[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 159 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          June 4, 1997.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. 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 International Relations. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
The bill shall be considered by title rather than by section. Each title of the 
bill shall be considered as read. 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 minimum time for electronic voting on any postponed question that 
follows another electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the 
minimum time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall 
be fifteen minutes. 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 on the bill 
and amendments thereto of final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. After disposition of H.R. 1757 it shall be in order to consider in 
the House the bill (H.R. 1758) to ensure that the enlargement of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with the 
United States interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and 
Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain 
arms control agreements, and for other purposes. The bill shall be debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on International Relations. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 1757, the Clerk shall--
            (1) await the disposition of H.R. 1758 pursuant to section 2 of this 
        resolution;
            (2) add the text of H.R. 1758, as passed by the House, as new matter 
        at the end of H.R. 1757;
            (3) conform the title of H.R. 1757 to reflect the addition of the 
        text of H.R. 1758 to the engrossment;
            (4) assign appropriate designations to titles within the 
        engrossment; and
            (5) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.
    (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 1758 to the engrossment of H.R. 
1757, H.R. 1758 shall be laid on the table.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.