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Post, p. 1440.

PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

[84 STAT.

days after the tiling of the request, a majority of the members of the committee may file in the offices of the committee their written notice that a special meeting of the committee will be held, specifying the date and hour of that special meeting. The committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and hour. If the chairman of any such committee is not present at any regular, additional, or special meeting of the committee, the ranking member of the majority party on the committee who is present shall prescribe at that meeting.". (b) Clause 26 of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: "26. (a) Each standing committee of the House shall fix, by written rule adopted by the committee, regular meeting days of the committee, not less frequent than monthly, for the conduct of its business. Each such committee shall meet, for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the committee or for the transaction of other committee business, on all regular meeting days fixed by the committee, unless otherwise provided by written rule adopted by the committee. " (b) The chairman of each standing committee may call and convene, as he considers necessary, additional meetings of the committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the committee or for the conduct of other committee business. The committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of the chairman. "(c) If at least three members of any standing committee desire that a special meeting of the committee be called by the chairman, those membcrj may file in the offices of the committee their written request to the chairman for that special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure or matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the request, the clerk of the committee shall notify the chairman of the filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the filing of the request, the chairman does not call the requested special meeting, to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the request, a majority of the members of the committee may file in the offices of the committee their written notice that a special meeting of the committee will be held, specifying the date and hour of, and the measure or matter to be considered at, that special meeting. The committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered; and only the measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at that special meeting. " (d) If the chairman of any standing committee is not present at any regular, additional, or special meeting of the committee, the ranking member of the majority party on the committee who is present shall preside at that meeting. "(e) For the purposes of this clause, 'chairman' includes a Member acting as chairman under clause 3 of Rule X / '. O P E N COMMITTEEUSINESS MEETINGS

60 Stat. 831.

SEC. 103. (a) Section 133(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190a(b)) is amended by inserting immediately after " (b) " the following: "Meetings for the transaction of business of each standing committee of the Senate, other than for the conduct of

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