[House Report 111-193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-193

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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3081) MAKING 
  APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

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July 8, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Cardoza, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 617]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 617, by a record vote of 8 to 2, 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. 3081, the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2010, under a structured rule. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 
and 10 of rule XXI. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI.
    The resolution makes in order the amendment printed in part 
A of this report, and the amendments printed in part B of this 
report. The resolution provides that each such amendment shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
points of order against such amendments are waived except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution also 
provides that the amendments printed in part B of the report 
may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading.
    The resolution provides that for those amendments reported 
from the Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption 
shall be put to the House en gros and without demand for 
division of the question. The resolution provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    The resolution provides that after consideration of the 
bill for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may 
offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of 
debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent. The 
resolution provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that 
the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations or his designee and that the Chair 
may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of 
the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, the 
resolution provides that during consideration of the bill, the 
Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic 
voting.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) 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 all points of order against provisions in the 
bill includes a waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 176

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 177

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Hensarling (TX), #71, which 
would strike the funding for the Clean Technology Fund.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 178

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Reps. Smith, Christopher (NJ)/
Stupak (MI)/Sensenbrenner (WI), #75, which would put limits on 
funding for foreign or non-governmental organizations that 
perform or promote abortion and to strengthen existing 
conditions to limit funding for organizations that support or 
co-manage programs of coercive population control.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 179

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Ros-Lehtinen (FL), #58, which 
would increase by $15 million funding to the National Endowment 
for Democracy, offset by a reduction in assessed contributions 
to the OAS.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 180

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Broun (GA), #37, which would 
reduce discretionary funding in the bill by 1 percent.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 181

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Broun (GA), #29, which would 
prohibit funds in the bill from being used for activities with 
groups listed in United States of America v. Holy Land 
Foundation et. al., U.S. District Court for the Northern 
District of Texas, Dallas Division, Appendix A, CR no. 3:04-CR-
240-G.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 182

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Stearns (FL), #23, which would 
prohibit funds in the bill from being used for a United States 
contribution to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
    Results: Defeated 2-8.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 183

    Date: July 8, 2009.
    Measure: H.R. 3081.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 8-2.
    Vote by Members: Hastings--Yea; Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; 
Arcuri--Yea; Perlmutter--Yea; Pingree--Yea; Polis--Yea; 
Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; Slaughter--Yea.

           SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT IN PART A TO BE MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Lowey (NY): Would increase funding for safe water and 
sanitation programs ($25M); democracy programs ($10M); 
implementation of the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to 
Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality 
($300,000); maternal health programs ($10M); and oversight of 
Department of State and USAID programs ($8M). These additions 
would be offset by reductions to the Department of State 
Capital Investment Fund and USAID's Capital Investment Fund. 
The amendment would also restrict Foreign Military Financing 
Program funding for Sri Lanka and restrict first-class travel 
by employees of agencies funded by this Act.

          SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART B TO BE MADE IN ORDER

    1. Broun (GA): Would reduce discretionary funding in the 
bill by 5 percent.
    2. Buyer (IN): Would reduce funding for: Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs by $1.2 billion; Operating Expenses for USAID 
by $330 million; and Global Health by $670 million. This would 
reflect FY2009 enacted funding levels.
    3. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit funds in the bill from 
being made available for the one-time special educational, 
professional, and cultural exchange grants program, reducing 
the cost of the bill by $8 million.
    4. Granger (TX): Would prohibit funds in the bill from 
being used by the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate an 
agreement in contravention of certain provisions of law.
    5. Lewis, Jerry (CA): Would reduce the total amount of 
Title V funding in the bill, Multilateral Assistance, by 
$505,896,000.
    6. Stearns (FL): Would reduce the amount appropriated to 
the Peace Corps (Independent Agencies) by $76,560,000 to match 
the President's request of $373,440,000.
    7. Weiner (NY): Would strike Presidential waiver authority 
on the blocking of aid to Saudi Arabia.

                PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lowey of New York, or 
                              Her Designee

  Page 2, line 10, after the first dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $300,000)''.
  Page 3, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $300,000)''.
  Page 7, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased 
by $25,300,000)''.
  Page 7, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $8,000,000)''.
  Page 7, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $2,000,000)''.
  Page 7, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $2,000,000)''.
  Page 24, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(decreased by $28,000,000)''.
  Page 25, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 31, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $25,000,000)''.
  Page 32, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $25,000,000)''.
  Page 38, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:

                 limitation on assistance to sri lanka

  Sec. 70xx.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be 
available for assistance for the Government of Sri Lanka.

               prohibition on certain first-class travel

  Sec. 70xx.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded 
by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 
301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

                PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Broun of Georgia, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. 7__.  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 5 percent.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buyer of Indiana, or 
                              His Designee

  Page 2, line 10, after the first dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,200,000,000)''.
  Page 21, line 25, after the first dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $330,000,000)''.
  Page 25, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $670,000,000)''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:

TERMINATION OF ONE-TIME SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                        EXCHANGE GRANTS PROGRAM

  Sec. __. None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of State--Administration of Foreign 
Affairs--Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' shall be 
available for the one-time special educational, professional, 
and cultural exchange grants program, and the amount otherwise 
provided under such heading is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Granger of Texas, or 
                              Her Designee

  Page 198, after line 3, insert the following:

 LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO NEGOTIATE AGREEMENT IN CONTRAVENTION OF 
                              CERTAIN LAWS

  Sec. ___. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used by the Secretary of the Treasury to negotiate an agreement 
in contravention of section 1626 or 1627 of the International 
Financial Institutions Act, section 1112 or 1403 of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32), or 
the provision added to the end of title XVI of the 
International Financial Institutions Act by section 1404 of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32).
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lewis of California, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. 70xx.  Appropriations made in title V of this Act are 
hereby reduced in the amount of $505,896,000.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stearns of Florida, or 
                              His Designee

  Page 46, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $76,560,000)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Weiner of New York, or 
                              His Designee

  Page 126, beginning on line 23, strike ``unless the President 
certifies that Saudi Arabia is fully cooperating with efforts 
to combat international terrorism and such assistance will 
facilitate these efforts''.

                                  
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