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House Calendar No. 168

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 422

[Report No. 106–496]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2086) to authorize funding

for networking and information technology research and development

for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 8, 2000

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered

to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2086) to authorize funding for networking and information technology

research and development for fiscal years 2000 through

2004, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 2086) to authorize funding for net-
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1 working and information technology research and develop2 ment for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and for other

3 purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

4 with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall

5 not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

6 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

7 on Science. After general debate the bill shall be consid8 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall

9 be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose

10 of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment

11 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Com12 mittee on Science now printed in the bill, modified by

13 striking section 8 (and redesignating succeeding sections

14 accordingly). Each section of that amendment in the na15 ture of a substitute shall be considered as read. During

16 consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of

17 the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in rec18 ognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an

19 amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of

20 the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in

21 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be

22 considered as read. The Chairman of the Committee of

23 the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further

24 consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for

25 a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five
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1 minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any

2 postponed question that follows another electronic vote

3 without intervening business, provided that the minimum

4 time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques5 tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consider6 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise

7 and report the bill to the House with such amendments

8 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a

9 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted

10 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amend11 ment in the nature of a substitute made in order as origi12 nal text. The previous question shall be considered as or13 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

14 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

15 with or without instructions.
House Calendar No. 168

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 422

[Report No. 106–496]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2086)

to authorize funding for networking and information technology research and development for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and for other purposes.

FEBRUARY 8, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed