H. Res. 200
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
June 9, 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. 1401) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes. The first
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order
against consideration of the bill 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 Armed Services. After
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule.
SEC. 2. (a) 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
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the 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 com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived.
(b) No amendment to the committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute shall be in order except the amend-
ments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
companying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in
section 3 of this resolution, the amendment by Representative
Cox of California printed on June 8, 1999, in the portion of
the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in
clause 8 of rule XVIII, and pro forma amendments offered
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services for the purpose of debate.
(c) Except as specified in section 5 of this resolution,
each amendment printed in the report of the Committee on
Rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the re-
port, may be offered only by a Member designated in the re-
port, 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. Unless otherwise specified in the re-
port, each amendment printed in the report shall be debat-
able for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the pro-
ponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amend-
ment (except that the chairman and ranking minority mem-
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ber of the Committee on Armed Services each may offer one
pro forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on
any pending amendment).
(d) All points of order against amendments printed in
the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc
described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.
(e) Consideration of the last five amendments in part A
of the report of the Committee on Rules shall begin with an
additional period of general debate, which shall be confined
to the subject of United States policy relating to the conflict
in Kosovo, and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Armed Services.
SEC. 3. 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
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier
disposed of or germane modifications of any such amend-
ment. 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
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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 amendment to the text originally proposed to be
stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included
in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the
Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of
the amendments en bloc.
SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration
in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote
on any amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the min-
imum time for electronic voting on any postponed question
that follows another electronic vote without intervening busi-
ness, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
SEC. 5. (a) 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 printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services or a designee an-
nounces from the floor a request to that effect.
(b) Before consideration of any other amendment it shall
be in order to consider the amendment printed in the Con-
gressional Record of June 8, 1999, by Representative Cox of
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California and described in section 2(b) of this resolution, if
offered by Representative Cox or his designee. That amend-
ment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for one
hour 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 order
against that amendment are waived.
SEC. 6. 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.
SEC. 7. After passage of H.R. 1401, it shall be in order
to take from the Speaker’s table the bill S. 1059 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-
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visions of H.R. 1401 as passed by the House. All points of
order against that motion are waived.
SEC. 8. House Resolution 195 is laid on the table.
Attest:
Clerk.