H. Res. 502

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 25, 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. 5005) to establish the Department of Homeland Security, 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 90 minutes equally

divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority

member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.

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

the Select Committee on Homeland Security now printed in

the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
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stitute 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 may be offered only in the order printed in the report,

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, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

(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 Select Committee on Homeland Security or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments

printed in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier

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

shall be considered as read (except that modifications shall be

reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Select Committee on Homeland Security 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

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

Select Committee on Homeland Security or his 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
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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.