H. Res. 242
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
March 15, 2007.
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. 1362) to reform acquisition practices of the 
Federal Government. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed one hour and 20 minutes, with one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In 
lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on
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Armed Services now printed in the bill, 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 printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. All 
points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 
10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules. Each such amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be consid-
ered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, 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. All points of order 
against such amendments are waived except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At the conclusion of con-
sideration 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 Com-
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mittee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit with or without in-
structions. 
SEC. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1362 
pursuant to this resolution, notwithstanding the operation of 
the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consid-
eration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 
Attest:
Clerk.