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                       RULES GOVERNING PROCEDURE

                                 of the

                  COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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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, Chair
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois          RALPH M. HALL, Texas
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas         F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., 
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California              Wisconsin
DAVID WU, Oregon                     LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington              DANA ROHRABACHER, California
BRAD MILLER, North Carolina          ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois            VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona          FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland           JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio                W. TODD AKIN, Missouri
BEN R. LUJAN, New Mexico             RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas
PAUL D. TONKO, New York              BOB INGLIS, South Carolina
PARKER GRIFFITH, Alabama             MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey        MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
JIM MATHESON, Utah                   BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California
LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee             ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky               PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia
RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri              PETE OLSON, Texas
BARON P. HILL, Indiana
HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona
CHARLES A. WILSON, Ohio
KATHLEEN DAHLKEMPER, Pennsylvania
ALAN GRAYSON, Florida
SUZANNE M. KOSMAS, Florida
GARY C. PETERS, Michigan
VACANCY
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Rule 1. General Provisions.......................................     1

  (a) In General................................................     1

  (b) Subcommittees.............................................     1

  (c) Vice Chair................................................     1

  (d) Order of Business.........................................     1

  (e) Use of Hearing Rooms......................................     1

  (f) National Security Information.............................     1

  (g) Availability of Publications..............................     1

  (h) Committee Website.........................................     2

  (i) Motion To Go To Conference................................     2

  (j) Conference Committees.....................................     2

  (k) Other Procedures..........................................     2

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

  (a) Regular Meetings..........................................     2

  (b) Additional Meetings.......................................     2

  (c) Special Meetings..........................................     2

Rule 3. Meetings and Hearings Generally..........................     2

  (a) Opening Statements........................................     2

  (b) Addressing the Committee..................................     3

  (c) Requests for Written Motions..............................     3

  (d) Open Meetings and Hearings................................     3

  (e) Audio and Visual Coverage.................................     3

Rule 4. Consideration of Measure or Matter.......................     5

  (a) In General................................................     5

  (b) Notice....................................................     5

  (c) Submission of Amendments..................................     5

  (d) Suspended Proceedings.....................................     6

  (e) Investigative or Oversight Reports........................     6

  (f) Germaneness...............................................     6

Rule 5. Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power.....................     6

  (a) In General................................................     6

  (b) Sensitive or Confidential Information.....................     6

Rule 6. Quorums and Voting.......................................     7

  (a) Quorums...................................................     7

  (b) Voting by Proxy...........................................     7

  (c) Requests for Record Vote..................................     7

  (d) Postponement of Proceedings...............................     7

Rule 7. Hearing Procedures.......................................     8

  (a) Announcement of Hearing...................................     8

  (b) Witness Statement; Testimony..............................     8

  (c) Minority Witnesses........................................     8

  (d) Extended Questioning of Witnesses by Members..............     8

  (e) Additional Questions for the Record.......................     9

  (f) Additional Hearing Procedures.............................     9

Rule 8. Procedures for Reporting Measures or Matters.............     9

  (a) Filing of Reports.........................................     9

  (b) Supplemental, Minority, or Additional Views...............     9

  (c) Contents of Report........................................    10

  (d) Immediate Printing; Supplemental Reports..................    11

  (e) Private Bills.............................................    11

  (f) Report Language on Use of Federal Resources...............    11

Rule 9. Other Committee Publications.............................    12

  (a) House Reports.............................................    12

  (b) Other Documents...........................................    12

  (c) Joint investigation or Study..............................    12

  (d) Post Adjournment Filing of Committee Reports..............    12

Rule 10. General Oversight and Investigative Responsibilities....    13

  (a) In General................................................    13

  (b) Oversight.................................................    13

  (c) Investigations............................................    13

Rule 11. Subcommittees...........................................    14

  (a) Establishment and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees...........    14

  (b) Ratios....................................................    16

  (c) Ex-Officio Members........................................    16

  (d) Referral of Legislation...................................    17

  (e) Procedures................................................    17

  (f) Consideration of Subcommittee Reports.....................    17

Rule 12. Committee Records.......................................    18

  (a) Transcripts...............................................    18

  (b) Keeping of Records........................................    18

  (c) Availability of Archived Records..........................    18

  (d) Property of House.........................................    18
RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

        (a) IN GENERAL.--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. [House Rule XI 1(a)]

        (b) SUBCOMMITTEES.--The rules of the Committee, as 
        applicable, shall be the rules of its Subcommittees. 
        [House Rule XI 1(a)]

        (c) LVICE CHAIR.--A Member of the majority party on the 
        Committee or Subcommittee shall be designated by the 
        Chair of the Committee as the Vice Chair of the 
        Committee or Subcommittee, as the case maybe, and shall 
        preside during the absence of the Chair from any 
        meeting. If the Chair and Vice Chair 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. [House 
        Rule XI 2(d)]

        (d) ORDER OF BUSINESS.--The order of business and 
        procedure of the Committee and the subjects of 
        inquiries or investigations will be decided by the 
        Chair, subject always to an appeal to the Committee.

        (e) USE OF HEARING ROOMS.--In consultation with the 
        Ranking Minority Member, the Chair of the Committee 
        shall establish guidelines for the use of Committee 
        hearing rooms.

        (f) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION.--All national 
        security information bearing a classification of secret 
        or higher which has been received by the Committee or a 
        Subcommittee shall be deemed to have been received in 
        Executive Session and shall be given appropriate 
        safekeeping. The Chair of the Committee may establish 
        such regulations and procedures as in the Chair's 
        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.

        (g) AVAILABILITY OF PUBLICATIONS.--To the maximum 
        extent feasible, the Committee shall make its 
        publications available in electronic form, including on 
        the Committee website. [House Rule XI 2(e)(4)]

        (h) COMMITTEE WEBSITE.--The Chair of the Committee 
        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 of the Committee 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.

        (i) MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE.--The Chair is directed 
        to offer a motion under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the 
        Rules of the House whenever the Chair considers it 
        appropriate. [House Rule XI 2(a)(3)]

        (j) CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.--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 Committee.

        (k) OTHER PROCEDURES.--The Chair of the Committee, 
        after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of 
        the Committee, may establish such other procedures and 
        take such actions as may be necessary to carry out 
        these rules or to facilitate the effective operation of 
        the Committee.

Rule 2. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

        (a) REGULAR MEETINGS.--Unless dispensed with by the 
        Chair of the Committee, the meetings of the Committee 
        shall be held on the second (2nd) and fourth (4th) 
        Wednesdays of each month the House is in session at 
        10:00 a.m. [House Rule XI 2(b)]

        (b) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.--The Chair of the Committee 
        may call and convene, as the Chair considers necessary, 
        additional meetings of the Committee for the 
        consideration of any bill or resolution pending before 
        the Committee or for the conduct of other Committee 
        business. The Committee shall meet for such purpose 
        under that call of the Chair. [House Rule XI 2(c)(1)]

        (c) SPECIAL MEETINGS.--Rule XI 2(c) of the Rules of 
        the House of Representatives is hereby incorporated by 
        reference. [House Rule XI 2(c)(2)]

Rule 3. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS GENERALLY

        (a) OPENING STATEMENTS.--Insofar as is practicable, 
        the Chair, 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 Chair and 
        Ranking Minority Member.

        (b) ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE.--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 Chair, except that this time limit 
        may be waived by the Chair. [House Rule XI 2(j)(2)]

        (c) REQUESTS FOR WRITTEN MOTIONS.--Any motion made at 
        a meeting of the Committee and which is entertained by 
        the Chair of the Committee or the Subcommittee shall be 
        presented in writing upon the demand of any Member 
        present and a copy made available to each Member 
        present.

        (d) OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.--Each meeting for the 
        transaction of business, including the markup of 
        legislation, and each hearing of the Committee or a 
        Subcommittee shall be open to the public, including to 
        radio, television, and still photography, unless closed 
        in accordance with clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules 
        of the House of Representatives. [House Rule XI 2(g)]

        (e) AUDIO AND VISUAL COVERAGE.

                (1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by 
                the Committee is open to the public, these 
                proceedings shall be open to coverage by audio 
                and visual means, except as provided in Rule XI 
                4(f)(2) of the House of Representatives. The 
                Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee may not 
                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) Radio and television tapes, television 
                films, 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.

                (3) 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:

                        L(A)  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

                        L(B)  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.

                (4) 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.

                (5) The following shall apply to coverage of 
                Committee meetings or hearings by audio or 
                visual means:

                        L(A)  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.

                        L(B)  The allocation among the 
                        television media of the positions or 
                        the number of television cameras 
                        permitted by a Committee or 
                        Subcommittee Chair 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.

                        L(C)  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.

                        L(D)  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.

                        L(E)  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.

                        L(F) (i)  Except as provided in 
                        subdivision (ii), floodlights, 
                        spotlights, strobe lights, and 
                        flashguns may not be used in providing 
                        any method of coverage of the hearing 
                        or meeting.

                        L(ii)  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.

                        L(G)  In the allocation of the number 
                        of still photographers permitted by a 
                        Committee or Subcommittee Chair 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 Chair 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.

                        L(H)  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.

                        L(I)  Photographers may not place 
                        themselves in positions that obstruct 
                        unnecessarily the coverage of the 
                        hearing by the other media.

                        L(J)  Personnel providing coverage by 
                        the television and radio media shall be 
                        currently accredited to the Radio and 
                        Television Correspondents' Galleries.

                        L(K)  Personnel providing coverage by 
                        still photography shall be currently 
                        accredited to the Press Photographers' 
                        Gallery.

                        L(L)  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. [House Rule XI (4)]

Rule 4. CONSIDERATION OF MEASURE OR MATTER

        (a) IN GENERAL.--Bills and other substantive matters 
        may be taken up for consideration only when called by 
        the Chair 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(c).

        (b) NOTICE.--

                (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 of the measure to be considered for 
                purposes of markup have been available to each 
                Member of the Committee for at least 48 hours 
                in advance of consideration, excluding 
                Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

                (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
                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.

        (c) SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENTS.--To the maximum extent 
        practicable, amendments to a measure or matter shall be 
        submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Committee at 
        least 24 hours prior to the consideration of the 
        measure or matter.

        (d) SUSPENDED PROCEEDINGS.--During the consideration 
        of any measure or matter, the Chair of the Committee, 
        or of any Subcommittee, may recess the Committee or 
        Subcommittee, as the case may be, at any point. 
        Additionally, during the consideration of any measure 
        or matter, the Chair of the Committee, or of any 
        Subcommittee, shall suspend further proceedings after a 
        question has been put to the Committee or Subcommittee 
        at anytime 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 6(d).

        (e) INVESTIGATIVE OR OVERSIGHT REPORTS.--A proposed 
        investigative or oversight report shall be considered 
        as read in Committee if it has been available to the 
        Members for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, 
        Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House is in 
        session on such a day). [House Rule XI 1(b)(2)]

        (f) GERMANENESS.--The rules of germeneness shall be 
        enforced by the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee, 
        as the case may be.

Rule 5. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

        (a) IN GENERAL.--

                (1) Nothwithstanding 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 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 Chair of 
                the Committee, or by any Member designated by 
                the Chair. [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]

                (2) The Chair of the Committee, after 
                consultation with the Ranking Minority Member 
                of the 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. [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]

                (3) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms 
                of return other than at a meeting or a hearing 
                of the Committee. [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(B)]

        (b) SENSITIVE OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.--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 Chair of 
        the Committee, in the Chair's judgment and after 
        consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
        Committee, deems that in view of all of the 
        circumstances, such as the sensitivity of the 
        information or the confidential nature of the 
        information, such action is appropriate.

Rule 6. QUORUMS AND VOTING

        (a) QUORUMS.--

                (1) One-third (1/3) of the Members of the 
                Committee shall constitute a quorum for all 
                purposes except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
                and (3) of this Rule. [House Rule XI 2(h)(3)]

                (2) A majority of the Members of the Committee 
                shall constitute a quorum in order to: (A) 
                report any legislation, measure, or matter; (B) 
                close Committee meetings or hearings pursuant 
                to Rule 3(d); and (C) authorize the issuance of 
                subpoenas pursuant to Rule 5(a). [House Rule XI 
                2(h)(1); House Rule XI 2(g); House Rule XI 
                2(m)(3)(A)]

                (3) Two (2) Members of the Committee shall 
                constitute a quorum for taking testimony and 
                receiving evidence, which, unless waived by the 
                Chair of the Committee after consultation with 
                the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, 
                shall include at least one (1) Member from each 
                of the majority and minority parties. [House 
                Rule XI 2(h)(2)]

        (b) VOTING BY PROXY.--No Member may authorize a vote 
        by proxy with respect to any measure or matter before 
        the Committee. [House Rule XI 2(f)]

        (c) REQUESTS FOR RECORD VOTE AT COMMITTEE.--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.

        (d) POSTPONEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.--The Chair of the 
        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. [House Rule XI 2(h)(4)]

Rule 7. HEARING PROCEDURES

        (a) ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARING.--The Chair shall make a 
        public announcement of the date, time, place, and 
        subject matter of a hearing, and to the extent 
        practicable, a list of witnesses at least one (1) week 
        before the commencement of the hearing. If the Chair, 
        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 Chair 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 in electronic form, 
        including on the Committee website. [House Rule XI 
        2(g)(3)]

        (b) WITNESS STATEMENT; TESTIMONY.--

                (1) Insofar as is practicable, no later than 
                48 hours in advance of his or her appearance, 
                each witness who is to appear before the 
                Committee shall file in printed copy and in 
                electronic form a written statement of his or 
                her proposed testimony and a curriculum vitae. 
                [House Rule 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, 
                government contracts with the witness or the 
                witness' employer, and any form of payment of 
                compensation from any relevant entity. The 
                source and amount of the financial interest 
                should be included in this disclosure. [House 
                Rule XI 2(g)(4)]

                (3) Each witness shall limit his or her 
                presentation to a five (5) minute summary, 
                provided that additional time may be granted by 
                the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee when 
                appropriate.

        (c) MINORITY WITNESSES.--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 Chair 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. [House Rule XI 2(j)(1)]

        (d) EXTENDED QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES BY MEMBERS.--
        Notwithstanding Rule 3(b), upon a motion, the Chair, in 
        consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may 
        designate an equal number of Members from each party to 
        question a witness for a period of time equally divided 
        between the majority party and the minority party, 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. [House Rule XI 2(j)(2)]

        (e) ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD.--Members of 
        the Committee have two (2) 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.

        (f) ADDITIONAL HEARING PROCEDURES.--Rule XI 2(k) of 
        the Rules of the House of Representatives is hereby 
        incorporated by reference. [House Rule XI 2(k)]

Rule 8. PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING MEASURES OR MATTERS

        (a) FILING OF REPORTS.--

                (1) It shall be the duty of the Chair of the 
                Committee to report or cause to be reported 
                promptly to the House any measure approved by 
                the Committee and to take or cause to be taken 
                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. [House Rule XIII 
                2(b)(1)]

                (2) 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 Chair of the Committee 
                notice of the filing of that request. [House 
                Rule XIII 2(b)(2)]

        (b) SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, OR ADDITIONAL VIEWS.--If, 
        at the time of approval of any measure or matter by the 
        Committee, any Member of the Committee gives notice of 
        intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
        views, that Member shall have 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. No supplemental, 
        minority, or additional views shall be accepted for 
        inclusion in the report if submitted after two (2) 
        subsequent calendar days have elapsed unless the Chair 
        of the Committee or Subcommittee, as appropriate, 
        decides to extend the time for submission of views, in 
        which case the Chair shall communicate such fact, 
        including the revised day and hour for submissions to 
        be received, to the Members of the Committee without 
        delay. 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. [House Rule XI 
        2(I)]

        (c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.--

                (1) The report of the Committee on a measure 
                or matter shall be printed in a single volume 
                that shall--

                        (A) include all supplemental, 
                        minority, or additional views that have 
                        been submitted by the time of the 
                        filing of the report on that measure or 
                        matter; and

                        (B) bear on its cover a recital that 
                        any such supplemental, minority, or 
                        additional views (and any material 
                        submitted under Rule 8(c)(3)(A) ) are 
                        included as part of the report.

                (2) 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:

                        (A) 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; [House Rule 
                        XIII 3(c)(1)]

                        (B) the statement required by section 
                        308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
                        of 1974, separately set out and 
                        identified, if the measure provides new 
                        budget authority or new or increased 
                        tax expenditures as specified in Rule 
                        XIII 3(c)(2); [House Rule XIII 3(c)(2)]

                        (C) 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; 
                        [House Rule XIII 3(d)(1)]

                        (D) with respect to each recorded 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;

                        (E) 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 3 of this Rule has been 
                        timely submitted prior to the filing of 
                        the report and included in the report; 
                        [House Rule XIII 3(d)(2)]

                        (F) 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; [House 
                        Rule XIII 3(e)]

                        (G) a transcript of the markup of the 
                        measure or matter unless waived under 
                        Rule 12(a); and

                        (H) a statement of general performance 
                        goals and objectives, including 
                        outcome-related goals and objectives, 
                        for which the measure authorizes 
                        funding. [House Rule XIII 3(e)(4)]

                (3) The report of the Committee on a measure 
                which has been approved by the Committee shall 
                further include the following, to be provided 
                by sources other than the Committee:

                        (A) the estimate and comparison 
                        prepared by the Director of the 
                        Congressional Budget Office required 
                        under section 403 of the Congressional 
                        Budget Act of 1974, separately set out 
                        and identified, whenever the Director 
                        (if timely, and submitted prior to the 
                        filing of the report) has submitted 
                        such estimate and comparison of the 
                        Committee; [House Rule XIII 3(c)(3)]

                        (B) if the Committee has not received 
                        prior to the filing of the report the 
                        material required under subparagraph 
                        (A) of this Rule, then it shall include 
                        a statement to that effect in the 
                        report on the measure.

        (d) IMMEDIATE PRINTING; SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.--This 
        Rule does not preclude--

                (1) the immediate filing or printing of a 
                Committee report unless a 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.

        (e) PRIVATE BILLS.--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.

        (f) REPORT LANGUAGE ON USE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.--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.

Rule 9. OTHER COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS

        (a) HOUSE REPORTS.--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 8(b).

        (b) OTHER DOCUMENTS.--

                (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and (3), the 
                Chair of the Committee may approve the 
                publication of any document as a Committee 
                print which in the Chair's discretion the Chair 
                determines to be useful for the information of 
                the Committee.

                (2) 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, other than a report of the 
                Committee on a measure which has been approved 
                by the Committee, must be approved by the 
                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.

                (3) Any document to be published as a 
                Committee print, other than a document 
                described in subsection (2) of this Rule, 
                shall--

                        (A) 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) not be published following the 
                        sine die adjournment of a Congress, 
                        unless approved by the Chair of the 
                        Committee after consultation with the 
                        Ranking Minority Member of the 
                        Committee.

        (c) JOINT INVESTIGATION OR STUDY.--A report of an 
        investigation or study conducted jointly by the 
        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. [House Rule XI 
        1(b)(2)]

        (d) POST ADJOURNMENT FILING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.--

                (1) After an adjournment of the last regular 
                session of a Congress sine die, an 
                investigative or oversight report approved by 
                the Committee may be filed with the Clerk at 
                any time, provided that if a Member gives 
                notice at the time of approval of intention to 
                file supplemental, minority, or additional 
                views, that Member shall be entitled to not 
                less than seven (7) calendar days in which to 
                submit such views for inclusion with the 
                report. [House Rule XI 1(b)(4)]

                (2) After an adjournment sine die of the last 
                regular session of a Congress, the Chair of the 
                Committee 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. [House 
                Rule XI 1(d)(1)]

Rule 10. GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

        (a) OVERSIGHT.--

                (1) IN GENERAL.--The Committee shall review 
                and study on a continuing basis laws, programs, 
                and Government activities relating to 
                nonmilitary research and development. [House 
                Rule X 3(k)]

                (2) OVERSIGHT PLAN.--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 Oversight and 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. 
                [House Rule X 2(d)].

        (b) INVESTIGATIONS.--

                (1) IN GENERAL.--The Chair of the Committee 
                may undertake any formal investigation in the 
                name of the Committee after consultation with 
                the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.

                (2) SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS.--The Chair of 
                any Subcommittee shall not undertake any formal 
                investigation in the name of the Committee or 
                Subcommittee without formal approval by the 
                Chair of the Committee, in consultation with 
                other appropriate Subcommittee Chairs, and 
                after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
                Member of the Committee. The Chair of any 
                Subcommittee shall also consult with the 
                Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee 
                before undertaking any investigation in the 
                name of the Committee.

Rule 11. SUBCOMMITTEES

        (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF SUBCOMMITTEES.--
        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:

                        L(A)  Department of Energy research, 
                        development, and demonstration 
                        programs;

                        L(B)  Department of Energy 
                        laboratories;

                        L(C)  Department of Energy science 
                        activities;

                        L(D)  energy supply activities;

                        L(E)  nuclear, solar and renewable 
                        energy, and other advanced energy 
                        technologies;

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

                        L(G)  fossil energy research and 
                        development;

                        L(H)  clean coal technology;

                        L(I)  energy conservation research and 
                        development;

                        L(J)  energy aspects of climate change;

                        L(K)  pipeline research, development, 
                        and demonstration projects;

                        L(L)  energy and environmental 
                        standards;

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

                        L(N)  Environmental Protection Agency 
                        research and development programs;

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

                        L(P)  risk assessment activities; and

                        L(Q)  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, 
                including:

                        L(A)  standardization of weights and 
                        measures, including technical 
                        standards, standardization, and 
                        conformity assessment;

                        L(B)  measurement, including the metric 
                        system of measurement;

                        L(C)  the Technology Administration of 
                        the Department of Commerce;

                        L(D)  the National Institute of 
                        Standards and Technology;

                        L(E)  the National Technical 
                        Information Service;

                        L(F)  competitiveness, including small 
                        business competitiveness;

                        L(G)  tax; antitrust, regulatory and 
                        other legal and governmental policies 
                        as they relate to technological 
                        development and commercialization;

                        L(H)  technology transfer, including 
                        civilian use of defense technologies;

                        L(I)  patent and intellectual property 
                        policy;

                        L(J)  international technology trade;

                        L(K)  research, development, and 
                        demonstration activities of the 
                        Department of Transportation;

                        L(L)  surface and water transportation 
                        research, development, and 
                        demonstration programs;

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

                        L(N)  biotechnology policy;

                        L(O)  research, development, 
                        demonstration, and standards-related 
                        activities of the Department of 
                        Homeland Security;

                        L(P)  Small Business Innovation 
                        Research and Technology Transfer; and

                        L(Q)  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:

                        L(A)  the Office of Science and 
                        Technology Policy;

                        L(B)  all scientific research, and 
                        scientific and engineering resources 
                        (including human resources), math, 
                        science and engineering education;

                        L(C)  intergovernmental mechanisms for 
                        research, development, and 
                        demonstration and cross-cutting 
                        programs;

                        L(D)  international scientific 
                        cooperation;

                        L(E)  National Science Foundation, 
                        including earthquake programs;

                        L(F)  university research policy, 
                        including infrastructure and overhead;

                        L(G)  university research partnerships, 
                        including those with industry;

                        L(H)  science scholarships;

                        L(I)  computing, communications, and 
                        information technology;

                        L(J)  research and development relating 
                        to health, biomedical, and nutritional 
                        programs;

                        L(K)  to the extent appropriate, 
                        agricultural, geological, biological 
                        and life sciences research; and

                        L(L)  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:

                        L(A)  national space policy, including 
                        access to space;

                        L(B)  sub-orbital access and 
                        applications;

                        L(C)  National Aeronautics and Space 
                        Administration and its contractor and 
                        government-operated labs;

                        L(D)  space commercialization, 
                        including commercial space activities 
                        relating to the Department of 
                        Transportation and the Department of 
                        Commerce;

                        L(E)  exploration and use of outer 
                        space;

                        L(F)  international space cooperation;

                        L(G)  the National Space Council;

                        L(H)  space applications, space 
                        communications and related matters;

                        L(I)  Earth remote sensing policy;

                        L(J)  civil aviation research, 
                        development, and demonstration;

                        L(K)  research, development; and 
                        demonstration programs of the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration; and

                        L(L)  space law.

                (5) SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND 
                OVERSIGHT.--General and special investigative 
                authority on all matters within the 
                jurisdiction of the Committee on Science and 
                Technology.

        (b) RATIOS.--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 Chair of the Committee to negotiate 
        that ratio with the minority party; Provided, however, 
        that the ratio of majority Members to minority Members 
        on each Subcommittee (including any ex-officio Members) 
        shall be no less favorable to the majority party than 
        the ratio for the Committee.

        (c) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.--The Chair of the Committee 
        and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee shall 
        serve as ex-officio Members of all Subcommittees and 
        shall have the right to vote and be counted as part of 
        the quorum and ratios on all matters before the 
        Subcommittee.

        (d) REFERRAL OF LEGISLATION.--The Chair of the 
        Committee 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 of the matters being 
        referred to the Committee, unless the Chair of the 
        Committee deems consideration is to be by the 
        Committee. Subcommittee Chairs may make requests for 
        referral of specific matters to their Subcommittee 
        within the two (2) week period if they believe 
        Subcommittee jurisdictions so warrant.

        (e) PROCEDURES.--

                (1) No Subcommittee shall meet to consider for 
                markup or approval any measure or matter when 
                the Committee or any other Subcommittee of the 
                Committee is meeting to consider any measure or 
                matter for markup or approval.

                (2) Each Subcommittee is authorized to meet, 
                hold hearings, receive testimony or evidence, 
                mark up legislation, 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.

                (3) Subcommittee Chairs shall set meeting 
                dates after consultation with the Chair of the 
                Committee and other Subcommittee Chairs with a 
                view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of 
                Committee and Subcommittee meetings or hearings 
                wherever possible.

                (4) 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 Member who is not a Member of the 
                Subcommittee shall vote on any matter before 
                such Subcommittee, except as provided in 
                subsection (c) of this Rule.

                (5) During consideration of any measure or 
                matter for markup or approval in a Subcommittee 
                proceeding, a record vote may be had at the 
                request of one (1) or more Members of that 
                Subcommittee.

        (f) CONSIDERATION OF SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.--After 
        ordering a measure or matter reported, a Subcommittee 
        shall issue a Subcommittee report in such form as the 
        Chair of the Committee shall specify. Reports and 
        recommendations of a Subcommittee shall not be 
        considered by the 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 the Members of the 
        Committee and printed hearings thereon shall be made 
        available, if feasible, to the Members of the 
        Committee, except that this Rule may be waived at the 
        discretion of the Chair of the Committee after 
        consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
        Committee.

Rule 12. COMMITTEE RECORDS

        (a) TRANSCRIPTS.--The transcripts of those hearings 
        conducted by the Committee and Subcommittees 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 Chair of the 
        Committee. [House Rule XI 2(e)(1)(A)]

        (b) KEEPING OF RECORDS.--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. 
        [House Rule XI 2(e)(1)]

        (c) AVAILABILITY OF ARCHIVED RECORDS.--The records of 
        the Committee at the National Archives and Records 
        Administration shall be made available for public use 
        in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
        of Representatives. The Chair of the Committee shall 
        notify the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee of 
        any decision, pursuant to Rule VII 3(b)(3) or clause 
        4(b) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 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. 
        [House Rule XI 2(e)(3)]

        (d) PROPERTY OF HOUSE.--

                (1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2), 
                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 Chair. Such records shall 
                be the property of the House, and each Member, 
                Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner, shall 
                have access thereto.

                (2) 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. [House Rule XI 2(e)(2)]

                                    
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