H. Res. 245
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 21, 2003.
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. 1588) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2004 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year
2004, 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. 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 recommended by the
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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 committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 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
those made in order by a subsequent order of the House.
Each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules may be offered only in the order printed in the report
(except as specified in section 2 of this resolution), may be
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be
considered 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 (except
that the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services each may offer one pro forma
amendment for the purpose of further debate on any pending
amendment), and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. All points of order against amendments printed in the
report are waived. After disposition of the amendments print-
ed in the report, the Committee of the Whole shall rise with-
out motion. No further consideration of the bill shall be in
order except by a subsequent order of the House.
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SEC. 2. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in
the report of the Committee on Rules out of the order print-
ed, 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.
SEC. 3. During consideration of the bill under this reso-
lution or by a subsequent order of the House—
(1) after a motion that the Committee rise has been
rejected on a legislative day, the Chairman of the Com-
mittee of the Whole may entertain another such motion
on that day only if offered by the chairman of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services or the Majority Leader or a
designee; and
(2) after a motion to strike out the enacting words
of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has
been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another
such motion.
Attest:
Clerk.