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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–653

PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4577, THE DEPARTMENTS

OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2001

JUNE 6, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Rules,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 515]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House

Resolution 515, 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 H.R. 4577, the

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2001, under an

open rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided

equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on Appropriations.

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the

bill. The rule provides that the amendments printed in part A of

this report shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives clause

2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in

an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill, as amended,

except as otherwise specified in the rule.

The rule further provides that the amendment printed in part B

of this report may be offered only by a Member designated in this

report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill,

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 division of the question in the House

or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the

amendment printed in part B of this report are waived. The rule

also waives clause 2(e) of rule XXI (prohibiting nonemergency designated amendments to be offered to an appropriations bill conVerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:45 Jun 07, 2000 Jkt 079008 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR653.XXX pfrm03 PsN: HR653
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taining an emergency designation) against amendments offered

during consideration of the bill.

Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Record

prior to their consideration will be given priority in recognition to

offer their amendments if otherwise consistent with House rules.

The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone votes

during consideration of the bill, and reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute

vote. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or

without instructions.

COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII 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. 105

Date: June 6, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 4577, Departments of Labor, Health and Human

Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill,

2001.

Motion by: Mr. Frost.

Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc the amendments

offered by Rep. Obey, which consist of the eleven Democrat amendments that were defeated by a record vote in the Appropriations

Committee markup of H.R. 4577.

Results: Defeated 2 to 5.

Vote by Members: Linder—Nay; Pryce—Nay; Hastings—Nay;

Sessions—Nay; Frost—Yea; Slaughter—Yea; Dreier—Nay.

PART A—SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED UNDER

THE RULE

Porter: Strikes the changes in Continuing Disability Reviews and

reduces funding for Pell Grants by $48 million, but does not reduce

the maximum Pell Grant payment.

PART B—SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

Wilson: Appropriates $25 million for the 21st Century Teacher

Scholarships Act, which addresses the national problem of teacher

shortage, if it is enacted into law. Cuts $25 million from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as an offset.

(10 minutes)

Summaries provided by amendment sponsor.

PART A

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED UNDER THE RULE

Page 56, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the following:

‘‘(reduced by $48,000,000)’’.

Page 72, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the following:

‘‘(reduced by $35,000,000)’’.

Page 74, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the following:

‘‘(increased by $70,000,000)’’.

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Page 74, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the following:

‘‘(reduced by $70,000,000)’’.

Page 74, strike the sentence beginning on line 23.

PART B

TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON OR A

DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 84, after line 21, insert the following new section:

SEC. 518. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are revised by reducing the amount made available for ‘‘OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’,

and increasing the amount made available for ‘‘HIGHER EDUCATION’’, by $25,000,000, to be used to carry out the 21st Century

Teaching Scholarships, Act, if such legislation is enacted.

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