H. Res. 247

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 16 (legislative day, July 15), 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. 2415) to enhance security of United States

missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations

for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for

other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 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 International Relations. After general debate the bill shall

be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The

bill shall be considered as read. Before consideration of any

other amendment it shall be in order to consider the first

amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee

on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Gilman or his designee. That amendment shall be
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considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 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 of order against that

amendment are waived. After disposition of that amendment,

the provisions of the bill as then amended shall be considered

as original text for the purpose of further amendment under

the five-minute rule. No further amendment to the bill shall

be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and amendments en bloc described in section 2 of this resolution. Each

amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may

be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment

except as specified in the report, and shall not be subject to

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

Committee of the Whole. 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 post-
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poned 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. 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. 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. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman

of the Committee on International Relations 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 International Relations 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 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
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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. 3. After passage of H.R. 2415, it shall be in order

to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 886 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 provisions of H.R. 2415 as passed by the House. All points of

order against that motion are waived.

Attest:

Clerk.