H. Res. 648
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 19, 2004.
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. 4200) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2005 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year
2005, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined
to the bill and the amendments made in order by this resolu-
tion and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and con-
trolled 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
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the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
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) Each amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed
in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolu-
tion), 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. Each amendment printed in the re-
port shall be debatable for 10 minutes (unless otherwise spec-
ified in the report) equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amend-
ment (except that the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber 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 the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable 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. The original proponent of an amendment included in
such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Con-
gressional 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
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution 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.