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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–281 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4241, DEFICIT 

REDUCTION ACT OF 2005 

NOVEMBER 9, 2005.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. PUTNAM, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 542] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 542, 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. 4241, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, under a closed rule. The rule provides 

two hours of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by 

the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

the Budget. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in this report 

shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one 

motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Finally, section 2 of the rule provides that, notwithstanding 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

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day 

availability of the committee report). The waiver is necessary because the Committee on the Budget filed its report (H. Rept. 109– 

276) on November 7, 2005 and it is not yet available. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

(Summary provided by the amendment sponsor.) 

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Nussle: Agriculture Committee title: modifies the food stamp eligibility requirement by granting an exception from the 7-year residency requirement for persons with lawful permanent residence in 

the United States for at least 5 years upon enactment who are over 

60, or who have pending applications for U.S. citizenship. Resources Committee title: strikes the provision allowing oil and natural gas leasing in a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; 

and strikes provisions allowing oil and natural gas leasing in the 

Outer Continental Shelf [OCS], including payments to State and 

local governments from OCS receipts. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 14, strike lines 19 through 25, and insert the following: 

SEC. 1603. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. 

Section 402(a)(2)(L) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)(L)) is 

amended by striking ‘‘for a period of 5 years or more beginning’’

and inserting the following: 

‘‘for a period—

‘‘(1) effective until September 30, 2010—

‘‘(A) for an alien—

‘‘(i)(I) who is 60 years of age or older; or 

‘‘(II) with respect to whom—

‘‘(aa) an application for naturalization under Immigration and Nationality Act is approved; or 

‘‘(bb) such application is pending under such Act 

and no previous application for naturalization has 

been rejected under such Act; and 

‘‘(ii) who is a member of a household that receives 

food stamp benefits; 

as of the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005, of 5 years or more; and 

‘‘(B) for an alien with respect to whom subparagraph (A) 

does not apply, of 7 years or more; and 

‘‘(2) effective beginning on October 1, 2010, of 5 years or 

more; 

beginning’’. 

Strike subtitle A of title VI (beginning at page 527, line 1), and 

make appropriate conforming changes. 

Strike subtitle E of title VI (beginning at page 591, line 1), and 

make appropriate conforming changes. 

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