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                       RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURE

                                 of the

                  COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                for the

                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS


                                    
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                       RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURE

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                  COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                  COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                 HON. BART GORDON, Tennessee, Chairman
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois          RALPH M. HALL, Texas
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas         F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., 
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California              Wisconsin
MARK UDALL, Colorado                 LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas
DAVID WU, Oregon                     DANA ROHRABACHER, California
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington              KEN CALVERT, California
BRAD MILLER, North Carolina          ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois            VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
NICK LAMPSON, Texas                  FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona          JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
JERRY MCNERNEY, California           W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
PAUL KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania         JO BONNER, Alabama
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon               TOM FEENEY, Florida
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey        RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas
MICHAEL M. HONDA, California         BOB INGLIS, South Carolina
JIM MATHESON, Utah                   MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas
MIKE ROSS, Arkansas                  MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky               PHIL GINGREY, Georgia
RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri              BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California
CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana          ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska
BARON P. HILL, Indiana               VACANCY
HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona
CHARLES A. WILSON, Ohio


















                            C O N T E N T S

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Rule 1. General Provisions.......................................     1
    General Statement (a)........................................     1
    Membership (b)...............................................     1
    Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power (c).....................     1
    Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant to 
      Subpoena (d)...............................................     2
    National Security Information (e)............................     2
    Oversight (f) (g) (h)........................................     2
    Order of Business (i)........................................     2
    Suspended Procedures (j).....................................     2
    Other Procedures (k).........................................     3
    Use of Hearing Rooms (l).....................................     3

Rule 2. Committee Meetings and Procedures........................     3
    Quorum (a)...................................................     3
    Time and Place (b)...........................................     3
    Open Meetings (c) (d)........................................     4
    Audio and Visual Coverage (e) (f)............................     5
    Special Meetings (g).........................................     6
    Vice Chairman to Preside in Absence of Chairman (h)..........     6
    Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule (i) (j)....................     7
    Proxies (k)..................................................     7
    Witnesses (l) (m)............................................     7
    Hearing Procedures (n).......................................     8
    Bill and Subject Matter Consideration (o)....................     8
    Private Bills (p)............................................     8
    Consideration of Measure or Matter (q).......................     8
    Requests for Written Motions (r).............................     8
    Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee (s)..............     8
    Postponement of Proceedings (t)..............................     9
    Report Language on Use of Federal Resources (u)..............     9
    Committee Records (v)........................................     9
    Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups (w)............    10
    Committee Website (x)........................................    10

Rule 3. Subcommittees............................................    10
    Structure and Jurisdiction (a)...............................    10
    Referral of Legislation (b)..................................    13
    Ex-Officio Members (c).......................................    13
    Procedures (d) (e) (f) (g)...................................    13

Rule 4. Reports..................................................    13
    Substance of Legislative Reports (a) (b).....................    13
    Minority and Additional Views (c) (d)........................    14
    Consideration of Subcommittee Reports (e)....................    15
    Timing and Filing of Committee Reports (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) 
      (k)........................................................    15
    Oversight Reports (l)........................................    17

Legislative and Oversight Jurisdiction of the Committee on 
  Science and Technology.........................................    17

Special Oversight Functions......................................    17

















RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

                           General Statement

    (a) 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 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)]

                               Membership

    (b) 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 of the Full Committee.

                  Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power

    (c)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a subpoena may be 
authorized and issued 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 majority 
vote of the Full Committee or Subcommittee (as the case may 
be), a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee being present. 
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the Chairman of 
the Full Committee, or by any Member designated by the 
Chairman. [XI 2(m)]
    (2) The Chairman of the Full Committee, after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, or if 
the Ranking Member cannot be reached, the Ranking Minority 
Member of the relevant Subcommittee, 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 seven 
(7) 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.

      Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant to 
                                Subpoena

    (d) 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.

                     National Security Information

    (e) 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.

                               Oversight

    (f) 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 Government Reform and the 
Committee on House Administration, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of the House of 
Representatives.
    (g) The Chairman of the Full Committee may undertake any 
formal investigation in the name of the Committee after 
consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee.
    (h) The Chairman of any Subcommittee shall not undertake 
any formal investigation in the name of the Full Committee or 
Subcommittee without formal approval by the Chairman of the 
Full Committee, in consultation with other appropriate 
Subcommittee Chairmen, and after consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member of the Full Committee. The Chairman of any 
Subcommittee shall also consult with the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Subcommittee before undertaking any investigation 
in the name of the Committee.

                           Order of Business

    (i) 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.

                         Suspended Proceedings

    (j) During the consideration of any measure or matter, the 
Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any Subcommittee, or any 
Member acting as such, may recess the Committee at any point. 
Additionally, during the consideration of any measure or 
matter, the Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any 
Subcommittee 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. 
Suspension of proceedings after a record vote is ordered on the 
question of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an 
amendment, shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions 
of Rule 2(t).

                            Other Procedures

    (k) 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.

                          Use of Hearing Rooms

    (l) 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

                            Quorum [XI 2(h)]

    (a)(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 (2) 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 (1) Member from each of 
the majority and minority parties.

                             Time and Place

    (b)(1) Unless dispensed with by the Chairman, the meetings 
of the Committee shall be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 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 that call of the Chairman. 
[XI 2(c)]
    (3) The Chairman shall make a 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 
(1) 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)]

                        Open Meetings [xi 2(g)]

    (c) 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 non-Committee 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(q) 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.

                Audio and Visual Coverage [XI, clause 4]

    (e)(1) 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 (2) 
representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space 
or safety considerations in which case pool coverage shall be 
authorized).
    (2)(A) 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.
    (B) 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:
    (i) 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
    (ii) 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.
    (C) 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.

                            Special Meetings

    (g) Rule XI 2(c) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference (Special 
Meetings).

            Vice Chairman to Preside in Absence of Chairman

    (h) A Member of the majority party on the Committee, or any 
Subcommittee, 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 the 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. 
[XI 2(d)]

                   Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule

    (i) 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 between the Chairman 
and Ranking Minority Member. The time any one (1) 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 (5) 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. [XI 
2(j)]
    (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 (1) 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 (1) hour in the aggregate. [XI 2(j)]

                                Proxies

    (k) No Member may authorize a vote by proxy with respect to 
any measure or matter before the Committee. [XI 2(f)]

                               Witnesses

    (l)(1) Insofar as is practicable, each witness who is to 
appear before the Committee shall file no later than 24 hours 
in advance of his or her appearance, both a statement of the 
proposed testimony and a curriculum vitae in printed copy and 
electronic form. Each witness shall limit his or her 
presentation to a five (5) 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 before the Committee shall include with the written 
statement of proposed testimony a disclosure of any financial 
interests which are relevant to the subject of his or her 
testimony. These include, but are not limited to, public and 
private research grants, stock or stock options held in 
publicly traded and privately owned companies, and any form of 
payment or compensation from any relevant entity. The source 
and amount of the financial interest should be included in this 
disclosure.
    (3) Members of the Committee have two weeks from the date 
of a hearing to submit additional questions for the record, to 
be answered by witnesses who have appeared in person. The 
letters of transmittal and any responses thereto shall be 
printed in the hearing record.
    (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 (1) day of hearing thereon. [XI 
2(j)(1)]

                           Hearing Procedures

    (n) Rule XI 2(k) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference.

                 Bill and Subject Matter Consideration

    (o) 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)]

                             Private Bills

    (p) No private bill will be reported by the Committee if 
there are two (2) 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.

                   Consideration of Measure or Matter

    (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.
    (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.

                      Requests for Written Motions

    (r) 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.

              Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee

    (s) A record vote of the Members may be had at the request 
of three (3) or more Members or, in the apparent absence of a 
quorum, by any one (1) Member.

                      Postponement of Proceedings

    (t) The Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any 
Subcommittee, is authorized to postpone further proceedings 
when a record vote is ordered on the question of approving a 
measure or matter or on adopting an amendment, and to resume 
proceedings on a postponed question at any time after 
reasonable notice. Upon resuming proceedings on a postponed 
question, notwithstanding any intervening order for the 
previous question, an underlying proposition shall remain 
subject to further debate or amendment to the same extent as 
when the question was postponed. [XI (2)(h)(4)]

              Report Language on Use of Federal Resources

    (u) 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.

                           Committee Records

    (v)(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.

             Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups

    (w) The transcripts of those hearings conducted by the 
Committee shall be published as 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. 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. [XI 2(e)(1)(A)]

                           Committee Website

    (x) The Chairman shall maintain an official Committee 
website for the purpose of furthering the Committee's 
legislative and oversight responsibilities, including 
communicating information about the Committee's activities to 
Committee Members and other Members of the House. The Ranking 
Minority Member may maintain a similar website for the same 
purpose, including communicating information about the 
activities of the minority to Committee Members and other 
Members of the House.

RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEES

                       Structure and Jurisdiction

    (a) The Committee shall have the following standing 
Subcommittees with the jurisdiction indicated.
(1) Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
    Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to energy 
research, development, and demonstration and projects therefor, 
commercial application of energy technology, and environmental 
research including:

         Department of Energy research, development, 
        and demonstration programs;

         Department of Energy laboratories;

         Department of Energy science activities;

         energy supply activities;

         nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and 
        other advanced energy technologies;

         uranium supply and enrichment, and Department 
        of Energy waste management and environment, safety, and 
        health activities as appropriate;

         fossil energy research and development;

         clean coal technology;

         energy conservation research and development;

         energy aspects of climate change;

         pipeline research, development, and 
        demonstration projects;

         energy and environmental standards;

         energy conservation including building 
        performance, alternate fuels for and improved 
        efficiency of vehicles, distributed power systems, and 
        industrial process improvements;

         Environmental Protection Agency research and 
        development programs;

         National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, including all activities related to 
        weather, weather services, climate, and the atmosphere, 
        and marine fisheries, and oceanic research;

         risk assessment activities; and

         scientific issues related to environmental 
        policy, including climate change.

(2) Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
    Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to 
competitiveness, technology, standards, and innovation:

         standardization of weights and measures 
        including technical standards, standardization, and 
        conformity assessment;

         measurement, including the metric system of 
        measurement;

         the Technology Administration of the 
        Department of Commerce;

         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 including civilian use of 
        defense technologies;

         patent and intellectual property policy;

         international technology trade;

         research, development, and demonstration 
        activities of the Department of Transportation;

         surface and water transportation research, 
        development, and demonstration programs;

         earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire 
        research programs including those related to wildfire 
        proliferation research and prevention;

         biotechnology policy;

         research, development, demonstration, and 
        standards related activities of the Department of 
        Homeland Security;

         Small Business Innovation Research and 
        Technology Transfer; and

         voting technologies and standards.

(3) Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
    Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
investigative authority on all matters relating to science 
policy and science education 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, including NSF 
        earthquake programs;

         university research policy, including 
        infrastructure and overhead;

         university research partnerships, including 
        those with industry;

         science scholarships;

         issues relating to computers, communications, 
        and information technology;

         research and development relating to health, 
        biomedical, and nutritional programs;

         to the extent appropriate, agricultural, 
        geological, biological and life sciences research; and

         materials research, development, and 
        demonstration and policy.

(4) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
    Legislative jurisdiction and general 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;

         Earth remote sensing policy;

         civil aviation research, development, and 
        demonstration;

         research, development, and demonstration 
        programs of the Federal Aviation Administration; and

         space law.

(5) Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
    General and special investigative and oversight authority 
on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Science and Technology.

                        Referral of Legislation

    (b) The Chairman shall refer all legislation and other 
matters referred to the Committee to the Subcommittee or 
Subcommittees of appropriate primary and secondary jurisdiction 
within two (2) 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 (2) week period if they believe Subcommittee 
jurisdictions so warrant.

                           Ex-Officio Members

    (c) 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.

                               Procedures

    (d) 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 (1) or 
more Members of that Subcommittee.

RULE 4. REPORTS

                    Substance of Legislative Reports

    (a) 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 [XIII, 
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 [XIII, 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 [XIII, 
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];
    (7) a transcript of the markup of the measure or matter 
unless waived under Rule 2(v); and,
    (8) a statement of general performance goals and 
objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for 
which the measure authorizes funding. [XIII, 3(c)]
    (b) 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:
    (1) 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 [XIII, clauses 2-4];
    (2) 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.

                Minority and Additional Views [XI 2(l)]

    (c) 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 (2) 
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 (1) 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 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 request 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 beyond the two (2) 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.

                 Consideration of Subcommittee Reports

    (e) After ordering a measure or matter reported, a 
Subcommittee shall issue a Subcommittee report in such form as 
the Chairman shall specify. 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.

             Timing and Filing of Committee Reports [XIII]

    (f) 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 (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 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 (1) 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 (7) 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 (7) 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)]

                           Oversight Reports

    (l) 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 AND 
                    TECHNOLOGY

    ``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 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:

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    ``o) Committee on Science and Technology.
    ``(1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, 
and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated non-
military 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.

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                     ``SPECIAL OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS

     ``3.(k) The Committee on Science and Technology shall 
review and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and 
Government activities relating to non-military research and 
development.''
      

                                 
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