H. Res. 415
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 9, 2002.
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. 4546) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, and for military construction, to prescribe military per-
sonnel strengths for fiscal year 2003, 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 ex-
ceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed
Services. 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
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the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall
be considered as read. All points of order against the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
(b) No 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 3 of
this resolution.
(c) Except as specified in section 4 of this resolution,
each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the re-
port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
port, 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. Unless otherwise specified in the re-
port, each amendment printed in the report shall be debat-
able for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amend-
ment (except as specified in the report and 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).
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(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.
SEC. 3. 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
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier
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 40 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 amendment 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. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in
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the report of the Committee on Rules out of the order print-
ed, 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. 5. 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.