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                     COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
                     U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                           RULES AND APPENDIX

                                FOR THE

                     COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

                               DURING THE

                    ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

                             FIRST SESSION

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                        Adopted January 21, 2015
                        Modified March 26, 2015
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
                             WASHINGTON : 2015
                        
                        
                        
                        
                            COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

                   Michael T. McCaul, Texas, Chairman
Lamar Smith, Texas                   Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi
Peter T. King, New York              Loretta Sanchez, California
Mike Rogers, Alabama                 Sheila Jackson Lee, Texas
Candice S. Miller, Michigan, Vice    James R. Langevin, Rhode Island
    Chair                            Brian Higgins, New York
Jeff Duncan, South Carolina          Cedric L. Richmond, Louisiana
Tom Marino, Pennsylvania             William R. Keating, Massachusetts
Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania           Donald M. Payne, Jr., New Jersey
Scott Perry, Pennsylvania            Filemon Vela, Texas
Curt Clawson, Florida                Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey
John Katko, New York                 Kathleen M. Rice, New York
Will Hurd, Texas                     Norma J. Torres, California
Earl L. ``Buddy'' Carter, Georgia
Mark Walker, North Carolina
Barry Loudermilk, Georgia
Martha McSally, Arizona
John Ratcliffe, Texas
Vacancy

                   Brendan P. Shields, Staff Director
                    Joan V. O'Hara, General Counsel
                    Michael S. Twinchek, Chief Clerk
                I. Lanier Avant, Minority Staff Director

                                  (II)
                            C O N T E N T S

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              Rules of the Committee on Homeland Security

Rule I.--General Provisions......................................     1
Rule II.--Committee Panels.......................................     2
Rule III.--Subcommittees.........................................     2
Rule IV.--Time of Meetings.......................................     3
Rule V.--Notice and Publication..................................     4
Rule VI.--Open Meetings and Hearings; Broadcasting...............     5
Rule VII.--Procedures for Meetings and Hearings..................     5
Rule VIII.--Witnesses............................................     6
Rule IX.--Quorum.................................................     8
Rule X.--Decorum.................................................     8
Rule XI.--Referrals to Subcommittees.............................     8
Rule XII.--Subponeas.............................................     8
Rule XIII.--Committee Staff......................................     9
Rule XIV.--Committee Member and Committee Staff Travel...........    10
Rule XV.--Classified and Controlled Unclassified Information.....    11
Rule XVI.--Committee Records.....................................    12
Rule XVII.--Committee Rules......................................    13

                               Appendices

Committee Policies
  Travel Policy & Guidelines for Committee Members & Committee 
  Staff..........................................................    17
    Sec. 1. GCommittee Member and Committee Staff Request fo the 
      Committee Paid Domestic Travel and Associated Costs........    17
    Sec. 2. GCommittee-Led Foreign Trave.........................    19
    Sec. 3. GCommittee Member's Request for the Committee on 
      Authorize Foreign Travel Organized by Another Committee or 
      Executive Agency...........................................    22

  Security Access Control Policy.................................    23
    Sec. 1. GCommittee Security Director.........................    23
    Sec. 2. GAccess to Securite Committee Spaces.................    25
    Sec, 3. GPersons Eligicle to Access Classified Committee 
      Holdings...................................................    26
    Sec. 4. GRequests for Classified Materials to be Delivered to 
      the Committee..............................................    27
    Sec. 5. GRequests for Review of Classified Holdings..........    27
    Sec. 6. GReview of Classified Committee Holdings.............    28
    Sec. 7. GProcedures for When the Security Director is 
      Unavailable/Out of the Office..............................    30
    Sec. 8. GProcedures for Classified Hearings and Briefings....    30
    Sec. 9. GCommittee Staff Clearances--Eligibility and 
      Processing.................................................    31
    Sec. 10. GCommunications and Data Processing Equipment.......    32
    Sec. 11. GViolations of the Policy...........................    32

Applicable Provisions of House Rules
    Rule VII--Records of the House...............................    33
    Rule X--Organization of Committees...........................    34
    Rule XI--Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business....    40
    Rule XII--Receipt and Referral of Measures and Matters.......    48
    Rule XIII--Calendars and Committee Reports...................    50
    Rule XVII--Decorum and Debate................................    53
    Rule XXI--Restrictions on Certain Bills......................    54
    Rule XXIX--General Provisions................................    56

Legislative History Changes
Legislative History to Accompany Changes to Rule X (109th 
  Congress)                                                          57
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Committee on 
  Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland 
  Security (110th Congress)                                          59
Changes to the Standing Rules -- Section-By-Section Anaysis 
  (113th Congress)                                                   60
              Rules of the Committee on Homeland Security

                             114th Congress

                        Adopted January 21, 2015



                  RULE I.--GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(A) Applicability of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
Representatives.--The Rules of the U.S. House of 
Representatives (the ``House'') are the rules of the Committee 
on Homeland Security (the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees 
insofar as applicable.

(B) Applicability to Subcommittees.--Except where the terms 
``Full Committee'' and ``subcommittee'' are specifically 
mentioned, the following rules shall apply to the Committee's 
subcommittees and their respective Chairmen and Ranking 
Minority Members to the same extent as they apply to the Full 
Committee and its Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.

(C) Appointments by the Chairman.--Clause 2(d) of Rule XI of 
the House shall govern the designation of a Vice Chairman of 
the Full Committee.

(D) Recommendation of Conferees.--Whenever the Speaker of the 
House is to appoint a conference committee on a matter within 
the jurisdiction of the Full Committee, the Chairman shall 
recommend to the Speaker of the House conferees from the Full 
Committee. In making recommendations of Minority Members as 
conferees, the Chairman shall do so with the concurrence of the 
Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.

(E) Motions to Disagree.--The Chairman is authorized to offer a 
motion under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the Rules of the House 
whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate.

(F) Committee Website.--The Chairman shall maintain an official 
Committee web site for the purposes of furthering the 
Committee's legislative and oversight responsibilities, 
including communicating information about the Committee's 
activities to Committee Members, other Members, and the public 
at large. The Ranking Minority Member may maintain a similar 
web site for the same purposes. The official Committee web site 
shall display a link on its home page to the web site 
maintained by the Ranking Minority Member.

(G) Activity Report.--Not later than January 2 of each odd 
numbered year, the Committee shall submit to the House a report 
on the activities of the Committee. After adjournment sine die 
of the last regular session of a Congress, or after December 15 
of an even-numbered year, whichever occurs first, the Chair may 
file the report with the Clerk at any time and without approval 
of the Committee provided that a copy of the report has been 
available to each Member of the Committee for at least seven 
calendar days and the report includes any supplemental, 
minority, additional, or dissenting views submitted by a Member 
of the Committee.

                  RULE II.--COMMITTEE PANELS.

(A) Designation.--The Chairman of the Full Committee, with the 
concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, may designate a 
panel of the Committee consisting of Members of the Committee 
to inquire into and take testimony on a matter or matters that 
warrant enhanced consideration and to report to the Committee.

(B) Duration.--No panel appointed by the Chairman shall 
continue in existence for more than six months after the 
appointment.

(C) Party Ratios and Appointment.--The ratio of Majority to 
Minority Members shall be comparable to the Full Committee, 
consistent with the party ratios established by the Majority 
party, with all Majority members of the panels appointed by the 
Chairman of the Committee and all Minority members appointed by 
the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. The Chairman of 
the Committee shall choose one of the Majority Members so 
appointed who does not currently chair another Subcommittee of 
the Committee to serve as Chairman of the panel. The Ranking 
Minority Member of the Committee shall similarly choose the 
Ranking Minority Member of the panel.

(D) Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Full Committee may serve as ex-officio Members of 
each committee panel but are not authorized to vote on matters 
that arise before a committee panel and shall not be counted to 
satisfy the quorum requirement for any purpose other than 
taking testimony.

(E)Jurisdiction.--No panel shall have legislative jurisdiction.

(F)Applicability of Committee Rules.--Any designated panel 
shall be subject to all Committee Rules herein.

                   RULE III.--SUBCOMMITTEES.

(A) Generally.--The Full Committee shall be organized into the 
following six standing subcommittees and each shall have 
specific responsibility for such measures or matters as the 
Chairman refers to it:

         L(1)  Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
        Intelligence;

         L(2)  Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security;

         L(3)  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
        Protection and Security Technologies;

         L(4)  Subcommittee on Oversight and Management 
        Efficiency;

         L(5)  Subcommittee on Transportation Security; and

         L(6)  Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response 
        and Communications.

(B) Selection and Ratio of Subcommittee Members.--The ratio of 
Majority to Minority Members shall be comparable to the Full 
Committee, consistent with the party ratios established by the 
Majority party, with all Majority members of the panels 
appointed by the Chairman of the Committee and all Minority 
members appointed by the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall choose one of 
the Majority Members so appointed who does not currently chair 
another Subcommittee of the Committee to serve as Chairman of 
the panel. The Ranking Minority Member of the Committee shall 
similarly choose the Ranking Minority Member of the panel.

(C) Ex Officio Members.--The Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Full Committee shall be ex officio members of 
each subcommittee but are not authorized to vote on matters 
that arise before each subcommittee. The Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member of the Full Committee shall only be counted to 
satisfy the quorum requirement for the purpose of taking 
testimony and receiving evidence.

(D) Powers and Duties of Subcommittees.--Except as otherwise 
directed by the Chairman of the Full Committee, each 
subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive 
testimony, mark up legislation, and report to the Full 
Committee on all matters within its purview. Subcommittee 
Chairmen shall set hearing and meeting dates only with the 
approval of the Chairman of the Full Committee. To the greatest 
extent practicable, no more than one meeting and hearing should 
be scheduled for a given time.

(E) Special Voting Provision.--If a tie vote occurs in a 
Subcommittee on the question of forwarding any measure to the 
Full Committee, the measure shall be placed on the agenda for 
Full Committee consideration as if it had been ordered reported 
by the Subcommittee without recommendation.

                  RULE IV.--TIME OF MEETINGS.

(A) Regular Meeting Date.--The regular meeting date and time 
for the transaction of business of the Full Committee shall be 
at 10:00 a.m. on the first Wednesday that the House is in 
Session each month, unless otherwise directed by the Chairman.

(B) Additional Meetings.--At the discretion of the Chairman, 
additional meetings of the Committee may be scheduled for the 
consideration of any legislation or other matters pending 
before the Committee or to conduct other Committee business. 
The Committee shall meet for such purposes pursuant to the call 
of the Chairman.

(C) Consideration.--Except in the case of a special meeting 
held under clause 2(c)(2) of House Rule XI, the determination 
of the business to be considered at each meeting of the 
Committee shall be made by the Chairman.

                RULE V.--NOTICE AND PUBLICATION.

(A) Notice.--

         L(1) Hearings.--Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI 
        of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
        Chairman of the Committee shall make public 
        announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of 
        any hearing before the Full Committee or subcommittee, 
        which may not commence earlier than one week after such 
        notice. However, if the Chairman of the Committee, with 
        the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, 
        determines that there is good cause to begin the 
        hearing sooner, or if the Committee so determines by 
        majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
        transaction of business, the Chairman shall make the 
        announcement at the earliest possible date. The names 
        of all witnesses scheduled to appear at such hearing 
        shall be provided to Members no later than 48 hours 
        prior to the commencement of such hearing.

         L(2) Meetings and Briefings.--The date, time, place 
        and subject matter of any meeting, which could be a 
        briefing, other than a hearing or a regularly scheduled 
        meeting, may not commence earlier than the third day on 
        which Members have notice thereof except in the case of 
        a special meeting called under clause 2(c)(2) of House 
        Rule XI. These notice requirements may be waived if the 
        Chairman with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
        Member, determines that there is good cause to begin 
        the meeting sooner or if the Committee so determines by 
        majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
        transaction of business.

          L(a) At least 48 hours prior to the commencement of a 
        meeting for the markup of legislation, or at the time 
        of announcement of the meeting, if less than 48 hours 
        under Rule V(A)(2), the text of such legislation to be 
        marked up shall be provided to the Members, made 
        publicly available in electronic form, and posted on 
        the official Committee web site.
          L(b) Not later than 24 hours after concluding a 
        meeting to consider legislation, the text of such 
        legislation as ordered forwarded or reported, including 
        any amendments adopted or defeated, shall be made 
        publicly available in electronic form and posted on the 
        official Committee web site.

         L(3) Publication.--The meeting or hearing announcement 
        shall be promptly published in the Daily Digest portion 
        of the Congressional Record. To the greatest extent 
        practicable, meeting announcements shall be entered 
        into the Committee scheduling service of the House 
        Information Resources.

      RULE VI.--OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS; BROADCASTING.

(A) Open Meetings.--All meetings and hearings of the Committee 
shall be open to the public including to radio, television, and 
still photography coverage, except as provided by Rule XI of 
the Rules of the House or when the Committee, in open session 
and with a majority present, determines by recorded vote that 
all or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall 
be closed to the public because disclosure of testimony, 
evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the 
national security, compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, tend to defame, degrade or incriminate a witness, 
or violate any law or rule of the House of Representatives.

(B) Broadcasting.--Whenever any hearing or meeting conducted by 
the Committee is open to the public, the Committee shall permit 
that hearing or meeting to be covered by television broadcast, 
internet broadcast, print media, and still photography, or by 
any of such methods of coverage, in accordance with the 
provisions of clause 4 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House. 
Operation and use of any Committee operated broadcast system 
shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance with clause 
4(b) of Rule XI and all other applicable rules of the Committee 
and the House. Priority shall be given by the Committee to 
members of the Press Galleries. Pursuant to clause 2(e) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, provide audio and 
video coverage of each hearing or meeting in a manner that 
allows the public to easily listen to and view the proceedings 
and shall maintain the recordings of such coverage in a manner 
that is easily accessible to the public.

(C) Transcripts.--A transcript shall be made of the testimony 
of each witness appearing before the Committee during a 
Committee hearing. All transcripts of meetings or hearings that 
are open to the public shall be made available.

        RULE VII.--PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.

(A) Opening Statements.--At any meeting of the Committee, the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall be entitled to 
present oral opening statements of five minutes each. Other 
Members may submit written opening statements for the record. 
The Chairman presiding over the meeting may permit additional 
opening statements by other Members of the Full Committee or of 
that subcommittee, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
Member.

(B) The Five-Minute Rule.--The time any one Member may address 
the Committee on any bill, motion, or other matter under 
consideration by the Committee shall not exceed five minutes, 
and then only when the Member has been recognized by the 
Chairman, except that this time limit may be extended when 
permitted by unanimous consent.

(C) Postponement of Vote.--The Chairman may postpone further 
proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the question of 
approving any measure or matter or adopting an amendment. The 
Chairman may resume proceedings on a postponed vote at any 
time, provided that all reasonable steps have been taken to 
notify Members of the resumption of such proceedings, including 
circulation of notice by the Clerk of the Committee, or other 
designee of the Chair. 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.

(D) Contempt Procedures.--No recommendation that a person be 
cited for contempt of Congress shall be forwarded to the House 
unless and until the Full Committee has, upon notice to all its 
Members, met and considered the alleged contempt. The person to 
be cited for contempt shall be afforded, upon notice of at 
least 72 hours, an opportunity to state why he or she should 
not be held in contempt prior to a vote of the Full Committee, 
with a quorum being present, on the question whether to forward 
such recommendation to the House. Such statement shall be, in 
the discretion of the Chairman, either in writing or in person 
before the Full Committee.

(E) Record.--Members may have 10 business days to submit to the 
Chief Clerk of the Committee their statements for the record, 
and, in the case of a hearing, additional questions for the 
hearing record to be directed towards a witness at the hearing.

                     RULE VIII.--WITNESSES.

(A) Questioning of Witnesses.--

         L(1) Questioning of witnesses by Members will be 
        conducted under the five-minute rule unless the 
        Committee adopts a motion permitted by clause 2(j)(2) 
        of House Rule XI.

         L(2) In questioning witnesses under the five-minute 
        rule, the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
        shall first be recognized. In a subcommittee meeting or 
        hearing, the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of 
        the Full Committee are then recognized. All other 
        Members who are present before the commencement of the 
        meeting or hearing will be recognized in the order of 
        seniority on the Committee, alternating between 
        Majority and Minority Members. Committee Members 
        arriving after the commencement of the hearing shall be 
        recognized in order of appearance, alternating between 
        Majority and Minority Members, after all Members 
        present at the beginning of the hearing have been 
        recognized. Each Member shall be recognized at least 
        once before any Member is given a second opportunity to 
        question a witness.

         L(3) The Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking 
        Minority Member, or the Committee by motion, may permit 
        an extension of the period of questioning of a witness 
        beyond five minutes but the time allotted must be 
        equally apportioned to the Majority party and the 
        Minority and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.

         L(4) The Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking 
        Minority Member, or the Committee by motion, may permit 
        Committee staff of the Majority and Minority to 
        question a witness for a specified period of time, but 
        the time allotted must be equally apportioned to the 
        Majority and Minority staff and may not exceed one hour 
        in the aggregate.

(B) Minority Witnesses.--Whenever a hearing is conducted by the 
Committee upon any measure or matter, the Minority party 
Members on the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to the 
Chairman by a majority of those Minority Members before the 
completion of such hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
Minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter 
during at least one day of hearing thereon.

(C) Oath or Affirmation.--The Chairman of the Committee or any 
Member designated by the Chairman, may administer an oath to 
any witness.

(D) Statements by Witnesses.--

         L(1) Consistent with the notice given, and to the 
        greatest extent practicable, witnesses shall submit a 
        prepared or written statement for the record of the 
        proceedings (including, where practicable, an 
        electronic copy) with the Clerk of the Committee no 
        less than 48 hours in advance of the witness's 
        appearance before the Committee. Unless the 48 hour 
        requirement is waived or otherwise modified by the 
        Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
        Member, the failure to comply with this requirement may 
        result in the exclusion of the written testimony from 
        the hearing record and/or the barring of an oral 
        presentation of the testimony. The Clerk of the 
        Committee shall provide any such prepared or written 
        statement submitted to the Clerk prior to the hearing 
        to the Members of the Committee prior to the 
        commencement of the hearing.

         L(2) In the case of a witness appearing in a non-
        governmental capacity, a written statement of proposed 
        testimony shall include a curriculum vita and a 
        disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts, or 
        contracts or payments originating with a foreign 
        government, received during the current calendar year 
        or either of the two preceding calendar years by the 
        witness or by an entity represented by the witness and 
        related to the subject matter of the hearing. Such 
        disclosures shall include the amount and source of each 
        Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
        subcontract thereof) related to the subject matter of 
        the hearing, and the amount and country of origin of 
        any payment or contract related to the subject matter 
        jurisdiction of the hearing originating with a foreign 
        government. Such statements, with the appropriate 
        redactions to protect the privacy or security of the 
        witness, shall be made publicly available in electronic 
        form not later than one day after the witness appears.

                       RULE IX.--QUORUM.

Quorum Requirements.--Two Members shall constitute a quorum for 
purposes of taking testimony and receiving evidence. One-third 
of the Members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for 
conducting business, except for (1) reporting a measure or 
recommendation; (2) closing Committee meetings to the public, 
pursuant to Committee Rule IV; (3) any other action for which 
an actual majority quorum is required by any rule of the House 
of Representatives or by law. The Chairman's staff shall 
consult with the Ranking Minority Member's staff when 
scheduling meetings and hearings, to ensure that a quorum for 
any purpose will include at least one Minority Member of the 
Committee.

                       RULE X.--DECORUM.

(A) Breaches of Decorum.--The Chairman may punish breaches of 
order and decorum, by censure and exclusion from the hearing; 
and the Committee may cite the offender to the House for 
contempt.

(B) Access to Dais.--Access to the dais before, during, and 
after a hearing, markup, or other meeting of the Committee 
shall be limited to Members and staff of the Committee. Subject 
to availability of space on the dais, Committee Members' 
personal staff may be present on the dais during a hearing if 
their employing Member is seated on the dais and during a 
markup or other meeting if their employing Member is the author 
of a measure or amendment under consideration by the Committee, 
but only during the time that the measure or amendment is under 
active consideration by the Committee, or otherwise at the 
discretion of the Chairman, or of the Ranking Minority Member 
for personal staff employed by a Minority Member.

(C) Wireless Communications Use Prohibited.--During a hearing, 
mark-up, or other meeting of the Committee, ringing or audible 
sounds or conversational use of cellular telephones or other 
electronic devices is prohibited in the Committee room.

             RULE XI.--REFERRALS TO SUBCOMMITTEES.

Referral of Bills and Other Matters by Chairman.-Except for 
bills and other matters retained by the Chairman for Full 
Committee consideration, each bill or other matter referred to 
the Full Committee shall be referred by the Chairman to one or 
more subcommittees within two weeks of receipt by the 
Committee. In referring any measure or matter to a 
subcommittee, the Chair may specify a date by which the 
subcommittee shall report thereon to the Full Committee. Bills 
or other matters referred to subcommittees may be reassigned or 
discharged by the Chairman.

                     RULE XII.--SUBPOENAS.

(A) Authorization.--The power to authorize and issue subpoenas 
is delegated to the Chairman of the Full Committee, as provided 
for under clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of Rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking 
Minority Member prior to issuing any subpoena under such 
authority. To the extent practicable, the Chairman shall 
consult with the Ranking Minority Member at least 24 hours in 
advance of a subpoena being issued under such authority, 
excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. The 
Chairman of the Full Committee shall notify Members of the 
Committee of the authorization and issuance of a subpoena under 
this rule as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 
one week after service of such subpoena.

(B) Disclosure.--Provisions may be included in a subpoena with 
the concurrence of the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
of the Full Committee, or by the Committee, to prevent the 
disclosure of the Full Committee's demands for information when 
deemed necessary for the security of information or the 
progress of an investigation, including but not limited to 
prohibiting the revelation by witnesses and their counsel of 
Full Committee's inquiries.

(C) Subpoena duces tecum.--A subpoena duces tecum may be issued 
whose return to the Committee Clerk shall occur at a time and 
place other than that of a regularly scheduled meeting.

                  RULE XIII.--COMMITTEE STAFF.

(A) Generally.--Committee staff members are subject to the 
provisions of clause 9 of House Rule X and must be eligible to 
be considered for routine access to classified information.

(B) Staff Assignments.--For purposes of these rules, Committee 
staff means the employees of the Committee, detailees, fellows, 
or any other person engaged by contract or otherwise to perform 
services for, or at the request of, the Committee. All such 
persons shall be either Majority, Minority, or shared staff. 
The Chairman shall appoint, supervise, where applicable 
determine remuneration of, and may remove Majority staff. The 
Ranking Minority Member shall appoint, supervise, where 
applicable determine remuneration of, and may remove Minority 
staff. In consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, the 
Chairman may appoint, supervise, determine remuneration of and 
may remove shared staff that is assigned to service of the 
Committee. The Chairman shall certify Committee staff 
appointments, including appointments by the Ranking Minority 
Member, as required.

(C) Divulgence of Information.--Prior to the public 
acknowledgement by the Chairman or the Committee of a decision 
to initiate an investigation of a particular person, entity, or 
subject, no member of the Committee staff shall knowingly 
divulge to any person any information, including non-classified 
information, which comes into his or her possession by virtue 
of his or her status as a member of the Committee staff, if the 
member of the Committee staff has a reasonable expectation that 
such information may alert the subject of a Committee 
investigation to the existence, nature, or substance of such 
investigation, unless authorized to do so by the Chairman or 
the Committee.

    RULE XIV.--COMMITTEE MEMBER AND COMMITTEE STAFF TRAVEL.

(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 Committee Member or Committee staff shall 
be paid only upon the prior authorization of the Chairman. 
Travel may be authorized by the Chairman for any Committee 
Member or Committee staff only in connection with official 
Committee business, such as the attendance of hearings 
conducted by the Committee and meetings, conferences, site 
visits, and investigations that involve activities or subject 
matters under the general jurisdiction of the Full Committee.

         L(1) Proposed Travel by Majority Party Committee 
        Members and Committee Staff.--In the case of proposed 
        travel by Majority party Committee Members or Committee 
        staff, before such authorization is given, there shall 
        be submitted to the Chairman in writing the following: 
        (a) the purpose of the travel; (b) 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; (c) the 
        location of the event for which the travel is to be 
        made; (d) the estimated total cost of the travel; and 
        (e) the names of Members and staff seeking 
        authorization. On the basis of that information, the 
        Chairman shall determine whether the proposed travel is 
        for official Committee business, concerns a subject 
        matter under the jurisdiction of the Full Committee, 
        and is not excessively costly in view of the Committee 
        business proposed to be conducted.

         L(2) Proposed Travel by Minority Party Committee 
        Members and Committee Staff.--In the case of proposed 
        travel by Minority party Committee Members or Committee 
        staff, the Ranking Minority Member shall provide to the 
        Chairman a written representation setting forth the 
        information specified in items (a), (b), (c), (d) and 
        (e) of subparagraph (1) and his or her determination 
        that such travel complies with the other requirements 
        of subparagraph (1).

(B) Foreign Travel.--Committee Member and Committee staff 
requests for foreign travel must include a written 
representation setting forth the information specified in items 
(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of subparagraph (A)(1) and be 
submitted to the Chairman and, absent extenuating 
circumstances, to the Ranking Minority Member, not fewer than 
ten business days prior to the start of the travel. Within 
thirty days of the conclusion of any such foreign travel 
authorized under this rule, there shall be submitted to the 
Chairman a written report summarizing the information gained as 
a result of the travel in question, or other Committee 
objectives served by such travel. The requirements of this 
section may be waived or abridged by the Chairman.

(C) Compliance with Committee Travel Policy and Guidelines.--
Travel must be in accordance with the Committee Travel Policy 
and Guidelines, as well as with House Rules, the Travel 
Guidelines and Regulations and any additional guidance set 
forth by the Committee on Ethics and the Committee on House 
Administration. Committee Members and staff shall follow these 
rules, policies, guidelines, and regulations in requesting and 
proceeding with any Committee-related travel.

 RULE XV.--CLASSIFIED AND CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

(A) Security Precautions.--Committee staff offices, including 
Majority and Minority offices, shall operate under strict 
security precautions administered by the Security Officer of 
the Committee. A security officer shall be on duty at all times 
during normal office hours. Classified documents and controlled 
unclassified information (CUI)- formerly known as sensitive but 
unclassified (SBU) information- may be destroyed, discussed, 
examined, handled, reviewed, stored, transported and used only 
in an appropriately secure manner in accordance with all 
applicable laws, executive orders, and other governing 
authorities. Such documents may be removed from the Committee's 
offices only in furtherance of official Committee business. 
Appropriate security procedures, as determined by the Chairman 
in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, shall govern 
the handling of such documents removed from the Committee's 
offices.

(B) Temporary Custody of Executive Branch Material.--Executive 
branch documents or other materials containing classified 
information in any form that were not made part of the record 
of a Committee hearing, did not originate in the Committee or 
the House, and are not otherwise records of the Committee 
shall, while in the custody of the Committee, be segregated and 
maintained by the Committee in the same manner as Committee 
records that are classified. Such documents and other materials 
shall be returned to the Executive branch agency from which 
they were obtained at the earliest practicable time.

(C) Access by Committee Staff.--Access to classified 
information supplied to the Committee shall be limited to 
Committee staff members with appropriate security clearances 
and a need-to-know, as determined by the Chairman or Ranking 
Minority Member, and under the direction of the Majority or 
Minority Staff Directors.

(D) Maintaining Confidentiality.--No Committee Member or 
Committee staff shall disclose, in whole or in part or by way 
of summary, to any person who is not a Committee Member or 
authorized Committee staff for any purpose or in connection 
with any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, any testimony given 
before the Committee in executive session except for purposes 
of obtaining an official classification of such testimony. 
Classified information and controlled unclassified information 
(CUI) shall be handled in accordance with all applicable laws, 
executive orders, and other governing authorities and 
consistently with the provisions of these rules and Committee 
procedures.

(E) Oath.--Before a Committee Member or Committee staff may 
have access to classified information, the following oath (or 
affirmation) shall be executed:

                I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not 
                disclose any classified information received in 
                the course of my service on the Committee on 
                Homeland Security, except as authorized by the 
                Committee or the House of Representatives or in 
                accordance with the Rules of such Committee or 
                the Rules of the House.

Copies of the executed oath (or affirmation) shall be retained 
by the Clerk of the Committee as part of the records of the 
Committee.

(F) Disciplinary Action.--The Chairman shall immediately 
consider disciplinary action in the event any Committee Member 
or Committee staff member fails to conform to the provisions of 
these rules governing the disclosure of classified or 
unclassified information. Such disciplinary action may include, 
but shall not be limited to, immediate dismissal from the 
Committee staff, criminal referral to the Justice Department, 
and notification of the Speaker of the House. With respect to 
Minority staff, the Chairman shall consider such disciplinary 
action in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.

                 RULE XVI.--COMMITTEE RECORDS.

(A) Committee Records.--Committee Records shall constitute all 
data, charts and files in possession of the Committee and shall 
be maintained in accordance with clause 2(e) of House Rule XI .

(B) Legislative Calendar.--The Clerk of the Committee shall 
maintain a printed calendar for the information of each 
Committee Member showing any procedural or legislative measures 
considered or scheduled to be considered by the Committee, and 
the status of such measures and such other matters as the 
Committee determines shall be included. The calendar shall be 
revised from time to time to show pertinent changes. A copy of 
such revisions shall be made available to each Member of the 
Committee upon request.

(C) Members Right To Access.--Members of the Committee and of 
the House shall have access to all official Committee Records. 
Access to Committee files shall be limited to examination 
within the Committee offices at reasonable times. Access to 
Committee Records that contain classified information shall be 
provided in a manner consistent with these rules.

(D) Removal of Committee Records.--Files and records of the 
Committee are not to be removed from the Committee offices. No 
Committee files or records that are not made publicly available 
shall be photocopied by any Member.

(E) Executive Session Records.--Evidence or testimony received 
by the Committee in executive session shall not be released or 
made available to the public unless agreed to by the Committee. 
Such information may be made available to appropriate 
government personnel for purposes of classification. Members 
may examine the Committee's executive session records, but may 
not make copies of, or take personal notes from, such records.

(F) Availability of Committee Records.--The Committee shall 
keep a complete record of all Committee action including 
recorded votes and attendance at hearings and meetings. 
Information so available for public inspection shall include a 
description of each amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition, including the name of the Member who offered the 
amendment, motion, order, or other proposition, and the name of 
each Member voting for and each Member voting against each such 
amendment, motion, order, or proposition, as well as the names 
of those Members present but not voting. Such record shall be 
made available to the public at reasonable times within the 
Committee offices and also made publicly available in 
electronic form and posted on the official Committee web site 
within 48 hours of such record vote.

(G) Separate and Distinct.--All Committee records and files 
must be kept separate and distinct from the office records of 
the Members serving as Chairman and Ranking Minority Member. 
Records and files of Members' personal offices shall not be 
considered records or files of the Committee.

(H) Disposition of Committee Records.--At the conclusion of 
each Congress, non-current records of the Committee shall be 
delivered to the Archivist of the United States in accordance 
with Rule VII of the Rules of the House.

(I) Archived Records.--The records of the Committee at the 
National Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
available for public use in accordance with Rule VII of the 
Rules of the House. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking 
Minority Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or 
clause 4(b) of the Rule, to withhold a record otherwise 
available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee 
for a determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee. The Chairman shall consult with the Ranking Minority 
Member on any communication from the Archivist of the United 
States or the Clerk of the House concerning the disposition of 
noncurrent records pursuant to clause 3(b) of the Rule.

                  RULE XVII.--COMMITTEE RULES.

(A) Availability of Committee Rules in Electronic Form.--
Availability of Committee Rules in Electronic Form.-Pursuant to 
clause 2(a) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee shall make its rules publicly 
available in electronic form and posted on the official 
Committee web site and shall submit such rules for publication 
in the Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the 
Chairman of the Committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.

(B) Changes to Committee Rules.--These rules may be modified, 
amended, or repealed by the Full Committee provided that a 
notice in writing of the proposed change has been given to each 
Member at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at which action 
thereon is to be taken and such changes are not inconsistent 
with the Rules of the House of Representatives.


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   Travel Policy & Guidelines for Committee Members & Committee Staff

                             114th Congress

                        Signed January 21, 2015

    In accordance with House and Committee Rules, the Committee 
on Homeland Security establishes the following travel policy. 
The travel policy shall apply to Committee on Homeland Security 
Members, as well as all Majority and Minority staff members, 
interagency detailees, and fellows (collectively "Committee 
staff "). The policy shall be effective from the time of its 
adoption by the Chairman and Ranking Member through the end of 
the 114th Congress.

SECTION 1. Committee Member and Committee Staff Request for the 
      Committee Paid Domestic Travel and Associated Costs

                  SUBSECTION A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    (1)  LConsistent 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 by any Committee Member and/or 
        Committee staff shall be paid only upon the prior 
        written authorization of the Chairman.
    (2)  LTravel may be authorized by the Chairman for any 
        Committee Member and/or Committee staff only in 
        connection with official Committee business, such as 
        the attendance of hearings conducted by the Committee 
        and meetings, conferences, site visits, and 
        investigations that involve activities and/or subject 
        matter under the general jurisdiction of the Committee.
    (3)  LAll travel shall be bi-partisan and led by a Majority 
        Member or Majority Committee staff. At the discretion 
        of the Chair, this requirement may be waived.

           SUBSECTION B. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO TRAVEL.

    (1)  LAll Majority Members and/or Committee staff seeking 
        approval for travel by the Chairman shall submit the 
        request in writing to the Majority Staff Director with 
        the following information:
      (a)  Lthe purpose of the travel and its nexus to official 
        Committee business;
      (b)  Lthe beginning/end of travel dates and date(s) of 
        the event for which the travel is being made;
      (c)  Lthe location of the event for which the travel is 
        to be made;
      (d)  Lthe names of Committee Members and/or Committee 
        staff seeking authorization;
      (e)  Lcosts associated with travel (e.g.: commercial 
        transportation, rental car, per diem rate http://
        www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287, conference or other 
        fees associated with travel);
      (f)  Litinerary or agenda attached with travel request; 
        and
      (g)  Lthe Chairman's determination that such travel 
        complies with the other requirements of Committee Rule 
        XIV(A)(1).
    (2)  LIn the case of proposed travel by Minority Members 
        and/or Minority Committee staff, the Ranking Member 
        shall provide to the Chairman a written representation 
        setting forth the following:
      (a)  Lthe purpose of the travel and its nexus to official 
        Committee business;
      (b)  Lthe beginning/end of travel dates and date(s) of 
        the event for which the travel is being made;
      (c)  Lthe location of the event for which the travel is 
        to be made;
      (d)  Lthe names of Minority Committee Members and/or 
        Minority Committee staff seeking authorization;
      (e)  Lcosts associated with travel (e.g.: commercial 
        transportation, rental car, per diem rate http://
        www.gsa.gov/portal/category/21287, conference or other 
        fees associated with travel);
      (f)  Litinerary or agenda attached with travel request; 
        and
      (g)  Lthe Ranking Member's determination that such travel 
        complies with the other requirements of Committee Rule 
        XIV(A)(2).

                 SUBSECTION C. AUTHORIZATION TO TRAVEL.

    Upon receiving written requests for Committee travel, the 
Chairman shall determine if the travel purpose(s) is within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee; how the travel will further the 
official business of the Committee and its Members and/or 
staff; whether the travel is occurring while the House is in/
out of session; that expenses are not excessive for the 
proposed Committee travel; and unless an exception is made in 
consultation with the Ranking Member, as appropriate, is bi-
partisan. The Chairman will only approve travel that has met 
the above requirements. Requests made by the Minority must have 
the approval of the Ranking Member. The Ranking Member will 
also ensure that the above requirements are met.

               SUBSECTION D. RECEIPTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.

    (1)  LMembers and Committee staff shall submit all receipts 
        and requests for reimbursement within 30 days of the 
        conclusion of the travel to the Chief Financial 
        Officer. The attached Travel Reimbursement Form shall 
        be used to request reimbursements. This form is also 
        found on the Committee's "S" Drive and "T" Drive.
    (2)  LReimbursements will only be allowed for those 
        expenses that the House has deemed acceptable for 
        reimbursement. Unless authorized by the Chairman, in 
        consultation with the Ranking Member, as appropriate, 
        Members and Committee staff will not receive 
        reimbursement for actual expenses exceeding the 
        published General Services Administration (GSA) Federal 
        per diem rates for the relevant year.
    (3)  LAny Member or Committee staff not submitting their 
        receipts in a timely manner may be denied by the 
        Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking Member, as 
        appropriate, from receiving a reimbursement. In 
        egregious circumstances, the Chairman may refuse to 
        grant any future requests for travel from a Member or 
        Committee staff violating this policy.

                      SUBSECTION E. STAFF SUPPORT.

    Staff support for Committee travel, in accordance with 
House Rules, will be provided by Committee staff only. No 
Committee funds will be authorized or used for travel by non-
Committee staff. However, a Member with a medical condition 
requiring non-Committee staff support may work with the Chief 
Administrative Office and the Committee on House Administration 
to ensure that the Member receives adequate medical staff 
assistance while on travel with the Committee.

 SUBSECTION F. COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE TRAVEL GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS.

    Travel must be in accordance with House Rules, the Travel 
Guidelines and Regulations, as well as any additional guidance 
set forth by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. It 
is expected that Members are familiar with these rules, 
guidelines, and regulations and will follow them in requesting 
and proceeding with any Committee-related travel.

            SECTION 2. Committee-Led Foreign Travel

                         SUBSECTION A. GENERAL.

    Members interested in specific foreign travel to be taken 
by the Committee as part of its official business should submit 
a request in writing to the Chairman or, in the case of 
Minority Members, the Ranking Member, and their respective 
Staff Directors. All foreign travel must be bi-partisan and led 
by a Majority Member.

                SUBSECTION B. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION.

    (1)  LAll Committee Member and/or Committee staff requests 
        for Committee-led foreign travel must be submitted in 
        writing to the Chairman, through the Majority Staff 
        Director of the Committee, not less than 10 business 
        days prior to the proposed start of the travel. Such a 
        request must include:
      (a)  LAn itinerary of the proposed travel (including all 
        cities and countries by date);
      (b)  LA description of the purpose of the trip and its 
        relationship to the Committee's work;
      (c)  LIf commercial travel is contemplated, the estimated 
        cost of airline tickets, the carriers to be used, and 
        the class of service;
      (d)  LConfirmation that the trip is not occurring while 
        the House is in session and will not interfere with a 
        Member's representational duties;
      (e)  LThe name of the Majority Member leading the trip, 
        names of Members and Committee staff seeking 
        authorization; and
      (f)  LWhether authorization for the spouses or adult 
        children of Members to travel is requested for protocol 
        purposes.
    (2)  LIf the foreign travel under this section is requested 
        by a Minority Member, the request must be submitted to 
        and approved by the Ranking Member, prior to submission 
        of the request to the Chairman.
    (3)  LIf the Chairman has authorized the request of foreign 
        travel, the Department of State is responsible for all 
        costs associated with the authorized travel. Any 
        requests for the Committee to pay for foreign travel 
        will be denied.
    (4)  LThe Chairman will authorize actual expenses for 
        lodging. Requests for additional excess per diem will 
        be denied, unless the State Department advises the 
        Chairman it necessary for a particular country.

               SUBSECTION C. AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL.

    (1)  LThe Chairman may only approve foreign travel requests 
        that satisfy the requirements in Subsection B above. 
        If, however, the Chairman determines that the travel is 
        excessive in cost in view of the Committee business 
        proposed to be conducted, interferes with the 
        Committee's schedule, or otherwise is not conducive to 
        Committee business, travel will be denied.
    (2)  LAll Committee-led travel must comply with the Fly 
        America Act, which requires that U.S. flag carriers be 
        used for official travel involving trans-oceanic 
        flights.

SUBSECTION D. APPROVAL OF SPOUSES, ADULT CHILDREN, AND NON-RELATIVES TO 
                     TRAVEL WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

    The Chairman may only authorize foreign travel for Members 
and staff of the Committee and, when necessary for protocol 
purposes, spouses of Members. If a Member of the Committee does 
not have a spouse, an adult child of the Member may be 
authorized to travel for protocol purposes only. Authorization 
for an adult who is not the spouse or adult child of a 
Committee Member to travel with a Member for protocol purposes 
may only be approved by the Speaker. Any non-Member traveling 
for protocol purposes will be responsible for all expenses 
incurred (including airfare).

         SUBSECTION E. STAFF SUPPORT AND COVERAGE OF EXPENSES.

    Staff support for Committee travel, in accordance with 
House Rules, will be provided by Committee staff only. No 
Committee funds will be authorized or used for any expenses 
related to foreign travel. However, a Member with a medical 
condition requiring non-Committee staff support may work with 
the Chief Administrative Office and the Committee on House 
Administration to ensure that the Member receives adequate 
medical staff assistance.

 SUBSECTION F. COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE TRAVEL GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS.

    All Members are reminded that travel must be in accordance 
with House Rules, the Travel Guidelines and Regulations, as 
well as any additional guidance, as set forth by the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct. In addition, Members seeking 
authorization for foreign travel are expected to have reviewed 
the Official Travel Guide for the U.S. Congress published by 
the U.S. Department of State. It is expected that Members are 
familiar with these rules, guidelines, and regulations and will 
follow them in requesting and proceeding with any Committee-
related travel.

          SUBSECTION G. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT.

    The availability of Department of Defense aircraft to 
support Congressional foreign travel is extremely limited. The 
Chairman shall have the authority to determine which Committee 
travel requests by Members merit military air support requests. 
The Chairman will also submit a request to the Speaker's Office 
to obtain approval on the use of Military Support.

                   SUBSECTION H. AFTER-ACTION REPORT.

    (1)  LWithin 60 days of the conclusion of any authorized 
        foreign travel, there shall be submitted by the leading 
        Member to the Chairman a written report summarizing the 
        information gained as a result of the travel conducted, 
        or other Committee objectives served by such travel.
    (2)  LIn accordance with House Rule X.8.(b)(3), each Member 
        shall submit within 10 business days following the 
        foreign travel to the Chairman an itemized report 
        showing for each country: 1) the dates visited; 2) the 
        amount of per diem received; 3) the cost of 
        transportation furnished; 4) funds expended for any 
        other official purpose; and 5) a summary for each of 
        these categories the total U.S. or foreign currencies 
        or appropriated funds expended.
    Each report shall be filed with the Chairman not later than 
10 days following the completion of travel for use in complying 
with reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and shall 
be open for public inspection. The Chairman may refuse to grant 
any future requests for travel from a Member or Committee staff 
violating this policy.

               SUBSECTION I. RECEIPTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.

    The use of Committee funds shall not be approved for any 
foreign travel expenses. The Chairman, in consultation with the 
Ranking Member if the travel involves a Minority Member, may, 
however, approve for the Committee to pay for miscellaneous 
expenses related to domestic travel (e.g. parking, cab to 
airport).

   SECTION 3.Committee Member's Request for the Committee to 
  Authorize Foreign Travel Organized by Another Committee or 
                        Executive Agency

                SUBSECTION A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION.

    A Committee Member may request authorization for foreign 
travel organized by another Committee or Executive Agency. A 
written request to the Chairman must be submitted at least 10 
business days in advance stating:
    (1)  Lthe name of the leading Majority Member for the 
        travel;
    (2)  Lthe Committee or Executive Agency organizing the 
        proposed trip;
    (3)  La description of the purpose of the trip and its 
        relationship to the Committee's work; and
    (4)  Lin the case of a Minority Member, verification that 
        the Ranking Member has been consulted regarding the 
        trip and given his approval to submit the request.

                SUBSECTION B. APPROVAL OF AUTHORIZATION.

    After the Chairman authorizes the Member to travel, the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Committee will submit the 
appropriate correspondence to the State Department and the 
Department of Defense (if DOD aircraft will be utilized).
    These letters will then be forwarded to the requesting 
Member.

 SUBSECTION C. USE OF COMMITTEE FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL ORGANIZED BY 
                 ANOTHER COMMITTEE OR EXECUTIVE AGENCY.

    The use of Committee funds shall not be approved for 
foreign travel organized by another Committee or Executive 
Agency. The Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking Member 
if the travel involves a Minority Member, may, however, approve 
for the Committee to pay for miscellaneous expenses related to 
domestic travel (e.g. parking, cab to airport).

                   SUBSECTION D. AFTER-ACTION REPORT.

    In accordance with House Rule X.8.(b)(3), each Member shall 
submit to the Chairman an itemized report showing for each 
country: 1) the dates visited; 2) the amount of per diem 
received; 3) the cost of transportation furnished; 4) funds 
expended for any other official purpose; and 5) a summary for 
each of these categories the total U.S. or foreign currencies 
or appropriated funds expended. Each report shall be filed with 
the Chairman not later than 10 days following the completion of 
travel for use in complying with reporting requirements in 
applicable Federal law, including the Foreign Travel Quarterly 
Report, and shall be open for public inspection. The Chairman 
may refuse to grant any future requests for travel from a 
Member or staff member violating this policy.
                   Security and Access Control Policy

                             114th Congress

                        Signed January 21, 2015

    In accordance with Executive Order 12958 (Classified 
National Security Information) and Rule XV of the Committee on 
Homeland Security (``Committee''), the following Security and 
Access Control Policy is established. It shall apply to Members 
of Congress, as well as all Majority and Minority staff 
members, interagency detailees, fellows, and interns 
(collectively ``Committee personnel''). It is effective from 
the time of this writing through the end of the 114th Congress.

            SECTION 1. COMMITTEE SECURITY DIRECTOR.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    The Committee will designate a staff member to serve as the 
Committee's nonpartisan Security Director. The Security 
Director, appointed by the Chairman with notification to the 
Ranking Minority Member, shall serve as the principle security 
liaison for the Committee with the National Intelligence 
Council, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
and other members of the Intelligence Community. The Committee 
Security Director shall be the Committee's Classified Material 
Control Officer (CMCO), and be responsible for ensuring that 
any Committee staff member with a security clearance is briefed 
on the contents of this policy.

                SUBSECTION B. PRINCIPLES OF FAIR ACCESS.

    (1)  The Security Director, and those acting in such a 
capacity, shall carry out his/her duties in a fair and 
nonpartisan manner, providing the same consideration and right 
of access to classified Committee holdings to Members of the 
Committee and Committee staff from both the Majority and 
Minority parties.
    (2)  The Security Director shall establish a list of shared 
security spaces and resources that will be available to all 
appropriately cleared Committee staff provided that:
        a)  Such shared security spaces shall not include 
        spaces specifically designated as Majority staff 
        spaces;
        b)  The Security Director develops an electronic 
        calendar to schedule shared security spaces on a first 
        come, first served basis (except that priority will be 
        given to the Chairman, then Ranking Member, and then 
        Committee Members based on seniority in the House);
        c)  Such shared security resources shall include access 
        to secure telephone equipment and CAPNET; and
        d)  Such shared security resources shall include access 
        to classified Committee holdings provided an adequate 
        mechanism for tracking access is established.
    (3)  The Majority and Minority staff directors shall each 
designate one alternate CMCO who shall liaise with the Security 
Director for all clearance and security matters, and who shall 
be equally responsible for maintaining and auditing the 
classified material inventory. Such an audit shall be conducted 
at least bi-annually, with interim periodic inventory checks.
    (4)  Unescorted access to shared security spaces and 
resources may only be provided to appropriately cleared staff 
with a Top Secret clearance who are authorized access to 
Sensitive Compartmented Information.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    The Committee Security Director shall be the principle 
liaison with the Capitol Police, in coordination with the 
Majority Staff Director, and coordinate security requests for 
classified hearings, briefings, meetings, and travel for the 
Members. In addition, the Security Director shall serve as the 
point of contact regarding threats to Committee Members or 
witnesses, as appropriate, while Committee business is 
occurring, in coordination with the Majority Staff Director 
and, in matters related to a Minority Member, in coordination 
with the Minority Staff Director.

                             SUBSECTION D.

    The Security Director shall provide properly justified 
requests for security clearances to the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives, and track the completion of security 
clearances for Committee staff. The Security Director shall 
serve as the point-of-contact for the Sergeant at Arms on all 
security and clearance matters for the Committee.

                             SUBSECTION E.

    The Security Director shall be responsible for receiving, 
inventorying, distributing, tracking, archiving, and destroying 
the Committee's classified holdings, in accordance with 
Department of Defense (DoD) and Central Intelligence Agency 
(CIA) procedures. Responsibilities also include Sensitive 
Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) access controls, 
clearance processing for meetings on and outside Capitol Hill, 
and clearance request processing and tracking.

                             SUBSECTION F.

    The Security Director or his designee shall be available 
from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on days when the House is in 
session, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on business days when the 
House is not in session, to receive classified materials. If 
the Security Director or the Chief Clerk is unavailable to 
receive classified materials, a designated alternate identified 
by the Majority Staff Director, with notification to the 
Minority Staff Director, shall be available to receive, log, 
and securely store the materials in the SCIF in either House 
Visitor Center 302 (HVC 302) or H2-176 Ford House Office 
Building (Ford H2-l76).

                             SUBSECTION G.

    The Security Director shall be responsible for the 
enforcement of this Security and Access Control Policy. The 
Security Director is responsible for conducting investigations 
into the mishandling of classified or sensitive materials, 
violations of the Security and Access Control Policy, or any 
other breach of security in cooperation with the Sergeant at 
Arms or other relevant authorities. In this capacity, the 
Security Director shall report to the Chairman any violations 
of the policy, as well as Committee and House Rules relating to 
the protection of classified information.

                             SUBSECTION H.

    The Security Director shall arrange for all staff with 
clearances to receive a yearly mandatory training session on 
the proper use, storage, handling, and destruction of 
classified and sensitive materials, as required by the House 
Sergeant at Arms' Security Awareness Education and Awareness 
Training program.

         SECTION 2. ACCESS TO SECURE COMMITTEE SPACES.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    (1)  Currently, the HVC and Ford SCIFs are the only 
Committee office areas designated as secure for the purpose of 
processing, storing, discussing, transmitting, reproducing or 
disposing of classified information for the normal course of 
day-to-day Committee business.
    (2)  Any such processing, storing, discussing, 
transmitting, reproducing or disposing of classified 
information in the common areas of Committee offices or 
otherwise outside a SClF or properly secured area is 
prohibited, except that a) classified information may, as 
deemed appropriate, be displayed, disseminated, and discussed 
in a Committee hearing room during closed session pursuant to 
House Rule Xl, clause 2(g) and Committee Rule VI(A) following a 
security sweep of the premises, and b) certain classified 
materials may, as appropriate, be reviewed and discussed in an 
appropriately secured area or on a secure phone that has been 
approved and provided by the Sergeant at Arms. Under no 
circumstances, however, should staff or Members discuss 
classified information over unsecured telephones, in public 
conveyances or places, or in any other manner that permits 
interception by unauthorized persons.
    (3)  This policy applies to documents, materials, and 
information provided to the Committee by Congressional or 
Executive Branch entities or generated by the Committee in the 
course of its activities that bear a classification of 
Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret, including all codeword and 
special access classified information.
    (4)  Electronic communication devices (including but not 
limited to BlackBerries, cellular phones, PDAs and/or pagers) 
cannot be taken into any designated SCIF. The Security Director 
will make arrangements for the proper safekeeping of such 
devices outside the meeting room.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    The Security Director will arrange for the House 
identification cards of the Majority Staff Director, the Chief 
Clerk, the Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee 
Majority Staff Director, and other staff designated by the 
Chairman, to unlock and access shared security spaces. All 
other Committee staff shall arrange access with the Security 
Director. Access to the shared security spaces will include the 
ability to access and use the equipment, technology, and 
resources (e.g., designated safe(s), STE(s), and classified 
computer(s)) located in the SClF. Any additional Committee 
staff SCIF ID access requests must be approved by the Chairman. 
These individuals will also be provided individual access to 
the Committee's classified computer system for the creation and 
storage of classified Committee documents. The Chairman shall 
designate separate workspace for use by the Majority and 
Minority staff during regular Committee business hours.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    The Security Director shall be provided as much advance 
notice as possible of any classified briefings or meetings 
scheduled to occur in HVC 302 or Ford H2-176. To the maximum 
extent practicable, the Security Director shall be given a 
list, at least 24 hours in advance, of all briefers, non-
Committee Members, staff, detailees, and fellows attending a 
briefing in either the HVC or Ford SClF.

                             SUBSECTION D.

    In the event of an emergency after regular business hours, 
Members and staff may access the HVC or Ford SCIF through the 
Security Director or an appropriate alternate (as outlined in 
section 5).

  SECTION 3. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ACCESS CLASSIFIED COMMITTEE 
                           HOLDINGS.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    Access to classified Committee holdings are generally 
limited to Committee Members and staff with appropriate 
security clearances and a ``need-to know,'' as determined by 
the Chairman and Ranking Member and under the direction of the 
Majority and Minority Staff Directors or their designees. 
Before a Member or Committee staff member may have access to 
classified information, they must sign the Oath for Access to 
Classified information (copy attached) in accordance with 
Committee Rule XV and Clause 13 of House Rule XXIII.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    Non-Committee Members having a ``need to know,'' as 
determined by the Chairman, as provided in Clause 2(e)(2)(B) of 
House Rule XI, may access Committee holdings only if they have 
complied with Clause 13 of House Rule XXIII. The Chairman, in 
consultation with the Ranking Member, may place additional 
restrictions on non-Committee Member access to the Committee's 
classified Committee holdings as appropriate and necessary.

SECTION 4. REQUESTS FOR CLASSIFIED MATERIALS TO BE DELIVERED TO 
                         THE COMMITTEE.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    The Security Director shall be responsible for processing 
and logging all requests to other agencies or branches of the 
U.S. Government for classified material to be delivered to the 
Committee. Only the Security Director is authorized to process 
official, written requests for classified material to be 
delivered to the Committee.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    Only the Security Director and designated alternates shall 
be authorized to accept classified holdings delivered to the 
Committee. In the event a staff member inadvertently receives 
or opens an envelope containing classified material, the 
individual will not open the inner, marked envelope but shall 
immediately report the receipt of the envelope to the Committee 
Security Director and await instructions.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    When Committee Members or staff request written, classified 
material from an agency in the normal course of Committee 
business, that person shall notify the Security Director 
immediately of the request. If the material requested is of an 
urgent nature, the Member or staff member shall notify the 
Security Director of that fact. For all materials that are 
deemed urgent, the Security Director shall provide notice to 
the requesting Member or staff member and the appropriate Staff 
Director upon receipt of the materials. Notification for all 
other materials delivered to the Committee shall be handled in 
accordance with Section 6, Subsection E.

     SECTION 5. REQUESTS FOR REVIEW OF CLASSIFIED HOLDINGS.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    All efforts to accommodate requests for review of 
classified Committee holdings in the HVC or Ford SCIF will be 
made during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays, 
excluding holidays). If after-hours access is necessary, the 
relevant staff member shall notify the Security Director and 
appropriate Staff Director in a timely manner to arrange for 
authorized personnel to be present, in accordance with Section 
7 below. If the Security Director is not available to 
accommodate a request, whether during business hours or after-
hours, Section 7 below shall govern.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    Committee Members directly seeking to review classified 
Committee holdings shall contact the Security Director and 
identify the specific Committee holdings requested for review. 
Committee Member requests shall be treated as a priority and 
all reasonable requests shall be accommodated, as allowed by 
law, Executive Order, and the rules and policies of the House 
and the Committee. In order to access a specific holding, 
Committee Members must sign a Committee on Homeland Security 
Signature Record (copy attached). The Security Director will 
maintain the signed Committee on Homeland Security Signature 
Record.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    Non-Committee Members directly seeking to review classified 
Committee holdings should contact the Security Director and 
appropriate Staff Director and identify the specific Committee 
holdings requested for review. Such requests may be 
accommodated, so long as they do not interfere with requests 
from Committee Members, and the non-Committee Member's ``need 
to know'' is determined by the Chairman. In order to access a 
specific holding, non-Committee Members must sign a Committee 
on Homeland Security Signature Record, identifying the material 
and the time of arrival and departure of Members requesting 
access to classified information. The Security Director or a 
designated appropriately cleared Committee staff member will be 
present while a non-Committee Member reviews classified 
information. The Security Director will maintain the signed 
Committee on Homeland Security Signature Record.

                             SUBSECTION D.

    (1)  All Committee staff members will inform the Security 
Director in a timely fashion and provide a brief explanation of 
his/her ``need-to-know'' and the authorization of the 
appropriate Staff Director when requesting specific Committee 
holdings.
    (2)  If a Committee staff member is searching for holdings 
on a specific subject area, the Security Director will be 
responsible for promptly informing such staff member of all the 
relevant holdings in the Committee's possession.
    (3)  General requests from Committee staff members to 
browse the classified inventory holdings will not be granted, 
though the Majority and Minority Staff Directors may designate 
a specific individual on each of their respective staffs to 
periodically review the inventory list in furtherance of 
official Committee business.
    (4)  All Committee staff members accessing a classified 
document in the Committee's inventory are required to sign the 
Committee on Homeland Security Signature Record. The Security 
Director will maintain the signed Committee on Homeland 
Security Signature Record.

                             SUBSECTION E.

    The Security Director will keep all requests for access to 
specific classified material confidential and not share any 
requests with any other Committee Members or staff, except 
where it is necessary for the Security Director to consult with 
relevant Staff Directors or designees to resolve any concerns 
with the request.

      SECTION 6. REVIEW OF CLASSIFIED COMMITTEE HOLDINGS.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    (1)  It is expected that the storage, production, 
reproduction, discussion, or review of classified Committee 
holdings will primarily occur in the Committee's HVC and, 
occasionally, Ford SClF. Any such storage, production, 
reproduction, discussion, or review of classified information 
in the common areas of Committee offices or otherwise outside a 
SCIF or properly secured area is prohibited, except that a) 
classified information may, as deemed appropriate, be 
displayed, disseminated, and discussed in a Committee hearing 
room during closed session pursuant to House Rule XI(2)(g) and 
Committee Rule VI, following a security sweep of the premises; 
and b) certain classified materials may, as appropriate, be 
reviewed and discussed in an appropriately secured area or on a 
secure phone that has been approved by the Sergeant at Arms. 
Under no circumstances, however, should Members or staff 
discuss classified information over unsecured telephones, in 
public conveyances or places, or in any other manner that 
permits interception by unauthorized persons.
    (2)  In any event, no classified Committee document will be 
removed from the inventory without the prior approval of the 
Security Director, in consultation with the Majority Staff 
Director. Proper handling procedures must be demonstrated and 
chain of custody established prior to releasing such documents. 
It is understood that if classified Committee holdings are 
approved for removal from the HVC or Ford SCIF, the rooms where 
the classified material is reviewed or discussed shall be 
secured to the extent necessary to accommodate the 
classification level of the most sensitive material being 
handled.
    (3)  This policy applies to documents, material, and 
information provided to the Committee by Congressional or 
Executive Branch entities that bear a classification of 
Confidential, Secret or Top Secret, including all codeword and 
special access classified information.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    If documents are improperly removed from the SCIF, the 
Security Director and the Majority Staff Director shall be 
notified immediately or upon realization of such a removal. If 
the matter involves the removal of documents by a Minority 
Member or Minority staff member, the Minority Staff Director 
shall also be notified.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    No reproduction or recordings may be made of any portion of 
the classified information reviewed by Members or staff. Any 
notes containing classified information must be maintained by 
the Security Director within either the HVC or Ford SCIF.

                             SUBSECTION D.

    Classified documents newly created within either the HVC or 
Ford SCIF or during closed session pursuant to House Rule 
XI(2)(g) and Committee Rule VI shall be marked according to the 
highest level of classification contained in the documents or 
testimony from which they originated. They are to be designated 
Committee holdings and must be treated as such in accordance 
with Committee rules. The Security Director, in coordination 
with the Majority and Minority Staff Directors, will be the 
only staff member to classify such documents, and shall do so 
with the approval of the Chairman.

                             SUBSECTION E.

    The Security Director shall send a daily, unclassified 
notice of newly arrived documents to the Majority and Minority 
Staff Directors and their designees. As appropriate, the 
Security Director shall also notify the relevant Staff 
Director(s) if specific Committee staff requested such 
documents. In addition, the Majority and Minority Staff 
Directors shall assign an individual from their respective 
offices to review the Committee's inventory with the Security 
Director every December.

    SECTION 7. PROCEDURES FOR WHEN THE SECURITY DIRECTOR IS 
                 UNAVAILABLE/OUT OF THE OFFICE.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    If an appropriately-cleared staff member has contacted the 
Security Director and the Security Director is out of the 
office or unavailable to provide access to the specific 
holdings in a reasonable timeframe, then the requesting staff 
member may inform the Majority or Minority Staff Director of 
his or her need to know and then request from the Majority 
Staff Director timely access to the specific holdings.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    If approved, the staff member shall be accompanied by a 
staff member designated by the Majority Staff Director, who 
shall provide access to the HVC or Ford SCIF and the classified 
holding in question. Only the specified classified holding may 
be reviewed by the requesting staff member.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    The reviewing staff member shall be required to complete, 
and the accompanying staff member to sign, a Committee on 
Homeland Security Signature Record, identifying the material 
and the time of arrival and departure of the reviewing staff 
member and attesting that the Committee's security and access 
control policy was adhered to during the access and review of 
the holding. Such form shall be maintained with the material 
reviewed.

  SECTION 8. PROCEDURES FOR CLASSIFIED HEARINGS AND BRIEFINGS.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    Classified hearings and briefings shall be limited to 
Committee Members and Committee staff members with appropriate 
security clearance and a need-to-know, as determined by the 
Chairman (and also by the Ranking Minority Member regarding 
Minority Members and staff) and under the direction of the 
Majority and Minority Staff Directors. If appropriate and 
necessary, the Chairman, in consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, may agree to make exceptions on a case-by-case 
basis to allow attendance by appropriately cleared non-
Committee Members and staff with a need-to-know. All such 
individuals approved for this exception must be in compliance 
with all Committee and House rules regarding access to 
classified information.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    Requests by Committee staff to attend classified hearings 
or briefings held in secure areas of other committees will also 
be governed by the security procedures of the relevant 
committee. To the extent practicable, requests for access to 
such meetings will be made no later than close of business the 
day before the event.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    If Committee staff organize a classified briefing, meeting, 
or hearing for a space outside of the Committee's offices, he/
she shall notify the Security Director. The Security Director 
shall be responsible for ensuring that clearances are passed 
for such classified briefing or hearing.

                             SUBSECTION D.

    No classified material provided at a hearing, briefing, or 
meeting may be removed from the meeting room, except as 
provided in Subsection E of this Section.

                             SUBSECTION E.

    Any classified notes made by a Member or staff during a 
classified hearing, briefing, or meeting must be provided to 
the Security Director for secure storage or proper disposal. If 
such classified hearing, briefing, or meeting occurs in a 
secure setting outside the Committee's offices, notes and 
materials may be transported in an appropriate secure manner to 
the Committee offices for secure storage or proper disposal by 
the Security Director. For each such hearing, briefing, and 
meeting, the Security Director shall designate an appropriately 
cleared staff member to handle the transportation of such 
materials to the Security Director.

    SECTION 9. COMMITTEE STAFF CLEARANCES--ELIGIBILITY AND 
                          PROCESSING.

                             SUBSECTION A.

    It is expected that all Committee staff shall apply for a 
security clearance, the type of which shall be determined by 
the Majority and Minority Staff Directors, respectively for 
their offices. Exceptions may be determined necessary or 
appropriate by the Majority and Minority Staff Directors.

                             SUBSECTION B.

    The Security Director, upon being notified by the Majority 
or Minority Staff Director that a Committee staff member is in 
need of a clearance, shall promptly facilitate the application 
and processing of that staff member's clearance. The Security 
Director shall keep the staff member informed throughout the 
clearance process. Staff whose primary responsibilities include 
press or media communications shall not be given access to 
Sensitive Compartmented Information.

                             SUBSECTION C.

    On at least a monthly basis, the Security Director shall 
notify the Majority and Minority Staff Directors of the status 
of the security clearance reviews for their respective 
Committee personnel.

   SECTION 10. COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.

    Committee owned equipment including laptops, computers, and 
telecommunications equipment, may not be taken on travel 
outside the United States or its territories. The Majority and 
Minority staffs of the Committee may keep a separate inventory 
of laptops, computers and telecommunications equipment for such 
purpose. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the 
Majority Staff Director in coordination with the Security 
Director. If any personally owned equipment is taken abroad, 
upon return to the United States, it may never again be 
connected to Committee owned equipment.

             SECTION 11. VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY.

    The Chairman shall immediately consider disciplinary action 
in the event any Committee Member or staff member fails to 
conform to this policy. Such disciplinary action may include, 
but shall not be limited to, immediate dismissal from the 
Committee staff, notification of the Speaker of the House, or 
criminal referral to the Department of Justice. With respect to 
a Minority staff member, the Chairman shall consider such 
disciplinary action in consultation with the Ranking Member.
                  APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE

             RULES of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS

                       (January 6, 2015)

                                RULE VII

                          RECORDS OF THE HOUSE

Archiving
   1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chair of each committee 
shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records of such committee, 
including the subcommittees thereof.
     (b) At the end of each Congress, each officer of the House elected 
under rule II shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records made 
or acquired in the course of the duties of such officer.
   2. The Clerk shall deliver the records transferred under clause 1, 
together with any other noncurrent records of the House, to the 
Archivist of the United States for preservation at the National 
Archives and Records Administration. Records so delivered are the 
permanent property of the House and remain subject to this rule and any 
order of the House.

Public availability
   3. (a) The Clerk shall authorize the Archivist to make records 
delivered under clause 2 available for public use, subject to clause 
4(b) and any order of the House.
     (b)(1) A record shall immediately be made available if it was 
previously made available for public use by the House or a committee or 
a subcommittee.
       (2) An investigative record that contains personal data relating 
to a specific living person (the disclosure of which would be an 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), an administrative record 
relating to personnel, or a record relating to a hearing that was 
closed under clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI shall be made available if it 
has been in existence for 50 years.
       (3) A record for which a time, schedule, or condition for 
availability is specified by order of the House shall be made available 
in accordance with that order. Except as otherwise provided by order of 
the House, a record of a committee for which a time, schedule, or 
condition for availability is specified by order of the committee 
(entered during the Congress in which the record is made or acquired by 
the committee) shall be made available in accordance with the order of 
the committee.
     (4) A record (other than a record referred to in subparagraph (1), 
(2), or (3) shall be made available if it has been in existence for 30 
years.
   4. (a) A record may not be made available for public use under 
clause 3 if the Clerk determines that such availability would be 
detrimental to the public interest or inconsistent with the rights and 
privileges of the House. The Clerk shall notify in writing the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of 
any such determination.
     (b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is subject to 
later orders of the House and, in the case of a record of a committee, 
later orders of the committee.
   5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule VIII or clause 11 of rule X 
and does not authorize the public disclosure of any record if such 
disclosure is prohibited by law or executive order of the President.
     (b) The Committee on House Administration may prescribe guidelines 
and regulations governing the applicability and implementation of this 
rule.
     (c) A committee may withdraw from the National Archives and 
Records Administration any record of the committee delivered to the 
Archivist under this rule. Such a withdrawal shall be on a temporary 
basis and for official use of the committee.

Definition of record
   6. In this rule the term ``record'' means any official, permanent 
record of the House (other than a record of an individual Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner), including--
     (a) with respect to a committee, an official, permanent record of 
the committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, or 
other activity of such committee or a subcommittee thereof); and
     (b) with respect to an officer of the House elected under rule II, 
an official, permanent record made or acquired in the course of the 
duties of such officer.

Withdrawal of papers
   7. A memorial or other paper presented to the House may not be 
withdrawn from its files without its leave. If withdrawn certified 
copies thereof shall be left in the Office of the Clerk. When an act 
passes for the settlement of a claim, the Clerk may transmit to the 
officer charged with the settlement thereof the papers on file in the 
Office of the Clerk relating to such claim. The Clerk may lend 
temporarily to an officer or bureau of the executive departments any 
papers on file in his office relating to any matter pending before such 
officer or bureau, taking proper receipt therefor.

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                                 RULE X

                       ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES

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

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   (j) Committee on Homeland Security.
     (1) Overall homeland security policy.
     (2) Organization, administration, and general management of the 
Department of Homeland Security.
     (3) Functions of the Department of Homeland Security relating to 
the following:
       (A) Border and port security (except immigration policy and 
non--border enforcement).
       (B) Customs (except customs revenue).
       (C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland 
security information.
       (D) Domestic preparedness for and collective response to 
terrorism.
       (E) Research and development.
       (F) Transportation security.

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

Special oversight functions

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   3. (g)(1) The Committee on Homeland Security shall review and study 
on a continuing basis all Government activities relating to homeland 
security, including the interaction of all departments and agencies 
with the Department of Homeland Security.
       (2) In addition, the committee shall review and study on a 
primary and continuing basis all Government activities, programs and 
organizations related to homeland security that fall within its primary 
legislative jurisdiction.

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Additional functions of committees

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   4. (e)(1) Each standing committee shall, in its consideration of all 
public bills and public joint resolutions within its jurisdiction, 
ensure that appropriations for continuing programs and activities of 
the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia 
will be made annually to the maximum extent feasible and consistent 
with the nature, requirement, and objective of the programs and 
activities involved. In this subparagraph programs and activities of 
the Federal Government and the government of the District of Columbia 
includes programs and activities of any department, agency, 
establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or instrumentality 
of the Federal Government or of the government of the District of 
Columbia.
     (2) Each standing committee shall review from time to time each 
continuing program within its jurisdiction for which appropriations are 
not made annually to ascertain whether the program should be modified 
to provide for annual appropriations.

Budget Act responsibilities
   (f)(1) Each standing committee shall submit to the Committee on the 
Budget not later than six weeks after the submission of the budgetby 
the President, or at such time as the Committee on the Budget may 
request--
       (A) its views and estimates with respect to all matters to be 
set forth in the concurrent resolution on the budget for the ensuing 
fiscal year that are within its jurisdiction or functions; and
       (B) an estimate of the total amounts of new budget authority, 
and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to be provided or authorized in 
all bills and resolutions within its jurisdiction that it intends to be 
effective during that fiscal year.

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Election and membership of standing committees
   5.(a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 shall be 
elected by the House within seven calendar days after the commencement 
of each Congress, from nominations submitted by the respective party 
caucus or conference. A resolution proposing to change the composition 
of a standing committee shall be privileged if offered by direction of 
the party caucus or conference concerned.

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   (b)(1) Membership on a standing committee during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference that nominated the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner concerned for election to such committee. Should a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner cease to be a member of a particular 
party caucus or conference, that Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner shall automatically cease to be a member of each standing 
committee to which elected on the basis of nomination by that caucus or 
conference. The chair of the relevant party caucus or conference shall 
notify the Speaker whenever a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner ceases to be a member of that caucus or conference. The 
Speaker shall notify the chair of each affected committee that the 
election of such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to the 
committee is automatically vacated under this subparagraph.
     (2)(A) Except as specified in subdivision (B), a Member, Delegate, 
or Resident Commissioner may not serve simultaneously as a member of 
more than two standing committees or more than four subcommittees of 
the standing committees.
       (B) (i) Ex officio service by a chair or ranking minority member 
of a committee on each of its subcommittees under a committee rule does 
not count against the limitation on subcommittee service.

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         (iii) Any other exception to the limitations in subdivision 
(A) may be approved by the House on the recommendation of the relevant 
party caucus or conference.
     (C) In this subparagraph the term ``subcommittee'' includes a 
panel (other than a special oversight panel of the Committee on Armed 
Services), task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a 
standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer 
than six months in a Congress.
       (c)(1) One of the members of each standing committee shall be 
elected by the House, on the nomination of the majority party caucus or 
conference, as chair thereof. In the absence of the member serving as 
chair, the member next in rank (and so on, as often as the case shall 
happen) shall act as chair. Rank shall be determined by the order 
members are named in resolutions electing them to the committee. In the 
case of a vacancy in the elected chair of a committee, the House shall 
elect another chair.

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   (d)(1) Except as permitted by subparagraph (2), a committee may have 
not more than five subcommittees.
     (2) A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight may 
have not more than six subcommittees. The Committee on Appropriations 
may have not more than 13 subcommittees. The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform may have not more than seven subcommittees.
   (e) The House shall fill a vacancy on a standing committee by 
election on the nomination of the respective party caucus or 
conference.

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

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

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

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

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                                RULE XI

            PROCEDURES OF COMMITTEES AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

In general
1.(a)(1)(A) The Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and 
subcommittees so far as applicable.
       (B) Each subcommittee is a part of its committee and is subject 
to the authority and direction of that committee and to its rules, so 
far as applicable.
     (2)(A) In a committee or subcommittee-
         (i) a motion to recess from day to day, or to recess subject 
to the call of the Chair (within 24 hours), shall be privileged; and
         (ii) a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of 
a bill or resolution shall be privileged if printed copies are 
available.
       (B) A motion accorded privilege under this subparagraph shall be 
decided without debate.
   (b)(1) Each committee may conduct at any time such investigations 
and studies as it considers necessary or appropriate in the exercise of 
its responsibilities under rule X. Subject to the adoption of expense 
resolutions as required by clause 6 of rule X, each committee may incur 
expenses, including travel expenses, in connection with such 
investigations and studies.
     (2) A proposed investigative or oversight report shall be 
considered as read in committee if it has been available to the members 
for at least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays 
except when the House is in session on such a day).
     (3) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly by 
more than one committee may be filed jointly, provided that each of the 
committees complies independently with all requirements for approval 
and filing of the report.
     (4) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular session of a 
Congress, an investigative or oversight report may be filed with the 
Clerk at any time, provided that a member who gives timely notice of 
intention to file supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting 
views shall be entitled to not less than seven calendar days in which 
to submit such views for inclusion in the report.
   (c) Each committee may have printed and bound such testimony and 
other data as may be presented at hearings held by the committee or its 
subcommittees. All costs of stenographic services and transcripts in 
connection with a meeting or hearing of a committee shall be paid from 
the applicable accounts of the House described in clause 1(k)(1) of 
rule X.
   (d)(1) Not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year a 
committee shall submit to the House a report on the activities of that 
committee.
     (2) Such report shall include--
       (A) separate sections summarizing the legislative and oversight 
activities of that committee under this rule and rule X during the 
Congress;
       (B) a summary of the oversight plans submitted by the committee 
under clause 2(d) of rule X;
       (C) a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with 
respect to the oversight plans specified in subdivision (B);
       (D) a summary of any additional oversight activities undertaken 
by that committee and any recommendations made or actions taken 
thereon; and
       (E) a delineation of any hearings held pursuant to clauses 2(n), 
(o), or (p) of this rule.
     (3) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular session of a 
Congress, or after December 15 of an even-numbered year, whichever 
occurs first, the chair of a committee may file the report described in 
subparagraph (1) with the Clerk at any time and without approval of the 
committee, provided that--
       (A) a copy of the report has been available to each member of 
the committee for at least seven calendar days; and
       (B) the report includes any supplemental, minority, additional, 
or dissenting views submitted by a member of the committee.

Adoption of written rules
   2. (a)(1) Each standing committee shall adopt written rules 
governing its procedure. Such rules--
       (A) shall be adopted in a meeting that is open to the public 
unless the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, 
determines by record vote that all or part of the meeting on that day 
shall be closed to the public;
       (B) may not be inconsistent with the Rules of the House or with 
those provisions of law having the force and effect of Rules of the 
House;
       (C) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding 
provisions of this clause to the extent applicable; and
       (D) shall include provisions to govern the implementation of 
clause 4 as provided in paragraph (f) of such clause.
     (2) Each committee shall makes its rules publically available in 
electronic form and submit such rules for publication in the 
Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the chair of the 
committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.
     (3) A committee may adopt a rule providing that the chair be 
directed to offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII whenever the 
chair 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 
if notice is given pursuant to paragraph (g)(3).

Additional and special meetings
   (c)(1) The chair of each standing committee may call and convene, as 
the chair 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 chair.
     (2) Three or more members of a standing committee may file in the 
offices of the committee a written request that the chair 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 chair of the 
filing of the request. If the chair does not call the requested special 
meeting within three calendar days after the filing of the request (to 
be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the request) a 
majority of the members of the committee may file in the offices of the 
committee their written notice that a special meeting of the committee 
will be held. The written notice shall specify the date and hour of the 
special meeting and the measure or matter to be considered. The 
committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing 
of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of 
the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Such 
notice shall also be made publicly available in electronic form and 
shall be deemed to satisfy paragraph (g)(3)(A)(ii). Only the measure or 
matter specified in that notice may be considered at that special 
meeting.

Temporary absence of chair
   (d) A member of the majority party on each standing committee or 
subcommittee thereof shall be designated by the chair of the full 
committee as the vice chair of the committee or subcommittee, as the 
case may be, and shall preside during the absence of the chair from any 
meeting. If the chair and vice chair 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 taken.
       (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 and also made publicly available in electronic 
form within 48 hours of such record vote. Information so available 
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 Ethics 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 
records (including hearings, 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.
       (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other than 
members of the Committee on Ethics, may not have access to the records 
of that committee respecting the conduct of a Member, Delegate, 
Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House without the 
specific prior permission of that committee.
     (3) Each committee shall include in its rules standards for 
availability of records of the committee delivered to the Archivist of 
the United States under rule VII. Such standards shall specify 
procedures for orders of the committee under clause 3(b)(3) and clause 
4(b) of rule VII, including a requirement that nonavailability of a 
record for a period longer than the period otherwise applicable under 
that rule shall be approved by vote of the committee.
     (4) Each committee shall make its publications available in 
electronic form to the maximum extent feasible.
     (5) To the maximum extent practicable, each committee shall--
       (A) provide audio and video coverage of each hearing or meeting 
for the transaction of business in a manner that allows the public to 
easily listen to and view the proceedings; and
       (B) maintain the recordings of such coverage in a manner that is 
easily accessible to the public.
     (6) Not later than 24 hours after the adoption of any amendment to 
a measure or matter considered by a committee, the chair of such 
committee shall cause the text of each such amendment to be made 
publicly available in electronic form.

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 Ethics 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. 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 Ethics or its subcommittees) shall be open 
to the public, including to radio, television, and still photography 
coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open session 
and with a majority present, determines by record vote that all or part 
of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to the 
public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to 
be considered would endanger national security, would compromise 
sensitive law enforcement information, or would violate a law or rule 
of the House.
         (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (A), in 
the presence of the number of members required under the rules of the 
committee for the purpose of taking testimony, a majority of those 
present may--
       (i) agree to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would endanger 
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate clause 2(k)(5); or
       (ii) agree to close the hearing as provided in clause 2(k)(5).
         (C) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be 
excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at a hearing of a committee 
or subcommittee (other than the Committee on Ethics 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)(A) The chair of a committee shall announce the date, place, 
and subject matter of-
         (i) a committee hearing, which may not commence earlier than 
one week after such notice; or
         (ii) a committee meeting, which may not commence earlier than 
the third day on which members have notice thereof.
       (B) A hearing or meeting may begin sooner than specified in 
subdivision (A) in either of the following circumstances (in which case 
the chair shall make the announcement specified in subdivision (A) at 
the earliest possible time):
         (i) the chair of the committee, with the concurrence of the 
ranking minority member, determines that there is good cause; or
         (ii) 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.
       (C) An announcement made under this subparagraph shall be 
published promptly in the Daily Digest and made publicly available in 
electronic form.
       (D) This subparagraph and subparagraph (4) shall not apply to 
the Committee on Rules.
     (4) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a meeting for 
the markup of legislation, or at the time of an announcement under 
subparagraph (3)(B) made within 24 hours before such meeting, the chair 
of the committee shall cause the text of such legislation to be made 
publicly available in electronic form.
       (5)A) 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.
         (B) 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 any Federal grants or contracts, 
or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government, 
received during the current calendar year or either of the two previous 
calendar years by the witness or by an entity represented by the 
witness and related to the subject matter of the hearing.
         (C) The disclosure referred to in subdivision (B) shall 
include--
           (i) the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant 
thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the subject 
matter of the hearing; and
           (ii) the amount and country of origin of any payment or 
contract related to the subject matter of the hearing originating with 
a foreign government.
         (D) Such statements, with appropriate redactions to protect 
the privacy or security of the witness, shall be made publicly 
available in electronic form not later than one day after the witness 
appears.
       (6)(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.
       (7) 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 chair 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 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 chair by a majority of them before the completion 
of the hearing, to call witnesses selected by the minority to testify 
with respect to that measure or matter during at least one day of 
hearing thereon.
     (2)(A) Subject to subdivisions (B) and (C), each committee shall 
apply the five-minute rule during the questioning of witnesses in a 
hearing until such time as each member of the committee who so desires 
has had an opportunity to question each witness.
       (B) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting a 
specified number of its members to question a witness for longer than 
five minutes. The time for extended questioning of a witness under this 
subdivision shall be equal for the majority party and the minority 
party and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
       (C) A committee may adopt a rule or motion permitting committee 
staff for its majority and minority party members to question a witness 
for equal specified periods. The time for extended questioning of a 
witness under this subdivision shall be equal for the majority party 
and the minority party and may not exceed one hour in the aggregate.

Hearing procedures
   (k)(1) The chair 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 chair 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 chair 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 the testimony of 
such witness given at a public session or, if given at an executive 
session, when authorized by the committee.

Supplemental, minority, additional or dissenting 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, additional, or 
dissenting views for inclusion in the report to the House thereon, all 
members 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 written and signed views 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 chair of the committee, or a member designated by the 
chair, 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 chair 
of the committee under such rules and under such limitations as the 
committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the 
chair of the committee or by a member designated by the committee.
         (ii) In the case of a subcommittee of the Committee on Ethics, 
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.
   (n)(1) Each standing committee, or a subcommittee thereof, shall 
hold at least one hearing during each 120-day period following the 
establishment of the committee on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or 
mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may 
authorize.
     (2) A hearing described in subparagraph (1) shall include a focus 
on the most egregious instances of waste, fraud, abuse, or 
mismanagement as documented by any report the committee has received 
from a Federal Office of the Inspector General or the Comptroller 
General of the United States.
   (o) Each committee, or a subcommittee thereof, shall hold at least 
one hearing in any session in which the committee has received 
disclaimers of agency financial statements from auditors of any Federal 
agency that the committee may authorize to hear testimony on such 
disclaimers from representatives of any such agency.
   (p) Each standing committee, or a subcommittee thereof, shall hold 
at least one hearing on issues raised by reports issued by the 
Comptroller General of the United States indicating that Federal 
programs or operations that the committee may authorize are at high 
risk for waste, fraud, and mismanagement, known as the ``high-risk 
list'' or the ``high-risk series.''

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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 for any partisan political campaign purpose or be made 
available for such use.
     (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; 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 chair 
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) Written rules adopted by each committee pursuant to clause 
2(a)(1)(D) 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 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.
       (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) 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.
       (8) Photographers may not position themselves between the 
witness table and the members of the committee at any time during the 
course of a hearing or meeting.
       (9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions that 
obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
       (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio 
media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
Correspondents' Galleries.
       (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be 
currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
       (12) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio 
media and by still photography shall conduct themselves and their 
coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive manner.

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

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

                                RULE XII

              RECEIPT AND REFERRAL OF MEASURES AND MATTERS

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Referral
   2.(a) The Speaker shall refer each bill, resolution, or other matter 
that relates to a subject listed under a standing committee named in 
clause 1 of rule X in accordance with the provisions of this clause.
   (b) The Speaker shall refer matters under paragraph (a) in such 
manner as to ensure to the maximum extent feasible that each committee 
that has jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule X over the subject matter 
of a provision thereof may consider such provision and report to the 
House thereon. Precedents, rulings, or procedures in effect before the 
Ninety-Fourth Congress shall be applied to referrals under this clause 
only to the extent that they will contribute to the achievement of the 
objectives of this clause.
   (c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to the 
referral of a matter, the Speaker--
     (1) shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction (except 
where the Speaker determines that extraordinary circumstances justify 
review by more than one committee as though primary);
     (2) may refer the matter to one or more additional committees for 
consideration in sequence, either initially or after the matter has 
been reported by the committee of primary jurisdiction;
     (3) may refer portions of the matter reflecting different subjects 
and jurisdictions to one or more additional committees;
     (4) may refer the matter to a special, ad hoc committee appointed 
by the Speaker with the approval of the House, and including members of 
the committees of jurisdiction, for the specific purpose of considering 
that matter and reporting to the House thereon;
     (5) may subject a referral to appropriate time limitations; and
     (6) may make such other provision as may be considered 
appropriate.
   (d) A bill for the payment or adjudication of a private claim 
against the Government may not be referred to a committee other than 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Committee on the Judiciary, 
except by unanimous consent.

Petitions, memorials, and private bills
3. If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has a petition, 
memorial, or private bill to present, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner shall sign it, deliver it to the Clerk, and may specify 
the reference or disposition to be made thereof. Such petition, 
memorial, or private bill (except when judged by the Speaker to be 
obscene or insulting) shall be entered on the Journal with the name of 
the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner presenting it and shall 
be printed in the Congressional Record.
4. A private bill or private resolution (including an omnibus claim or 
pension bill), or amendment thereto, may not be received or considered 
in the House if it authorizes or directs--
   (a) the payment of money for property damages, for personal injuries 
or death for which suit may be instituted under the Tort Claims 
Procedure provided in title 28, United States Code, or for a pension 
(other than to carry out a provision of law or treaty stipulation);
   (b) the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream; or
   (c) the correction of a military or naval record.

Prohibition on commemorations
5. (a) A bill or resolution, or an amendment thereto, may not be 
introduced or considered in the House if it establishes or expresses a 
commemoration.
   (b) In this clause the term ``commemoration'' means a remembrance, 
celebration, or recognition for any purpose through the designation of 
a specified period of time.

Excluded matters
6. A petition, memorial, bill, or resolution excluded under this rule 
shall be returned to the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
from whom it was received. A petition or private bill that has been 
inappropriately referred may, by direction of the committee having 
possession of it, be properly referred in the manner originally 
presented. An erroneous reference of a petition or private bill under 
this clause does not confer jurisdiction on a committee to consider or 
report it.

Sponsorship
7. (a) Bills, memorials, petitions, and resolutions, endorsed with the 
names of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner introducing 
them, may be delivered to the Speaker to be referred. The titles and 
references of all bills, memorials, petitions, resolutions, and other 
documents referred under this rule shall be entered on the Journal and 
printed in the Congressional Record. An erroneous reference may be 
corrected by the House in accordance with rule X on any day immediately 
after the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag by unanimous consent or 
motion. Such a motion shall be privileged if offered by direction of a 
committee to which the bill has been erroneously referred or by 
direction of a committee claiming jurisdiction and shall be decided 
without debate.
     (b)(1) The sponsor of a public bill or public resolution may name 
cosponsors. The name of a cosponsor added after the initial printing of 
a bill or resolution shall appear in the next printing of the bill or 
resolution on the written request of the sponsor. Such a request may be 
submitted to the Speaker at any time until the last committee 
authorized to consider and report the bill or resolution reports it to 
the House or is discharged from its consideration.
       (2) The name of a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may be 
deleted by unanimous consent. The Speaker may entertain such a request 
only by the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner whose name is to 
be deleted or by the sponsor of the bill or resolution, and only until 
the last committee authorized to consider and report the bill or 
resolution reports it to the House or is discharged from its 
consideration. The Speaker may not entertain a request to delete the 
name of the sponsor of a bill or resolution. A deletion shall be 
indicated by date in the next printing of the bill or resolution.
       (3) The addition or deletion of the name of a cosponsor of a 
bill or resolution shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Congressional Record of that day.
       (4) A bill or resolution shall be reprinted on the written 
request of the sponsor. Such a request may be submitted to the Speaker 
only when 20 or more cosponsors have been added since the last printing 
of the bill or resolution.
       (5) When a bill or resolution is introduced ``by request,'' 
those words shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Congressional Record.
     (c)(1) A bill or joint resolution may not be introduced unless the 
sponsor submits for printing in the Congressional Record a statement 
citing as specifically as practicable the power or powers granted to 
Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint resolution. The 
statement shall appear in a portion of the Record designated for that 
purpose and be made publicly available in electronic form by the Clerk.
       (2) Before consideration of a Senate bill or joint resolution, 
the chair of a committee of jurisdiction may submit the statement 
required under subparagraph (1) as though the chair were the sponsor of 
the Senate bill or joint resolution.

Executive communications
8. Estimates of appropriations and all other communications from the 
executive departments intended for the consideration of any committees 
of the House shall be addressed to the Speaker for referral as provided 
in clause 2 of rule XIV.

                               RULE XIII

                    CALENDARS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

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

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

Content of reports
   3. (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the report of a 
committee on a measure or matter shall be printed in a single volume 
that--
       (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, additional, or 
dissenting 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, additional, or dissenting 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 or clause 6 
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 votes taken 
in executive session by the Committee on Ethics.
   (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 
Bud get 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) An estimate by the committee of the costs that would be 
incurred in carrying out the bill or joint resolution in the fiscal 
year in which it is reported and in each of the five fiscal years 
following that fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any 
program authorized by the bill or joint resolution if less than five 
years);
       (B) a comparison of the estimate of costs described in 
subdivision (A) made by the committee with any estimate of such costs 
made by a Government agency and submitted to such committee; and
       (C) when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
funding level for the relevant programs with the appropriate levels 
under current law.
     (2)(A) In subparagraph (1) 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 (1) does not apply to the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on House Administra-tion, the Committee 
on Rules, or the Committee on Ethics, and does not apply when a cost 
estimate and com-parison prepared by the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office under section 402 of the Congres-sional Budget Act of 
1974 has been in-cluded in the report under paragraph (c)(3).

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   (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 entire text of each section of a statute that is 
proposed to be repealed or amended; and
       (B) a comparative print of each amendment to a section of a 
statute that the bill or joint resolution proposes to make, 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 compara-tive 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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Availability of reports
4. (a)(1) Except as specified in subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to consider in the House a measure or matter reported by a 
committee until the third calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, 
or legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a day) on 
which each report of a committee on that measure or matter has been 
available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.
     (2) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to--

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       (C) a resolution presenting a question of the privileges of the 
House reported by any committee;
       (D) a measure for the declaration of war, or the declaration of 
a national emergency, by Congress; and
       (E) a measure providing for the disapproval of a decision, 
determination, or action by a Government agency that would become, or 
continue to be, effective unless disapproved or otherwise invalidated 
by one or both Houses of Congress. In this subdivision the term 
``Government agency'' includes any department, agency, establishment, 
wholly owned Government corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal 
Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.
   (b) A committee that reports a measure or matter shall make every 
reasonable effort to have its hearings thereon (if any) printed and 
available for distribution to Members, Delegates, and the Resident 
Commissioner before the consideration of the measure or matter in the 
House.

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

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Estimates of major legislation
8.(a) An estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for any major 
legislation shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary 
effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and 
other macroeconomic variables resulting from such legislation.
   (b) An estimate provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation to the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 201(f) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for any major legislation shall, to 
the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in 
economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic 
variables resulting from such legislation.
   (c) An estimate referred to in this clause shall, to the extent 
practicable, include--
     (1) a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects (including 
macroeconomic variables described in paragraphs (a) and (b)) of such 
legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning after the last 
fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
budget that set forth appropriate levels required by section 301 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
     (2) an identification of the critical assumptions and the source 
of data underlying that estimate.
   (d) As used in this clause--
     (1) the term `major legislation' means any bill or joint 
resolution--
       (A) for which an estimate is required to be prepared pursuant to 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and that causes a 
gross budgetary effect (before incorporating macroeconomic effects) in 
any fiscal year over the years of the most recently agreed to 
concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater than 0.25 
percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United 
States for that fiscal year; or
       (B) designated as such by the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget for all direct spending legislation other than revenue 
legislation or the Member who is chair or vice chair, as applicable, of 
the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation; and
     (2) the term `budgetary effects' means changes in revenues, 
outlays, and deficits

                               RULE XVII

                           DECORUM AND DEBATE

Decorum
1. (a) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who desires to 
speak or deliver a matter to the House shall rise and respectfully 
address the Speaker and, on being recognized, may address the House 
from any place on the floor. When invited by the Chair, a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may speak from the Clerk's desk.
   (b) Remarks in debate (which may include references to the Senate or 
its Members) shall be confined to the question under debate, avoiding 
personality.

Recognition
2. When two or more Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner 
rise at once, the Speaker shall name the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who is first to speak. A Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may not occupy more than one hour in debate on a question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union except as otherwise provided in this rule.

Managing debate
3. (a) The Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who calls up a 
measure may open and close debate thereon. When general debate extends 
beyond one day, that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall 
be entitled to one hour to close without regard to the time used in 
opening.
   (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a), a Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner may not speak more than once to the same question 
without leave of the House.
   (c) A manager of a measure who opposes an amendment thereto is 
entitled to close controlled debate thereon.

Call to order
4. (a) If a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, in speaking or 
otherwise, transgresses the Rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may, call to order the 
offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, who shall 
immediately sit down unless permitted on motion of another Member, 
Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner to explain. If a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is called to order, the Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the call to order shall 
indicate the words excepted to, which shall be taken down in writing at 
the Clerk's desk and read aloud to the House.
   (b) The Speaker shall decide the validity of a call to order. The 
House, if appealed to, shall decide the question without debate. If the 
decision is in favor of the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
called to order, the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall 
be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise. If the case requires it, 
an offending Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be liable 
to censure or such other punishment as the House may consider proper. A 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not be held to answer a 
call to order, and may not be subject to the censure of the House 
therefor, if further debate or other business has intervened.

Comportment
5. When the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House, a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not walk out of or 
across the Hall. When a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is 
speaking, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not pass 
between the person speaking and the Chair. During the session of the 
House, a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not wear a hat 
or remain by the Clerk's desk during the call of the roll or the 
counting of ballots. A person on the floor of the House may not smoke 
or use a mobile electronic device that impairs decorum. The Sergeant-
at-Arms is charged with the strict enforcement of this clause.

Exhibits
6. When the use of an exhibit in debate is objected to by a Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, the Chair, in the discretion of the 
Chair, may submit the question of its use to the House without debate.

Galleries
7. During a session of the House, it shall not be in order for a 
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to introduce to or to bring 
to the attention of the House an occupant in the galleries of the 
House. The Speaker may not entertain a request for the suspension of 
this rule by unanimous consent or otherwise.

Congressional Record
8. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially verbatim 
account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, subject 
only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner making the 
remarks.
   (b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by permission or 
order of the House.
   (c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct within the meaning 
of clause 3(a)(2) of rule XI.

Secret sessions
9. When confidential communications are received from the President, or 
when the Speaker or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner 
informs the House that such individual has communications that such 
individual believes ought to be kept secret for the present, the House 
shall be cleared of all persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident 
Commissioner, and officers of the House for the reading of such 
communications, and debates and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise 
ordered by the House.

                                RULE XXI

                     RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN BILLS

Reservation of certain points of order
1. At the time a general appropriation bill is reported, all points of 
order against provisions therein shall be considered as reserved.

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Appropriations on legislative bills
4. A bill or joint resolution carrying an appropriation may not be 
reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to report 
appropriations, and an amendment proposing an appropriation shall not 
be in order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution 
reported by a committee not having that jurisdiction. A point of order 
against an appropriation in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment 
thereto may be raised at any time during pendency of that measure for 
amendment.

Tax and tariff measures and amendments
5. (a)(1) A bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure 
may not be reported by a committee not having jurisdiction to report 
tax or tariff measures, and an amendment in the House or proposed by 
the Senate carrying a tax or tariff measure shall not be in order 
during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a 
committee not having that jurisdiction. A point of order against a tax 
or tariff measure in such a bill, joint resolution, or amendment 
thereto may be raised at any time during pendency of that measure for 
amendment.
     (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a tax or tariff measure 
includes an amendment proposing a limitation on funds in a general 
appropriation bill for the administration of a tax or tariff.

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9. (a) It shall not be in order to consider--
     (1) a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee unless the 
report includes a list of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, 
and limited tariff benefits in the bill or in the report (and the name 
of any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted a 
request to the committee for each respective item included in such 
list) or a statement that the proposition contains no congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits;
     (2) a bill or joint resolution not reported by a committee unless 
the chair of each committee of initial referral has caused a list of 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff 
benefits in the bill (and the name of any Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner who submitted a request to the committee for each 
respective item included in such list) or a statement that the 
proposition contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, 
or limited tariff benefits to be printed in the Congressional Record 
prior to its consideration;
     (3) an amendment to a bill or joint resolution to be offered at 
the outset of its consideration for amendment by a member of a 
committee of initial referral as designated in a report of the 
Committee on Rules to accompany a resolution prescribing a special 
order of business unless the proponent has caused a list of 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff 
benefits in the amendment (and the name of any Member, Delegate, or 
Resident Commissioner who submitted a request to the proponent for each 
respective item included in such list) or a statement that the 
proposition contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, 
or limited tariff benefits to be printed in the Congressional Record 
prior to its consideration; or
     (4) a conference report to accompany a bill or joint resolution 
unless the joint explanatory statement prepared by the managers on the 
part of the House and the managers on the part of the Senate includes a 
list of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited 
tariff benefits in the conference report or joint statement (and the 
name of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator who 
submitted a request to the House or Senate committees of jurisdiction 
for each respective item included in such list) or a statement that the 
proposition contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, 
or limited tariff benefits.
   (b) It shall not be in order to consider a conference report to 
accompany a regular general appropriation bill unless the joint 
explanatory statement prepared by the managers on the part of the House 
and the managers on the part of the Senate includes--
     (1) a list of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and 
limited tariff benefits in the conference report or joint statement 
(and the name of any Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or 
Senator who submitted a request to the House or Senate committees of 
jurisdiction for each respective item included in such list) that were 
neither committed to the conference committee by either House nor in a 
report of a committee of either House on such bill or on a companion 
measure; or
     (2) a statement that the proposition contains no such 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 
benefits.
   (c) It shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives 
the application of paragraph (a) or (b). As disposition of a point of 
order under this paragraph or paragraph (b), the Chair shall put the 
question of consideration with respect to the rule or order or 
conference report, as applicable. The question of consideration shall 
be debatable for 10 minutes by the Member initiating the point of order 
and for 10 minutes by an opponent, but shall otherwise be decided 
without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn.
   (d) In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order raised 
under paragraph (a) may be based only on the failure of a report, 
submission to the Congressional Record, or joint explanatory statement 
to include a list required by paragraph (a) or a statement that the 
proposition contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, 
or limited tariff benefits.
   (e) For the purpose of this clause, the term ``congressional 
earmark'' means a provision or report language included primarily at 
the request of a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator 
providing, authorizing or recommending a specific amount of 
discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending 
authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, 
or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific 
State, locality or Congressional district, other than through a 
statutory or administrative formula driven or competitive award 
process.
   (f) For the purpose of this clause, the term ``limited tax benefit'' 
means--
     (1) any revenue-losing provision that--
       (A) provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or 
preference to 10 or fewer beneficiaries under the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, and
       (B) contains eligibility criteria that are not uniform in 
application with respect to potential beneficiaries of such provision; 
or
     (2) any Federal tax provision which provides one beneficiary 
temporary or permanent transition relief from a change to the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.
   (g) For the purpose of this clause, the term ``limited tariff 
benefit'' means a provision modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities.
10.(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), it shall not be 
in order to consider a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 
thereto or a conference report thereon, if the provisions of such 
measure have the net effect of increasing mandatory spending for the 
period of either--
       (A) the current year, the budget year, and the four fiscal years 
following that budget year; or
       (B) the current year, the budget year, and the nine fiscal years 
following that budget year.
     (2) For the purpose of this clause, the terms `budget year' and 
`current year' have the meanings specified in section 250 of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the term 
`mandatory spending' has the meaning of `direct spending' specified in 
such section 250 except that such term shall also include provisions in 
appropriation Acts that make outyear modifications to substantive law 
as described in section 3(4)(C) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 
2010.
   (b) If a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto, is 
considered pursuant to a special order of the House directing the Clerk 
to add as new matter at the end of such bill or joint resolution the 
entire text of a separate measure or measures as passed by the House, 
the new matter proposed to be added shall be included in the evaluation 
under paragraph (a) of the bill, joint resolution, or amendment.
   (c)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), the evaluation under 
paragraph (a) shall exclude a provision expressly designated as an 
emergency for the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, in the case of a 
point of order under this clause against consideration of-
       (A) a bill or joint resolution;
       (B) an amendment made in order as original text by a special 
order of business;
       (C) a conference report; or
       (D) an amendment between the Houses.
     (2) In the case of an amendment (other than one specified in 
subparagraph (1)) to a bill or joint resolution, the evaluation under 
paragraph (a) shall give no cognizance to any designation of emergency.
11. It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution 
which has not been reported by a committee until the third calendar day 
(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House 
is in session on such a day) on which such measure has been available 
to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.

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                               RULE XXIX

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The provisions of law that con-stituted the Rules of the House at 
the end of the previous Congress shall gov-ern the House in all cases 
to which they are applicable, and the rules of parliamentary practice 
comprised by Jefferson's Manual shall govern the House in all cases to 
which they are ap-plicable and in which they are not in-consistent with 
the Rules and orders of the House.
2. In these rules words importing one gender include the other as well.
3, If a measure of matter is publicaly available in electrpnic form at 
a location designated by the Committee on House Administration, it 
shall be considered as having been avalable to Members, Delegates, and 
the Resident Commissioner for purposes of these rules.

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                      Legislative History Changes

           LEGISLATIVE HISTORY TO ACCOMPANY CHANGES TO RULE X

                             109TH CONGRESS

[Congressional Record, H25 January 4, 2005]

             RULE X AND THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

Legislative history
    Overall homeland security policy--The jurisdiction of the 
Committee on Homeland Security over ``overall homeland security 
policy'' is to be interpreted on a government-wide or multi-
agency basis similar to the Committee on Government Reform's 
jurisdiction over ``overall economy, efficiency, and management 
of government operations and activities. . . .'' Surgical 
addresses of homeland security policy in sundry areas of 
jurisdiction occupied by other committees would not be referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security on the basis of 
``overall'' homeland security policy jurisdiction. For example, 
the Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over 
a bill coordinating the homeland security efforts by all of the 
critical infrastructure protection sectors. Jurisdiction over a 
bill addressing the protection of a particular sector would lie 
with the committee otherwise having jurisdiction over that 
sector. Organization and administration of the Department of 
Homeland Security--The jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Homeland Security would apply only to organizational or 
administrative aspects of the Department where another 
committee's jurisdiction did not clearly apply. The Committee's 
jurisdiction is to be confined to organizational and 
administrative efforts and would not apply to programmatic 
efforts within the Department of Homeland Security within the 
jurisdiction of other committees. Homeland Security Oversight--
this would vest the Committee on Homeland Security with 
oversight jurisdiction over the homeland security community of 
the United States. Nothing in this clause shall be construed as 
prohibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any other 
committee to study and review homeland security activities to 
the extent that such activity directly affects a matter 
otherwise within the jurisdiction of that committee.

Individual committee concerns
    Agriculture--The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland 
Security over ``border and port security'' shall be limited to 
agricultural importation and entry inspection activities of the 
Department of Homeland Security under section 421 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Committee on Agriculture 
shall retain jurisdiction over animal and plant disease policy 
including the authority reserved to the Department of 
Agriculture to regulate policy under section 421 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the Animal Health Protection 
Act, the Plant Protection Act, the Plant Quarantine Act, and 
the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account. The 
Committee on Agriculture shall retain jurisdiction over the 
agricultural research and diagnosis mission at the Plum Island 
Animal Disease Center.
    Armed Services--The Committee on Armed Services shall 
retain jurisdiction over warfighting, the military defense of 
the United States, and other military activities, including any 
military response to terrorism, pursuant to section 876 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002.
    Energy and Commerce--The Committee on Homeland Security 
shall have jurisdiction over measures that address the 
Department of Homeland Security's activities for domestic 
preparedness and collective response to terrorism. The words 
``to terrorism'' require a direct relation to terrorism. The 
Committee on Homeland Security's jurisdiction over ``collective 
response to terrorism'' means that it shall receive referrals 
of bills addressing the Department of Homeland Security's 
responsibilities for, and assistance to, first responders as a 
whole. The Committee on Energy and Commerce (and other relevant 
committees) shall retain their jurisdiction over bills 
addressing the separate entities that comprise the first 
responders. For example, the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
shall retain its jurisdiction over a bill directing the 
Department of Health and Human Services to train emergency 
medical personnel.
    Financial Services--The Committee on Financial Services 
shall retain jurisdiction over the National Flood Insurance 
Program and Emergency Food and Shelter Program of FEMA, and the 
Defense Production Act. The Committee on Financial Services 
shall retain its jurisdiction over the anti-money laundering, 
terrorist financing, and anti-counterfeiting activities within 
the Department of the Treasury and the financial regulators.
    Government Reform--The Committee on Homeland Security shall 
have jurisdiction over ``the organization and administration of 
the Department of Homeland Security.'' The Committee on 
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over federal civil 
service, the overall economy, efficiency, and management of 
government operations and activities, including Federal 
procurement, and federal paperwork reduction. The Committee on 
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over government-
wide information management efforts including the Federal 
Information Security Management Act. The Committee on Homeland 
Security shall have jurisdiction over integration, analysis, 
and dissemination of homeland security information by the 
Department of Homeland Security, and the Committee on 
Government Reform shall retain jurisdiction over measures 
addressing public information and records generally including 
the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The 
Committee on Government Reform shall have jurisdiction over the 
policy coordination responsibilities of the Office of 
Counternarcotics Enforcement.
    Intelligence--The Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence shall retain jurisdiction over the intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of all departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government, including the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence and the National 
Counterterrorism Center as defined in the Intelligence Reform 
and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
    Judiciary--The Committee on the Judiciary shall retain 
jurisdiction over immigration policy and non-border enforcement 
of the immigration laws. Its jurisdiction over immigration 
policy shall include matters such as the immigration and 
naturalization process, numbers of aliens (including immigrants 
and non-immigrants) allowed, classifications and lengths of 
allowable stay, the adjudication of immigration petitions and 
the requirements for the same, the domestic adjudication of 
immigration petitions and applications submitted to the 
Department of Labor or the Department of Homeland Security and 
setting policy with regard to visa issuance and acceptance. Its 
jurisdiction over non-border enforcement shall be limited to 
those aspects of immigration enforcement not associated with 
the immediate entry of individuals into the country, including 
those aspects of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. The Committee on Homeland Security shall have 
jurisdiction over border and port security including the 
immigration responsibilities of inspectors at ports of entry 
and the border patrol. As used in the new Rule X(1)(l)(9) and 
this legislative history, the word ``immigration'' shall be 
construed to include ``naturalization'' and no substantive 
change is intended by the new rule's not containing the word 
``naturalization.''
    Science--The Committee on Science shall retain some 
jurisdiction over the research and development activities of 
the Department of Homeland Security as such matters are 
incidental to the Committee on Science's existing jurisdiction 
(except where those activities are in the jurisdiction of 
another committee).
    Transportation and Infrastructure--The Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure shall retain jurisdiction 
over the Coast Guard. However, the Committee on Homeland 
Security has jurisdiction over port security, and some Coast 
Guard responsibilities in that area will fall within the 
jurisdiction of both committees. Jurisdiction over emergency 
preparedness will be split between the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland 
Security. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
shall retain its jurisdiction under clause 1(r)(2) over 
``federal management of emergencies and natural disasters.'' 
This means that the committee retains its general jurisdiction 
over the emergency preparedness and response operations of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Bills addressing 
FEMA's general preparation for disaster from any cause shall be 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
The Committee on Homeland Security shall have jurisdiction over 
the Department of Homeland Security's responsibilities with 
regard to emergency preparedness only as they relate to acts of 
terrorism. Thus, the Committee on Homeland Security shall have 
jurisdiction over the responsibilities of the Office for 
Domestic Preparedness, in accordance with section 430 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002. As indicated earlier, the 
Committee on Homeland Security's jurisdiction over ``collective 
response to terrorism'' means that it would receive referrals 
of bills addressing the Department of Homeland Security's 
responsibilities for, and assistance to, first responders as a 
whole and not over measures addressing first responder 
communities individually. The Committee on Homeland Security 
shall have jurisdiction over the functions of the Department of 
Homeland Security relating to transportation security, while 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall retain 
its jurisdiction over transportation safety. In general, the 
Committee on Homeland Security would have jurisdiction over 
bills addressing the Transportation Security Administration and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure would have 
jurisdiction over bills addressing the various entities within 
the Department of Transportation having responsibility for 
transportation safety, such as the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration. The jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland 
Security does not include expenditures from trust funds under 
the jurisdiction of other committees, including but not limited 
to the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, the Federal Buildings Fund, 
and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
    Ways and Means--The jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways 
and Means over ``customs revenue'' is intended to include those 
functions contemplated in section 412(b)(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 and includes those functions as carried 
out in collection districts and ports of entry and delivery.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
         INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

[Congressional Record, H15, January 4, 2007]
    On January 4, 2005, the U.S. House of Representatives 
adoptedH. Res. 5, establishing the Rules of the House for the 
109th Congress. Section 2(a) established the Committee on 
Homeland Security as a standing committee of the House of 
Representatives with specific legislative jurisdiction under 
House Rule X. A legislative history to accompany the changes to 
House Rule X was inserted in the Congressional Record on 
January 4, 2005.
    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
theCommittee on Homeland Security (hereinafter ``Committees'') 
jointly agree to the January 4, 2005 legislative history as the 
authoritative source of legislative history of section 2(a) of 
H. Res. 5 with the following two clarifications.
    First, with regard to the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency's, FEMA, emergency preparedness and response programs, 
theCommittee on Homeland Security has jurisdiction over the 
Department of Homeland Security's responsibilities with regard 
to emergency preparedness and collective response only as they 
relate to terrorism. However, in light of the federal emergency 
management reforms that were enacted as title VI of Public Law 
109(295, a bill amending FEMA's all-hazards emergency 
preparedness programs that necessarily addresses FEMA's 
terrorism preparedness programs would be referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; in addition, 
the Committee on Homeland Security would have a jurisdictional 
interest in such bill. Nothing in this Memorandum of 
Understanding affects the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
    Second, with regard to port security, the Committee on 
Homeland Security has jurisdiction over port security, and some 
Coast Guard responsibilities in that area fall within the 
jurisdiction of both Committees. A bill addressing the 
activities, programs, assets, and personnel of the Coast Guard 
as they relate to port security and non-port security missions 
would be referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; in addition, the Committee on Homeland Security 
would have a jurisdictional interest in such bill.
    This Memorandum of Understanding between the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland 
Security provides further clarification to the January 4, 2005 
legislative history of the jurisdiction of the Committees only 
with regard to these two specific issues. The Memorandum does 
not address any other issues and does not affect the 
jurisdiction of other committees.
                                          James L. Oberstar
                                                Chairman-designate,
                       Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
                                         Bennie G. Thompson
                                                Chairman-designate,
                                     Committee on Homeland Security

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       CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

                             113TH CONGRESS

[Congressional Record, H12 January 3, 2013]

    Clarifications in Rule X. Subsection (c) makes two 
clarifications with respect to clause 1 of rule X. Paragraph 
(1) clarifies that the Committee on Homeland Security's 
jurisdiction includes the general management of the Department 
of Homeland Security. This change is intended to clarify the 
Committee's existing jurisdiction over the organization and 
administration of the department, and is not intended to alter 
the pattern of bill referrals to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, nor is it intended to alter the existing oversight 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Homeland Security. Paragraph 
(2) conforms terminology used in the Committee on Natural 
Resources jurisdiction to terminology recognized by the 
Departments of State and Interior.