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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–854 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3036) TO AMEND THE 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 REGARDING 

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. CASTOR, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 1441] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 1441, by a record vote of 5–3, 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. 3036, the ‘‘No 

Child Left Inside Act of 2008,’’ under a structured rule. The rule 

provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 

on Education and Labor. 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed 

in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose 

of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 

points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except for clause 10 of rule XXI. 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, notwithVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:03 Sep 17, 2008 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR854.XXX HR854

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standing 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute (except clause 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware 

of any points of order. The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic. 

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. 593 

Date: September 16, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 3036. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 3–5. 

Vote by Members: Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; 

Arcuri—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— 

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 594 

Date: September 16, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 3036. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #1, which strikes 

language that directs grant funds towards ‘‘developing and implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental education at the State and local level,’’ replacing it with language that 

directs grant funds towards developing and implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding of the environmental 

benefits of energy produced from clean coal and oil shale, the effects of such production on energy usage, the impact of greater 

usage on the environment, and any corresponding effects on the 

price of gasoline. 

Results: Defeated 3–5. 

Vote by Members: Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; 

Arcuri—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— 

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 595 

Date: September 16, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 3036. 

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. McKeon (CA), #5, which strikes 

language that directs grant funds towards ‘‘developing and implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental eduVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:03 Sep 17, 2008 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR854.XXX HR854

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cation at the State and local level,’’ replacing it with language that 

directs grant funds towards developing and implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding of the environmental 

benefits of an ‘‘all of the above’’ energy plan, the effects of such a 

plan on energy usage, the impact of greater energy usage on the 

environment, and any corresponding effects on the price of gasoline. 

Results: Defeated 3–5. 

Vote by Members: Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; 

Arcuri—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— 

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 596 

Date: September 16, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 3036. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Bishop (UT), #2, which strikes 

language that directs grant funds towards ‘‘developing and implementing new policy approaches to advancing environmental education at the State and local level,’’ replacing it with language that 

directs grant funds toward developing and implementing new policy approaches to advance the understanding of the history of congressional and Presidential environmental action on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the effects of such actions on energy usage, 

the impact that such actions could have had on the environment, 

and any corresponding effects on the price of gasoline. 

Results: Defeated 3–5. 

Vote by Members: Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; 

Arcuri—Nay; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; Sessions— 

Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 597 

Date: September 16, 2008. 

Measure: H.R. 3036. 

Motion by: Mr. Cardoza. 

Summary of motion: To report the rule. 

Results: Adopted 5–3. 

Vote by Members: Cardoza—Yea; Welch—Yea; Castor—Yea; 

Arcuri—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Nay; Hastings (WA)—Nay; Sessions— 

Nay; Slaughter—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.) 

1. Miller, George (CA): The amendment clarifies that funds 

issued under the National Capacity Environmental Education 

Grant Program may be used to address environmental justice 

issues that may arise in low income communities. The amendment 

also provides that funds may be used to develop and implement 

policy approaches to environmental education including specified 

topics. (10 minutes) 

2. Duncan (TN): The amendment reduces funding in the bill for 

the National Environmental Education Act to $9 million. (10 minutes) 


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3. Duncan (TN): The amendment strikes Section 11, regarding 

the new environmental education grant program administered by 

the Department of Education under the National Environmental 

Education Act. (10 minutes) 

4. Welch (VT): The amendment allows municipalities to be eligible for the National Capacity Environmental Education Grant Program. (10 minutes) 

5. Courtney (CT): The amendment adds that applicants may describe on their application for federal grant funds how they have 

partnered, or intend to partner, with a State and local park and 

recreation department. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE

MILLER OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 10, strike lines 1 through 8 and insert the following: 

‘‘(D) address issues of environmental justice, including 

policies and methods for eliminating disparate enforcement 

of environmental laws and regulations, including with respect to low-income communities. 

Page 10, strike lines 9 through 11 and insert the following: 

‘‘(3) Developing and implementing new policy approaches to 

environmental education, which shall include a discussion of— 

‘‘(A) the benefits and costs to the environment and to 

consumers regarding increasing the supply of energy 

produced in the United States from— 

‘‘(i) oil and gas drilling; 

‘‘(ii) nuclear power; 

‘‘(iii) new coal technologies; and 

‘‘(iv) clean renewable and alternative sources of energy, including wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower,

and advanced biofuels; and 

‘‘(B) the best strategies for reducing energy consumption 

through an enhanced emphasis on efficiency and conservation. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN

OF TENNESSEE, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 7, line 18, strike ‘‘14,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘9,000,000’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN

OR TENNESSEE, OF HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 7, beginning on line 19, strike ‘‘NATIONAL CAPACITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM;’’. 

Page 7, line 23, strike ‘‘13’’ and insert ‘‘12’’. 

Page 8, strike line 1 through page 17, line 17. 

Page 17, line 18, strike ‘‘12’’ and insert ‘‘11’’. 

Page 19, line 4, strike ‘‘14’’ and insert ‘‘13’’. 

Page 20, strike line 18 and all that follows before the title 

amendment and insert the following: 


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(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 

1(b) of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 

note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 11 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 11. Accountability. 

‘‘Sec. 12. Authorization. 

‘‘Sec. 13. Restrictions on Federal Government and use of Federal funds.’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH OF

VERMONT, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 8, line 7, insert ‘‘municipalities,’’ after ‘‘agencies,’’. 

Page 8, line 15, insert ‘‘a municipality,’’ after ‘‘education,’’. 

Page 12, line 8, insert ‘‘municipality,’’ after ‘‘Each’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COURTNEY

OF CONNECTICUT, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 12, line 19, after ‘‘section.’’ insert the following: ‘‘Such application may describe how the applicant has partnered, or intends to 

partner, with a State and local park and recreation department.’’. 

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