[House Report 107-586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-586

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     PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5121, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003

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   July 17, 2002.--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. 489]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 489, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5121, the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2003, 
under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read 
through page 61, line 16. The rule waives points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations 
or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as 
specified in the resolution.
    The rule provides that where points of order are waived 
against part of a paragraph, points of order against a 
provision in another part of that paragraph may be made only 
against that provision and not against the entire paragraph.
    The rule provides that no amendment to the bill shall be in 
order except the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and except pro 
forma amendments offered at any time by the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
designees for the purpose of debate.
    The rule provides that the amendment printed in this report 
may be offered only by a member specified in this report, shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 
amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
    The waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) is needed because there are numerous 
legislative provisions included in the bill.




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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

    An amendment to be offered by Representative Moran of 
Virginia, or his designee.
    Debatable for 20 minutes:

    Page 11, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert the 
following: ``(reduced by $590,000)''.

                                  
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