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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

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POINTS OF ORDER W i T H RESPECT TO COMMITTEE HEARING PROCEDURE

SEC. 115. (a) Section 133A of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as enacted and amended by section 111(a), 112(a), 113(a), and 114(a) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (f) Whenever any such committee of the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations) has reported any measure, by action taken in conformity with the requirements of section 133(d) of this Act, no Ante, p. l u e. point of order shall lie with respect to that measure on the ground that hearings upon that measure by the committee were not conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section.". (b) Clause 27(f) of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as amended by sections 111(b), 112(b), 113(b), and 114(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(5) No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure reported by any committee on the ground that hearings upon such measure were not conducted in accordance with the provisions of this clause; except that a point of order on that ground may be made by any member of the committee which has reported the measure if, m the committee, such point of order was (A) timely made and (B) improperly overruled or not properly considered.". BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

SEC. 116. (a) Section 133A(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as enacted by section 112(a) of this Act, is amended Ante, p. n s i. by adding at the end thereof the following: "Whenever any such hearing is open to the public, that hearing may be broadcast by radio or television, or both, under such rules as the committee may adopt.". (b) Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end thereof the following n«»w clause: "33. (a) I t is the purpose of this clause to {)rovide a means, in ^^^^f^°' **^*" conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and era gel' ^ *"*'°" decorum, by which committee hearings which are open to the public may be covered, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, or by any of such methods of coverage— "(1) for the education, enlightenment, and information of the Purpose. general public, on the basis of accurate and impartial news coverage, regarding the operations, procedures, and practices of the House as a legislative and representative body and regarding the measures, public issues, and other matters before the House and its committees, the consideration thereof, and the action taken thereon; and " (2) for the development of the perspective and understanding of the general public with respect to the role and function of the House under the Constitution of the United States as an organ of the Federal Government. "(b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio and tele- prohibition. vision tapes and television film of any coverage under this clause shall not be used, or made available for use, as partisan political campaign material to promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for elective public office. "(c) I t is, further, the intent of this clause that the general conduct of each meeting of any hearing or hearings covered, under authority of this clause, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and still pho-

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