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House Calendar No. 125
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 302
[Report No. 105–379]
Providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the policy of the
United States with respect to the People’s Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Mr. SOLOMON, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the
policy of the United States with respect to the People’s
Republic of China.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution
it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R.
2358) to provide for improved monitoring of human rights
violations in the People’s Republic of China. The bill shall
be considered as read for amendment. The amendments
recommended by the Committee on International Rela-
tions now printed in the bill and the amendments printed
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in part 1–A of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution shall be considered as adopted.
All points of order against the bill, as amended, are
waived. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except:
(1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, which shall
be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Inter-
national Relations or their designees; (2) the further
amendment specified in part 1–B of the report of the
Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Gilman
or his designee, which shall be in order without interven-
tion of any point of order, shall be considered as read,
and shall be separately debatable for thirty minutes equal-
ly divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent; and (3) one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
SEC. 2. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2232, it shall be in order without
intervention of any point of order to consider in the House
the bill (H.R. 2195) to provide for certain measures to
increase monitoring of products of the People’s Republic
of China that are made with forced labor. The bill shall
be considered as read for amendment. The amendment in
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the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee
on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be consid-
ered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage with-
out intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on
the bill, as amended, which shall be equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Ways and Means or their designees;
and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
SEC. 3. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2195, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 188) urging
the executive branch to take action regarding the acquisi-
tion by Iran of C–802 cruise missiles. The resolution shall
be considered as read for amendment. The amendments
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules
shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the resolution and the pre-
amble, as amended, to final adoption without intervening
motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the resolution,
as amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on International Relations or their designees;
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and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc-
tions.
SEC. 4. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H. Res. 188, it shall be in order to
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 967) to prohibit the
use of United States funds to provide for the participation
of certain Chinese officials in international conferences,
programs, and activities and to provide that certain Chi-
nese officials shall be ineligible to receive visas and ex-
cluded from admission to the United States. The bill shall
be considered as read for amendment. The amendments
recommended by the Committee on International Rela-
tions now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopt-
ed. The previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill, as amended, to final passage without interven-
ing motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as
amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on International Relations or their designees; and
(2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
SEC. 5. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 967, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the bill (H.R. 2570) to condemn those
officials of the Chinese Communist Party, the Government
of the People’s Republic of China, and other persons who
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are involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by pre-
venting such persons from entering or remaining in the
United States. The bill shall be considered as read for
amendment. The amendment printed in part 3 of the re-
port of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their
designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
SEC. 6. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2570, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the bill (H.R. 2386) to implement the
provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act concerning the sta-
bility and security of Taiwan and United States coopera-
tion with Taiwan on the development and acquisition of
defensive military articles. The bill shall be considered as
read for amendment. The amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Committee on Inter-
national Relations now printed in the bill, modified by the
amendments printed in part 4 of the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill,
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as amended, to final passage without intervening motion
except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended,
which shall be equally divided and controlled by the chair-
man and ranking minority member of the Committee on
International Relations or their designees; and (2) one mo-
tion to recommit with or without instructions.
SEC. 7. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2386, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the bill (H.R. 2605) to require the
United States to oppose the making of concessional loans
by international financial institutions to any entity in the
People’s Republic of China. The bill shall be considered
as read for amendment. The amendments printed in part
5 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be consid-
ered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered
as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage with-
out intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on
the bill, as amended, which shall be equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services or
their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
SEC. 8. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2605, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the bill (H.R. 2647) to ensure that
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commercial activities of the People’s Liberation Army of
China or any Communist Chinese military company in the
United States are monitored and are subject to the au-
thorities under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act. The bill shall be considered as read for
amendment. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member
of the Committee on International Relations or their des-
ignees; and (2) one motion to recommit.
SEC. 9. After disposition of or postponement of fur-
ther proceedings on H.R. 2647, it shall be in order to con-
sider in the House the bill (H.R. 2232) to provide for in-
creased international broadcasting activities in China. The
bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by
the Committee on International Relations now printed in
the bill shall be considered as adopted. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended,
to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one
hour of debate on the bill, as amended, which shall be
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on International
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Relations or their designees; and (2) one motion to recom-
mit with or without instructions.
SEC. 10. During consideration of any measure pursu-
ant to this resolution, the list of questions on which the
Chair may postpone proceedings under clause 5(b)(1) of
rule I shall be considered to include (as though in one of
the subdivisions (A) through (E)) both the question of
adopting an amendment and the question of adopting a
motion to recommit.
House Calendar No. 125
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 302
[Report No. 105–379]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of nine measures relat-
ing to the policy of the United States with re-
spect to the People’s Republic of China.
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed