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House Calendar No. 226 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 997 
[Report No. 109–647] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its 
contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms 
and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get 
the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year period during 
which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work oppor-
tunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance 
inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabili-
tative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return 
to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support 
of non-profit organizations and other public service programs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 
Mr. GINGREY, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison 
Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its 
unfair competition with private sector firms and their 
non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies 
to get the best value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide 
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a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries 
adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through 
other than its mandatory source status, to enhance in-
mate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and 
other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare in-
mates for a successful return to society, to authorize 
alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non- 
profit organizations and other public service programs, 
and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2965) to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to com-
pete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition 
with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers 
and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for 
taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year period during 
which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining in-
mate work opportunities through other than its mandatory 
source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and 
vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportu-
nities to better prepare inmates for a successful return 
to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportuni-
ties in support of non-profit organizations and other public 
service programs, and for other purposes. The first read-
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ing of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate 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 the Judici-
ary. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order 
to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be consid-
ered as read. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 
no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
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 such amendments are waived. At the con-
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clusion 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. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 226 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 997 
[Report No. 109–647] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to require 
Federal Prison Industries to compete for its con-
tracts minimizing its unfair competition with pri-
vate sector firms and their non-inmate workers 
and empowering Federal agencies to get the best 
value for taxpayers’ dollars, to provide a five-year 
period during which Federal Prison Industries 
adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities 
through other than its mandatory source status, 
to enhance inmate access to remedial and voca-
tional opportunities and other rehabilitative op-
portunities to better prepare inmates for a suc-
cessful return to society, to authorize alternative 
inmate work opportunities in support of non- 
profit organizations and other public service pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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