[House Report 109-492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     109-492

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5522, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT 
        FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

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June 7, 2006.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Lincoln-Diaz-Balart of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 851]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 851, 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 5522, the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2007, under an open 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.
    Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for 
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all 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 authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted 
their amendments in the Congressional Record.
    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 clause 4(c) of rule XIII 
(requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a 
general appropriation bill). 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.
    The exemptions specified in the resolution to the waiver of 
clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations 
or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against 
provisions in H.R. 5522 are as follows:
          1. The number ``5'' on page 60, line 4;
          2. Section 526;
          3. Beginning with ``Of' on page 86, line 1 through 
        ``That'' on line 16;
          4. Section 538;
          5. Beginning with the semicolon in section 565(a)(2) 
        through ``501)'' in section 565(a)(3);
          6. Section 570;
          7. Section 579.

                                  
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