[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 22 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H716-H721]
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                              {time}  1907
                              AFTER RECESS

  The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the 
Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Bishop of Utah) at 7 o'clock and 7 minutes 
p.m.

         PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE RULES AND BUDGETARY MATERIAL

Rules of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the 112th 
                                Congress


                       RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

       (a) IN GENERAL.--The Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     so far as applicable, shall govern the Committee and its 
     Subcommittees, except that a motion to recess from day to 
     day, or a motion to recess subject to the call of the chair 
     (within 24 hours), or a motion to dispense with the first 
     reading (in full) of a bill or resolution, if printed copies 
     are available, is a non-debatable motion of privilege in the 
     Committee. [House Rule XI 1(a)]
       (b) SUBCOMMITTEES.--Each Subcommittee is a part of the 
     Committee and is subject to the authority and direction of 
     the Committee and its rules so far as applicable. Written 
     rules adopted by the Committee, not inconsistent with the 
     Rules of the House, shall be binding on each Subcommittee of 
     the Committee. [House Rule XI 1(a)]
       (c) COMMITTEE RULES.--The Committee's rules shall be 
     publicly available in electronic form and published in the 
     Congressional Record not later than 30 days after the Chair 
     of the Committee is elected in each odd-numbered year. [House 
     Rule XI 2(a)(2)]
       (d) AVAILABILITY OF PUBLICATIONS.--To the maximum extent 
     feasible, the Committee shall make its publications available 
     in electronic form, including on the Committee website. 
     [House Rule XI 2(e)(4)]
       (e) COMMITTEE WEBSITE.--The Chair of the Committee shall 
     maintain an official Committee website for the purpose of 
     furthering the Committee's legislative and oversight 
     responsibilities, including communicating information about 
     the Committee's activities to Committee Members and other 
     Members of the House. The Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee may maintain a similar website for the same 
     purpose, including communicating information about the 
     activities of the minority to Committee Members and other 
     Members of the House.
       (f) VICE CHAIR; PRESIDING MEMBER.--The Chair shall 
     designate a member of the majority party to serve as Vice 
     Chair of the Committee, and shall designate a majority member 
     of each Subcommittee to serve as Vice Chair of each 
     subcommittee. The vice chair of the Committee or 
     subcommittee, as the case may be, shall preside at any 
     meeting or hearing during the temporary absence of the Chair. 
     If the Chair or Vice Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee 
     are not present at any meeting or hearing, the ranking member 
     of the majority party who is present shall preside at the 
     meeting or hearing. [House Rule XI 2(d)]
       (g) MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE.--The Chair is directed to 
     offer a motion under clause l of Rule XXII of the Rules of 
     the House whenever the Chair considers it appropriate. [House 
     Rule XI 2(a)(3)]
       (h) CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.--Recommendations of conferees to 
     the Speaker shall provide a ratio of majority party Members 
     to minority party Members which shall be no less favorable to 
     the majority party than the ratio of the Committee.
       (i) USE OF HEARING ROOMS.--In consultation with the Ranking 
     Minority Member, the Chair of the Committee shall establish 
     guidelines for the use of Committee hearing rooms.
       (j) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION.--All national security 
     information bearing a classification of secret or higher 
     which has been received by the Committee or a Subcommittee 
     shall be deemed to have been received in Executive Session 
     and shall be given appropriate safekeeping. The Chair of the 
     Committee may establish such regulations and procedures as in 
     the Chair's judgment are necessary to safeguard classified 
     information under the control of the Committee. Such 
     procedures shall, however, ensure access to this information 
     by any Member of the Committee or any other Member of the 
     House of Representatives who has requested the opportunity to 
     review such material.
       (k) OTHER PROCEDURES.--The Chair of the Committee, after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee, may establish such other procedures and take such 
     actions as may be necessary to carry out these rules or to 
     facilitate the effective operation of the Committee.


           Rule 2. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

       (a) REGULAR MEETINGS.--Unless dispensed with by the Chair 
     of the Committee, the Committee shall meet on the second 
     (2nd) Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. if the House is 
     in session. If the House is not in session on that day and 
     the Committee has not met during such month, the Committee 
     shall meet at the earliest practicable opportunity when the 
     House is again in session. [House Rule XI 2(b)]
       (b) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.--The Chair of the Committee may 
     call and convene, as the Chair considers necessary and in 
     accordance with Rule 4(b), additional meetings of the 
     Committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution 
     pending before the Committee or for the conduct of other 
     Committee business. The Committee shall meet for such purpose 
     under that call of the Chair. [House Rule XI 2(c)(1) 3
       (c) SPECIAL MEETINGS.--Rule XI 2(c) of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     [House Rule XI 2(c)(2)]


                Rule 3. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS GENERALLY

       (a) IN GENERAL.--Meetings and hearings of the Committee 
     shall be called to order and presided over by the Chair, or 
     in the Chair's absence, by the Vice Chair of the Committee or 
     by the ranking majority member of the Committee present as 
     Acting Chair. [House Rule XI 1(c)]

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       (b) OPENING STATEMENTS.--Insofar as is practicable, the 
     Chair, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
     shall limit the total time of opening statements by Members 
     to no more than 10 minutes, the time to be divided equally 
     between the Chair and Ranking Minority Member.
       (c) ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE.--The time any one (1) Member 
     may address the Committee on any bill, motion, or other 
     matter under consideration by the Committee or the time 
     allowed for the questioning of a witness at hearings before 
     the Committee will be limited to five (5) minutes, and then 
     only when the Member has been recognized by the Chair. This 
     time limit may be waived by the Chair pursuant to unanimous 
     consent. [House Rule XI 2(j)(2)]
       (d) REQUESTS FOR WRITTEN MOTIONS.--Any motion made at a 
     meeting of the Committee and which is entertained by the 
     Chair of the Committee or the Subcommittee shall be presented 
     in writing upon the demand of any Member present and a copy 
     made available to each Member present.
       (e) OPEN MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.--Each meeting for the 
     transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
     and each hearing of the Committee or a Subcommittee shall be 
     open to the public, including to radio, television, and still 
     photography coverage, unless closed in accordance with clause 
     2(g) or 2(k)(5) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (f) AUDIO AND VISUAL COVERAGE.--
       (1) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
     Committee is open to the public, these proceedings shall be 
     open to coverage by audio and visual means, except as 
     provided in Rule XI 4(f)(2) of the House of Representatives.
       (2) To the maximum extent practicable the audio and video 
     coverage shall be in a manner that allows the public to 
     easily listen to and view the proceedings.
       (3) Operation and use of any Committee internet broadcast 
     system shall be fair and nonpartisan and in accordance with 
     all other applicable rules of the Committee and the House.
       (4) To the maximum extent practicable, the Committee shall 
     maintain the recordings of the coverage of such hearings or 
     meetings in a manner easily accessible to the public.
       (5) The Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee may not 
     limit the number of television, or still cameras to fewer 
     than two (2) representatives from each medium (except for 
     legitimate space or safety considerations, in which case pool 
     coverage shall be authorized).
       (6) Radio and television tapes, television films, and 
     Internet recordings of any Committee hearings or meetings 
     that are open to the public may not be used, or made 
     available for use, as partisan political campaign material to 
     promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for elective 
     public office.
       (7) 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:
       (A) distort the objects and purposes of the meeting or 
     hearing or the activities of Committee Members in connection 
     with that meeting or hearing or in connection with the 
     general work of the Committee or of the House; or
       (B) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the Committee, 
     or a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or bring the 
     House, the Committee, or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
     Commissioner into disrepute.
       (8) 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.
       (9) The following shall apply to coverage of Committee 
     meetings or hearings by audio or visual means:
       (A) If audio or visual coverage of the hearing or meeting 
     is to be presented to the public as live coverage, that 
     coverage shall be conducted and presented without commercial 
     sponsorship.
       (B) The allocation among the television media of the 
     positions or the number of television cameras permitted by a 
     Committee or Subcommittee Chair in a hearing or meeting room 
     shall be in accordance with fair and equitable procedures 
     devised by the Executive Committee of the Radio and 
     Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (C) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to 
     obstruct in any way the space between a witness giving 
     evidence or testimony and any member of the Committee or the 
     visibility of that witness and that member to each other.
       (D) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions 
     but may not be placed in positions that obstruct 
     unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing or meeting by the 
     other media.
       (E) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and 
     radio media may not be installed in, or removed from, the 
     hearing or meeting room while the Committee is in session.
       (F) (i) Except as provided in subdivision (ii), 
     floodlights, spotlights, strobe lights, and flashguns may not 
     be used in providing any method of coverage of the hearing or 
     meeting.
       (ii) The television media may install additional lighting 
     in a hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, 
     in order to raise the ambient lighting level in a hearing or 
     meeting room to the lowest level necessary to provide 
     adequate television coverage of a hearing or meeting at the 
     current state of the art of television coverage.
       (G) If requests are made by more of the media than will be 
     permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chair for coverage 
     of a hearing or meeting by still photography, that coverage 
     shall be permitted on the basis of a fair and equitable pool 
     arrangement devised by the Standing Committee of Press 
     Photographers.
       (H) Photographers may not position themselves between the 
     witness table and the members of the Committee at any time 
     during the course of a hearing or meeting.
       (I) Photographers may not place themselves in positions 
     that obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by 
     the other media.
       (J) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and 
     Television Correspondents' Galleries.
       (K) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall 
     be currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
       (L) Personnel providing coverage by the television and 
     radio media and by still photography shall conduct themselves 
     and their coverage activities in an orderly and unobtrusive 
     manner. [House Rule XI (4)]


               Rule 4. CONSIDERATION OF MEASURE OR MATTER

       (a) IN GENERAL.--Bills and other substantive matters may be 
     taken up for consideration only when called by the Chair of 
     the Committee, except those matters which are the subject of 
     special call meetings outlined in Rule 2(c).
       (b) NOTICE.--
       (1) (A) The Chair of the Committee shall announce the date, 
     place, and subject matter of a committee meeting, which may 
     not commence earlier than the third day on which members have 
     notice thereof. [House Rule XI 2(g)(3)]
       (B) A committee meeting may begin sooner than specified in 
     subdivision (A) (in which case the Chair shall make the 
     announcement specified in subdivision (A) at the earliest 
     possible time) if--
       (i) the Chair of the Committee, with the concurrence of the 
     ranking minority member, determines there is good cause to do 
     so; or
       (ii) the Committee so determines by majority vote, a quorum 
     being present. [House Rule XI 2(g)(3)]
       (2) (A) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a 
     meeting for the consideration of a measure or matter, or at 
     the time of the announcement under (b)(1)(B) made within 24 
     hours before such meeting, the Chair shall cause the text of 
     such measure or matter to be made publicly available in 
     electronic form. [House Rule XI 2(g)(4)]
       (B) To the maximum extent practicable, a written copy of 
     the measure or matter to be considered and the original text 
     of the measure to be considered for purposes of markup shall 
     be made publicly available in electronic form for at least 48 
     hours in advance of consideration, excluding Saturdays, 
     Sundays and legal holidays.
       (3) A notice provided shall be published promptly in the 
     Daily Digest and made publicly available in electronic form. 
     [House Rule XI 2(g)(3)]
       (c) SUBMISSION OF AMENDMENTS.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, amendments to a measure or matter shall be 
     submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Committee at least 
     24 hours prior to the consideration of the measure or matter.
       (d) INVESTIGATIVE OR OVERSIGHT REPORTS.--A proposed 
     investigative or oversight report shall be considered as read 
     in Committee if it has been available to the Members for at 
     least 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal 
     holidays except when the House is in session on such a day). 
     [House Rule XI 1(b)(2)]
       (e) PRIVATE BILLS.--No private bill will be scheduled by 
     the Chair of the Committee if there are two (2) or more 
     Members who object to its consideration.


            Rule 5. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER (a)

       (a) IN GENERAL.--
       (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 Committee or Subcommittee (as the case 
     may be), a majority of the Committee or Subcommittee being 
     present. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed only by the 
     Chair of the Committee, or by any Member designated by the 
     Chair. [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]
       (2) The Chair of the Committee, after consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, or, if the Ranking 
     Member cannot be reached, the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     relevant Subcommittee, may authorize and issue such subpoenas 
     as described in paragraph (1) during any period in which the 
     House has adjourned for a period longer than three (3) days. 
     [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]

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       (3) A subpoena duces tecum may specify terms of return 
     other than at a meeting or a hearing of the Committee. [House 
     Rule XI 2(m)(3)(B)]
       (4) The Chair, or any Member of the Committee designated by 
     the Chair, may administer oaths to witnesses before the 
     Committee. [House Rule XI 2(m)(2)]
       (b) SENSITIVE OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.--Unless 
     otherwise determined by the Committee or Subcommittee, 
     certain information received by the Committee or Subcommittee 
     pursuant to a subpoena not made part of the record at an open 
     hearing shall be deemed to have been received in Executive 
     Session when the Chair of the Committee, in the Chair's 
     judgment and after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Committee, deems that in view of all of the 
     circumstances, such as the sensitivity of the information or 
     the confidential nature of the information, such action is 
     appropriate.


                       Rule 6. QUORUMS AND VOTING

       (a) QUORUMS.--
       (1) One-third (1/3) of the Members of the Committee shall 
     constitute a quorum for all purposes except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Rule. [House Rule XI 2(h)(3)]
       (2) A majority of the Members of the Committee shall 
     constitute a quorum for the purposes of reporting any measure 
     or matter, authorizing a subpoena, closing a meeting or 
     hearing pursuant to clause 2(g) of Rule XI of the House, 
     releasing executive session material pursuant to clause 
     2(k)(7) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, or where 
     required by any other Rule of the House.
       (3) Two (2) Members of the Committee shall constitute a 
     quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence, which, 
     unless waived by the Chair of the Committee after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee, shall include at least one (1) Member from each of 
     the majority and minority parties. [House Rule XI 2(h)(2)]
       (b) VOTING BY PROXY.--No Member may authorize a vote by 
     proxy with respect to any measure or matter before the 
     Committee. [House Rule XI 2(f)]
       (c) REQUESTS FOR RECORD VOTE.--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 anyone (1) Member.
       (d) POSTPONEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS.--The Chair of the 
     Committee, or of any Subcommittee, is authorized to postpone 
     further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on the 
     question of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an 
     amendment, and to resume proceedings on a postponed question 
     at any time after reasonable notice. Upon resuming 
     proceedings on a postponed question, notwithstanding any 
     intervening order for the previous question, an underlying 
     proposition shall remain subject to further debate or 
     amendment to the same extent as when the question was 
     postponed. [House Rule XI 2(h)(4)]


                       Rule 7. HEARING PROCEDURES

       (a) ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARING.--The Chair shall make a public 
     announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of a 
     hearing, and to the extent practicable, a list of witnesses 
     at least one (1) week before the commencement of the hearing. 
     If the Chair, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
     Member, determines there is good cause to begin the hearing 
     sooner, or if the Committee so determines by majority vote, a 
     quorum being present for the transaction of business, the 
     Chair shall make the announcement at the earliest possible 
     date. Any announcement made under this Rule shall be promptly 
     published in the Daily Digest, and made available in 
     electronic form. [House Rule XI 2(g)(3)]
       (b) WITNESS STATEMENT; TESTIMONY.--
       (1) Insofar as is practicable, no later than 48 hours in 
     advance of his or her appearance, each witness who is to 
     appear before the Committee shall file in printed copy and in 
     electronic form a written statement of his or her proposed 
     testimony and a curriculum vitae. [House Rule XI 2(g)(5)]
       (2) Each witness shall limit his or her presentation to a 
     five (5) minute summary, provided that additional time may be 
     granted by the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee when 
     appropriate.
       (3) In the case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental 
     capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony shall 
     include a disclosure of the amount and source (by agency and 
     program) of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or 
     contract (or subcontract thereof) received during the current 
     fiscal year or either of the two previous fiscal years by the 
     witness or by an entity represented by the witness. Such 
     statements, with appropriate redactions to protect the 
     privacy of the witness, shall be made publicly available in 
     electronic form not later than one day after the witness 
     appears. [House Rule XI 2(g)(5)]
       (c) QUESTIONING WITNESSES.--The right to interrogate a 
     witness before the Committee shall alternate between Majority 
     and Minority Members. Each Member shall be limited to five 
     (5) minutes in the interrogation of witnesses until such time 
     as each Member present who wishes to be recognized has been 
     recognized once for that purpose. No member may be recognized 
     for a second period of interrogation until each Member 
     present has been recognized at least once. [House Rule XI 
     2(j)(2)]
       (d) EXTENDED QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES BY MEMBERS.--
     Notwithstanding Rule 3(c), upon a motion, the Chair, in 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may designate 
     an equal number of Members from each party to question a 
     witness for a period of time equally divided between the 
     majority party and the minority party, not to exceed one (1) 
     hour in the aggregate or, upon a motion, may designate staff 
     from each party to question a witness for equal specific 
     periods that do not exceed one (1) hour in the aggregate. 
     [House Rule XI 2(j)(2)]
       (e) MINORITY WITNESSES.--Whenever any hearing is conducted 
     by the Committee on any measure or matter, the minority 
     Members of the Committee shall be entitled, upon request to 
     the Chair by a majority of them before the completion of the 
     hearing, to call witnesses selected by the minority to 
     testify with respect to the measure or matter during at least 
     one (1) day of hearing thereon. [House Rule XI 2(j)(1)]
       (f) ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD.--Members of the 
     Committee have two (2) weeks from the date of a hearing to 
     submit additional questions for the record to be answered by 
     witnesses who have appeared in person. The letters of 
     transmittal and any responses thereto shall be printed in the 
     hearing record.
       (g) ADDITIONAL HEARING PROCEDURES.--Rule XI 2(k) of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is hereby incorporated 
     by reference.


          Rule 8. PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING MEASURES OR MATTERS

       (a) FILING OF REPORTS.--
       (1) It shall be the duty of the Chair of the Committee to 
     report or cause to be reported promptly to the House any 
     measure approved by the Committee and to take or cause to be 
     taken the necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote. To 
     the maximum extent practicable, the written report of the 
     Committee on such measures shall be made available to the 
     Committee membership for review at least 24 hours in advance 
     filing. [House Rule XIII 2(b)(1)]
       (2) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall be filed within seven (7) 
     calendar days (exclusive of days on which the House is not in 
     session) after the day on which there has been filed with the 
     Clerk of the Committee a written request, signed by the 
     majority of the Members of the Committee, for the reporting 
     of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the 
     Clerk of the Committee shall transmit immediately to the 
     Chair of the Committee notice of the filing of that request. 
     [House Rule XIII 2(b)(2)]
       (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.--The report of the Committee on a 
     measure or matter that has been approved by the Committee 
     shall include the matters required by clauses 2(c) and 3 of 
     rule XIII of the Rules of the House.
       (c) SUPPLEMENTAL; MINORITY, OR ADDITIONAL VIEWS.--Clause 
     2(I) of House Rule XI is hereby incorporated by reference.
       (d) IMMEDIATE PRINTING; SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.--This Rule 
     does not preclude--
       (1) the immediate filing or printing of a Committee report 
     unless a timely request for the opportunity to file 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views has been made as 
     provided by this Rule; or
       (2) the filing by the Committee of any supplemental report 
     upon any measure or matter which may be required for the 
     correction of any technical error in a previous report made 
     by that Committee upon that measure or matter.
       (e) REPORT LANGUAGE ON USE OF FEDERAL RESOURCES.--No 
     legislative report filed by the Committee on any measure or 
     matter reported by the Committee shall contain language which 
     has the effect of specifying the use of federal resources 
     more explicitly (inclusively or exclusively) than that 
     specified in the measure or matter as ordered reported, 
     unless such language has been approved by the Committee 
     during a meeting or otherwise in writing by a majority of 
     the Members.


                  Rule 9. OTHER COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS

       (a) HOUSE REPORTS.--
       (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 
     8(c).
       (2) Not later than the 30th day after June 1 and December 
     1, the Committee shall submit to the House a semiannual 
     report on the activities of the Committee.
       (b) OTHER DOCUMENTS.--
       (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and (3), the Chair of the 
     Committee may approve the publication of any document as a 
     Committee print which in the Chair's discretion the Chair 
     determines to be useful for the information of the Committee.
       (2) Any document to be published as a Committee print which 
     purports to express the views, findings, conclusions, or 
     recommendations of the Committee or any of its Subcommittees, 
     other than a report of the Committee on a measure which has 
     been approved by the Committee, must be approved by the 
     Committee or its Subcommittees, as applicable, in a meeting 
     or otherwise in writing by a majority of the Members, and 
     such Members shall have the right to submit supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views

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     for inclusion in the print within at least 48 hours after 
     such approval.
       (3) Any document to be published as a Committee print, 
     other than a document described in subsection (2) of this 
     Rule, shall--
       (A) include on its cover the following statement: ``This 
     document has been printed for informational purposes only and 
     does not represent either findings or recommendations adopted 
     by this Committee;'' and
       (B) not be published following the sine die adjournment of 
     a Congress, unless approved by the Chair of the Committee 
     after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee.
       (c) JOINT INVESTIGATION OR STUDY.--A report of an 
     investigation or study conducted jointly by the Committee and 
     one (1) or more other Committee(s) may be filed jointly, 
     provided that each of the Committees complies independently 
     with all requirements for approval and filing of the report. 
     [House Rule XI 1(b)(2)]
       (d) POST ADJOURNMENT FILING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.--
       (1) After an adjournment of the last regular session of a 
     Congress sine die, an investigative or oversight report 
     approved by the Committee may be filed with the Clerk at any 
     time, provided that if a Member gives notice at the time of 
     approval of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
     additional views, that Member shall be entitled to not less 
     than seven (7) calendar days in which to submit such views 
     for inclusion with the report. [House Rule XI 1(b)(4)]
       (2) After an adjournment sine die of a regular session of a 
     Congress or after December 15, whichever occurs first, the 
     Chair of the Committee may file the second and fourth 
     semiannual Activity Report for that Congress with the Clerk 
     of the House at anytime and without the approval of the 
     Committee, provided that a copy of the report has been 
     available to each Member of the Committee for at least seven 
     (7) calendar days and that the report includes any 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a 
     Member of the Committee. [House Rule XI 1(d)]


     rule 10. general oversight and investigative responsibilities

       (a) OVERSIGHT.--
       (1) IN GENERAL.--The Committee shall conduct oversight of 
     matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee in 
     accordance with House Rule X, clause 2 and shall review and 
     study on a continuing basis laws, programs, and Government 
     activities relating to nonmilitary research and development. 
     [House Rule X 3(k)]
       (2) OVERSIGHT PLAN.--Not later than February 15 of the 
     first session of a Congress, the Committee shall meet in open 
     session, with a quorum present, to adopt its oversight plan 
     for that Congress for submission to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on House 
     Administration, in accordance with the provisions of clause 
     2(d) of Rule X of the House of Representatives. [House Rule X 
     2(d)]
       (b) INVESTIGATIONS.--
       (1) IN GENERAL.--The Chair of the Committee may undertake 
     any formal investigation in the name of the Committee after 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee.
       (2) SUBCOMMITEE INVESTIGATIONS.--The Chair of any 
     Subcommittee shall not undertake any formal investigation in 
     the name of the Committee or Subcommittee without formal 
     approval by the Chair of the Committee, in consultation with 
     other appropriate Subcommittee Chairs, and after consultation 
     with the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. The Chair 
     of any Subcommittee shall also consult with the Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Subcommittee before undertaking any 
     investigation in the name of the Committee.


                         RULE 11. SUBCOMMITTEES

       (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF SUBCOMMITTEES.--The 
     Committee shall have the following standing Subcommittees 
     with the jurisdiction indicated.
       (1) SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT.--Legislative 
     jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative 
     authority on all matters relating to energy research, 
     development, and demonstration and projects therefor, 
     commercial application of energy technology, and 
     environmental research, including:
       (A) Department of Energy research, development, and 
     demonstration programs;
       (B) Department of Energy laboratories;
       (C) Department of Energy science activities;
       (D) energy supply activities;
       (E) nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and other advanced 
     energy technologies;
       (F) uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy 
     waste management and environment, safety, and health 
     activities, as appropriate;
       (G) fossil energy research and development;
       (H) clean coal technology;
       (I) energy conservation research and development;
       (J) energy aspects of climate change;
       (K) pipeline research, development, and demonstration 
     projects;
       (L) energy and environmental standards;
       (M) energy conservation, including building performance, 
     alternate fuels for and improved efficiency of vehicles, 
     distributed power systems, and industrial process 
     improvements;
       (N) Environmental Protection Agency research and 
     development programs;
       (O) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including all activities related to weather, weather 
     services, climate, the atmosphere, marine fisheries, and 
     oceanic research;
       (P) risk assessment activities; and
       (Q) scientific issues related to environmental policy, 
     including climate change.
       (2) SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.--Legislative 
     jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative 
     authority on all matters relating to competitiveness, 
     technology, standards, and innovation, including:
       (A) standardization of weights and measures, including 
     technical standards, standardization, and conformity 
     assessment;
       (B) measurement, including the metric system of 
     measurement;
       (C) the Technology Administration of the Department of 
     Commerce;
       (D) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (E) the National Technical Information Service;
       (F) competitiveness, including small business 
     competitiveness;
       (G) tax; antitrust, regulatory and other legal and 
     governmental policies as they relate to technological 
     development and commercialization;
       (H) technology transfer, including civilian use of defense 
     technologies;
       (I) patent and intellectual property policy;
       (J) international technology trade;
       (K) research, development, and demonstration activities of 
     the Department of Transportation;
       (L) surface and water transportation research, development, 
     and demonstration programs;
       (M) earthquake programs (except for NSF) and fire research 
     programs, including those related to wildfire proliferation 
     research and prevention;
       (N) biotechnology policy;
       (O) research, development, demonstration, and standards-
     related activities of the Department of Homeland Security;
       (P) Small Business Innovation Research and Technology 
     Transfer; and
       (Q) voting technologies and standards.
       (3) SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.--
     Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and 
     investigative authority on all matters relating to science 
     policy and science education, including:
       (A) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
       (B) all scientific research, and scientific and engineering 
     resources (including human resources), science, technology, 
     engineering and mathematics education;
       (C) intergovernmental mechanisms for research, development, 
     and demonstration and cross-cutting programs;
       (D) international scientific cooperation;
       (E) National Science Foundation, including earthquake 
     programs;
       (F) university research policy, including infrastructure 
     and overhead;
       (G) university research partnerships, including those with 
     industry;
       (H) science scholarships;
       (I) computing, communications, networking, and information 
     technology;
       (J) research and development relating to health, 
     biomedical, and nutritional programs;
       (K) research, development, and demonstration relating to 
     nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology;
       (L) to the extent appropriate, agricultural, geological, 
     biological and life sciences research;
       (M) 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:
       (A) national space policy, including access to space;
       (B) sub-orbital access and applications;
       (C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its 
     contractor and government-operated labs;
       (D) space commercialization, including commercial space 
     activities relating to the Department of Transportation and 
     the Department of Commerce;
       (E) exploration and use of outer space;
       (F) international space cooperation;
       (G) the National Space Council;
       (H) space applications, space communications and related 
     matters;
       (I) earth remote sensing policy;
       (J) civil aviation research, development, and 
     demonstration;
       (K) research, development; and demonstration programs of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration; and
       (L) space law.
       (5) SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT.--General 
     and special investigative authority on all matters within the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology.
       (b) RATIOS.--A majority of the majority Members of the 
     Committee shall determine an appropriate ratio of majority to 
     minority Members of each Subcommittee and shall authorize the 
     Chair of the Committee to negotiate that ratio with the 
     minority party; Provided, however, that the ratio of majority 
     Members to minority Members on each Subcommittee (including 
     any ex-officio Members) shall be no less favorable to the

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     majority party than the ratio for the Committee.
       (c) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.--The Chair of the Committee and 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Committee shall serve as ex-
     officio Members of all Subcommittees and shall have the right 
     to vote and be counted as part of the quorum and ratios on 
     all matters before the Subcommittee.
       (d) REFERRAL OF LEGISLATION.--The Chair of the Committee 
     shall refer all legislation and other matters referred to the 
     Committee to the Subcommittee or Subcommittees of appropriate 
     primary and secondary jurisdiction within two (2) weeks of 
     the matters being referred to the Committee, unless the Chair 
     of the Committee deems consideration is to be by the 
     Committee. Subcommittee Chairs may make requests for referral 
     of specific matters to their Subcommittee within the two (2) 
     week period if they believe Subcommittee jurisdictions so 
     warrant.
       (e) PROCEDURES.--
       (1) No Subcommittee shall meet to consider for markup or 
     approval any measure or matter when the Committee or any 
     other Subcommittee of the Committee is meeting to consider 
     any measure or matter for markup or approval.
       (2) Each Subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
     receive testimony or evidence, mark up legislation, and 
     report to the Committee on all matters referred to it. For 
     matters within its jurisdiction, each Subcommittee is 
     authorized to conduct legislative, investigative, 
     forecasting, and general oversight hearings; to conduct 
     inquiries into the future; and to undertake budget impact 
     studies.
       (3) Subcommittee Chairs shall set meeting dates after 
     consultation with the Chair of the Committee and other 
     Subcommittee Chairs with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
     scheduling of Committee and Subcommittee meetings or hearings 
     wherever possible.
       (4) Any Member of the Committee may have the privilege of 
     sitting with any Subcommittee during its hearings or 
     deliberations and may participate in such hearings or 
     deliberations, but no Member who is not a Member of the 
     Subcommittee shall vote on any matter before such 
     Subcommittee, except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
     Rule.
       (5) During consideration of any measure or matter for 
     markup or approval in a Subcommittee proceeding, a record 
     vote may be had at the request of one (1) or more Members of 
     that Subcommittee.
       (6) Each Subcommittee of the Committee shall provide the 
     full Committee with copies of such records of votes taken in 
     the subcommittee and such other records with respect to the 
     subcommittee as the Chair deems necessary for the Committee 
     to comply with the rules and regulations of the House.
       (f) CONSIDERATION OF SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS.--After ordering 
     a measure or matter reported, a Subcommittee shall issue a 
     Subcommittee report in such form as the Chair of the 
     Committee shall specify. To the maximum extent practicable, 
     reports and recommendations of a Subcommittee shall not be 
     considered by the Committee until after the intervention of 
     48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, 
     from the time the report is submitted and made available to 
     the Members of the Committee and printed hearings thereon 
     shall be made available, if feasible, to the Members of the 
     Committee, except that this Rule may be waived at the 
     discretion of the Chair of the Committee after consultation 
     with the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.


                       Rule 12. COMMITTEE RECORDS

       (a) TRANSCRIPTS.--The transcripts of those hearings 
     conducted by the Committee and Subcommittees shall be 
     published as a substantially verbatim account of remarks 
     actually made during the proceedings, subject only to 
     technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
     authorized by the person making the remarks involved. 
     Transcripts of markups shall be recorded and published in the 
     same manner as hearings before the Committee and shall be 
     included as part of the legislative report unless waived by 
     the Chair of the Committee. [House Rule XI 2(e)(1)(A)]
       (b) KEEPING OF RECORDS.--
       (1) 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 included in the report of 
     the Committee, made available by the Committee for inspection 
     by the public at reasonable times in the offices of the 
     Committee and shall be made publicly available in electronic 
     form within 48 hours of such record vote. [House Rule XI 
     2(e)(1)(B)]
       (2) Information made available for public inspection shall 
     include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
     other proposition and the name of each Member voting for and 
     each Member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
     proposition, and the names of those Members present but not 
     voting. [House Rule XI 2(e)(1)(B)]
       (3) Not later than 24 hours after the adoption of any 
     amendment to a measure or matter considered by the Committee, 
     the Chair shall cause the text of each such amendment to be 
     made publicly available in electronic form. [House Rule XI 
     2(e)(6)]
       (c) AVAILABILITY OF ARCHIVED RECORDS.--The records of the 
     Committee at the National Archives and Records Administration 
     shall be made available for public use in accordance with 
     Rule VII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. The 
     Chair of the Committee shall notify the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Committee of any decision, pursuant to Rule VII 
     3(b)(3) or clause 4(b) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, to withhold a record otherwise available, 
     and the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
     determination on the written request of any Member of the 
     Committee. [House Rule XI 2(e)(3)]
       (d) PROPERTY OF HOUSE.--
       (1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2), all Committee 
     hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be kept 
     separate and distinct from the congressional office records 
     of the Member serving as its Chair. Such records shall be the 
     property of the House, and each Member, Delegate, and 
     Resident Commissioner, shall have access thereto.
       (2) A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, other 
     than Members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, may not have access to the records of the Committee 
     respecting the conduct of a Member, Delegate, Resident 
     Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House without the 
     specific prior permission of the Committee. [House Rule XI 
     2(e)(2)]

                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2011.


    communication from the chairman of the committee on the budget 
 regarding interim budget allocations and aggregates for fiscal years 
                               2011-2015

       Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 3 of House Resolution 5, I 
     submit for printing in the Congressional Record budget 
     aggregates and allocations for fiscal year 2011. This 
     submission includes allocation of budget authority and 
     outlays for fiscal year 2011 and the period of fiscal years 
     2011 through 2015.
       These interim levels will be used to enforce sections 
     302(f), 303(a) and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974. Sections 302(f) and 311(a) prohibit the consideration 
     of legislation inconsistent with the budgetary levels set 
     forth in the budget resolution and the accompanying report. 
     Section 303(a) prohibits the consideration of legislation 
     providing new budget authority or changing revenue until 
     Congress adopts a budget resolution for a fiscal year.
       For House authorizing committees, the interim allocations 
     and aggregates are set for fiscal year 2011, and the period 
     of fiscal years 2011 through 2015, at the levels included in 
     the ``Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 Through 
     2021'' published by the Congressional Budget Office (the CBO 
     baseline). They reflect legislation enacted through the end 
     of the 111th Congress. A separate 302(a) allocation to the 
     Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2011 was inserted 
     in the Congressional Record on February 8, 2011.
       The aggregates serve as a ceiling on spending and a floor 
     for revenue. These levels serve as the budget for fiscal year 
     2011, a year for which Congress did not adopt a budget 
     resolution. They are temporary and will be effective until 
     they are superseded by the adoption of a concurrent budget 
     resolution for fiscal year 2012.
       For questions, please contact Paul Restuccia, Chief Counsel 
     of the Budget Committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Paul Ryan,
                                                         Chairman.

                           APPROPRIATE LEVELS
                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Fiscal Years
                                                 -----------------------
                                                     2011      2011-2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority................................   2,964,850  ..........
Outlays.........................................   3,131,363  ..........
Revenues........................................   1,662,481  11,420,669
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN
                             APPROPRIATIONS
                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Fiscal    Total 2011-
                                                   Year 2011     2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee on Agriculture
    BA..........................................      16,075     290,699
    OT..........................................      15,575     288,356
Committee on Armed Services
    BA..........................................     138,450     739,019
    OT..........................................     142,424     738,484
Committee on Education and the Workforce
    BA..........................................          16     -17,002
    OT..........................................       2,847      -8,040
Committee on Energy and Commerce
    BA..........................................     348,856   1,858,975
    OT..........................................     345,001   1,822,721
Committee on Financial Services
    BA..........................................      -4,155      59,880
    OT..........................................      -1,762      30,392
Committee on Foreign Affairs
    BA..........................................      31,596     126,407
    OT..........................................      26,346     134,041
Committee on Homeland Security
    BA..........................................       1,535       8,135
    OT..........................................       1,411       7,897
Committee on House Administration
    BA..........................................          60         304
    OT..........................................          58         391
Committee on the Judiciary
    BA..........................................       7,186      43,296
    OT..........................................       7,382      41,466
Committee on Natural Resources
    BA..........................................       9,937      35,120
    OT..........................................       7,602      35,279
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
    BA..........................................      95,290     502,784
    OT..........................................      91,439     483,402
Committee on Science, Space and Technology
    BA..........................................         116         614
    OT..........................................         123         628
Committee on Small Business
    BA..........................................           0           0
    OT..........................................           0           0

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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    BA..........................................      71,549     360,915
    OT..........................................      15,988      82,574
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    BA..........................................       1,161      11,827
    OT..........................................       1,295      12,443
Committee on Ways and Means
    BA..........................................   1,156,980   5,587,569
    OT..........................................   1,158,913   5,590,239
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              

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