[House Report 104-601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-601
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                 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF 
 
H.R. 3540, THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

              APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997

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May 30, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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     Mr. Goss, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 445]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 445, 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. 3540, 
the ``Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1997'' under an 
open rule. The rule provides for one hour debate divided 
equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives points of order against consideration of 
the bill for failing to comply with clause 1(b) of rule X 
(requiring a detailed explanation in the committee report on 
any rescissions or transfers of unexpended balances), or clause 
7 of rule XXI (the 3-day requirement for availability of 
printed hearings and the committee report).
    The rule also waives points of order against provisions in 
the bill which do not comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and legislation on 
general appropriations bills), clause 5(b) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting the reporting of legislation carrying a tax or 
tariff by a committee not having jurisdiction over such 
matters), and clause 6 of rule XXI (prohibiting transfers of 
unobligated balances), except as specified in the rule.
    The rule provides that the bill shall be considered by 
title rather than by paragraph and that each title shall be 
considered as read. The rule grants the chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole the authority to accord priority in 
recognition to those amendments that are pre-printed in the 
Congressional Record.
    The rule also provides that the chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may postpone recorded votes on any amendment and 
that the chairman may reduce voting time on postponed questions 
to 5 minutes, provided that the vote takes place immediately 
following another recorded vote and that the voting time on the 
first in a series of questions be not less than 15 minutes.
    The rule provides that a motion to rise and report the bill 
to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted 
shall have precedence over a motion to amend if offered by the 
Majority leader or a designee, after the reading of the final 
lines of the bill.
    Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.

                                
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