H. Res. 536

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 20, 1994.

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule

XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 2866) to provide for the sound management

and protection of Redwood forest areas in Humboldt County,

California, by adding certain lands and waters to the Six Rivers National Forest and by including a portion of such lands

in the national wilderness preservation system. The first

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate

shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour,

with thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by the

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on

Agriculture and thirty minutes equally divided and controlled

by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After general debate the bill

shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute

rule. Each section shall be considered as read. Points of order
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against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause

5(a) of rule XXI are waived. Except as provided in section

2 of this resolution, no amendment shall be in order except

those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment 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 except as specified in the

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

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

All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are waived. 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. 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.

SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman

of the Committee on Agriculture or a designee to offer

amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution or germane modifications of any such amendment.

Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be
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considered as read (except that modifications shall be reported), shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided

and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member

of the Committee on Agriculture 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. All points of order against such

amendments en bloc are waived. 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.

Attest:

Clerk.