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                         Rules of the Committee

                         on Energy and Commerce

                      U.S. House of Representatives



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                          ADOPTED JANUARY 10, 2007

                             110th CONGRESS



                         Rules of the Committee

                         on Energy and Commerce

                      U.S. House of Representatives



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                        ADOPTED JANUARY 23, 2007

                             110th CONGRESS



                    COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

                   JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman
HENRY A. WAXMAN, California         JOE BARTON, Texas
EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts         Ranking Member
RICK BOUCHER, Virginia              RALPH M. HALL, Texas
EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York            J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois
FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey      FRED UPTON, Michigan
BART GORDON, Tennessee              CLIFF STEARNS, Florida
BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois             NATHAN DEAL, Georgia
ANNA G. ESHOO, California           ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky
BART STUPAK, Michigan               BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming
ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York            JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois
ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland            HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico
GENE GREEN, Texas                   JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona
DIANA DeGETTE, Colorado             CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING, 
    Vice Chairman                   Mississippi
LOIS CAPPS, California              VITO FOSSELLA, New York
MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania            STEVE BUYER, Indiana
JANE HARMAN, California             GEORGE RADANOVICH, California
TOM ALLEN, Maine                    JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania
JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois            MARY BONO, California
HILDA L. SOLIS, California          GREG WALDEN, Oregon
CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas          LEE TERRY, Nebraska
JAY INSLEE, Washington              MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey
TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin            MIKE ROGERS, Michigan
MIKE ROSS, Arkansas                 SUE MYRICK, North Carolina
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon              JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma
ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York         TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania
JIM MATHESON, Utah                  MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas
G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina    MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee
CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana
JOHN BARROW, Georgia
BARON P. HILL, Indiana


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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS





                                                                    Page
     General Provisions...............................1...........    I.
     a. Rules of the Committee........................1
     b. Rules of the Subcommittees....................1
     Time and Place of Meetings.......................1...........   II.
     a. Regular Meeting Days..........................1
     b. Additional Meetings...........................2
     c. Vice Chairmen; Presiding Member...............2
     d. Open Meetings and Hearings....................2
     Agenda...........................................2...........  III.
    Procedure.........................................2...........   IV.
     (a)(1) Hearings..................................2
     (2)(A) Meetings..................................3
     (3) Motions......................................3
     (B) Other Meetings...............................3
     (b)(1) Requirements for Testimony................3
     (2) Additional Requirements for Testimony........3
     (c)(1) Questioning Witnesses.....................4
     (2) Questions for the Record.....................4
     (d) Explanation of Subcommittee Action...........4
     (e) Opening Statements...........................5
     Waiver of Agenda, Notice, and Layover Requirement5...........    V.
    Quorum............................................5...........   VI.
     Official Committee Records.......................6...........   VII
     (a)(1) Journal...................................6
     (2) Record Votes.................................6
     (b) Archived Records.............................6
    Subcommittees.....................................6........... VIII.
    Powers and Duties of Subcommittees................7...........   IX.
    Reference of Legislation and Other Matters........7...........    X.
    Ratio of Subcommittees............................7...........   XI.
    Subcommittee Membership...........................8...........  XII.
     (a) Selection of Subcommittee Members............8
     (b) Ex Officio Members...........................8
    Managing Legislation on House Floor...............8........... XIII.
    Committee Professional Staff and Clerical Staff Ap8ointments..  XIV.
     (a) Delegation of Staff..........................8
     (b) Minority Professional Staff..................8
     (c) Additional Staff Appointments................9
     (d) Sufficient Staff.............................9
     (e) Fair Treatment of Minority Members in 
       Appointment of Committee Staff.................9
     (f) Contracts for Temporary or Intermittent 
       Service........................................9
    Supervison, Duties of Staff.......................9...........   XV.
     (a) Supervision of Majority Staff................9
     (b) Supervision of Minority Staff...............10
    Committee Budget.................................10...........  XVI.
     (a) Preparation of Committee Budget.............10
     (b) Approval of Committee Budget................10
     (c) Monthly Expenditures Report.................10
     Broadcasting of Committee Hearings..............11........... XVII.
     Comptroller General Audits......................11...........XVIII.
    Subpoenas........................................11...........  XIX.
    Travel of Members and Staff......................12...........   XX.
     (a) Approval of Travel..........................12
     (b) Approval of Travel by Minority Members and 
       Staff.........................................12





















                               APPENDICES

     Appendix A--Excerpts of House Rules Pertaining to 
       Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Busine13
     Appendix B--Calendars and Committee Reports.....26
  

              RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

                      U.S. House of Representatives

                             110th Congress

                          I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) Rules of the Committee.--The Rules of the House of Representatives are 
the rules of the Committee on Energy and 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 nondebatable 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 of 
Representatives, shall be binding on each subcommittee of the committee.


                      II. 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 
the conduct 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 of Representatives, 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 of Representatives.


                               III. 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.


                              IV. 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 1 
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 of Representatives 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.

(3) Motions.--Pursuant to clause 1(a)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, privileged motions to recess from day to day, or 
recess subject to the call of the Chair (within 24 hours), and to dispense 
with the first reading (in full) of a bill or resolution if printed copies 
are available shall be decided without debate.

(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 2 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-
governmental 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)(1) 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.

(2) Questions for the Record.--Each Member may submit to the chairman of 
the committee or the subcommittee additional questions for the record, to 
be answered by the witnesses who have appeared. Each Member shall provide a 
copy of the questions in an electronic format to the clerk of the committee 
no later than 10 business days following a hearing. The chairman shall 
transmit all questions received from members of the committee or the 
subcommittee to the appropriate witness, and include the transmittal letter 
and the responses from the witnesses in the hearing record.

(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.--(1) All written opening statements at hearings 
conducted by the committee or any of its subcommittees shall be made part 
of the permanent hearing record.

(2) Statements 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. With 
the consent of the committee, prior to the recognition of the first witness 
for testimony, any Member, when recognized for an opening statement, may 
completely defer his or her opening statement and instead use those 3 
minutes during the initial round of questioning.

(3) At any hearing of the full committee, the chairman may limit opening 
statements for Members (including, at the discretion of the chairman, the 
chairman and ranking minority member) to 1 minute. At any hearing conducted 
by any subcommittee, the chairman of that subcommittee, with the consent of 
its ranking minority member, may reduce the time for statements by Members 
or defer statements until the conclusion of testimony.


         V. 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.


                               VI. 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 of Representatives (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.


                     VII. 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 of 
Representatives.

 (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 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 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.


                           VIII. 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 by 
the majority party caucus prior to the start of the process for 
establishing subcommittee chairmanships and assignments.


                 IX. 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.


              X. 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 2 weeks of 
the date of receipt by the committee unless action is taken by the full 
committee within those 2 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.


                       XI. 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.


                      XII. 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.


              XIII. 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.


       XIV. 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.


                    XV. 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.


                          XVI. 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 110th 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.


                XVII. 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 of 
Representatives. 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 of Representatives.


                    XVIII. 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.


                             XIX. 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 
1 week after service of such subpoena.


                     XX. 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).


                               Appendix A

        RULE XI. PROCEDURES OF COMMITTEES AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

                        Clause 2: Committee Rules

                        Adoption of written rules

(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 of 
  Representatives or with those provisions of law having the force and 
          effect of Rules of the House of Representatives; 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.

(3) A committee may adopt a rule providing that the chairman be directed to 
offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII whenever the chairman considers 
it appropriate.


                          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 3 calendar days 
after the filing of the request (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. 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 hereof 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 of Representatives, 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 of Representatives 
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 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 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 of Representatives. 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 of 
Representatives.

(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 1 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 one for which the presence of a majority of the committee is otherwise 
required, which may not be less than one-third of the members.

(4)(A) Each committee may adopt a rule authorizing the chairman of a 
committee or subcommittee--


   (i) 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

   (ii) to resume proceedings on a postponed question at any time after 
                           reasonable notice.

(B) A rule adopted pursuant to this subparagraph shall provide that when 
proceedings resume 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.


                    Limitation on committee sittings

(i) A committee may not sit during a joint session of the House of 
Representatives 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 1 day of hearing thereon.

(2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each committee shall apply the 
5-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 5 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 1 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 1 hour in the aggregate.


                           Hearing procedures

(k)(1) The chairman at a hearing shall announce in an opening statement the 
subject of the hearing.

(2) A copy of the committee rules and of this clause shall be made 
available to each witness on request.

(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) Whenever it is asserted by a member of the committee that the evidence 
or testimony at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
person, or it is asserted by a witness that the evidence or testimony that 
the witness would give at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate the witness--


  (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 (3)(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.

 * * * * *


      Clause 4: 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 the 
committee 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 of Representatives; 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.

 * * * * *


                               Appendix B

               RULE XIII. CALENDARS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

                Clause 2: 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 3 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 7 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 the committee, 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 of Representatives, 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 1 
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.


                      Clause 3: 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)) 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. A 
supplemental report only correcting errors in the depiction of record votes 
under paragraph (b) may be filed under this subparagraph and shall not be 
subject to the requirement in clause 4 concerning the availability of 
reports.

(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 a report by the Committee on Rules 
on a rule, joint rule, or the order of business or 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 statement of general performance goals and objectives, including 
 outcome-related goals and objectives, for which the measure authorizes 
                                funding.

(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 5 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.


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