H. Res. 316

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

July 15, 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 consideration of

the bill (H.R. 1950) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for the fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act

and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, 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 International Relations. 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 five-minute rule the amendment in the
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nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

International Relations now printed in the bill modified by

the amendments recommended by the Committees on Armed

Services and Energy and Commerce also printed in the bill.

That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against the amendment

in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to

that 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 may be offered 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, 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, 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

amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules

or against 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 International Relations or his designee

to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
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ed in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking

minority member of the Committee on International Relations 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. 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 International Relations or a designee prospectively 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute

made in order as original text. The previous question shall be
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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.