[House Report 106-193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-193

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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1658, CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE 
                               REFORM ACT

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   June 22, 1999.--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. 216]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 216, 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. 1658, 
the ``Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act,'' 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 the Judiciary.
    The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute modified by the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of amendment.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be open for amendment by section. The rule 
provides that prior to the consideration of any other amendment 
it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in this 
report, which may be offered by Representative Hyde or his 
designee, may amend portions of the bill not yet read for 
amendment, and shall be considered as read.
    The rule provides for the consideration of only those 
amendments preprinted in the Congressional Record, which may be 
offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his 
designee.
    The rule allows for 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 one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Text of the amendment made in order under the rule:
    Page 11, strike line 3 and all that follows through line 3 
on page 12 and redesignate sections 4, 5, and 6 as sections 3, 
4, and 5, respectively.
    Page 12, line 17, strike ``forfeiture'' and insert 
``forfeiture under any provision of Federal law (other than the 
Tariff Act of 1930 or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) 
providing for the forfeiture of property other than as a 
sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense''.
    Page 13, beginning in line 20 strike ``under any Act of 
Congress'' and insert ``under any provision of Federal law 
(other than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) providing for the forfeiture of property other than as 
a sentence imposed upon conviction of a criminal offense''.
    Page 13, line 25, strike ``pre-judgment interest'' and 
insert ``for pre-judgment interest in a proceeding under any 
provision of Federal law (other than the Tariff Act of 1930 or 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the forfeiture 
of property other than as a sentence imposed upon conviction of 
a criminal offense''.
    Page 14, line 17, strike ``any intangible benefits'' and 
insert ``any intangible benefits in a proceeding under any 
provision of Federal law (than the Tariff Act of 1930 or the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) providing for the forfeiture of 
property other than as a sentence imposed upon conviction of a 
criminal offense''.

                                  
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