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House Calendar No. 226 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 997 

[Report No. 109–647] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend title 18, United 

States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 

contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms 

and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get 

the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year period during 

which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance 

inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return 

to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support 

of non-profit organizations and other public service programs, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 

Mr. GINGREY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend 

title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison 

Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its 

unfair competition with private sector firms and their 

non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies 

to get the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide 


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a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries 

adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through 

other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and 

other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize 

alternative inmate work opportunities in support of nonprofit organizations and other public service programs, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend title 18, United 

6 States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to com7 pete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition 

8 with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers 

9 and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for 

10 taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year period during 

11 which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining in12 mate work opportunities through other than its mandatory 

13 source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and 

14 vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportu15 nities to better prepare inmates for a successful return 

16 to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportuni17 ties in support of non-profit organizations and other public 

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1 ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

2 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de3 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

4 hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 

5 ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judici6 ary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

7 amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 

8 to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend9 ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na10 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

11 the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 

12 amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid13 ered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 

14 no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 

15 of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 

16 the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 

17 resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 

18 the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

19 a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

20 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

21 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

22 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

23 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

24 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

25 of order against such amendments are waived. At the conVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:46 Sep 13, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR997.RH HR997

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1 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

2 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

3 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

4 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend5 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

6 or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub7 stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or8 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 

9 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 

10 with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 226 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 997 

[Report No. 109

–647] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) 

grams, and for other purposes. profit organizations and other public service proinmate work opportunities in support of noncessful return to society, to authorize alternative portunities to better prepare inmates for a suctional opportunities and other rehabilitative opto enhance inmate access to remedial and vocathrough other than its mandatory source status, adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities period during which Federal Prison Industries value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year and empowering Federal agencies to get the best vate sector firms and their non-inmate workers tracts minimizing its unfair competition with priFederal Prison Industries to compete for its conto amend title 18, United States Code, to require 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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