[House Report 105-601]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-601
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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4112, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                       APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1999

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   June 24, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Ms. Pryce of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 489]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 489, by a nonrecord 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. 4112, 
the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 1999'' under a 
structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
divided equally between the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (requiring a 
three-day layover of the committee report), clause 3 of rule 
XXI (requiring that the report include a list of unauthorized 
accounts), clause 7 of rule XXI (requiring relevant printed 
hearings and reports to be available for three days prior to 
the consideration of a general appropriations bill), and 
section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act (prohibiting 
consideration of budget-related legislation, as reported, that 
is not subject to appropriations) against consideration of the 
bill.
    The rule waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized 
appropriations or legislative provisions in a general 
appropriations bill), and clause 6 (prohibiting 
reappropriations in a general appropriations bill) of rule XXI 
against provisions in the bill, except against section 108 
(mandating participation in government transit programs). The 
rule provides that no amendments will be in order except those 
printed in this report.
    The rule provides that each amendment may be considered 
only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only 
by a member designated in this report, shall be debatable for 
the time specified in this report equally divided between the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 
amendment.
    The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in this report. It further 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 voting time 
on the first in a series of questions is not less than 15 
minutes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

Rules Committee Rollcall No. 98

    Date: June 24, 1998.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 4112, Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, 1999.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: Makes in order an amendment by 
Representative Hoyer which prohibits funds in the bill from 
being used for the ``reserve fund for unanticipated expenses'' 
authorized by clause 5(a) of rule XI, or to pay the salary of 
any House officer or employee who certifies, approves or 
processes a disbursement from the reserve fund pursuant to an 
allocation approved by the Committee on House Oversight on or 
after October 1, 1998.
    Results: Defeated 2-6.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; McInnis--Nay; 
Hastings--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Hall--Yea; Solomon--
Nay.

 SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE FOR H.R. 4112, THE 
              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 1999

    Farr--10 minutes: Clarifies that of the funds appropriated 
in the bill for the ``operation and maintenance'' of House 
office buildings, $100,000 shall be made available for the 
Office Waste Recycling Program alone.
    Gutierrez--10 minutes: Mandates the establishment of a 
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the congressional 
buildings administered by the Architect of the Capitol, thus 
bringing Congress into compliance with the energy efficiency 
standards established under the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                  AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER BY THE RULE

1. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Farr of California or 
           a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes

    In the item relating to ``HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS'' under 
the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL--Capitol Buildings and 
Grounds'', strike the period at the end and insert the 
following: ``: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used 
exclusively for waste recycling programs.''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gutierrez of Illinois, 
                or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    In Title III--General Provisions--after the last section 
insert the following new section:
    Sec. 310. The Architect of the Capitol--
          (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective 
        energy conservation strategy for all facilities 
        currently administered by Congress to achieve a net 
        reduction of 20 percent in energy consumption on the 
        congressional campus compared to fiscal year 1991 
        consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot basis 
        not later than 7 years after the adoption of this 
        resolution;
          (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months 
        after the adoption of this resolution a comprehensive 
        energy conservation and management plan which includes 
        life cycle costs methods to determine the cost-
        effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency projects;
          (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
        in the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        request for the amount of appropriations necessary to 
        carry out this resolution;
          (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on 
        congressional energy management and conservation 
        programs which details energy expenditures for each 
        facility, energy management and conservation projects, 
        and future priorities to ensure compliance with the 
        requirements of this resolution.
          (5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional 
        buildings and update such surveys as needed;
          (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and 
        payback period of energy and water conservation 
        measures likely to achieve the required energy 
        consumption levels;
          (7) shall install energy and water conservation 
        measures that will achieve the requirements through 
        previously determined life cycle cost methods and 
        procedures;
          (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and 
        employ private sector capital to finance energy 
        conservation projects and achieve energy consumption 
        target;
          (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that 
        will attack private sector funding for the installation 
        of energy-efficient and renewable energy technology to 
        meet the requirements of this resolution;
          (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's 
        Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE 
        Savings) contracts program for Federal Government 
        facilities; and
          (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-
        to'' guides for each Member and employing authority of 
        the Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods 
        to save energy and taxpayer dollars.

                                
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