,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,fleming introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committees on ,rules and               
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a commission to
 conduct a comprehensive review of      
,federal agencies and programs and to   
recommend the elimination or realignment
 of duplicative1 wasteful1 or outdated  
functions1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,realign and ,eliminate ,duplicative
 ,unnecessary ,costly ,excess in        
,government ,act of #bjad or the        
,,reduce ,government ,act4  7b7 ,table  

of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4     
,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4  
#b4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #c4             
,establishment of ,commission4 ,sec4 #d4
 ,duties of the ,commission4 ,sec4 #e4  
,powers of the ,commission4 ,sec4 #f4   
,commission personnel matters4 ,sec4 #g4
 ,termination of the ,commission4 ,sec4 
#h4 ,closure and realignment of agencies
 and programs4 ,sec4 #i4 ,congressional 
consideration of commission             
recommendations4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,offsetting 
rescissions4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3  7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has
 the meaning given the term ,executive  
agency under section #aje of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,calendar  
day ,the term calendar day means a      
calendar day other than one on which    
either ,house is not in session because 
of an adjournment of more than three    
days to a date certain4  7#c7 ,state    
,the term ,state means each of the      
several ,states1 the ,district of       

,columbia1 each territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states1 and each        
federally recognized ,indian tribe4  #c4
 ,establishment of ,commission  7a7     
,establishment ,there is established the
 ,federal ,realignment and ,closure     
,commission 7hereafter in this ,act     
referred to as the ,commission74  7b7   
,membership  7#a7 ,number and           
appointment ,the ,commission shall be   
composed of #i members1 appointed by the
 ,president by and with the advice and  
consent of the ,senate as follows3  7,a7
 ,two in consultation with the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7,b7
 ,one in consultation with the minority 
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7,c7 ,two in         
consultation with the majority leader of
 the ,senate4  7,d7 ,one in consultation
 with the minority leader of the        
,senate4  7#b7 ,member restriction ,a   
member of the ,commission may not be a  
sitting ,member of ,congress or a       
current employee of the executive       

branch4  7#c7 ,chairman and vice        
chairman ,at the time the ,president    
appoints individuals to the ,commission 
under this paragraph1 the ,president    
shall designate #a such individual who  
shall serve as chairman and #a such     
individual who shall serve as vice      
chairman4 ,the chairman and vice        
chairman may not be of the same         
political party4  7c7 ,period of        
appointment2 vacancies ,members shall be
 appointed for the life of the          
,commission4 ,any vacancy in the        
,commission shall not affect its powers1
 but shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment4  7d7       
,initial ,meeting ,not later than #cj   
days after the date on which all members
 of the ,commission have been appointed1
 the ,commission shall hold its first   
meeting4  7e7 ,meetings ,the ,commission
 shall meet at the call of the chairman4
  7f7 ,quorum ,a majority of the members
 of the ,commission shall constitute a  
quorum1 but a lesser number of members  

may hold hearings4  #d4 ,duties of the  
,commission  7a7 ,systematic ,assessment
 of ,programs by the ,commission  7#a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
paragraph 7#d71 not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,commission shall establish a 
systematic method for assessing the     
effectiveness and accountability of     
agency programs in accordance with      
paragraph 7#b7 and divide the programs  
into three approximately equal budgetary
 groupings based on the size of the     
budget and number of personnel of the   
agency program4  7#b7 ,method objectives
 ,the method established under paragraph
 7#a7 shall--  7,a7 recognize different 
types of ,federal programs2  7,b7 assess
 programs based on the achievement of   
performance goals 7as defined under     
section #aaae7;h77#i7 of title #ca1     
,united ,states ,code72  7,c7 assess    
programs based in part on the adequacy  
of the program's performance measures1  
financial management1 and other factors2

  7,d7 assess programs based in part on 
whether the program has fulfilled the   
legislative intent surrounding the      
creation of the program1 taking into    
account any change in legislative intent
 during the program's existence2 and    
7,e7 assess programs based in part on   
collaborative analysis1 with the program
 or agency1 of program policy and goals 
which may not fit into easily measurable
 performance goals4  7#c7 ,comptroller  
general recommendations ,the            
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall--  7,a7 assist the        
,commission1 to the extent requested1 in
 the ,commission's evaluation of        
agencies and programs under subsection  
7b77#a72 and  7,b7 by no later than     
,march #cj of each year in which an     
evaluation is carried out under         
subsection 7b77#a71 submit to the       
,commission a report containing the     
,comptroller ,general's recommendations 
for the agencies and programs that      
should be realigned or eliminated within

 the grouping evaluated that year4  7#d7
 ,department of ,defense exemption ,the 
,commission shall not consider          
,department of ,defense programs4  7b7  
,evaluation1 ,plan1 and ,recommendations
  7#a7 ,evaluation ,subject to          
subsection 7e71 during each of #bjae1   
#bjag1 and #bjai the ,commission shall  
evaluate all agencies1 and programs     
within those agencies1 in a grouping    
identified in the assessment under      
subsection 7a71 with one grouping       
evaluated each year over those three    
years1 using the criteria under         
paragraph 7#c74 ,in carrying out the    
evaluation1 the ,commission shall       
consider the report of the ,comptroller 
,general submitted under subsection     
7a77#c74  7#b7 ,plan and recommendations
  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than ,june
 #cj of a year in which an evaluation is
 carried out under paragraph 7#a71 the  
,commission shall1 with respect to the  
evaluation carried out during that year1
 submit to the ,president and ,congress 

a plan with recommendations of the      
agencies and programs that should be    
realigned or eliminated within the      
grouping evaluated that year4  7,b7     
,implementation description required    
,the plan described in subparagraph 7,a7
 shall include a detailed description of
 the actions necessary to implement the 
plan and complete the reorganization1   
including a projected timetable for     
completion of the implementation        
process4  7,c7 ,plan approval ,the plan 
must be approved by at least #e members 
of the ,commission4  7#c7 ,criteria     
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
evaluate the efficiency and public need 
for each agency using the following     
criteria3  7i7 ,the effectiveness1 and  
the efficiency of the operation of1 the 
programs carried out by each such       
agency4  7ii7 ,whether the programs     
carried out by the agency are cost      
effective4  7iii7 ,whether the agency or
 program has acted outside the scope of 
its original authority1 and whether the 

original objectives of the agency have  
been achieved4  7iv7 ,the extent to     
which the jurisdiction of1 and the      
programs administered by1 the agency    
duplicate or conflict with the          
jurisdiction and programs of other      
agencies4  7v7 ,the potential benefits  
of consolidating programs administered  
by the agency with similar or           
duplicative programs of other agencies1 
and the potential for consolidating such
 programs4  7vi7 ,the extent to which   
the agency has complied with the        
applicable provisions contained in      
sections #aaae1 #aaaf1 #aabj1 #aaba1    
#aabc1 and #aabd of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code1 and section #cjf of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 as well as  
recommendations contained in the reports
 required by such sections4  7vii7 ,the 
extent to which ,state and local        
governments already collect information 
or perform services conducted by the    
,federal program or agency4  7,b7       
,duplicative ,if #b or more agencies or 

programs are performing the same        
essential function and the function can 
be consolidated or streamlined into a   
single agency or program1 the           
,commission shall recommend that the    
agencies or programs be realigned4  7,c7
 ,wasteful or inefficient ,the          
,commission may recommend the           
realignment or elimination of any agency
 or program that has wasted ,federal    
funds by--  7i7 spending funds on items 
outside the authorized mission or       
purpose of the agency or program2  7ii7 
mismanagement of resources and          
personnel2 or  7iii7 use of such funds  
for personal benefit or the benefit of a
 special interest group4  7,d7          
,outdated1 irrelevant1 or failed ,the   
,commission shall recommend the         
elimination of any agency or program    
that--  7i7 has completed its intended  
purpose1 if such purpose is defined     
under the law2  7ii7 has become         
irrelevant2 or  7iii7 has failed to meet
 its objectives4  7#d7 ,relocation of   

,federal employees ,the plan under      
paragraph 7#b7 shall provide that if the
 position of an employee of an agency is
 eliminated as a result of the          
implementation of the plan1 the affected
 agency shall make reasonable efforts to
 relocate such employee to another      
position within the agency or within    
another ,federal agency4  7#e7 ,use of  
savings ,all funds saved by the         
implementation of the plan shall be used
 for deficit reduction4  7#f7           
,limitation on recommendations in plan  
,the plan under paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7  
may not recommend the creation of a new 
agency1 unless such agency is the result
 of a consolidation of existing         
agencies1 the result of such            
consolidation producing an overall      
reduction in amounts provided in annual 
appropriations ,acts and the number of  
personnel2  7,b7 may recommend the      
removal of part of an agency from an    
agency2 and  7,c7 may not recommend--   
7i7 continuing an agency beyond the     

period authorized by law for its        
existence or beyond the time when it    
would have terminated if the realignment
 had not been made2  7ii7 continuing a  
function beyond the period authorized by
 law for its exercise or beyond the time
 when it would have terminated if the   
realignment had not been made2  7iii7   
authorizing an agency to exercise a     
function which is not expressly         
authorized by law at the time the plan  
is transmitted to ,congress2  7iv7      
increasing the term of an office beyond 
that provided by law for the office2    
7v7 the consolidation or realignment of 
any entity outside of the executive     
branch1 including moving an agency      
outside the executive branch2 or  7vi7  
the modification of any funding that is 
not an appropriation4  7#g7 ,information
 to ,members of ,congress ,after ,june  
#cj of each year in which the           
,commission submits a plan and          
recommendations to the ,president and   
,congress under this subsection1 the    

,commission shall promptly provide1 upon
 request1 to any ,member of ,congress   
information used by the ,commission in  
making its recommendations4  7c7        
,consideration of suggestions from      
public through website ,in carrying out 
its duties under this ,act1 the         
,commission shall--  7#a7 establish a   
website for the purpose of allowing any 
member of the public to submit          
suggestions to the ,commission for its  
consideration2 and  7#b7 consider each  
such suggestion submitted through the   
website4  7d7 ,review by the ,president 
7#a7 ,evaluation required ,the          
,president shall1 by no later than      
,august #ae of a year in which the      
,commission carries out an evaluation   
under subsection 7b77#a71 transmit to   
the ,commission and to ,congress a      
report containing the ,president's      
approval or disapproval of the          
,commission's plan and recommendations4 
7#b7 ,approval of plan ,the ,president  
may approve the plan and recommendations

 of the ,commission if the ,president   
finds that the plan is in accordance    
with the criteria and limitation        
described in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f7 of
 subsection 7b71 respectively4 ,if the  
,president approves all the plan and    
recommendations of the ,commission1 the 
,president shall transmit a copy of such
 plan and recommendations to ,congress1 
together with a certification of such   
approval4  7#c7 ,disapproval of plan ,if
 the ,president disapproves the plan and
 recommendations of the ,commission1 in 
whole or in part1 the ,president shall  
transmit to the ,commission and         
,congress the reasons for that          
disapproval4 ,the ,commission shall then
 transmit to the ,president1 by no later
 than ,september #ae of the year in     
which the evaluation was carried out1 a 
revised list of recommendations for the 
closure or realignment of agencies and  
programs4  7#d7 ,approval of revised    
plan ,if the ,president finds that the  
revised plan is in accordance with the  

criteria and limitation described in    
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f7 of subsection  
7b71 respectively1 and approves all of  
the revised plan and recommendations of 
the ,commission transmitted to the      
,president under paragraph 7#c71 the    
,president shall transmit a copy of such
 revised plan and recommendations to    
,congress1 together with a certification
 of such approval4  7#e7 ,termination of
 assessment ,if the ,president does not 
transmit to ,congress an approval and   
certification described in paragraph    
7#b7 or 7#d7 by ,october #ae of any year
 in which the ,commission has           
transmitted its plan and recommendations
 to the ,president under this section1  
the process by which agencies and       
programs may be selected for realignment
 or elimination under this ,act with    
respect to that year shall be           
terminated4  7e7 ,carryforward of       
grouping and evaluation ,if the process 
by which agencies and programs may be   
selected for realignment or elimination 

under this ,act with respect to a year  
is terminated under subsection 7d77#e7  
if the termination occurs in #bjae or   
#bjag1 the grouping of agencies and     
programs evaluated that year shall be   
included in the grouping evaluated under
 subsection 7b77#a7 in the next year an 
evaluation is conducted4  #e4 ,powers of
 the ,commission  7a7 ,hearings  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,commission or1 at its 
direction1 any subcommittee or member of
 the ,commission1 may1 for the purpose  
of carrying out this ,act--  7,a7 hold  
such hearings1 sit and act at such times
 and places1 take such testimony1       
receive such evidence1 and administer   
such oaths as any member of the         
,commission considers advisable2  7,b7  
require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 the  
attendance and testimony of such        
witnesses as any member of the          
,commission considers advisable2 and    
7,c7 require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 
the production of such books1 records1  
correspondence1 memoranda1 papers1      

documents1 tapes1 and other evidentiary 
materials relating to any matter under  
investigation by the ,commission4  7#b7 
,testimony under oath ,all testimony    
before the ,commission shall be under   
oath4  7b7 ,issuance and ,enforcement of
 ,subpoenas  7#a7 ,issuance ,subpoenas  
issued under subsection 7a7 shall bear  
the signature of the chairman of the    
,commission and shall be served by any  
person or class of persons designated by
 the chairman for that purpose4  7#b7   
,enforcement ,in the case of contumacy  
or failure to obey a subpoena issued    
under subsection 7a71 the ,united       
,states district court for the judicial 
district in which the subpoenaed person 
resides1 is served1 or may be found1 may
 issue an order requiring such person to
 appear at any designated place to      
testify or to produce documentary or    
other evidence4 ,any failure to obey the
 order of the court may be punished by  
the court as a contempt of that court4  
7c7 ,information ,from ,federal         

,agencies ,the ,commission may secure   
directly from any ,federal department or
 agency such information as the         
,commission considers necessary to carry
 out this ,act4 ,upon request of the    
chairman of the ,commission1 the head of
 such department or agency shall furnish
 such information to the ,commission4   
7d7 ,postal ,services ,the ,commission  
may use the ,united ,states mails in the
 same manner and under the same         
conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
#f4 ,commission personnel matters  7a7  
,compensation of ,members  7#a7         
,non-federal members ,except as provided
 under subsection 7b71 each member of   
the ,commission who is not an officer or
 employee of the ,federal ,government   
shall not be compensated4  7#b7 ,federal
 employees ,all members of the          
,commission who are employees of the    
,united ,states shall serve without     
compensation in addition to that        
received for their services as employees

 of the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,travel   
,expenses ,the members of the           
,commission shall be allowed travel     
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 at rates authorized for    
employees of agencies under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 while away from their    
homes or regular places of business in  
the performance of services for the     
,commission4  7c7 ,staff  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the chairman of the ,commission
 may1 without regard to the civil       
service laws and regulations1 appoint   
and terminate an executive director and 
such other additional personnel as may  
be necessary to enable the ,commission  
to perform its duties4 ,the employment  
of an executive director shall be       
subject to confirmation by the          
,commission4  7#b7 ,compensation ,upon  
the approval of the chairman1 the       
executive director may fix the          
compensation of the executive director  
and other personnel without regard to   

chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 relating to classification of   
positions and ,general ,schedule pay    
rates1 except that the rate of pay for  
the executive director and other        
personnel may not exceed the maximum    
rate payable for a position at ,,gs-#ae 
of the ,general ,schedule under section 
#eccb of such title4  7#c7 ,personnel as
 ,federal employees  7,a7 ,in general   
,the executive director and any         
personnel of the ,commission who are    
employees shall be employees under      
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for purposes of chapters 
#fc1 #ha1 #hc1 #hd1 #he1 #hg1 #hi1 and  
#ij of that title4  7,b7 ,members of    
commission ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not 
be construed to apply to members of the 
,commission4  7d7 ,detail of ,government
 ,employees ,any ,federal ,government   
employee may be detailed to the         
,commission without reimbursement1 and  
such detail shall be without            

interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7e7 ,security     
clearance ,as a condition of appointment
 to or employment with the ,commission1 
the members and staff of the ,commission
 shall hold appropriate security        
clearances for access to any classified 
briefing1 records1 and materials that   
may be reviewed by the ,commission or   
its staff and shall follow the guidance 
and practices on security under         
applicable ,executive orders and agency 
directives4  7f7 ,library of ,congress  
,upon the request of the ,commission1   
the ,librarian of ,congress shall       
provide to the ,commission1 on a        
reimbursable basis1 administrative      
support services1 research services1 and
 research staff necessary for the       
,commission to carry out its            
responsibilities under this ,act4  7g7  
,procurement of ,temporary and          
,intermittent ,services ,the chairman of
 the ,commission may procure temporary  
and intermittent services under section 

#caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 at rates for individuals which do
 not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule    
under section #ecaf of such title4  #g4 
,termination of the ,commission ,the    
,commission shall terminate #abj days   
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits the final plan and              
recommendations under section #c7;b74   
#h4 ,closure and realignment of agencies
 and programs  7a7 ,in general ,subject 
to subsection 7b71 the ,president       
shall--  7#a7 eliminate all agencies and
 programs recommended for elimination by
 the ,commission in each report         
submitted to ,congress by the ,president
 under section #d7;d72  7#b7 realign all
 agencies and programs recommended for  
realignment by such ,commission in each 
such report2  7#c7 initiate all such    
eliminations and realignments no later  
than #b years after the date on which   
the ,president submits a report to      

,congress under section #d7;d7          
containing the recommendations for such 
eliminations or realignments2 and  7#d7 
complete all such eliminations and      
realignments no later than the end of   
the #f-year period beginning on the date
 on which the ,president submits the    
report under section #d7;d7 containing  
the recommendations for such closures or
 realignments4  7b7 ,congressional      
disapproval  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,president may not carry out any        
elimination or realignment recommended  
in a report submitted by the ,president 
under section #d7;d7 if a joint         
resolution is enacted1 in accordance    
with the provisions of section #i1      
disapproving such recommendations before
 the earlier of--  7,a7 the end of the  
#de-;day period beginning on the date on
 which the ,president submits such      
report2 or  7,b7 the adjournment of     
,congress sine die for the session      
during which such report is submitted4  
7#b7 ,computation of days ,for purposes 

of paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection and
 subsections 7a7 and 7c7 of section #i1 
the days on which either ,house of      
,congress is not in session because of  
adjournment of more than #c days to a   
day certain shall be excluded in the    
computation of a period4  #i4           
,congressional consideration of         
commission recommendations  7a7 ,terms  
of the resolution ,for purposes of      
section #h7;b71 the term joint          
resolution means only a joint resolution
 which is introduced within the #aj-;day
 period beginning on the date on which  
the ,president submits the report to    
,congress under section #d7;d71 and--   
7#a7 which does not have a preamble2    
7#b7 the matter after the resolving     
clause of which is as follows3 ,that    
,congress disapproves the               
recommendations of the ,federal         
,realignment and ,closure ,commission as
 submitted by the ,president on 1 the   
blank space being filled in with the    
appropriate date2 and  7#c7 the title of

 which is as follows3 ,joint resolution 
disapproving the recommendations of the 
,federal ,realignment and ,closure      
,commission44  7b7 ,referral ,a         
resolution described in subsection 7a7  
that is introduced in the ,house of     
,representatives shall be referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives4 ,a resolution         
described in subsection 7a7 introduced  
in the ,senate shall be referred to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7c7 ,discharge ,if the committee to     
which a resolution described in         
subsection 7a7 is referred has not      
reported such a resolution 7or an       
identical resolution7 by the end of the 
#bj-;day period beginning on the date on
 which the ,president submits the report
 to ,congress under section #d7;d71 such
 committee shall be1 at the end of such 
period1 discharged from further         
consideration of such resolution1 and   

such resolution shall be placed on the  
appropriate calendar of the ,house      
involved4  7d7 ,consideration  7#a7 ,in 
general ,on or after the third day after
 the date on which the committee to     
which such a resolution is referred has 
reported1 or has been discharged 7under 
subsection 7c77 from further            
consideration of1 such a resolution1 it 
is in order 7even though a previous     
motion to the same effect has been      
disagreed to7 for any ,member of the    
respective ,house to move to proceed to 
the consideration of the resolution4 ,a 
,member may make the motion only on the 
day after the calendar day on which the 
,member announces to the ,house         
concerned the ,member's intention to    
make the motion1 except that1 in the    
case of the ,house of ,representatives1 
the motion may be made without such     
prior announcement if the motion is made
 by direction of the committee to which 
the resolution was referred4 ,the motion
 is highly privileged in the ,house of  

,representatives and is privileged in   
the ,senate and is not debatable4 ,the  
motion is not subject to amendment1 or  
to a motion to postpone1 or to a motion 
to proceed to the consideration of other
 business4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is agreed to or
 disagreed to shall not be in order4 ,if
 a motion to proceed to the             
consideration of the resolution is      
agreed to1 the respective ,house shall  
immediately proceed to consideration of 
the joint resolution without intervening
 motion1 order1 or other business1 and  
the resolution shall remain the         
unfinished business of the respective   
,house until disposed of4  7#b7 ,debate 
,debate on the resolution1 and on all   
debatable motions and appeals in        
connection therewith1 shall be limited  
to not more than #b hours1 which shall  
be divided equally between those        
favoring and those opposing the         
resolution4 ,an amendment to the        
resolution is not in order4 ,a motion   

further to limit debate is in order and 
not debatable4 ,a motion to postpone1 or
 a motion to proceed to the             
consideration of other business1 or a   
motion to recommit the resolution is not
 in order4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the resolution is agreed  
to or disagreed to is not in order4     
7#c7 ,vote on final passage ,immediately
 following the conclusion of the debate 
on a resolution described in subsection 
7a7 and a single quorum call at the     
conclusion of the debate if requested in
 accordance with the rules of the       
appropriate ,house1 the vote on final   
passage of the resolution shall occur4  
7#d7 ,appeals on decisions by the ,chair
 ,appeals from the decisions of the     
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate or the ,house  
of ,representatives1 as the case may be1
 to the procedure relating to a         
resolution described in subsection 7a7  
shall be decided without debate4  7e7   
,consideration by other ,house  7#a7    

,disposition of resolution ,if1 before  
the passage by one ,house of a          
resolution of that ,house described in  
subsection 7a71 that ,house receives    
from the other ,house a resolution      
described in subsection 7a71 then the   
following procedures shall apply--  7,a7
 the resolution of the other ,house     
shall not be referred to a committee and
 may not be considered in the ,house    
receiving it except in the case of final
 passage as provided in subparagraph    
7,b77ii72 and  7,b7 with respect to a   
resolution described in subsection 7a7  
of the ,house receiving the resolution  
7i7 the procedure in that ,house shall  
be the same as if no resolution had been
 received from the other ,house2 but    
7ii7 the vote on final passage shall be 
on the resolution of the other ,house4  
7#b7 ,not in order to consider other    
resolution ,upon disposition of the     
resolution received from the other      
,house1 it shall no longer be in order  
to consider the resolution that         

originated in the receiving ,house4  7f7
 ,rules of the ,senate and ,house ,this 
section is enacted by ,congress--  7#a7 
as an exercise of the rulemaking power  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a part of the rules of
 each ,house1 respectively1 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a resolution described in
 subsection 7a71 and it supersedes other
 rules only to the extent that it is    
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7#b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that ,house4  #aj4 ,offsetting  
rescissions ,of the unobligated balance 
of funds available for each of the      
following accounts1 #c1jjj1jjj is       
rescinded from each such account3  7#a7 

,department of ,health and ,human       
,services--,office of the               
,secretary--,general ,departmental      
,management4  7#b7 ,agricultural        
,programs--,departmental                
,administration4  7#c7 ,department of   
,education--,departmental               
,management--,program ,administration4  
7#d7 ,department of ,housing and ,urban 
,development--,management and           
,administration--,administration1       
,operations1 and ,management4  7#e7     
,department of the                      
,interior--,departmental                
,offices--,office of the                
,secretary--,departmental ,operations4