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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 473

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3580.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 16, 1998

Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr. MINGE) submitted the

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of H.R. 3580.

1 Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this

2 resolution the House shall resolve into the Committee of

3 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider4 ation of the bill (H.R. 3580) making supplemental appro5 priations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending Sep6 tember 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading

7 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order

8 against the bill and against its consideration are waived.

9 General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not

10 exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the

11 chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

12 on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be
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1 considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The

2 amendments printed in section 2 of this resolution shall

3 be considered as adopted in the House and in the Commit4 tee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered

5 as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment

6 and shall be considered as read. Points of order against

7 provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply

8 with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. All points of

9 order against the amendment specified in section 3 of this

10 resolution except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI

11 are waived. That amendment may be offered only by Rep12 resentative Obey or his designee. If on any day the Com13 mittee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come

14 to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative

15 day the House shall, immediately after the third daily

16 order of business under clause 1 of rule XXIV, resolve

17 into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration

18 of the bill. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill

19 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the

20 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been

21 adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or22 dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage

23 without intervening motion except one motion to recommit

24 with or without instructions.
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1 SEC. 2. The amendments considered as adopted in

2 the House and in the Committee of the Whole pursuant

3 to the first section of this resolution are as follows:

4 (1) On page 2, strike line 1 and all that follows

5 through the end of line 23 on page 5.

6 (2) On page 7, strike line 1 and all that follows

7 through the end of line 4 on page 8.

8 (3) On page 9, strike lines 3 through 9.

9 (4) On page 40, strike line 19 and all that fol10 lows through the end of line 16 on page 42.

11 (5) On page 42, line 23, strike ‘‘$16,000,000’’

12 and insert ‘‘$13,800,000’’.

13 (6) On page 43, strike line 1 and all that fol14 lows through the end of line 9 on page 44, and in15 sert:

16 ‘‘GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

17 ‘‘SEC. 601. Not to exceed $69,600,000 may be obli18 gated in fiscal year 1998 for contracts with Utilization and

19 Quality Control Peer Review Organizations pursuant to

20 part B of title XI of the Social Security Act.’’.

21 (7) On page 44, strike line 10 and all that fol22 lows through the end of line 11 on page 56.

23 SEC. 3. The amendment against which all points of

24 order except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI are

25 waived is one that proposes:
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1 (1) to strike line 11 on page 9 and all that fol2 lows through line 18 on page 40, and

3 (2) to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of

4 H.R. 3114 as reported by the Committee on Bank5 ing and Financial Services on March 18, 1998, in

6 House Report 105–454 (modified by striking section

7 304), and redesignate the titles and sections as ap8 propriate.

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