H. Res. 247
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 16 (legislative day, July 15), 1999.
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. 2415) to enhance security of United States
missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations
for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis-
pensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee
on International Relations. After general debate the bill shall
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The
bill shall be considered as read. Before consideration of any
other amendment it shall be in order to consider the first
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Rep-
resentative Gilman or his designee. That amendment shall be
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considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 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 that
amendment are waived. After disposition of that amendment,
the provisions of the bill as then amended shall be considered
as original text for the purpose of further amendment under
the five-minute rule. No further amendment to the bill shall
be in order except those printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolution and amend-
ments en bloc described in section 2 of this resolution. Each
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules
may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall
be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time speci-
fied in the report equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment
except as specified in the report, and shall not be subject to
a demand for division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. The Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further con-
sideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a re-
corded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five min-
utes the minimum time for electronic voting on any post-
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poned question that follows another electronic vote without
intervening business, provided that the minimum time for
electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall
be 15 minutes. 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 adopt-
ed. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without in-
tervening motion except one motion to recommit with or with-
out instructions.
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman
of the Committee on International Relations or his designee
to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not
earlier disposed of or germane modifications of any such
amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this
section shall be considered as read (except that modifications
shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on International Relations 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
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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 in-
sert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately be-
fore the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
SEC. 3. After passage of H.R. 2415, it shall be in order
to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 886 and to con-
sider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against
the Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It
shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting
clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the pro-
visions of H.R. 2415 as passed by the House. All points of
order against that motion are waived.
Attest:
Clerk.