[House Report 110-562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-562
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5501) TO AUTHORIZE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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April 1, 2008.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 1065]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 1065, 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. 5501, the
Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act
of 2008, under a structured rule. The rule provides two hours
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI.
The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
The rule waives all points of order against provisions of the
bill. This waiver does not affect the point of order available
under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure).
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a
Member designated 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against
the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the
Speaker.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule
XXI) and waives all points of order against the provisions of
the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order.
The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic.
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE
(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
1. Blumenauer (OR): Would add safe drinking water to
nutrition and income security on the list of programs for which
direct linkages are encouraged. (10 minutes)
2. Fortenberry (NE): Would ensure that audits by the
Inspector General include information on subcontractors. (10
minutes)
3. McCollum (MN)/Jackson (IL): Would add Malawi, Swaziland
and Lesotho to the list of new ``focus'' countries proposed to
be added in the bill. (10 minutes)
4. Carson (IN): Would direct the Coordinator of United
States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally and
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development to expand their plan for strengthening health
systems of host countries by allowing for postsecondary
educational institutions, particularly in Africa, to
collaborate with United States postsecondary educational
institutions and specifically historically black colleges and
universities. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blumenauer of Oregon,
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 59, line 7, insert ``, safe drinking water,'' after
``nutrition''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fortenberry of
Nebraska, or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 43, line 4, insert before the period at the end the
following: ``, including both Principal Recipients and sub-
recipients''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCollum of Minnesota,
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 35, line 13, insert ``, Malawi, Swaziland, Lesotho''
after ``Republic''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carson of Indiana, or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 49, line 10, insert before the period at the end the
following: ``Recognizing that human and institutional capacity
form the core of any health care system that can sustain the
fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, the plan
shall include a strategy to encourage postsecondary educational
institutions in host countries, particularly in Africa, in
collaboration with United States postsecondary educational
institutions, historically black colleges and universities, to
develop such human and institutional capacity and in the
process further build their capacity to sustain the fight
against these diseases.''.
Page 104, line 21, before ``capacity'' insert ``human and
institutional''.
Page 105, line 5, insert ``partnerships,'' after
``telecommunications services,''.