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‘‘(e) For the purposes of this clause, all points of
order shall be considered as having been reserved against
a reconciliation bill at the time it was reported.’’.
AUTHORIZATION REPORTING DEADLINE
SEC. 130. In rule XXI, add the following new clause:
‘‘9. It shall not be in order to consider in the House
any bill or joint resolution which directly or indirectly au-
thorizes the enactment of new budget authority for a fiscal
year unless that bill or joint resolution is reported in the
House on or before May 15 preceding the beginning of
such fiscal year.’’.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SEC. 131. In rule XXIV, clause 1 is amended by in-
serting after the second order of business the following
new order of business, and by redesignating succeeding or-
ders accordingly: ‘‘Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag.’’.
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES
SEC. 132. In rule XXVII, clause 1 is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘1.’’ the designation ‘‘(a)’’, and by inserting
after paragraph (a) the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(b) It shall not be in order to entertain a motion
to suspend the rules and pass or agree to any measure
or matter unless by direction of the committee or commit-
tees of jurisdiction over the measure or matter, or unless
a written request is filed with the Speaker by the chairman
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and ranking minority member of the committee or com-
mittees having jurisdiction over the measure or matter,
asking for its consideration under suspension of the rules.
‘‘(c) A motion to suspend the rules and pass or agree
to any measure or matter shall not be in order if the meas-
ure or matter would enact or authorize the enactment of
new budget authority or new spending authority in excess
of $50,000,000 for any fiscal year; nor shall it be in order
to suspend the rules to pass any joint resolution which
proposes to amend the Constitution.
‘‘(d) It shall not be in order to entertain a motion
to suspend the rules and pass or agree to any measure
or matter unless written notice is placed in the Congres-
sional Record of its scheduled consideration at least one
calendar day prior to its consideration, and such notifica-
tion shall include the numerical designation of the meas-
ure or matter, its short title, and the text of any amend-
ments to be offered thereto (if such amendments are not
printed in the measure as reported), and the date on which
the measure or matter is scheduled to be considered.’’.
DISCHARGE MOTIONS
SEC. 133. In rule XXVII, clause 4 is amended by in-
serting after the fourth sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘When one hundred Members have signed the mo-
tion, the Clerk shall cause to be printed in the Congres-
sional Record the name of each Member who has signed
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or withdrawn a signature to the motion, and shall there-
after publish an updated list in the Congressional Record
at the end of each succeeding week the House is in ses-
sion.’’.
INCLUSION OF VIEWS WITH CONFERENCE REPORTS
SEC. 134. In rule XXVIII, clause 1 is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(e) If, on the day a report of any committee of con-
ference has received the requisite number of signatures for
approval by House conferees, any House conferee gives no-
tice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or addi-
tional views, that Member shall be entitled to not less than
three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal holidays) on which to file such views with the prin-
cipal manager on the part of the House, such views shall
be in writing and signed by that Member. All such views
so filed by one or more Members of the committee shall
be published in the same volume as the report of the com-
mittee of conference and the joint explanatory statement
filed in the House, and the volume shall bear on its cover
a recital that any such supplemental, minority, or addi-
tional views are included as part of that volume. This
paragraph shall not preclude the immediate filing or print-
ing of a conference report if a timely request to file such
views was not made as provided by this paragraph.’’.
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PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED MATERIALS
SEC. 135. In rule XLIII (‘‘Code of Official Con-
duct’’), add the following new clause:
‘‘13. Before any Member, officer or employee of the
House of Representatives may have access to classified in-
formation, the following oath shall be executed:
‘I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not dis-
close any classified information received in the
course of my service with the House of Representa-
tives, except as authorized by House of Representa-
tives or in accordance with its Rules.’
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk
of the House as part of the records of the House.’’.
COMPOSITION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
SEC. 136. In rule XLVIII (‘‘Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence’’), clause 1(a) is amended by strik-
ing-out ‘‘nineteen Members with representation to’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘thirteen Members, of which not
more than seven may be from the same party. The select
committee shall’’.
ENHANCED RESCISSION AUTHORITY
SEC. 137(a). The Committee on Rules and the Com-
mittee on Government Operations shall, not later than
May 31, 1993, report legislation granting the President
enhanced rescission authority with respect to any discre-
tionary budget authority in any fiscal year. Such legisla-
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tion shall provide that any such budget authority shall be
considered to be permanently canceled unless a joint reso-
lution disapproving such rescission is enacted within a
specified number of days of continuous session of Con-
gress (as defined by section 1011 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974) after the date on which the Presi-
dent’s special rescission message is received.
(b) If such legislation is not reported by the commit-
tees named above by the date specified, the Committees
not reporting shall be considered as having been dis-
charged from the further consideration of the first such
bill introduced and it shall be in order on any day after
June 3, 1993, for any Member of the House (after con-
sultation with the Speaker as to the most appropriate time
for consideration), as a matter of highest privilege, to
move to resolve into the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for its consideration, and the
bill shall be subject to two hours of general debate to be
equally divided and controlled by the majority and minor-
ity leaders, or their designees, followed by consideration
of the measure for amendment under the five-minute rule.
BIENNIAL BUDGET-APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
SEC. 138. The House members of the Joint Commit-
tee on the Organization of Congress are directed to re-
quest that the Joint Committee conduct a complete and
thorough study of the advisability and feasibility of con-
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verting to a biennial budget and appropriations process
and corresponding multi-year authorizations and that it
report back its findings and recommendations not later
than December 31, 1993.
REALIGNMENT OF COMMITTEE JURISDICTIONS
SEC. 139. The House members of the Joint Commit-
tee on the Organization of the Congress shall request that
the Joint Committee conduct a complete and thorough
study of the committees of the House and the Senate with
a view to realigning the jurisdictions along more functional
and rational lines in order to eliminate the duplication,
overlap, and inefficiencies in the present committee system
and to ensure, to the extent feasible, that the committee
systems of the two Houses are as parallel and compatible
as possible with each other and with the Executive Depart-
ments under their jurisdiction.
APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS TO THE HOUSE
SEC. 140. (a) It is the policy of the House that the
laws of the United States set forth in subparagraph (b)
should be amended to apply to the House of Representa-
tives in the same or similar manner as such laws apply,
in the case of subparagraph (b)(1)–(8), to private sector
employees; and, in the case of subparagraph (b)(9)–(11),
to the Executive Branch; and that any bill reported by
a committee of the House in the One Hundred Third Con-
gress shall conform to this same principle. Such applica-
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tion shall include, absent manifest constitutional limita-
tions, the same remedies (including, where applicable,
damages) and enforcement procedures (including, where
applicable, private law suits) as those provided under the
identified laws.
(b) Not later than June 30, 1993, the standing com-
mittees of the House with subject matter jurisdiction over
the following laws of the United States shall report to the
House legislation to implement subparagraph (a):
(1) The National Labor Relations Act;
(2) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970;
(3) The Equal Pay Act of 1963;
(4) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967;
(5) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(relating to equal employment opportunity);
(6) The Fair Labor Standards Act;
(7) The Americans with Disabilities Act;
(8) The Employee Polygraph Protection Act;
(9) Section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(popularly known as the Freedom of Information
Act);
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(10) Section 552a of title 5, United States
Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act of 1974);
and);
(11) Chapter 39 of title 28, United States Code
(relating to an independent counsel).
(c) The Committee on Rules shall, not later than ten
legislative days after any such legislation has been re-
ported, report a resolution providing for the consideration
of such measure in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union under an open amendment
process.
(d) If such legislation is not reported by all the com-
mittees named above by the date specified, the first bill
introduced which implements the policy referred to in sub-
paragraph (a) and which encompasses all the laws referred
to in subparagraph (b) shall be considered as having been
discharged from all the committees to which it was re-
ferred. It shall be in order on any day after July 15, 1993,
for any Member of the House (after consultation with the
Speaker as to the most appropriate time for consider-
ation), as a matter of highest privilege, to move to resolve
into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union for its consideration, and the bill shall be sub-
ject to four hours of general debate to be equally divided
and controlled by the majority and minority leaders, or
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their designees, followed by consideration of the measure
for amendment under the five-minute rule.
ABOLITION OF SELECT COMMITTEES
SEC. 141. (a) The following select committees shall
be abolished and their funding for investigations and stud-
ies is terminated for purposes of clause 5(f)(2) of House
Rule XI: (1) the Select Committee on Children, Youth and
Families; (2) the Select Committee on Hunger; and (3)
the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
(b) Clause (6)(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House,
establishing a Select Committee on Aging, is repealed, the
select committee is abolished, and its funding for inves-
tigations and studies is terminated.
(c) It shall not be in order during the first session
of the One Hundred Third Congress to consider any reso-
lution reestablishing the above-named select committees,
nor shall it be in order to consider any order of business
resolution waiving this prohibition except by a two-thirds
vote of the House.
CAMPAIGN REFORM
SEC. 142. (a) The Committee on House Administra-
tion is directed to report to the House no later than June
30, 1993, legislation to reform Federal election law and
campaign practices.
(b) Not later than July 31, 1993, all other commit-
tees to which such bill may have been referred shall report
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such bill to the House with such amendments as may have
been recommended. Any committee which has not reported
as directed by such date shall be deemed to be discharged
from the further consideration of such bill.
(c) Not later than ten legislative days after the July
31, 1993, reporting deadline, the Committee on Rules
shall report a resolution providing for the consideration
of such campaign reform bill under an open amendment
process. If such a resolution is not reported by such date,
it shall be in order on any day thereafter for any Member
to move that the House resolve into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consider-
ation of the bill.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SEC. 143. (a) Strike clause 1(a) of rule VI, insert
in lieu thereof the following, and redesignate clause 2 as
clause 6.
‘‘RULE VI
‘‘CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
‘‘1. There shall be elected by not less than two-thirds
of Members voting, a quorum being present, the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer of the House.
‘‘2. The Chief Financial Officer should have appro-
priate education and training, have demonstrated an abil-
ity to manage large and complex administrative activities
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and resources, and have experience that is relevant to the
management of the financial operations of the House.
‘‘3. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible
for—
‘‘(a) reviewing and analyzing the financial oper-
ations of the House, including the efficiencies of its
operations, the functions of its offices, and the cost-
effectiveness of its operations, and providing periodic
recommendations to the Speaker and minority leader
respecting these operations;
‘‘(b) conducting periodic audits of the financial
operations of the House, simultaneously sending
audit reports to the Speaker and minority leader,
and making these audit reports available to the pub-
lic;
‘‘(c) keeping the accounts for the pay and mile-
age of Members, Delegates, and the Resident Com-
missioner from Puerto Rico, and paying them as
provided by law; and
‘‘(d) carrying out all other financial functions
and operations that were exercised by the Clerk be-
fore the date of the adoption of this rule, including,
but not limited to—
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‘‘4. (a) In carrying out clause 3(I), the
Chief Financial Officer may not disclose the
identity of a complaining employee without the
consent of the employee, unless the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer determines such disclosure is
unavoidable.
‘‘(b) Any intimidation of, or reprisal
against, an employee of the House by an em-
ploying authority because of a complaint made
by the employee is a violation of rule LI.
‘‘5. In accordance with policies and proce-
dures approved by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration, the Chief Financial Officer shall
appoint such employees as may be necessary for
the prompt and efficient performance of the du-
ties of the Chief Financial Officer under these
Rules. Such employees shall serve at the pleas-
ure of the Chief Financial Officer.’’.
(b) In the newly designated clause 6(c)(1), strike
‘‘Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services’’ and
insert in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Financial Officer’’.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 144. Clause 6(a) of rule X of the Rules of the
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end
the following:
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‘‘(5)(A) One-half of the members of the Committee
on House Administration shall be from the majority party
and one-half shall be from the minority party.
‘‘(B) In the case of the Committee on House Admin-
istration, subpoenas may be authorized and issued as pro-
vided by clause 2(m) of rule XI, except that either the
chairman or ranking minority party member of that com-
mittee may authorize and issue subpoenas under that
clause.’’.
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 145. (a) The membership of the Subcommittee
on Legislative Appropriations of the Committee on Appro-
priations shall be divided equally between the majority
party and the minority party. Staff positions for the sub-
committee shall be divided in the same manner.
LIMITATION ON REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEC. 146. (a) No funds may be reprogrammed or oth-
erwise transferred between appropriation accounts of the
House of Representatives without the written approval of
the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
SEC. 147. (a) Strike clause 11 of rule I and insert
the following new rule C:
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‘‘RULE V
‘‘OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
‘‘1. There is established in the House of Representa-
tives an office to be known as the Office of the General
Counsel, referred to hereinafter in this title as the
‘‘Officer’’.
‘‘2. ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Office shall be directly
accountable to the Leadership Group, composed of—(a)
the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (b) the ma-
jority leader and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives; (c) the majority whip and minority whip of
the House of Representatives; (d) the chairman and rank-
ing minority party member of the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives; and (e) 2 Members
of the House to be appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed upon
the recommendation of the minority leader.
‘‘3. PURPOSE AND POLICY.—The purpose of the Of-
fice is to provide legal assistance to Members, officer, and
employees of the House of Representatives on matters di-
rectly related to their duties, other than matters commit-
ted by law, rule, or other authority to the Office of the
Parliamentarian, the Office of the Legislative Counsel, the
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, the Legislative Classi-
fication Office, the Congressional Research Service, the
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Comptroller General, or the Office of Fair Employment
Practices, or to another office, officer, or employee of the
House of Representatives. The Office shall maintain—(1)
impartiality as to issues of policy to be determined by the
House of Representatives; and (2) the attorney-client rela-
tionship with respect to all communications between it and
any Member or committee of the House.
‘‘4. SPECIFIC APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(a) APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION.—Unless ap-
proved by unanimous vote of the Leadership Group,
the following actions of the Office require prior ap-
proval by resolution of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(1) Entering an appearance before any
court.
‘‘(2) Filing a brief in any court.
‘‘(3) Representing any Member of the
House of Representatives in any contested mat-
ter that will result in formal legal proceedings.
‘‘(b) APPROVAL BY THE LEADERSHIP GROUP.—
The following activities of the Office require prior
approval by the Leadership Group:
‘‘(1) Preparation of any legal memoran-
dum or other item of legal research that re-
quires more than 4 hours of preparation time.
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‘‘(2) Work other than in the routine course
of business of the office.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—In carrying out any ac-
tion under this title, the Office, in the case of any
matter that affects an area of responsibility commit-
ted to another office, officer, or employee referred to
in section 123, shall consult the office, officer, or
employee involved and coordinate such action with
the office, officer, or employee.
‘‘5. GENERAL COUNSEL.—The management, super-
vision, and administration of the Office are vested in the
General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, upon the recommenda-
tion of the majority leader and minority leader of the
House of Representatives, acting jointly, without regard
for political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness
to perform the duties of the position. The General Counsel
shall serve at the pleasure of the Leadership Group.
‘‘6. STAFF.—With the approval of the Leadership
Group or in accordance with policies and procedures ap-
proved by the Leadership Group, the General Counsel may
employ such attorneys and other employees as may be nec-
essary for the performance of the functions of the Office,
except that not more than 4 attorneys and 3 other employ-
ees may be so employed and at least one attorney in the
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Office shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
minority leader. Any individual employed under this sec-
tion may be removed by the General Counsel, with the ap-
proval of the Leadership Group.
‘‘7. COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(a) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The General Coun-
sel shall be paid at a per annum gross rate fixed by
the Leadership Group, but not more than the rate
payable for positions at level III of the Executive
Schedule, under section 5314 of the title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(b) STAFF.—Members of the staff of the Of-
fice shall be paid at per annum gross rates fixed by
the General Counsel, with the approval of the Lead-
ership Group or in accordance with policies and pro-
cedures approved by the Leadership Group, but not
more than the rate payable for positions at level IV
of the Executive Schedule, under section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code.
‘‘8. EXPENDITURES.—Subject to appropriation and
in accordance with policies and procedures approved by
the Leadership Group, the General Counsel may make
such expenditures as may be appropriate for the function-
ing of the Office.
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‘‘9. TIME SHEETS.—The Attorneys and professional
staff in the Office shall maintain regular, written records
of the time expended on legal matters, consistent with gen-
erally accepted practices in private law firms. Such time
records shall be maintained on forms and according to
procedures established by the General Counsel, and shall
provide for the recordation of time allotted to legal work
in increments of no more than one-quarter hour. The time
records shall be reviewable by the Leadership Group and
may not be made public other than by direction of the
Leadership Group or resolution of the House.’’.
REPEAL OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO RULES
SEC. 148. In House Resolution 5, One Hundred
Third Congress, adopting the Rules of the House of the
One Hundred Third Congress, the amendments to Rules
of the House of the One Hundred Second Congress made
by the following paragraphs are hereby repealed and, to
the extent applicable, the original language from the Rules
of the One Hundred Second Congress shall be restored
as the language of the Rules of the House for the One
Hundred Third Congress:
(a) paragraph (4) relating to questions of privi-
lege;
(b) subparagraph (7)(a), relating to the Speak-
er’s authority to appoint and remove members of se-
lect and conference committees;
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(c) subparagraph (8)(a) relating to the author-
ity of committees to sit when the House is consider-
ing bills for amendment under the five-minute rule;
(d) subparagraph (8)(b) relating to the required
quorum in a committee for the purpose of reporting
a measure or recommendation;
(e) paragraphs (9), (13), and (14), regarding
granting the right to vote in and preside over the
Committee of the Whole to the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from
American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam
and the Virgin Islands.
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