
determine that information submitted to the Committee meets the 
requirements of the Committee rules for what constitutes a 
complaint, and the complaint is not disposed of within 45 
calendar days or 5 legislative days, whichever is later, and no 
additional 45-day extension is made, then they shall establish 
an investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any 
portion thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. If 
at any time during the time period either the Chairman or 
Ranking Minority Member places on the agenda the issue of 
whether to establish an investigative subcommittee, then an 
investigative subcommittee may be established only by an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee.
    (f) Whenever the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
jointly determine that information submitted to the Committee 
does not meet the requirements for what constitutes a complaint 
set forth in the Committee rules, they may:
          (1) return the information to the complainant with a 
        statement that it fails to meet the requirements for 
        what constitutes a complaint set forth in the 
        Committee's rules; or
          (2) recommend to the Committee that it authorize the 
        establishment of an investigative subcommittee.

                   Rule 18.--Processing of Complaints

    (a) If a complaint is in compliance with House and 
Committee Rules, a copy of the complaint and the Committee 
Rules shall be forwarded to the respondent within five days 
with notice that the complaint conforms to the applicable rules 
and will be placed on the Committee's agenda.
    (b) The respondent may, within 30 days of the Committee's 
notification, provide to the Committee any information relevant 
to a complaint filed with the Committee. The respondent may 
submit a written statement in response to the complaint. Such a 
statement shall be signed by the respondent. If the statement 
is prepared by counsel for the respondent, the respondent shall 
sign a representation that he/she has reviewed the response and 
agrees with the factual assertions contained therein.
    (c) The Committee staff may request information from the 
respondent or obtain additional information pertinent to the 
case from other sources prior to the establishment of an 
investigative subcommittee only when so directed by the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.
    (d) At the first meeting of the Committee following the 
procedures or actions specified in clauses (a) and (b), the 
Committee shall consider the complaint.
    (e) The Committee, by a majority vote of its members, may 
create an investigative subcommittee. If an investigative 
subcommittee is established, the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member shall designate four members to serve as an 
investigative subcommittee in accordance with Rule 20.
    (f) The respondent shall be notified in writing regarding 
the Committee's decision either to dismiss the complaint or to 
create an investigative subcommittee.
    (g) The respondent shall be notified of the membership of 
the investigative subcommittee and shall have ten days after 
such notice is transmitted to object to the participation of 
any subcommittee member. Such objection shall be in writing and 
shall be on the grounds that the subcommittee member cannot 
render an impartial and unbiased decision. The subcommittee 
member against whom the objection is made shall be the sole 
judge of his or her disqualification.

                 Rule 19.--Committee-Initiated Inquiry

    (a) Notwithstanding the absence of a filed complaint, the 
Committee may consider any information in its possession 
indicating that a Member, officer, or employee may have 
committed a violation of the Code of Official Conduct or any 
law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable 
to the conduct of such Member, officer, or employee in the 
performance of his or her duties or the discharge of his or her 
responsibilities. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member may 
jointly gather additional information concerning such an 
alleged violation by a Member, officer, or employee unless and 
until an investigative subcommittee has been established.
    (b) If the Committee votes to establish an investigative 
subcommittee, the Committee shall proceed in accordance with 
Rule 20.
    (c) Any written request by a Member, officer, or employee 
of the House of Representatives that the Committee conduct an 
inquiry into such person's own conduct shall be processed in 
accordance with subsection (a) of this Rule.
    (d) An inquiry shall not be undertaken regarding any 
alleged violation that occurred before the third previous 
Congress unless a majority of the Committee determines that the 
alleged violation is directly related to an alleged violation 
that occurred in a more recent Congress.
    (e) An inquiry shall be undertaken by an investigative 
subcommittee with regard to any felony conviction of a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives in a 
Federal, state, or local court. Notwithstanding this provision, 
an inquiry may be initiated at any time prior to sentencing.

                  Rule 20.--Investigative Subcommittee

    (a) In an inquiry undertaken by an investigative 
subcommittee-
          (1) All proceedings, including the taking of 
        testimony, shall be conducted in executive session and 
        all testimony taken by deposition or things produced 
        pursuant to subpoena or otherwise shall be deemed to 
        have been taken or produced in executive session.
          (2) The Chairman of the investigative subcommittee 
        shall ask the respondent and all witnesses whether they 
        intend to be represented by counsel. If so, the 
        respondent or witnesses or their legal representatives 
        shall provide written designation of counsel. A 
        respondent or witness who is represented by counsel 
        shall not be questioned in the absence of counsel 
        unless an explicit waiver is obtained.
          (3) The subcommittee shall provide the respondent an 
        opportunity to present, orally or in writing, a 
        statement, which must be under oath or affirmation, 
        regarding the allegations and any other relevant 
        questions arising out of the inquiry.
          (4) The staff may interview witnesses, examine 
        documents and other evidence, and request that 
        submitted statements be under oath or affirmation and 
        that documents be certified as to their authenticity 
        and accuracy.
          (5) The subcommittee, by a majority vote of its 
        members, may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memoranda, papers, documents, and other items as it 
        deems necessary to the conduct of the inquiry. Unless 
        the Committee otherwise provides, the subpoena power 
        shall rest in the Chairman and RankingMinority Member 
of the Committee and a subpoena shall be issued upon the request of the 
investigative subcommittee.
          (6) The subcommittee shall require that testimony be 
        given under oath or affirmation. The form of the oath 
        or affirmation shall be: ``Do you solemnly swear (or 
        affirm) that the testimony you will give before this 
        subcommittee in the matter now under consideration will 
        be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the 
        truth (so help you God)?'' The oath or affirmation 
        shall be administered by the Chairman or subcommittee 
        member designated by the Chairman to administer oaths.
    (b) During the inquiry, the procedure respecting the 
admissibility of evidence and rulings shall be as follows:
          (1) Any relevant evidence shall be admissible unless 
        the evidence is privileged under the precedents of the 
        House of Representatives.
          (2) The Chairman of the subcommittee or other 
        presiding member at any investigative subcommittee 
        proceeding shall rule upon any question of 
        admissibility or pertinency of evidence, motion, 
        procedure or any other matter, and may direct any 
        witness to answer any question under penalty of 
        contempt. A witness, witness's counsel, or a member of 
        the subcommittee may appeal any evidentiary rulings to 
        the members present at that proceeding. The majority 
        vote of the members present at such proceeding on such 
        appeal shall govern the question of admissibility, and 
        no appeal shall lie to the Committee.
          (3) Whenever a person is determined by a majority 
        vote to be in contempt of the subcommittee, the matter 
        may be referred to the Committee to determine whether 
        to refer the matter to the House of Representatives for 
        consideration.
          (4) Committee counsel may, subject to subcommittee 
        approval, enter into stipulations with the respondent 
        and/or the respondent's counsel as to facts that are 
        not in dispute.
    (c) Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
subcommittee members, and an affirmative vote of a majority of 
the full Committee, an investigative subcommittee may expand 
the scope of its investigation.
    (d) Upon completion of the investigation, the staff shall 
draft for the investigative subcommittee a report that shall 
contain a comprehensive summary of the information received 
regarding the alleged violations.
    (e) Upon completion of the inquiry, an investigative 
subcommittee, by a majority vote of its members, may adopt a 
Statement of Alleged Violation if it determines that there is 
substantial reason to believe that a violation of the Code of 
Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, regulation, or other 
standard of conduct applicable to the performance of official 
duties or the discharge of official responsibilities by a 
Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
has occurred. If more than one violation is alleged, such 
Statement shall be divided into separate counts. Each count 
shall relate to a separate violation, shall contain a plain and 
concise statement of the alleged facts of such violation, and 
shall include a reference to the provision of the Code of 
Official Conduct or law, rule, regulation or other applicable 
standard of conduct governing the performance of duties or 
discharge of responsibilities alleged to have been violated. A 
copy of such Statement shall be transmitted to the respondent 
and the respondent's counsel.
    (f) If the investigative subcommittee does not adopt a 
Statement of Alleged Violation, it shall transmit to the 
Committee a report containing a summary of the information 
received in the inquiry, its conclusions and reasons therefor, 
and any appropriate recommendation. The Committee shall 
transmit such report to the House of Representatives.

        Rule 21.--Amendments of Statements of Alleged Violation

    (a) An investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members, amend its Statement of 
Alleged Violation anytime before the Statement of Alleged 
Violation is transmitted to the Committee; and
    (b) If an investigative subcommittee amends its Statement 
of Alleged Violation, the respondent shall be notified in 
writing and shall have 30 calendar days from the date of that 
notification to file an answer to the amended Statement of 
Alleged Violation.

               Rule 22.--Committee Reporting Requirements

    (a) Whenever an investigative subcommittee does not adopt a 
Statement of Alleged Violation and transmits a report to that 
effect to the Committee, the Committee may by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members transmit such report to the 
House of Representatives;
    (b) Whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
Statement of Alleged Violation but recommends that no further 
action be taken, it shall transmit a report to the Committee 
regarding the Statement of Alleged Violation; and
    (c) Whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
Statement of Alleged Violation, the respondent admits to the 
violations set forth in such Statement, the respondent waives 
his or her right to an adjudicatory hearing, and the 
respondent's waiver is approved by the Committee-
          (1) the subcommittee shall prepare a report for 
        transmittal to the Committee, a final draft of which 
        shall be provided to the respondent not less than 15 
        calendar days before the subcommittee votes on whether 
        to adopt the report;
          (2) the respondent may submit views in writing 
        regarding the final draft to the subcommittee within 7 
        calendar days of receipt of that draft;
          (3) the subcommittee shall transmit a report to the 
        Committee regarding the Statement of Alleged Violation 
        together with any views submitted by the respondent 
        pursuant to subparagraph (2), and the Committee shall 
        make the report, together with the respondent's views, 
        available to the public before the commencement of any 
        sanction hearing; and
          (4) the Committee shall by an affirmative vote of a 
        majority of its members issue a report and transmit 
        such report to the House of Representatives, together 
        with the respondent's views previously submitted 
        pursuant to subparagraph (2) and any additional views 
        respondent may submit for attachment to the final 
        report; and
    (d) Members of the Committee shall have not less than 72 
hours to review any report transmitted to the Committee by an 
investigative subcommittee before both the commencement of a 
sanction hearing and the Committee vote on whether to adopt the 
report.

                     Rule 23.--Respondent's Answer

    (a)(1) Within 30 days from the date of transmittal of a 
Statement of Alleged Violation, the respondent shall file with 
the investigative subcommittee an answer, in writing and under 
oath, signed by respondent and respondent's counsel. Failure to 
file an answer within the time prescribed shall be considered 
by the Committee as a denial of each count.
    (2) The answer shall contain an admission to or denial of 
each count set forth in the Statement of Alleged Violation and 
may include negative, affirmative, or alternative defenses and 
any supporting evidence or other relevant information.
    (b) The respondent may file a Motion for a Bill of 
Particulars within 10 days of the date of transmittal of the 
Statement of Alleged Violation. If a Motion for a Bill of 
Particulars is filed, the respondent shall not be required to 
file an answer until 20 days after the subcommittee has replied 
to such motion.
    (c)(1) The respondent may file a Motion to Dismiss within 
10 days of the date of transmittal of the Statement of Alleged 
Violation or, if a Motion for a Bill of Particulars has been 
filed, within 10 days of the date of the subcommittee's reply 
to the Motion for a Bill of Particulars. If a Motion to Dismiss 
is filed, the respondent shall not be required to file an 
answer until 20 days after the subcommittee has replied to the 
Motion to Dismiss, unless the respondent previously filed a 
Motion for a Bill of Particulars, in which case the respondent 
shall not be required to file an answer until 10 days after the 
subcommittee has replied to the Motion to Dismiss. The 
investigative subcommittee shall rule upon any motion to 
dismiss filed during the period between the establishment of 
the subcommittee and the subcommittee's transmittal of a report 
to the Committee pursuant to Rule 20 or Rule 22, and no appeal 
of the subcommittee's ruling shall lie to the Committee.
    (2) A Motion to Dismiss may be made on the grounds that the 
Statement of Alleged Violation fails to state facts that 
constitute a violation of the Code of Official Conduct or other 
applicable law, rule,regulation, or standard of conduct, or on 
the grounds that the Committee lacks jurisdiction to consider the 
allegations contained in the Statement.
    (d) Any motion filed with the subcommittee pursuant to this 
rule shall be accompanied by a Memorandum of Points and 
Authorities.
    (e)(1) The Chairman of the investigative subcommittee, for 
good cause shown, may permit the respondent to file an answer 
or motion after the day prescribed above.
    (2) If the ability of the respondent to present an adequate 
defense is not adversely affected and special circumstances so 
require, the Chairman of the investigative subcommittee may 
direct the respondent to file an answer or motion prior to the 
day prescribed above.
    (f) If the day on which any answer, motion, reply, or other 
pleading must be filed falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, 
such filing shall be made on the first business day thereafter.
    (g) As soon as practicable after an answer has been filed 
or the time for such filing has expired, the Statement of 
Alleged Violation and any answer, motion, reply, or other 
pleading connected therewith shall be transmitted by the 
Chairman of the investigative subcommittee to the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.

                    Rule 24.--Adjudicatory Hearings

    (a) If a Statement of Alleged Violation is transmitted to 
the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member pursuant to Rule 23, 
and no waiver pursuant to Rule 27(b) has occurred, the Chairman 
shall designate the members of the Committee who did not serve 
on the investigative subcommittee to serve on an adjudicatory 
subcommittee. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee shall be the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
the adjudicatory subcommittee unless they served on the 
investigative subcommittee. The respondent shall be notified of 
the designation of the adjudicatory subcommittee and shall have 
ten days after such notice is transmitted to object to the 
participation of any subcommittee member. Such objection shall 
be in writing and shall be on the grounds that the member 
cannot render an impartial and unbiased decision. The member 
against whom the objection is made shall be the sole judge of 
his or her disqualification.
    (b) A majority of the adjudicatory subcommittee membership 
plus one must be present at all times for the conduct of any 
business pursuant to this rule.
    (c) The adjudicatory subcommittee shall hold a hearing to 
determine whether any counts in the Statement of Alleged 
Violation have been proved by clear and convincing evidence and 
shall make findings of fact, except where such violations have 
been admitted by respondent.
    (d) At an adjudicatory hearing, the subcommittee may 
require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and production of such books, records, 
correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, and other items 
as it deems necessary. Depositions, interrogatories, and sworn 
statements taken under any investigative subcommittee direction 
may be accepted into the hearing record.
    (e) The procedures set forth in clause 2 (g) and (k) of 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall 
apply to adjudicatory hearings. All such hearings shall be open 
to the public unless the adjudicatory subcommittee, pursuant to 
such clause, determines that the hearings or any part thereof 
should be closed.
    (f)(1) The adjudicatory subcommittee shall, in writing, 
notify the respondent that the respondent and his or her 
counsel have the right to inspect, review, copy, or photograph 
books, papers, documents, photographs, or other tangible 
objects that the adjudicatory subcommittee counsel intends to 
use as evidence against the respondent in an adjudicatory 
hearing. The respondent shall be given access to such evidence, 
and shall be provided the names of witnesses the subcommittee 
counsel intends to call, and a summary of their expected 
testimony, no less than 15 calendar days prior to any such 
hearing. Except in extraordinary circumstances, no evidence may 
be introduced or witness called in an adjudicatory hearing 
unless the respondent has been afforded a prior opportunity to 
review such evidence or has been provided the name of the 
witness.
    (2) After a witness has testified on direct examination at 
an adjudicatory hearing, the Committee, at the request of the 
respondent, shall make available to the respondent any 
statement of the witness in the possession of the Committee 
which relates to the subject matter as to which the witness has 
testified.
    (3) Any other testimony, statement, or documentary evidence 
in the possession of the Committee which is material to the 
respondent's defense shall, upon request, be made available to 
the respondent.
    (g) No less than five days prior to the hearing, the 
respondent or counsel shall provide the adjudicatory 
subcommittee with the names of witnesses expected to be called, 
summaries of their expected testimony, and copies of any 
documents or other evidence proposed to be introduced.
    (h) The respondent or counsel may apply to the subcommittee 
for the issuance of subpoenas for the appearance of witnesses 
or the production of evidence. The application shall be granted 
upon a showing by the respondent that the proposed testimony or 
evidence is relevant and not otherwise available to respondent. 
The application may be denied if not made at a reasonable time 
or if the testimony or evidence would be merely cumulative.
    (i) During the hearing, the procedures regarding the 
admissibility of evidence and rulings shall be as follows:
          (1) Any relevant evidence shall be admissible unless 
        the evidence is privileged under the precedents of the 
        House of Representatives.
          (2) The Chairman of the subcommittee or other 
        presiding member at an adjudicatory subcommittee 
        hearing shall rule upon any question of admissibility 
        or pertinency of evidence, motion, procedure, or any 
        other matter, and may direct any witness to answer any 
        question under penalty of contempt. A witness, 
        witness's counsel, or a member of the subcommittee may 
        appeal any evidentiary ruling to the members present at 
        that proceeding. The majority vote of the members 
        present at such proceeding on such an appeal shall 
        govern the question of admissibility and no appeal 
        shall lie to the Committee.
          (3) Whenever a witness is deemed by a Chairman or 
        other presiding member to be in contempt of the 
        subcommittee, the matter may be referred to the 
        Committee to determine whether to refer the matter to 
        the House of Representatives for consideration.
          (4) Committee counsel may, subject to subcommittee 
        approval, enter into stipulations with the respondent 
        and/or the respondent's counsel as to facts that are 
        not in dispute.
    (j) Unless otherwise provided, the order of an adjudicatory 
hearing shall be as follows:
          (1) The Chairman of the subcommittee shall open the 
        hearing by stating the adjudicatory subcommittee's 
        authority to conduct the hearing and the purpose of the 
        hearing.
          (2) The Chairman shall then recognize Committee 
        counsel and the respondent's counsel, in turn, for the 
        purpose of giving opening statements.
          (3) Testimony from witnesses and other pertinent 
        evidence shall be received in the following order 
        whenever possible:
                  (i) witnesses (deposition transcripts and 
                affidavits obtained during the inquiry may be 
                used in lieu of live witnesses if the witness 
                is unavailable) and other evidence offered by 
                the Committee counsel,
                  (ii) witnesses and other evidence offered by 
                the respondent,
                  (iii) rebuttal witnesses, as permitted by the 
                Chairman.
          (4) Witnesses at a hearing shall be examined first by 
        counsel calling such witness. The opposing counsel may 
        then cross-examine the witness. Redirect examination 
        and recross examination may be permitted at the 
        Chairman's discretion. Subcommittee members may then 
        question witnesses. Unless otherwise directed by the 
        Chairman, such questions shall be conducted under the 
        five-minute rule.
    (k) A subpoena to a witness to appear at a hearing shall be 
served sufficiently in advance of that witness' scheduled 
appearance to allow the witness a reasonable period of time, as 
determined by the Chairman of the adjudicatory subcommittee, to 
prepare for the hearing and to employ counsel.
    (l) Each witness appearing before the subcommittee shall be 
furnished a printed copy of the Committee rules, the pertinent 
provisions of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
applicable to the rights of witnesses, and a copy of the 
Statement of Alleged Violation.
    (m) Testimony of all witnesses shall be taken under oath or 
affirmation. The form of the oath or affirmation shall be: ``Do 
you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony you will give 
before this subcommittee in the matter now under consideration 
will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth 
(so help youGod)?'' The oath or affirmation shall be 
administered by the Chairman or Committee member designated by the 
Chairman to administer oaths.
    (n) At an adjudicatory hearing, the burden of proof rests 
on Committee counsel to establish the facts alleged in the 
Statement of Alleged Violation by clear and convincing 
evidence. However, Committee counsel need not present any 
evidence regarding any count that is admitted by the respondent 
or any fact stipulated.
    (o) As soon as practicable after all testimony and evidence 
have been presented, the subcommittee shall consider each count 
contained in the Statement of Alleged Violation and shall 
determine by a majority vote of its members whether each count 
has been proved. If a majority of the subcommittee does not 
vote that a count has been proved, a motion to reconsider that 
vote may be made only by a member who voted that the count was 
not proved. A count that is not proved shall be considered as 
dismissed by the subcommittee.
    (p) The findings of the adjudicatory subcommittee shall be 
reported to the Committee.

  Rule 25.--Sanction Hearing and Consideration of Sanctions or Other 
                            Recommendations

    (a) If no count in a Statement of Alleged Violation is 
proved, the Committee shall prepare a report to the House of 
Representatives, based upon the report of the adjudicatory 
subcommittee.
    (b) If an adjudicatory subcommittee completes an 
adjudicatory hearing pursuant to Rule 24 and reports that any 
count of the Statement of Alleged Violation has been proved, a 
hearing before the Committee shall be held to receive oral and/
or written submissions by counsel for the Committee and counsel 
for the respondent as to the sanction the Committee should 
recommend to the House of Representatives with respect to such 
violations. Testimony by witnesses shall not be heard except by 
written request and vote of a majority of the Committee.
    (c) Upon completion of any proceeding held pursuant to 
clause (b), the Committee shall consider and vote on a motion 
to recommend to the House of Representatives that the House 
take disciplinary action. If a majority of the Committee does 
not vote in favor of the recommendation that the House of 
Representatives take action, a motion to reconsider that vote 
may be made only by a member who voted against the 
recommendation. The Committee may also, by majority vote, adopt 
a motion to issue a Letter of Reproval or take other 
appropriate Committee action.
    (d) If the Committee determines a Letter of Reproval 
constitutes sufficient action, the Committee shall include any 
such letter as a part of its report to the House of 
Representatives.
    (e) With respect to any proved counts against a Member of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee may recommend to 
the House one or more of the following sanctions:
          (1) Expulsion from the House of Representatives.
          (2) Censure.
          (3) Reprimand.
          (4) Fine.
          (5) Denial or limitation of any right, power, 
        privilege, or immunity of the Member if under the 
        Constitution the House of Representatives may impose 
        such denial or limitation.
          (6) Any other sanction determined by the Committee to 
        be appropriate.
    (f) With respect to any proved counts against an officer or 
employee of the House of Representatives, the Committee may 
recommend to the House one or more of the following sanctions:
          (1) Dismissal from employment.
          (2) Reprimand.
          (3) Fine.
          (4) Any other sanction determined by the Committee to 
        be appropriate.
    (g) With respect to the sanctions that the Committee may 
recommend, reprimand is appropriate for serious violations, 
censure is appropriate for more serious violations, and 
expulsion of a Member or dismissal of an officer or employee is 
appropriate for the most serious violations. A recommendation 
of a fine is appropriate in a case in which it is likely that 
the violation was committed to secure a personal financial 
benefit; and a recommendation of a denial or limitation of a 
right, power, privilege, or immunity of a Member is appropriate 
when the violation bears upon the exercise or holding of such 
right, power, privilege, or immunity. This clause sets forth 
general guidelines and does not limit the authority of the 
Committee to recommend other sanctions.
    (h) The Committee report shall contain an appropriate 
statement of the evidence supporting the Committee's findings 
and a statement of the Committee's reasons for the recommended 
sanction.

     Rule 26.--Disclosure of Exculpatory Information to Respondent

    If the Committee, or any investigative or adjudicatory 
subcommittee at any time receives any exculpatory information 
respecting a Complaint or Statement of Alleged Violation 
concerning a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives, it shall make such information known and 
available to the Member, officer, or employee as soon as 
practicable, but in no event later than the transmittal of 
evidence supporting a proposed Statement of Alleged Violation 
pursuant to Rule 27(c). If an investigative subcommittee does 
not adopt a Statement of Alleged Violation, it shall identify 
any exculpatory information in its possession at the conclusion 
of its inquiry and shall include such information, if any, in 
the subcommittee's final report to the Committee regarding its 
inquiry. For purposes of this rule, exculpatory evidence shall 
be any evidence or information that is substantially favorable 
to the respondent with respect to the allegations or charges 
before an investigative or adjudicatory subcommittee.

             Rule 27.--Rights of Respondents and Witnesses

    (a) A respondent shall be informed of the right to be 
represented by counsel, to be provided at his or her own 
expense.
    (b) A respondent may seek to waive any procedural rights or 
steps in the disciplinary process. A request for waiver must be 
in writing, signed by the respondent, and must detail what 
procedural steps the respondent seeks to waive. Any such 
request shall be subject to the acceptance of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as appropriate.
    (c) Not less than 10 calendar days before a scheduled vote 
by an investigative subcommittee on a Statement of Alleged 
Violation, the subcommittee shall provide the respondent with a 
copy of the Statement of Alleged Violation it intends to adopt 
together with all evidence it intends to use to prove those 
charges which it intends to adopt, including documentary 
evidence, witness testimony, memoranda of witness interviews, 
and physical evidence, unless the subcommittee by an 
affirmative vote of a majority of its members decides to 
withhold certain evidence in order to protect a witness, but if 
such evidence is withheld, the subcommittee shall inform the 
respondent that evidence is being withheld and of the count to 
which such evidence relates.
    (d) Neither the respondent nor his counsel shall, directly 
or indirectly, contact the subcommittee or any member thereof 
during the period of time set forth in paragraph (c) except for 
the sole purpose of settlement discussions where counsels for 
the respondent and the subcommittee are present.
    (e) If, at any time after the issuance of a Statement of 
Alleged Violation, the Committee or any subcommittee thereof 
determines that it intends to use evidence not provided to a 
respondent under paragraph (c) to prove the charges contained 
in the Statement of Alleged Violation (or any amendment 
thereof), such evidence shall be made immediately available to 
the respondent, and it may be used in any further proceeding 
under the Committee's rules.
    (f) Evidence provided pursuant to paragraph (c) or (e) 
shall be made available to the respondent and his or her 
counsel only after each agrees, in writing, that no document, 
information, or other materials obtained pursuant to that 
paragraph shall be made public until--
          (1) such time as a Statement of Alleged Violation is 
        made public by the Committee if the respondent has 
        waived the adjudicatory hearing; or
          (2) the commencement of an adjudicatory hearing if 
        the respondent has not waived an adjudicatory hearing; 
        but the failure of respondent and his counsel to so 
        agree in writing, and therefore not receive the 
        evidence, shall not preclude the issuance of a 
        Statement of Alleged Violation at the end of the period 
        referenced to in (c).
    (g) A respondent shall receive written notice whenever--
          (1) the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
        determine that information the Committee has received 
        constitutes a complaint;
          (2) a complaint or allegation is transmitted to an 
        investigative subcommittee;
          (3) that subcommittee votes to authorize its first 
        subpoena or to take testimony under oath, whichever 
        occurs first; and
          (4) the Committee votes to expand the scope of the 
        inquiry of an investigative subcommittee.
    (h) Whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
Statement of Alleged Violation and a respondent enters into an 
agreement with that subcommittee to settle a complaint on which 
the Statement is based, that agreement, unless the respondent 
requests otherwise, shall be in writing and signed by the 
respondent and the respondent's counsel, the Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member of the subcommittee, and the outside 
counsel, if any.
    (i) Statements or information derived solely from a 
respondent or his counsel during any settlement discussions 
between the Committee or a subcommittee thereof and the 
respondent shall not be included in any report of the 
subcommittee or the Committee or otherwise publicly disclosed 
without the consent of the respondent.
    (j) Whenever a motion to establish an investigative 
subcommittee does not prevail, the Committee shall promptly 
send a letter to the respondent informing him of such vote.
    (k) Witnesses shall be afforded a reasonable period of 
time, as determined by the Committee or subcommittee, to 
prepare for an appearance before an investigative subcommittee 
or for an adjudicatory hearing and to obtain counsel.
    (l) Except as otherwise specifically authorized by the 
Committee, no Committee member or staff member shall disclose 
to any person outside the Committee the name of any witness 
subpoenaed to testify or to produce evidence.
    (m) Prior to their testimony, witnesses shall be furnished 
a printed copy of the Committee's Rules of Procedure and the 
provisions of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
applicable to the rights of witnesses.
    (n) Witnesses may be accompanied by their own counsel for 
the purpose of advising them concerning their constitutional 
rights. The Chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum, 
and of professional responsibility on the part of counsel, by 
censure and exclusion from the hearings; and the Committee may 
cite the offender to the House of Representatives for contempt.
    (o) Each witness subpoenaed to provide testimony of other 
evidence shall be provided such travel expenses as the Chairman 
considers appropriate. No compensation shall be authorized for 
attorney's fees or for a witness' lost earnings.
    (p) With the approval of the Committee, a witness, upon 
request, may be provided with a transcript of his or her 
deposition or other testimony taken in executive session, or, 
with the approval of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, 
may be permitted to examine such transcript in the office of 
the Committee. Any such request shall be in writing and shall 
include a statement that the witness, and counsel, agree to 
maintain the confidentiality of all executive session 
proceedings covered by such transcript.

                      Rule 28.--Frivolous Filings

    If a complaint or information offered as a complaint is 
deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the Committee, the Committee may take such action as 
it, by an affirmative vote of its members, deems appropriate in 
the circumstances.

          Rule 29.--Referrals to Federal or State Authorities

    Referrals made under clause 3(a)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives may be made by an affirmative 
vote of two-thirds of the members of the Committee.
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

                  BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska                    JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin           NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina         WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois            JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland         PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
STEPHEN HORN, California             BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey               JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida                ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of 
JACK QUINN, New York                 Columbia
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida            JERROLD NADLER, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           PAT DANNER, Missouri
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
STEVE C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio            CORRINE BROWN, Florida
SUE W. KELLY, New York               JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois                 BOB FILNER, California
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana          EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire       FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JACK METCALF, Washington             JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, 
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana             California
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas             ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
MERRILL COOK, Utah                   EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana              MAX SANDLIN, Texas
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota          ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey        BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma            LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California        TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
LEE TERRY, Nebraska                  NICK LAMPSON, Texas
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania           JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
GARY G. MILLER, California           MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York            RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina           BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska              SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia

                       (Adopted January 7, 1999)


                      Rule 1.--General Provisions

    (a) Applicability of House Rules.--(1) The Rules of the 
House are the rules of the Committee and its subcommittees so 
far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from day to 
day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) 
of a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are 
non-debatable privileged motions in the Committee and its 
subcommittees.
    (2) Each subcommittee is part of the Committee, and is 
subject to the authority and direction of the Committee and its 
rules so far as applicable.
    (3) Rule XI of the Rules of the House, which pertains 
entirely to Committee procedure, is incorporated and made a 
part of the rules of the Committee to the extent applicable.
    (b) Authority to Conduct Investigations.--The Committee is 
authorized at any time to conduct such investigations and 
studies as it may consider necessary or appropriate in the 
exercise of its responsibilities under Rule X of the Rules of 
the House and (subject to the adoption of expense resolutions 
as required by Rule X, clause 6 of the Rules of the House) to 
incur expenses (including travel expenses) in connection 
therewith.
    (c) Authority to Print.--The Committee is authorized to 
have printed and bound testimony and other data presented at 
hearings held by the Committee. All costs of stenographic 
services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or 
hearing of the Committee shall be paid from applicable accounts 
of the House described in clause 1(h)(1) of Rule X of the Rules 
of the House.
    (d) Activities Report.--(1) The Committee shall submit to 
the House, not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, 
a report on the activities of the Committee under Rules X and 
XI of the Rules of the House during the Congress ending on 
January 3 of such year.
    (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing 
the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee 
during that Congress.
    (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a 
summary of the oversight plans submitted by the Committee 
pursuant to clause 2(d) of Rule X of the Rules of the House, a 
summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with 
respect to each such plan, and a summary of any additional 
oversight activities undertaken by the Committee, and any 
recommendations made or actions taken thereon.
    (e) Publication of Rules.--The Committee's rules shall be 
published in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days 
after the Committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.

           Rule 2.--Regular, Additional and Special Meetings

    (a) Regular Meetings.--Regular meetings of the Committee 
shall be held on the first Wednesday of every month to transact 
its business unless such day is a holiday, or the House is in 
recess or is adjourned, in which case the Chairman shall 
determine the regular meeting day of the Committee for that 
month. The Chairman shall give each member of the Committee, as 
far in advance of the day of the regular meeting as the 
circumstances make practicable, a written notice of such 
meeting and the matters to be considered at such meeting. If 
the Chairman believes that the Committee will not be 
considering any bill or resolution before the full Committee 
and that there is no other business to be transacted at a 
regular meeting, the meeting may be canceled or it may be 
deferred until such time as, in the judgment of the Chairman, 
there may be matters which require the Committee's 
consideration. This paragraph shall not apply to meetings of 
any subcommittee.
    (b) Additional Meetings.--The Chairman may call and 
convene, as he or she considers necessary, additional meetings 
of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of 
other committee business. The Committee shall meet for such 
purpose pursuant to the call of the Chairman.
    (c) Special Meetings.--If at least three members of the 
Committee desire that a special meeting of the Committee be 
called by the Chairman, those members may file in the offices 
of the Committee their written request to the Chairman for that 
special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or 
matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the 
request, the clerk of the Committee shall notify the Chairman 
of the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days 
after the filing of the request, the Chairman does not call the 
requested special meeting to be held within seven calendar days 
after the filing of the request, a majority of the members of 
the Committee may file in the offices of the Committee their 
written notice that a special meeting of the Committee will be 
held, specifying the date and hour thereof, and the measure or 
matter to be considered at that special meeting. The Committee 
shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing 
of the notice, the clerk of the Committee shall notify all 
members of the Committee that such meeting will be held and 
inform them of its date and hour and the measure or matter to 
be considered; and only the measure or matter specified in that 
notice may be considered at that special meeting.
    (d) Vice Chairman.--The Chairman shall appoint a vice 
chairman of the Committee and of each subcommittee. If the 
Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee is not present at any 
meeting of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, 
the vice chairman shall preside. If the vice chairman is not 
present, theranking member of the majority party on the 
Committee or subcommittee who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    (e) Prohibition on Sitting During Joint Session.--The 
Committee may not sit during a joint session of the House and 
Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the House and 
Senate is in progress.
    (f) Addressing the Committee.--(1) A Committee member may 
address the Committee or a subcommittee on any bill, motion, or 
other matter under consideration or may question a witness at a 
hearing--
          (A) only when recognized by the Chairman for that 
        purpose; and
          (B) subject to subparagraphs (2) and (3), only for 
        five minutes until such time as each member of the 
        Committee or subcommittee who so desires has had an 
        opportunity to address the Committee or subcommittee or 
        question the witness. A member shall be limited in his 
        or her remarks to the subject matter under 
        consideration. The Chairman shall enforce this 
        subparagraph.
    (2) The Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member, or the 
Committee or subcommittee by motion, may permit a specified 
number of its members to question a witness for longer than 
five minutes. The time for extended questioning of a witness 
under this subdivision shall be equal for the majority party 
and minority party and may not exceed one hour in the 
aggregate.
    (3) The Chairman of the Committee or a subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member, or the 
Committee or subcommittee by motion, may permit committee staff 
for its majority and minority party members to question a 
witness for equal specified periods. The time for extended 
questioning of a witness under this subdivision shall be equal 
for the majority party and minority party and may not exceed 
one hour in the aggregate.
    (4) Nothing in subparagraph (2) or (3) affects the right of 
a member (other than a member designated under subparagraph 
(2)) to question a witness for five minutes in accordance with 
subparagraph (1)(B) after the questioning permitted under 
subparagraph (2) or (3).
    (g) Meetings to Begin Promptly.--Each meeting or hearing of 
the Committee shall begin promptly at the time so stipulated in 
the public announcement of the meeting or hearing.

           Rule 3.--Open Meetings and Hearings; Broadcasting

    (a) Open Meetings.--Each meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, and each hearing 
of the Committee or a subcommittee shall be open to the public, 
except as provided by clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House.
    (b) Broadcasting.--Whenever a meeting for the transaction 
of business, including the markup of legislation, or a hearing 
is open to the public, that meeting or hearing shall be open to 
coverage by television, radio, and still photography in 
accordance with clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.

                   Rule 4.--Records and Record Votes

    (a) Keeping of Records.--The Committee shall keep a 
complete record of all Committee action which shall include--
          (1) in the case of any meeting or hearing 
        transcripts, a substantially verbatim account of 
        remarks actually made during the proceedings, subject 
        only to technical, grammatical and typographical 
        corrections authorized by the person making the remarks 
        involved, and
          (2) a record of the votes on any question on which a 
        record vote is demanded. The result of each such record 
        vote shall be made available by the Committee for 
        inspection by the public at reasonable times in the 
        offices of the Committee. Information so available for 
        public inspection shall include a description of the 
        amendment, motion, order, or other proposition and the 
        name of each member voting for and each member voting 
        against such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, 
        and the names of those members present but not voting. 
        A record vote may be demanded by one-fifth of the 
        members present.
    (b) Property of the House.--All Committee hearings, 
records, data, charts, and files shall be kept separate and 
distinct from the congressional office records of the member 
serving as Chairman of the Committee; and such records shall be 
the property of the House and all members of the House shall 
have access thereto.
    (c) Availability of Archived Records.--The records of the 
Committee at the National Archives and Records Administration 
shall be made available for public use in accordance with Rule 
VII of the Rules of the House. The Chairman shall notify the 
ranking minority member of the Committee of any decision, 
pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of such rule, to 
withhold a record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
presented to the Committee for a determination on written 
request of any member of the Committee.

             Rule 5.--Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power

    (a) Authority To Sit and Act.--For the purpose of carrying 
out any of its functions and duties under Rules X and XI of the 
Rules of the House, the Committee and each of its 
subcommittees, is authorized (subject to paragraph (b)(1) of 
this rule)--
          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned and to hold such hearings, 
        and
          (2) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents, as it deems 
        necessary. The Chairman of the Committee, or any member 
        designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any 
        witness.
    (b) Issuance of Subpoenas.--(1) A subpoena may be issued by 
the Committee or subcommittee under paragraph (a)(2) in the 
conduct of any investigation or activity or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present. Such 
authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman of the 
Committee or by any member designated by the Committee. If a 
specific request for a subpoena has not been previously 
rejected by either the Committee or subcommittee, the Chairman 
of the Committee, after consultation with the ranking minority 
member of the Committee, may authorize and issue a subpoena 
under paragraph (a)(2) in the conduct of any investigation or 
activity or series of investigations or activities, and such 
subpoena shall for all purposes be deemed a subpoena issued by 
the Committee. As soon as practicable after a subpoena is 
issued under this rule, the Chairman shall notify all members 
of the Committee of such action.
    (2) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or 
subcommittee under paragraph (a)(2) may be enforced only as 
authorized or directed by the House.
    (c) Expenses of Subpoenaed Witnesses.--Each witness who has 
been subpoenaed, upon the completion of his or her testimony 
before the Committee or any subcommittee, may report to the 
offices of the Committee, and there sign appropriate vouchers 
for travel allowances and attendance fees. If hearings are held 
in cities other than Washington, DC, the witness may contact 
the counsel of the Committee, or his or her representative, 
before leaving the hearing room.

                            Rule 6.--Quorums

    (a) Working Quorum.--One-third of the members of the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for 
taking any action other than the closing of a meeting pursuant 
to clauses 2(g) and 2(k)(5) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House, the authorizing of a subpoena pursuant to paragraph (b) 
of Committee Rule V, the reporting of a measure or 
recommendation pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of Committee Rule 
VIII, and the actions described in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) 
of this rule.
    (b) Quorum for Reporting.--A majority of the members of the 
Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the 
reporting of a measure or recommendation.
    (c) Approval of Certain Matters.--A majority of the members 
of the Committee or a subcommittee shall constitute a quorum 
for approval of a resolution concerning any of the following 
actions:
          (1) A prospectus for construction, alteration, 
        purchase or acquisition of a public building or the 
        lease of space as required by section 7 of the Public 
        Buildings Act of 1959.
          (2) Survey investigation of a proposed project for 
        navigation, flood control, and other purposes by the 
        Corps of Engineers (section 4 of the Rivers and Harbors 
        Act of March 4, 1913, 33 U.S.C. 542).
          (3) Construction of a water resources development 
        project by the Corps of Engineers with an estimated 
        Federal cost not exceeding $15,000,000 (section 201 of 
        the Flood Control Act of 1965).
          (4) Deletion of water quality storage in a Federal 
        reservoir project where the benefits attributable to 
        water quality are 15 percent or more but not greater 
        than 25 percent of the total project benefits (section 
        65 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974).
          (5) Authorization of a Natural Resources Conservation 
        Service watershed project involving any single 
        structure of more than 4,000 acre feet of total 
        capacity (section 2 of P.L. 566, 83rd Congress).
    (d) Quorum for Taking Testimony.--Two members of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence.

                      Rule 7.--Hearing Procedures

    (a) Announcement.--The Chairman, in the case of a hearing 
to be conducted by the Committee, and the appropriate 
subcommittee chairman, in the case of a hearing to be conducted 
by a subcommittee, shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of such hearing at least one week 
before the hearing. If the Chairman or the appropriate 
subcommittee chairman, as the case may be, with the concurrence 
of the ranking minority member of the Committee or subcommittee 
as appropriate, determines there is good cause to begin the 
hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee so 
determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairman shall make the 
announcement at the earliest possible date. The clerk of the 
Committee shall promptly notify the Daily Digest Clerk of the 
Congressional Record and shall promptly enter the appropriate 
information into the Committee scheduling service of the House 
Information Resources as soon as possible after such public 
announcement is made.
    (b) Written Statement; Oral Testimony.--So far as 
practicable, each witness who is to appear before the Committee 
or a subcommittee shall file with the clerk of the Committee or 
subcommittee, at least two working days before the day of his 
or her appearance, a written statement of proposed testimony 
and shall limit his or her oral presentation to a summary of 
the written statement.
    (c) Minority Witnesses.--When any hearing is conducted by 
the Committee or any subcommittee upon any measure or matter, 
the minority party members on the Committee or subcommittee 
shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority 
of those minority members before the completion of such 
hearing, to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify 
with respect to that measure or matter during at least one day 
of hearing thereon.
    (d) Summary of Subject Matter.--Upon announcement of a 
hearing, to the extent practicable, the Committee shall make 
available immediately to all members of the Committee a concise 
summary of the subject matter (including legislative reports 
and other material) under consideration. In addition, upon 
announcement of a hearing and subsequently as they are 
received, the Chairman shall make available to the members of 
the Committee any official reports from departments and 
agencies on such matter.
    (e) Questioning of Witnesses.--The questioning of witnesses 
in Committee and subcommittee hearings shall be initiated by 
the Chairman, followed by the ranking minority member and all 
other members alternating between the majority and minority 
parties. In recognizing members to question witnesses in this 
fashion, the Chairman shall take into consideration the ratio 
of the majority to minority members present and shall establish 
the order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as 
not to disadvantage the members of the majority nor the members 
of the minority. The Chairman may accomplish this by 
recognizing two majority members for each minority member 
recognized.
    (f) Investigative Hearings.--(1) Clause 2(k) of Rule XI of 
the Rules of the House (relating to additional rules for 
investigative hearings) applies to investigative hearings of 
the Committee and its subcommittees.
    (2) A subcommittee may not begin a major investigation 
without approval of a majority of such subcommittee.

        Rule 8.--Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Filing of Reports.--(1) The Chairman of the Committee 
shall report promptly to the House any measure or matter 
approved by the Committee and take necessary steps to bring the 
measure or matter to a vote.
    (2) The report of the Committee on a measure or matter 
which has been approved by the Committee shall be filed within 
seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is 
not in session) after the day on which there has been filed 
with the clerk of the Committee a written request, signed by a 
majority of the members of the Committee, for the reporting of 
that measure or matter. Upon the filing of any such request, 
the clerk of the Committee shall transmit immediately to the 
Chairman of the Committee notice of the filing of that request.
    (b) Quorum; Record Votes.--(1) No measure, matter or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
majority of the Committee was actually present.
    (2) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter of a public character, and on any 
amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total number of 
votes cast for and against, and the names of those members 
voting for and against, shall be included in the Committee 
report on the measure or matter.
    (c) Required Matters.--The report of the Committee on a 
measure or matter which has been approved by the Committee 
shall include the items required to be included by clauses 2(c) 
and 3 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House.
    (d) Additional Views.--If, at the time of approval of any 
measure or matter by the Committee, any member of the Committee 
gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than two additional calendar days after the day of such notice 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to 
file such views in accordance with clause 2(l) of Rule XI of 
the Rules of the House.
    (e)(1) Approval of Committee Views.--All Committee and 
subcommittee prints, reports, documents, or other materials, 
not otherwise provided for under this rule, that purport to 
express publicly the views of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees or members of the Committee or its subcommittees 
shall be approved by the Committee or the subcommittee prior to 
printing and distribution and any member shall be given an 
opportunity to have views included as part of such material 
prior to printing, release and distribution in accordance with 
paragraph (d) of this rule.
    (2) A Committee or subcommittee document containing views 
other than those of members of the Committee or subcommittee 
shall not be published without approval of the Committee or 
subcommittee.

                           Rule 9.--Oversight

    (a) Purpose.--The Committee shall carry out oversight 
responsibilities as provided in this rule in order to assist 
the House in--
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of (A) 
        the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of the laws enacted by the Congress, or 
        (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate the 
        necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
        legislation, and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
        such modifications or changes in those laws, and of 
        such additional legislation, as may be necessary or 
        appropriate.
    (b) Oversight Plan.--Not later than February 15 of the 
first session of each Congress, the Committee shall adopt its 
oversight plans for that Congress in accordance with clause 
2(d)(1) of Rule X of the Rules of the House.
    (c) Review of Laws and Programs.--The Committee and the 
appropriate subcommittees shall cooperatively review and study, 
on a continuing basis, the application, administration, 
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, 
the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee, and the organization and operation of the Federal 
agencies and entities having responsibilities in or for the 
administration and execution thereof, in order to determine 
whether such laws and the programs thereunder are being 
implemented and carriedout in accordance with the intent of the 
Congress and whether such programs should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated. In addition, the Committee and the appropriate 
subcommittees shall cooperatively review and study any conditions or 
circumstances which may indicate the necessity or desirability of 
enacting new or additional legislation within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee (whether or not any bill or resolution has been introduced 
with respect thereto), and shall on a continuing basis undertake future 
research and forecasting on matters within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee.
    (d) Review of Tax Policies.--The Committee and the 
appropriate subcommittees shall cooperatively review and study 
on a continuing basis the impact or probable impact of tax 
policies affecting subjects within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee.

     Rule 10.--Review of Continuing Programs; Budget Act Provisions

    (a) Ensuring Annual Appropriations.--The Committee shall, 
in its consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a 
public character within its jurisdiction, ensure that 
appropriations for continuing programs and activities of the 
Federal Government and the District of Columbia government will 
be made annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent 
with the nature, requirements, and objectives of the programs 
and activities involved. For the purposes of this paragraph, a 
Government agency includes the organizational units of 
government listed in clause 7(d) of Rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House.
    (b) Review of Multi-year Appropriations.--The Committee 
shall review, from time to time, each continuing program within 
its jurisdiction for which appropriations are not made annually 
in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified so 
that appropriations therefore would be made annually.
    (c) Views and Estimates.--The Committee shall, on or before 
February 25 of each year, submit to the Committee on the Budget 
(1) its views and estimates with respect to all matters to be 
set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for the 
ensuing fiscal year which are within its jurisdiction or 
functions, and (2) an estimate of the total amount of new 
budget authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to be 
provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions within its 
jurisdiction which it intends to be effective during that 
fiscal year.
    (d) Budget Allocations.--As soon as practicable after a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year is 
agreed to, the Committee (after consulting with the appropriate 
committee or committees of the Senate) shall subdivide any 
allocations made to it in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying the conference report on such resolution, and 
promptly report such subdivisions to the House, in the manner 
provided by section 302 or section 602 (in the case of fiscal 
years 1991 through 1995) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.
    (e) Reconciliation.--Whenever the Committee is directed in 
a concurrent resolution on the budget to determine and 
recommend changes in laws, bills, or resolutions under the 
reconciliation process, it shall promptly make such 
determination and recommendations, and report a reconciliation 
bill or resolution (or both) to the House or submit such 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in accordance 
with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                      Rule 11.--Committee Budgets

    (a) Biennial Budget.--The Chairman, in consultation with 
the chairman of each subcommittee, the majority members of the 
Committee and the minority members of the Committee, shall, for 
each Congress, prepare a consolidated Committee budget. Such 
budget shall include necessary amounts for staff personnel, 
necessary travel, investigation, and other expenses of the 
Committee.
    (b) Additional Expenses.--Authorization for the payment of 
additional or unforeseen Committee expenses may be procured by 
one or more additional expense resolutions processed in the 
same manner as set out herein.
    (c) Travel Requests.--The Chairman or any chairman of a 
subcommittee may initiate necessary travel requests as provided 
in Committee Rule XIII within the limits of the consolidated 
budget as approved by the House and the Chairman may execute 
necessary vouchers thereof.
    (d) Monthly Reports.--Once monthly, the Chairman shall 
submit to the Committee on House Administration, in writing, a 
full and detailed accounting of all expenditures made during 
the period since the last such accounting from the amount 
budgeted to the Committee. Such report shall show the amount 
and purpose of such expenditure and the budget to which such 
expenditure is attributed. A copy of such monthly report shall 
be available in the Committee office for review by members of 
the Committee.

                       Rule 12.--Committee Staff

    (a) Appointment by Chairman.--The Chairman shall appoint 
and determine the remuneration of, and may remove, the 
employees of the Committee not assigned to the minority. The 
staff of the Committee not assigned to the minority shall be 
under the general supervision and direction of the Chairman, 
who shall establish and assign the duties and responsibilities 
of such staff members and delegate such authority as he or she 
determines appropriate.
    (b) Appointment by Ranking Minority Member.--The ranking 
minority member of the Committee shall appoint and determine 
the remuneration of, and may remove, the staff assigned to the 
minority within the budget approved for such purposes. The 
staff assigned to the minority shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the ranking minority member of the 
Committee who may delegate such authority as he or she 
determines appropriate.
    (c) Intention Regarding Staff.--It is intended that the 
skills and experience of all members of the Committee staff 
shall be available to all members of the Committee.

                 Rule 13.--Travel of Members and Staff

    (a) Approval.--Consistent with the primary expense 
resolution and such additional expense resolutions as may have 
been approved, the provisions of this rule shall govern travel 
of Committee members and staff. Travel to be reimbursed from 
funds set aside for the Committee for any member or any staff 
member shall be paid only upon the prior authorization of the 
Chairman. Travel shall be authorized by the Chairman for any 
member and any staff member in connection with the attendance 
of hearings conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee and 
meetings, conferences, and investigations which involve 
activities or subject matter under the general jurisdiction of 
the Committee. Before such authorization is given there shall 
be submitted to the Chairman in writing the following:
          (1) the purpose of the travel;
          (2) the dates during which the travel is to be made 
        and the date or dates of the event for which the travel 
        is being made;
          (3) the location of the event for which the travel is 
        to be made;
          (4) the names of members and staff seeking 
        authorization.
    (b) Subcommittee Travel.--In the case of travel of members 
and staff of a subcommittee to hearings, meetings, conferences, 
and investigations involving activities or subject matter under 
the legislative assignment of such subcommittee, prior 
authorization must be obtained from the subcommittee chairman 
and the Chairman. Such prior authorization shall be given by 
the Chairman only upon the representation by the chairman of 
such subcommittee in writing setting forth those items 
enumerated in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of paragraph 
(a) and that there has been a compliance where applicable with 
Committee Rule VII.
    (c) Travel Outside the United States.--(1) In the case of 
travel outside the United States of members and staff of the 
Committee or of a subcommittee for the purpose of conducting 
hearings, investigations, studies, or attending meetings and 
conferences involving activities or subject matter under the 
legislative assignment of the Committee or pertinent 
subcommittee, prior authorization must be obtained from the 
Chairman, or, in the case of a subcommittee from the 
subcommittee chairman and the Chairman. Before such 
authorization is given there shall be submitted to the 
Chairman, in writing, a request for such authorization. Each 
request, which shall be filed in a manner that allows for a 
reasonable period of time for review before such travel is 
scheduled to begin, shall include the following:
          (A) the purpose of the travel;
          (B) the dates during which the travel will occur;
          (C) the names of the countries to be visited and the 
        length of time to be spent in each;
          (D) an agenda of anticipated activities for each 
        country for which travel is authorized together with a 
        description of the purpose to be served and the areas 
        of Committee jurisdiction involved; and
          (E) the names of members and staff for whom 
        authorization is sought.
    (2) Requests for travel outside the United States may be 
initiated by the Chairman or the chairman of a subcommittee 
(except that individuals may submit a request to the Chairman 
for the purpose of attending a conference or meeting) and shall 
be limited to members and permanent employees of the Committee.
    (3) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
meeting or conference for which travel has been authorized 
pursuant to this rule, each staff member involved in such 
travel shall submit a written report to the Chairman covering 
the activities and other pertinent observations or information 
gained as a result of such travel.
    (d) Applicability of Laws, Rules, Policies.--Members and 
staff of the Committee performing authorized travel on official 
business shall be governed by applicable laws, resolutions, or 
regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Administration pertaining to such travel, and by the travel 
policy of the Committee as set forth in the Committee Travel 
Manual.

   Rule 14.--Establishment of Subcommittees; Size and Party Ratios; 
                         Conference Committees

    (a) Establishment.--There shall be 6 standing 
subcommittees. These subcommittees, with the following sizes 
(including delegates) and majority/minority ratios are:
          (1) Subcommittee on Aviation (50 Members: 28 Majority 
        and 22 Minority).
          (2) Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
        Transportation (9 Members: 5 Majority and 4 Minority).
          (3) Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
        Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline 
        Transportation (10 Members: 6 Majority and 4 Minority).
          (4) Subcommittee on Ground Transportation (50 
        Members: 28 Majority and 22 Minority).
          (5) Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and 
        Emergency Management (9 Members: 5 Majority and 4 
        Minority).
          (6) Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment 
        (36 Members: 20 Majority and 16 Minority).
    (b) Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee shall serve as ex officio voting 
members on each subcommittee.
    (c) Ratios.--On each subcommittee there shall be a ratio of 
majority party members to minority party members which shall be 
no less favorable to the majority party than the ratio for the 
full Committee. In calculating the ratio of majority party 
members to minority party members, there shall be included the 
ex officio members of the subcommittees.
    (d) Conferees.--The Chairman of the Committee shall 
recommend to the Speaker as conferees the names of those 
members (1) of the majority party selected by the Chairman and 
(2) of the minority party selected by the ranking minority 
member of the Committee. Recommendations of conferees to the 
Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party members to 
minority party members which shall be no less favorable to the 
majority party than the ratio for the Committee.

              Rule 15.--Powers and Duties of Subcommittees

    (a) Authority to Sit.--Each subcommittee is authorized to 
meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the full 
Committee on all matters referred to it or under its 
jurisdiction. Subcommittee chairmen shall set dates for 
hearings and meetings of their respective subcommittees after 
consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen 
with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full 
Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever 
possible.
    (b) Disclaimer.--All Committee or subcommittee reports 
printed pursuant to legislative study or investigation and not 
approved by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee, 
as appropriate, shall contain the following disclaimer on the 
cover of such report: ``This report has not been officially 
adopted by the Committee on (or pertinent subcommittee thereof) 
and may not therefore necessarily reflect the views of its 
members.''
    (c) Consideration by Committee.--Each bill, resolution, or 
other matter favorably reported by a subcommittee shall 
automatically be placed upon the agenda of the Committee. Any 
such matter reported by a subcommittee shall not be considered 
by the Committee unless it has been delivered to the offices of 
all members of the Committee at least 48 hours before the 
meeting, unless the Chairman determines that the matter is of 
such urgency that it should be given early consideration. Where 
practicable, such matters shall be accompanied by a comparison 
with present law and a section-by-section analysis.

           Rule 16.--Referral of Legislation to Subcommittees

    (a) General Requirement.--Except where the Chairman of the 
Committee determines, in consultation with the majority members 
of the Committee, that consideration is to be by the full 
Committee, each bill, resolution, investigation, or other 
matter which relates to a subject listed under the jurisdiction 
of any subcommittee established in Rule XIV referred to or 
initiated by the full Committee shall be referred by the 
Chairman to all subcommittees of appropriate jurisdiction 
within two weeks. All bills shall be referred to the 
subcommittee of proper jurisdiction without regard to whether 
the author is or is not a member of the subcommittee.
    (b) Recall from Subcommittee.--A bill, resolution, or other 
matter referred to a subcommittee in accordance with this rule 
may be recalled therefrom at any time by a vote of a majority 
of the members of the Committee voting, a quorum being present, 
for the Committee's direct consideration or for reference to 
another subcommittee.
    (c) Multiple Referrals.--In carrying out this rule with 
respect to any matter, the Chairman may refer the matter 
simultaneously to two or more subcommittees for concurrent 
consideration or for consideration in sequence (subject to 
appropriate time limitations in the case of any subcommittee 
after the first), or divide the matter into two or more parts 
(reflecting different subjects and jurisdictions) and refer 
each such part to a different subcommittee, or make such other 
provisions as he or she considers appropriate.
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                      BOB STUMP, Arizona, Chairman

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey     LANE EVANS, Illinois
MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida           BOB FILNER, California
FLOYD SPENCE, South Carolina         LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois
TERRY EVERETT, Alabama               CORRINE BROWN, Florida
STEPHEN E. BUYER, Indiana            MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania
JACK QUINN, New York                 COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama              JULIA CARSON, Nevada
CLIFF STEARNS, Florida               SILVESTRE REYES, Texas
JERRY MORAN, Kansas                  VIC SNYDER, Arkansas
J.D. HAYWORTH, Arizona               CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas
HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho               RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois                 SHELLEY BERLEY, Nevada
JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah
HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON, 
California
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho

                       (Adopted February 3, 1999)


                 Rule 1.--Applicability of House Rules

    The Rules of the House are the rules of the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs and its subcommittees so far as applicable, 
except that a motion to recess from day to day is a privileged 
motion in Committees and subcommittees. Each subcommittee of 
the Committee is a part of the Committee and is subject to the 
authority and direction of the Committee and to its rules so 
far as applicable.

                Rule 2.--Committee Meetings and Hearings

    (a) Regular and Additional Meetings.--(1) The regular 
meeting day for the Committee shall be at 10 a.m. on the second 
Wednesday of each month in such place as the Chairman may 
designate. However, the Chairman may dispense with a regular 
Wednesday meeting of the Committee.
    (2)(A) The Chairman of the Committee may call and convene, 
as he considers necessary, additional meetings of the Committee 
for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before 
the Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. 
The Committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to the call 
of the Chairman.
    (B) The Chairman shall notify each member of the Committee 
of the agenda of each regular and additional meeting of the 
Committee at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting, 
except under circumstances the Chairman determines to be of an 
emergency nature. Under such circumstances, the Chairman shall 
make an effort to consult the ranking minority member, or in 
such member's absence, the next ranking minority party member 
of the Committee.
    (b) Public Announcement.--(1) The Chairman, in the case of 
a hearing to be conducted by the Committee, and the 
subcommittee Chairman, in the case of a hearing to be conducted 
by a subcommittee, shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted on any 
measure or matter at least one week before the commencement of 
that hearing unless the Committee or the subcommittee 
determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing at an 
earlier date. In the latter event, the Chairman or the 
subcommittee Chairman, as the case may be, shall consult with 
the ranking minority member and make such public announcement 
at the earliest possible date. The clerk of the Committee shall 
promptly notify the Daily Clerk of the Congressional Record and 
the Committee scheduling service of the House Information 
Resources as soon as possible after such public announcement is 
made.
    (2) Meetings and hearings of the Committee and each of its 
subcommittees shall be open to the public unless closed in 
accordance with clause 2(g) of House rule XI.
    (c) Quorum and Rollcalls.--(1) A majority of the members of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum for business and a 
majority of the members of any subcommittee shall constitute a 
quorum thereof for business, except that two members shall 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony and 
receiving evidence.
    (2) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the 
House of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee was 
actually present.
    (3) There shall be kept in writing a record of the 
proceedings of the Committee and each of its subcommittees, 
including a record of the votes on any question on which a 
recorded vote is demanded. The result of each such record vote 
shall be made available by the Committee for inspection by the 
public at reasonable times in the offices of the Committee. 
Information so available for public inspection shall include a 
description of the amendment, motion, order or other 
proposition and the name of each member voting for and each 
member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition, and the names of those members present but not 
voting.
    (4) A record vote may be demanded by one-fifth of the 
members present or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any 
one member. With respect to any record vote on any motion to 
amend or report, the total number of votes cast for and 
against, and the names of those members voting for and against, 
shall be included in the report of the Committee on the bill or 
resolution.
    (5) No vote by any member of the Committee or a 
subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (d) Calling and Interrogating Witnesses.--(1) Committee and 
subcommittee members may question witnesses only when they have 
been recognized by the Chairman of the Committee or 
subcommittee for that purpose, and only for a 5-minute period 
until all members present have had an opportunity to question a 
witness. The 5-minute period for questioning a witness by any 
one member may be extended only with the unanimous consent of 
all members present. The questioning of witnesses in both 
Committee and subcommittee hearings shall be initiated by the 
Chairman, followed by the ranking minority party member and all 
other members alternating between the majority and minority. 
Except as otherwise announced by the Chairman at the beginning 
of a hearing, members who are present at the start of the 
hearing will be recognized before other members who arrive 
after the hearing has begun. In recognizing members to question 
witnesses in this fashion, the Chairman shall take into 
consideration the ratio of the majority to minority members 
present and shall establish the order of recognition for 
questioning in such a manner as not to disadvantage the members 
of the majority.
    (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) 
regarding the 5-minute rule, the Chairman after consultation 
with the ranking minority member may designate an equal number 
of members of the Committee or subcommittee majority and 
minority party to question a witness for a period not longer 
than 30 minutes. In no event shall the Chairman allow a member 
to question a witness for an extended period under this rule 
until all members present have had the opportunity to ask 
questions under the 5-minute rule. The Chairman after 
consultation with the ranking minority member may permit 
Committee staff for its majority and minority party members to 
question a witness for equal specified periods of time.
    (3) So far as practicable:
          (A) each witness who is to appear before the 
        Committee or a subcommittee shall file with the clerk 
        of the Committee, at least 48 hours in advance of the 
        appearance of the witness, a written statement of the 
        testimony of the witness and shall limit any oral 
        presentation to a summary of the written statement; and
          (B) each witness appearing in a non-governmental 
        capacity shall include with the written statement of 
        proposed testimony a curriculum vitae and a disclosure 
        of the amount and source (byagency and program) of any 
Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract 
thereof) received during the current fiscal year or either of the two 
preceding fiscal years.
    (4) When a hearing is conducted by the Committee or a 
subcommittee on any measure or matter, the minority party 
members on the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to the 
Chairman of a majority of those minority members before the 
completion of the hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter 
during at least one day of the hearing thereon.
    (e) Media coverage of Proceedings.--Any meeting of the 
Committee or its subcommittees that is open to the public shall 
be open to coverage by radio, television, and still photography 
in accordance with the provisions of clause 4 of House rule XI.
    (f) Subpoenas.--Pursuant to clause 2(m) of House rule XI, a 
subpoena may be authorized and issued by the Committee or a 
subcommittee in the conduct of any investigation or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the members voting, a majority being present.

               Rule 3.--General Oversight Responsibility

    (a) In order to assist the House in:
          (1) Its analysis, appraisal, evaluation of (A) the 
        application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of the laws enacted by the Congress, or 
        (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate the 
        necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
        legislation, and
          (2) its formulation, consideration and enactment of 
        such modifications or changes in those laws, and of 
        such additional legislation, as may be necessary or 
        appropriate, the Committee and its various 
        subcommittees, consistent with their jurisdiction as 
        set forth in Rule 4, shall have oversight 
        responsibilities as provided in subsection (b).
    (b)(1) The Committee and its subcommittees shall review and 
study, on a continuing basis, the applications, administration, 
execution, and effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, 
the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee or subcommittee, and the organization and operation 
of the Federal agencies and entities having responsibilities in 
or for the administration and execution thereof, in order to 
determine whether such laws and the programs thereunder are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent 
of the Congress and whether such programs should be continued, 
curtailed, or eliminated.
    (2) In addition, the Committee and its subcommittees shall 
review and study any conditions or circumstances which may 
indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or 
additional legislation within the jurisdiction of the Committee 
or subcommittee (whether or not any bill or resolution has been 
introduced with respect thereto), and shall on a continuing 
basis undertake future research and forecasting on matters 
within the jurisdiction of the Committee or subcommittee.
    (3) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, the Committee shall meet in open session, with a 
quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that Congress 
for submission to the Committee on House Administration and the 
Committee on Government Reform, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 2(d) of House rule X.

                         Rule 4.--Subcommittees

    (a) Establishment and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees.--(1) 
There shall be three subcommittees of the Committee as follows:
          (A) Subcommittee on Health, which shall have 
        legislative, oversight and investigative jurisdiction 
        over veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment 
        of veterans.
          (B) Subcommittee on Benefits, which shall have 
        legislative, oversight and investigative jurisdiction 
        over compensation, general and special pensions of all 
        the wars of the United States, life insurance issued by 
        the Government on account of service in the Armed 
        Forces, cemeteries of the United States in which 
        veterans of any war or conflict are or may be buried, 
        whether in the United States or abroad, except 
        cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the 
        Interior, burial benefits, education of veterans, 
        vocational rehabilitation, veterans' housing programs, 
        readjustment of servicemen to civilian life, and 
        soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
          (C) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
        which shall have authority over matters that are 
        referred to the subcommittee by the Chairman of the 
        full Committee for investigation and appropriate 
        recommendations. Provided, however, That the operations 
        of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
        shall in no way limit the responsibility of the other 
        subcommittees on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for 
        carrying out their oversight duties. This subcommittee 
        shall not have legislative jurisdiction and no bills or 
        resolutions shall be referred to it. In addition, each 
        subcommittee shall have responsibility for such other 
        measures or matters as the Chairman refers to it.
    (2) Any vacancy in the membership of a subcommittee shall 
not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the 
functions of that subcommittee.
    (b) Referral to Subcommittees.--(1) The Chairman of the 
Committee may refer a measure or matter, which is within the 
general responsibility of more than one of the subcommittees of 
the Committee, as the Chairman deems appropriate.
    (2) In referring any measure or matter to a subcommittee, 
the Chairman of the Committee may specify a date by which the 
subcommittee shall report thereon to the Committee.
    (c) Powers and Duties.--(1) Each subcommittee is authorized 
to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and report to the 
full Committee on all matters referred to it or under its 
jurisdiction. Subcommittee chairmen shall set dates for 
hearings and meetings of their respective subcommittees after 
consultation with the Chairman of the Committee and other 
subcommittee chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings 
whenever possible.
    (2) Whenever a subcommittee has ordered a bill, resolution, 
or other matter to be reported to the Committee, the Chairman 
of the subcommittee reporting the bill, resolution, or matter 
to the full Committee, or any member authorized by the 
subcommittee to do so shall notify the Chairman and the ranking 
minority party member of the Committee of the Subcommittee's 
action.
    (3) A member of the Committee who is not a member of a 
particular subcommittee may sit with the subcommittee during 
any of its meetings and hearings, but shall not have authority 
to vote, cannot be counted for a quorum, and cannot raise a 
point of order at the meeting or hearing.
    (4) Each subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the 
Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in the 
subcommittee and such other records with respect to the 
subcommittee as the Chairman of the Committee deems necessary 
for the Committee to comply with all rules and regulations of 
the House.

                    Rule 5.--Transcripts and Records

    (a)(1) There shall be a transcript made of each regular and 
additional meeting and hearing of the Committee and its 
subcommittees. Any such transcript shall be a substantially 
verbatim account of remarks actually made during the 
proceedings, subject only to technical, grammatical, and 
typographical corrections authorized by the person making the 
remarks involved.
    (2) The Committee shall keep a record of all actions of the 
Committee and each of its subcommittees. The record shall 
contain all information required by clause 2(e)(1) of House 
rule XI and shall be available for public inspection at 
reasonable times in the offices of the Committee.
    (3) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
use in accordance with House rule VII. The Chairman shall 
notify the ranking minority member of any decision, pursuant to 
clause 3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the rule, to withhold a record 
otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the 
Committee for a determination on written request of any member 
of the Committee.
                      Committee on Ways and Means

                      BILL ARCHER, Texas, Chairman

PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois            CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York
WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California        FORTNEY PETE STARK, California
E. CLAY SHAW, Jr., Florida           ROBERT T. MATSUI, California
NANCY L. JOHNSON, Connecticut        WILLIAM J. COYNE, Pennsylvania
AMO HOUGHTON, New York               SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan
WALLY HERGER, California             BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland
JIM McCRERY, Louisiana               JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
DAVE CAMP, Michigan                  GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin
JIM RAMSTAD, Minnesota               JOHN LEWIS, Georgia
JIM NUSSLE, Iowa                     RICHARD E. NEAL, Massachusetts
SAM JOHNSON, Texas                   MICHAEL E. McNULTY, New York
JENNIFER DUNN, Washington            WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Lousiana
MAC COLLINS, Georgia                 JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    XAVIER BECERRA, California
PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania           KAREN L. THURMAN, Florida
WES WATKINS, Oklahoma                LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas
J.D. HAYWORD, Arizona
JERRY WELLER, Illinois
KENNY C. HULSHOF, Missouri
SCOTT McINNIS, Colorado
RON LEWIS, Kentucky
MARK FOLEY, Florida

                       (Adopted January 6, 1999)

    Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
provides in part:
          * * * 1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision 
        (B), the Rules of the House are the rules of its 
        committees and subcommittees so far as applicable.
          (B) A motion to recess from day to day, and a motion 
        to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill 
        or resolution, if printed copies are available, each 
        shall be privileged in committees and subcommittees and 
        shall be decided without debate.
          (2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and 
        is subject to the authority and direction of that 
        committee and to its rules, so far as applicable. * * *
          * * * 2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt 
        written rules governing its procedure. Such rules--
                  (A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is 
                open to the public unless the committee, in 
                open session and with a quorum present, 
                determines by record vote that all or part of 
                the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
                public;
                  (B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of 
                the House or with those provisions of law 
                having the force and effect of Rules of the 
                House * * *.
    In accordance with the foregoing, the Committee on Ways and 
Means, on January 6, 1999, adopted the following as the Rules 
of the Committee for the 106th Congress.

                     Rule 1.--Application of Rules

    Except where the terms ``full Committee'' and 
``Subcommittee'' are specifically referred to, the following 
rules shall apply to the Committee on Ways and Means and its 
Subcommittees as well as to the respective Chairmen.

                   Rule 2.--Meeting Date and Quorums

    The regular meeting day of the Committee on Ways and Means 
shall be on the second Wednesday of each month while the House 
is in session. However, the Committee shall not meet on the 
regularly scheduled meeting day if there is no business to be 
considered.
    A majority of the Committee constitutes a quorum for 
business; provided however, that two Members shall constitute a 
quorum at any regularly scheduled hearing called for the 
purpose of taking testimony and receiving evidence. In 
establishing a quorum for purposes of a public hearing, every 
effort shall be made to secure the presence of at least one 
Member each from the majority and the minority.
    The Chairman of the Committee may call and convene, as he 
considers necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for 
the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the 
Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. The 
Committee shall meet pursuant to the call of the Chair.

                       Rule 3.--Committee Budget

    For each Congress, the Chairman, in consultation with the 
Majority Members of the Committee, shall prepare a preliminary 
budget. Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
personnel, travel, investigation, and other expenses of the 
Committee. After consultation with the Minority Members, the 
Chairman shall include an amount budgeted by Minority Members 
for staff under their direction and supervision. Thereafter, 
the Chairman shall combine such proposals into a consolidated 
Committee budget, and shall present the same to the Committee 
for its approval or other action. The Chairman shall take 
whatever action is necessary to have the budget as finally 
approved by the Committee duly authorized by the House. After 
said budget shall have been adopted, no substantial change 
shall be made in such budget unless approved by the Committee.

              Rule 4.--Publication of Committee Documents

    Any Committee or Subcommittee print, document, or similar 
material prepared for public distribution shall either be 
approved by the Committee or Subcommittee prior to distribution 
and opportunity afforded for the inclusion of supplemental, 
minority or additional views, or such document shall contain on 
its cover the following disclaimer:
    Prepared for the use of Members of the Committee on Ways 
and Means by members of its staff. This document has not been 
officially approved by the Committee and may not reflect the 
views of its Members.
    Any such print, document, or other material not officially 
approved by the Committee or Subcommittee shall not include the 
names of its Members, other than the name of the full Committee 
Chairman or Subcommittee Chairman under whose authority the 
document is released. Any such document shall be made available 
to the full Committee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member not 
less than 3 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
legal holidays) prior to its public release.
    The requirements of this rule shall apply only to the 
publication of policy-oriented, analytical documents, and not 
to the publication of public hearings, legislative documents, 
documents which are administrative in nature or reports which 
are required to be submitted to the Committee under public law. 
The appropriate characterization of a document subject to this 
rule shall be determined after consultation with the Minority.

                        Rule 5.--Official Travel

    Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
additional expense resolution as may have been approved, the 
provisions of this rule shall govern official travel of 
Committee Members and Committee staff. Official travel to be 
reimbursed from funds set aside for the full Committee for any 
Member or any committee staff member shall be paid only upon 
the prior authorization of the Chairman. Official travel may be 
authorized by the Chairman for any Member and any committee 
staff member in connection with the attendance of hearings 
conducted by the Committee, its Subcommittees, or any other 
Committee or Subcommittee of the Congress on matters relevant 
to the general jurisdiction of the Committee, and meetings, 
conferences, facility inspections, and investigations which 
involve activities or subject matter relevant to the general 
jurisdiction of the Committee. Before such authorization is 
given, there shall be submitted to the Chairman in writing the 
following:
          (1) The purpose of the official travel;
          (2) The dates during which the official travel is to 
        be made and the date or dates of the event for which 
        the official travel is being made;
          (3) The location of the event for which the official 
        travel is to be made; and
          (4) The names of Members and Committee staff seeking 
        authorization.
    In the case of official travel of Members and staff of a 
Subcommittee to hearings, meetings, conferences, facility 
inspections and investigations involving activities or subject 
matter under the jurisdiction of such Subcommittee to be paid 
for out of funds allocated to such Subcommittee, prior 
authorization must be obtained from the Subcommittee Chairman 
and the full Committee Chairman. Such prior authorization shall 
be given by the Chairman only upon the representation by the 
applicable Subcommittee Chairman in writing setting forth those 
items enumerated above.
    Within 60 days of the conclusion of any official travel 
authorized under this rule, there shall be submitted to the 
full Committee Chairman a written report covering the 
information gained as a result of the hearing, meeting, 
conference, facility inspection or investigation attended 
pursuant to such official travel.

      Rule 6.--Availability of Committee Records and Publications

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking Minority 
Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of the rule, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any Member of the 
Committee. The Committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible, 
make its publications available in electronic form.

             Rule 7.--Subcommittee Ratios and Jurisdiction

    All matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
involving revenue measures, except those revenue measures 
referred to Subcommittees under paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, 
shall be considered by the full Committee and not in 
Subcommittee. There shall be five standing Subcommittees as 
follows: a Subcommittee on Trade; a Subcommittee on Oversight; 
a Subcommittee on Health; a Subcommittee on Social Security; 
and a Subcommittee on Human Resources. The ratio of Republicans 
to Democrats on any Subcommittee of the Committee shall be 
consistent with the ratio of Republicans to Democrats on the 
full Committee.
    The jurisdiction of each Subcommittee shall be:
          (1) The Subcommittee on Trade shall consist of 15 
        Members, 9 of whom shall be Republicans and 6 of whom 
        shall be Democrats.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Trade shall 
        include bills and matters referred to the Committee on 
        Ways and Means which relate to customs and customs 
        administration including tariff and import fee 
        structure, classification, valuation of and special 
        rules applying to imports, and special tariff 
        provisions and procedures which relate to customs 
        operation affecting exports and imports; import trade 
        matters, including import impact, industry relief from 
        injurious imports, adjustment assistance and programs 
        to encourage competitive responses to imports, unfair 
        import practices including antidumping and 
        countervailing duty provisions, and import policy which 
        relates to dependence on foreign sources of supply; 
        commodity agreements and reciprocal trade agreements 
        including multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations 
        and implementation of agreements involving tariff and 
        nontariff trade barriers to and distortions of 
        international trade; international rules, organizations 
        and institutional aspects of international trade 
        agreements; budget authorizations for the U.S. Customs 
        Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and 
        the U.S. Trade Representative; and special trade-
        related problems involving market access, competitive 
        conditions of specific industries, export policy and 
        promotion, access to materials in short supply, 
        bilateral trade relations including trade with 
        developing countries, operations of multinational 
        corporations, and trade with nonmarket economies.
          (2) The Subcommittee on Oversight shall consist of 13 
        Members, 8 of whom shall be Republicans and 5 of whom 
        shall be Democrats.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Oversight 
        shall include all matters within the scope of the full 
        Committee's jurisdiction but shall be limited to 
        existing law. Said oversight jurisdiction shall not be 
        exclusive but shall be concurrent with that of the 
        other Subcommittees. With respect to matters involving 
        the Internal Revenue Code and other revenue issues, 
        said concurrent jurisdiction shall be shared with the 
        full Committee. Before undertaking any investigation or 
        hearing, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight 
        shall confer with the Chairman of the full Committee 
        and the Chairman of any other Subcommittee having 
        jurisdiction.
          (3) The Subcommittee on Health shall consist of 13 
        Members, 8 of whom shall be Republicans and 5 of whom 
        shall be Democrats.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Health shall 
        include bills and matters referred to the Committee on 
        Ways and Means which relate to programs providing 
        payments (from any source) for health care, health 
        delivery systems, or health research. More 
        specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on 
        Health shall include bills and matters which relate to 
        the health care programs of the Social Security Act 
        (including titles V, XI (Part B), XVIII, and XIX 
        thereof) and, concurrent with the full Committee, tax 
        credit and deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue 
        Code dealing with health insurance premiums and health 
        care costs.
          (4) The Subcommittee on Social Security shall consist 
        of 13 Members, 8 of whom shall be Republicans and 5 of 
        whom shall be Democrats.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Social 
        Security shall include bills and matters referred to 
        the Committee on Ways and Means which relate to the 
        Federal Old-Age, Survivors' and Disability Insurance 
        System, the Railroad Retirement System, and employment 
        taxes and trust fund operations relating to those 
        systems. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the 
        Subcommittee on Social Security shall include bills and 
        matters involving title II of the Social Security Act 
        and Chapter 22 of the Internal Revenue Code (the 
        Railroad Retirement Tax Act), as well as provisions in 
        title VII and title XI of the Act relating to procedure 
        and administration involving the Old-Age, Survivors' 
        and Disability Insurance System.
          (5) The Subcommittee on Human Resources shall consist 
        of 13 Members, 8 of whom shall be Republicans and 5 of 
        whom shall be Democrats.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human 
        Resources shall include bills and matters referred to 
        the Committee on Ways and Means which relate to the 
        public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act 
        including welfare reform, supplemental security income, 
        aid to families with dependent children, social 
        services, child support, eligibility of welfare 
        recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy 
        assistance. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the 
        Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and 
        matters relating to titles I, IV, VI, X, XIV, XVI, 
        XVII, XX and related provisions of titles VII and XI of 
        the Social Security Act.
          The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human 
        Resources shall also include bills and matters referred 
        to the Committee on Ways and Means which relate to the 
        Federal-State system of unemployment compensation, and 
        the financing thereof, including the programs for 
        extended and emergency benefits. More specifically, the 
        jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources 
        shall also include all bills and matters pertaining to 
        the programs of unemployment compensation under titles 
        III, IX and XII of the Social Security Act, Chapters 23 
        and 23A of the Internal Revenue Code, the Federal-State 
        Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, the 
        Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974, and 
        provisions relating thereto.

              Rule 8.--Ex-Officio Members of Subcommittees

    The Chairman of the full Committee and the Ranking Minority 
Member may sit as ex-officio Members of all Subcommittees. They 
may be counted for purposes of assisting in the establishment 
of a quorum for a Subcommittee. However, their absence shall 
not count against the establishment of a quorum by the regular 
Members of the Subcommittee. Ex-officio Members shall neither 
vote in the Subcommittee nor be taken into consideration for 
purposes of determining the ratio of the Subcommittee.

                     Rule 9.--Subcommittee Meetings

    Insofar as practicable, meetings of the full Committee and 
its Subcommittees shall not conflict. Subcommittee Chairmen 
shall set meeting dates after consultation with the Chairman of 
the full Committee and other Subcommittee Chairmen with a view 
toward avoiding, wherever possible, simultaneous scheduling of 
full Committee and Subcommittee meetings or hearings.

      Rule 10.--Reference of Legislation and Subcommittee Reports

    Except for bills or measures retained by the Chairman of 
the full Committee for full Committee consideration, every bill 
or other measure referred to the Committee shall be referred by 
the Chairman of the full Committee to the appropriate 
Subcommittee in a timely manner. A Subcommittee shall, within 3 
legislative days of the referral, acknowledge same to the full 
Committee.
    After a measure has been pending in a Subcommittee for a 
reasonable period of time, the Chairman of the full Committee 
may make a request in writing to the Subcommittee that the 
Subcommittee forthwith report the measure to the full Committee 
with its recommendations. If within 7 legislative days after 
the Chairman's written request, the Subcommittee has not so 
reported the measure, then there shall be in order in the full 
Committee a motion to discharge the Subcommittee from further 
consideration of the measure. If such motion is approved by a 
majority vote of the full Committee, the measure may thereafter 
be considered only by the full Committee.
    No measure reported by a Subcommittee shall be considered 
by the full Committee unless it has been presented to all 
Members of the full Committee at least 2 legislative days prior 
to the full Committee's meeting, together with a comparison 
with present law, a section-by-section analysis of the proposed 
change, a section-by-section justification, and a draft 
statement of the budget effects of the measure that is 
consistent with the requirements for reported measures under 
clause 3(d)(2) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.

         Rule 11.--Recommendation for Appointment of Conferees

    Whenever in the legislative process it becomes necessary to 
appoint conferees, the Chairman of the full Committee shall 
recommend to the Speaker as conferees the names of those 
Committee Members as the Chairman may designate. In making 
recommendations of Minority Members as conferees, the Chairman 
shall consult with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee.

                          Rule 12.--Witnesses

    In order to assure the most productive use of the limited 
time available to question hearing witnesses, a witness who is 
scheduled to appear before the full Committee or a Subcommittee 
shall file with the Clerk of the Committee at least 48 hours in 
advance of his appearance a written statement of his proposed 
testimony. In addition, all witnesses shall comply with 
formatting requirements as specified by the Committee and the 
Rules of the House. Failure to comply with the 48-hour rule may 
result in a witness being denied the opportunity to testify in 
person. Failure to comply with the formatting requirements may 
result in a witness' statement being rejected for inclusion in 
the published hearing record. In addition to the requirements 
of clause 2(g)(4) of Rule XI, of the Rules of the House, 
regarding information required of public witnesses, a witness 
shall limit his oral presentation to a summary of his position 
and shall provide sufficient copies of his written statement to 
the Clerk for distribution to Members, staff and news media.
    A witness appearing at a public hearing, or submitting a 
statement for the record of a public hearing, or submitting 
written comments in response to a published request for 
comments by the Committee must include on his statement or 
submission a list of all clients, persons, or organizations on 
whose behalf the witness appears. Oral testimony and statements 
for the record, or written comments in response to a request 
for comments by the Committee, will be accepted only from 
citizens of the United States or corporations or associations 
organized under the laws of one of the 50 States of the United 
States or the District of Columbia, unless otherwise directed 
by the Chairman of the full Committee or Subcommittee involved. 
Written statements from noncitizens may be considered for 
acceptance in the record if transmitted to the Committee in 
writing by Members of Congress.

                   Rule 13.--Questioning of Witnesses

    Committee Members may question witnesses only when 
recognized by the Chairman for that purpose. All Members shall 
be limited to 5 minutes on the initial round of questioning. In 
questioning witnesses under the 5-minute rule, the Chairman and 
the Ranking Minority Member shall be recognized first after 
which Members who are in attendance at the beginning of a 
hearing will be recognized in the order of their seniority on 
the Committee. Other Members shall be recognized in the order 
of their appearance at the hearing. In recognizing Members to 
question witnesses, the Chairman may take into consideration 
the ratio of Majority Members to Minority Members and the 
number of Majority and Minority Members present and shall 
apportion the recognition for questioning in such a manner as 
not to disadvantage Members of the majority.

                        Rule 14.--Subpoena Power

    The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to 
the Chairman of the full Committee, as provided for under 
clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.

                     Rule 15.--Records of Hearings

    An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of all 
testimony taken at a public hearing. The staff shall transmit 
to a witness the transcript of his testimony for correction and 
immediate return to the Committee offices. Only changes in the 
interest of clarity, accuracy and corrections in transcribing 
errors will be permitted. Changes which substantially alter the 
actual testimony will not be permitted. Members shall correct 
their own testimony and return transcripts as soon as possible 
after receipt thereof. The Chairman of the full Committee may 
order the printing of a hearing without the corrections of a 
witness or Member if he determines that a reasonable time has 
been afforded to make corrections and that further delay would 
impede the consideration of the legislation or other measure 
which is the subject of the hearing.

                   Rule 16.--Broadcasting of Hearings

    The provisions of clause 4(f) of Rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives are specifically made a part of 
these rules by reference. In addition, the following policy 
shall apply to media coverage of any meeting of the full 
Committee or a Subcommittee:
          (1) An appropriate area of the Committee's hearing 
        room will be designated for members of the media and 
        their equipment.
          (2) No interviews will be allowed in the Committee 
        room while the Committee is in session. Individual 
        interviews must take place before the gavel falls for 
        the convening of a meeting or after the gavel falls for 
        adjournment.
          (3) Day-to-day notification of the next day's 
        electronic coverage shall be provided by the media to 
        the Chairman of the full Committee through the chief 
        counsel or some other appropriate designee.
          (4) Still photography during a Committee meeting will 
        not be permitted to disrupt the proceedings or block 
        the vision of Committee Members or witnesses.
          (5) Klieg lights will be permitted to illuminate the 
        hearing room only during the first 15 minutes following 
        the Chairman's initial calling of the Committee to 
        order.
          (6) Further conditions may be specified by the 
        Chairman.

               Rule 17.--Reconsideration of Previous Vote

    When an amendment or other matter has been disposed of, it 
shall be in order for any Member of the prevailing side, on the 
same or next day on which a quorum of the Committee is present, 
to move the reconsideration thereof, and such motion shall take 
precedence over all other questions except the consideration of 
a motion to adjourn.

                      Rule 18.--Previous Question

    The Chairman shall not recognize a Member for the purpose 
of moving the previous question unless the Member has first 
advised the Chair and the Committee that this is the purpose 
for which recognition is being sought.

 Rule 19.--Official Transcripts of Markups and Other Committee Meetings

    An official stenographic transcript shall be kept 
accurately reflecting all markups and other meetings of the 
full Committee and the Subcommittees, whether they be open or 
closed to the public. This official transcript, marked as 
``uncorrected,'' shall be available for inspection by the 
public (except for meetings closed pursuant to clause 2(g)(1) 
of Rule XI of the Rules of the House), by Members of the House, 
or by Members of the Committee together with their staffs, 
during normal business hours in the full Committee or 
Subcommittee office under such controls as the Chairman of the 
full Committee deems necessary. Official transcripts shall not 
be removed from the Committee or Subcommittee office. If, 
however, (1) in the drafting of a Committee or Subcommittee 
decision, the Office of the House Legislative Counsel or (2) in 
the preparation of a Committee report, the Chief of Staff of 
the Joint Committee on Taxation determines (in consultation 
with appropriate majority and minority committee staff) that it 
is necessary to review the official transcript of a markup, 
such transcript may be released upon the signature and to the 
custody of an appropriate committee staff person. Such 
transcript shall be returned immediately after its review in 
the drafting session.
    The official transcript of a markup or Committee meeting 
other than a public hearing shall not be published or 
distributed to the public in any way except by a majority vote 
of the Committee. Before any public release of the uncorrected 
transcript, Members must be given a reasonable opportunity to 
correct their remarks. In instances in which a stenographic 
transcript is kept of a conference committee proceeding, all of 
the requirements of this rule shall likewise be observed.

      Rule 20.--Publication of Decisions and Legislative Language

    A press release describing any tentative or final decision 
made by the full Committee or a Subcommittee on legislation 
under consideration shall be made available to each Member of 
the Committee as soon as possible, but no later than the next 
day. However, the legislative draft of any tentative or final 
decision of the full Committee or a Subcommittee shall not be 
publicly released until such draft is made available to each 
Member of the Committee.

                Rule 21.--Supervision of Committee Staff

    The staff of the Committee shall be under the general 
supervision and direction of the Chairman of the full Committee 
except as provided in clause 9 of Rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives concerning Committee expenses and 
staff.
    Pursuant to clause 6(d) of Rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Chairman of the full Committee, from 
the funds made available for the appointment of Committee staff 
pursuant to primary and additional expense resolutions, shall 
ensure that each Subcommittee receives sufficient staff to 
carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the 
Committee, and that the minority party is fairly treated in the 
appointment of such staff.

 Rule 22.--Staff Honoraria, Speaking Engagements, and Unofficial Travel

    This rule shall apply to all majority and minority staff of 
the Committee and its Subcommittees.
          (a) Honoraria.--Under no circumstances shall a staff 
        person accept the offer of an honorarium. This 
        prohibition includes the direction of an honorarium to 
        a charity.
          (b) Speaking engagements and unofficial travel.--(1) 
        Advance approval required.--In the case of all speaking 
        engagements, fact-finding trips, and other unofficial 
        travel, a staff person must receive approval by the 
        full Committee Chairman (or, in the case of the 
        minority staff, from the Ranking Minority Member) at 
        least 7 calendar days prior to the event.
          (2) Request for approval.--A request for approval 
        must be submitted in writing to the full Committee 
        Chairman (or, where appropriate, the Ranking Minority 
        Member) in connection with each speaking engagement, 
        fact-finding trip, or other unofficial travel. Such 
        request must contain the following information:
                  (a) the name of the sponsoring organization 
                and a general description of such organization 
                (nonprofit organization, trade association, 
                etc.);
                  (b) the nature of the event, including any 
                relevant information regarding attendees at 
                such event;
                  (c) in the case of a speaking engagement, the 
                subject of the speech and duration of staff 
                travel, if any; and
                  (d) in the case of a fact-finding trip or 
                international travel, a description of the 
                proposed itinerary and proposed agenda of 
                substantive issues to be discussed, as well as 
                a justification of the relevance and importance 
                of the fact-finding trip or international 
                travel to the staff member's official duties.
          (3) Reasonable travel and lodging expenses.--After 
        receipt of the advance approval described in (1) above, 
        a staff person may accept reimbursement by an 
        appropriate sponsoring organization of reasonable 
        travel and lodging expenses associated with a speaking 
        engagement, fact-finding trip, or international travel 
        related to official duties, provided such reimbursement 
        is consistent with the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives. (In lieu of reimbursement after the 
        event, expenses may be paid directly by an appropriate 
        sponsoring organization.) The reasonable travel and 
        lodging expenses of a spouse (but not children) may be 
        reimbursed (or directly paid) by an appropriate 
        sponsoring organization consistent with the Rules of 
        the House of Representatives.
          (4) Trip summary and report.--In the case of any 
        reimbursement or direct payment associated with a fact-
        finding trip or international travel, a staff person 
        must submit, within 60 days after such trip, a report 
        summarizing the trip and listing all expenses 
        reimbursed or directly paid by the sponsoring 
        organization. This information shall be submitted to 
        the Chairman (or, in the case of the minority staff, to 
        the Ranking Minority Member).
          (c) Waiver.--The Chairman (or, where appropriate, the 
        Ranking Minority Member) may waive the application of 
        section (b) of this rule upon a showing of good cause.
      

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            PART II. PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE

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               Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

                      PORTER G, Florida, Chairman

JERRY LEWIS, California              JULIAN C. DIXON, California
BILL McCOLLUM, Florida               NANCY PELOSI, California
MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware          SANDFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York       NORMAN SISISKY, Virginia
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire       GARY A. CONDIT, California
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada                  TIM ROEMER, Indiana
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois                 ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida
HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico

                      (Adopted February 24, 1999)


                         Rule 1.--Subcommittees

    (a) Generally.--(1) Creation of subcommittees shall be by 
majority vote of the Committee.
    (2) Subcommittees shall deal with such legislation and 
oversight of programs and policies as the Committee may direct.
    (3) Subcommittees shall be governed by these rules.
    (4) For purposes of these rules, any reference herein to 
the ``Committee'' shall be interpreted to include 
Subcommittees, unless otherwise specifically provided.
    (b) Establishment of Subcommittees.--The Committee 
establishes the following subcommittees:
          (1) Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
        Counterintelligence; and
          (2) Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical 
        Intelligence.
    (c) Subcommittee Membership.--(1) Generally.--Each Member 
of the Committee may be assigned to at least one of the two 
subcommittees.
    (2) Ex Officio Membership.--In the event that the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee do not choose 
to sit as regular voting members of one or both of the 
subcommittees, each is authorized to sit as an ex officio 
Member of the subcommittees and participate in the work of the 
subcommittees. When sitting as ex officio Members, however, 
they shall not:
          (A) have a vote in the subcommittee;
          (B) be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.

                          Rule 2.--Meeting Day

    (a) Regular Meeting Day for the Full Committee.--(1) 
Generally.--The regular meeting day of the Committee for the 
transaction of Committee business shall be the first Wednesday 
of each month, unless otherwise directed by the Chairman.
    (2) Notice Required.--Such regular business meetings shall 
not occur, unless Members are provided reasonable notice under 
these rules.
    (b) Regular Meeting Day for Subcommittees.--There is no 
regular meeting day for either subcommittee.

                      Rule 3.--Notice for Meetings

    (a) Generally.--In the case of any meeting of the 
Committee, the Chief Clerk of the Committee shall provide 
reasonable notice to every Member of the Committee. Such notice 
shall provide the time and place of the meeting.
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this rule, ``reasonable 
notice'' means:
          (1) written notification;
          (2) delivered by facsimile transmission or regular 
        mail, which is
                  (A) delivered no less than 24 hours prior to 
                the event for which notice is being given, if 
                the event is to be held in Washington, D.C.; or
                  (B) delivered no less than 48 hours prior to 
                the event for which notice is being given, if 
                the event is to be held outside Washington, 
                D.C.
    (c) Exception.--In extraordinary circumstances only, the 
Chairman may, after consulting with the Ranking Minority 
Member, call a meeting of the Committee without providing 
notice, as defined in subparagraph (b), to Members of the 
Committee.

              Rule 4.--Preparations for Committee Meetings

    (a) Generally.--Designated Committee Staff, as directed by 
the Chairman, shall brief Members of the Committee at a time 
sufficiently prior to any Committee meeting in order to:
          (1) assist Committee Members in preparation for such 
        meeting; and
          (2) determine which matters Members wish considered 
        during any meeting.
    (b) Briefing Materials.--(1) Such a briefing shall, at the 
request of a Member, include a list of all pertinent papers, 
and such other materials, that have been obtained by the 
Committee that bear on matters to be considered at the meeting; 
and
    (2) The staff director shall also recommend to the Chairman 
any testimony, papers, or other materials to be presented to 
the Committee at any meeting of the Committee.

                         Rule 5.--Open Meetings

    (a) Generally.--Pursuant to Rule XI of the House, but 
subject to the limitations of subsection (b), Committee 
meetings held for the transaction of business, and Committee 
hearings, shall be open to the public.
    (b) Exceptions.--Any meeting or portion thereof, for the 
transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
or any hearing or portion thereof, shall be closed to the 
public, if:
          (1) the Committee determines by record vote, in open 
        session with a majority of the Committee present, that 
        the matters to be discussed may:
                  (A) endanger national security;
                  (B) compromise sensitive law enforcement 
                information;
                  (C) tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
                any person; or
                  (D) otherwise violate any law or Rule of the 
                House.
          (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a vote to close a 
        Committee hearing, pursuant to this subsection and 
        House Rule XI shall be taken in open session--
                  (A) with a majority of the Committee being 
                present; or
                  (B) regardless of whether a majority is 
                present, so long as at least one Member of the 
                Minority is present and votes upon the motion.
    (c) Briefings.--All Committee briefings shall be closed to 
the public.

                            Rule 6.--Quorum

    (a) Hearings.--For purposes of taking testimony, or 
receiving evidence, a quorum shall consist of two Committee 
Members.
    (b) Other Committee Proceedings.--For purposes of the 
transaction of all other Committee business, other than the 
consideration of a motion to close a hearing as described in 
rule 5(b)(2)(B), a quorum shall consist of a majority of 
Members.

                    Rule 7.--Reporting Record Votes

    Whenever the Committee by record vote reports any measure 
or matter, the report of the Committee upon such measure or 
matter shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor 
of, and the votes cast in opposition to, such measure or 
matter.

     Rule 8.--Procedures for Taking Testimony or Receiving Evidence

    (a) Notice.--Adequate notice shall be given to all 
witnesses appearing before the Committee.
    (b) Oath or Affirmation.--The Chairman may require 
testimony of witnesses to be given under oath or affirmation.
    (c) Administration of Oath or Affirmation.--Upon the 
determination that a witness shall testify under oath or 
affirmation, any Member of the Committee designated by the 
Chairman may administer the oath or affirmation.
    (d) Interrogation of Witnesses.--(1) Generally.--
Interrogation of witnesses before the Committee shall be 
conducted by Members of the Committee.
    (2) Exceptions.--(A) The Chairman, in consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member, may determine that Committee Staff 
will be authorized to question witnesses at a hearing in 
accordance with clause (2)(j) of House Rule XI.
    (B) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are each 
authorized to designate Committee Staff to conduct such 
questioning.
    (e) Counsel for the Witness.--(1) Generally.--Witnesses 
before the Committee may be accompanied by counsel, subject to 
the requirements of paragraph (2).
    (2) Counsel Clearances Required.--In the event that a 
meeting of the Committee has been closed because the subject to 
be discussed deals with classified information, counsel 
accompanying a witness before the Committee must possess the 
requisite security clearance and provide proof of such 
clearance to the Committee at least 24 hours prior to the 
meeting at which the counsel intends to be present.
    (3) Failure to Obtain Counsel.--Any witness who is unable 
to obtain counsel should notify the Committee. If such 
notification occurs at least 24 hours prior to the witness' 
appearance before the Committee, the Committee shall then 
endeavor to obtain voluntary counsel for the witness. Failure 
to obtain counsel, however, will not excuse the witness from 
appearing and testifying.
    (4) Conduct of Counsel for Witnesses.--Counsel for 
witnesses appearing before the Committee shall conduct 
themselves ethically and professionally at all times in their 
dealings with the Committee.
          (A) A majority of Members of the Committee may, 
        should circumstances warrant, find that counsel for a 
        witness before the Committee failed to conduct himself 
        or herself in an ethical or professional manner.
          (B) Upon such finding, counsel may be subject to 
        appropriate disciplinary action.
    (5) Temporary Removal of Counsel.--The Chairman may remove 
counsel during any proceeding before the Committee for failure 
to act in an ethical and professional manner.
    (6) Committee Reversal.--A majority of the Members of the 
Committee may vote to overturn the decision of the Chairman to 
remove counsel for a witness.
    (7) Role of Counsel for Witness.--(A) Counsel for a 
witness:
          (i) shall not be allowed to examine witnesses before 
        the Committee, either directly or through cross-
        examination; but
          (ii) may submit questions in writing to the Committee 
        that counsel wishes propounded to a witness; or
          (iii) may suggest, in writing to the Committee, the 
        presentation of other evidence or the calling of other 
        witnesses.
    (B) The Committee may make such use of any such questions, 
or suggestions, as the Committee deems appropriate.
    (f) Statements by Witnesses.--(1) Generally.--A witness may 
make a statement, which shall be brief and relevant, at the 
beginning and at the conclusion of the witness' testimony.
    (2) Length.--Each such statements shall not exceed five 
minutes in length, unless otherwise determined by the Chairman.
    (3) Submission to the Committee.--Any witness desiring to 
submit a written statement for the record of the proceedings 
shall submit a copy of the statement to the Chief Clerk of the 
Committee.
          (A) Such statements shall ordinarily be submitted no 
        less than 48 hours in advance of the witness' 
        appearance before the Committee.
          (B) In the event that the hearing was called with 
        less than 24 hours notice, written statements should be 
        submitted as soon as practicable prior to the hearing.
    (g) Objections and Ruling.--(1) Generally.--Any objection 
raised by a witness, or counsel for the witness, shall be ruled 
upon by the Chairman, and such ruling shall be the ruling of 
the Committee.
    (2) Committee Action.--A ruling by the Chairman may be 
overturned upon a majority vote of the Committee.
    (h) Transcripts.--(1) Transcript Required.--A transcript 
shall be made of the testimony of each witness appearing before 
the Committee during any hearing of the Committee.
    (2) Opportunity to Inspect.--Any witness testifying before 
the Committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to 
inspect the transcript of the hearing, and may be accompanied 
by counsel to determine whether such testimony was correctly 
transcribed. Such counsel:
          (A) shall have the appropriate clearance necessary to 
        review any classified aspect of the transcript; and
          (B) should, to the extent possible, be the same 
        counsel that was present for such classified testimony.
    (3) Corrections.--(A) Pursuant to Rule XI of the House 
Rules, any corrections the witness desires to make in a 
transcript shall be limited to technical, grammatical, and 
typographical.
    (B) Corrections may not be made to change the substance of 
the testimony.
    (C) Such corrections shall be submitted in writing to the 
Committee within 7 days after the transcript is made available 
to the witness.
    (D) Any questions arising with respect to such corrections 
shall be decided by the Chairman.
    (4) Copy for the Witness.--At the request of the witness, 
any portion of the witness' testimony given in executive 
session shall be made available to that witness if that 
testimony is subsequently quoted or intended to be made part of 
a public record. Such testimony shall be made available to the 
witness at the witness' expense.
    (i) Requests to Testify.--(1) Generally.--The Committee 
will consider requests to testify on any matter or measure 
pending before the Committee.
    (2) Recommendations for Additional Evidence.--Any person 
who believes that testimony, other evidence, or commentary, 
presented at a public hearing may tend to affect adversely that 
person's reputation may submit to the Committee, in writing:
          (A) a request to appear personally before the 
        Committee;
          (B) a sworn statement of facts relevant to the 
        testimony, evidence, or commentary; or
          (C) proposed questions for the cross-examination of 
        other witnesses.
    (3) Committee's Discretion.--The Committee may take those 
actions it deems appropriate with respect to such requests.
    (j) Contempt Procedures.--Citations for contempt of 
Congress shall be forwarded to the House, only if:
          (1) reasonable notice is provided to all Members of 
        the Committee of a meeting to be held to consider any 
        such contempt recommendations;
          (2) the Committee has met and considered the contempt 
        allegations;
          (3) the subject of the allegations was afforded an 
        opportunity to state, either in writing or in person, 
        why he or she should not be held in contempt; and
          (4) the Committee agreed by majority vote to forward 
        the citation recommendations to the House.
    (k) Release of Name of Witness.--(1) Generally.--At the 
request of a witness scheduled to be heard by the Committee, 
the name of that witness shall not be released publicly prior 
to, or after, the witness' appearance before the Committee.
    (2) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
Chairman may authorize the release to the public of the name of 
any witness scheduled to appear before the Committee.

                        Rule 9.--Investigations

    (a) Commencing Investigations.--(1) Generally.--The 
Committee shall conduct investigations only if approved by the 
full Committee. An investigation may be initiated either:
          (A) by a vote of the full Committee;
          (B) at the direction of the Chairman of the full 
        Committee, with notice to the Ranking Minority Member; 
        or
          (C) by written request of at least five Members of 
        the full Committee, which is submitted to the Chairman.
    (2) Full Committee Ratification Required.--Any 
investigation initiated by the Chairman pursuant to paragraphs 
(B) and (C) must be brought to the attention of the full 
Committee for approval, at the next regular meeting of the full 
Committee.
    (b) Conducting Investigations.--An authorized investigation 
may be conducted by Members of the Committee or Committee Staff 
members designated by the Chairman, in consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member, to undertake any such investigation.

                          Rule 10.--Subpoenas

    (a) Generally.--All subpoenas shall be authorized by the 
Chairman of the full Committee, upon consultation with the 
Ranking Minority Member, or by vote of the Committee.
    (b) Subpoena Contents.--Any subpoena authorized by the 
Chairman of the full Committee, or the Committee, may compel:
          (1) the attendance of witnesses and testimony before 
        the Committee; or
          (2) the production of memoranda, documents, records, 
        or any other tangible item.
    (c) Signing of Subpoenas.--A subpoena authorized by the 
Chairman of the full Committee, or the Committee, may be signed 
by the Chairman, or by any Member of the Committee designated 
to do so by the Committee.
    (d) Subpoena Service.--A subpoena authorized by the 
Chairman of the full Committee, or the Committee, may be served 
by any person designated to do so by the Chairman.
    (e) Other Requirements.--Each subpoena shall have attached 
thereto a copy of these rules.

                       Rule 11.--Committee Staff

    (a) Definition.--For the purpose of these rules, 
``Committee Staff'' or ``staff of the Committee'' means:
          (1) employees of the Committee;
          (2) consultants to the Committee;
          (3) employees of other Government agencies detailed 
        to the Committee; or
          (4) any other person engaged by contract, or 
        otherwise, to perform services for, or at the request 
        of, the Committee.
    (b) Appointment of Committee Staff.--(1) Chairman's 
Authority.--The appointment of Committee Staff shall be by the 
Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member. The 
Chairman shall certify Committee Staff appointments to the 
Clerk of the House in writing.
    (2) Security Clearance Required.--All offers of employment 
for prospective Committee Staff positions shall be contingent 
upon:
          (A) the results of a background investigation; and
          (B) a determination by the Chairman that requirements 
        for the appropriate security clearances have been met.
    (c) Responsibilities of Committee Staff.--(1) Generally.--
The Committee Staff works for the Committee as a whole, under 
the supervision and direction of the Chairman of the Committee.
    (2) Authority of the Staff Director.--(A) Unless otherwise 
determined by the Committee, the duties of Committee Staff 
shall be performed under the direct supervision and control of 
the staff director.
    (B) Committee Staff personnel affairs and day-to-day 
Committee Staff administrative matters, including the security 
and control of classified documents and material, shall be 
administered under the direct supervision and control of the 
staff director.
    (3) Staff Assistance to Minority Membership.--The Committee 
Staff shall assist the Minority as fully as the Majority of the 
Committee in all matters of Committee business, and in the 
preparation and filing of supplemental, minority, or additional 
views, to the end that all points of view may be fully 
considered by the Committee and the House.

   Rule 12.--Limit on Discussion of Classified Work of the Committee

    (a) Prohibition.--(1) Generally.--Except as otherwise 
provided by these rules and the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, Members and Committee Staff shall not at any 
time, either during that person's tenure as a Member of the 
Committee or as Committee Staff, or anytime thereafter, discuss 
or disclose:
          (A) the classified substance of the work of the 
        Committee;
          (B) any information received by the Committee in 
        executive session;
          (C) any classified information received by the 
        Committee from any source; or
          (D) the substance of any hearing that was closed to 
        the public pursuant to these rules or the Rules of the 
        House.
    (2) Non-Disclosure in Proceedings.--(A) Members of the 
Committee and the Committee Staff shall not discuss either the 
substance or procedure of the work of the Committee with any 
person not a Member of the Committee or the Committee Staff in 
connection with any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, either 
during the person's tenure as a Member of the Committee, or of 
the Committee Staff, or at anytime thereafter, except as 
directed by the Committee in accordance with the Rules of the House and 
these rules.
    (B) In the event of the termination of the Committee, 
Members and Committee Staff shall be governed in these matters 
in a manner determined by the House concerning discussions of 
the classified work of the Committee.
    (3) Exceptions.--(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsection (a)(1), Members of the Committee and the Committee 
Staff may discuss and disclose those matters described in 
subsection (a)(1) with--
          (i) Members and staff of the Senate Select Committee 
        on Intelligence designated by the chairman of that 
        committee;
          (ii) the chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
        House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and staff 
        of those committees designated by the chairmen of those 
        committees; and
          (iii) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
        Subcommittee on National Security of the House 
        Committee on Appropriations and staff of that 
        subcommittee as designated by the chairman of that 
        subcommittee.
    (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1), 
Members of the Committee and the Committee Staff may discuss 
and disclose only that budget-related information necessary to 
facilitate the enactment of the annual defense authorization 
bill with the chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
House and Senate Committees on Armed Services and the staff of 
those committees designated by the chairmen of those 
committees.
    (C) Members and Committee Staff may discuss and disclose 
such matters as otherwise directed by the Committee.
    (b) Non-Disclosure Agreement.--(1) Generally.--All 
Committee Staff must, before joining the Committee, agree in 
writing, as a condition of employment, not to divulge any 
classified information, which comes into such person's 
possession while a member of the Committee Staff, to any person 
not a Member of the Committee or the Committee Staff, except as 
authorized by the Committee in accordance with the Rules of the 
House and these rules.
    (2) Other Requirements.--In the event of the termination of 
the Committee, Members and Committee Staff must follow any 
determination by the House of Representatives, with respect to 
the protection of classified information received while a 
Member of the Committee or as Committee Staff.
    (3) Requests for Testimony of Staff.--(A) All Committee 
Staff must, as a condition of employment, agree in writing, to 
notify the Committee immediately of any request for testimony 
received while a member of the Committee Staff, or at any time 
thereafter, concerning any classified information received by 
such person while a member of the Committee Staff.
    (B) Committee Staff shall not disclose, in response to any 
such request for testimony, any such classified information, 
except as authorized by the Committee in accordance with the 
Rules of the House and these rules.
    (C) In the event of the termination of the Committee, 
Committee Staff will be subject to any determination made by 
the House of Representatives with respect to any requests for 
testimony involving classified information received while a 
member of the Committee Staff.

                     Rule 13.--Classified Material

    (a) Receipt of Classified Information.--(1) Generally.--In 
the case of any information that has been classified under 
established security procedures and submitted to the Committee 
by any source, the Committee shall receive such classified 
information as executive session material.
    (2) Staff Receipt of Classified Materials.--For purposes of 
receiving classified information, the Committee Staff is 
authorized to accept information on behalf of the Committee.
    (b) Non-Disclosure of Classified Information.--Generally.--
Any classified information received by the Committee, from any 
source, shall not be disclosed to any person not a Member of 
the Committee or the Committee Staff, or otherwise released, 
except as authorized by the Committee in accord with the Rules 
of the House and these rules.

   Rule 14.--Procedures Related to Handling of Classified Information

    (a) Security Measures.--(1) Strict Security.--The 
Committee's offices shall operate under strict security 
procedures administered by the Director of Security and 
Registry of the Committee under the direct supervision of the 
staff director.
    (2) U.S. Capitol Police Presence Required.--At least one 
U.S. Capitol Police officer shall be on duty at all times 
outside the entrance to Committee offices to control entry of 
all persons to such offices.
    (3) Identification Required.--Before entering the 
Committee's offices all persons shall identify themselves to 
the U.S. Capitol Police officer described in paragraph (2) and 
to a Member of the Committee or Committee Staff.
    (4) Maintenance of Classified Materials.--Classified 
documents shall be segregated and maintained in approved 
security storage locations.
    (5) Examination of Classified Materials.--Classified 
documents in the Committee's possession shall be examined in an 
appropriately secure manner.
    (6) Prohibition on Removal of Classified Materials.--
Removal of any classified document from the Committee's offices 
is strictly prohibited, except as provided by these rules.
    (7) Exception.--Notwithstanding the prohibition set forth 
in paragraph (6), a classified document, or copy thereof, may 
be removed from the Committee's offices in furtherance of 
official Committee business. Appropriate security procedures 
shall govern the handling of any classified documents removed 
from the Committee's offices.
    (b) Access to Classified Information by Members.--All 
Members of the Committee shall at all times have access to all 
classified papers and other material received by the Committee 
from any source.
    (c) Need-to-know.--(1) Generally.--Committee Staff shall 
have access to any classified information provided to the 
Committee on a strict ``need-to-know'' basis, as determined by 
the Committee, and under the Committee's direction by the staff 
director.
    (2) Appropriate Clearances Required.--Committee Staff must 
have the appropriate clearances prior to any access to 
compartmented information.
    (d) Oath.--(1) Requirement. Before any Member of the 
Committee, or the Committee Staff, shall have access to 
classified information, the following oath shall be executed:

          I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not 
        disclose any classified information received in the 
        course of my service on the House Permanent Select 
        Committee on Intelligence, except when authorized to do 
        so by the Committee or the House of Representatives.

    (2) Copy.--A copy of such executed oath shall be retained 
in the files of the Committee.
    (e) Registry.--(1) Generally.--The Committee shall maintain 
a registry that:
          (A) provides a brief description of the content of 
        all classified documents provided to the Committee by 
        the executive branch that remain in the possession of 
        the Committee; and
          (B) lists by number all such documents.
    (2) Designation by the Staff Director.--The staff director 
shall designate a member of the Committee Staff to be 
responsible for the organization and daily maintenance of such 
registry.
    (3) Availability.--Such registry shall be available to all 
Members of the Committee and Committee Staff.
    (f) Requests by Members of Other Committees.--Pursuant to 
the Rules of the House, Members who are not Members of the 
Committee may be granted access to such classified transcripts, 
records, data, charts, or files of the Committee, and be 
admitted on a non-participatory basis to classified hearings of 
the Committee involving discussions of classified material in 
the following manner:
          (1) Written Notification Required.--Members who 
        desire to examine classified materials in the 
        possession of the Committee, or to attend Committee 
        hearings or briefings on a non-participatory basis, 
        must notify the Chief Clerk of the Committee in 
        writing.
          (2) Committee Consideration.--The Committee shall 
        consider each such request by non-Committee Members at 
        the earliest practicable opportunity. The Committee 
        shall determine, by roll call vote, what action it 
        deems appropriate in light of all of the circumstances 
        of each request. In its determination, the Committee 
        shall consider:
                  (A) the sensitivity to the national defense 
                or the confidential conduct of the foreign 
                relations of the United States of the 
                information sought;
                  (B) the likelihood of its being directly or 
                indirectly disclosed;
                  (C) the jurisdictional interest of the Member 
                making the request; and
                  (D) such other concerns, constitutional or 
                otherwise, as may affect the public interest of 
                the United States.
          (3) Committee Action.--After consideration of the 
        Member's request, the Committee may take any action it 
        may deem appropriate under the circumstances, including 
        but not limited to:
                  (A) approving the request, in whole or part;
                  (B) denying the request; or
                  (C) providing the requested information or 
                material in a different form than that sought 
                by the Member.
          (4) Consultation Authorized.--When considering a 
        Member's request, the Committee may consult the 
        Director of Central Intelligence and such other 
        officials it considers necessary.
          (5) Finality of Committee Decision.--(A) Should the 
        Member making such a request disagree with the 
        Committee's determination with respect to that request, 
        or any part thereof, that Member must notify the 
        Committee in writing of such disagreement.
          (B) The Committee shall subsequently consider the 
        matter and decide, by record vote, what further action 
        or recommendation, if any, the Committee will take.
    (g) Advising the House or Other Committees.--Pursuant to 
Section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
Sec. 413), and to the Rules of the House, the Committee shall 
call to the attention of the House, or to any other appropriate 
committee of the House, those matters requiring the attention 
of the House, or such other committee, on the basis of the 
following provisions:
          (1) By Request of Committee Member.--At the request 
        of any Member of the Committee to call to the attention 
        of the House, or any other committee, executive session 
        material in the Committee's possession, the Committee 
        shall meet at the earliest practicable opportunity to 
        consider that request.
          (2) Committee Consideration of Request.--The 
        Committee shall consider the following factors, among 
        any others it deems appropriate:
                  (A) the effect of the matter in question on 
                the national defense or the foreign relations 
                of the United States;
                  (B) whether the matter in question involves 
                sensitive intelligence sources and methods;
                  (C) whether the matter in question otherwise 
                raises serious questions affecting the national 
                interest; and
                  (D) whether the matter in question affects 
                matters within the jurisdiction of another 
                Committee of the House.
          (3) Views of Other Committees. In examining such 
        factors, the Committee may seek the opinion of Members 
        of the Committee appointed from standing committees of 
        the House with jurisdiction over the matter in 
        question, or submissions from such other committees.
          (4) Other Advice. The Committee may, during its 
        deliberations on such requests, seek the advice of any 
        executive branch official.
    (h) Reasonable Opportunity to Examine Materials.--Before 
the Committee makes any decision regarding any request for 
access to any classified information in its possession, or a 
proposal to bring any matter to the attention of the House or 
another committee, Members of the Committee shall have a 
reasonable opportunity to examine all pertinent testimony, 
documents, or other materials in the Committee's possession 
that may inform their decision on the question.
    (i) Notification to the House.--The Committee may bring a 
matter to the attention of the House when, after consideration 
of the factors set forth in this rule, it considers the matter 
in question so grave that it requires the attention of all 
Members of the House, and time is of the essence, or for any 
reason the Committee finds compelling.
    (j) Method of Disclosure to the House.--(1) Should the 
Committee decide by roll call vote that a matter requires the 
attention of the House as described in subsection (i), it shall 
make arrangements to notify the House promptly.
    (2) In such cases, the Committee shall consider whether:
          (A) to request an immediate secret session of the 
        House (with time equally divided between the Majority 
        and the Minority); or
          (B) to publicly disclose the matter in question 
        pursuant to clause 11(g) of House Rule X.
    (k) Requirement to Protect Sources and Methods.--In 
bringing a matter to the attention of the House, or another 
committee, the Committee, with due regard for the protection of 
intelligence sources and methods, shall take all necessary 
steps to safeguard materials or information relating to the 
matter in question.
    (l) Availability of Information to Other Committees.--The 
Committee, having determined that a matter shall be brought to 
the attention of another committee, shall ensure that such 
matter, including all classified information related to that 
matter, is promptly made available to the chairman and ranking 
minority member of such other committee.
    (m) Provision of Materials.--The Director of Security and 
Registry for the Committee shall provide a copy of these rules, 
and the applicable portions of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives governing the handling of classified 
information, along with those materials determined by the 
Committee to be made available to such other committee of the 
House.
    (n) Ensuring Clearances and Secure Storage.--The Director 
of Security and Registry shall ensure that such other committee 
or Member (not a Member of the Committee) receiving such 
classified materials may properly store classified materials in 
a manner consistent with all governing rules, regulations, 
policies, procedures, and statutes.
    (o) Log.--The Director of Security and Registry for the 
Committee shall maintain a written record identifying the 
particular classified document or material provided to such 
other committee or Member (not a Member of the Committee), the 
reasons agreed upon by the Committee for approving such 
transmission, and the name of the committee or Member (not a 
Member of the Committee) receiving such document or material.
    (p) Miscellaneous Requirements.--(1) Staff Director's 
Additional Authority.--The staff director is further empowered 
to provide for such additional measures, which he or she deems 
necessary, to protect such classified information authorized by 
the Committee to be provided to such other committee or Member 
(not a Member of the Committee).
    (2) Notice to Originating Agency.--In the event that the 
Committee authorizes the disclosure of classified information 
provided to the Committee by an agency of the executive branch 
to a Member (not a Member of the Committee) or to another 
committee, the Chairman may notify the providing agency of the 
Committee's action prior to the transmission of such classified 
information.

                     Rule 15.--Legislative Calendar

    (a) Generally.--The Chief Clerk, under the direction of the 
staff director, shall maintain a printed calendar that lists:
          (1) the legislative measures introduced and referred 
        to the Committee;
          (2) the status of such measures; and
          (3) such other matters that the Committee may 
        require.
    (b) Revisions to the Calendar.--The calendar shall be 
revised from time to time to show pertinent changes.
    (c) Availability.--A copy of each such revision shall be 
furnished to each Member, upon request.
    (d) Consultation with Appropriate Government Entities.--
Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, legislative 
measures referred to the Committee shall be referred by the 
Chief Clerk to the appropriate department or agency of the 
Government for reports thereon.

                       Rule 16.--Committee Travel

    (a) Authority.--The Chairman may authorize Members and 
Committee Staff to travel on Committee business.
    (b) Requests.--(1) Member Requests.--Members requesting 
authorization for such travel shall state the purpose and 
length of the trip, and shall submit such request directly to 
the Chairman.
    (2) Committee Staff Requests.--Committee Staff requesting 
authorization for such travel shall state the purpose and 
length of the trip, and shall submit such request through their 
supervisors to the staff director and the Chairman.
    (c) Notification to Members.--(1) Generally.--Members shall 
be notified of all foreign travel of Committee Staff not 
accompanying a Member.
    (2) Content.--All Members are to be advised, prior to the 
commencement of such travel, of its length, nature, and 
purpose.
    (d) Trip Reports.--(1) Generally.--A full report of all 
issues discussed during any Committee travel shall be submitted 
to the Chief Clerk of the Committee within a reasonable period 
of time following the completion of such trip.
    (2) Availability of Reports.--Such report shall be:
          (A) available for the review of any Member or 
        Committee Staff; and (B) considered executive session 
        material for purposes of these rules.
    (e) Limitations on Travel.--(1) Generally.--The Chairman is 
not authorized to permit travel on Committee business of 
Committee Staff who have not satisfied the requirements of 
subsection (d) of this rule.
    (2) Exception.--The Chairman may authorize Committee Staff 
to travel on Committee business, notwithstanding the 
requirements of subsections (d) and (e) of this rule--
          (A) at the specific request of a Member of the 
        Committee; or
          (B) in the event there are circumstances beyond the 
        control of the Committee Staff hindering compliance 
        with such requirements.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this rule the term 
``reasonable period of time'' means:
          (1) no later than 60 days after returning from a 
        foreign trip; and
          (2) no later than 30 days after returning from a 
        domestic trip.

                     Rule 17.--Disciplinary Actions

    (a) Generally.--The Committee shall immediately consider 
whether disciplinary action shall be taken in the case of any 
member of the Committee Staff alleged to have failed to conform 
to any Rule of the House of Representatives or to these rules.
    (b) Exception.--In the event the House of Representatives 
is:
          (1) in a recess period in excess of 3 days; or
          (2) has adjourned sine die; the Chairman of the full 
        Committee, in consultation with the Ranking Minority 
        Member, may take such immediate disciplinary actions 
        deemed necessary.
    (c) Available Actions.--Such disciplinary action may 
include immediate dismissal from the Committee Staff.
    (d) Notice to Members.--All Members shall be notified as 
soon as practicable, either by facsimile transmission or 
regular mail, of any disciplinary action taken by the Chairman 
pursuant to subsection (b).
    (e) Reconsideration of Chairman's Actions.--A majority of 
the Members of the full Committee may vote to overturn the 
decision of the Chairman to take disciplinary action pursuant 
to subsection (b).

               Rule 18.--Broadcasting Committee Meetings

    Whenever any hearing or meeting conducted by the Committee 
is open to the public, a majority of the Committee may permit 
that hearing or meeting to be covered, in whole or in part, by 
television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, 
or by any of such methods of coverage, subject to the 
provisions and in accordance with the spirit of the purposes 
enumerated in the Rules of the House.

    Rule 19.--Committee Records Transferred to the National Archives

    (a) Generally.--The records of the Committee at the 
National Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
available for public use in accordance with the Rules of the 
House of Representatives.
    (b) Notice of withholding.--The Chairman shall notify the 
Ranking Minority Member of any decision, pursuant to the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, to withhold a record otherwise 
available, and the matter shall be presented to the full 
Committee for a determination of the question of public 
availability on the written request of any Member of the 
Committee.

                       Rule 20.--Changes in Rules

    (a) Generally.--These rules may be modified, amended, or 
repealed by vote of the full Committee.
    (b) Notice of Proposed Changes.--A notice, in writing, of 
the proposed change shall be given to each Member at least 48 
hours prior to any meeting at which action on the proposed rule 
change is to be taken.
      

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                PART III. CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEES

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                        Joint Economic Committee

               CONNIE MACK, Senator of Florida, Chairman

        JIM SAXTON, Representative of New Jersey, Vice Chairman

               HOUSE                               SENATE

THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois            WILLIAM V. ROTH, Jr., Delaware
MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South     JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
Carolina                             ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah
JIM McCRERY, Louisiana               ROD GRAMS, Minnesota
FORTNEY PETE STARK, California       SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York         JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York         CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
                                     EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
                                     PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland
                                     JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico

                        (Adopted April 13, 1999)


                 Rules of the Joint Economic Committee

    Rule 1. The rules of the Senate and House, insofar as they 
are applicable, shall govern the committee and its 
subcommittees. The rules of the Committee, insofar as they are 
applicable, shall be the rules of any subcommittee of the 
Committee.
    Rule 2. The meetings of the Committee shall be held at such 
times and in such places as the Chairman may designate, or at 
such times as a quorum of the Committee may request in writing, 
with adequate advance notice provided to all members of the 
Committee. Subcommittee meetings shall not be held when the 
full Committee is meeting. Where there rules require a vote of 
the members of the Committee, polling of members either in 
writing or by telephone shall not be permitted to substitute 
for a vote taken at a Committee meeting, unless the Ranking 
Minority Member assents to a waiver of this requirement.
    Rule 3. Ten members of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum. A majority of the members of a subcommittee shall 
constitute a quorum of such subcommittee.
    Rule 4. Written or telegraphic proxies of Committee members 
will be received and recorded on any vote taken by the 
Committee, except at the organization meeting at the beginning 
of each Congress, or for the purpose of creating a quorum.
    Rule 5. The Chairman may name standing or special 
subcommittees. Any member of the Committee shall have the 
privilege of sitting with any subcommittee during its hearings 
or deliberations, but no such member who is not a member of the 
subcommittee shall vote on any matter before such subcommittee.
    Rule 6. The chairmanship and vice chairmanship of the 
Committee shall alternate between the House and Senate by 
Congresses. The senior member of the minority party in the 
House of Congress opposite to that of the Chairman shall be the 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. In the event the 
House and Senate are under different party control, the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman shall represent the majority party 
in the respective Houses.
    Rule 7. Questions as to the order of business and the 
procedure of the Committee shall in the first instance be 
decided by the Chairman, subject always to an appeal to the 
Committee.
    Rule 8. All hearings conducted by the Committee or its 
subcommittees shall be open to the public except where the 
Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, by a majority 
vote orders an executive session. Whenever possible, all public 
hearings shall include some sessions held on the Senate side 
and some on the House side. House and Senate members shall 
alternate in order of seating and interrogation.
    Rule 9. So far as practicable all witnesses appearing 
before the Committee shall file advance written statements of 
their proposed testimony, and their oral testimony shall be 
limited to brief summaries. Brief insertions of additional 
germane material will be received for the record, subject to 
the approval of the Chairman.
    Rule 10. An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of 
all testimony and each witness provided with a copy thereof. 
Witnesses may make changes in testimony for the purpose of 
correcting grammatical errors, obvious errors of fact, and 
errors of transcription. Brief supplemental materials when 
required to clarify the transcript may be inserted in the 
record subject to the approval of the Chairman. Witnesses shall 
be allowed 3 days within which to correct and return the 
transcript of their testimony. If not so returned, the clerk 
may close the record whenever necessary.
    Rule 11. Each member of the Committee shall be provided 
with a copy of the hearings transcript for the purpose of 
correcting errors of transcription and grammar, and clarifying 
questions or remarks. If another person is authorized by a 
Committee member to make his corrections, the clerk shall be so 
notified.
    Members who have received unanimous consent to submit 
written questions to witnesses shall be allowed 2 days within 
which to submit these to the executive director for 
transmission to the witnesses. The record may be held open for 
a period not to exceed 1week awaiting responses by witnesses.
    Rule 12. Testimony received in executive hearings shall not 
be released or included in any report without the approval of a 
majority of the Committee.
    Rule 13. The Chairman shall provide adequate time for 
questioning of witnesses by all members, and the rule of 
germaneness shall be enforced in all hearings.
    Rule 14.None of the hearings of the Committee shall be 
telecast or broadcast, whether directly or through such devices as 
recordings, tapes, motion pictures, or other mechanical means, if in 
conflict with a rule or practice of the House on the side of the 
Capitol where hearings are being held. If no general rule or practice 
prevails in regard to such telecasts or broadcasts, none of the 
hearings of the Committee shall be telecast or broadcast unless 
approved by a majority of the members of the Committee.
    Telecasts or broadcasts of any such portion of hearings of 
the Committee as may include testimony of a witness, shall not 
be authorized if such witness objects to such telecast or 
broadcast: Provided, That such witness shall be afforded the 
opportunity to make such objection, if any, to the Committee at 
a time when the proceedings are not being telecast or 
broadcast.
    Rule 15. No Committee report shall be made public or 
transmitted to the Congress without the approval of a majority 
of the Committee except that when the Congress has adjourned, 
subcommittees may by majority vote and with the express 
permission of the full Committee submit reports to the full 
Committee and simultaneously release same to the public: 
Provided, That any member of the Committee may make a report 
supplementary to or dissenting from the majority report. Such 
supplementary or dissenting reports should be as brief as 
possible. Factual reports by the Committee staff may be printed 
for the distribution to Committee members and the public only 
upon authorization of the Chairman of the full Committee either 
with the approval of a majority of the Committee or with the 
consent of the Ranking Minority Member.
    Rule 16. No summary of a Committee report, prediction of 
the contents of a report, or statement of conclusions 
concerning any investigation shall be made by a member of the 
Committee or of the Committee staff prior to the issuance of a 
report of the Committee.
    Rule 17. There shall be kept a complete record of all 
Committee proceedings and actions. The clerk of the Committee, 
or a designated member of the Committee staff, shall act as 
recording secretary of all proceedings before the Committee and 
shall prepare and circulate to all members of the Committee the 
minutes of such proceedings. Minutes circulated will be 
considered approved unless objection is registered prior to the 
next Committee meeting. The records of the Committee shall be 
open to all members of the Committee.
    Rule 18. The Committee shall have a professional and 
clerical staff under the supervision of an executive director. 
The Committee shall appoint and remove the executive director 
with the approval of not less than 10 members of the Committee. 
Staff operating procedures shall be determined by the executive 
director, with the approval of the Chairman of the Committee, 
and after notification to the Ranking Minority Member with 
respect to basic revisions. The executive director under the 
general supervision of the Chairman is authorized to deal 
directly with agencies of the Government and with non-
Government groups and individuals on behalf of the Committee.
    The professional members of the Committee staff shall be 
appointed and removed on the recommendation of the executive 
director with approval by a majority vote of the Committee. The 
professional staff members, including the executive director, 
shall be persons selected without regard to political 
affiliations who, as a result of training, experience, and 
attainments, are exceptionally qualified to analyze and 
interpret economic developments and programs. The clerical and 
temporary staff shall be appointed and removed by the executive 
director with the approval of the Chairman, and after 
notification to the Ranking Minority Member. The Committee 
staff shall serve all members of the Committee in an objective, 
non partisan manner. From time to time, upon request the 
executive director shall designate individual members of the 
staff to assist subcommittees, individual Committee members, 
and the minority members. The staff, to the extent possible, 
shall be organized along functional lines to permit 
specialization.
    Rule 19. Attendance at executive sessions shall be limited 
to members of the Committee and of the Committee staff. Other 
persons whose presence is requested or consented to by the 
Committee may be admitted to such sessions.
    Rule 20. Selection of witnesses for Committee hearings 
shall be made by the Committee staff under the direction of the 
Chairman. A list of proposed witnesses shall be submitted to 
the members of the Committee for review sufficiently in advance 
of the hearings to permit suggestions by the Committee members 
to receive appropriate consideration.
    Rule 21. The Chairman of the Committee shall have the 
overall responsibility for preparing and carrying out the 
Committee's program, including staff duties, subject to prior 
approval of each item on the program by a majority of the 
Committee or, alternatively, by the Ranking Minority Member. 
Prior to and during the transition from one Congress to 
another, the outgoing Committee shall prepare and have ready a 
plan for the consideration of the President's Economic Report 
and the preparation of the Committee's report thereon in order 
to meet the March 1 deadline established by Public Law 304 
(79th Cong.), as amended.
    Rule 22. Proposals for amending Committee rules shall be 
sent to all members at least 1 week before final action is 
taken thereon, unless the amendment is made by unanimous 
consent. Approval by at least 11 members of the Committee shall 
be required to amend these rules.
    Rule 23. The information contained in any books, papers, or 
documents furnished to the Committee by any individual, 
partnership, corporation, or other legal entity shall, upon the 
request of the individual, partnership, corporation, or other 
entity furnishing the same, be maintained in strict confidence 
by the members and staff of the Committee, except that any such 
information may be released outside of executive session of the 
Committee if the release thereof is effected in a manner which 
will not reveal the identity of such individual, partnership, 
corporation, or entity: Provided, That the Committee by 
majority vote may authorize the disclosure of the identity of 
any such individual, partnership, corporation, or entity in 
connection with any pending hearing or as a part of a duly 
authorized report of the Committee if such release is deemed 
essential to the performance of the functions of the Committee 
and is in the public interest.
               Joint Committee on the Library of Congress

                TED STEVENS, Senator of Alaska, Chairman

     WILLIAM M. THOMAS, Representative of California, Vice Chairman

               HOUSE                               SENATE

JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan           THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
JIM DAVIS, Florida                   DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York

                        (Adopted March 24, 1999)


                  Title 1.--Meetings of the Committee

    1. Regular meetings shall be held in room S-128 of the 
Capitol. Meetings may be called by the chairman, with the 
concurrence of the vice chairman, as may be deemed necessary or 
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate.
    2. Meetings of the committee, including meetings to conduct 
hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or 
series of meetings by the committee on the same subject for a 
period of no more than 14 calendar days may be closed to the 
public on a motion made and seconded to go into closed session 
to discuss only whether the matters enumerated in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) would require the meeting to be closed followed 
immediately by a recorded vote in open session by a majority of 
the members of the committee when it is determined that the 
matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken at such 
meeting or meetings--
          (A) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret 
        in the interests of national defense or the 
        confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the 
        United States;
          (B) will relate solely to matters of the committee 
        staff personnel or internal staff management or 
        procedure;
          (C) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional 
        standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an 
        individual to public contempt or obloquy, or will 
        represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy 
        of an individual;
          (D) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information 
        relating to the investigation or prosecution of a 
        criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in 
        the interests of effective law enforcement;
          (E) will disclose information relating to the trade 
        secrets or financial or commercial information 
        pertaining specifically to a given person if--
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the 
                information to be kept confidential by 
                Government officers and employees; or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than 
                through an application by such person for a 
                specific Government financial or other benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to 
                prevent undue injury to the competitive 
                position of such person; or
          (F) may divulge matters required to be kept 
        confidential under the provisions of law or Government 
        regulations. (Paragraph 5(b) of rule XXVI of the 
        Standing Rules.)
    3. Written notices of committee meetings will normally be 
sent by the committee's staff director to all members of the 
committee at least 3 days in advance. In addition, the 
committee staff will telephone reminders of committee meetings 
to all members of the committee or to the appropriate staff 
assistants in their offices.
    4. A copy of the committee's intended agenda enumerating 
separate items of committee business will normally be sent to 
all members of the committee by the staff director at least 1 
day in advance of all meetings. This does not preclude any 
member of the committee from raising appropriate non-agenda 
topics.
    5. Any witness who is to appear before the committee in any 
hearing shall file with the clerk of the committee at least 3 
business days before the date of his or her appearance, a 
written statement of his or her proposed testimony and an 
executive summary thereof, in such form as the chairman may 
direct, unless the chairman waives such requirement for good 
cause.

                           Title 2.--Quorums

    1. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(1) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules, 4 members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum.
    2. Pursuant to paragraph 7(a)(2) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules, 2 members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum for the purpose of taking testimony: Provided, however, 
once a quorum is established, any one member can continue to 
take such testimony.
    3. Under no circumstances may proxies be considered for the 
establishment of a quorum.

                            Title 3.--Voting

    1. Voting in the committee on any issue will normally be by 
voice vote.
    2. If a third of the members present so demand, a record 
vote will be taken on any question by rollcall.
    3. The results of rollcall votes taken in any meeting upon 
any measure, or any amendment thereto, shall be stated in the 
committee report on that measure unless previously announced by 
the committee, and such report or announcement shall include a 
tabulation of the votes cast in favor of and the votes cast in 
opposition to each such measure and amendment by each member of 
the committee. (Paragraph 7(b) and (c) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules.)
    4. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all measures and 
matters before the committee. However, the vote of the 
committee to report a measure or matter shall require the 
concurrence of a majority of the members of the committee who 
are physically present at the time of the vote. Proxies will be 
allowed in such cases solely for the purpose of recording a 
member's position on the question and then only in those 
instances when the absentee committee member has been informed 
of the question and has affirmatively requested that he be 
recorded. (Paragraph 7(a)(3) of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules.)

        Title 4.--Delegation of Authority to Committee Chairman

    1. The chairman is authorized to sign himself or by 
delegation all necessary vouchers and routine papers for which 
the committee's approval is required and to decide in the 
committee's behalf all routine business.
    2. The chairman is authorized to engage commercial 
reporters for the preparation of transcripts of committee 
meetings and hearings.
    3. The chairman is authorized to issue, on behalf of the 
committee, regulations normally promulgated by the committee at 
the beginning of each session.
                      Joint Committee on Printing

       WILLIAM M. THOMAS, Representative of California, Chairman

          MITCH McCONNELL, Senator of Kentucky, Vice Chairman

               HOUSE                               SENATE

JOHN A. BOEHNER, Ohio                THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio                  DON NICKLES, Oklahoma
STENY H. HOYER, Maryland             DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania           DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii

                        (Adopted April 27, 1999)


                        Rule 1.--Committee Rules

    (a) The rules of the Senate and House insofar as they are 
applicable, shall govern the Committee.
    (b) The Committee's rules shall be published in the 
Congressional Record as soon as possible following the 
Committee's organizational meeting in each odd-numbered year.
    (c) Where these rules require a vote of the members of the 
Committee, polling of members either in writing or by telephone 
shall not be permitted to substitute for a vote taken at a 
Committee meeting, unless the ranking minority member assents 
to waiver of this requirement.
    (d) Proposals for amending Committee rules shall be sent to 
all members at least one week before final action is taken 
thereon, unless the amendment is made by unanimous consent.

                  Rule 2.--Regular Committee Meetings

    (a) The regular meeting date of the Committee shall be the 
second Wednesday of every month when the House and Senate are 
in session. A regularly scheduled meeting need not be held if 
there is no business to be considered and after appropriate 
notification is made to the ranking minority member. Additional 
meetings may be called by the Chairman, as he may deem 
necessary or at the request of the majority of the members of 
the Committee.
    (b) If the Chairman of the Committee is not present at any 
meeting of the Committee, the vice-Chairman or ranking member 
of the majority party on the Committee who is present shall 
preside at the meeting.

                            Rule 3.--Quorum

    (a) Five members of the Committee shall constitute a 
quorum, which is required for the purpose of closing meetings, 
promulgating Committee orders or changing the rules of the 
Committee.
    (b) Three members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of 
taking testimony and receiving evidence.

                            Rule 4.--Proxies

    (a) Written or telegraphic proxies of Committee members 
will be received and recorded on any vote taken by the 
Committee, except at the organization meeting at the beginning 
of each Congress or for the purpose of creating a quorum.
    (b) Proxies will be allowed on any such votes for the 
purpose of recording a member's position on a question only 
when the absentee Committee member has been informed of the 
question and has affirmatively requested that he be recorded.

                   Rule 5.--Open and Closed Meetings

    (a) Each meeting for the transaction of business of the 
Committee shall be open to the public except when the 
Committee, in open session and with a quorum present, 
determines by roll call vote that all or part of the remainder 
of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the public. No 
such vote shall be required to close a meeting that relates 
solely to internal budget or personnel matters.
    (b) No person other than members of the Committee, and such 
congressional staff and other representatives as they may 
authorize, shall be present in any business session that has 
been closed to the public.

 Rule 6.--Alternating Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship by Congresses

    (a) The Chairmanship and vice Chairmanship of the Committee 
shall alternate between the House and the Senate by Congresses: 
The senior member of the minority party in the House of 
Congress opposite of that of the Chairman shall be the ranking 
minority member of the Committee.
    (b) In the event the House and Senate are under different 
party control, the Chairman and vice Chairman shall represent 
the majority party in their respective Houses. When the 
Chairman and vice-Chairman represent different parties, the 
vice-Chairman shall also fulfill the responsibilities of the 
ranking minority member as prescribed by these rules.

                    Rule 7.--Parliamentary Questions

    Questions as to the order of business and the procedures of 
Committee shall in the first instance be decided by the 
Chairman; subject always to an appeal to the Committee.

         Rule 8.--Hearings: Public Announcements and Witnesses

    (a) The Chairman, in the case of hearings to be conducted 
by the Committee, shall make public announcement of the date, 
place and subject matter of any hearing to be conducted on any 
measure or matter at least one week before the commencement of 
that hearing unless the Committee determines that there is good 
cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date. In the latter 
event, the Chairman shall make such public announcement at the 
earliest possible date. The staff director of the Committee 
shall promptly notify the Daily Digest of the Congressional 
Record as soon as possible after such public announcement is 
made.
    (b) So far as practicable, all witnesses appearing before 
the Committee shall file advance written statements of their 
proposed testimony at least 48 hours in advance of their 
appearance and their oral testimony shall be limited to brief 
summaries. Limited insertions or additional germane material 
will be received for the record, subject to the approval of the 
Chairman.

                    Rule 9.--Official Hearing Record

    (a) An accurate stenographic record shall be kept of all 
Committee proceedings and actions. Brief supplemental materials 
when required to clarify the transcript may be inserted in the 
record subject to the approval of the Chairman.
    (b) Each member of the Committee shall be provided with a 
copy of the hearing transcript for the purpose of correcting 
errors of transcription and grammar, and clarifying questions 
or remarks. If any other person is authorized by a Committee 
Member to make his corrections, the staff director shall be so 
notified.
    (c) Members who have received unanimous consent to submit 
written questions to witnesses shall be allowed two days within 
which to submit these to the staff director for transmission to 
the witnesses. The record may be held open for a period not to 
exceed two weeks awaiting the responses by witnesses.
    (d) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony 
given at a public session or, if given at an executive session, 
when authorized by the Committee. Testimony received in closed 
hearings shall not be released or included in any report 
without the approval of the Committee.

               Rule 10.--Witnesses for Committee Hearings

    (a) Selection of witnesses for Committee hearings shall be 
made by the Committee staff under the direction of the 
Chairman. A list of proposed witnesses shall be submitted to 
the members of the Committee for review sufficiently in advance 
of the hearings to permit suggestions by the Committee members 
to receive appropriate consideration.
    (b) The Chairman shall provide adequate time for 
questioning of witnesses by all members, including minority 
Members and the rule of germaneness shall be enforced in all 
hearings notified.
    (c) Whenever a hearing is conducted by the Committee upon 
any measure or matter, the minority on the Committee shall be 
entitled, upon unanimous request to the Chairman before the 
completion of such hearings, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to the measure or matter 
during at least one day of hearing thereon.

     Rule 11.--Confidential Information Furnished to the Committee

    The information contained in any books, papers or documents 
furnished to the Committee by any individual, partnership, 
corporation or other legal entity shall, upon the request of 
the individual, partnership, corporation or entity furnishing 
the same, be maintained in strict confidence by the members and 
staff of the Committee, except that any such information may be 
released outside of executive session of the Committee if the 
release thereof is effected in a manner which will not reveal 
the identity of such individual, partnership, corporation or 
entity in connection with any pending hearing or as a part of a 
duly authorized report of the Committee if such release is 
deemed essential to the performance of the functions of the 
Committee and is in the public interest.

              Rule 12.--Broadcasting of Committee Hearings

    The rule for broadcasting of Committee hearings shall be 
the same as Rule XI, clause 4, of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.

                      Rule 13.--Committee Reports

    (a) No Committee report shall be made public or transmitted 
to the Congress without the approval of a majority of the 
Committee except when Congress has adjourned: provided that any 
member of the Committee may make a report supplementary to or 
dissenting from the majority report. Such supplementary or 
dissenting reports should be as brief as possible.
    (b) Factual reports by the Committee staff may be printed 
for distribution to Committee members and the public only upon 
authorization of the Chairman either with the approval of a 
majority of the Committee or with the consent of the ranking 
minority member.

             Rule 14.--Confidentiality of Committee Reports

    No summary of a Committee report, prediction of the 
contents of a report, or statement of conclusions concerning 
any investigation shall be made by a member of the Committee or 
by any staff member of the Committee prior to the issuance of a 
report of the Committee.

                       Rule 15.--Committee Staff

    (a) The Committee shall have a staff director, selected by 
the Chairman. The staff director shall be an employee of the 
House of Representatives or of the Senate.
    (b) The Ranking Minority Member may designate an employee 
of the House of Representatives or of the Senate as the 
minority staff director.
    (c) The staff director, under the general supervision of 
the Chairman, is authorized to deal directly with agencies of 
the Government and with non-Government groups and individuals 
on behalf of the Committee.
    (d) The Chairman or staff director shall timely notify the 
Ranking Minority Member or the minority staff director of 
decisions made on behalf of the Committee.

                      Rule 16.--Committee Chairman

    The Chairman of the Committee may establish such other 
procedures and take such actions as may be necessary to carry 
out the foregoing rules or to facilitate the effective 
operation of the Committee. Specifically, the Chairman is 
authorized, during the interim periods between meetings of the 
Committee, to act on all requests submitted by any executive 
department, independent agency, temporary or permanent 
commissions and committees of the Federal Government, the 
Government Printing Office and any other Federal entity, 
pursuant to the requirements of applicable Federal law and 
regulations.
                      Joint Committee on Taxation

             BILL ARCHER, Representative of Texas, Chairman

        WILLIAM V. ROTH, Jr., Senator of Delaware, Vice Chairman

               HOUSE                               SENATE

PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois            JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island
WILLIAM M. THOMAS, California        CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York          DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York
FORTNEY PETE STARK, California       MAX BAUCUS, Montana
    The Joint Committee does not adopt written rules.
      

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                  Rule X.--Organization of Committees


             COMMITTEES AND THEIR LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTIONS

    1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 
4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to 
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees 
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in 
accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as follows:

(a) Committee on Agriculture

    (1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of 
birds and animals in forest reserves.
    (2) Agriculture generally.
    (3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
    (4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
    (5) Agricultural economics and research.
    (6) Agricultural education extension services.
    (7) Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization 
of prices of agricultural products, and commodities (not 
including distribution outside of the United States).
    (8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
    (9) Commodity exchanges.
    (10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
    (11) Dairy industry.
    (12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
    (13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
    (14) Inspection of livestock, poultry, meat products, and 
seafood and seafood products.
    (15) Forestry in general and forest reserves other than 
those created from the public domain.
    (16) Human nutrition and home economics.
    (17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
    (18) Rural electrification.
    (19) Rural development.
    (20) Water conservation related to activities of the 
Department of Agriculture.

(b) Committee on Appropriations

    (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the 
Government.
    (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in 
appropriation Acts.
    (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
    (4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other 
committees that provide new entitlement authority as defined in 
section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
referred to the committee under clause 4(a)(2).

(c) Committee on Armed Services

    (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; and Army, Navy, and 
Air Force reservations and establishments.
    (2) Common defense generally.
    (3) Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum 
and oil shale reserves.
    (4) The Department of Defense generally, including the 
Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, generally.
    (5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures 
relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of 
interoceanic canals.
    (6) Merchant Marine Academy and State Maritime Academies.
    (7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
    (8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the Department of Defense.
    (9) National security aspects of merchant marine, including 
financial assistance for the construction and operation of 
vessels, maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair 
industrial base, cabotage, cargo preference, and merchant 
marine officers and seamen as these matters relate to the 
national security.
    (10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
privileges of members of the armed forces.
    (11) Scientific research and development in support of the 
armed services.
    (12) Selective service.
    (13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 
and Air Force.
    (14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
    (15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for the 
common defense.

(d) Committee on Banking and Financial Services

    (1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and 
Federal monetary policy.
    (2) Bank capital markets activities generally.
    (3) Depository institutions securities activities 
generally, including activities of any affiliates (except for 
functional regulation under applicable securities laws not 
involving safety and soundness).
    (4) Economic stabilization, defense production, 
renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities, rents, 
and services.
    (5) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than 
transportation).
    (6) International finance.
    (7) International financial and monetary organizations.
    (8) Money and credit, including currency and the issuance 
of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the 
coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar.
    (9) Public and private housing.
    (10) Urban development.

(e) Committee on the Budget

    (1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in 
section 3(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other 
matters required to be referred to the committee under titles 
III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth 
appropriate levels of budget totals for the United States 
Government.
    (2) Budget process generally.
    (3) Establishment, extension, and enforcement of special 
controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary 
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing 
exemption from reduction under any order issued under part C of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

(f) Committee on Commerce

    (1) Biomedical research and development.
    (2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
    (3) Health and health facilities (except health care 
supported by payroll deductions).
    (4) Interstate energy compacts.
    (5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
    (6) Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, 
pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all 
fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or 
renewable energy resources.
    (7) Conservation of energy resources.
    (8) Energy information generally.
    (9) The generation and marketing of power (except by 
federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing 
authorities); reliability and interstate transmission of, and 
ratemaking for, all power; and siting of generation facilities 
(except the installation of interconnections between Government 
waterpower projects).
    (10) General management of the Department of Energy and 
management and all functions of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.
    (11) National energy policy generally.
    (12) Public health and quarantine.
    (13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, 
including regulation of research and development reactors and 
nuclear regulatory research.
    (14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
    (15) Securities and exchanges.
    (16) Travel and tourism.
    The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect 
to regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear 
energy as it has with respect to regulation of nonnuclear 
facilities and of use of nonnuclear energy.

(g) Committee on Education and the Workforce

    (1) Child labor.
    (2) Gallaudet University and Howard University and 
Hospital.
    (3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts 
into interstate commerce.
    (4) Food programs for children in schools.
    (5) Labor standards and statistics.
    (6) Education or labor generally.
    (7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
    (8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign 
laborers under contract.
    (9) Workers' compensation.
    (10) Vocational rehabilitation.
    (11) Wages and hours of labor.
    (12) Welfare of miners.
    (13) Work incentive programs.

(h) Committee on Government Reform

    (1) Federal civil service, including intergovernmental 
personnel; and the status of officers and employees of the 
United States, including their compensation, classification, 
and retirement.
    (2) Municipal affairs of the District of Columbia in 
general (other than appropriations).
    (3) Federal paperwork reduction.
    (4) Government management and accounting measures 
generally.
    (5) Holidays and celebrations.
    (6) Overall economy, efficiency, and management of 
government operations and activities, including Federal 
procurement.
    (7) National archives.
    (8) Population and demography generally, including the 
Census.
    (9) Postal service generally, including transportation of 
the mails.
    (10) Public information and records.
    (11) Relationship of the Federal Government to the States 
and municipalities generally.
    (12) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the 
Government.

(i) Committee on House Administration

    (1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and 
expenses (except for the Committee on Appropriations); House 
Information Resources; and allowance and expenses of Members, 
Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and 
administrative offices of the House.
    (2) Auditing and settling of all accounts described in 
subparagraph (1).
    (3) Employment of persons by the House, including staff for 
Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and committees; 
and reporters of debates, subject to rule VI.
    (4) Except as provided in paragraph (q)(11), the Library of 
Congress, including management thereof; the House Library; 
statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art 
for the Capitol; the Botanic Garden; and purchase of books and 
manuscripts.
    (5) The Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of 
similar institutions (except as provided in paragraph (q)(11)).
    (6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
    (7) Franking Commission.
    (8) Printing and correction of the Congressional Record.
    (9) Accounts of the House generally.
    (10) Assignment of office space for Members, Delegates, the 
Resident Commissioner, and committees.
    (11) Disposition of useless executive papers.
    (12) Election of the President, Vice President, Members, 
Senators, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner; corrupt 
practices; contested elections; credentials and qualifications; 
and Federal elections generally.
    (13) Services to the House, including the House Restaurant, 
parking facilities, and administration of the House Office 
Buildings and of the House wing of the Capitol.
    (14) Travel of Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner.
    (15) Raising, reporting, and use of campaign contributions 
for candidates for office of Representative, of Delegate, and 
of Resident Commissioner.
    (16) Compensation, retirement, and other benefits of the 
Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, officers, and 
employees of Congress.

(j) Committee on International Relations

    (1) Relations of the United States with foreign nations 
generally.
    (2) Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and 
legations in foreign countries.
    (3) Establishment of boundary lines between the United 
States and foreign nations.
    (4) Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear 
technology and nuclear hardware.
    (5) Foreign loans.
    (6) International commodity agreements (other than those 
involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in 
the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
    (7) International conferences and congresses.
    (8) International education.
    (9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
    (10) Diplomatic service.
    (11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign 
nations and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
    (12) International economic policy.
    (13) Neutrality.
    (14) Protection of American citizens abroad and 
expatriation.
    (15) The American National Red Cross.
    (16) Trading with the enemy.
    (17) United Nations organizations.

(k) Committee on the Judiciary

    (1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and 
criminal.
    (2) Administrative practice and procedure.
    (3) Apportionment of Representatives.
    (4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
    (5) Civil liberties.
    (6) Constitutional amendments.
    (7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the 
Territories and possessions.
    (8) Immigration and naturalization.
    (9) Interstate compacts generally.
    (10) Claims against the United States.
    (11) Meetings of Congress; attendance of Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance 
of incompatible offices.
    (12) National penitentiaries.
    (13) Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, 
and trademarks.
    (14) Presidential succession.
    (15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful 
restraints and monopolies.
    (16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the 
United States.
    (17) State and territorial boundary lines.
    (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security 
of the United States.

(l) Committee on Resources

    (1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, 
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
    (2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the 
public domain.
    (3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
    (4) Geological Survey.
    (5) International fishing agreements.
    (6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters 
for irrigation purposes.
    (7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for 
reclamation projects and easements of public lands for 
irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when 
necessary to complete irrigation projects.
    (8) Native Americans generally, including the care and 
allotment of Native American lands and general and special 
measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native 
American funds.
    (9) Insular possessions of the United States generally 
(except those affecting the revenue and appropriations).
    (10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the 
District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the 
memory of individuals.
    (11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
    (12) Mineral resources of public lands.
    (13) Mining interests generally.
    (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
    (15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management 
(except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of 
navigable waters).
    (16) Oceanography.
    (17) Petroleum conservation on public lands and 
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
    (18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
interest on the public domain.
    (19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, 
and grazing thereon.
    (20) Relations of the United States with Native Americans 
and Native American tribes.
    (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).

(m) Committee on Rules

    (1) Rules and joint rules (other than those relating to the 
Code of Official Conduct) and the order of business of the 
House.
    (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.

(n) Committee on Science

    (1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, 
and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated 
nonmilitary energy laboratories.
    (2) Astronautical research and development, including 
resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
    (3) Civil aviation research and development.
    (4) Environmental research and development.
    (5) Marine research.
    (6) Commercial application of energy technology.
    (7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
standardization of weights and measures, and the metric system.
    (8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    (9) National Space Council.
    (10) National Science Foundation.
    (11) National Weather Service.
    (12) Outer space, including exploration and control 
thereof.
    (13) Science scholarships.
    (14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, 
and projects therefor.

(o) Committee on Small Business

    (1) Assistance to and protection of small business, 
including financial aid, regulatory flexibility, and paperwork 
reduction.
    (2) Participation of small-business enterprises in Federal 
procurement and Government contracts.

(p) Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

    The Code of Official Conduct.

(q) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

    (1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses, 
lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard Academy.
    (2) Federal management of emergencies and natural 
disasters.
    (3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
    (4) Inland waterways.
    (5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and 
signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such 
vessels.
    (6) Navigation and laws relating thereto, including 
pilotage.
    (7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
    (8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent 
collisions at sea.
    (9) The Capitol Building and the Senate and House Office 
Buildings.
    (10) Construction or maintenance of roads and post roads 
(other than appropriations therefor).
    (11) Construction or reconstruction, maintenance, and care 
of buildings and grounds of the Botanic Garden, the Library of 
Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
    (12) Merchant marine (except for national security aspects 
thereof).
    (13) Purchase of sites and construction of post offices, 
customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government buildings 
within the District of Columbia.
    (14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, including 
inland, coastal, and ocean waters.
    (15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management, as 
they relate to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
    (16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of 
the United States generally.
    (17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, including 
bridges and dams (other than international bridges and dams).
    (18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
    (19) Roads and the safety thereof.
    (20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, 
water transportation, transportation safety (except automobile 
safety), transportation infrastructure, transportation labor, 
and railroad retirement and unemployment (except revenue 
measures related thereto).
    (21) Water power.

(r) Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    (1) Veterans' measures generally.
    (2) Cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of 
any war or conflict are or may be buried, whether in the United 
States or abroad (except cemeteries administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior).
    (3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education 
of veterans.
    (4) Life insurance issued by the Government on account of 
service in the Armed Forces.
    (5) Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general 
and special.
    (6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
    (7) Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
    (8) Veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of 
veterans.

(s) Committee on Ways and Means

    (1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and 
delivery.
    (2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
    (3) Revenue measures generally.
    (4) Revenue measures relating to insular possessions.
    (5) Bonded debt of the United States, subject to the last 
sentence of clause 4(f).
    (6) Deposit of public monies.
    (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
    (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
    (9) National social security (except health care and 
facilities programs that are supported from general revenues as 
opposed to payroll deductions and except work incentive 
programs).

                   GENERAL OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES

    2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general 
oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in 
order to assist the House in--
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
                  (A) the application, administration, 
                execution, and effectiveness of Federal laws; 
                and
                  (B) conditions and circumstances that may 
                indicate the necessity or desirability of 
                enacting new or additional legislation; and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
        changes in Federal laws, and of such additional 
        legislation as may be necessary or appropriate.
    (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs 
addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent 
of Congress and whether they should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated, each standing committee (other than the Committee 
on Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing 
basis--
          (A) the application, administration, execution, and 
        effectiveness of laws and programs addressing subjects 
        within its jurisdiction;
          (B) the organization and operation of Federal 
        agencies and entities having responsibilities for the 
        administration and execution of laws and programs 
        addressing subjects within its jurisdiction;
          (C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate 
        the necessity or desirability of enacting new or 
        additional legislation addressing subjects within its 
        jurisdiction (whether or not a bill or resolution has 
        been introduced with respect thereto); and
          (D) future research and forecasting on subjects 
        within its jurisdiction.
    (2) Each committee to which subparagraph (1) applies having 
more than 20 members shall establish an oversight subcommittee, 
or require its subcommittees to conduct oversight in their 
respective jurisdictions, to assist in carrying out its 
responsibilities under this clause. The establishment of an 
oversight subcommittee does not limit the responsibility of a 
subcommittee with legislative jurisdiction in carrying out its 
oversight responsibilities.
    (c) Each standing committee shall review and study on a 
continuing basis the impact or probable impact of tax policies 
affecting subjects within its jurisdiction as described in 
clauses 1 and 3.
    (d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, each standing committee shall, in a meeting that is 
open to the public and with a quorum present, adopt its 
oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be submitted 
simultaneously to the Committee on Government Reform and to the 
Committee on House Administration. In developing its plan each 
committee shall, to the maximum extent feasible--
          (A) consult with other committees that have 
        jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs, 
        or agencies within its jurisdiction with the objective 
        of ensuring maximum coordination and cooperation among 
        committees when conducting reviews of such laws, 
        programs, or agencies and include in its plan an 
        explanation of steps that have been or will be taken to 
        ensure such coordination and cooperation;
          (B) give priority consideration to including in its 
        plan the review of those laws, programs, or agencies 
        operating under permanent budget authority or permanent 
        statutory authority; and
          (C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant 
        laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdiction are 
        subject to review every 10 years.
    (2) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a 
Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the Majority 
Leader, and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Government 
Reform shall report to the House the oversight plans submitted 
by committees together with any recommendations that it, or the 
House leadership group described above, may make to ensure the 
most effective coordination of oversight plans and otherwise to 
achieve the objectives of this clause.
    (e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may 
appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose of 
reviewing specific matters within the jurisdiction of two or 
more standing committees.

                      SPECIAL OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS

    3. (a) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such 
studies and examinations of the organization and operation of 
executive departments and other executive agencies (including 
an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the 
determination of matters within its jurisdiction.
    (b) The Committee on the Budget shall study on a continuing 
basis the effect on budget outlays of relevant existing and 
proposed legislation and report the results of such studies to 
the House on a recurring basis.
    (c) The Committee on Commerce shall review and study on a 
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
relating to nuclear and other energy and nonmilitary nuclear 
energy research and development including the disposal of 
nuclear waste.
    (d) The Committee on Education and the Workforce shall 
review, study, and coordinate on a continuing basis laws, 
programs, and Government activities relating to domestic 
educational programs and institutions and programs of student 
assistance within the jurisdiction of other committees.
    (e) The Committee on Government Reform shall review and 
study on a continuing basis the operation of Government 
activities at all levels with a view to determining their 
economy and efficiency.
    (f) The Committee on International Relations shall review 
and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government 
activities relating to customs administration, intelligence 
activities relating to foreign policy, international financial 
and monetary organizations, and international fishing 
agreements.
    (g) The Committee on Armed Services shall review and study 
on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
relating to international arms control and disarmament and the 
education of military dependents in schools.
    (h) The Committee on Resources shall review and study on a 
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
relating to Native Americans.
    (i) The Committee on Rules shall review and study on a 
continuing basis the congressional budget process, and the 
committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the 
House from time to time.
    (j) The Committee on Science shall review and study on a 
continuing basis laws, programs, and Government activities 
relating to nonmilitary research and development.
    (k) The Committee on Small Business shall study and 
investigate on a continuing basis the problems of all types of 
small business.

                   ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF COMMITTEES

    4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 
30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to Congress each 
year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular 
reference to--
          (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies 
        of the President in the presentation of the Budget; and
          (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions 
        used as bases in arriving at total estimated 
        expenditures and receipts.
    (B) In holding hearings under subdivision (A), the 
committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such 
other persons as the committee may desire.
    (C) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in 
open session and with a quorum present, determines by record 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security. The committee 
may by the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. 
A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy 
thereof furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident 
Commissioner.
    (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with 
such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.
    (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint 
resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined 
in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or joint 
resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the 
committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority under 
section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint resolution may be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions 
to report it with recommendations which may include an 
amendment limiting the total amount of new entitlement 
authority provided in the bill or joint resolution). If the 
Committee on Appropriations fails to report a bill or joint 
resolution so referred within 15 calendar days (not counting 
any day on which the House is not in session), the committee 
automatically shall be discharged from consideration of the 
bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall 
study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that (on 
the first day of the first fiscal year for which the 
congressional budget process is effective) provide spending 
authority or permanent budget authority and shall report to the 
House from time to time its recommendations for terminating or 
modifying such provisions.
    (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on 
Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations 
made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
conference report on such concurrent resolution, and promptly 
report the subdivisions to the House as soon as practicable 
after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year 
is agreed to.
    (b) The Committee on the Budget shall--
          (1) review on a continuing basis the conduct by the 
        Congressional Budget Office of its functions and 
        duties;
          (2) hold hearings and receive testimony from Members, 
        Senators, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and 
        such appropriate representatives of Federal departments 
        and agencies, the general public, and national 
        organizations as it considers desirable in developing 
        concurrent resolutions on the budget for each fiscal 
        year;
          (3) make all reports required of it by the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
          (4) study on a continuing basis those provisions of 
        law that exempt Federal agencies or any of their 
        activities or outlays from inclusion in the Budget of 
        the United States Government, and report to the House 
        from time to time its recommendations for terminating 
        or modifying such provisions;
          (5) study on a continuing basis proposals designed to 
        improve and facilitate the congressional budget 
        process, and report to the House from time to time the 
        results of such studies, together with its 
        recommendations; and
          (6) request and evaluate continuing studies of tax 
        expenditures, devise methods of coordinating tax 
        expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget 
        outlays, and report the results of such studies to the 
        House on a recurring basis.
    (c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform shall--
          (A) receive and examine reports of the Comptroller 
        General of the United States and submit to the House 
        such recommendations as it considers necessary or 
        desirable in connection with the subject matter of the 
        reports;
          (B) evaluate the effects of laws enacted to 
        reorganize the legislative and executive branches of 
        the Government; and
          (C) study intergovernmental relationships between the 
        United States and the States and municipalities and 
        between the United States and international 
        organizations of which the United States is a member.
    (2) In addition to its duties under subparagraph (1), the 
Committee on Government Reform may at any time conduct 
investigations of any matter without regard to clause 1, 2, 3, 
or this clause conferring jurisdiction over the matter to 
another standing committee. The findings and recommendations of 
the committee in such an investigation shall be made available 
to any other standing committee having jurisdiction over the 
matter involved and shall be included in the report of any such 
other committee when required by clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII.
    (d)(1) The Committee on House Administration shall--
          (A) examine all bills, amendments, and joint 
        resolutions after passage by the House and, in 
        cooperation with the Senate, examine all bills and 
        joint resolutions that have passed both Houses to see 
        that they are correctly enrolled and forthwith present 
        those bills and joint resolutions that originated in 
        the House to the President in person after their 
        signature by the Speaker and the President of the 
        Senate, and report to the House the fact and date of 
        their presentment;
          (B) provide policy direction for, and oversight of, 
        the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative 
        Officer, and Inspector General;
          (C) have the function of accepting on behalf of the 
        House a gift, except as otherwise provided by law, if 
        the gift does not involve a duty, burden, or condition, 
        or is not made dependent on some future performance by 
        the House; and
          (D) promulgate regulations to carry out subdivision 
        (C).
    (2) An employing office of the House may enter into a 
settlement of a complaint under the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 that provides for the payment of 
funds only after receiving the joint approval of the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on House 
Administration concerning the amount of such payment.
    (e)(1) Each standing committee shall, in its consideration 
of all public bills and public joint resolutions within its 
jurisdiction, ensure that appropriations for continuing 
programs and activities of the Federal Government and the 
government of the District of Columbia will be made annually to 
the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the nature, 
requirement, and objective of the programs and activities 
involved. In this subparagraph programs and activities of the 
Federal Government and the government of the District of 
Columbia includes programs and activities of any department, 
agency, establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or 
instrumentality of the Federal Government or of the government 
of the District of Columbia.
    (2) Each standing committee shall review from time to time 
each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually to ascertain whether the 
program should be modified to provide for annual 
appropriations.

                      BUDGET ACT RESPONSIBILITIES

    (f)(1) Each standing committee shall submit to the 
Committee on the Budget not later than six weeks after the 
President submits his budget, or at such time as the Committee 
on the Budget may request--
          (A) its views and estimates with respect to all 
        matters to be set forth in the concurrent resolution on 
        the budget for the ensuing fiscal year that are within 
        its jurisdiction or functions; and
          (B) an estimate of the total amounts of new budget 
        authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to 
        be provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions 
        within its jurisdiction that it intends to be effective 
        during that fiscal year.
    (2) The views and estimates submitted by the Committee on 
Ways and Means under subparagraph (1) shall include a specific 
recommendation, made after holding public hearings, as to the 
appropriate level of the public debt that should be set forth 
in the concurrent resolution on the budget and serve as the 
basis for an increase or decrease in the statutory limit on 
such debt under the procedures provided by rule XXIII.

             ELECTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF STANDING COMMITTEES

    5. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 
shall be elected by the House within seven calendar days after 
the commencement of each Congress, from nominations submitted 
by the respective party caucus or conference. A resolution 
proposing to change the composition of a standing committee 
shall be privileged if offered by direction of the party caucus 
or conference concerned.
    (2)(A) The Committee on the Budget shall be composed of 
members as follows:
          (i) Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
        who are members of other standing committees, including 
        five who are members of the Committee on Appropriations 
        and five who are members of the Committee on Ways and 
        Means;
          (ii) one Member from the elected leadership of the 
        majority party; and
          (iii) one Member from the elected leadership of the 
        minority party.
    (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the 
Committee on the Budget other than one from the elected 
leadership of a party may not serve on the committee during 
more than four Congresses in a period of six successive 
Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for less 
than a full session in a Congress).
    (C) A member of the Committee on the Budget who served as 
either the chairman or the ranking minority member of the 
committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did not 
serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress may 
serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority member of 
the committee during one additional Congress.
    (3)(A) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
be composed of 10 members, five from the majority party and 
five from the minority party.
    (B) Except as permitted by subdivision (C), a member of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may not serve on the 
committee during more than three Congresses in a period of five 
successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
service for less than a full session in a Congress).
    (C) A member of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct may serve on the committee during a fourth Congress in 
a period of five successive Congresses only as either the 
chairman or the ranking minority member of the committee.
    (4)(A) At the beginning of a Congress, the Speaker or his 
designee and the Minority Leader or his designee each shall 
name 10 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner from 
his respective party who are not members of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct to be available to serve on 
investigative subcommittees of that committee during that 
Congress. The lists of Members, Delegates, or the Resident 
Commissioner so named shall be announced to the House.
    (B) Whenever the chairman and the ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly 
determine that Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
named under subdivision (A) should be assigned to serve on an 
investigative subcommittee of that committee, each of them 
shall select an equal number of such Members, Delegates, or 
Resident Commissioner from his respective party to serve on 
that subcommittee.
    (b)(1) Membership on a standing committee during the course 
of a Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in 
the party caucus or conference that nominated the Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner concerned for election to 
such committee. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner cease to be a member of a particular party caucus 
or conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
shall automatically cease to be a member of each standing 
committee to which he was elected on the basis of nomination by 
that caucus or conference. The chairman of the relevant party 
caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker whenever a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases to be a 
member of that caucus or conference. The Speaker shall notify 
the chairman of each affected committee that the election of 
such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to the 
committee is automatically vacated under this subparagraph.
    (2)(A) Except as specified in subdivision (B), a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not serve simultaneously 
as a member of more than two standing committees or more than 
four subcommittees of the standing committees.
    (B)(i) Ex officio service by a chairman or ranking minority 
member of a committee on each of its subcommittees under a 
committee rule does not count against the limitation on 
subcommittee service.
    (ii) Service on an investigative subcommittee of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct under paragraph 
(a)(4) does not count against the limitation on subcommittee 
service.
    (iii) Any other exception to the limitations in subdivision 
(A) must be approved by the House on the recommendation of the 
relevant party caucus or conference.
    (C) In this subparagraph the term ``subcommittee'' includes 
a panel (other than a special oversight panel of the Committee 
on Armed Services), task force, special subcommittee, or other 
subunit of a standing committee that is established for a 
cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress.
    (c)(1) One of the members of each standing committee shall 
be elected by the House, on the nomination of the majority 
party caucus or conference, as chairman thereof. In the 
temporary absence of the chairman, the member next in rank (and 
so on, as often as the case shall happen) shall act as 
chairman. Rank shall be determined by the order members are 
named in resolutions electing them to the committee. In the 
case of a permanent vacancy in the elected chairmanship of a 
committee, the House shall elect another chairman.
    (2) A member of a standing committee may not serve as 
chairman of the same standing committee, or of the same 
subcommittee of a standing committee, during more than three 
consecutive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
service for less than a full session in a Congress).
    (d)(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2), a committee 
may have not more than five subcommittees.
    (2) A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight 
may have not more than six subcommittees. The Committee on 
Appropriations may have not more than 13 subcommittees. The 
Committee on Government Reform may have not more than seven 
subcommittees.
    (e) The House shall fill a vacancy on a standing committee 
by election on the nomination of the respective party caucus or 
conference.

                          expense resolutions

    6. (a) Whenever a committee, commission, or other entity 
(other than the Committee on Appropriations) is granted 
authorization for the payment of its expenses (including staff 
salaries) for a Congress, such authorization initially shall be 
procured by one primary expense resolution reported by the 
Committee on House Administration. A primary expense resolution 
may include a reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of 
committees. An amount from such a reserve fund may be allocated 
to a committee only by the approval of the Committee on House 
Administration. A primary expense resolution reported to the 
House may not be considered in the House unless a printed 
report thereon was available on the previous calendar day. For 
the information of the House, such report shall--
          (1) state the total amount of the funds to be 
        provided to the committee, commission, or other entity 
        under the primary expense resolution for all 
        anticipated activities and programs of the committee, 
        commission, or other entity; and
          (2) to the extent practicable, contain such general 
        statements regarding the estimated foreseeable 
        expenditures for the respective anticipated activities 
        and programs of the committee, commission, or other 
        entity as may be appropriate to provide the House with 
        basic estimates of the expenditures contemplated by the 
        primary expense resolution.
    (b) After the date of adoption by the House of a primary 
expense resolution for a committee, commission, or other entity 
for a Congress, authorization for the payment of additional 
expenses (including staff salaries) in that Congress may be 
procured by one or more supplemental expense resolutions 
reported by the Committee on House Administration, as 
necessary. A supplemental expense resolution reported to the 
House may not be considered in the House unless a printed 
report thereon was available on the previous calendar day. For 
the information of the House, such report shall--
          (1) state the total amount of additional funds to be 
        provided to the committee, commission, or other entity 
        under the supplemental expense resolution and the 
        purposes for which those additional funds are 
        available; and
          (2) state the reasons for the failure to procure the 
        additional funds for the committee, commission, or 
        other entity by means of the primary expense 
        resolution.
    (c) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply 
to--
          (1) a resolution providing for the payment from 
        committee salary and expense accounts of the House of 
        sums necessary to pay compensation for staff services 
        performed for, or to pay other expenses of, a 
        committee, commission, or other entity at any time 
        after the beginning of an odd-numbered year and before 
        the date of adoption by the House of the primary 
        expense resolution described in paragraph (a) for that 
        year; or
          (2) a resolution providing each of the standing 
        committees in a Congress additional office equipment, 
        airmail and special-delivery postage stamps, supplies, 
        staff personnel, or any other specific item for the 
        operation of the standing committees, and containing an 
        authorization for the payment from committee salary and 
        expense accounts of the House of the expenses of any of 
        the foregoing items provided by that resolution, 
        subject to and until enactment of the provisions of the 
        resolution as permanent law.
    (d) From the funds made available for the appointment of 
committee staff by a primary or additional expense resolution, 
the chairman of each committee shall ensure that sufficient 
staff is made available to each subcommittee to carry out its 
responsibilities under the rules of the committee and that the 
minority party is treated fairly in the appointment of such 
staff.
    (e) Funds authorized for a committee under this clause and 
clauses 7 and 8 are for expenses incurred in the activities of 
the committee.

                            interim funding

    7. (a) For the period beginning at noon on January 3 and 
ending at midnight on March 31 in each odd-numbered year, such 
sums as may be necessary shall be paid out of the committee 
salary and expense accounts of the House for continuance of 
necessary investigations and studies by--
          (1) each standing and select committee established by 
        these rules; and
          (2) except as specified in paragraph (b), each select 
        committee established by resolution.
    (b) In the case of the first session of a Congress, amounts 
shall be made available under this paragraph for a select 
committee established by resolution in the preceding Congress 
only if--
          (1) a resolution proposing to reestablish such select 
        committee is introduced in the present Congress; and
          (2) the House has not adopted a resolution of the 
        preceding Congress providing for termination of funding 
        for investigations and studies by such select 
        committee.
    (c) Each committee described in paragraph (a) shall be 
entitled for each month during the period specified in 
paragraph (a) to 9 percent (or such lesser percentage as may be 
determined by the Committee on House Administration) of the 
total annualized amount made available under expense 
resolutions for such committee in the receding session of 
Congress.
    (d) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers 
authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of 
the committee, except as provided in paragraph (e), and 
approved by the Committee on House Administration.
    (e) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule of the 
House, or other authority, from noon on January 3 of the first 
session of a Congress until the election by the House of the 
committee concerned in that Congress, payments under this 
paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed by--
          (1) the member of the committee who served as 
        chairman of the committee at the expiration of the 
        preceding Congress; or
          (2) if the chairman is not a Member, Delegate, or 
        Resident Commissioner in the present Congress, then the 
        ranking member of the committee as it was constituted 
        at the expiration of the preceding Congress who is a 
        member of the majority party in the present Congress.
    (f)(1) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under 
this paragraph shall expire upon adoption by the House of a 
primary expense resolution for the committee.
    (2) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be 
expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Committee on House Administration.
    (3) This clause shall be effective only insofar as it is 
not inconsistent with a resolution reported by the Committee on 
House Administration and adopted by the House after the 
adoption of these rules.

                                 travel

    8. (a) Local currencies owned by the United States shall be 
made available to the committee and its employees engaged in 
carrying out their official duties outside the United States or 
its territories or possessions. Appropriated funds, including 
those authorized under this clause and clauses 6 and 8, may not 
be expended for the purpose of defraying expenses of members of 
a committee or its employees in a country where local 
currencies are available for this purpose.
    (b) The following conditions shall apply with respect to 
travel outside the United States or its territories or 
possessions:
          (1) A member or employee of a committee may not 
        receive or expend local currencies for subsistence in a 
        country for a day at a rate in excess of the maximum 
        per diem set forth in applicable Federal law.
          (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his 
        expenses for a day at the lesser of--
                  (A) the per diem set forth in applicable 
                Federal law; or
                  (B) the actual, unreimbursed expenses (other 
                than for transportation) he incurred during 
                that day.
          (3) Each member or employee of a committee shall make 
        to the chairman of the committee an itemized report 
        showing the dates each country was visited, the amount 
        of per diem furnished, the cost of transportation 
        furnished, and funds expended for any other official 
        purpose and shall summarize in these categories the 
        total foreign currencies or appropriated funds 
        expended. Each report shall be filed with the chairman 
        of the committee not later than 60 days following the 
        completion of travel for use in complying with 
        reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and 
        shall be open for public inspection.
    (c)(1) In carrying out the activities of a committee 
outside the United States in a country where local currencies 
are unavailable, a member or employee of a committee may not 
receive reimbursement for expenses (other than for 
transportation) in excess of the maximum per diem set forth in 
applicable Federal law.
    (2) A member or employee shall be reimbursed for his 
expenses for a day, at the lesser of--
          (A) the per diem set forth in applicable Federal law; 
        or
          (B) the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for 
        transportation) he incurred during that day.
    (3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive 
reimbursement for the cost of any transportation in connection 
with travel outside the United States unless the member or 
employee actually paid for the transportation.
    (d) The restrictions respecting travel outside the United 
States set forth in paragraph (c) also shall apply to travel 
outside the United States by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House authorized 
under any standing rule.

                            COMMITTEE STAFFS

    9. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), 
each standing committee may appoint, by majority vote, not more 
than 30 professional staff members to be compensated from the 
funds provided for the appointment of committee staff by 
primary and additional expense resolutions. Each professional 
staff member appointed under this subparagraph shall be 
assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
committee, as the committee considers advisable.
    (2) Subject to paragraph (f) whenever a majority of the 
minority party members of a standing committee (other than the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence) so request, not more than 10 
persons (or one-third of the total professional committee staff 
appointed under this clause, whichever is fewer) may be 
selected, by majority vote of the minority party members, for 
appointment by the committee as professional staff members 
under subparagraph (1). The committee shall appoint persons so 
selected whose character and qualifications are acceptable to a 
majority of the committee. If the committee determines that the 
character and qualifications of a person so selected are 
unacceptable, a majority of the minority party members may 
select another person for appointment by the committee to the 
professional staff until such appointment is made. Each 
professional staff member appointed under this subparagraph 
shall be assigned to such committee business as the minority 
party members of the committee consider advisable.
    (b)(1) The professional staff members of each standing 
committee--
          (A) may not engage in any work other than committee 
        business during congressional working hours; and
          (B) may not be assigned a duty other than one 
        pertaining to committee business.
    (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to staff designated by 
a committee as ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff who are not 
paid exclusively by the committee, provided that the chairman 
certifies that the compensation paid by the committee for any 
such staff is commensurate with the work performed for the 
committee in accordance with clause 8 of rule XXIV.
    (3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by a 
committee shall be subject to the review of, and to any terms, 
conditions, or limitations established by, the Committee on 
House Administration in connection with the reporting of any 
primary or additional expense resolution.
    (4) This paragraph does not apply to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
    (c) Each employee on the professional or investigative 
staff of a standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a 
single gross per annum rate, to be fixed by the chairman and 
that does not exceed the maximum rate of pay as in effect from 
time to time under applicable provisions of law.
    (d) Subject to appropriations hereby authorized, the 
Committee on Appropriations may appoint by majority vote such 
staff as it determines to be necessary (in addition to the 
clerk of the committee and assistants for the minority). The 
staff appointed under this paragraph, other than minority 
assistants, shall possess such qualifications as the committee 
may prescribe.
    (e) A committee may not appoint to its staff an expert or 
other personnel detailed or assigned from a department or 
agency of the Government except with the written permission of 
the Committee on House Administration.
    (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority 
professional staff member under paragraph (a) is made when no 
vacancy exists for such an appointment, the committee 
nevertheless may appoint under paragraph (a) a person selected 
by the minority and acceptable to the committee. A person so 
appointed shall serve as an additional member of the 
professional staff of the committee until such a vacancy occurs 
(other than a vacancy in the position of head of the 
professional staff, by whatever title designated), at which 
time that person is considered as appointed to that vacancy. 
Such a person shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the 
House described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule X. If such a vacancy 
occurs on the professional staff when seven or more persons 
have been so appointed who are eligible to fill that vacancy, a 
majority of the minority party members shall designate which of 
those persons shall fill the vacancy.
    (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by 
minority party members under paragraph (a), and each staff 
member appointed to assist minority members of a committee 
pursuant to an expense resolution described in paragraph (a) of 
clause 6, shall be accorded equitable treatment with respect to 
the fixing of the rate of pay, the assignment of work 
facilities, and the accessibility of committee records.
    (h) Paragraph (a) may not be construed to authorize the 
appointment of additional professional staff members of a 
committee pursuant to a request under paragraph (a) by the 
minority party members of that committee if 10 or more 
professional staff members provided for in paragraph (a)(1) who 
are satisfactory to a majority of the minority party members 
are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party members.
    (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2), a committee may 
employ nonpartisan staff, in lieu of or in addition to 
committee staff designated exclusively for the majority or 
minority party, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the majority party and of a majority of the members 
of the minority party.

                      SELECT AND JOINT COMMITTEES

    10. (a) Membership on a select or joint committee appointed 
by the Speaker under clause 11 of rule I during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the 
party caucus or conference of which the Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner concerned was a member at the time of 
appointment. Should a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner cease to be a member of that caucus or conference, 
that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall 
automatically cease to be a member of any select or joint 
committee to which he is assigned. The chairman of the relevant 
party caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker whenever a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner ceases to be a 
member of a party caucus or conference. The Speaker shall 
notify the chairman of each affected select or joint committee 
that the appointment of such Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner to the select or joint committee is automatically 
vacated under this paragraph.
    (b) Each select or joint committee, other than a conference 
committee, shall comply with clause 2(a) of rule XI unless 
specifically exempted by law.

               PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

    11. (a)(1) There is established a Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence (hereafter in this clause referred to 
as the ``select committee''). The select committee shall be 
composed of not more than 16 Members, Delegates, or the 
Resident Commissioner, of whom not more than nine may be from 
the same party. The select committee shall include at least one 
Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from each of the 
following committees:
          (A) the Committee on Appropriations;
          (B) the Committee on Armed Services;
          (C) the Committee on International Relations; and
          (D) the Committee on the Judiciary.
    (2) The Speaker and the Minority Leader shall be ex officio 
members of the select committee but shall have no vote in the 
select committee and may not be counted for purposes of 
determining a quorum thereof.
    (3) The Speaker and Minority Leader each may designate a 
member of his leadership staff to assist him in his capacity as 
ex officio member, with the same access to committee meetings, 
hearings, briefings, and materials as employees of the select 
committee and subject to the same security clearance and 
confidentiality requirements as employees of the select 
committee under this clause.
    (4)(A) Except as permitted by subdivision (B), a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other than the Speaker or 
the Minority Leader, may not serve as a member of the select 
committee duringmore than four Congresses in a period of six 
successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for 
less than a full session in a Congress).
    (B) A member of the select committee who served as either 
the chairman or the ranking minority member of the select 
committee in the immediately previous Congress and who did not 
serve in that respective capacity in an earlier Congress may 
serve as either the chairman or the ranking minority member of 
the select committee during one additional Congress.
    (b)(1) There shall be referred to the select committee 
proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other 
matters relating to the following:
          (A) The Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of 
        Central Intelligence, and the National Foreign 
        Intelligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the 
        National Security Act of 1947.
          (B) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
        of all other departments and agencies of the 
        Government, including the tactical intelligence and 
        intelligence-related activities of the Department of 
        Defense.
          (C) The organization or reorganization of a 
        department or agency of the Government to the extent 
        that the organization or reorganization relates to a 
        function or activity involving intelligence or 
        intelligence-related activities.
          (D) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct 
        and indirect, for the following:
                  (i) The Central Intelligence Agency, the 
                Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
                National Foreign Intelligence Program as 
                defined in section 3(6) of the National 
                Security Act of 1947.
                  (ii) Intelligence and intelligence-related 
                activities of all other departments and 
                agencies of the Government, including the 
                tactical intelligence and intelligence-related 
                activities of the Department of Defense.
                  (iii) A department, agency, subdivision, or 
                program that is a successor to an agency or 
                program named or referred to in (i) or (ii).
    (2) Proposed legislation initially reported by the select 
committee (other than provisions solely involving matters 
specified in subparagraph (1)(A) or subparagraph (1)(D)(i)) 
containing any matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of a 
standing committee shall be referred by the Speaker to that 
standing committee. Proposed legislation initially reported by 
another committee that contains matter within the jurisdiction 
of the select committee shall be referred by the Speaker to the 
select committee if requested by the chairman of the select 
committee.
    (3) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as 
prohibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any other 
committee to study and review an intelligence or intelligence-
related activity to the extent that such activity directly 
affects a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of that 
committee.
    (4) Nothing in this clause shall be construed as amending, 
limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of a standing 
committee to obtain full and prompt access to the product of 
the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of a 
department or agency of the Government relevant to a matter 
otherwise within the jurisdiction of that committee.
    (c)(1) For purposes of accountability to the House, the 
select committee shall make regular and periodic reports to the 
House on the nature and extent of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the various departments and 
agencies of the United States. The select committee shall 
promptly call to the attention of the House, or to any other 
appropriate committee, a matter requiring the attention of the 
House or another committee. In making such report, the select 
committee shall proceed in a manner consistent with paragraph 
(g) to protect national security.
    (2) The select committee shall obtain annual reports from 
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secretary 
of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such reports shall review the 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the agency 
or department concerned and the intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of foreign countries directed at the United 
States or its interests. An unclassified version of each report 
may be made available to the public at the discretion of the 
select committee. Nothing herein shall be construed as 
requiring the public disclosure in such reports of the names of 
persons engaged in intelligence or intelligence-related 
activities for the United States or the divulging of 
intelligence methods employed or the sources of information on 
which the reports are based or the amount of funds authorized 
to be appropriated for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities.
    (3) Within six weeks after the President submits a budget 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, or at 
such time as the Committee on the Budget may request, the 
select committee shall submit to the Committee on the Budget 
the views and estimates described in section 301(d) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding matters within the 
jurisdiction of the select committee.
    (d)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), clauses 
6(a), (b), and (c) and 8(a), (b), and (c) of this rule, and 
clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule XI shall apply to the select 
committee to the extent not inconsistent with this clause.
    (2) Notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence 
of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, in the presence of the number of 
members required under the rules of the select committee for 
the purpose of taking testimony or receiving evidence, the 
select committee may vote to close a hearing whenever a 
majority of those present determines that the testimony or 
evidence would endanger the national security.
    (e) An employee of the select committee, or a person 
engaged by contract or otherwise to perform services for or at 
the request of the select committee, may not be given access to 
any classified information by the select committee unless such 
employee or person has--
          (1) agreed in writing and under oath to be bound by 
        the Rules of the House, including the jurisdiction of 
        the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of 
        the select committee concerning the security of 
        classified information during and after the period of 
        his employment or contractual agreement with the select 
        committee; and
          (2) received an appropriate security clearance, as 
        determined by the select committee in consultation with 
        the Director of Central Intelligence, that is 
        commensurate with the sensitivity of the classified 
        information to which such employee or person will be 
        given access by the select committee.
    (f) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such 
rules and procedures as it considers necessary to prevent the 
disclosure, without the consent of each person concerned, of 
information in the possession of the select committee that 
unduly infringes on the privacy or that violates the 
constitutional rights of such person. Nothing herein shall be 
construed to prevent the select committee from publicly 
disclosing classified information in a case in which it 
determines that national interest in the disclosure of 
classified information clearly outweighs any infringement on 
the privacy of a person.
    (g)(1) The select committee may disclose publicly any 
information in its possession after a determination by the 
select committee that the public interest would be served by 
such disclosure. With respect to the disclosure of information 
for which this paragraph requires action by the select 
committee--
          (A) the select committee shall meet to vote on the 
        matter within five days after a member of the select 
        committee requests a vote; and
          (B) a member of the select committee may not make 
        such a disclosure before a vote by the select committee 
        on the matter, or after a vote by the select committee 
        on the matter except in accordance with this paragraph.
    (2)(A) In a case in which the select committee votes to 
disclose publicly any information that has been classified 
under established security procedures, that has been submitted 
to it by the executive branch, and that the executive branch 
requests be kept secret, the select committee shall notify the 
President of such vote.
    (B) The select committee may disclose publicly such 
information after the expiration of a five-day period following 
the day on which notice of the vote to disclose is transmitted 
to the President unless, before the expiration of the five-day 
period, the President, personally in writing, notifies the 
select committee that he objects to the disclosure of such 
information, provides his reasons therefor, and certifies that 
the threat to the national interest of the United States posed 
by the disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs any 
public interest in the disclosure.
    (C) If the President, personally in writing, notifies the 
select committee of his objections to the disclosure of 
information as provided in subdivision (B), the select 
committee may, by majority vote, refer the question of the 
disclosure of such information, with a recommendationthereon, 
to the House. The select committee may not publicly disclose such 
information without leave of the House.
    (D) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the 
question of disclosure of any information to the House under 
subdivision (C), the chairman shall, not later than the first 
day on which the House is in session following the day on which 
the vote occurs, report the matter to the House for its 
consideration.
    (E) If the chairman of the select committee does not offer 
in the House a motion to consider in closed session a matter 
reported under subdivision (D) within four calendar days on 
which the House is in session after the recommendation 
described in subdivision (C) is reported, then such a motion 
shall be privileged when offered by a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner. In either case such a motion shall be 
decided without debate or intervening motion except one that 
the House adjourn.
    (F) Upon adoption by the House of a motion to resolve into 
closed session as described in subdivision (E), the Speaker may 
declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair. At the 
expiration of the recess, the pending question, in closed 
session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the recommendation 
of the select committee?''.
    (G) Debate on the question described in subdivision (F) 
shall be limited to two hours equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the select 
committee. After such debate the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the question of approving the 
recommendation without intervening motion except one motion 
that the House adjourn. The House shall vote on the question in 
open session but without divulging the information with respect 
to which the vote is taken. If the recommendation of the select 
committee is not approved, then the question is considered as 
recommitted to the select committee for further recommendation.
    (3)(A) Information in the possession of the select 
committee relating to the lawful intelligence or intelligence-
related activities of a department or agency of the United 
States that has been classified under established security 
procedures, and that the select committee has determined should 
not be disclosed under subparagraph (1) or (2), may not be made 
available to any person by a Member, Delegate, Resident 
Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House except as 
provided in subdivision (B).
    (B) The select committee shall, under such regulations as 
it may prescribe, make information described in subdivision (A) 
available to a committee or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner, and permit a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner to attend a hearing of the select committee that 
is closed to the public. Whenever the select committee makes 
such information available, it shall keep a written record 
showing, in the case of particular information, which committee 
or which Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner received 
the information. A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
who, and a committee that, receives information under this 
subdivision may not disclose the information except in a closed 
session of the House.
    (4) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
investigate any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or 
intelligence-related information by a Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House in 
violation of subparagraph (3) and report to the House 
concerning any allegation that it finds to be substantiated.
    (5) Upon the request of a person who is subject to an 
investigation described in subparagraph (4), the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall release to such person at 
the conclusion of its investigation a summary of its 
investigation, together with its findings. If, at the 
conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct determines that there has been a significant 
breach of confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a 
Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
of the House, it shall report its findings to the House and 
recommend appropriate action. Recommendations may include 
censure, removal from committee membership, or expulsion from 
the House, in the case of a Member, or removal from office or 
employment or punishment for contempt, in the case of an 
officer or employee.
    (h) The select committee may permit a personal 
representative of the President, designated by the President to 
serve as a liaison to the select committee, to attend any 
closed meeting of the select committee.
    (i) Subject to the Rules of the House, funds may not be 
appropriated for a fiscal year, with the exception of a bill or 
joint resolution continuing appropriations, or an amendment 
thereto, or a conference report thereon, to, or for use of, a 
department or agency of the United States to carry out any of 
the following activities, unless the funds shall previously 
have been authorized by a bill or joint resolution passed by 
the House during the same or preceding fiscal year to carry out 
such activity for such fiscal year:
          (1) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency 
        and the Director of Central Intelligence.
          (2) The activities of the Defense Intelligence 
        Agency.
          (3) The activities of the National Security Agency.
          (4) The intelligence and intelligence-related 
        activities of other agencies and subdivisions of the 
        Department of Defense.
          (5) The intelligence and intelligence-related 
        activities of the Department of State.
          (6) The intelligence and intelligence-related 
        activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        including all activities of the Intelligence Division.
    (j)(1) In this clause the term ``intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities'' includes--
          (A) the collection, analysis, production, 
        dissemination, or use of information that relates to a 
        foreign country, or a government, political group, 
        party, military force, movement, or other association 
        in a foreign country, and that relates to the defense, 
        foreign policy, national security, or related policies 
        of the United States and other activity in support of 
        the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
        use of such information;
          (B) activities taken to counter similar activities 
        directed against the United States;
          (C) covert or clandestine activities affecting the 
        relations of the United States with a foreign 
        government, political group, party, military force, 
        movement, or other association;
          (D) the collection, analysis, production, 
        dissemination, or use of information about activities 
        of persons within the United States, its territories 
        and possessions, or nationals of the United States 
        abroad whose political and related activities pose, or 
        may be considered by a department, agency, bureau, 
        office, division, instrumentality, or employee of the 
        United States to pose, a threat to the internal 
        security of the United States; and
          (E) covert or clandestine activities directed against 
        persons described in subdivision (D).
    (2) In this clause the term ``department or agency'' 
includes any organization, committee, council, establishment, 
or office within the Federal Government.
    (3) For purposes of this clause, reference to a department, 
agency, bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to any 
successor department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to the 
extent that a successor engages in intelligence or 
intelligence-related activities now conducted by the 
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to in this 
clause.
    (k) Clause 12(a) of rule XXII does not apply to meetings of 
a conference committee respecting legislation (or any part 
thereof) reported by the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

       Rule XI.--Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business


                               IN GENERAL

    1. (a)(1)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), the 
Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and 
subcommittees so far as applicable.
    (B) A motion to recess from day to day, and a motion to 
dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or 
resolution, if printed copies are available, each shall be 
privileged in committees and subcommittees and shall be decided 
without debate.
    (2) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and is 
subject to the authority and direction of that committee and to 
its rules, so far as applicable.
    (b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such 
investigations and studies as it considers necessary or 
appropriate in the exercise of its responsibilities under rule 
X. Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as required 
by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur expenses, 
including travel expenses, in connection with such 
investigations and studies.
    (2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be 
considered as read in committee if it has been available to the 
members for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
day).
    (3) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly 
by more than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that 
each of the committees complies independently with all 
requirements for approval and filing of the report.
    (4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of a Congress, an investigative or oversight report may 
be filed with the Clerk at any time, provided that a member who 
gives timely notice of intention to file supplemental, 
minority, or additional views shall be entitled to not less 
than seven calendar days in which to submit such views for 
inclusion in the report.
    (c) Each committee may have printed and bound such 
testimony and other data as may be presented at hearings held 
by the committee or its subcommittees. All costs of 
stenographic services and transcripts in connection with a 
meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from the 
applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(i)(1) of 
rule X.
    (d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later 
than January 2 of each odd-numbered year a report on the 
activities of that committee under this rule and rule X during 
the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
    (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing 
the legislative and oversight activities of that committee 
during that Congress.
    (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a 
summary of the oversight plans submitted by the committee under 
clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of the actions taken and 
recommendations made with respect to each such plan, a summary 
of any additional oversight activities undertaken by that 
committee, and any recommendations made or actions taken 
thereon.
    (4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of a Congress, the chairman of a committee may file an 
activities report under subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any 
time and without approval of the committee, provided that--
          (A) a copy of the report has been available to each 
        member of the committee for at least seven calendar 
        days; and
          (B) the report includes any supplemental, minority, 
        or additional views submitted by a member of the 
        committee.

                       ADOPTION OF WRITTEN RULES

    2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules 
governing its procedure. Such rules--
          (A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is open to the 
        public unless the committee, in open session and with a 
        quorum present, determines by record vote that all or 
        part of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the 
        public;
          (B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the 
        House or with those provisions of law having the force 
        and effect of Rules of the House; and
          (C) shall in any event incorporate all of the 
        succeeding provisions of this clause to the extent 
        applicable.
    (2) Each committee shall submit its rules for publication 
in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the 
committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.

                          REGULAR MEETING DAYS

    (b) Each standing committee shall establish regular meeting 
days for the conduct of its business, which shall be not less 
frequent than monthly. Each such committee shall meet for the 
consideration of a bill or resolution pending before the 
committee or the transaction of other committee business on all 
regular meeting days fixed by the committee unless otherwise 
provided by written rule adopted by the committee.

                    ADDITIONAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

    (c)(1) The chairman of each standing committee may call and 
convene, as he considers necessary, additional and special 
meetings of the committee for the consideration of a bill or 
resolution pending before the committee or for the conduct of 
other committee business, subject to such rules as the 
committee may adopt. The committee shall meet for such purpose 
under that call of the chairman.
    (2) Three or more members of a standing committee may file 
in the offices of the committee a written request that the 
chairman call a special meeting of the committee. Such request 
shall specify the measure or matter to be considered. 
Immediately upon the filing of the request, the clerk of the 
committee shall notify the chairman of the filing of the 
request. If the chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting within three calendar days after the filing of the 
request (to be held within seven calendar days after the filing 
of the request) a majority of the members of the committee may 
file in the offices of the committee their written notice that 
a special meeting of the committee will be held. The written 
notice shall specify the date and hour of the special meeting 
and the measure or matter to be considered. The committee shall 
meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the 
notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of 
the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform 
them of its date and hour and the measure or matter to be 
considered. Only the measure or matter specified in that notice 
may be considered at that special meeting.

                     TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF CHAIRMAN

    (d) A member of the majority party on each standing 
committee or subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the 
chairman of the full committee as the vice chairman of the 
committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall 
preside during the absence of the chairman from any meeting. If 
the chairman and vice chairman of a committee or subcommittee 
are not present at any meeting of the committee or 
subcommittee, the ranking majority member who is present shall 
preside at that meeting.

                           COMMITTEE RECORDS

    (e)(1)(A) Each committee shall keep a complete record of 
all committee action which shall include--
          (i) in the case of a meeting or hearing transcript, a 
        substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made 
        during the proceedings, subject only to technical, 
        grammatical, and typographical corrections authorized 
        by the person making the remarks involved; and
          (ii) a record of the votes on any question on which a 
        record vote is demanded.
    (B)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (B)(ii) and 
subject to paragraph (k)(7), the result of each such record 
vote shall be made available by the committee for inspection by 
the public at reasonable times in its offices. Information so 
available for public inspection shall include a description of 
the amendment, motion, order, or other proposition, the name of 
each member voting for and each member voting against such 
amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the names of 
those members of the committee present but not voting.
    (ii) The result of any record vote taken in executive 
session in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct may 
not be made available for inspection by the public without an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee.
    (2)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), all committee 
hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be kept 
separate and distinct from the congressional office records of 
the member serving as its chairman. Such records shall be the 
property of the House, and each Member, Delegate, and the 
Resident Commissioner shall have access thereto.
    (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other 
than members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
may not have access to the records of that committee respecting 
the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
officer, or employee of the House without the specific prior 
permission of that committee.
    (3) Each committee shall include in its rules standards for 
availability of records of the committee delivered to the 
Archivist of the United States under rule VII. Such standards 
shall specify procedures for orders of the committee under 
clause 3(b)(3) and clause 4(b) of rule VII, including a 
requirement that nonavailability of a record for a period 
longer than the period otherwise applicable under that rule 
shall be approved by vote of the committee.
    (4) Each committee shall make its publications available in 
electronic form to the maximum extent feasible.

                    PROHIBITION AGAINST PROXY VOTING

    (f) A vote by a member of a committee or subcommittee with 
respect to any measure or matter may not be cast by proxy.

                       OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS

    (g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
including the markup of legislation, by a standing committee or 
subcommittee thereof (other than the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct or its subcommittee) shall be open to the 
public, including to radio, television, and still photography 
coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by record vote 
that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day 
shall be in executive session because disclosure of matters to 
be considered would endanger national security, would 
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to 
defame, degrade, or incriminate any person, or otherwise would 
violate a law or rule of the House. Persons, other than members 
of the committee and such noncommittee Members, Delegates, 
Resident Commissioner, congressional staff, or departmental 
representatives as the committee may authorize, may not be 
present at a business or markup session that is held in 
executive session. This subparagraph does not apply to open 
committee hearings, which are governed by clause 4(a)(1) of 
rule X or by subparagraph (2).
    (2)(A) Each hearing conducted by a committee or 
subcommittee (other than the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct or its subcommittees) shall be open to the public, 
including to radio, television, and still photography coverage, 
except when the committee or subcommittee, in open session and 
with a majority present, determines by record vote that all or 
part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be 
closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, 
or other matters to be considered would endanger national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate a law or rule of the House.
    (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (A), in 
the presence of the number of members required under the rules 
of the committee for the purpose of taking testimony, a 
majority of those present may--
          (i) agree to close the hearing for the sole purpose 
        of discussing whether testimony or evidence to be 
        received would endanger national security, would 
        compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
        would violate clause 2(k)(5); or
          (ii) agree to close the hearing as provided in clause 
        2(k)(5).
    (C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be 
excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a 
committee or subcommittee (other than the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct or its subcommittees) unless the 
House by majority vote authorizes a particular committee or 
subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of hearings 
on a particular article of legislation or on a particular 
subject of investigation, to close its hearings to Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same procedures 
specified in this subparagraph for closing hearings to the 
public.
    (D) The committee or subcommittee may vote by the same 
procedure described in this subparagraph to close one 
subsequent day of hearing, except that the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
subcommittees thereof, may vote by the same procedure to close 
up to five additional, consecutive days of hearings.
    (3) The chairman of each committee (other than the 
Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of a committee hearing at least one 
week before the commencement of the hearing. If the chairman of 
the committee, with the concurrence of the ranking minority 
member, determines that there is good cause to begin a hearing 
sooner, or if the committee so determines by majority vote in 
the presence of the number of members required under the rules 
of the committee for the transaction of business, the chairman 
shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. An 
announcement made under this subparagraph shall be published 
promptly in the Daily Digest and made available in electronic 
form.
    (4) Each committee shall, to the greatest extent 
practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit 
in advance written statements of proposed testimony and to 
limit their initial presentations to the committee to brief 
summaries thereof. In the case of a witness appearing in a 
nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed 
testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of 
the amount and source (by agency and program) of each Federal 
grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract 
thereof) received during the current fiscal year or either of 
the two previous fiscal years by the witness or by an entity 
represented by the witness.
    (5)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), a point of 
order does not lie with respect to a measure reported by a 
committee on the ground that hearings on such measure were not 
conducted in accordance with this clause.
    (B) A point of order on the ground described in subdivision 
(A) may be made by a member of the committee that reported the 
measure if such point of order was timely made and improperly 
disposed of in the committee.
    (6) This paragraph does not apply to hearings of the 
Committee on Appropriations under clause 4(a)(1) of rule X.

                          QUORUM REQUIREMENTS

    (h)(1) A measure or recommendation may not be reported by a 
committee unless a majority of the committee is actually 
present.
    (2) Each committee may fix the number of its members to 
constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving 
evidence, which may not be less than two.
    (3) Each committee (other than the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee 
on Ways and Means) may fix the number of its members to 
constitute a quorum for taking any action other than the 
reporting of a measure or recommendation, which may not be less 
than one-third of the members.

                    LIMITATION ON COMMITTEE SITTINGS

    (i) A committee may not sit during a joint session of the 
House and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the 
House and Senate is in progress.

                  CALLING AND QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES

    (j)(1) Whenever a hearing is conducted by a committee on a 
measure or matter, the minority members of the committee shall 
be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority of them 
before the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses 
selected by the minority to testify with respect to that 
measure or matter during at least one day of hearing thereon.
    (2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each committee 
shall apply the five-minute rule during the questioning of 
witnesses in a hearing until such time as each member of the 
committee who so desires has had an opportunity to question 
each witness.
    (B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting a 
specified number of its members to question a witness for 
longer than five minutes. The time for extended questioning of 
a witness under this subdivision shall be equal for the 
majority party and the minority party and may not exceed one 
hour in the aggregate.
    (C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting 
committee staff for its majority and minority party members to 
question a witness for equal specified periods. The time for 
extended questioning of a witness under this subdivision shall 
be equal for the majority party and the minority party and may 
not exceed one hour in the aggregate.

                    INVESTIGATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES

    (k)(1) The chairman at an investigative hearing shall 
announce in an opening statement the subject of the 
investigation.
    (2) A copy of the committee rules and of this clause shall 
be made available to each witness.
    (3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied 
by their own counsel for the purpose of advising them 
concerning their constitutional rights.
    (4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum, 
and of professional ethics on the part of counsel, by censure 
and exclusion from the hearings; and the committee may cite the 
offender to the House for contempt.
    (5) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony 
at an investigative hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate any person--
          (A) notwithstanding paragraph (g)(2), such testimony 
        or evidence shall be presented in executive session if, 
        in the presence of the number of members required under 
        the rules of the committee for the purpose of taking 
        testimony, the committee determines by vote of a 
        majority of those present that such evidence or 
        testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
        any person; and
          (B) the committee shall proceed to receive such 
        testimony in open session only if the committee, a 
        majority being present, determines that such evidence 
        or testimony will not tend to defame, degrade, or 
        incriminate any person. In either case the committee 
        shall afford such person an opportunity voluntarily to 
        appear as a witness, and receive and dispose of 
        requests from such person to subpoena additional 
        witnesses.
    (6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the chairman 
shall receive and the committee shall dispose of requests to 
subpoena additional witnesses.
    (7) Evidence or testimony taken in executive session, and 
proceedings conducted in executive session, may be released or 
used in public sessions only when authorized by the committee, 
a majority being present.
    (8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may 
submit brief and pertinent sworn statements in writing for 
inclusion in the record. The committee is the sole judge of the 
pertinence of testimony and evidence adduced at its hearing.
    (9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony 
given at a public session or, if given at an executive session, 
when authorized by the committee.

              SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, OR ADDITIONAL VIEWS

    (l) If at the time of approval of a measure or matter by a 
committee (other than the Committee on Rules) a member of the 
committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
minority, or additional views for inclusion in the report to 
the House thereon, that member shall be entitled to not less 
than two additional calendar days after the day of such notice 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when 
the House is in session on such a day) to file such views, in 
writing and signed by that member, with the clerk of the 
committee.

                  POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

    (m)(1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under this rule and rule X (including any matters 
referred to it under clause 2 of rule XII), a committee or 
subcommittee is authorized (subject to subparagraph (2)(A))--
          (A) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings 
        as it considers necessary; and
          (B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memoranda, papers, and documents as it considers 
        necessary.
    (2) The chairman of the committee, or a member designated 
by the chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses.
    (3)(A)(i) Except as provided in subdivision (A)(ii), a 
subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee or 
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of an 
investigation or series of investigations or activities only 
when authorized by the committee or subcommittee, a majority 
being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under 
subparagraph (1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of the 
committee under such rules and under such limitations as the 
committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed 
by the chairman of the committee or by a member designated by 
the committee.
    (ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, a subpoena may be authorized and 
issued only by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members.
    (B) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
other than at a meeting or hearing of the committee or 
subcommittee authorizing the subpoena.
    (C) Compliance with a subpoena issued by a committee or 
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only as 
authorized or directed by the House.

               COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT

    3. (a) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has 
the following functions:
          (1) The committee may recommend to the House from 
        time to time such administrative actions as it may 
        consider appropriate to establish or enforce standards 
        of official conduct for Members, Delegates, the 
        Resident Commissioner, officers, and employees of the 
        House. A letter of reproval or other administrative 
        action of the committee pursuant to an investigation 
        under subparagraph (2) shall only be issued or 
        implemented as a part of a report required by such 
        subparagraph.
          (2) The committee may investigate, subject to 
        paragraph (b), an alleged violation by a Member, 
        Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee 
        of the House of the Code of Official Conduct or of a 
        law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct 
        applicable to the conduct of such Member, Delegate, 
        Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee in the 
        performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities. After notice and hearing (unless the 
        right to a hearing is waived by the Member, Delegate, 
        Resident Commissioner, officer or employee), the 
        committee shall report to the House its findings of 
        fact and recommendations, if any, for the final 
        disposition of any such investigation and such action 
        as the committee may consider appropriate in the 
        circumstances.
          (3) The committee may report to the appropriate 
        Federal or State authorities, either with the approval 
        of the House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of 
        the members of the committee, anysubstantial evidence 
of a violation by a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
or employee of the House, of a law applicable to the performance of his 
duties or the discharge of his responsibilities that may have been 
disclosed in a committee investigation.
          (4) The committee may consider the request of a 
        Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
        employee of the House for an advisory opinion with 
        respect to the general propriety of any current or 
        proposed conduct of such Member, Delegate, Resident 
        Commissioner, officer, or employee. With appropriate 
        deletions to ensure the privacy of the person 
        concerned, the committee may publish such opinion for 
        the guidance of other Members, Delegates, the Resident 
        Commissioner, officers, and employees of the House.
          (5) The committee may consider the request of a 
        Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
        employee of the House for a written waiver in 
        exceptional circumstances with respect to clause 4 of 
        rule XXIV.
    (b)(1)(A) Unless approved by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members, the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct may not report a resolution, report, recommendation, or 
advisory opinion relating to the official conduct of a Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer or employee of the 
House, or, except as provided in subparagraph (2), undertake an 
investigation of such conduct.
    (B)(i) Upon the receipt of information offered as a 
complaint that is in compliance with this rule and the rules of 
the committee, the chairman and ranking minority member jointly 
may appoint members to serve as an investigative subcommittee.
    (ii) The chairman and ranking minority member of the 
committee jointly may gather additional information concerning 
alleged conduct that is the basis of a complaint or of 
information offered as a complaint until they have established 
an investigative subcommittee or either of them has placed on 
the agenda of the committee the issue of whether to establish 
an investigative subcommittee.
    (2) Except in the case of an investigation undertaken by 
the committee on its own initiative, the committee may 
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of 
an individual Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, 
or employee of the House only--
          (A) upon receipt of information offered as a 
        complaint, in writing and under oath, from a Member, 
        Delegate, or Resident Commissioner and transmitted to 
        the committee by such Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner; or
          (B) upon receipt of information offered as a 
        complaint, in writing and under oath, from a person not 
        a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner provided 
        that a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
        certifies in writing to the committee that he believes 
        the information is submitted in good faith and warrants 
        the review and consideration of the committee. If a 
        complaint is not disposed of within the applicable 
        periods set forth in the rules of the Committee on 
        Standards of Official Conduct, the chairman and ranking 
        minority member shall establish jointly an 
        investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, 
        or any portion thereof, to that subcommittee for its 
        consideration. However, if at any time during those 
        periods either the chairman or ranking minority member 
        places on the agenda the issue of whether to establish 
        an investigative subcommittee, then an investigative 
        subcommittee may be established only by an affirmative 
        vote of a majority of the members of the committee.
    (3) The committee may not undertake an investigation of an 
alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of 
conduct that was not in effect at the time of the alleged 
violation. The committee may not undertake an investigation of 
such an alleged violation that occurred before the third 
previous Congress unless the committee determines that the 
alleged violation is directly related to an alleged violation 
that occurred in a more recent Congress.
    (4) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to 
participate as a member of the committee in a committee 
proceeding relating to the member's official conduct. Whenever 
a member of the committee is ineligible to act as a member of 
the committee under the preceding sentence, the Speaker shall 
designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from the 
same political party as the ineligible member to act in any 
proceeding of the committee relating to that conduct.
    (5) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from 
participating in an investigation of the conduct of a Member, 
Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the 
House upon the submission in writing and under oath of an 
affidavit of disqualification stating that the member cannot 
render an impartial and unbiased decision in the case in which 
the member seeks to be disqualified. If the committee approves 
and accepts such affidavit of disqualification, the chairman 
shall so notify the Speaker and request the Speaker to 
designate a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner from the 
same political party as the disqualifying member to act in any 
proceeding of the committee relating to that case.
    (6) Information or testimony received, or the contents of a 
complaint or the fact of its filing, may not be publicly 
disclosed by any committee or staff member unless specifically 
authorized in each instance by a vote of the full committee.
    (7) The committee shall have the functions designated in 
titles I and V of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, in 
sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 of title 5, United States Code, 
and in clause 11(g)(4) of rule X.
    (c)(1) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each 
meeting of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or a 
subcommittee thereof shall occur in executive session unless 
the committee or subcommittee, by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members, opens the meeting to the public.
    (2) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, each hearing 
of an adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearing of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in 
open session unless the committee or subcommittee, in open 
session by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, 
closes all or part of the remainder of the hearing on that day 
to the public.
    (d) Before a member, officer, or employee of the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, including members of a 
subcommittee of the committee selected under clause 5(a)(4) of 
rule X and shared staff, may have access to information that is 
confidential under the rules of the committee, the following 
oath (or affirmation) shall be executed: ``I do solemnly swear 
(or affirm) that I will not disclose, to any person or entity 
outside the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, any 
information received in the course of my service with the 
committee, except as authorized by the committee or in 
accordance with its rules.'' Copies of the executed oath shall 
be retained by the Clerk as part of the records of the House. 
This paragraph establishes a standard of conduct within the 
meaning of paragraph (a)(2). Breaches of confidentiality shall 
be investigated by the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.
    (e)(1) If a complaint or information offered as a complaint 
is deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of the 
members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the 
committee may take such action as it, by an affirmative vote of 
a majority of its members, considers appropriate in the 
circumstances.
    (2) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress 
may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.

           audio and visual coverage of committee proceedings

    4. (a) The purpose of this clause is to provide a means, in 
conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and 
decorum, by which committee hearings or committee meetings that 
are open to the public may be covered by audio and visual 
means--
          (1) for the education, enlightenment, and information 
        of the general public, on the basis of accurate and 
        impartial news coverage, regarding the operations, 
        procedures, and practices of the House as a legislative 
        and representative body, and regarding the measures, 
        public issues, and other matters before the House and 
        its committees, the consideration thereof, and the 
        action taken thereon; and
          (2) for the development of the perspective and 
        understanding of the general public with respect to the 
        role and function of the House under the Constitution 
        as an institution of the Federal Government.
    (b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio 
and television tapes and television film of any coverage under 
this clause may not be used, or made available for use, as 
partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose the 
candidacy of any person for elective public office.
    (c) It is, further, the intent of this clause that the 
general conduct of each meeting (whether of a hearing or 
otherwise) covered under authority of this clause by audio or 
visual means, and the personal behavior of thecommittee members 
and staff, other Government officials and personnel, witnesses, 
television, radio, and press media personnel, and the general public at 
the hearing or other meeting, shall be in strict conformity with and 
observance of the acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, courtesy, 
and decorum traditionally observed by the House in its operations, and 
may not be such as to--
          (1) distort the objects and purposes of the hearing 
        or other meeting or the activities of committee members 
        in connection with that hearing or meeting or in 
        connection with the general work of the committee or of 
        the House; or
          (2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the 
        committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
        Commissioner or bring the House, the committee, or a 
        Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner into 
        disrepute.
    (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by 
audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only in 
strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
requirements of this clause.
    (e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by a committee 
or subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings shall 
be open to coverage by audio and visual means. A committee or 
subcommittee chairman may not limit the number of television or 
still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each 
medium (except for legitimate space or safety considerations, 
in which case pool coverage shall be authorized).
    (f) Each committee shall adopt written rules to govern its 
implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain 
provisions to the following effect:
          (1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or 
        meeting is to be presented to the public as live 
        coverage, that coverage shall be conducted and 
        presented without commercial sponsorship.
          (2) The allocation among the television media of the 
        positions or the number of television cameras permitted 
        by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or 
        meeting room shall be in accordance with fair and 
        equitable procedures devised by the Executive Committee 
        of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
          (3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
        obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving 
        evidence or testimony and any member of the committee 
        or the visibility of that witness and that member to 
        each other.
          (4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed 
        positions but may not be placed in positions that 
        obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or 
        meeting by the other media.
          (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the 
        television and radio media may not be installed in, or 
        removed from, the hearing or meeting room while the 
        committee is in session.
          (6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), 
        floodlights, spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns 
        may not be used in providing any method of coverage of 
        the hearing or meeting.
          (B) The television media may install additional 
        lighting in a hearing or meeting room, without cost to 
        the Government, in order to raise the ambient lighting 
        level in a hearing or meeting room to the lowest level 
        necessary to provide adequate television coverage of a 
        hearing or meeting at the current state of the art of 
        television coverage.
          (7) In the allocation of the number of still 
        photographers permitted by a committee or subcommittee 
        chairman in a hearing or meeting room, preference shall 
        be given to photographers from Associated Press Photos 
        and United Press International Newspictures. If 
        requests are made by more of the media than will be 
        permitted by a committee or subcommittee chairman for 
        coverage of a hearing or meeting by still photography, 
        that coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair 
        and equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing 
        Committee of Press Photographers.
          (8) Photographers may not position themselves between 
        the witness table and the members of the committee at 
        any time during the course of a hearing or meeting.
          (9) Photographers may not place themselves in 
        positions that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of 
        the hearing by the other media.
          (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television 
        and radio media shall be currently accredited to the 
        Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
          (11) Personnel providing coverage by still 
        photography shall be currently accredited to the Press 
        Photographers' Gallery.
          (12) Personnel providing coverage by the television 
        and radio media and by still photography shall conduct 
        themselves and their coverage activities in an orderly 
        and unobtrusive manner.

                            pay of witnesses

    5. Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its 
committees shall be paid the same per diem rate as established, 
authorized, and regulated by the Committee on House 
Administration for Members, Delegates, the Resident 
Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus actual expenses 
of travel to or from the place of examination. Such per diem 
may not be paid when a witness has been summoned at the place 
of examination.

                   unfinished business of the session

    6. All business of the House at the end of one session 
shall be resumed at the commencement of the next session of the 
same Congress in the same manner as if no adjournment had taken 
place.

              Rule XIII.--Calendars and Committee Reports


                               CALENDARS

    1. (a) All business reported by committees shall be 
referred to one of the following three calendars:
          (1) A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on 
        the state of the Union, to which shall be referred 
        public bills and public resolutions raising revenue, 
        involving a tax or charge on the people, directly or 
        indirectly making appropriations of money or property 
        or requiring such appropriations to be made, 
        authorizing payments out of appropriations already 
        made, releasing any liability to the United States for 
        money or property, or referring a claim to the Court of 
        Claims.
          (2) A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all 
        public bills and public resolutions not requiring 
        referral to the Calendar of the Committee of the Whole 
        House on the state of the Union.
          (3) A Private Calendar as provided in clause 5 of 
        rule XV, to which shall be referred all private bills 
        and private resolutions.
    (b) There is established a Corrections Calendar as provided 
in clause 6 of rule XV.
    (c) There is established a Calendar of Motions to Discharge 
Committees as provided in clause 2 of rule XV.

                     filing and printing of reports

    2. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), all 
reports of committees (other than those filed from the floor as 
privileged) shall be delivered to the Clerk for printing and 
reference to the proper calendar under the direction of the 
Speaker in accordance with clause 1. The title or subject of 
each report shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Congressional Record.
    (2) A bill or resolution reported adversely shall be laid 
on the table unless a committee to which the bill or resolution 
was referred requests at the time of the report its referral to 
an appropriate calendar under clause 1 or unless, within three 
days thereafter, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
makes such a request.
    (b)(1) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each 
committee to report or cause to be reported promptly to the 
House a measure or matter approved by the committee and to take 
or cause to be taken steps necessary to bring the measure or 
matter to a vote.
    (2) In any event, the report of a committee on a measure 
that has been approved by the committee shall be filed within 
seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is 
not in session) after the day on which a written request for 
the filing of the report, signed by a majority of the members 
of thecommittee, has been filed with the clerk of the 
committee. The clerk of the committee shall immediately notify the 
chairman of the filing of such a request. This subparagraph does not 
apply to a report of the Committee on Rules with respect to a rule, 
joint rule, or order of business of the House, or to the reporting of a 
resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an executive department.
    (c) All supplemental, minority, or additional views filed 
under clause 2(l) of rule XI by one or more members of a 
committee shall be included in, and shall be a part of, the 
report filed by the committee with respect to a measure or 
matter. When time guaranteed by clause 2(l) of rule XI has 
expired (or, if sooner, when all separate views have been 
received), the committee may arrange to file its report with 
the Clerk not later than one hour after the expiration of such 
time. This clause and provisions of clause 2(l) of rule XI do 
not preclude the immediate filing or printing of a committee 
report in the absence of a timely request for the opportunity 
to file supplemental, minority, or additional views as provided 
in clause 2(l) of rule XI.

                           content of reports

    3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the 
report of a committee on a measure or matter shall be printed 
in a single volume that--
          (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or 
        additional views that have been submitted by the time 
        of the filing of the report; and
          (B) shall bear on its cover a recital that any such 
        supplemental, minority, or additional views (and any 
        material submitted under paragraph (c)(3) or (4)) are 
        included as part of the report.
    (2) A committee may file a supplemental report for the 
correction of a technical error in its previous report on a 
measure or matter.
    (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
a measure or matter of a public nature, and on any amendment 
offered to the measure or matter, the total number of votes 
cast for and against, and the names of members voting for and 
against, shall be included in the committee report. The 
preceding sentence does not apply to votes taken in executive 
session by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
    (c) The report of a committee on a measure that has been 
approved by the committee shall include, separately set out and 
clearly identified, the following:
          (1) Oversight findings and recommendations under 
        clause 2(b)(1) of rule X.
          (2) The statement required by section 308(a) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974, except that an 
        estimate of new budget authority shall include, when 
        practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
        funding level for the relevant programs to the 
        appropriate levels under current law.
          (3) An estimate and comparison prepared by the 
        Director of the Congressional Budget Office under 
        section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 if 
        timely submitted to the committee before the filing of 
        the report.
          (4) A summary of oversight findings and 
        recommendations by the Committee on Government Reform 
        under clause 4(c)(2) of rule X if such findings and 
        recommendations have been submitted to the reporting 
        committee in time to allow it to consider such findings 
        and recommendations during its deliberations on the 
        measure.
    (d) Each report of a committee on a public bill or public 
joint resolution shall contain the following:
          (1) A statement citing the specific powers granted to 
        Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed 
        by the bill or joint resolution.
          (2)(A) An estimate by the committee of the costs that 
        would be incurred in carrying out the bill or joint 
        resolution in the fiscal year in which it is reported 
        and in each of the five fiscal years following that 
        fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any 
        program authorized by the bill or joint resolution if 
        less than five years);
          (B) A comparison of the estimate of costs described 
        in subdivision (A) made by the committee with any 
        estimate of such costs made by a Government agency and 
        submitted to such committee; and
          (C) When practicable, a comparison of the total 
        estimated funding level for the relevant programs with 
        the appropriate levels under current law.
          (3)(A) In subparagraph (2) the term ``Government 
        agency'' includes any department, agency, 
        establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or 
        instrumentality of the Federal Government or the 
        government of the District of Columbia.
          (B) Subparagraph (2) does not apply to the Committee 
        on Appropriations, the Committee on House 
        Administration, the Committee on Rules, or the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and does 
        not apply when a cost estimate and comparison prepared 
        by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
        under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
        1974 has been included in the report under paragraph 
        (c)(3).
    (e)(1) Whenever a committee reports a bill or joint 
resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part 
thereof, it shall include in its report or in an accompanying 
document--
          (A) the text of a statute or part thereof that is 
        proposed to be repealed; and
          (B) a comparative print of any part of the bill or 
        joint resolution proposing to amend the statute and of 
        the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, 
        showing by appropriate typographical devices the 
        omissions and insertions proposed.
    (2) If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution 
proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof with a 
recommendation that the bill or joint resolution be amended, 
the comparative print required by subparagraph (1) shall 
reflect the changes in existing law proposed to be made by the 
bill or joint resolution as proposed to be amended.
    (f)(1) A report of the Committee on Appropriations on a 
general appropriation bill shall include--
          (A) a concise statement describing the effect of any 
        provision of the accompanying bill that directly or 
        indirectly changes the application of existing law; and
          (B) a list of all appropriations contained in the 
        bill for expenditures not previously authorized by law 
        (except classified intelligence or national security 
        programs, projects, or activities).
    (2) Whenever the Committee on Appropriations reports a bill 
or joint resolution including matter specified in clause 
1(b)(2) or (3) of rule X, it shall include--
          (A) in the bill or joint resolution, separate 
        headings for ``Rescissions'' and ``Transfers of 
        Unexpended Balances''; and
          (B) in the report of the committee, a separate 
        section listing such rescissions and transfers.
    (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution 
proposing to repeal or amend a standing rule of the House, it 
shall include in its report or in an accompanying document--
          (1) the text of any rule or part thereof that is 
        proposed to be repealed; and
          (2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution 
        proposing to amend the rule and of the rule or part 
        thereof proposed to be amended, showing by appropriate 
        typographical devices the omissions and insertions 
        proposed.
    (h)(1) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint 
resolution reported by the Committee on Ways and Means that 
proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 unless--
          (A) the report includes a tax complexity analysis 
        prepared by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue 
        Taxation in accordance with section 4022(b) of the 
        Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act 
        of 1998; or
          (B) the chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
        causes such a tax complexity analysis to be printed in 
        the Congressional Record before consideration of the 
        bill or joint resolution.
    (2) A report from the Committee on Ways and Means on a bill 
or joint resolution designated by the Majority Leader, after 
consultation with the Minority Leader, as major tax legislation 
may include a dynamic estimate of the changes in Federal 
revenues expected to result from enactment of the legislation. 
The Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation shall render a 
dynamic estimate of such legislation only in response to a 
timely request from the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
Means, after consultation with the ranking minority member. A 
dynamic estimate under this paragraph may be used only for 
informational purposes.
    (3) In this paragraph the term ``dynamic estimate'' means a 
projection based in any part on assumptions concerning probable 
effects of macroeconomic feedback. A dynamic estimate shall 
include a statement identifying all such assumptions.

                        availability of reports

    4. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall 
not be in order to consider in the House a measure or matter 
reported by a committee until the third calendar day (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is 
in session on such a day) on which each report of a committee 
on that measure or matter has been available to Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
    (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to--
          (A) a resolution providing a rule, joint rule, or 
        order of business reported by the Committee on Rules 
        considered under clause 6;
          (B) a resolution providing amounts from the 
        applicable accounts described in clause 1(i)(1) of rule 
        X reported by the Committee on House Administration 
        considered under clause 6 of rule X;
          (C) a resolution presenting a question of the 
        privileges of the House reported by any committee;
          (D) a measure for the declaration of war, or the 
        declaration of a national emergency, by Congress; and
          (E) a measure providing for the disapproval of a 
        decision, determination, or action by a Government 
        agency that would become, or continue to be, effective 
        unless disapproved or otherwise invalidated by one or 
        both Houses of Congress. In this subdivision the term 
        ``Government agency'' includes any department, agency, 
        establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or 
        instrumentality of the Federal Government or of the 
        government of the District of Columbia.
    (b) A committee that reports a measure or matter shall make 
every reasonable effort to have its hearings thereon (if any) 
printed and available for distribution to Members, Delegates, 
and the Resident Commissioner before the consideration of the 
measure or matter in the House.
    (c) A general appropriation bill reported by the Committee 
on Appropriations may not be considered in the House until the 
third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on 
which printed hearings of the Committee on Appropriations 
thereon have been available to Members, Delegates, and the 
Resident Commissioner.

                     privileged reports, generally

    5. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report 
at any time on the following matters, respectively:
          (1) The Committee on Appropriations, on general 
        appropriation bills and on joint resolutions continuing 
        appropriations for a fiscal year after September 15 in 
        the preceding fiscal year.
          (2) The Committee on the Budget, on the matters 
        required to be reported by such committee under titles 
        III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
          (3) The Committee on House Administration, on 
        enrolled bills, on contested elections, on matters 
        referred to it concerning printing for the use of the 
        House or the two Houses, on expenditure of the 
        applicable accounts of the House described in clause 
        1(i)(1) of rule X, and on matters relating to 
        preservation and availability of noncurrent records of 
        the House under rule VII.
          (4) The Committee on Rules, on rules, joint rules, 
        and the order of business.
          (5) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
        on resolutions recommending action by the House with 
        respect to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, 
        officer, or employee of the House as a result of an 
        investigation by the committee relating to the official 
        conduct of such Member, Delegate, Resident 
        Commissioner, officer, or employee.
    (b) A report filed from the floor as privileged under 
paragraph (a) may be called up as a privileged question by 
direction of the reporting committee, subject to any 
requirement concerning its availability to Members, Delegates, 
and the Resident Commissioner under clause 4 or concerning the 
timing of its consideration under clause 6.

              privileged reports by the committee on rules

    6. (a) A report by the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint 
rule, or the order of business may not be called up for 
consideration on the same day it is presented to the House 
except--
          (1) when so determined by a vote of two-thirds of the 
        Members voting, a quorum being present;
          (2) in the case of a resolution proposing only to 
        waive a requirement of clause 4 or of clause 8 of rule 
        XXII concerning the availability of reports; or
          (3) during the last three days of a session of 
        Congress.
    (b) Pending the consideration of a report by the Committee 
on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business, the 
Speaker may entertain one motion that the House adjourn. After 
the result of such a motion is announced, the Speaker may not 
entertain any other dilatory motion until the report shall have 
been disposed of.
    (c) The Committee on Rules may not report--
          (1) a rule or order proposing that business under 
        clause 7 of rule XV be set aside by a vote of less than 
        two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being 
        present;
          (2) a rule or order that would prevent the motion to 
        recommit a bill or joint resolution from being made as 
        provided in clause 2(b) of rule XIX, including a motion 
        to recommit with instructions to report back an 
        amendment otherwise in order, if offered by the 
        Minority Leader or a designee, except with respect to a 
        Senate bill or resolution for which the text of a 
        House-passed measure has been substituted.
    (d) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House 
reports concerning rules, joint rules, and the order of 
business, within three legislative days of the time when they 
are ordered. If such a report is not considered immediately, it 
shall be referred to the calendar. If such a report on the 
calendar is not called up by the member of the committee who 
filed the report within seven legislative days, any member of 
the committee may call it up as a privileged question on the 
day after the calendar day on which the member announces to the 
House his intention to do so. The Speaker shall recognize a 
member of the committee who rises for that purpose.
    (e) An adverse report by the Committee on Rules on a 
resolution proposing a special order of business for the 
consideration of a public bill or public joint resolution may 
be called up as a privileged question by a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner on a day when it is in order to consider 
a motion to discharge committees under clause 2 of rule XV.
    (f) If the House has adopted a resolution making in order a 
motion to consider a bill or resolution, and such a motion has 
not been offered within seven calendar days thereafter, such a 
motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of all 
reporting committees having initial jurisdiction of the bill or 
resolution.
    (g) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution 
providing for the consideration of a measure, it shall (to the 
maximum extent possible) specify in the resolution the object 
of any waiver of a point of order against the measure or 
against its consideration.

                         resolutions of inquiry

    7. A report on a resolution of inquiry addressed to the 
head of an executive department may be filed from the floor as 
privileged. If such a resolution is not reported to the House 
within 14 legislative days after its introduction, a motion to 
discharge a committee from its consideration shall be 
privileged.
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