[House Report 106-4] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-4 ======================================================================= PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 99, THE TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS _______ February 2, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H. Res. 31] The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 31, 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. 99, the ``Temporary Extension of Federal Aviation Administration Programs'' 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 waives clause 4(a) of Rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee report) and sections 302(f) (prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a subcommittee's 302(b) allocation) and 303(a) (prohibiting consideration of legislation providing new budget authority or contract authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that fiscal year has been agreed to) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 against the consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, which shall be considered as read. The rule further waives clause 7 of Rule XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments) and sections 302(f) and 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Record prior to their consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise consistent with House rules. The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce votes 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. The waivers of the Budget Act are necessary because there is no FY 1999 budget resolution and Budget Committee Chairman Kasich has not yet published in the Congressional Record budget allocations pursuant to House Resolution 5. Also, the waiver of clause 7 of Rule XVI is necessary because Title II of the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not part of the introduced bill. Title II is language from the Ways and Means Committee that allows expenditures from the Aviation trust fund. Finally, the waiver of clause 4(a) of Rule XIII is needed because the report of H.R. 99 was not filed until Tuesday, February 2, and the bill is expected to be considered on the House floor on Wednesday, February 3.