[House Report 105-172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-172
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1775, THE INTELLIGENCE 
                 AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

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July 8, 1997.--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. 179]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 179, 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. 1775, 
the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998,'' 
under a modified open rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Intelligence.
    The rule makes in order as an original bill for the 
purposes of amendment the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute now printed in the bill, which shall be considered 
by title and as read.
    The rule waives points of order against the committee 
amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI 
(germaneness) and clauses 5(a) and 5(b) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting appropriations on an authorization bill, and 
prohibiting the consideration of tax or tariff measures which 
have not been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, 
respectively).
    The rule provides for consideration of only those 
amendments that have been pre-printed in the Congressional 
Record. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.

                                
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