[House Report 107-558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-558

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2486, INLAND FLOOD FORECASTING AND 
                       WARNING SYSTEM ACT OF 2002

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July 9, 2002.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 473]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 473, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2486, 
the Inland Flood Forecasting and Warning System Act of 2002, 
under an open rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Science.
    The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Science now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment. The rule provides that the bill shall be 
considered for amendment by section. The rule authorizes the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in 
the Congressional Record.
    Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.