[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 24, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H916-H920]
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 PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 
                             110TH CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I hereby submit for printing 
in the Record the Rules of the Committee on Science and Technology, as 
agreed to and passed on January 24, 2007.

 Rules Governing Procedure of the Committee on Science and Technology, 
   U.S. House of Representatives, for the One Hundred Tenth Congress

                       RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS


                           General Statement

       (a) The Rules of the House of Representatives, as 
     applicable, shall govern the Committee and its Subcommittees, 
     except that a motion to recess from day to day and a motion 
     to dispense with the first reading (in full) of a bill or 
     resolution, if printed copies are available, are privileged 
     motions in the Committee and its Subcommittees and shall be 
     decided without debate. The rules of the Committee, as 
     applicable, shall be the rules of its Subcommittees. The 
     rules of germaneness shall be enforced by the Chairman. [XI 
     1(a)]


                               Membership

       (b) A majority of the majority Members of the Committee 
     shall determine an appropriate ratio of majority to minority 
     Members of each Subcommittee and shall authorize the Chairman 
     to negotiate that ratio with the minority party; Provided, 
     however, that party representation on each Subcommittee 
     (including any ex-officio Members) shall be no less favorable 
     to the majority party than the ratio for the Full Committee. 
     Provided, further, that recommendations of conferees to the 
     Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party Members to 
     minority party Members which shall be no less favorable to 
     the majority party than the ratio of the Full Committee.


                  Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power

       (c)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a subpoena may be 
     authorized and issued in the conduct of any investigation or 
     series of investigations or activities to require the 
     attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production 
     of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers and 
     documents as deemed necessary, only when authorized by 
     majority vote of the Full Committee or Subcommittee (as the 
     case may be), a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee 
     being present. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by 
     the Chairman of the Full Committee, or by any member 
     designated by the Chairman. [XI 2(m)]
       (2) The Chairman of the Full Committee, after consultation 
     with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, or if 
     the Ranking Member cannot be reached, the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the relevant Subcommittee, may authorize and issue 
     such subpoenas as described in paragraph (1), during any 
     period in which the House has adjourned for a period 
     longer than seven (7) days. [XI 2(m)(3)(A)(i)]
       (3) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
     other than at a meeting or a hearing of the Committee.


  Sensitive or Confidential Information Received Pursuant to Subpoena

       (d) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or 
     Subcommittee, certain information received by the Committee 
     or Subcommittee pursuant to a subpoena not made part of the 
     record at an open hearing shall be deemed to have been 
     received in Executive Session when the Chairman of the Full 
     Committee, in his judgment and after consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, deems that in view of all the 
     circumstances, such as the sensitivity of the information or 
     the confidential nature of the information, such action is 
     appropriate.


                     National Security Information

       (e) All national security information bearing a 
     classification of secret or higher which has been received by 
     the Committee or a Subcommittee shall be deemed to have been 
     received in Executive Session and shall be given appropriate 
     safekeeping. The Chairman of the Full Committee may establish 
     such regulations and procedures as in his judgment are 
     necessary to safeguard classified information under the 
     control of the Committee. Such procedures shall, however, 
     ensure access to this information by any Member of the 
     Committee, or any other Member of the House of 
     Representatives who has requested the opportunity to review 
     such material.


                               Oversight

       (f) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
     Congress, the Committee shall meet in open session, with a 
     quorum present, to adopt its oversight plans for that 
     Congress for submission to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and the Committee on House Administration, in accordance with 
     the provisions of clause 2(d) of Rule X of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (g) The Chairman of the Full Committee may undertake any 
     formal investigation in the name of the Committee after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
     Committee.
       (h) The Chairman of any Subcommittee shall not undertake 
     any formal investigation in the name of the Full Committee or 
     Subcommittee without formal approval by the Chairman of the 
     Full Committee, in consultation with other appropriate 
     Subcommittee Chairmen, and after consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee. The Chairman 
     of any Subcommittee shall also consult with the Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Subcommittee before undertaking any 
     investigation in the name of the Committee.


                           Order of Business

       (i) The order of business and procedure of the Committee 
     and the subjects of inquiries or investigations will be 
     decided by the Chairman, subject always to an appeal to the 
     Committee.


                         Suspended Proceedings

       (j) During the consideration of any measure or matter, the 
     Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any Subcommittee, or 
     any Member acting as such, may recess the Committee at any 
     point. Additionally, during the consideration of any measure 
     or matter, the Chairman of the Full Committee, or of any 
     Subcommittee shall suspend further proceedings after a 
     question has been put to the Committee at any time when there 
     is a vote by electronic device occurring in the House of 
     Representatives. Suspension of proceedings after a record 
     vote is ordered on the question of approving a measure or 
     matter or on adopting an amendment, shall be conducted in 
     compliance with the provisions of Rule 2(t).


                            Other Procedures

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


                          Use of Hearing Rooms

       (l) In consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, the 
     Chairman of the Full Committee shall establish guidelines for 
     use of Committee hearing rooms.

               RULE 2. COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES


                            Quorum [XI 2(h)]

       (a)(1) One-third of the Members of the Committee shall 
     constitute a quorum for all purposes except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Rule.
       (2) A majority of the Members of the Committee shall 
     constitute a quorum in order to: (A) report or table any 
     legislation, measure, or matter; (B) close Committee meetings 
     or hearings pursuant to Rules 2(c) and 2(d); and, (C) 
     authorize the issuance of subpoenas pursuant to Rule 1(c).
       (3) Two (2) Members of the Committee shall constitute a 
     quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence, which, 
     unless waived by the Chairman of the Full Committee after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
     Committee, shall include at least one (1) Member from each 
     of the majority and minority parties.


                             Time and Place

       (b)(1) Unless dispensed with by the Chairman, the meetings 
     of the Committee shall be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 
     of each month the House is in session at 10:00 a.m. and at 
     such other times and in such places as the Chairman may 
     designate. [XI 2(b)]
       (2) The Chairman of the Committee may convene, as 
     necessary, additional meetings

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     of the Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
     resolution pending before the Committee or for the conduct of 
     other Committee business subject to such rules as the 
     Committee may adopt. The Committee shall meet for such 
     purpose under that call of the Chairman. [XI 2(c)]
       (3) The Chairman shall make a public announcement of the 
     date, time, place and subject matter of any of its hearings, 
     and to the extent practicable, a list of witnesses at least 
     one (1) week before the commencement of the hearing. If the 
     Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
     Member, determines there is good cause to begin the hearing 
     sooner, or if the Committee so determines by majority vote, a 
     quorum being present for the transaction of business, the 
     Chairman shall make the announcement at the earliest possible 
     date. Any announcement made under this Rule shall be promptly 
     published in the Daily Digest, and promptly made available by 
     electronic form, including the Committee website. [XI 
     2(g)(3)]


                        Open Meetings [xi 2(g)]

       (c) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including 
     the markup of legislation, of the Committee shall be open to 
     the public, including to radio, television, and still 
     photography coverage, except when the Committee, in open 
     session and with a majority present, determines by record 
     vote that all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that 
     day shall be in executive session because disclosure of 
     matters to be considered would endanger national security, 
     would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would 
     tend to defame, degrade or incriminate any person or 
     otherwise would violate any law or rule of the House. Persons 
     other than Members of the Committee and such nonCommittee 
     Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioner, congressional 
     staff, or departmental representatives as thf Committee may 
     authorize, may not be present at a business or markup session 
     that is held in executive session. This Rule does not apply 
     to open Committee hearings which are provided for by Rule 
     2(d).
       (d)(1) Each hearing conducted by the Committee shall be 
     open to the public including radio, television, and still 
     photography coverage except when the Committee, in open 
     session and with a majority present, determines by record 
     vote that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on 
     that day shall be closed to the public because disclosure of 
     testimony, evidence, or other matters to be considered would 
     endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law 
     enforcement information, or would violate a law or rule of 
     the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding the 
     requirements of the preceding sentence and Rule 2(q), a 
     majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
     requisite number required under the rules of the Committee to 
     be present for the purpose of taking testimony:
       (A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
     discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would 
     endanger the national security, would compromise sensitive 
     law enforcement information or would violate Rule XI 2(k)(5) 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives; or
       (B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in Rule XI 
     2(k)(5) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No 
     Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may be excluded 
     from non-participatory attendance at any hearing of any 
     Committee or Subcommittee, unless the House of 
     Representatives shall by majority vote authorize a particular 
     Committee or Subcommittee, for purposes of a particular 
     series of hearings on a particular article of legislation or 
     on a particular subject of investigation, to close its 
     hearings to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner 
     by the same procedures designated in this Rule for closing 
     hearings to the public; Provided, however, that the Committee 
     or Subcommittee may by the same procedure, vote to close one 
     subsequent day of the hearing.


                Audio and Visual Coverage [XI, clause 4]

       (e)(1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
     Committee is open to the public, these proceedings shall be 
     open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography, 
     except as provided in Rule XI 4(t)(2) of the House of 
     Representatives. The Chairman shall not be able to limit the 
     number of television, or still cameras to fewer than two (2) 
     representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space 
     or safety considerations in which case pool coverage shall be 
     authorized).
       (2)(A) Radio and television tapes, television film, and 
     internet recordings of any Committee hearings or meetings 
     that are open to the public may not be used, or made 
     available for use, as partisan political campaign material to 
     promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for elective 
     public office.
       (B) It is, further, the intent of this rule that the 
     general conduct of each meeting or hearing covered under 
     authority of this rule by audio or visual means, and the 
     personal behavior of the Committee Members and staff, other 
     government officials and personnel, witnesses, television, 
     radio, and press media personnel, and the general public at 
     the meeting or hearing, shall be in strict conformity with 
     and observance of the acceptable standards of dignity, 
     propriety, courtesy, and decorum traditionally observed by 
     the House in its operations, and may not be such as to:
       (i) distort the objects and purposes of the meeting or 
     hearing or the activities of Committee Members in connection 
     with that meeting or hearing or in connection with the 
     general work of the Committee or of the House; or
       (ii) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the 
     Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or 
     bring the House, the Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or 
     Resident Commissioner into disrepute.
       (C) The coverage of Committee meetings and hearings by 
     audio and visual means shall be permitted and conducted only 
     in strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
     requirements of this rule.
       (f) The following shall apply to coverage of Committee 
     meetings or hearings by audio or visual means:
       (1) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or meeting 
     is to be presented to the public as live coverage, that 
     coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial 
     sponsorship.
       (2) The allocation among the television media of the 
     positions or the number of television cameras permitted by a 
     Committee or Subcommittee Chairman in a hearing or meeting 
     room shall be in accordance with fair and equitable 
     procedures devised by the Executive Committee of the Radio 
     and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (3) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
     obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving 
     evidence or testimony and any member of the Committee or the 
     visibility of that witness and that member to each other.
       (4) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions 
     but may not be placed in positions that obstruct 
     unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or meeting by the 
     other media.
       (5) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and 
     radio media may not be installed in, or removed from, the 
     hearing or meeting room while the Committee is in session.
       (6)(A) Except as provided in subdivision (B), floodlights, 
     spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns may not be used in 
     providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting.
       (B) The television media may install additional lighting in 
     a hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in 
     order to raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or 
     meeting room to the lowest level necessary to provide 
     adequate television coverage of a hearing or meeting at the 
     current state of the art of television coverage.
       (7) In the allocation of the number of still photographers 
     permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chairman in a 
     hearing or meeting room, preference shall be given to 
     photographers from Associated Press Photos and United Press 
     International Newspic-
     tures. If requests are made by more of the media than will be 
     permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chairman for 
     coverage of a hearing or meeting by still photography, that 
     coverage shall be permitted on the basis of a fair and 
     equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing Committee 
     of Press Photographers.
       (8) Photographers may not position themselves between the 
     witness table and the members of the Committee at any time 
     during the course of a hearing or meeting.
       (9) Photographers may not place themselves in positions 
     that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by 
     the other media.
       (10) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and 
     Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (11) Personnel providing coverage by still photography 
     shall be currently accredited to the Press Photographers' 
     Gallery.
       (12) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media and by still photography shall conduct themselves 
     and their coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive 
     manner.


                            Special Meetings

       (g) Rule XI2(c) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference (Special 
     Meetings).


            Vice Chairman to Preside in Absence of Chairman

       (h) A Member of the majority party on the Committee, or any 
     Subcommittee, shall be designated by the Chairman of the Full 
     Committee as the Vice Chairman of the Committee or 
     Subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall preside during 
     the absence of the Chairman from any meeting. If the Chairman 
     and Vice-Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee are not 
     present at any meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee, the 
     Ranking Majority Member who is present shall preside at that 
     meeting. [XI2(d)]


                   Opening Statements; 5-Minute Rule

       (i) Insofar as is practicable, the Chairman, after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, shall limit 
     the total time of opening statements by Members to no more 
     than 10 minutes, the time to be divided equally between the 
     Chairman and Ranking Minority Member. The time any one (1) 
     Member may address the Committee on any bill, motion, or 
     other matter under consideration by the Committee or the time 
     allowed for the questioning of a witness at hearings before 
     the Committee will be limited to five (5) minutes, and then 
     only when the Member has been recognized by the Chairman, 
     except that this time limit may be waived by the Chairman or 
     acting Chairman. [XI 2(j)]
       (j) Notwithstanding Rule 2(i), upon a motion the Chairman, 
     in consultation with the

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     Ranking Minority Member, may designate an equal number of 
     members from each party to question a witness for a period 
     not to exceed one (1) hour in the aggregate or, upon a 
     motion, may designate staff from each party to question a 
     witness for equal specific periods that do not exceed one (1) 
     hour in the aggregate. [XI 2(j)]


                                Proxies

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


                               Witnesses

       (1)(1) Insofar as is practicable, each witness who is to 
     appear before the Committee shall file no later than 24 hours 
     in advance of his or her appearance, both a statement of the 
     proposed testimony and a curriculum vitae in printed copy and 
     electronic form. Each witness shall limit his or her 
     presentation to a five (5) minute summary, provided that 
     additional time may be granted by the Chairman when 
     appropriate. [XI 2(g)( 4)]
       (2) To the greatest extent practicable, each witness 
     appearing before the Committee shall include with the written 
     statement of proposed testimony a disclosure of any financial 
     interests which are relevant to the subject of his or her 
     testimony. These include, but are not limited to, public and 
     private research grants, stock or stock options held in 
     publicly traded and privately owned companies, and any form 
     of payment or compensation from any relevant entity. The 
     source and amount of the financial interest should be 
     included in this disclosure.
       (3) Members of the Committee have two weeks from the date 
     of a hearing to submit additional questions for the record, 
     to be answered by witnesses who have appeared in person. The 
     letters of transmittal and any responses thereto shall be 
     printed in the hearing record.
       (m) Whenever any hearing is conducted by the Committee on 
     any measure or matter, the minority Members of the Committee 
     shall be entitled, upon request to the Chairman by a majority 
     of them before the completion of the hearing, to call 
     witnesses selected by the minority to testify with respect to 
     the measure or matter during at least one (1) day of hearing 
     thereon. [XI 2(j)(1)]


                           Hearing Procedures

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


                 Bill and Subject Matter Consideration

       (o) Bills and other substantive matters may be taken up for 
     consideration only when called by the Chairman of the 
     Committee or by a majority vote of a quorum of the Committee, 
     except those matters which are the subject of special-call 
     meetings outlined in Rule 2(g). [XI 2(c)]


                             Private Bills

       (p) No private bill will be reported by the Committee if 
     there are two (2) or more dissenting votes. Private bills so 
     rejected by the Committee will not be reconsidered during the 
     same Congress unless new evidence sufficient to justify a new 
     hearing has been presented to the Committee.


                   Consideration of Measure or Matter

       (q)(l) It shall not be in order for the Committee to 
     consider any new or original measure or matter unless written 
     notice of the date, place and subject matter of consideration 
     and to the maximum extent practicable, a written copy of the 
     measure or matter to be considered, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable the original text for purposes of markup of the 
     measure to be considered have been available to each Member 
     of the Committee for at least 48 hours in advance of 
     consideration, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal 
     holidays. To the maximum extent practicable, amendments to 
     the measure or matter to be considered, shall be submitted in 
     writing to the Clerk of the Committee at least 24 hours prior 
     to the consideration of the measure or matter.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this rule, 
     consideration of any legislative measure or matter by the 
     Committee shall be in order by vote of two-thirds of the 
     Members present, provided that a majority of the Committee is 
     present.


                      Requests for Written Motions

       (r) Any legislative or non-procedural motion made at a 
     regular or special meeting of the Committee and which is 
     entertained by the Chairman shall be presented in writing 
     upon the demand of any Member present and a copy made 
     available to each Member present.


              Requests for Record Votes at Full Committee

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


                      Postponement of Proceedings

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


              Report Language on Use of Federal Resources

       (u) No legislative report filed by the Committee on any 
     measure or matter reported by the Committee shall contain 
     language which has the effect of specifying the use of 
     federal resources more explicitly (inclusively or 
     exclusively) than that specified in the measure or matter as 
     ordered reported, unless such language has been approved by 
     the Committee during a meeting or otherwise in writing by a 
     majority of the Members.


                           Committee Records

       (v)(l) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all 
     Committee action which shall include a record of the votes on 
     any question on which a record vote is demanded. The result 
     of each record vote shall be made available by the Committee 
     for inspection by the public at reasonable times in the 
     offices of the Committee. Information so available for public 
     inspection shall include a description of the amendment, 
     motion, order, or other proposition and the name of each 
     Member voting for and each Member voting against such 
     amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the names of 
     those Members present but not voting. [XI 2(e)]
       (2) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
     and Records Administration shall be made available for public 
     use in accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives. The Chairman shall notify the Ranking 
     Minority Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) 
     or clause 4(b) of the Rule, to withhold a record otherwise 
     available, and the matter shall be presented to the Committee 
     for a determination on the written request of any Member of 
     the Committee. [XI 2(e)(3)]
       (3) To the maximum extent feasible, the Committee shall 
     make its publications available in electronic form, including 
     the Committee website. [XI 2(e)(4)]
       (4)(A) Except as provided for in subdivision (B), all 
     Committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be 
     kept separate and distinct from the congressional office 
     records of the member serving as its Chairman. Such records 
     shall be the property of the House, and each Member, 
     Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner, shall have access 
     thereto.
       (B) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other 
     than members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, may not have access to the records of the Committee 
     respecting the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House without the 
     specific prior permission of the Committee.


             Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups

       (w) The transcripts of those hearings conducted by the 
     Committee shall be published as a substantially verbatim 
     account of remarks actually made during the proceedings, 
     subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical 
     corrections authorized by the person making the remarks 
     involved. Transcripts of markups shall be recorded and 
     published in the same manner as hearings before the Committee 
     and shall be included as part of the legislative report 
     unless waived by the Chairman. [XI 2(e)(1)(A)]


                           Committee Website

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

                         RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEES


                       Structure and Jurisdiction

       (a) The Committee shall have the following standing 
     Subcommittees with the jurisdiction indicated.
     (1) Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
       Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
     investigative authority on all matters relating to energy 
     research, development, and demonstration and projects 
     therefor, commercial application of energy technology, and 
     environmental research including:
       Department of Energy research, development, and 
     demonstration programs;
       Department of Energy laboratories;
       Department of Energy science activities;
       energy supply activities;
       nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and other advanced 
     energy technologies;
       uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy 
     waste management and environment, safety, and health 
     activities as appropriate;
       fossil energy research and development;
       clean coal technology;
       energy conservation research and development;
       energy aspects of climate change;
       pipeline research, development, and demonstration projects;
       energy and environmental standards;
       energy conservation including building performance, 
     alternate fuels for and improved efficiency of vehicles, 
     distributed power systems, and industrial process 
     improvements;
       Environmental Protection Agency research and development 
     programs;
       National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 
     all activities related to

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     weather, weather services, climate, and the atmosphere, and 
     marine fisheries, and oceanic research;
       risk assessment activities; and
       scientific issues related to environmental policy, 
     including climate change.
     (2) Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
       Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
     investigative authority on all matters relating to 
     competitiveness, technology, standards, and innovation:
       standardization of weights and measures including technical 
     standards, standardization, and conformity assessment;
       measurement, including the metric system of measurement;
       the Technology Administration of the Department of 
     Commerce;
       the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
       the National Technical Information Service;
       competitiveness, including small business competitiveness;
       tax, antitrust, regulatory and other legal and governmental 
     policies as they relate to technological development and 
     commercialization;
       technology transfer including civilian use of defense 
     technologies;
       patent and intellectual property policy;
       international technology trade;
       research, development, and demonstration activities of the 
     Department of Transportation;
       surface and water transportation research, development, and 
     demonstration programs;
       earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire research 
     programs including those related to wildfire proliferation 
     research and prevention;
       biotechnology policy;
       research, development, demonstration, and standards related 
     activities of the Department of Homeland Security;
       Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer; 
     and
       voting technologies and standards.
     (3) Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
       Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
     investigative authority on all matters relating to science 
     policy and science education including:
       Office of Science and Technology Policy;
       all scientific research, and scientific and engineering 
     resources (including human resources), math, science and 
     engineering education;
       intergovernmental mechanisms for research, development, and 
     demonstration and cross-cutting programs;
       international scientific cooperation;
       National Science Foundation, including NSF earthquake 
     programs;
       university research policy, including infrastructure and 
     overhead;
       university research partnerships, including those with 
     industry;
       science scholarships;
       issues relating to computers, communications, and 
     information technology;
       research and development relating to health, biomedical, 
     and nutritional programs;
       to the extent appropriate, agricultural, geological, 
     biological and life sciences research; and
       materials research, development, and demonstration and 
     policy.
     (4) Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
       Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
     investigative authority on all matters relating to 
     astronautical and aeronautical research and development 
     including:
       national space policy, including access to space;
       sub-orbital access and applications;
       National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its 
     contractor and government-operated laboratories;
       space commercialization including the commercial space 
     activities relating to the Department of Transportation and 
     the Department of Commerce;
       exploration and use of outer space;
       international space cooperation;
       National Space Council;
       space applications, space communications and related 
     matters;
       earth remote sensing policy;
       civil aviation research, development, and demonstration;
       research, development, and demonstration programs of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration; and
       space law.
     (5) Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
       General and special investigative and oversight authority 
     on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Science and Technology.


                        Referral of Legislation

       (b) The Chairman shall refer all legislation and other 
     matters referred to the Committee to the Subcommittee or 
     Subcommittees of appropriate primary and secondary 
     jurisdiction within two (2) weeks unless the Chairman deems 
     consideration is to be by the Full Committee. Subcommittee 
     Chairmen may make requests for referral of specific matters 
     to their Subcommittee within the two (2) week period if they 
     believe Subcommittee jurisdictions so warrant.


                           Ex-Officio Members

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


                               Procedures

       (d) No Subcommittee shall meet for markup or approval when 
     any other Subcommittee of the Committee or the Full Committee 
     is meeting to consider any measure or matter for markup or 
     approval.
       (e) Each Subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
     receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters 
     referred to it. For matters within its jurisdiction, each 
     Subcommittee is authorized to conduct legislative, 
     investigative, forecasting, and general oversight hearings; 
     to conduct inquiries into the future; and to undertake budget 
     impact studies. Subcommittee Chairmen shall set meeting dates 
     after consultation with the Chairman and other Subcommittee 
     Chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling 
     of Committee and Subcommittee meetings or hearings wherever 
     possible.
       (f) Any Member of the Committee may have the privilege of 
     sitting with any Subcommittee during its hearings or 
     deliberations and may participate in such hearings or 
     deliberations, but no such Member who is not a Member of the 
     Subcommittee shall vote on any matter before such 
     Subcommittee, except as provided in Rule 3(c).
       (g) During any Subcommittee proceeding for markup or 
     approval, a record vote may be had at the request of one (1) 
     or more Members of that Subcommittee.

                            RULE 4. REPORTS


                    Substance of Legislative Reports

       (a) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall include the following, to be 
     provided by the Committee:
       (1) the oversight findings and recommendations required 
     pursuant to Rule X 2(b)(1) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, separately set out and identified [XIII, 
     3(c)];
       (2) the statement required by section 308(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and 
     identified, if the measure provides new budget authority or 
     new or increased tax expenditures as specified in [XIII, 3( c 
     )(2)];
       (3) with respect to reports on a bill or joint resolution 
     of a public character, a ``Constitutional Authority 
     Statement'' citing the specific powers granted to Congress by 
     the Constitution pursuant to which the bill or joint 
     resolution is proposed to be enacted.
       (4) with respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
     any measure or matter of a public character, and on any 
     amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total number 
     of votes cast for and against, and the names of those Members 
     voting for and against, shall be included in the Committee 
     report on the measure or matter;
       (5) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Committee 
     under Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(2) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, unless the estimate and comparison prepared 
     by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office prepared 
     under subparagraph 2 of this Rule has been timely submitted 
     prior to the filing of the report and included in the report 
     [XIII, 3(d)(3)(D)];
       (6) in the case of a bill or joint resolution which repeals 
     or amends any statute or part thereof, the text of the 
     statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed, and 
     a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint 
     resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part 
     thereof proposed to be amended [Rule XIII, clause 3];
       (7) a transcript of the markup of the measure or matter 
     unless waived under Rule 2(v); and,
       (8) a statement of general performance goals and 
     objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, 
     for which the measure authorizes funding. [XIII, 3(c)]
       (b) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall further include the 
     following, to be provided by sources other than the 
     Committee:
       (1) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office required under section 403 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and 
     identified, whenever the Director (if timely, and submitted 
     prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such 
     estimate and comparison of the Committee [XIII, clauses 2-4];
       (2) if the Committee has not received prior to the filing 
     of the report the material required under paragraph (I) of 
     this Rule, then it shall include a statement to that effect 
     in the report on the measure.


                Minority and Additional Views [XI 2(l)]

       (c) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
     the Committee, any Member of the Committee gives notice of 
     intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
     views, that Member shall be entitled to not less than two (2) 
     subsequent calendar days after the day of such notice 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which 
     to file such views, in writing and signed by that Member, 
     with the clerk of the Committee. All such views so filed by 
     one (1) or more Members of the Committee shall be included 
     within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by the 
     Committee with respect to that measure or matter. The report 
     of the Committee upon that measure or matter shall be 
     printed in a single volume which shall include all 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views, which have 
     been submitted

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     by the time of the filing of the report, and shall bear 
     upon its cover a recital that any such supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views (and any material submitted 
     under Rule 4(b)(1)) are included as part of the report. 
     However, this rule does not preclude (1) the immediate 
     filing or printing of a Committee report unless timely 
     request for the opportunity to file supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views has been made as provided by 
     this Rule or (2) the filing by the Committee of any 
     supplemental report upon any measure or matter which may 
     be required for the correction of any technical error in a 
     previous report made by that Committee upon that measure 
     or matter.
       (d) The Chairman of the Committee or Subcommittee, as 
     appropriate, shall advise Members of the day and hour when 
     the time for submitting views relative to any given report 
     elapses. No supplemental, minority, or additional views shall 
     be accepted for inclusion in the report if submitted after 
     the announced time has elapsed unless the Chairman of the 
     Committee or Subcommittee, as appropriate, decides to extend 
     the time for submission of views beyond the two (2) 
     subsequent calendar days after the day of notice, in which 
     case he shall communicate such fact to Members, including the 
     revised day and hour for submissions to be received, without 
     delay.


                 Consideration of Subcommittee Reports

       (e) After ordering a measure or matter reported, a 
     Subcommittee shall issue a Subcommittee report in such form 
     as the Chairman shall specify. Reports and recommendations of 
     a Subcommittee shall not be considered by the Full Committee 
     until after the intervention of 48 hours, excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, from the time the 
     report is submitted and made available to full Committee 
     membership and printed hearings thereon shall be made 
     available, if feasible, to the Members, except that this rule 
     may be waived at the discretion of the Chairman after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.


             Timing and Filing of Committee Reports [XIII]

       (f) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report or cause 
     to be reported promptly to the House any measure approved by 
     the Committee and to take or cause to be taken the necessary 
     steps to bring the matter to a vote. To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the written report of the Committee on such 
     measures shall be made available to the Committee membership 
     for review at least 24 hours in advance of filing.
       (g) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall be filed within seven (7) 
     calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in 
     session) after the day on which there has been filed with the 
     clerk of the Committee a written request, signed by the 
     majority of the Members of the Committee, for the reporting 
     of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the 
     clerk of the Committee shall transmit immediately to the 
     Chairman of the Committee notice of the filing of that 
     request.
       (h)(1) Any document published by the Committee as a House 
     Report, other than a report of the Committee on a measure 
     which has been approved by the Committee, shall be approved 
     by the Committee at a meeting, and Members shall have the 
     same opportunity to submit views as provided for in Rule 
     4(c).
       (2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Chairman may 
     approve the publication of any document as a Committee print 
     which in his discretion he determines to be useful for the 
     information of the Committee.
       (3) Any document to be published as a Committee print which 
     purports to express the views, findings, conclusions, or 
     recommendations of the Committee or any of its Subcommittees 
     must be approved by the Full Committee or its Subcommittees, 
     as applicable, in a meeting or otherwise in writing by a 
     majority of the Members, and such Members shall have the 
     right to submit supplemental, minority, or additional views 
     for inclusion in the print within at least 48 hours after 
     such approval.
       (4) Any document to be published as a Committee print other 
     than a document described in paragraph (3) of this Rule: (A) 
     shall include on its cover the following statement: ``This 
     document has been printed for informational purposes only and 
     does not represent either findings or recommendations adopted 
     by this Committee;'' and (B) shall not be published following 
     the sine die adjournment of a Congress, unless approved by 
     the Chairman of the Full Committee after consultation with 
     the Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee.
       (i) A report of an investigation or study conducted jointly 
     by this Committee and one (1) or more other Committee(s) may 
     be filed jointly, provided that each of the Committees 
     complies independently with all requirements for approval and 
     filing of the report.
       (j) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
     Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report 
     approved by the Committee may be filed with the Clerk at any 
     time, provided that if a member gives notice at the time of 
     approval of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
     additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less 
     than seven (7) calendar days in which to submit such views 
     for inclusion with the report.
       (k) After an adjournment sine die of the last regular 
     session of a Congress, the Chairman may file the Committee's 
     Activity Report for that Congress under clause 1(d)(1) of 
     Rule XI of the Rules of the House with the Clerk of the House 
     at anytime and without the approval of the Committee, 
     provided that a copy of the report has been available to each 
     member of the Committee for at least seven (7) calendar days 
     and that the report includes any supplemental, minority, or 
     additional views submitted by a member of the Committee. [XI 
     1(d), XI 1(d)(4)]


                           Oversight Reports

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

LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT JURISDICTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND 
                               TECHNOLOGY

       Rule X. Organization of Committees.
       Committees and their legislative jurisdictions.
       1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
     Committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
     related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 
     2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters 
     relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing 
     Committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those 
     Committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as 
     follows:
       (o) Committee on Science and Technology.
       (1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, 
     and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated 
     nonmilitary energy laboratories.
       (2) Astronautical research and development, including 
     resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
       (3) Civil aviation research and development.
       (4) Environmental research and development.
       (5) Marine research.
       (6) Commercial application of energy technology.
       (7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     standardization of weights and measures and the metric 
     system.
       (8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (9) National Space Council.
       (10) National Science Foundation.
       (11) National Weather Service.
       (12) Outer space, including exploration and control 
     thereof.
       (13) Science Scholarships.
       (14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, 
     and projects therefor.


                      SPECIAL OVERSIGHT FUNCTIONS

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

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