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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 107–105

PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2216, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL

YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

JUNE 19, 2001.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mrs. MYRICK, from the Committee on Rules,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 171]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House

Resolution 171, 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. 2216, Making Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2001, under an open rule. The rule provides one hour

of general debate equally divided and controlled by 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 amendment printed in part A of

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

clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or

legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill, as amended. The bill will be considered for

amendment by paragraph.

The rule makes in order the amendment printed in part B of this

report, which may be offered only by a Member designated in the

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

shall be considered as read, 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. The rule waives all points

of order against the amendment printed in part B of this report.

The rule waives points of order during consideration of the bill

against amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule

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fered to an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation).

Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given priority

in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent

with House rules. 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. 13

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Frost.

Summary of motion: Make in order the amendment by Rep. Skel- ton which provides an additional $2.7 billion for the Department of

Defense to address high priority fiscal year 2001 unfunded requirements by funding operations and maintenance, military personnel,

and procurement initiatives.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Dreier, Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 14

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Frost.

Summary of Motion: Make in order the amendment by Rep.

Bentsen which eliminates a $389 million rescission from FEMA’s

Disaster Recovery Fund.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Dreir, Nay.

Rules Committee report vote No. 15

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Hall.

Summary of Motion: Make in order the amendment by Reps.

Lowey, Lee, and Pelosi which provides emergency funds to address

the severe HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa and around the world: $100

million for bilateral programs for the prevention, treatment, control

of, and research on HIV/AIDS around the world; $100 million as

a down payment for the global trust funds to fight HIV/AID, malaria, and tuberculosis;and $50 million for economic assistance for

Africa to complement efforts to fight HIV/AIDS.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

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Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea, Hastings (FL), Yea; Drier, Nay.

Rules Committee report vote No. 16

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Hall.

Summary of Motion: Make in order the amendment by Rep. LeLauro which provides $600 million in FY 2001 in emergency

LIHEAP funding. Provides $1.4 billion in FY 2002 funding for the

regular LIHEAP block grant.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Drier, Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 17

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the amendment by Reps. Inslee and Pelosi which returns the Western grid to cost-of-service

based rates plus a reasonable amount of profit for wholesale energy

generators and exempts new generating facilities to ensure that the

pricing mechanism does not provide a disincentive to new energy

generation.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diza-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Dreier, Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 18

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the amendment by Rep.

Eshoo which requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

to issue an order for retroactive refunds in the western energy market for wholesale electricity rates that are deemed ‘‘unjust and unreasonable’’ under the Federal Power Act for the period beginning

Oct. 2, 2000.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Dreier, Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 19

Date: June 19, 2001.

Measure: H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal

Year 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).

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Summary of motion: Make in order the amendment by Rep.

Baird which appropriates $250 million to public schools (and tribal

schools) that have increased power bills of at least 20% and have

reduced energy consumption by 10%.

Results: Defeated 4 to 6.

Vote by Members: Pryce, Nay; Diaz-Balart, Nay; Hastings (WA),

Nay; Sessions, Nay; Reynolds, Nay; Frost, Yea; Hall, Yea; Slaughter, Yea; Hastings (FL), Yea; Dreier, Nay.

AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

Part A—Summary of amendment to be considered as adopted

Young (FL)—Deletes the Employment and Training Administration Training and Employment Services rescission.

Part B—Summary of amendment made in order

Toomey/Flake/Tancredo—Deletes the $389 million rescission in

FEMA Disaster Relief Funds. Enacts an across-the-board cut in

Fiscal Year 2001 non-defense discretionary spending of 0.33%. The

across-the-board reduction achieves savings of approximately $1

billion, sufficient to offset the non-defense, non-Veterans portions of

the supplemental not currently offset and to replace the savings

achieved through the FEMA rescission. The rescission is based on

the same language used to implement the 0.38% across-the-board

cut in Fiscal Year 2000.

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Under Title II, Chapter 5, delete the heading ‘‘Department of

Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and

Employment Services, (Rescission)’’ and the paragraph that follows.

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMEY OF

PENNSYLVANIA, OR REPRESENTATIVE FLAKE OF ARIZONA, OR A

DESIGNEE

In chapter 9 of title II, strike the item relating to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’.

At the end of the bill, insert after the last section (preceding the

short title) the following:

SEC. ll. (a) GOVERNMENT-WIDE RESCISSION.—(1) There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 0.33 percent of the new discretionary budget authority provided (or obligation limit imposed) for

fiscal year 2001 in this or any other Act for each department, agency, instrumentality, or entity of the Government.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to budget accounts included

under major functional category 050 (national defense).

(b) RESTRICTIONS.—In carrying out the rescissions made by subsection (a)(1), no program, project, or activity of any department,

agency, instrumentality, or entity may be reduced by more than 15

percent (with ‘‘programs projects, and activities’’ as delineated in

the appropriation Act or accompanying report for the relevant account, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts,

as delineated in the President’s most recently submitted budget).

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(c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of Management and

Budget shall include in the President’s budget submission for fiscal

year 2003 a report specifying the reductions made to each account

pursuant to this section.

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