[House Report 104-565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-565
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                 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF
 
   H.R. 3322, THE OMNIBUS CIVILIAN SCIENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996

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 May 7, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Ms. Greene of Utah, from the Committee on Rules submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 427]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 427, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               Brief Summary of Provisions of Resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3322, 
the ``Omnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1996'' 
under an open rule. The rule waives points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
2(l)(2) of rule XI (requirement of a quorum to report). The 
rule provides one hour of general debate divided equally 
between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Science.
    The rule provides that the bill be considered by title 
rather than by section, and that the first section and each 
title shall be considered as read. The rule also waives points 
of order against the bill for failure to comply with clause 
5(a) of rule XXI (appropriations in a legislative bill).
    The rule provides for consideration of a manager's 
amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, which shall be 
considered as read, may amend portions of the bill not yet read 
for amendment, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled, and shall not be subject to amendment 
or a demand for a division of the question. If adopted, the 
amendment shall be considered as original text for amendment 
purposes.
    The rule also accords priority in recognition to those 
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.

The Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Walker of Pennsylvania or 
                              His Designee

  Page 3, in the table of contents, strike the items relating 
to subtitle B of title IV.
  Page 3, in the table of contents, amend the line relating to 
subtitle C of title IV to read as follows:

                        Subtitle B--Program Support

  Page 4, in the table of contents, amend the items relating to 
subtitle D of title IV to read as follows:

                  Subtitle C--Streamlining of Operations

Sec. 441. Programs.
Sec. 442. Reduction in travel budget.

  Page 4, in the table of contents, amend the line relating to 
subtitle E of title IV to read as follows:

                         Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

  Page 4, in the table of contents, strike the item relating to 
section 453.
  Page 4, in the table of contents, amend the items relating to 
title VII to read as follows:

  Title VII--Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and 
                               Development

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 703. Research priorities.
Sec. 704. Research Advisory Committees.
Sec. 705. National aviation research plan.

  Page 7, lines 11, 13, and 15, strike ``(1)''.
  Page 7, lines 12, 14, and 16, strike ``scientific''.
  Page 12, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph:
          (1) in section 4(g) (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)), by striking 
        ``the appropriate rate provided for individuals in 
        grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 
        5332'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the maximum rate 
        payable under section 5376'';
  Page 12, lines 5, 9, and 17, redesignate paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
  Page 12, lines 17 through 20, amend paragraph (4), as so 
redesignated, to read as follows:
          (4) in section 14(c) (42 U.S.C. 1873(c))--
                  (A) by striking ``shall receive'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be entitled 
                to receive'';
                  (B) by inserting ``, including traveltime,'' 
                after ``business of the Foundation''; and
                  (C) by striking ``the rate specified for the 
                daily rate for grade GS-18 of the General 
                Schedule under section 5332'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``the maximum rate payable under 
                section 5376''; and
  Page 12, lines 21 and 22, strike paragraph (4).
  Page 13, lines 19 through 21, amend subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
  (d) Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
Amendments.--(1) Section 34 of the Science and Engineering 
Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885b) is amended--
          (A) by inserting ``and persons with disabilities'' 
        after ``minorities in science'' in the section heading; 
        and
          (B) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
  ``(c) The Foundation is authorized to undertake and support 
programs and activities to encourage the participation of 
persons with disabilities in the science and engineering 
professions.''.
  (2) Section 36 of the Science and Engineering Equal 
Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885c) is amended--
          (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``persons with 
        disabilities,'' after ``minorities,'';
          (B) in subsection (b), by amending the second 
        sentence to read as follows: ``In addition, the 
        Chairman of the National Science Board may designate 
        members of the Board as ex officio members of the 
        Committee.'';
          (C) by striking subsections (c) and (d);
          (D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
        new subsection:
  ``(c) The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and 
evaluating all Foundation matters relating to participation in, 
opportunities for, and advancement in education, training, and 
research in science and engineering of women, minorities, 
persons with disabilities, and other groups currently 
underrepresented in scientific, engineering, and professional 
fields.'';
          (E) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
          (F) in subsection (d), as so redesignated by 
        subparagraph (E) of this paragraph, by striking 
        ``additional''.
  Page 17, line 1, strike ``develop'' and insert in lieu 
thereof ``development''.
  Page 90, line 11, through page 93, line 13, strike subtitle 
B.
  Page 93, line 14, redesignate subtitle C as subtitle B.
  Page 94, line 4, through page 97, line 13, strike subsections 
(c) and (d).
  Page 97, lines 14 and 21, redesignate subsections (e) and (f) 
as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
  Page 98, line 1, redesignate subtitle D as subtitle C.
  Page 98, lines 6 through 11, strike paragraphs (1) through 
(4).
  Page 98, lines 16 through 21, strike paragraphs (8) through 
(12).
  Page 99, lines 5 through 9, strike paragraphs (17) and (18).
  Page 98, line 12, through page 99, line 10, redesignate 
paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), (15), (16), and (19) as 
paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively.
  Page 99, line 19, through page 100, line 7, strike 
subsections (c) and (d).
  Page 100, line 8, strike ``LIMITATIONS ON APPROPRIATIONS'' 
and insert in lieu thereof ``REDUCTION IN TRAVEL BUDGET''.
  Page 100, lines 9 through 15, strike ``(a) Maximum Amount'' 
and all that follows through ``Travel Budget.--''.
  Page 100, line 20, through page 103, line 24, strike section 
443.
  Page 104, line 1, redesignate subtitle E as subtitle D.
  Page 106, line 9, through page 116, line 9, strike section 
453.
  Page 119, line 1, strike ``Environmental'' and insert in lieu 
thereof ``Environment''.
  Page 124, line 9, through page 129, line 3, strike sections 
702 through 705.
  Page 129, line 4, redesignate section 706 as section 702.
  Page 130, line 10, insert ``and'' after ``and activities;''.
  Page 130, lines 12 through 18, strike ``; and'' and all that 
follows through ``Facilities and Equipment''.
  Page 130, line 19, redesignate section 707 as section 703.
  Page 131, line 9, through page 132, line 5, strike section 
708.
  Page 132, line 6, redesignate section 709 as section 704.
  Page 133, line 1, redesignate section 710 as section 705.

                                
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