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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 278 Engrossed in House (EH)]

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 17, 2005.
    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. 2360) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 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 Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with the colon on 
page 6, line 8, through ``Office'' on page 7, line 7; beginning with ``of'' on 
page 7, line 17, through the semicolon on line 23; beginning with the colon on 
page 8, line 19, through ``108-541'' on page 9, line 15; beginning with the 
colon on page 9, line 23, through ``checkpoint'' on page 10, line 3; beginning 
with the colon on page 10, line 9, through ``Office'' on page 11, line 6; 
beginning with the colon on page 11, line 24, through ``Representatives'' on 
page 12, line 7; beginning with the colon on page 17, line 2, through ``intent'' 
on line 11; beginning with the colon on page 18, line 5, through ``Act'' on line 
18; beginning with the colon on page 21, line 2, through ``assets'' on page 22, 
line 12; beginning with the comma on page 26, line 22, through ``law'' on line 
23; beginning with the colon on page 27, line 2, through ``funds'' on page 27, 
line 13: page 27, line 19, through page 28, line 5; beginning with the colon on 
page 28, line 15, through ``funds'' on page 29, line 2; beginning with the colon 
on page 29, line 6, through ``2005'' on page 30, line 8; beginning with the 
comma on page 36, line 19, through ``funds'' on line 22; and sections 507, 512, 
515, 517, 518, 522, 523, 524, 525, 527, 529, 530, 532, and 534. Where points of 
order are waived against part of a paragraph or section, points of order against 
a provision in another part of such paragraph or section may be made only 
against such provision and not against the entire paragraph or section. During 
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. 
Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. When the committee rises and 
reports the bill back to the House with a recommendation that the bill do pass, 
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.
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