H. Res. 446

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

March 23, 2000.

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 concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 290) establishing the

congressional budget for the United States Government for

fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the

United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting

forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years

2002 through 2005. The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution for failure to comply with

clause 3(b) or clause 4(a) of rule XIII are waived. General

debate shall not exceed three hours, with two hours of general

debate confined to the congressional budget equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on the Budget, and one hour of general debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally di-
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vided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey

and Representative Stark of California or their designees.

After general debate the concurrent resolution shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be

in order to consider as an original concurrent resolution for

the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the

amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A

of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this

resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute

shall be considered as read. All points of order against that

amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No

amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute

shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report

of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment 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, and shall not be subject to amendment. All points of

order against the amendment printed in part B of the report

are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in the

nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of amendments to the amendment in the nature of

a substitute made in order as original text. After the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amend-
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ment and a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the

Budget, the Committee shall rise and report the concurrent

resolution to the House with such amendment 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 concurrent resolution or to the amendment

in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text.

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the

concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered

by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant

to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

to achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.

SEC. 2. Rule XXIII shall not apply with respect to the

adoption by the Congress of a concurrent resolution on the

budget for fiscal year 2001.

Attest:

Clerk.