H. Res. 247

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

May 22, 2003.

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 further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1588) to authorize appropriations for

fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of

Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal

year 2004, and for other purposes. No further 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 2. 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 3), may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall

not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the

House or in the Committee of the Whole. Each amendment
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printed in the report shall be debatable for 10 minutes (unless otherwise specified in the report) equally divided and

controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not

be subject to amendment (except that the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services each may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on any pending amendment). All

points of order against amendments printed in the report of

the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in

section 2 are waived.

SEC. 2. 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 not earlier disposed of or

germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments

en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered

as read (except that modifications shall be reported), 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. 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 amend-
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ment 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.

SEC. 3. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole

may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in

the report of the Committee on Rules out of the order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the

Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from

the floor a request to that effect.

SEC. 4. 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. 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.

Attest:

Clerk.