[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
        1308, TAX RELIEF, SIMPLIFICATION, AND EQUITY ACT OF 2003

  Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, subject to rule XXII, clause 7(c), I hereby 
announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on H.R. 1308, the 
Child Tax Credit bill. The form of the motion is as follows:
  Mr. Speaker, I move that the managers on the part of the House and 
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House 
amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1308 be instructed as 
follows:
  One, the House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report the provision of the Senate amendment, not included 
in the House amendment, that provides immediate payments to taxpayers 
receiving an additional credit by reason of the bill in the same manner 
as other taxpayers were entitled to immediate payments under the Jobs 
and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
  Two, the House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report the provision of the Senate amendment, not included 
in the House amendment, that provides families of military personnel in 
Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat zones a child credit based on the 
earnings of the individuals serving in the combat zone.
  Three, the House conferees shall be instructed to include in the 
conference report all of the other provisions of the Senate amendment 
and shall not report back a conference report that includes additional 
tax benefits not offset by other provisions.
  Four, to the maximum extent possible within the scope of conference, 
the House conferees shall be instructed to include in the conference 
report other tax benefits for military personnel and families of the 
astronauts who died in the Columbia disaster.
  Five, the House conferees shall, as soon as practicable after the 
adoption of this motion, meet in open session with the Senate conferees 
and the House conferees shall file a conference report consistent with 
the preceding provisions of this instruction, not later than the second 
legislative day after adoption of this motion.

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