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  TO AMEND PARAGRAPH 4 OF RULE XXV OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I send a second resolution to the desk 
and ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       To amend paragraph 4 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of 
     the Senate.

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the resolution is 
agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 17) reads as follows;

       Resolved, That paragraph 4 of the Rule XXV is amended by 
     striking (h)(1) through (h)(15) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``(h)(1) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Finance 
     may, during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve as a 
     member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
     Forestry so long as his service as a member of each such 
     committee is continuous, but in no event may he serve, by 
     reason of this subdivision, as a member of more than three 
     committees listed in paragraph 2.
       ``(2) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
     [[Page S9]] Foreign Relations may, during the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the Committee on 
     labor and Human Resources so long as his service as a member 
     of each such committee is continuous, but in no event may he 
     serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a member of more 
     than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       ``(3) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Committee on 
     Appropriations may, during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     also serve as a member of the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources so long as his service as a member of each such 
     committee is continuous, but in no event may he serve, by 
     reason of this subdivision, as a member of more than three 
     committees list in paragraph 2.
       ``(4) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     the Judiciary and the Committee on Labor may, during the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the 
     Committee on Armed Services so long as his service as a 
     member of each such committee is continuous, but in no event 
     may he serve by reason of this subdivision, as a member of 
     more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       ``(5) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations may, during the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, also serve as a member of the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing and Urban Affairs so long as his service as a member 
     of each such committee is continuous, but in no event may he 
     serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a member of more 
     than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       ``(6) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Committee on 
     Appropriations may, during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     also serve as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary so 
     long as his service as a member of each such committee is 
     continuous, but in no event may he serve, by reason of this 
     subdivision as a member of more than three committees listed 
     in paragraph 2.
       ``(7) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Committee on 
     Finance may, during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, also 
     serve as a member of the Committee on Governmental Affairs so 
     long as his service as a member of each such committee is 
     continuous but in no event may he serve, by reason of this 
     subdivision, as a member of more than three committees listed 
     in paragraph 2.
       ``(8) A Senator who on the last day of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress was serving as a member of the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works may, during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve 
     as a member of the Committee on Governmental Affairs so long 
     as his service as a member of each such committee is 
     continuous, but in no event may he serve, by reason of this 
     subdivision, as a member of more than three committees listed 
     in paragraph 2.
     

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