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.
PL 104-14 (H.R.1421), enacted 06/03/1995

109 STAT. 186 
PUBLIC LAW 104^14-^rUNE 3, 1995 
Public Law 104r-14 
104th Congress 
An Act 
To provide that references in the statutes of the United States to any committee 
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was changed as part of the reorganization of the House of Representatives at 
[H.R. 1421] 
the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be treated as referring 
to the currently appUcable 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, 
2 u s e note prec. 
SECTION 1. REFERENCES IN LAW TO COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE 
21. 
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 Grovemment 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 Grovernment 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 
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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 Commit-
tee on the Budget of the House of Representatives in the 
case of a provision of law relating to the establishment, exten-
sion, and enforcement of special controls over the Federal 
budget. 
2 u s e note prec. 
SEC, 2. REFERENCES IN LAW TO OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
21. 
RESENTATIVES. 
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 Representatives 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 Representa-
tives; 
(2) of the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives 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 Representa-
tives; 
(3) of the Postmaster of the House of Representatives 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 Representa-
tives; and 
(4) of the Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives 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 Over-
sight of the House of Representatives. 
Approved June 3, 1995. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1421: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 141 (1995): 
Apr. 6, considered and passed House. 
May 19, considered and passed Senate.