H. Res. 415

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 9, 2002.

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. 4546) to authorize appropriations for fiscal

year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003, 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 Armed

Services. After general debate the bill shall be considered for

amendment under the five-minute rule.

SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original

bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule

the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
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the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill.

The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall

be considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.

(b) No 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.

(c) 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 report, 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. Unless otherwise specified in the report, each amendment printed in the report shall be debatable for 10 minutes 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).
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(d) 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

part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier

disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section

shall be considered as read (except that modifications shall be

reported), shall be debatable for 40 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. For the purpose of inclusion in such

amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of

a motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane

perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be

stricken. 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
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the report of the Committee on Rules out of the order printed, but not sooner than one hour 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.