H. Res. 504

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 18, 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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4205) to authorize appropriations for

fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of

Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military

personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the committee

amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules

accompanying this resolution and pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority member of the

Committee on Armed Services for the purpose of debate.

(b) Except as specified in section 4 of this resolution,

each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on

Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the re-
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port, 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. Each amendment printed in the report 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 (except as specified in the report and except that the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on Armed Services each

may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on any pending amendment).

(c) All points of order against amendments printed in

the report of the Committee on Rules are waived.

SEC. 3. 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. 4. 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
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Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from

the floor a request to that effect.

SEC. 5. 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.

Attest:

Clerk.