H.R.3694: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Mr. Goss asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) have until midnight on May 4 to file a report on H.R. 3694. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). H. Rept. 105-508.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 420 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3694 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill, modified by striking section 401 (and redesignating succeeding sections accordingly). Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 420.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3694 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill, modified by striking section 401 (and redesignating succeeding sections accordingly). Measure will be read by title. Bill is open to amendments.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 420 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable William M. "Mac" Thornberry to act as Chairman of the Committee.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

Rule H. Res. 420 passed House.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3694.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On passage Passed by voice vote.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3694.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.

Senate Committee on Intelligence discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2052 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2052 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Shelby; Chafee; Lugar; Dewine; Kyl; Inhofe; Hatch; Roberts; Allard; Coats; Kerrey; Glenn; Bryan; Graham; Kerry; Baucus; Robb; Lautenberg; Levin.

Senate appointed conferee Thurmond from the Committee on Armed Services.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Goss asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Goss, Young (FL), Lewis (CA), Shuster, McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, Dicks, Dixon, Skaggs, Pelosi, Harman, Skelton, and Bishop.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on National Security for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Spence, Stump, and Sanchez.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Conference held.

Mr. Young (FL) asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 2 to file a conference report on H.R. 3694. Agreed to without objection.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Gibbons asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 5 to file a conference report on H.R. 3694. Agreed to without objection.

Conference report H. Rept. 105-780 filed.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Mr. Goss brought up conference report H. Rept. 105-780 by previously agreed to special order.

CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT - Pursuant to the order of the House of Oct. 6, all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report is considered read.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Mr. Barr moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 148 - 267 (Roll No. 486).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 337 - 83 (Roll No. 487).

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 105-272.