H. R. 1421
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
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 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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 reference 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 referring 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 Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Commit-
tee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House
of Representatives;
(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Commit-
tee on Commerce of the House of Representatives;
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be treated as referring 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 Commit-
tee 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 referring to the Commit-
tee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives;
(8) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Committee
on Resources of the House of Representatives;
(9) the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
of the House of Representatives shall be treated as referring
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives; and
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(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.
(b) REFERENCES TO ABOLISHED COMMITTEES.—Any reference
in any provision of law enacted before January 4, 1995, to—
(1) the Committee on District of Columbia of the House
of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Commit-
tee 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 Government Reform and Oversight of the House
of Representatives, 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 Representa-
tives; 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 Rep-
resentatives, in the case of a provision 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 provision of law relating
to interoceanic canals, the Merchant Marine Academy and
State Maritime Academies, or national security aspects
of merchant marine;
(C) the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in the case of a provision of law relating
to fisheries, wildlife, international fishing agreements,
marine affairs (including 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 Rep-
resentatives, in the case of a provision of law relating
to marine research; and
(E) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 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
JURISDICTION
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 referring to—
(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in the case of a provision of law relating
to inspection of seafood or seafood products;
(B) the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives, in the case of a provision
of law relating to bank capital markets activities generally
or to depository institution securities activities generally;
and
(C) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, in the case of a
provision of law relating to railroads, railway labor, or