Gerry Connolly: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 26, after line 16, insert the following new subsection: (e) Exemption for Independent Regulatory Agencies.--The provisions of sections 3522, 3523, and 3524 of title 44, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), do not apply to an independent establishment as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States Code. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 156, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.”