To establish an exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector in order to promote the development of expertise in information technology management, and for other purposes.
Authorizes the Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia to arrange for such an exchange program between the Chief Technology Office and the private sector.
Requires the: (1) Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to report semiannually to specified congressional committees on the previous six months' operation of the exchange program; and (2) General Accounting Office to report on the four-year operation of such program.
Amends the Federal criminal code to apply to such persons assigned to a Federal agency the prohibition against making certain prohibited communications with such agency for one year after such employment. Prohibits, for specified periods, an employee, after returning to private employment, from: (1) disclosing certain confidential information learned while an agency employee, or from seeking contract advice from such agency; or (2) knowingly disclosing contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information.
Requires OPM, after one year, to report to specified congressional committees on all existing exchange programs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 380 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3925 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 Committee on Government Reform now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary also printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 380 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 380. (consideration: CR H1163-1180)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3925 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 Committee on Government Reform now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary also printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. 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. 380 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as Chairman of the Committee.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3925.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tom Davis (VA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Waxman amendment under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Turner demanded a recorded vote and pending that, made a point of no quorum. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 380, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Velazquez amendment under the five-minute rule.
RESUMING POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that the proceedings would resume on the question of adoption of the Waxman amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3925.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.(text: CR H1168-1170)
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H1168-1170)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.