[House Report 106-41]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
1st Session             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-41
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 707, THE DISASTER MITIGATION 
                     AND COST REDUCTION ACT OF 1999

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   March 3, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 91]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 91, 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. 707, 
``The Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction 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 Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
    The rule waives clause 4(a) of Rule XIII (requiring a 
three-day layover of the committee report) against 
consideration of the bill. The waiver is necessary because the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was not able to 
file its report until Wednesday, March 3, and the bill may be 
considered in the House on Thursday, March 4. The rule makes in 
order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment, which shall be read by title.
    Members who have preprinted 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 rule allows for the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during the 
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.

                                
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