[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 14 (Friday, January 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H488-H492]
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PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, 111TH 
                                CONGRESS

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to Rule XI, 
Clause 2(a)(2) of Rules of the House of Representatives, I respectfully 
submit the rules for the 111th Congress for the Committee on Education 
and Labor for publication in the Congressional Record. The Committee 
adopted these rules by voice vote, with a quorum being present, at our 
organizational meeting on January 21, 2009.

    The Rules of the Committee on Education and Labor for the 111th 
                                Congress


           RULE 1. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

       (a) Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held on the 
     second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., while the House 
     is in session. When the Chair determines that the Committee 
     will not consider any bill or resolution before the Committee 
     and that there is no other business to be transacted at a 
     regular meeting, he or she will give each member of the 
     Committee, as far in advance of the day of the regular 
     meeting as the circumstances make practicable, written notice 
     to that effect, and no regular Committee meeting shall be 
     held on that day.
       (b) The Chair may call and convene, as he or she considers 
     necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for the 
     consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the 
     Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business.
       (c) If at least three members of the Committee desire that 
     a special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chair, 
     those members may file in the offices of the Committee their 
     written request to the Chair for that special meeting. 
     Immediately upon the filing of the request, the staff 
     director of the Committee shall notify the Chair of the 
     filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after 
     the filing of the request, the Chair does not call the 
     requested special meeting 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, specifying the date and hour thereof, 
     and the measure or matter to be considered at that special 
     meeting. Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the staff 
     director of the Committee shall notify all members of the 
     Committee that such meeting will be held and inform them of 
     its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered. 
     The Committee shall meet on that date and hour and only the 
     measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered 
     at that special meeting.
       (d) Legislative meetings of the Committee and its 
     subcommittees shall be open to the public, including radio, 
     television and still photography coverage, unless such 
     meetings are closed pursuant to the requirements of the Rules 
     of the House. No business meeting of the Committee, other 
     than regularly scheduled meetings, may be held without each 
     member being given reasonable notice.
       (e) The Chair of the Committee or of a subcommittee, as 
     appropriate, shall preside at meetings or hearings. In the 
     absence of the Chair of the Committee or of a subcommittee, 
     members shall preside as provided in clause 2(d) of Rule XI 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No person other 
     than a Member of Congress or Congressional staff may walk in, 
     stand in, or be seated at the rostrum area during a meeting 
     or hearing of the Committee or Subcommittee unless authorized 
     by the Chair.


            RULE 2. STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES AND JURISDICTION

       (a) There shall be five standing subcommittees. In addition 
     to conducting oversight in the area of their respective 
     jurisdictions as required in clause 2 of Rule X of the House, 
     each subcommittee shall have the following jurisdiction:
       Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
     Education.--Education from early learning through the high 
     school level including, but not limited to, elementary and 
     secondary education, education of the disabled, the homeless 
     and migrant and agricultural labor. Also including school 
     construction, overseas dependent schools, career and 
     technical training, school safety and alcohol and drug abuse 
     prevention, educational research and improvement, including 
     the Institute of Education Sciences; and early care and 
     education programs and early learning programs, including the 
     Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act.
       Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
     Competitiveness.--Education and training beyond the high 
     school level including, but not limited to higher education 
     generally, postsecondary student assistance and employment 
     services, the Higher Education Act; postsecondary career and 
     technical education, training and apprenticeship, including 
     the Workforce Investment Act, displaced homemakers, adult 
     basic education (family literacy), rehabilitation, 
     professional development, and training programs from 
     immigration funding; pre-service and in-service teacher 
     training, including Title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act and Title II of the Higher Education Act; 
     science and technology programs; affirmative action in higher 
     education; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; all 
     welfare reform programs including, work incentive programs, 
     welfare-to-work requirements; the Native American Programs 
     Act, the Robert A. Taft Institute, and Institute for Peace.
       Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.--
     Adolescent development and training programs, including but 
     not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of 
     certain at risk youth, including the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth 
     Act; all matters dealing with child abuse and domestic 
     violence, including the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Act, and child adoption; school lunch and child nutrition, 
     poverty programs including the Community Services Block Grant 
     Act, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
     (LIHEAP); all matters dealing with programs and services for 
     the elderly, including nutrition programs and the Older 
     Americans Act; environmental education; all domestic 
     volunteer programs; library services and construction, and 
     programs related to the arts and humanities, museum 
     services, and arts and artifacts indemnity.
       Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.--Wages and hours of 
     labor including, but not limited to, Davis-Bacon Act, Walsh-
     Healey Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, workers' compensation 
     including, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 
     Federal Employees' Compensation Act, Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act, Service Contract Act, 
     Family and Medical Leave Act, Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act, including training for 
     dislocated workers, Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 
     1988, trade and immigration issues as they impact employers 
     and workers, and workers' health and safety including, but 
     not limited to, occupational safety and health, mine health 
     and safety, youth camp safety, and migrant and agricultural 
     labor health and safety.
       Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions.--
     All matters dealing with relationships between employers and 
     workers generally including, but not limited to, the National 
     Labor Relations Act, Labor Management Relations Act, Labor-
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics, employment-related retirement security, including 
     pension, health and other employee benefits, the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); all matters related 
     to equal employment opportunity and civil rights in 
     employment, including affirmative action.
       (b) The majority party members of the Committee may provide 
     for such temporary, ad hoc subcommittees as determined to be 
     appropriate.


                     RULE 3. EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP

       The Chair of the Committee and the ranking minority party 
     member shall be ex officio members, but not voting members, 
     of each subcommittee to which such Chair or ranking minority 
     party member has not been assigned.


                    RULE 4. SUBCOMMITTEE SCHEDULING

       (a) Subcommittee chair shall set meeting or hearing dates 
     after consultation with the Chair and other subcommittee 
     chair with a view toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of 
     Committee and subcommittee meetings or hearings, wherever 
     possible. No such meetings or hearings, however, shall be 
     held outside of Washington, D.C., or during a recess or 
     adjournment of the House of Representatives without the prior 
     authorization of the Committee Chair. Where practicable, 14 
     days' notice will be given of such meeting or hearing.
       (b) Available dates for subcommittee meetings during the 
     session shall be assigned by the Chair to the subcommittees 
     as nearly as practicable in rotation and in accordance with 
     their workloads. As far as practicable, the Chair shall not 
     schedule simultaneous subcommittee markups, a subcommittee 
     markup during a full Committee markup or any hearing during a 
     markup.


                       RULE 5. SUBCOMMITTEE RULES

       The rules of the Committee shall be the rules of its 
     subcommittees.


                 RULE 6. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS

       To facilitate the oversight and other legislative and 
     investigative activities of the committee, the Chair of the 
     Committee may, at the request of a subcommittee Chair, make a 
     temporary assignment of any member of the Committee to such 
     subcommittee for the purpose of constituting a quorum and of 
     enabling such member to participate in any public hearing, 
     investigation, or study by such subcommittee to be held 
     outside of Washington, D.C. Any member of the Committee may 
     attend public hearings of any subcommittee and any member of 
     the Committee may question witnesses only when they have been 
     recognized by the Chair for that purpose.


                       RULE 7. HEARING PROCEDURE

       (a) The Chair, in the case of hearings to be conducted by 
     the Committee, and the appropriate subcommittee chair, in the 
     case of hearings to be conducted by a subcommittee, shall 
     make public announcement of the date, place, and subject 
     matter of any hearing to be conducted on any measure or 
     matter at least one week before the commencement of that 
     hearing unless the Committee or subcommittee determines that 
     there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier date. 
     In the latter event, the Chair or the subcommittee chair, as 
     the case may be, shall make such public announcement at the 
     earliest possible date. To the extent practicable, the Chair 
     or the subcommittee chair

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     shall make public announcement of the final list of witnesses 
     scheduled to testify at least 48 hours before the 
     commencement of the hearing. The staff director of the 
     Committee shall promptly notify the Daily Digest Clerk of the 
     Congressional Record as soon as practicable after such public 
     announcement is made.
       (b) Subcommittees are authorized to hold hearings, receive 
     exhibits, hear witnesses, and report to the Committee for 
     final action, together with such recommendations as may be 
     agreed upon by the subcommittee.
       (c) All opening statements at hearings conducted by the 
     Committee or any subcommittee will be made part of the 
     permanent written record. Opening statements by members may 
     not be presented orally, unless the Chair of the Committee or 
     any subcommittee determines that one statement from the Chair 
     or a designee will be presented, in which case the ranking 
     minority party member or a designee may also make a 
     statement. If a witness scheduled to testify at any hearing 
     of the Committee or any subcommittee is a constituent of a 
     member of the Committee or subcommittee, such member shall be 
     entitled to briefly introduce such witness at the hearing.
       (d) To the extent practicable, witnesses who are to appear 
     before the Committee or a subcommittee shall file with the 
     staff director of the Committee, at least 48 hours in advance 
     of their appearance, a written statement of their proposed 
     testimony, together with a brief summary thereof, and shall 
     limit their oral presentation to a summary thereof. The staff 
     director of the Committee shall promptly furnish to the 
     staff director of the minority a copy of such testimony 
     submitted to the Committee pursuant to this rule.
       (e) When any hearing is conducted by the Committee or any 
     subcommittee upon any measure or matter, the minority party 
     members on the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to 
     the Chair by a majority of those minority party 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. 
     The minority party may waive this right by calling at least 
     one witness during a Committee hearing or subcommittee 
     hearing.
       (f) In the conduct of hearings of subcommittees sitting 
     jointly, the rules otherwise applicable to all subcommittees 
     shall likewise apply to joint subcommittee hearings for 
     purposes of such shared consideration.


                rule 8. questioning of hearing witnesses

       (a) Subject to clauses (b), (c) and (d), a Committee member 
     may question hearing witnesses only when the member has been 
     recognized by the Chair for that purpose, and only for a 5-
     minute period until all members present have had an 
     opportunity to question a witness. The questioning of 
     witnesses in both Committee and subcommittee hearings shall 
     be initiated by the Chair, followed by the ranking minority 
     party member and all other members alternating between the 
     majority and minority party. The Chair shall exercise 
     discretion in determining the order in which members will be 
     recognized. In recognizing members to question witnesses in 
     this fashion, the Chair shall take into consideration the 
     ratio of the majority to minority party members present and 
     shall establish the order of recognition for questioning in 
     such a manner as not to place the members of the majority 
     party in a disadvantageous position.
       (b) The Chair may permit a specified number of members to 
     question a witness for longer than five minutes. The time for 
     extended questioning of a witness under this clause shall be 
     equal for the majority party and the minority party and may 
     not exceed one hour in the aggregate.
       (c) The Chair may permit Committee staff for the majority 
     and the minority party members to question a witness for 
     equal specified periods. The time for extended questioning of 
     a witness under this clause shall be equal for the majority 
     party and the minority party and may not exceed one hour in 
     the aggregate.
       (d) In an investigative hearing or in an executive session, 
     the Chair's authority to extend questioning under subsection 
     (b) and (c) of this rule shall be equal for the majority and 
     the minority party and may not exceed one hour in the 
     aggregate, and shall only be conducted by counsel for the 
     majority and the minority party when authorized under 
     subsection (c) of this rule.


                       rule 9. subpoena authority

       The power to authorize and issue subpoenas is delegated to 
     the Chair 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 Chair shall notify the ranking minority 
     member prior to issuing any subpoena under such authority. To 
     the extent practicable, the Chair 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. As soon as 
     practicable after issuing any subpoena under such authority, 
     the Chair shall notify in writing all members of the 
     Committee of the issuance of the subpoena.


                     rule 10. deposition procedure

       (a) In accordance with the Committee receiving 
     authorization by the House of Representatives for the taking 
     of depositions in furtherance of a Committee investigation, 
     the Chair, upon consultation with the ranking minority 
     member, may order the taking of depositions pursuant to 
     notice or subpoena as contemplated by this rule.
       (b) The Chair or majority staff shall consult with the 
     ranking minority member or minority staff no less than three 
     business days before any notice or subpoena for a deposition 
     is issued. After such consultation, all members shall receive 
     written notice that a notice or subpoena for a deposition 
     will be issued.
       (c) A notice or subpoena issued under this rule shall 
     specify the date, time, and place of the deposition and the 
     method or methods by which the deposition will be recorded. 
     Prior to testifying, a deponent shall be provided with a copy 
     of the Committee's rules, the House Resolution authorizing 
     the taking of the deposition, and Rule X of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (d)(1) A deposition shall be conducted by one or more 
     members or Committee counsel as designated by the Chair or 
     ranking minority member.
       (2) A deposition shall be taken under oath or affirmation 
     administered by a member or a person otherwise authorized to 
     administer oaths and affirmations.
       (e) A deponent may be accompanied at a deposition by 
     counsel to advise the deponent of the deponent's rights. Only 
     members and Committee counsel, however, may examine the 
     deponent. No one may be present at a deposition other than 
     members, Committee staff designated by the Chair or ranking 
     minority member, such individuals as may be required to 
     administer the oath or affirmation and transcribe or record 
     the proceedings, the deponent, and the deponent's counsel 
     (including personal counsel and counsel for the entity 
     employing the deponent if the scope of the deposition is 
     expected to cover actions taken as part of the deponent's 
     employment). Observers or counsel for other persons or 
     entities may not attend.
       (f)(1) Unless the majority, minority, and deponent agree 
     otherwise, questions in a deposition shall be propounded in 
     rounds, alternating between the majority and minority. A 
     single round shall not exceed 60 minutes per side, unless the 
     members or counsel conducting the deposition agree to a 
     different length of questioning. In each round, a member or 
     Committee counsel designated by the Chair shall ask questions 
     first, and the member or Committee counsel designated by the 
     ranking minority member shall ask questions second.
       (2) Any objection made during a deposition must be stated 
     concisely and in a non-argumentative and non-suggestive 
     manner. Deponent may refuse to answer a question only to 
     preserve a privilege. When the deponent has objected and 
     refused to answer a question to preserve a privilege, the 
     Chair may rule on any such objection after the deposition has 
     adjourned. If the Chair overrules any such objection and 
     thereby orders a deponent to answer any question to which a 
     privilege objection was lodged, such ruling shall be filed 
     with the clerk of the Committee and shall be provided to 
     members and the deponent no less than three days before the 
     ruling is enforced at a reconvened deposition. If a member of 
     the Committee appeals in writing the ruling of the Chair, the 
     appeal shall be preserved for Committee consideration. A 
     deponent who refuses to answer a question after being 
     directed to answer by the Chair in writing may be subject to 
     sanction, except that no sanctions may be imposed if the 
     ruling of the Chair is reversed on appeal. In all cases, when 
     deposition testimony for which an objection has been made is 
     offered for admission in evidence before the Committee, all 
     properly lodged objections then made shall be timely and 
     shall be considered by the Committee prior to admission in 
     evidence before the Committee.
       (g) Deposition testimony shall be transcribed by 
     stenographic means and may also be video recorded. The clerk 
     of the Committee shall receive the transcript and any video 
     recording and promptly forward such to minority staff at the 
     same time the clerk distributes such to other majority staff.
       (h) The individual administering the oath shall certify on 
     the transcript that the deponent was duly sworn. The 
     transcriber shall certify that the transcript is a true, 
     verbatim record of the testimony, and the transcript and any 
     exhibits shall be filed, as shall any video recording, with 
     the clerk of the Committee. In no case shall any video 
     recording be considered the official transcript of a 
     deposition or otherwise supersede the certified written 
     transcript.
       (i) After receiving the transcript, majority staff shall 
     make available the transcript for review by the deponent or 
     deponent's counsel. No later than ten business days 
     thereafter, the deponent may submit suggested changes to the 
     Chair. Committee majority staff may direct the clerk of the 
     Committee to note any typographical errors, including any 
     requested by the deponent or minority staff, via an errata 
     sheet appended to the transcript. Any proposed substantive 
     changes, modifications, clarifications, or amendments to the 
     deposition testimony must be submitted by the deponent as an 
     affidavit that includes the deponent's reasons therefore. Any 
     substantive changes, modifications, clarifications, or 
     amendments shall be included as an appendix to the 
     transcript, a copy of which shall be promptly forwarded to 
     minority staff.
       (j) The Chair and ranking minority member shall consult 
     regarding the release of

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     deposition transcript or electronic recordings. If either 
     objects in writing to a proposed release of a deposition 
     transcript or electronic recording or a portion thereof, the 
     matter shall be promptly referred to the Committee for 
     resolution.


                            rule 11. quorums

       One-third of the members of the Committee or subcommittee 
     shall constitute a quorum for taking any action other than 
     amending Committee rules, closing a meeting from the public, 
     reporting a measure or recommendation, or in the case of the 
     Committee or a subcommittee authorizing a subpoena. For the 
     enumerated actions, a majority of the Committee or 
     subcommittee shall constitute a quorum. Any two members shall 
     constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony and 
     receiving evidence.


       rule 12. referral of bills, resolutions, and other matters

       (a) The Chair shall consult with subcommittee chair 
     regarding referral to the appropriate subcommittees, of such 
     bills, resolutions, and other matters, which have been 
     referred to the Committee. Once printed copies of a bill, 
     resolution, or other matter are available to the Committee, 
     the Chair shall, within three weeks of such availability, 
     provide notice of referral, if any, to the appropriate 
     subcommittee.
       (b) Referral to a subcommittee shall not be made until 
     three days shall have elapsed after written notification of 
     such proposed referral to all subcommittee chair, at which 
     time such proposed referral shall be made unless one or more 
     subcommittee chair shall have given written notice to the 
     Chair of the full Committee and to the chair of each 
     subcommittee that he or she intends to question such proposed 
     referral at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the 
     Committee, or at a special meeting of the Committee called 
     for that purpose, at which time referral shall be made by the 
     majority members of the Committee. All bills shall be 
     referred under this rule to the subcommittee of proper 
     jurisdiction without regard to whether the author is or is 
     not a member of the subcommittee. Upon a majority vote of the 
     Committee, a bill, resolution, or other matter referred to a 
     subcommittee in accordance with this rule may be recalled at 
     any time for the Committee's direct consideration or for 
     reference to another subcommittee.
       (c) All members of the Committee shall be given at least 24 
     hours' notice prior to the direct consideration of any bill, 
     resolution, or other matter by the Committee; but this 
     requirement may be waived upon determination, by a majority 
     of the members voting, that emergency or urgent circumstances 
     require immediate consideration thereof.
       (d) When a bill or resolution is being considered by the 
     Committee or a subcommittee, members shall provide the clerk 
     in a timely manner a sufficient number of written copies of 
     any amendment offered, so as to enable each member present to 
     receive a copy thereof prior to taking action. A point of 
     order may be made against any amendment not reduced to 
     writing. A copy of each such amendment shall be maintained in 
     the public records of the Committee or subcommittee, as the 
     case may be.
       (e) In determining the order in which amendments to a 
     matter pending before the Committee or a subcommittee will be 
     considered, the Chair may give priority to:
       (1) The Chair's mark, and
       (2) Amendments, otherwise in order, that have been filed 
     with the Committee at least 24 hours prior to the Committee 
     or Subcommittee business meeting on said measure or matter.


                             rule 13. votes

       (a) With respect to each roll call vote on a motion to 
     report any bill, resolution or matter of a public character, 
     and on any amendment offered thereto, 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.
       (b) In accordance with clause 2(h) of Rule XI of the House 
     of Representatives, the Chair of the Committee or a 
     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. Such Chair may 
     resume proceedings on a postponed request at any time after 
     reasonable notice. 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.


                     rule 14. records and rollcalls

       (a) Written records shall be kept of the proceedings of the 
     Committee and of each subcommittee, including a record of the 
     votes on any question on which a roll call is demanded. The 
     result of each such roll call vote shall be made available by 
     the Committee or subcommittee for inspection by the public at 
     reasonable times in the offices of the Committee or 
     subcommittee and shall be made available on the Committee's 
     website not later than 3 business days after conclusion of 
     the markup. Information so available for public inspection 
     and on the Committee's website 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. A record vote may be 
     demanded by one-fifth of the members present or, in the 
     apparent absence of a quorum, by any one member.
       (b) In accordance with Rule VII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, any official permanent record of the 
     Committee (including any record of a legislative, oversight, 
     or other activity of the Committee or any subcommittee) shall 
     be made available for public use if such record has been in 
     existence for 30 years, except that--
       (1) any record that the Committee (or a subcommittee) makes 
     available for public use before such record is delivered to 
     the Archivist under clause 2 of Rule VII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives shall be made available immediately, 
     including any record described in subsection (a) of this 
     Rule;
       (2) any investigative record that contains personal data 
     relating to a specific living individual (the disclosure of 
     which would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), 
     any administrative record with respect to personnel, and any 
     record with respect to a hearing closed pursuant to clause 
     2(g)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives shall be available if such record has been in 
     existence for 50 years; or
       (3) except as otherwise provided by order of the House of 
     Representatives, any record of the 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.
       (c) The official permanent records of the Committee include 
     noncurrent records of the Committee (including subcommittees) 
     delivered by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the 
     Archivist of the United States for preservation at the 
     National Archives and Records Administration, which are the 
     property of and remain subject to the rules and orders of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (d)(1) Any order of the Committee with respect to any 
     matter described in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 
     adopted only if the notice requirements of Committee Rule 
     15(a)(2) have been met, a quorum consisting of a majority of 
     the members of the Committee is present at the time of the 
     vote, and a majority of those present and voting approve the 
     adoption of the order, which shall be submitted to the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives, together with any 
     accompanying report.
       (2) This subsection applies to any order of the Committee 
     which--
       (A) provides for the non-availability of any record subject 
     to subsection (b) of this rule for a period longer than the 
     period otherwise applicable; or
       (B) is subsequent to, and constitutes a later order under 
     clause 4(b) of Rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, regarding a determination of the Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives with respect to authorizing the 
     Archivist of the United States to make available for public 
     use the records delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of 
     Rule VII of the Rules of the House of Representatives; or
       (C) specifies a time, schedule, or condition for 
     availability pursuant to subsection (b) (3) of this Rule.


                            rule 15. reports

       (a) Reports of the Committee: All Committee reports on 
     bills or resolutions shall comply with the provisions of 
     clause 2 of Rule XI and clauses 2, 3, and 4 of Rule XIII of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives.
       (1) No such report shall be filed until copies of the 
     proposed report have been available to all members at least 
     36 hours prior to such filing in the House of 
     Representatives. No material change shall be made in the 
     report distributed to members unless agreed to by the ranking 
     minority member; but any member or members of the Committee 
     may file, as part of the printed report, individual, 
     minority, or dissenting views, without regard to the 
     preceding provisions of this rule.
       (2) Such 36-hour period shall not conclude earlier than the 
     end of the period provided under clause 4 of Rule XIII of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives after the Committee 
     approves a measure or matter if a member, at the time of such 
     approval, gives notice of intention to file supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views for inclusion as part of the 
     printed report.
       (3) To the extent practicable, any report prepared pursuant 
     to a Committee or subcommittee study or investigation shall 
     be available to members no later than 48 hours prior to 
     consideration of any such report by the Committee or 
     subcommittee, as the case may be.
       (b) Disclaimers: (1) The report on activities of the 
     Committee required under clause 1 of Rule XI of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives shall include the following 
     disclaimer in the document transmitting the report to the 
     Clerk of the House of Representatives:
       This report has not been officially adopted by the 
     Committee on Education and Labor or any subcommittee thereof 
     and therefore may not necessarily reflect the views of its 
     members.
       Such disclaimer need not be included if the report was 
     circulated to all members of the Committee at least 7 days 
     prior to its submission to the House of Representatives and 
     provision is made for the filing by any member, as part of 
     the printed report, of individual, minority, or dissenting 
     views.
       (2) All Committee or subcommittee reports printed pursuant 
     to legislative study or investigation and not approved by a 
     majority

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     vote of the Committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, shall 
     contain the following disclaimer on the cover of such report:
       This report has not been officially adopted by the 
     Committee on Education and Labor (or pertinent subcommittee 
     thereof) and therefore may not necessarily reflect the views 
     of its members.
       The minority party members of the Committee or subcommittee 
     shall have three calendar days, excluding weekends and 
     holidays, to file, as part of the printed report, 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views.
       (c) Reports of Subcommittees. Whenever a subcommittee has 
     ordered a bill, resolution, or other matter to be reported to 
     the Committee, the chair of the subcommittee reporting the 
     bill, resolution, or matter to the Committee, or any member 
     authorized by the subcommittee to do so, may report such 
     bill, resolution, or matter to the Committee. It shall be the 
     duty of the chair of the subcommittee to report or cause to 
     be reported promptly such bill, resolution, or matter, and to 
     take or cause to be taken the necessary steps to bring such 
     bill, resolution, or matter to a vote.
       (1) In any event, the report, described in the proviso in 
     subsection (c) (2) of this rule, of any subcommittee on a 
     measure which has been approved by the subcommittee shall be 
     filed within seven calendar days (exclusive of days on which 
     the House is not in session) after the day on which there has 
     been filed with the staff director of the Committee a written 
     request, signed by a majority of the members of the 
     subcommittee, for the reporting of that measure. Upon the 
     filing of any such request, the staff director of the 
     Committee shall transmit immediately to the chair of the 
     subcommittee a notice of the filing of that request.
       (2) Bills, resolutions, or other matters favorably reported 
     by a subcommittee shall automatically be placed upon the 
     agenda of the Committee as of the time they are reported. No 
     bill or resolution or other matter reported by a subcommittee 
     shall be considered by the full Committee unless it has been 
     delivered or electronically sent to all members and notice of 
     its prior transmission has been in the hands of all members 
     at least 48 hours prior to such consideration. A member of 
     the Committee shall receive, upon his or her request, a paper 
     copy of such bill, resolution, or other matter reported. When 
     a bill is reported from a subcommittee, such measure shall be 
     accompanied by a section-by-section analysis; and, if the 
     Chair of the Committee so requires (in response to a request 
     from the ranking minority member of the Committee or for 
     other reasons), a comparison showing proposed changes in 
     existing law.


 RULE 16. APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES, NOTICE OF CONFERENCE MEETINGS AND 
                           CONFERENCE MOTION

       (a) Whenever in the legislative process it becomes 
     necessary to appoint conferees, the Chair shall recommend to 
     the Speaker as conferees the names of those members of the 
     subcommittee which handled the legislation in the order of 
     their seniority upon such subcommittee and such other 
     Committee members as the Chair may designate with the 
     approval of the majority party members. Recommendations of 
     the Chair to the Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority 
     party members to minority party members no less favorable to 
     the majority party than the ratio of majority members to 
     minority party members on the full committee. In making 
     assignments of minority party members as conferees, the Chair 
     shall consult with the ranking minority party member of the 
     committee.
       (b) After the appointment of conferees pursuant to clause 
     11 of Rule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives for 
     matters within the jurisdiction of the committee, the Chair 
     shall notify all members appointed to the conference of 
     meetings at least 48 hours before the commencement of the 
     meeting. If such notice is not possible, then notice shall be 
     given as soon as possible.
       (c) The Chair is directed to offer a motion under clause 1 
     of rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     whenever the Chair considers it appropriate.


          RULE 17. MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SUSPENSION

       A member of the Committee may not seek to suspend the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives on any bill, resolution, or 
     other matter which has been modified after such measure is 
     ordered reported, unless notice of such action has been given 
     to the Chair and ranking minority member of the full 
     Committee.


        RULE 18. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

       (a) Television, Radio and Still Photography.--(1) Whenever 
     a hearing or meeting conducted by the Committee or any 
     subcommittee is open to the public, those proceedings shall 
     be open to coverage by television, radio, and still 
     photography subject to the requirements of Rule XI, clause 4 
     of the Rules of the House of Representatives and except when 
     the hearing or meeting is closed pursuant to the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives and of the Committee. The coverage 
     of any hearing or meeting of the Committee or any 
     subcommittee thereof by television, radio, or still 
     photography shall be under the direct supervision of the 
     Chair of the Committee, the subcommittee chair, or other 
     member of the Committee presiding at such hearing or 
     meeting and may be terminated by such member in accordance 
     with the Rules of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media shall be then currently accredited to the Radio 
     and Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (3) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall 
     be then accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
       (b) Internet Broadcast.--An open meeting or hearing of the 
     Committee or subcommittee may be covered and recorded, in 
     whole or in part, by Internet broadcast, unless such meeting 
     or hearing is closed pursuant to the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Committee. Such coverage shall be 
     fair and nonpartisan in accordance with clause 4(b) of Rule 
     XI of the House of Representatives and other applicable rules 
     of the House of Representatives and of the Committee. Members 
     of the Committee shall have prompt access to any recording of 
     such coverage to the extent that such coverage is maintained. 
     Personnel providing such coverage shall be employees of the 
     House of Representatives or currently accredited to the Radio 
     and Television Correspondents' Galleries.


                        RULE 19. COMMITTEE STAFF

       (a) The employees of the Committee shall be appointed by 
     the Chair in consultation with subcommittee chair and other 
     majority party members of the Committee within the budget 
     approved for such purposes by the Committee.
       (b) The staff appointed by the minority shall have their 
     remuneration determined in such manner as the minority party 
     members of the Committee shall determine within the budget 
     approved for such purposes by the Committee.


           RULE 20. SUPERVISION AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEE STAFF

       The staff of the Committee shall be under the general 
     supervision and direction of the Chair, who shall establish 
     and assign the duties and responsibilities of such staff 
     members and delegate authority as he determines appropriate. 
     The staff appointed by the minority shall be under the 
     general supervision and direction of the minority party 
     members of the Committee, who may delegate such authority as 
     they determine appropriate. All Committee staff shall be 
     assigned to Committee business and no other duties may be 
     assigned to them.


                   RULE 21. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAVEL

       (a) Consistent with the primary expense resolution and such 
     additional expense resolutions as may have been approved; the 
     provisions of this rule shall govern travel of Committee 
     members and staff. Travel to be paid from funds set aside for 
     the full Committee for any member or any staff member shall 
     be paid only upon the prior authorization of the Chair. 
     Travel may be authorized by the Chair for any member and any 
     staff member in connection with the attendance of hearings 
     conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee thereof and 
     meetings, conferences, and investigations which involve 
     activities or subject matter under the general jurisdiction 
     of the Committee. The Chair shall review travel requests to 
     assure the validity to Committee business. Before such 
     authorization is given, there shall be submitted to the Chair 
     in writing the following:
       (1) The purpose of the travel;
       (2) The dates during which the travel is to be made and the 
     date or dates of the event for which the travel is being 
     made;
       (3) The location of the event for which the travel is to be 
     made; and
       (4) The names of members and staff seeking authorization.
       (b)(1) In the case of travel outside the United States of 
     members and staff of the Committee for the purpose of 
     conducting hearings, investigations, studies, or attending 
     meetings and conferences involving activities or subject 
     matter under the legislative assignment of the Committee or 
     pertinent subcommittees, prior authorization must be obtained 
     from the Chair, or, in the case of a subcommittee, from the 
     subcommittee chair and the Chair. Before such authorization 
     is given, there shall be submitted to the Chair, in writing, 
     a request for such authorization. Each request, which shall 
     be filed in a manner that allows for a reasonable period of 
     time for review before such travel is scheduled to begin, 
     shall include the following:
       (A) The purpose of travel;
       (B) The dates during which the travel will occur;
       (C) The names of the countries to be visited and the length 
     of time to be spent in each;
       (D) an agenda of anticipated activities for each country 
     for which travel is authorized together with a description of 
     the purpose to be served and the areas of Committee 
     jurisdiction involved; and
       (E) The names of members and staff for whom authorization 
     is sought.
       (2) Requests for travel outside the United States may be 
     initiated by the Chair or the chair of a subcommittee (except 
     that individuals may submit a request to the Chair for the 
     purpose of attending a conference or meeting) and shall be 
     limited to members and permanent employees of the Committee.
       (3) The Chair shall not approve a request involving travel 
     outside the United States while the House is in session 
     (except in the case of attendance at meetings and conferences 
     or where circumstances warrant an exception).
       (4) At the conclusion of any hearing, investigation, study, 
     meeting, or conference for

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     which travel outside the United States has been authorized 
     pursuant to this rule, each subcommittee (or members and 
     staff attending meetings or conferences) shall submit a 
     written report to the Chair covering the activities of the 
     subcommittee and containing the results of these activities 
     and other pertinent observations or information gained as a 
     result of such travel.
       (c) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
     authorized travel on official business shall be governed by 
     applicable laws, resolutions, or regulations of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Committee on House 
     Administration pertaining to such travel, including rules, 
     procedures, and limitations prescribed by the Committee on 
     House Administration with respect to domestic and foreign 
     expense allowances.
       (d) Prior to the Chair's authorization for any travel, the 
     ranking minority party member shall be given a copy of the 
     written request therefor.


                      RULE 22. BUDGET AND EXPENSES

       (a) The Chair in consultation with the majority party 
     members of the Committee shall prepare a preliminary budget. 
     Such budget shall include necessary amounts for staff 
     personnel, for necessary travel, investigation, and other 
     expenses of the committee; and, after consultation with the 
     minority party membership, the Chair shall include amounts 
     budgeted to the minority party members for staff personnel to 
     be under the direction and supervision of the minority party, 
     travel expenses of minority party members and staff, and 
     minority party office expenses. All travel expenses of 
     minority party members and staff shall be paid for out of the 
     amounts so set aside and budgeted. The Chair shall take 
     whatever action is necessary to have the budget as finally 
     approved by the Committee duly authorized by the House of 
     Representatives. After such budget shall have been adopted, 
     no change shall be made in such budget unless approved by the 
     committee. The Chair or the chair of any standing 
     subcommittee may initiate necessary travel requests as 
     provided in Rule 21 within the limits of their portion of the 
     consolidated budget as approved by the House, and the Chair 
     may execute necessary vouchers therefor.
       (b) Subject to the rules of the House of Representatives 
     and procedures prescribed by the Committee on House 
     Administration, and with the prior authorization of the Chair 
     of the Committee in each case, there may be expended in any 
     one session of Congress for necessary travel expenses of 
     witnesses attending hearings in Washington, DC:
       (1) Out of funds budgeted and set aside for each 
     subcommittee, not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
     attending hearings of each such subcommittee;
       (2) Out of funds budgeted for the full Committee majority, 
     not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses attending full 
     Committee hearings; and
       (3) Out of funds set aside to the minority party members,
       (A) Not to exceed, for each of the subcommittees, $5,000 
     for expenses of witnesses attending subcommittee hearings, 
     and
       (B) Not to exceed $5,000 for expenses of witnesses 
     attending full Committee hearings.
       (c) A full and detailed monthly report accounting for all 
     expenditures of Committee funds shall be maintained in the 
     Committee office, where it shall be available to each member 
     of the committee. Such report shall show the amount and 
     purpose of each expenditure, and the budget to which such 
     expenditure is attributed.


                  RULE 23. CHANGES IN COMMITTEE RULES

       The Committee shall not consider a proposed change in these 
     rules unless the text of such change has been delivered or 
     electronically sent to all members and notice of its prior 
     transmission has been in the hands of all members at least 48 
     hours prior to such consideration; a member of the Committee 
     shall receive, upon his or her request, a paper copy of the 
     proposed change.

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