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(B) requiring full transparency in the process, with 
earmarks listed in bills at the outset of the legislative proc-
ess and continuing throughout consideration; 
(C) requiring that earmarks not be placed in any bill 
after initial committee consideration; 
(D) requiring that Members be permitted to offer 
amendments to remove earmarks at subcommittee, full 
committee, floor consideration, and during conference 
committee meetings; 
(E) requiring that bill sponsors and majority and mi-
nority managers certify the validity of earmarks contained 
in their bills; 
(F) recommending changes to earmark requests 
made by the Executive Branch through the annual budget 
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 
31, United States Code; 
(G) requiring that House and Senate amendments 
meet earmark disclosure requirements, including amend-
ments adopted pursuant to a special order of business; 
(H) establishing new categories for earmarks, includ-
ing— 
(i) projects with National scope; 
(ii) military projects; and 
(iii) local or provincial projects, including the 
level of matching funds required for such project. 
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(2) REPORT.— 
(A) The joint select committee shall submit to the 
House and the Senate a report of its findings and rec-
ommendations not later than 6 months after adoption of 
this concurrent resolution. 
(B) No recommendation shall be made by the joint 
select committee except upon the majority vote of the 
members from each House, respectively. 
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this reso-
lution, any recommendation with respect to the rules and 
procedures of one House that only affects matters related 
solely to that House may only be made and voted on by 
members of the joint select committee from that House 
and, upon its adoption by a majority of such members, 
shall be considered to have been adopted by the full com-
mittee as a recommendation of the joint select committee. 
In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the joint 
select committee shall hold not fewer than 5 public hear-
ings. 
(c) RESOURCES AND DISSOLUTION.— 
(1) The joint select committee may utilize the re-
sources of the House and Senate. 
(2) The joint select committee shall cease to exist 30 
days after the submission of the report described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
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(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘earmark’’ shall include congressional earmarks, 
congressionally directed spending items, limited tax bene-
fits, or limited tariff benefits as those terms are used in 
clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives and rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate. Nothing in this subsection shall confine the study 
of the joint select committee or otherwise limit its rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON CONSIDERATION OF EARMARKS. 
(a) IN THE HOUSE.—It shall not be in order to con-
sider a bill, joint resolution, or conference report con-
taining a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or 
limited tariff benefit (as such terms are used in clause 
9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives) or an earmark attributable to the President until 
the filing of the report required under section 1. 
(b) IN THE SENATE.—øTo be supplied.¿ 
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