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Finally, Mr. Speaker, the rule provides one motion to recommit.

Mr. Speaker, the chairman of the

Committee on Resources, Mr. YOUNG,

requested an open rule for this legislation. The open rule was reported out of

the Committee on Rules by voice vote.

Under the proposed rule each Member

has an opportunity to have their concerns addressed, debated, and ultimately voted up or down by this body.

Once again, Mr. Speaker, the underlying legislation directs the Secretary

of the Interior to convey a Federal fish

hatchery, this time located in the

State of Iowa in Fairport, IA. For the

last 22 years the State of Iowa has operated the facility. And at this point in

time the State would like to upgrade

the facility, but is unable to justify the

expense of the improvements without

having legal title to the property.

H.R. 584 would transfer ownership of

the hatchery and immediate property

and buildings to the State of Iowa. The

bill is supported by both the State of

Iowa and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, and it was reported out of the

Committee on Resources by voice vote.

Once again, Mr. Speaker, this rule

provides for any amendments to be

brought up. We understand that a similar amendment to the preceding legislation that was just discussed may be

offered, but under the open rule all

Members will have the opportunity to

have their voices aired, discussed, and

voted on.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to

support this open rule.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of

my time.

Mr. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I

yield myself such time as I may

consume.

Mr. Speaker, this is, as the gentlewomen pointed out, an open rule for a

noncontroversial bill. We support the

rule, and we urge our colleagues to do

the same.

We also support the objective of the

bill, H.R. 584, to convey the fish hatchery to the State of Iowa, which has

been operating it for several years now.

We do have some concerns about

transferring this property to the State

of Iowa, which has been using the

hatchery very successfully for State

recreational purposes, without reimbursement. The gentleman from California [Mr. MILLER], who is the ranking

member on the Resources Committee

and its former chairman, may offer an

amendment to the bill that we think

deserves the attention of our colleagues.

Mr. MILLER raised several important

points in his dissenting views on this

bill. He questioned the give-away of

Federal assets to the State of Iowa

without reimbursement to the Federal

taxpayers for their investment, especially since no one knows the true

value of the property—there has been

no appraisal of the buildings and land

since 1983.

His amendment would require an updated appraisal of this property that

has a choice location and a commercial

potential that could result in significant revenue for the United States. Mr.

MILLER’S amendment would also require payment of fair market value by

the State to reimburse Federal taxpayers for their investment.

Under this open rule, Mr. MILLER and

any other Member may offer germane

amendments such as this one.

Again, we urge our colleagues to approve this rule for the bill conveying

ownership of the Fairport Fish Hatchery to the State of Iowa.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance

of my time.

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ. Mr. Speaker, we

have no further requests for time, I

yield back the balance of my time, and

I move the previous question on the

resolution.

The previous question was ordered.

The resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION

OF H.R. 535, THE CORNING NAfTIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE ACT

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ. Mr. Speaker, by

direction of the Committee on Rules, I

call up House Resolution 144 and ask

for its immediate consideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

H. RES. 144

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the

House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for

consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to direct

the Secretary of the Interior to convey the

Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State

of Arkansas. The first reading of the bill

shall be dispensed with. General debate shall

be confined to the bill and shall not exceed

one hour equally divided and controlled by

the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

amendment under the five-minute rule. The

bill and the amendment recommended by the

Committee on Resources now printed in the

bill shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered

on the bill and amendments thereto to final

passage without intervening motion except

one motion to recommit.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Utah [Mrs. WALDHOLTZ]

is recognized for 1 hour.

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ. Mr. Speaker, for

purposes of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman

from California [Mr. BEILENSON], pending which I yield myself such time as I

may consume. During consideration of

this resolution, all time yielded is for

the purpose of debate only.

Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 144 is

another open rule providing for the

consideration of H.R. 535, legislation

directing the Secretary of the Interior

to convey Corning National Fish

Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.

Specifically, this rule provides 1 hour

of general debate equally divided and

controlled by the chairman and the

ranking member of the Committee on

Resources. After general debate is completed, the bill will be considered for

amendment under the 5-minute rule.

The bill and the amendment recommended by the Resources Committee now printed in the bill shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.

Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 144

will permit the House to consider legislation sponsored by our colleague, Representative BLANCH LAMBERT LINCOLN,

to convey the Corning National Fish

Hatchery, which is located in Corning,

AR, to the State of Arkansas.

As will be described in more detail

later, the State of Arkansas assumed

control of the fish hatchery from the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1983,

when it was closed as a result of Federal budget cuts. Currently, no Federal

funds are being used to operate or

maintain the hatchery. It is my understanding that the State is now interested in making capital improvements

to the facility, in addition to long-term

plans for its use. However, the State is

hesitant to do so without first obtaining title to the property.

H.R. 535 would facilitate the transfer

to the State of Arkansas of all right,

title, and interest of the United States

in and to the property of the Corning

Fish Hatchery. An amendment adopted

during subcommittee consideration of

the bill would ensure that these rights

and interests will revert to the United

States if the property is used for any

purpose other than fishery resources

management.

Mr. Speaker, let me take just a moment to respond to those who might

question why we are considering this

legislation under a rule at all, rather

than under suspension of the rules. As

our colleagues know, suspension of the

rules is an effective tool for considering relatively noncontroversial legislation in an expedited manner. Debate is

limited to just 40 minutes, and bills

considered under suspension are

unamendable on the floor of the House.

During our Rules Committee hearing

on the bill last week, we discussed the

possibility of at least two amendments

to H.R. 535, including one to be offered

by the sponsor of the bill, and one by

the ranking minority member of the

Resources Committee requiring the

State of Arkansas to pay the Federal

Government the fair market value of

the Corning facility at the time of

transfer. Under suspension, any such

floor amendments would be prohibited.

Under this open rule, however, an open

amendment process is guaranteed. Any

Member can be heard on any germane

amendment to the bill at the appropriate time.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 535 was favorably

reported out of the Committee on Resources by voice vote, as was this rule
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by the Rules Committee. In fact, the

Committee on Rules reported this resolution unanimously, without a single

‘‘nay’’ vote. I urge my colleagues to

support this very open rule, and continue the spirit of openness and

thoughtful debate that has enhanced

the overall deliberative process in the

House this year.

Mr. Speaker, I am including for the

RECORD this chart that shows what

rules have been offered in the 104th

Congress and the 103d Congress.

The chart follows:

THE AMENDMENT PROCESS UNDER SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE,1 103D CONGRESS V. 104TH CONGRESS

[As of May 12, 1995]

Rule type

103d Congress 104th Congress

Number of rules Percent of total Number of rules Percent of total

Open/Modified-open 2 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 44 27 77

Modified Closed 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49 47 8 23

Closed 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 9 0 0

Totals: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104 100 32 100

1 This table applies only to rules which provide for the original consideration of bills, joint resolutions or budget resolutions and which provide for an amendment process. It does not apply to special rules which only waive points of

order against appropriations bills which are already privileged and are considered under an open amendment process under House rules. 2 An open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule. A modified open rule is one under which any Member may offer a germane amendment under the five-minute rule subject only

to an overall time limit on the amendment process and/or a requirement that the amendment be preprinted in the Congressional Record. 3 A modified closed rule is one under which the Rules Committee limits the amendments that may be offered only to those amendments designated in the special rule or the Rules Committee report to accompany it, or which preclude

amendments to a particular portion of a bill, even though the rest of the bill may be completely open to amendment. 4 A closed rule is one under which no amendments may be offered (other than amendments recommended by the committee in reporting the bill).

SPECIAL RULES REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE, 104TH CONGRESS

[As of May 12, 1995]

H. Res. No. (Date rept.) Rule type Bill No. Subject Disposition of rule

H. Res. 38 (1/18/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 5 ............................... Unfunded Mandate Reform ................................................................................................ A: 350–71 (1/19/95).

H. Res. 44 (1/24/95) ....................................... MC .................................... H. Con. Res. 17 ............... H.J. Res. 1.Social Security .................................................................................................................... Balanced Budget Amdt.A: 255–172 (1/25/95).

H. Res. 51 (1/31/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 101 ........................... Land Transfer, Taos Pueblo Indians .................................................................................. A: voice vote (2/1/95).

H. Res. 52 (1/31/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 400 ........................... Land Exchange, Arctic Nat’l. Park and Preserve ............................................................... A: voice vote (2/1/95).

H. Res. 53 (1/31/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 440 ........................... Land Conveyance, Butte County, Calif .............................................................................. A: voice vote (2/1/95).

H. Res. 55 (2/1/95) ......................................... O ...................................... H.R. 2 ............................... Line Item Veto .................................................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/2/95).

H. Res. 60 (2/6/95) ......................................... O ...................................... H.R. 665 ........................... Victim Restitution ............................................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/7/95).

H. Res. 61 (2/6/95) ......................................... O ...................................... H.R. 666 ........................... Exclusionary Rule Reform ................................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/7/95).

H. Res. 63 (2/8/95) ......................................... MO .................................... H.R. 667 ........................... Violent Criminal Incarceration ........................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/9/95).

H. Res. 69 (2/9/95) ......................................... O ...................................... H.R. 668 ........................... Criminal Alien Deportation ................................................................................................. A: voice vote (2/10/95).

H. Res. 79 (2/10/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 728 ........................... Law Enforcement Block Grants .......................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/10/95).

H. Res. 83 (2/13/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 7 ............................... National Security Revitalization ......................................................................................... PQ: 229–100; A: 227–127 (2/15/95).

H. Res. 88 (2/16/95) ....................................... MC .................................... H.R. 831 ........................... Health Insurance Deductibility ........................................................................................... PQ: 230–191; A: 229–188 (2/21/95).

H. Res. 91 (2/21/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 830 ........................... Paperwork Reduction Act ................................................................................................... A: v.v. (2/22/95).

H. Res. 92 (2/21/95) ....................................... MC .................................... H.R. 889 ........................... Defense Supplemental ........................................................................................................ A: 282–144 (2/22/95).

H. Res. 93 (2/22/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 450 ........................... Regulatory Transition Act ................................................................................................... A: 252–175 (2/23/95).

H. Res. 96 (2/24/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 1022 ......................... Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................ A: 253–165 (2/27/95).

H. Res. 100 (2/27/95) ..................................... O ...................................... H.R. 926 ........................... Regulatory Reform and Relief Act ..................................................................................... A: voice vote (2/28/95).

H. Res. 101 (2/28/95) ..................................... MO .................................... H.R. 925 ........................... Private Property Protection Act .......................................................................................... A: 271–151 (3/1/95)

H. Res. 104 (3/3/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 988 ........................... Attorney Accountability Act ................................................................................................ A: voice vote (3/6/95)

H. Res. 103 (3/3/95) ....................................... MO .................................... H.R. 1058 ......................... Securities Litigation Reform ............................................................................................... H. Res. 105 (3/6/95) ....................................... MO .................................... .......................................... ............................................................................................................................................. A: 257–155 (3/7/95)

H. Res. 108 (3/7/95) ....................................... Debate .............................. H.R. 956 ........................... Product Liability Reform ..................................................................................................... A: voice vote (3/8/95)

H. Res. 109 (3/8/95) ....................................... MC .................................... .......................................... ............................................................................................................................................. PQ: 234–191 A: 247–181 (3/9/95)

H. Res. 115 (3/14/95) ..................................... MO .................................... H.R. 1158 ......................... Making Emergency Supp. Approps. .................................................................................... A: 242–190 (3/15/95)

H. Res. 116 (3/15/95) ..................................... MC .................................... H.J. Res. 73 ..................... Term Limits Const. Amdt ................................................................................................... A: voice vote (3/28/95)

H. Res. 117 (3/16/95) ..................................... Debate .............................. H.R. 4 ............................... Personal Responsibility Act of 1995 .................................................................................. A: voice vote (3/21/95)

H. Res. 119 (3/21/95) ..................................... MC .................................... .......................................... ............................................................................................................................................. A: 217–211 (3/22/95)

H. Res. 125 (4/3/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 1271 ......................... Family Privacy Protection Act ............................................................................................. A: 423–1 (4/4/95)

H. Res. 126 (4/3/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 660 ........................... Older Persons Housing Act ................................................................................................. H. Res. 128 (4/4/95) ....................................... MC .................................... H.R. 1215 ......................... Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 ................................................................. A: 228–204 (4/5/95)

H. Res. 130 (4/5/95) ....................................... MC .................................... H.R. 483 ........................... Medicare Select Expansion ................................................................................................. A: 253–172 (4/6/95)

H. Res. 136 (5/1/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 655 ........................... Hydrogen Future Act of 1995 ............................................................................................. A: voice vote (5/2/95)

H. Res. 139 (5/3/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 1361 ......................... Coast Guard Auth. FY 1996 ............................................................................................... A: voice vote (5/9/95)

H. Res. 140 (5/9/95) ....................................... O ...................................... H.R. 961 ........................... Clean Water Amendments .................................................................................................. A: 414–4 (5/10/95)

H. Res. 144 (5/11/95) ..................................... O ...................................... H.R. 535 ........................... Fish Hatchery—Arkansas ...................................................................................................

H. Res. 145 (5/11/95) ..................................... O ...................................... H.R. 584 ........................... Fish Hatchery—Iowa ..........................................................................................................

H. Res. 146 (5/11/95) ..................................... O ...................................... H.R. 614 ........................... Fish Hatchery—Minnesota .................................................................................................

Codes: O-open rule; MO-modified open rule; MC-modified closed rule; C-closed rule; A-adoption vote; PQ-previous question vote. Source: Notices of Action Taken, Committee on Rules, 104th Congress.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of

my time.

b 1300

Mr. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I

thank the gentlewoman from Utah

[Mrs. WALDHOLTZ] for yielding the customary 1⁄2 hour of debate time to me.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time

as I man consume.

Mr. Speaker, this is an open rule, as

the gentlewoman has stated.

The Committee on Rules reported the

rule for this basically noncontroversial

bill. We support the rule. We urge our

colleagues to approve it today.

The gentlewoman from Arkansas

[Mrs. LINCOLN] appeared before our

committee last week to support the

open rule for this bill, a bill which she

herself originally introduced. She reminded us of similar legislation passed

last year under suspension of the rules

and of the noncontroversial nature of

the measure.

We also appreciated her testimony.

The State of Arkansas wants to preserve this property and is willing to

make improvements and implement

long-term plans if it can assume ownership.

The State of Arkansas, along with

several other States, is evidently operating these hatcheries with a good deal

of success for recreational purposes.

The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to

transfer several other excess properties

to other States, all without reimbursement. The gentleman from California

[Mr. MILLER] may again offer an

amendment to the bill which would require the State of Arkansas to pay the

Federal Government the fair market

value of the property.

Mr. Speaker, again, we support this

open rule and urge our colleagues to

approve it today.

Also, Mr. Speaker, I am inserting extraneous material at this point in the

RECORD.

The material referred to follows:

Floor Procedure in the 104th Congress; Compiled by the Rules Committee Democrats

Bill No. Title Resolution No. Process used for floor consideration Amendments

in order

H.R. 1* .................... Compliance .................................................................................................. H. Res. 6 Closed .................................................................................................................................................. None.

H. Res. 6 ................. Opening Day Rules Package ....................................................................... H. Res. 5 Closed; contained a closed rule on H.R. 1 within the closed rule ................................................... None.
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Floor Procedure in the 104th Congress; Compiled by the Rules Committee Democrats—Continued

Bill No. Title Resolution No. Process used for floor consideration Amendments

in order

H.R. 5* .................... Unfunded Mandates .................................................................................... H. Res. 38 Restrictive; Motion adopted over Democratic objection in the Committee of the Whole to limit

debate on section 4; Pre-printing gets preference. N/A.

H.J. Res. 2* ............. Balanced Budget ......................................................................................... H. Res. 44 Restrictive; only certain substitutes ................................................................................................... 2R; 4D.

H. Res. 43 ............... Committee Hearings Scheduling ................................................................. H. Res. 43 (OJ) Restrictive; considered in House no amendments ............................................................................. N/A.

H.R. 2* .................... Line Item Veto ............................................................................................. H. Res. 55 Open; Pre-printing gets preference .................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 665* ................ Victim Restitution Act of 1995 ................................................................... H. Res. 61 Open; Pre-printing gets preference .................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 666* ................ Exclusionary Rule Reform Act of 1995 ....................................................... H. Res. 60 Open; Pre-printing gets preference .................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 667* ................ Violent Criminal Incarceration Act of 1995 ................................................ H. Res. 63 Restrictive; 10 hr. Time Cap on amendments ................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 668* ................ The Criminal Alien Deportation Improvement Act ...................................... H. Res. 69 Open; Pre-printing gets preference; Contains self-executing provision ............................................ N/A.

H.R. 728* ................ Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants ..................................... H. Res. 79 Restrictive; 10 hr. Time Cap on amendments; Pre-printing gets preference ................................... N/A.

H.R. 7* .................... National Security Revitalization Act ............................................................ H. Res. 83 Restrictive; 10 hr. Time Cap on amendments; Pre-printing gets preference ................................... N/A.

H.R. 729* ................ Death Penalty/Habeas ................................................................................. N/A Restrictive; brought up under UC with a 6 hr. time cap on amendments ...................................... N/A.

S. 2 ......................... Senate Compliance ...................................................................................... N/A Closed; Put on suspension calendar over Democratic objection ....................................................... None.

H.R. 831 .................. To Permanently Extend the Health Insurance Deduction for the Self-Employed.H. Res. 88 Restrictive; makes in order only the Gibbons amendment; waives all points of order; Contains

self-executing provision.

1D.

H.R. 830* ................ The Paperwork Reduction Act ...................................................................... H. Res. 91 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 889 .................. Emergency Supplemental/Rescinding Certain Budget Authority ................ H. Res. 92 Restrictive; makes in order only the Obey substitute ........................................................................ 1D.

H.R. 450* ................ Regulatory Moratorium ................................................................................ H. Res. 93 Restrictive; 10 hr. Time Cap on amendments; Pre-printing gets preference ................................... N/A.

H.R. 1022* .............. Risk Assessment .......................................................................................... H. Res. 96 Restrictive; 10 hr. Time Cap on amendments ................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 926* ................ Regulatory Flexibility .................................................................................... H. Res. 100 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 925* ................ Private Property Protection Act .................................................................... H. Res. 101 Restrictive; 12 hr. time cap on amendments; Requires Members to pre-print their amendments

in the Record prior to the bill’s consideration for amendment, waives germaneness and

budget act points of order as well as points of order concerning appropriating on a legislative bill against the committee substitute used as base text.

1D.

H.R. 1058* .............. Securities Litigation Reform Act ................................................................. H. Res. 105 Restrictive; 8 hr. time cap on amendments; Pre-printing gets preference; Makes in order the

Wyden amendment and waives germaness against it.

1D.

H.R. 988* ................ The Attorney Accountability Act of 1995 ..................................................... H. Res. 104 Restrictive; 7 hr. time cap on amendments; Pre-printing gets preference ...................................... N/A.

H.R. 956* ................ Product Liability and Legal Reform Act ...................................................... H. Res. 109 Restrictive; makes in order only 15 germane amendments and denies 64 germane amendments

from being considered.

8D; 7R.

H.R. 1158 ................ Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions ........... H. Res. 115 Restrictive; Combines emergency H.R. 1158 & nonemergency 1159 and strikes the abortion provision; makes in order only pre-printed amendments that include offsets within the same

chapter (deeper cuts in programs already cut); waives points of order against three amendments; waives cl 2 of rule XXI against the bill, cl 2, XXI and cl 7 of rule XVI against the

substitute; waives cl 2(e) of rule XXI against the amendments in the Record; 10 hr time cap

on amendments. 30 minutes debate on each amendment.

N/A.

H.J. Res. 73* ........... Term Limits .................................................................................................. H. Res. 116 Restrictive; Makes in order only 4 amendments considered under a ‘‘Queen of the Hill’’ procedure and denies 21 germane amendments from being considered.1D; 3R

H.R. 4* .................... Welfare Reform ............................................................................................ H. Res. 119 Restrictive; Makes in order only 31 perfecting amendments and two substitutes; Denies 130

germane amendments from being considered; The substitutes are to be considered under a

‘‘Queen of the Hill’’ procedure; All points of order are waived against the amendments..

5D; 26R

H.R. 1271* .............. Family Privacy Act ....................................................................................... H. Res. 125 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A

H.R. 660* ................ Housing for Older Persons Act .................................................................... H. Res. 126 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A

H.R. 1215* .............. The Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 ................................... H. Res. 129 Restrictive; Self Executes language that makes tax cuts contingent on the adoption of a balanced budget plan and strikes section 3006. Makes in order only one substitute. Waives all

points of order against the bill, substitute made in order as original text and Gephardt substitute..

1D

H.R. 483 .................. Medicare Select Extension ........................................................................... H. Res. 130 Restrictive; waives cl 2(1)(6) of rule XI against the bill; makes H.R. 1391 in order as original

text; makes in order only the Dingell substitute; allows Commerce Committee to file a report

on the bill at any time..

1D

H.R. 655 .................. Hydrogen Future Act .................................................................................... H. Res 136 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A.

H.R. 1361 ................ Coast Guard Authorization .......................................................................... H. Res 139 Open; waives sections 302(f) and 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act against the bill’s

consideration and the committee substitute; waives c1 5(a) of rule XXI against the committee substitute.

N/A.

H.R. 961 .................. Clean Water Act ........................................................................................... H. Res 140 Open; pre-printing gets preference; waives sections 302(f) and 602(b) of the Budget Act against

the bill’s consideration; waives c1 7 of rule XVI, c1 5(a) of rule XXI and section 302(f) of the

Budget Act against the committee substitute. Makes in order Shuster substitute as first order

of business.

N/A.

H.R. 535 .................. Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act ........................................ H. Res. 144 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A. H.R. 584 .................. Conveyance of the Fairport National Fish Hatchery of the State of Iowa . H. Res. 145 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A. H.R. 614 .................. Conveyance of the New London National Fish Hatchery Production Facility.

H. Res. 146 Open .................................................................................................................................................... N/A.

* Contract Bills, 67% restrictive; 33% open. ** All legislation, 59% restrictive; 41% open. *** Restrictive rules are those which limit the number of amendments which can be offered, and include so called modified open and modified

closed rules as well as completely closed rules and rules providing for consideration in the House as opposed to the Committee of the Whole. This definition of restrictive rule is taken from the Republican chart of resolutions reported from

the Rules Committee in the 103rd Congress. **** Not included in this chart are three bills which should have been placed on the Suspension Calendar. H.R. 101, H.R. 400, H.R. 440.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the

balance of my time.

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ. Mr. Speaker, I

have no further requests for time, I

yield back the balance of my time, and

I move the previous question on the

resolution.

The previous question was ordered.

The resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider was on the

table.

ELIMINATING NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IMfPROVEMENT COUNCIL FROM THE

GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA

ACT

Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Speaker, I move

to suspend the rules and pass the bill

(H.R. 1045) to amend the Goals 2000:

Educate America Act to eliminate the

National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes, as amended.

The Clerk read as follows:

H.R. 1045

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in

Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE NATIONAL

EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.

(a) REPEALS.—Subsection (b) of section 241,

sections 211 through 218 of Part B of title II,

and section 316 of the Goals 2000: Educate

America Act (20 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.) are repealed.

(b) AMENDMENTS TO GOALS 2000: EDUCATE

AMERICA ACT.—

(1) Section 201(3) of the Goals 2000: Educate

America Act (20 U.S.C. 5812(3)) is amended by

striking all that follows after ‘‘opportunityto-learn standards’’ and inserting a period.

(2) Section 203(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5823(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs

(3) and (4) and by redesignating paragraphs

(5) and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.

(3) Section 204(a)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5824) is amended by striking ‘‘described in

section 213(f)’’.

(4) Section 219 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5849)

is amended—

(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘consistent with the provisions of section

213(c),’’; and

(B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting

the following:

‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each consortium that

desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and

containing such information and assurances

as the Secretary may require.’’.

(5) Section 220(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5850(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘to be used’’

and all that follows through ‘‘by the Council’’.

(6) Section 221(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5851(a)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and the

Council’’; and

(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C)

and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the

Council, as appropriate,’’.

(7) Section 308(b)(2)(A) of such Act (20

U.S.C. 5888(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking

‘‘including—’’ and all that follows through

the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘including through consortia of States’’.

(8) Section 314(a)(6) of such Act (20 U.S.C.

5894(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘, if—’’ and

all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting

‘‘if’’.

(9) Section 315 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 5895)

is amended in subsection (b)—

(A) paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4) of this subsection’’ and inserting

‘‘paragraph (3)’’;