[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2711-2715]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
                             111TH CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GORDON of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Rule 
XI(2)(a)(2) I hereby submit to the House the Rules of the Committee on 
Science and Technology for the 111th Congress as adopted by the 
Committee on January 28, 2009:

   Rules for the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of 
                    Representatives, 111th Congress


                      Rule 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       (a) IN GENERAL.--The Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     as applicable, shall govern the Committee and its 
     Subcommittees, except that a motion to recess from day to day 
     and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of 
     a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are 
     privileged motions in the Committee and its Subcommittees and 
     shall be decided without debate. [House Rule XI 1(a)]
       (b) SUBCOMMITTEES.--The rules of the Committee, as 
     applicable, shall be the rules of its Subcommittees. [House 
     Rule XI 1(a)]
       (c) VICE CHAIR.--A Member of the majority party on the 
     Committee or Subcommittee shall be designated by the Chair of 
     the Committee as the Vice Chair of the Committee or 
     Subcommittee, as the case may be, and shall preside during 
     the absence of the Chair from any meeting. If the Chair and 
     Vice Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee are not present 
     at any meeting of the Committee or Subcommittee, the Ranking 
     Majority Member who is present shall preside at that meeting. 
     [House Rule XI 2(d)]
       (d) ORDER OF BUSINESS.--The order of business and procedure 
     of the Committee and the subjects of inquiries or 
     investigations will be decided by the Chair, subject always 
     to an appeal to the Committee.
       (e) 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.
       (f) 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.
       (g) 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)]
       (h) 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.
       (i) MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE.--The Chair is directed to 
     offer a motion under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the Rules of 
     the House whenever the Chair considers it appropriate. [House 
     Rule XI 2(a)(3)]
       (j) 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.
       (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 meetings of the Committee shall be held 
     on the second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Wednesdays of each month 
     the House is in session at 10:00 a.m. [House Rule XI 2(b)]
       (b) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.--The Chair of the Committee may 
     call and convene, as the Chair 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. The Committee shall 
     meet for such purpose under that call of the Chair. [House 
     Rule XI 2(c)(1)]
       (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) 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.
       (b) 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, except 
     that this time limit may be waived by the Chair. [House Rule 
     XI 2(j)(2)]
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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, unless closed in accordance with clause 2(g) of 
     rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. [House 
     Rule XI 2(g)]
       (e) 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. 
     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).
       (2) 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.
       (3) 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.
       (4) 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.
       (5) 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, strobelights, and flashguns may not 
     be used in providing any

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     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) In the allocation of the number of still photographers 
     permitted by a Committee or Subcommittee Chair in a hearing 
     or meeting room, preference shall be given to photographers 
     from Associated Press Photos and United Press International 
     Newspictures. 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 or by a majority vote of a quorum of the 
     Committee, except those matters which are the subject of 
     special call meetings outlined in Rule 2(c).
       (b) NOTICE.--
       (1) It shall not be in order for the Committee to consider 
     any new or original measure or matter unless written notice 
     of the date, place and subject matter of consideration and, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, a written copy of the 
     measure or matter to be considered and, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the original text of the measure to be 
     considered for purposes of markup have been available to each 
     Member of the Committee for at least 48 hours in advance of 
     consideration, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal 
     holidays.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), consideration of any 
     legislative measure or matter by the Committee shall be in 
     order by vote of two-thirds of the Members present, provided 
     that a majority of the Committee is present.
       (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) SUSPENDED PROCEEDINGS.--During the consideration of any 
     measure or matter, the Chair of the Committee, or of any 
     Subcommittee, may recess the Committee or Subcommittee, as 
     the case may be, at any point. Additionally, during the 
     consideration of any measure or matter, the Chair of the 
     Committee, or of any Subcommittee, shall suspend further 
     proceedings after a question has been put to the Committee or 
     Subcommittee at any time when there is a vote by electronic 
     device occurring in the House of Representatives. Suspension 
     of proceedings after a record vote is ordered on the question 
     of approving a measure or matter or on adopting an amendment 
     shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of Rule 
     6(d).
       (e) 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)]
       (f) GERMANENESS.--The rules of germaneness shall be 
     enforced by the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee, as 
     the case may be.


             Rule 5.--POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

       (a) IN GENERAL.--
       (1) Nothwithstanding 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 seven (7) days. 
     [House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]
       (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)]
       (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 in order to: (A) report any legislation, 
     measure, or matter; (B) close Committee meetings or hearings 
     pursuant to Rule 3(d); and (C) authorize the issuance of 
     subpoenas pursuant to Rule 5(a). [House Rule XI 2(h)(1); 
     House Rule XI 2(g); House Rule XI 2(m)(3)(A)]
       (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 AT COMMITTEE.--A record vote 
     of the Members may be had at the request of three (3) or more 
     Members or, in the apparent absence of a quorum, by any one 
     (1) Member.
       (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, time, 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 promptly made available in 
     electronic form, including on the Committee website. [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)(4)]
       (2) To the greatest extent practicable, each witness 
     appearing before the Committee shall include with the written 
     statement of proposed testimony a disclosure of any financial 
     interests which are relevant to the subject of his or her 
     testimony. These include, but are not limited to, public and 
     private research grants, stock or stock options held in 
     publicly traded and privately owned companies, government 
     contracts with the witness or the witness' employer, and any 
     form of payment of compensation from any relevant entity. The 
     source and amount of the financial interest should be 
     included in this disclosure. [House Rule XI 2(g)(4)]
       (3) 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.
       (c) MINORITY WITNESSES.--Whenever any hearing is conducted 
     by the Committee

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     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)]
       (d) EXTENDED QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES BY MEMBERS.--
     Notwithstanding Rule 3(b), 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 X12(j)(2)]
       (e) 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.
       (f) ADDITIONAL HEARING PROCEDURES.--Rule XI 2(k) of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is hereby incorporated 
     by reference. [House Rule XI 2(k)]


         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 
     of 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) SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, OR ADDITIONAL VIEWS.--If, at 
     the time of approval of any measure or matter by the 
     Committee, any Member of the Committee gives notice of 
     intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional 
     views, that Member shall have two (2) subsequent calendar 
     days after the day of such notice (excluding Saturdays, 
     Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to file such views, in 
     writing and signed by that Member, with the Clerk of the 
     Committee. No supplemental, minority, or additional views 
     shall be accepted for inclusion in the report if submitted 
     after two (2) subsequent calendar days have elapsed unless 
     the Chair of the Committee or Subcommittee, as appropriate, 
     decides to extend the time for submission of views, in which 
     case the Chair shall communicate such fact, including the 
     revised day and hour for submissions to be received, to the 
     Members of the Committee without delay. All such views so 
     filed by one (1) or more Members of the Committee shall be 
     included within, and shall be a part of, the report filed by 
     the Committee with respect to that measure or matter. [House 
     Rule XI 2(I)]
       (c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.--
       (1) The report of the Committee on a measure or matter 
     shall be printed in a single volume that shall--
       (A) include all supplemental, minority, or additional views 
     that have been submitted by the time of the filing of the 
     report on that measure or matter; and
       (B) bear on its cover a recital that any such supplemental, 
     minority, or additional views (and any material submitted 
     under rule 8(c)(3)(A)) are included as part of the report.
       (2) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall include the following, to be 
     provided by the Committee:
       (A) the oversight findings and recommendations required 
     pursuant to Rule X 2(b)(1) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, separately set out and identified; [House 
     Rule XIII 3(c)(1)]
       (B) the statement required by section 308(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and 
     identified, if the measure provides new budget authority or 
     new or increased tax expenditures as specified in Rule XIII 
     3(c)(2); [House Rule XIII 3(c)(2)]
       (C) with respect to reports on a bill or joint resolution 
     of a public character, a ``Constitutional Authority 
     Statement'' citing the specific powers granted to Congress by 
     the Constitution pursuant to which the bill or joint 
     resolution is proposed to be enacted; [House Rule XIII 
     3(d)(1)]
       (D) with respect to each recorded vote on a motion to 
     report any measure or matter of a public character, and on 
     any amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total 
     number of votes cast for and against, and the names of those 
     Members voting for and against, shall be included in the 
     Committee report on the measure or matter;
       (E) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Committee 
     under Rule XIII, clause 3(d)(2) of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, unless the estimate and comparison prepared 
     by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office prepared 
     under subparagraph 3 of this Rule has been timely submitted 
     prior to the filing of the report and included in the report; 
     [House Rule XIII 3(d)(2)]
       (F) in the case of a bill or joint resolution which repeals 
     or amends any statute or part thereof, the text of the 
     statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed, and 
     a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint 
     resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part 
     thereof proposed to be amended; [House Rule XIII 3(e)]
       (G) a transcript of the markup of the measure or matter 
     unless waived under Rule 12(a); and
       (H) a statement of general performance goals and 
     objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, 
     for which the measure authorizes funding. [House Rule XIII 
     3(e)(4)]
       (4) The report of the Committee on a measure which has been 
     approved by the Committee shall further include the 
     following, to be provided by sources other than the 
     Committee:
       (A) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office required under section 403 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set out and 
     identified, whenever the Director (if timely, and submitted 
     prior to the filing of the report) has submitted such 
     estimate and comparison of the Committee; [House Rule XIII 
     3(c)(3)]
       (B) if the Committee has not received prior to the filing 
     of the report the material required under subparagraph (A) of 
     this Rule, then it shall include a statement to that effect 
     in the report on the measure.
       (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) PRIVATE BILLS.--No private bill will be reported by the 
     Committee if there are two (2) or more dissenting votes. 
     Private bills so rejected by the Committee will not be 
     reconsidered during the same Congress unless new evidence 
     sufficient to justify a new hearing has been presented to the 
     Committee.
       (f) 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.--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(b).
       (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 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.

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       (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 the last regular 
     session of a Congress, the Chair of the Committee may file 
     the Committee's Activity Report for that Congress under 
     clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House with the 
     Clerk of the House at anytime and without the approval of the 
     Committee, provided that a copy of the report has been 
     available to each Member of the Committee for at least seven 
     (7) calendar days and that the report includes any 
     supplemental, minority, or additional views submitted by a 
     Member of the Committee. [House Rule XI 1(d)(1)]


     rule 10.--general oversight and investigative responsibilities

       (a) OVERSIGHT.--
       (1) IN GENERAL.--The Committee 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 plans 
     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) SUBCOMMITTEE 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), math, science and 
     engineering 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, and information technology;
       (J) research and development relating to health, 
     biomedical, and nutritional programs;
       (K) to the extent appropriate, agricultural, geological, 
     biological and life sciences research; and
       (L) 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 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 
     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

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     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.
       (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. 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.--The Committee shall keep a 
     complete record of all Committee action, which shall include 
     a record of the votes on any question on which a record vote 
     is demanded. The result of each record vote shall be made 
     available by the Committee for inspection by the public at 
     reasonable times in the offices of the Committee. Information 
     so available for public inspection shall include a 
     description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
     proposition and the name of each Member voting for and each 
     Member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
     proposition, and the names of those Members present but not 
     voting. [House Rule XI 2(e)(1)]
       (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 the 
     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)]

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