[House Report 106-264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-264

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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2605, THE ENERGY AND WATER 
                 DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000

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   July 26, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 261]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 261, 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. 2605, 
the ``Energy and Water Development 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) against consideration of the 
bill. The rule further waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill) and clause 5(a) of rule XXI (prohibiting a tax or tariff 
provision in a bill not reported by a committee with 
jurisdiction over revenue measures) against provisions in the 
bill, except as otherwise specified in the rule.
    Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Record 
prior to their consideration will 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 is necessary because 
the report was not printed until Monday, July 26, and the bill 
may be considered on the floor on Tuesday, July 27. The waiver 
of clause 2 of rule XXI is necessary because their are several 
unauthorized and legislative provisions, as well as transfers 
of funds. Those provisions are described in pages 146-152 of 
the Committee Report on the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Bill, 2000 (106-581). Finally, the waiver of 
clause 5(a) of rule XXI is necessary because sec. 504 of the 
bill (Nuclear Regulatory Commission fee) is a revenue 
provision. Similar provisions have been included in previous 
Energy and Water Appropriations bills because the fee funds the 
commission.

                                  
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