IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 473
Providing for consideration of H.R. 3580.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1998
Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. STENHOLM, and Mr. MINGE) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of H.R. 3580.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution the House shall resolve into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 3580) making supplemental appro-
priations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1998, and for other purposes. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order
against the bill and against its consideration are waived.
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 Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be
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considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The
amendments printed in section 2 of this resolution shall
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Commit-
tee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered
as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment
and shall be considered as read. Points of order against
provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply
with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. All points of
order against the amendment specified in section 3 of this
resolution except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI
are waived. That amendment may be offered only by Rep-
resentative Obey or his designee. If on any day the Com-
mittee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come
to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative
day the House shall, immediately after the third daily
order of business under clause 1 of rule XXIV, resolve
into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration
of the bill. 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
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit
with or without instructions.
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SEC. 2. The amendments considered as adopted in
the House and in the Committee of the Whole pursuant
to the first section of this resolution are as follows:
(1) On page 2, strike line 1 and all that follows
through the end of line 23 on page 5.
(2) On page 7, strike line 1 and all that follows
through the end of line 4 on page 8.
(3) On page 9, strike lines 3 through 9.
(4) On page 40, strike line 19 and all that fol-
lows through the end of line 16 on page 42.
(5) On page 42, line 23, strike ‘‘$16,000,000’’
and insert ‘‘$13,800,000’’.
(6) On page 43, strike line 1 and all that fol-
lows through the end of line 9 on page 44, and in-
sert:
‘‘GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
‘‘SEC. 601. Not to exceed $69,600,000 may be obli-
gated in fiscal year 1998 for contracts with Utilization and
Quality Control Peer Review Organizations pursuant to
part B of title XI of the Social Security Act.’’.
(7) On page 44, strike line 10 and all that fol-
lows through the end of line 11 on page 56.
SEC. 3. The amendment against which all points of
order except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI are
waived is one that proposes:
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(1) to strike line 11 on page 9 and all that fol-
lows through line 18 on page 40, and
(2) to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of
H.R. 3114 as reported by the Committee on Bank-
ing and Financial Services on March 18, 1998, in
House Report 105–454 (modified by striking section
304), and redesignate the titles and sections as ap-
propriate.
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