[House Report 106-37] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-37 _______________________________________________________________________ PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 603, TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE ``DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT'' TO AVIATION INCIDENTS _______ March 2, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 85] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 603, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. brief summary of provisions of resolution The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 603, to clarify the application of the act popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents, under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule provides that each section of the bill shall be considered as read. The chair is authorized to accord priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule permits the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions.