H. Res. 293
In the House of Representatives, U.S., 
May 25, 2005.
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. 1815) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2006 for military activities of the Department of De-
fense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
2006, 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 one hour 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. 
SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule
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the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
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) Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amend-
ment to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of 
the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution. 
(c) Each amendment printed in the report of the Com-
mittee on Rules shall be considered only in the order printed 
in the report (except as specified in section 4 of this resolu-
tion), 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. Each amendment printed in the re-
port shall be debatable as specified in the report equally di-
vided 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 
Services each may offer one pro forma amendment for the 
purpose of further debate on any pending amendment).
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(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. 
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 the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
tion not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pur-
suant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be de-
batable for 40 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. The original proponent of an amendment included in 
such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Con-
gressional Record immediately before the disposition of the 
amendments en bloc. 
SEC. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
may recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
olution out of the order printed, 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.
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SEC. 5. 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. 6. During consideration of the bill under this reso-
lution—
(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