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[House Report 115-919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

115th Congress    }                                       {     Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                       {    115-919

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1635) TO AMEND THE LOAN 
COUNSELING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4606) 
    TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICATIONS UNDER THE NATURAL GAS ACT FOR THE 
  IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF SMALL VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS SHALL BE 
                 GRANTED WITHOUT MODIFICATION OR DELAY

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 September 4, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Ms. Cheney, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1049]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1049, by a record vote of 8 to 4, 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. 1635, the 
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, 
under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the 
bill shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution 
makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of this 
report. Each such amendment 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 division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in part A of this report. 
The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 4606, the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access 
Act, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The resolution makes in order as 
original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce now printed in the bill and provides that it shall 
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 
order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 
resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part 
B of this report. Each such amendment 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 division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in part B of 
this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1635, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 1635, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
amendments to H.R. 1635 printed in part A of this report, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is 
prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 4606, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
original text, the Committee is not aware of any points of 
order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
amendments to H.R. 4606 printed in part B of this report, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is 
prophylactic in nature.

                            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. 271

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the 
necessary waivers to amendment # 12, offered by Rep. Lamb (PA) 
and Rep. Peters (CA), which requires the Department of 
Education to disaggregate by veteran status when conducting the 
longitudinal study on the effectiveness of student loan 
counseling. Defeated: 4-8

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Collins.....................................          Nay   Mrs. Torres.......................          Yea
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Nay
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Nay
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 272

    Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Yea   Mrs. Torres.......................          Nay
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Yea
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Yea
Mr. Buck........................................  ............
Ms. Cheney......................................          Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1635 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

    1. Stefanik (NY): Provides all students with an explanation 
of how to seek additional assistance from the financial aid 
office should they experience a change of financial 
circumstance. Additionally, the amendment would specify that a 
borrower receives the loan amount they requested. (10 minutes)
    2. Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Requires institutions of higher 
education, as part of the annual counseling process mandated by 
the bill, to inform a student borrower that the loan amounts 
the student uses during an academic term will count towards the 
student's aggregate loan amounts, regardless of whether the 
credits transfer. (10 minutes)
    3. O'Halleran (AZ), Bera (CA): Requires counseling to 
disclose the anticipated monthly payment to borrowers for any 
income-driven repayment plan for which they are eligible, 
improving borrowers' awareness of income-driven repayment plan 
options. (10 minutes)
    4. Lewis, Jason (MN): Clarifies all payment options for 
Parent PLUS loans and notifies Parent PLUS borrowers that their 
dependent may qualify for and should consider scholarships, 
grants, and federal work-study jobs prior to borrowing. (10 
minutes)
    5. Allen (GA): Provides that nothing prohibits institutions 
from providing additional financial counseling. (10 minutes)
    6. Hartzler (MO): Encourages institutions of higher 
education to have students attend in-person loan counseling 
sessions. (10 minutes)
    7. Jayapal (WA): Adds requirement that student loan exit 
counseling includes a warning about illegitimate third-party 
debt relief companies, which offer services for a fee already 
provided to borrowers free of charge through loan servicers. 
(10 minutes)

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4606 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Pallone (NJ): States that on Page 3, line 18, insert 
``after opportunity for hearing and public input,'' after 
``delay,''. (10 minutes)
    2. DeGette (CO): Requires export applications to show that 
the natural gas to be exported was produced using available 
techniques to minimize methane emissions from leaks or venting. 
(10 minutes)

         PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1635 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stefanik of New York or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, after line 11, insert the following:
                  ``(E) An explanation of how the student may 
                seek additional financial assistance from the 
                institution's financial aid office due to a 
                change in the student's financial 
                circumstances, and the contact information for 
                such office.
  Page 5, strike lines 12 through 16.
  Page 15, line 15, insert ``and for such amount as is 
specified by the borrower'' after ``such award year''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Murphy of Florida or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, strike lines 4 through 11 and insert the following:
                  ``(E) An explanation that, in the case of a 
                student who transfers to another institution, 
                the amount of time remaining for which a 
                student may be eligible to receive a Federal 
                Pell Grant, as provided under subparagraph (D), 
                will not change, regardless of whether all of 
                the courses completed by such student are 
                accepted for purposes of meeting specific 
                degree or program requirements by the 
                institution to which such student transfer.''
  In section 485(l)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
proposed to be amended by section 2 of the bill--
          (1) redesignate subparagraphs (H) through (Q) as 
        subparagraphs (I) through (R), respectively; and
          (2) insert after subparagraph (G) the following:
                  ``(H) An explanation that, in the case of a 
                student who transfers to another institution, 
                the loan amounts such student received before 
                such transfer shall be used in determining the 
                aggregate loan amount of the student, 
                regardless of whether all of the courses 
                completed by such student are accepted for 
                purposes of meeting specific degree or program 
                requirements by the institution to which such 
                student transfers.''
  Page 12, beginning on line 17, strike ``(N) through (Q)'' and 
insert ``(O) through (R)''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative O'Halleran of Arizona 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, line 10, strike ``an income-based repayment plan 
under section 493C'' and insert ``the income-driven repayment 
plans the borrower is eligible for''.
  Page 10, beginning on line 14, strike ``an income-based 
repayment plan under section 493C'' and insert ``the income-
driven repayment plans the borrower is eligible for''.
  Page 17, beginning on line 11, strike ``the income-based 
repayment plan under section 493C'' and insert ``the income-
driven repayment plans the borrower is eligible for''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lewis of Minnesota or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, strike lines 19 through 21 and insert the following:
                  ``(B) A notification that some students may 
                qualify for other financial aid and an 
                explanation that the student for whom the 
                borrower is taking out the loan should consider 
                accepting any grant, scholarship, or State or 
                Federal work-study jobs for which such student 
                is eligible prior to borrowing Parent PLUS 
                Loans.
  Page 14, line 23, insert ``pay each loan while the dependent 
child is still in school, pay the interest on the loan while 
the loan is in deferment,'' after ``a shorter schedule,''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Allen of Georgia or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 15, line 24, strike the period and quotation mark at the 
end.
  Page 15, after line 24, insert the following:
          ``(7) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to prohibit an eligible institution from 
        providing additional information and counseling 
        services to recipients of Federal student aid under 
        this title, provided that any additional information 
        and counseling services for recipients of Federal 
        student aid shall not preclude or be considered a 
        condition for disbursement of such aid.''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hartzler of Missouri or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 15, line 24, strike the period and quotation mark at the 
end.
  Page 15, after line 24, insert the following:
          ``(7) Counseling sessions conducted in person.--
        Institutions of higher education may encourage 
        individuals to attend in-person loan counseling 
        sessions under paragraph (1)(A).''.
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 7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jayapal of Washington 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 16, line 13, strike ``(iv) through (xii), respectively'' 
and insert ``(v) through (xiii), respectively''.
  Page 16, line 14, strike ``before clause (iv)'' and insert 
``before clause (v)''.
  Page 17, line 2, strike the quotation mark and semicolon at 
the end.
  Page 17, after line 2, insert the following:
                          ``(iv) an explanation that the 
                        borrower may be approached during the 
                        repayment process by third-party 
                        student debt relief companies, that 
                        they should use caution in any such 
                        dealings, and that the typical services 
                        provided by these companies are already 
                        offered to borrowers free of charge 
                        through servicers;'';
  Page 17, line 3, strike ``in clause (iv)'' and insert ``in 
clause (v)''.
  Page 17, line 13, strike ``in clause (ix)'' and insert ``in 
clause (x)''.
  Page 17, line 20, strike ``in clause (x)'' and insert ``in 
clause (xi)''.
  Page 17, line 23, strike ``in clauses (xi) and (xii)'' and 
insert ``in clauses (xii) and (xiii)''.
  Page 18, line 1, strike ``(xiii)'' and insert ``(xiv)''.
  Page 18, line 6, strike ``(xiv)'' and insert ``(xv)''.
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         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 4606 MADE IN ORDER

  1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pallone Jr. of New 
            Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, line 18, insert ``after opportunity for hearing and 
public input,'' after ``delay,''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeGette of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 3, line 22, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
  Page 4, line 2, strike ``of 1969'' and all that follows 
through the end and insert ``of 1969; and''.
  Page 4, after line 2, insert the following:
                  ``(C) with respect to an application for such 
                exportation, the application includes 
                sufficient information to demonstrate that the 
                natural gas to be exported was produced using 
                available designs, systems, and practices to 
                minimize methane emissions from leaks or 
                venting.''.

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