H. Res. 319 
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
June 16, 2005. 
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this res-
olution 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. 2745) to reform the United Nations, and for 
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and con-
trolled 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. 
SEC. 2. (a) 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 nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on International Relations now printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
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shall be considered as read. All points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. 
(b) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amend-
ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute 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 3 of this resolution. 
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 
in the report, 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 con-
trolled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub-
ject 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. 
(d) All points of order against amendments printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 
described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. 
(e)(1) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart 
A of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall 
begin with an additional period of general debate, which shall 
be confined to the subject of accountability of the United Na-
tions and shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and
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controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on International Relations. 
(2) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart B 
of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 
with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
confined to the subject of United Nations peacekeeping oper-
ations and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on International Relations. 
(3) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart C 
of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 
with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
confined to the subject of the International Atomic Energy 
Agency and shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on International Relations. 
(4) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart D 
of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin 
with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
confined to the subject of human rights and shall not exceed 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Inter-
national Relations. 
(5) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart E 
of part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin
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with an additional period of general debate, which shall be 
confined to the subject of the Oil-for-Food Program and shall 
not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations. 
SEC. 3. 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-
ed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules not ear-
lier disposed of or germane modifications of any such amend-
ment. 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 International Relations or their des-
ignees, 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 inclu-
sion 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 amendment to the text originally 
proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of an amend-
ment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a 
statement in the Congressional Record immediately before 
the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
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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 or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
Attest: 
Clerk.