[House Report 109-487]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-487

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     PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5521, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

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June 6, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 849]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 849, by a non-record 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. 5521, the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2007, 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 waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. 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).
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The rule provides that the amendments printed in 
this report may be offered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in this report.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill includes a waiver of section 401(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of 
legislation, as reported, providing new contract authority or 
new borrowing authority that is not limited to amounts provided 
in appropriations acts) because section 103 of the bill is in 
violation of section 401(a)(1). The waiver of clause 2 of rule 
XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative 
provisions in an appropriations bill) is necessary because 
there are numerous legislative provisions included in the bill.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Brown-Waite (FL): Decreases the increase in funding for 
the Capitol Tour Guide Service by half. (10 minutes)
    2. Davis, Susan (CA): Adds $1 million to the National 
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). 
The funding is offset by reducing by $1 million the funding for 
the Capital Guide Service and Special Services Office. (10 
minutes)
    3. McCaul (TX): Decreases GPO Congressional Printing and 
Binding funds by $3 million, and increases the Capitol Police 
salaries fund by $3 million. (10 minutes)
    4. Baird (WA): Provides $2.4 million in funding for 
electronic mapping of the Capitol complex, including the 
Capitol itself, the House and Senate office buildings, tunnels, 
parking facilities, and other areas identified by the Capitol 
Police. The funds are offset by funds appropriated for the 
printing and binding of Government publications by the 
Government Printing Office. (10 minutes)
    5. Hefley (CO): Cuts discretionary spending in the bill by 
one percent across-the-board. (10 minutes)
    6. Cleaver (MO): Prohibits the funds authorized for 
Members' Representational Allowances in the bill from providing 
directly for any personal vehicle which is not an alternatively 
fueled vehicle. (10 minutes)
    7. Meehan (MA): Prohibits funds in the bill from being used 
to establish or operate a smoking area in House Office 
Buildings. (10 minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown-Waite of Florida, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 12, line 4, strike ``$8,490,000'' and insert 
``$6,294,000''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of California, or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 12, line 4, insert after the dollar amount the 
following: ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.
    Page 33, line 8, insert after the first dollar amount the 
following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCaul of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 12, line 22, insert after the dollar amount the 
following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
    Page 36, line 3, insert after the dollar amount the 
following: ``(decreased by $3,000,000)''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Baird of Washington, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 13, line 13, insert after the dollar amount the 
following: ``(increased by $2,400,000)''.
    Page 36, line 3, insert after the dollar amount the 
following: ``(decreased by $2,400,000)''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hefley of Colorado, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 44, insert after line 18 the following:
    Sec. 211. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
reduced by 1 percent.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cleaver of Missouri, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 44, insert after line 18 the following:
    Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and 
Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' may be used 
directly to provide any individual with a vehicle which is not 
an alternative fuel vehicle.
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       7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meehan of 
        Massachusetts, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 44, insert after line 18 the following:
    Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL--House Office 
Buildings'' may be used to establish or operate a smoking area 
in any building.

                                  
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