H. Res. 403 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 16, 2007. 

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. 1585) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 

year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 

2008, 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 except those arising under clause 

9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the 

bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and 

shall not exceed 90 minutes 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 
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the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 

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 

except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, 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) 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, 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 except 

those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
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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. 
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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. 

SEC. 6. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1585 

pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 

the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to such time as may be designated by the 

Speaker. 

Attest: 

Clerk.