104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1421
AN ACT
To provide that references in the statutes of the United
States to any committee or officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives the name or jurisdiction of which was
changed as part of the reorganization of the House of
Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred
Fourth Congress shall be treated as referring to the
currently applicable committee or officer of the House
of Representatives.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. REFERENCES IN LAW TO COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) REFERENCES
TO
COMMITTEES
WITH
NEW
NAMES.—Except as provided in subsection (c), any ref-
erence in any provision of law enacted before January 4,
1995, to—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives shall be treated as refer-
ring to the Committee on National Security of the
House of Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives shall
be treated as referring to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services of the House of Representa-
tives;
(3) the Committee on Education and Labor of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to the Committee on Economic and Edu-
cational Opportunities of the House of Representa-
tives;
(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to the Committee on Commerce of the House
of Representatives;
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives shall be treated as refer-
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ring to the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives;
(6) the Committee on Government Operations
of the House of Representatives shall be treated as
referring to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight of the House of Representatives;
(7) the Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives;
(8) the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives shall be treated as refer-
ring to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives;
(9) the Committee on Public Works and Trans-
portation of the House of Representatives shall be
treated as referring to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives; and
(10) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives shall be
treated as referring to the Committee on Science of
the House of Representatives.
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(b) REFERENCES
TO ABOLISHED COMMITTEES.—
Any reference in any provision of law enacted before Janu-
ary 4, 1995, to—
(1) the Committee on District of Columbia of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight of the House of Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Post Office and Civil
Service of the House of Representatives shall be
treated as referring to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform and Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives, except that a reference with respect to
the House Commission on Congressional Mailings
Standards (the ‘‘Franking Commission’’) shall be
treated as referring to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries of the House of Representatives shall be
treated as referring to—
(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to inspection of seafood or
seafood products;
(B) the Committee on National Security of
the House of Representatives, in the case of a
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provision of law relating to interoceanic canals,
the Merchant Marine Academy and State Mari-
time Academies, or national security aspects of
merchant marine;
(C) the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to fisheries, wildlife, inter-
national fishing agreements, marine affairs (in-
cluding coastal zone management) except for
measures relating to oil and other pollution of
navigable waters, or oceanography;
(D) the Committee on Science of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to marine research; and
(E) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives,
in the case of a provision of law relating to a
matter other than a matter described in any of
subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(c) REFERENCES TO COMMITTEES WITH JURISDIC-
TION CHANGES.—Any reference in any provision of law
enacted before January 4, 1995, to—
(1) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives shall be treated as re-
ferring to—
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(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives, in the case of a pro-
vision of law relating to inspection of seafood or
seafood products;
(B) the Committee on Banking and Finan-
cial Services of the House of Representatives, in
the case of a provision of law relating to bank
capital markets activities generally or to deposi-
tory institution securities activities generally;
and
(C) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives,
in the case of a provision of law relating to rail-
roads, railway labor, or railroad retirement and
unemployment (except revenue measures related
thereto); and
(2) the Committee on Government Operations
of the House of Representatives shall be treated as
referring to the Committee on the Budget of the
House of Representatives in the case of a provision
of law relating to the establishment, extension, and
enforcement of special controls over the Federal
budget.
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN LAW TO OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Any reference in any provision of law enacted before
January 4, 1995, to a function, duty, or authority—
(1) of the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives shall be treated as referring, with respect to
that function, duty, or authority, to the officer of the
House of Representatives exercising that function,
duty, or authority, as determined by the Committee
on House Oversight of the House of Representatives;
(2) of the Doorkeeper of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be treated as referring, with re-
spect to that function, duty, or authority, to the offi-
cer of the House of Representatives exercising that
function, duty, or authority, as determined by the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives;
(3) of the Postmaster of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be treated as referring, with re-
spect to that function, duty, or authority, to the offi-
cer of the House of Representatives exercising that
function, duty, or authority, as determined by the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and
(4) of the Director of Non-legislative and Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1421
AN ACT
To provide that references in the statutes of the
United States to any committee or officer of the
House of Representatives the name or jurisdic-
tion of which was changed as part of the reorga-
nization of the House of Representatives at the
beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress
shall be treated as referring to the currently ap-
plicable committee or officer of the House of
Representatives.