H. Res. 200

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 9, 1999.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal

years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for

fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes. The first

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order

against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate

shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. After

general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

under the five-minute rule.

SEC. 2. (a) 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
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the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill.

The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.

(b) No amendment to the committee amendment in the

nature of a substitute shall be in order except the amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in

section 3 of this resolution, the amendment by Representative

Cox of California printed on June 8, 1999, in the portion of

the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in

clause 8 of rule XVIII, and pro forma amendments offered

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services for the purpose of debate.

(c) Except as specified in section 5 of this resolution,

each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on

Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall not be subject to

a demand for division of the question in the House or in the

Committee of the Whole. Unless otherwise specified in the report, each amendment printed in the report shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment (except that the chairman and ranking minority mem-
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ber of the Committee on Armed Services each may offer one

pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on

any pending amendment).

(d) All points of order against amendments printed in

the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc

described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.

(e) Consideration of the last five amendments in part A

of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an

additional period of general debate, which shall be confined

to the subject of United States policy relating to the conflict

in Kosovo, and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and

controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of

the Committee on Armed Services.

SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman

of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier

disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section

shall be considered as read (except that modifications shall be

reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall

not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a

demand for division of the question in the House or in the
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Committee of the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such

amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of

a motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane

perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be

stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included

in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the

Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of

the amendments en bloc.

SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration

in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote

on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question

that follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

SEC. 5. (a) The Chairman of the Committee of the

Whole may recognize for consideration of any amendment

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules out of the

order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from the floor a request to that effect.

(b) Before consideration of any other amendment it shall

be in order to consider the amendment printed in the Congressional Record of June 8, 1999, by Representative Cox of
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California and described in section 2(b) of this resolution, if

offered by Representative Cox or his designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one

hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an

opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not

be subject to a demand for division of the question in the

House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points order

against that amendment are waived.

SEC. 6. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to

the House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on

any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to

the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a

substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

with or without instructions.

SEC. 7. After passage of H.R. 1401, it shall be in order

to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 1059 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against

the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It

shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting

clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the pro-
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visions of H.R. 1401 as passed by the House. All points of

order against that motion are waived.

SEC. 8. House Resolution 195 is laid on the table.

Attest:

Clerk.