[House Report 106-148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-148

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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1553, THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
         SERVICE AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1999

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    May 18, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 175]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 175, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1553, 
the ``National Weather Service and Related Agencies 
Authorization Act of 1999,'' under an open rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate divided equally between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Science.
    The rule waives points of order against consideration of 
the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a three-day layover of the committee report). The 
rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and now printed in the 
bill. The amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read.
    The rule permits the chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to accord priority in recognition to those Members who caused 
their amendment to be printed in the Congressional Record and 
permits the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone 
votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting 
time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote 
follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides for 
one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
    The waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII is necessary because 
the committee report accompanying the bill was filed on May 18, 
1999, and the bill is expected to be considered on the floor on 
May 19.

                                  
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