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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

[84 STAT.

(2) insofar as applicable to the House of Representatives, as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, subject to and with full recognition of the power of the House of Representatives to enact or change any rule of the House at any time in its exercise of its constitutional right to determine the rules of its proceedings. HEARINGS ON THE BUDGET BY COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS OF SENATE AND HOUSE Open hearings, radio or television coverage.

Repeal. 60 Stat. 832.

SEC. 242. (a) Each hearing conducted by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall be open to the public except when the committee determines that the testimony to be taken at that hearing may relate to a matter of national security, may tend to reflect adversely on the character or reputation of the witness or any other individual, or may divulge matters deemed confidential under other provisions of law or Government regulation. 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 (b)(1) Section 138 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190e) is repealed. (2) Title I of the table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 813) is amended by striking out— "Sec. 138. Legislative Budget.".

Treasury Secretary, etc., testimony.

Open hearings, exception. Transcript, printing and distribution.

Exception.

(c)(1) Clause 27(g) of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: " (g)(1) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within thirty days after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress each year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular reference to— " (A) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies of the President in the presentation of the Budget; and " (B) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions used as bases in arriving at total estimated expenditures and receipts. "(2) I n holding hearings pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, the committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such other persons as the committee may desire. "(3) Hearings pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall be held in open session, except when the committee determines that the testimony to be taken at that hearing may relate to a matter of national security. A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy thereof furnished to each Member and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. "(4) Hearings pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, or any part thereof, may be held before joint meetings of the committee and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.". (2) Clause 27(f) of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(6) The preceding provisions of this paragraph do not apply to hearings on the Budget by the Committee on Appropriations undpT* paragraph (g) of this clause.'".

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