H. Res. 247
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
May 22, 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 further consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1588) to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal
year 2004, and for other purposes. No further amendment to
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 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. Each amendment print-
ed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be consid-
ered only in the order printed in the report (except as speci-
fied in section 3), may be offered only by a Member des-
ignated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the
House or in the Committee of the Whole. Each amendment
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printed in the report shall be debatable for 10 minutes (un-
less otherwise specified in the report) equally divided and
controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not
be subject to amendment (except that the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices each may offer one pro forma amendment for the pur-
pose of further debate on any pending amendment). All
points of order against amendments printed in the report of
the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in
section 2 are waived.
SEC. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman
of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer
amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 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 Armed Services 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 to the form of a germane perfecting amend-
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ment to the text originally proposed to be stricken. The origi-
nal proponent of an amendment included in such amend-
ments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional
Record immediately before the disposition of the amendments
en bloc.
SEC. 3. 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. 4. 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.
Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to
the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute. 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.
Attest:
Clerk.