[House Report 117-243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-243
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3076) TO PROVIDE
STABILITY TO AND ENHANCE THE SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE
BILL (H.R. 6617) MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
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February 7, 2022.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Raskin, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 912]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 912, 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 consideration of H.R. 3076, the
Postal Service Reform Act of 2021, under a structured rule. The
resolution provides one hour of general debate on the bill
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or
their designees. The resolution waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text of Rules Committee Print 117-32 shall be considered as
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in
the bill, as amended. The resolution makes in order the further
amendment printed in this report, if offered by the Member
designated in this report, which shall be considered as read,
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question. The resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment printed in this report. The resolution provides
one motion to recommit. The resolution further provides for
consideration of H.R. 6617, the Further Additional Extending
Government Funding Act, under a closed rule. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as
read. The resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in the bill. The resolution provides for one motion
to recommit. The resolution provides that House Concurrent
Resolution 69 is hereby adopted. The resolution provides that
for purposes of the joint session to receive the President of
the United States on March 1, 2022, former Members, Delegates,
and Resident Commissioners shall not be admitted to the Hall of
the House or rooms leading thereto.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 3076 includes a waiver of clause 10 of rule XXI, which
prohibits consideration of a measure that has a net effect of
increasing the deficit or reducing the surplus over the five-
or 10-year period; however, the budgetary effects of the bill
are fully offset over the 10-year period.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 3076, as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule
XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill carrying an appropriation
from a committee not having jurisdiction to report an
appropriation.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment to H.R. 3076 printed in this report the Committee
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic
in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 6617 includes a waiver of clause 11 of rule XXI, which
prohibits consideration of a bill which has not been reported
by a committee until such measure has been available to
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner for 72 hours.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 6617 the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3076 MADE IN ORDER
1. Maloney, Carolyn (NY), Comer (KY): Clarifies the roles
and responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management, the
Social Security Administration, and the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services regarding the information postal employees
will need to enroll in Medicare Part B; specifies that
performance standards must be submitted to the Postal
Regulatory Commission for each product; and makes other
technical and conforming changes to the bill. (10 minutes)
TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3076 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Maloney of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 17, line 2, strike ``2022'' and insert ``2023''.
Page 17, beginning on line 5, strike ``section 1839(e) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e))'' and insert ``an
agreement between the United States Postal Service and the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under
section 1839(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395r(e)(1))''.
Page 18, line 9, strike ``by'' and insert ``for''.
Page 20, strike lines 10 through 15 and insert the following:
``(D) in consultation with the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social
Security Administration, provide information to
individuals about enrollment under the Medicare
program under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act, and refer individuals to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and
the Social Security Administration as necessary
for additional enrollment information; and''.
Page 24, before line 24, insert the following:
(C) Application to certain postal service
annuitants or family members.--Section
1862(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(E)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(iv) Application to certain postal
service annuitants or family members.--
Nothing in this paragraph shall
prohibit a group health plan from
determining an individual's eligibility
to enroll in a health benefits plan
offered under the Postal Service Health
Benefits Program under section 8903c of
title 5, United States Code, in
accordance with subsection (e) of such
section.''.
Page 26, line 19, strike ``a'' and insert ``the''.
Page 28, line 5, strike ``(o).'' and insert ``(o)''.
Page 28, starting on line 15, strike ``through'' and all that
follows through line 18, and insert the following: ``through--
``(1) a prescription drug plan; or
``(2) contracts between such a Program plan and the
PDP sponsor of such a prescription drug plan.''.
Page 29, line 13, strike the period at the end and insert the
following: ``, or who may be subject to the enrollment
requirements described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
8903c(e) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a).''.
Page 29, line 23, strike ``are eligible'' and insert ``may be
eligible''.
Page 30, strike lines 9 through 16.
Page 30, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 25
on page 31 and insert the following:
(1) CMS appropriation.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Program
Management Account, for fiscal year 2022, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$7,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the
purposes of carrying out this section, including the
amendments made by this section.
(2) SSA appropriation.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Social Security Administration for fiscal year 2022,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $16,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for the purposes of carrying out this section
(with the exception of the purposes set forth in
subsection (c)(3)(B)), including the amendments made by
this section.
(3) OPM appropriation.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Office of Personnel Management for fiscal year 2022,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $70,500,000, to remain available until
expended, for the purposes of carrying out this
section, including the amendments made by this section.
Page 30, beginning on line 20, strike ```Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services--Program Management''' and insert ``the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Program Management
Account''.
Page 31, line 11, after ``out'', insert ``subsection (c)(3)
for the purposes set forth in''.
Page 32, strike lines 1 through 5 and insert the following:
(4) Funds credited by postal service.--The United
States Postal Service shall deposit an amount equal to
the sum of the amounts appropriated under paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) into the Treasury as a miscellaneous
receipt from the Postal Service Fund in fiscal year
2022.
Page 32, line 15, strike ``described in subsection
(c)(3)(B)'' and insert ``described in subsection (c)(3) for the
purpose set forth in subsection (c)(3)(B)''.
Page 48, line 17, insert ``for each product'' after
``performance''.
Page 48, line 21, insert ``for each product'' after
``compliance''.
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