H. Res. 116

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

April 17, 1997.

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. 400) to amend title 35, United States Code,

with respect to patents, 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 the Judiciary. After

general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as

an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the fiveminute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in

the bill, modified as specified in section 2 of this resolution.

The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
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modified, shall be considered as read. All points of order

against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, are waived. During consideration of the

bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the

Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of

whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to

be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman

of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time

during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole

a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting

on any postponed question that follows another electronic

vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum

time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes. 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, as modified. The previous question

shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments
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thereto to final passage without intervening motion except

one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

SEC. 2. The amendment in the nature of a substitute

recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed

in H.R. 400 is modified as follows:

(a) page 14, line 19, after ‘‘at’’ insert ‘‘a rate not

to exceed’’; and

(b) page 46, line 15, strike ‘‘activities’’ and insert

in lieu thereof ‘‘activities, subject to the submission of a

plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House

and Senate in accordance with the procedures set forth

in section 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice,

and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1997’’.

Attest:

Clerk.