clarification of certain provisions and elimination of obsolete language in certain house rules

clarification of certain provisions and elimination of obsolete language in certain house rules Sec. 129. (a) Clause 27(a) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “(a) The Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from day to day is a motion of high privilege in committees and subcommittees. Any committee may adopt additional written rules not inconsistent with the Rules of the House and those additional rules shall be binding on each subcommittee of that committee. Each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that committee and is subject to the authority and direction of that committee.”. (b) Rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “Rule XII. “resident commissioner “The Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico shall be elected to serve on standing committees in the same manner as Members of the House and shall possess in such committees the same powers and privileges as the other Members.”. (c) Clause 3 of Rule III of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking out “to Members and Delegates” and inserting in lieu thereof “to Members and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico”; (2) by striking out “Members and officers” and inserting in lieu thereof “Members, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and officers”; (3) by striking out “and Territory”; (4) by striking out “preserve for and deliver or mail to each Member and Delegate an extra copy, in good binding, of all documents printed by order of either House of the Congress to which he belonged;” and inserting in lieu thereof “deliver or mail to any Member or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico an extra copy, in binding of good quality, of each document requested by that Member or the Resident Commissioner which has been printed, by order of either House of the Congress, in any Congress in which he served;”; and (5) by striking out “of Members and Delegates” and inserting in lieu thereof “of Members and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico”. (d) Clause 1 of Rule IV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out “of Members and Delegates” and inserting in lieu thereof “of Members and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico”. (e) (1) Clause 2 of Rule V of the Rules of the House of Representatives is repealed. (2) Clause 3 of Rule V of the Rules of the House of Representatives is redesignated as clause 2 of that Rule. 84 Stat. 1162 (f) Rule VI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “Rule VI. “duties of the postmaster “The Postmaster shall super intend the post office in the Capitol and in the respective office buildings of the House for the accommodation of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and officers of the House and shall be held responsible for the prompt and safe delivery of their mail.”. (g) Clause 9 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out “clause 15(d)” wherever occurring therein and inserting in lieu thereof “clause 16(d)”. (h) Clause 23 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking out “paragraph 7” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause 7”; and (2) by striking out “paragraph 4” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause 4”. (i) Clause 25 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: “25. The Committee on House Administration shall make final report to the House in each contested-election case at such time as the committee considers practicable in that Congress to which the contestee is elected.”. (j) Clause 27(j) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out “paragraph 27 of Rule XI of the House of Representatives” and inserting in lieu thereof “this clause of this Rule”. (k) Clause 7 of Rule XXIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out “paragraph 4” and inserting in lieu thereof “clause 4”. (l) Clause 2 of Rule XXXIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking out “, one to the International News Service, and one to the United Press Associations,” and inserting in lieu thereof “and one to United Press International”. (m) Clause 3 of Rule XXXIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking out “wireless” and inserting in lieu thereof “television”; (2) by striking out “standing Committee of Radio Reporters” and inserting in lieu thereof “Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Galleries”; and (3) by striking out “Transradio Press Service” and inserting in lieu thereof “American Broadcasting Company”. (n) Clause 2 of Rule XXXVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended— (1) by striking out “National Archives” and inserting in lieu thereof “General Services Administration”; and (2) by striking out “, and in so transferring he may act jointly with the Secretary of the Senate.” and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: “In making the transfer, the Clerk may act jointly with the Secretary of the Senate.”