Sec. 2. Changes to the Standing Rules
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Amend clause 2(g)(5) of rule XI to read as follows: Each committee shall, to the greatest extent practicable, require witnesses who appear before it to submit in advance written statements of proposed testimony and to limit their initial presentations to the committee to brief summaries thereof. In the case of a witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity, a written statement of proposed testimony shall include a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of any Federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government, received during the current calendar year or either of the two previous calendar years by the witness or by an entity represented by the witness and related to the subject matter of the hearing.
The disclosure referred to in subdivision
(B)shall include— the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the subject matter of the hearing; and the amount and country of origin of any payment or contract related to the subject matter of the hearing originating with a foreign government. Such statements, with appropriate redactions to protect the privacy or security of the witness, shall be made publicly available in electronic form not later than one day after the witness appears. . In clause 1(l)(7) of rule X, insert before the period and criminalization . In clause 1(b) of rule X, add the following: Bills and joint resolutions that provide new budget authority, limitation on the use of funds, or other authority relating to new direct loan obligations and new loan guarantee commitments referencing section 504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. . Clause 4(d)(1)(A) of rule X is amended by striking for the and inserting for the Chief Administrative Officer and the . Clause 4(a) of rule II is amended by striking the oversight and inserting the policy direction and oversight . In clause 1(d) of rule XI— in subparagraph (1), insert odd-numbered after each ; in subparagraph (2)(A), strike applicable period and insert Congress ; in subparagraph (2)(B), strike in the case of the first such report in each Congress, ; and in subparagraph (3), strike a regular session of Congress, or after December 15 and insert the last regular session of a Congress, or after December 15 of an even-numbered year . In the standing rules, strike supplemental, minority, or additional each place it appears and insert (in each instance) supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting . In clause 2(a)(1) of rule XI— in subdivision
(B)after the semicolon, strike and ; in subdivision (C), strike the period and insert ; and ; and add the following new subdivision: shall include provisions to govern the implementation of clause 4 as provided in paragraph
(f)of such clause. . In clause 4(f) of rule XI, strike Each committee shall adopt written rules to govern its implementation of this clause. Such rules shall contain provisions to the following effect and insert Written rules adopted by each committee pursuant to clause 2(a)(1)(D) shall contain provisions to the following effect . In clause 4(b) of rule XI, strike used, or made available for use, as partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for elective public office and insert used for any partisan political campaign purpose or be made available for such use . In clause 4 of rule XIII, strike paragraph (c). In clause 11(a)(1) of rule X, strike 20 and insert 22 and strike 12 and insert 13 . Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The committee may not take any action that would deny any person any right or protection provided under the Constitution of the United States. . Amend clause 8 of rule II to read as follows: There is established an Office of General Counsel for the purpose of providing legal assistance and representation to the House. Legal assistance and representation shall be provided without regard to political affiliation. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office of General Counsel. The Office of General Counsel shall function pursuant to the direction of the Speaker, who shall consult with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. There is established a Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group composed of the Speaker and the majority and minority leaderships. Unless otherwise provided by the House, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group speaks for, and articulates the institutional position of, the House in all litigation matters. . Amend rule XIII by adding the following: Estimates of major legislation An estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for any major legislation shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such legislation. An estimate provided by the Joint Committee on Taxation to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 201(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for any major legislation shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from such legislation. An estimate referred to in this clause shall, to the extent practicable, include— a qualitative assessment of the budgetary effects (including macroeconomic variables described in paragraphs
(a)and (b)) of such legislation in the 20-fiscal year period beginning after the last fiscal year of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget that set forth appropriate levels required by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and an identification of the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate. As used in this clause— the term major legislation means any bill or joint resolution— for which an estimate is required to be prepared pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and that causes a gross budgetary effect (before incorporating macroeconomic effects) in any fiscal year over the years of the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget equal to or greater than 0.25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for that fiscal year; or designated as such by the chair of the Committee on the Budget for all direct spending legislation other than revenue legislation or the Member who is chair or vice chair, as applicable, of the Joint Committee on Taxation for revenue legislation; and the term budgetary effects means changes in revenues, outlays, and deficits. . Amend clause 3(h) of rule XIII— by striking
(1), by striking
(A)and inserting
(1), and by striking
(B)and inserting
(2); and by striking subparagraph (2). In clause 12 of rule I, add the following: During any recess or adjournment of not more than three days, if in the opinion of the Speaker the public interest so warrants, then the Speaker, after consultation with the Minority Leader, may reconvene the House at a time other than that previously appointed, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, and notify Members accordingly. The Speaker may name a designee for purposes of paragraphs (c), (d), and (e). . In clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII, strike 20 and insert 45 and strike 10 and insert 25 . Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII is amended by striking accompanying document— and all that follows and inserting “accompanying document— the entire text of each section of a statute that is proposed to be repealed or amended; and a comparative print of each amendment to a section of a statute that the bill or joint resolution proposes to make, showing by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions proposed. . Clause 3(a)(6)(B)(i) of rule XI is amended by striking new officer or employee and inserting new Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee . In clause 3(h) of rule XIII, strike Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation each place it appears and insert (in each instance) Joint Committee on Taxation ; and In clause 11(a) of rule XXII, strike Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation and insert Joint Committee on Taxation . In clause 2(i)(2) of rule II, strike 31b-5 and insert 5128 . In clause 3 of rule XXVI, strike pursuant to clause 1 and insert by August 1 of each year .