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[H. Res. 542 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 250
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 542

                          [Report No. 105-725]

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 1998

   Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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. 4569) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points 
of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 1(b) of rule X, clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, or clause 7 of rule 
XXI 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 Appropriations. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule for a period not to exceed five hours. The bill shall 
be considered as read through page 141, line 18. Points of order 
against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 
of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except: (1) pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate; (2) 
amendments printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII; and (3) 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each of the amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading of 
the bill, 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. 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 15 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. 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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 250

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 542

                          [Report No. 105-725]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

      Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4569) making 
 appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
 programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 1998

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed`