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[H. Res. 302 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 House Calendar No. 125
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 302

                          [Report No. 105-379]

Providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the policy of 
   the United States with respect to the People's Republic of China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 1997

   Mr. Solomon, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the policy of 
   the United States with respect to the People's Republic of China.

    Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2358) to provide for 
improved monitoring of human rights violations in the People's Republic 
of China. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
amendments recommended by the Committee on International Relations now 
printed in the bill and the amendments printed in part 1-A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
considered as adopted. All points of order against the bill, as 
amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further amendment thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
on the bill, as amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations or their designees; (2) the further amendment 
specified in part 1-B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if 
offered by Representative Gilman or his designee, which shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered 
as read, and shall be separately debatable for thirty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (3) one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2232, it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2195) to provide for 
certain measures to increase monitoring of products of the People's 
Republic of China that are made with forced labor. The bill shall be 
considered as read for amendment. The amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, 
as amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means 
or their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 3. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2195, it shall be in order to consider in the House the 
resolution (H. Res. 188) urging the executive branch to take action 
regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise missiles. The 
resolution shall be considered as read for amendment. The amendments 
printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules shall be 
considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the resolution and the preamble, as amended, to final 
adoption without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on 
the resolution, as amended, which shall be equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on International Relations or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 4. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H. Res. 188, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 967) to prohibit the use of United States funds to provide for 
the participation of certain Chinese officials in international 
conferences, programs, and activities and to provide that certain 
Chinese officials shall be ineligible to receive visas and excluded 
from admission to the United States. The bill shall be considered as 
read for amendment. The amendments recommended by the Committee on 
International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: 
(1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, which shall be equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on International Relations or their designees; and (2) 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 5. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 967, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2570) to condemn those officials of the Chinese Communist Party, 
the Government of the People's Republic of China, and other persons who 
are involved in the enforcement of forced abortions by preventing such 
persons from entering or remaining in the United States. The bill shall 
be considered as read for amendment. The amendment printed in part 3 of 
the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
amended, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their 
designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 6. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2570, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2386) to implement the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act 
concerning the stability and security of Taiwan and United States 
cooperation with Taiwan on the development and acquisition of defensive 
military articles. The bill shall be considered as read for amendment. 
The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill, modified 
by the amendments printed in part 4 of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as 
amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations 
or their designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Sec. 7. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2386, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2605) to require the United States to oppose the making of 
concessional loans by international financial institutions to any 
entity in the People's Republic of China. The bill shall be considered 
as read for amendment. The amendments printed in part 5 of the report 
of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to 
final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
on the bill, as amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 8. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2605, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2647) to ensure that commercial activities of the People's 
Liberation Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in 
the United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities 
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The bill shall 
be considered as read for amendment. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations or their designees; and (2) one motion to 
recommit.
    Sec. 9. After disposition of or postponement of further proceedings 
on H.R. 2647, it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill 
(H.R. 2232) to provide for increased international broadcasting 
activities in China. The bill shall be considered as read for 
amendment. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on the bill, as amended, to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as amended, which 
shall be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on International Relations or their 
designees; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 10. During consideration of any measure pursuant to this 
resolution, the list of questions on which the Chair may postpone 
proceedings under clause 5(b)(1) of rule I shall be considered to 
include (as though in one of the subdivisions (A) through (E)) both the 
question of adopting an amendment and the question of adopting a motion 
to recommit.
                                     





                                                 House Calendar No. 125

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 302

                          [Report No. 105-379]

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                               RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of nine measures relating to the policy of 
   the United States with respect to the People's Republic of China.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 4, 1997

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed