[House Report 111-692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-692

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H.R. 
  5116) TO INVEST IN INNOVATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TO 
    IMPROVE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER 
 PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE 
   BILL (H.R. 2751) TO ACCELERATE MOTOR FUEL SAVINGS NATIONWIDE AND 
 PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO REGISTERED OWNERS OF HIGH POLLUTING AUTOMOBILES 
TO REPLACE SUCH AUTOMOBILES WITH NEW FUEL EFFICIENT AND LESS POLLUTING 
AUTOMOBILES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
 THE BILL (H.R. 2142) TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS OF 
 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR PURPOSES OF ASSESSING AGENCY PERFORMANCE AND 
 IMPROVEMENT, AND TO ESTABLISH AGENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICERS 
                AND THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

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 December 21, 2010.--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.R. 1781]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1781, 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 the consideration of the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization 
Act of 2010. The resolution makes in order a motion offered by 
the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology that the 
House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5116. The 
resolution provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Science and Technology. The resolution 
waives all points of order against consideration of the motion 
except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The 
resolution provides that the Senate amendment shall be 
considered as read.
    The resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 2751, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. 
The resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce or his designee that the 
House concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2751. The 
resolution provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution waives 
all points of order against consideration of the motion except 
those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 
provides that the Senate amendments shall be considered as 
read.
    The resolution provides for the consideration of the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2142, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The 
resolution makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that the House 
concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2142. The resolution 
provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The resolution 
waives all points of order against consideration of the motion 
except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Finally, the 
resolution provides that the Senate amendment shall be 
considered as read.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motions (except those arising under clause 
10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of 
order against the motions. The waivers of all points of order 
against the motions are prophylactic.

                                  
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