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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 811 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 811

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 11, 2006.
    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. 5122) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
    Sec. 2. (a) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 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 amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution.
    (b) Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be 
considered only in the order printed in the report (except as specified in 
section 4 of this resolution), 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 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), and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole.
    (c) All points of order against amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
resolution are waived.
    Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this 
section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services 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. 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. 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 
accompanying this resolution out of the order printed, but not sooner than 30 
minutes after the chairman of the 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.
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