[House Report 106-159]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-159

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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1906, THE AGRICULTURE, RURAL 
    DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
    APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000

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May 24, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 185]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 185, 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. 1906, 
the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 
2000,'' 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 Appropriations.
    The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 3 day 
layover of the committee report) and section 306 of the 
Congressional Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of 
legislation within the Budget Committee's jurisdiction, unless 
reported by the Budget Committee) against consideration of the 
bill. The rule further waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized and legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill) against provisions in the bill.
    Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Record 
prior to their consideration may be given priority in 
recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent 
with House rules. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and 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 against 
consideration of the bill is necessary because the report was 
not printed until Monday, May 24, and the bill is scheduled to 
be considered on the floor on Tuesday, May 25. Also, the waiver 
of section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act is necessary 
because Sec. 733 of the bill, relating to user fee proposals in 
budget submissions, is within the Budget Committee's 
jurisdiction, but was not reported by them. Finally, the waiver 
of clause 2 of rule XXI against provisions in the bill is 
necessary because there are both legislative and unauthorized 
provisions in H.R. 1906. The unauthorized provisions in the 
bill are the Dairy Indemnity Program, the Elderly Feeding 
Program, and the Emerson-Leland Hunger Fellowships. Title VII 
of the committee report lists the legislative changes contained 
in the bill.

                                  
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