[House Report 106-54]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-54

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     PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 820, THE COAST GUARD 
                       AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1999

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   March 16, 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. 113]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 113, 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. 820, 
the ``Coast Guard 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 Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 open for amendment at 
any point.
    Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional 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 
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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