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sistent with the United States interests, to strengthen
relations between the United States and Russia, to pre-
serve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to
certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international
affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the De-
partment of State and related agencies for fiscal years
1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall
be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on International Rela-
tions. After general debate the bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be
considered by title rather than by section. Each title of
the bill shall be considered as read. The Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time
during further consideration in the Committee of the
Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment;
and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for elec-
tronic voting on any postponed question that follows an-
other electronic vote without intervening business, pro-
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vided that the minimum time for electronic voting on the
first in any series of questions shall be fifteen minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the
House with such amendments as may have been adopted.
The previous question shall be considered on the bill and
amendments thereto of final passage without intervening
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions.
SEC. 2. After disposition of H.R. 1757 it shall be in
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1758) to
ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent
with the United States interests, to strengthen relations
between the United States and Russia, to preserve the pre-
rogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms con-
trol agreements, and for other purposes. The bill shall be
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on International Relations. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recom-
mit.
SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1757, the
Clerk shall—
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(1) await the disposition of H.R. 1758 pursuant
to section 2 of this resolution;
(2) Add the text of H.R. 1758, as passed by the
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 1757;
(3) conform the title of H.R. 1757 to reflect the
addition of the text of H.R. 1758 to the engross-
ment;
(4) assign appropriate designations to titles
within the engrossment; and
(5) conform provisions for short titles within
the engrossment.
(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 1758 to
the engrossment of H.R. 1757, H.R. 1758 shall be laid
on the table.
House Calendar No. 40
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 159
[Report No. 105–115]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1757)
to consolidate international affairs agencies, to
authorize appropriations for the Department of
State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998
and 1999 and for other purposes, and for consid-
eration of the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that the
enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consist-
ent with the United States interests, to strength-
en relations between the United States and Rus-
sia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress
with respect to certain arms control agreements,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 3, 1997
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed