[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 327 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                      October 13, 1999.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 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. 1993) to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and 
the Trade and Development Agency, 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. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the bill modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee 
on International Relations now printed in the bill. Each section of that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for 
that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the 
purpose of debate. Each amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member 
who caused it to be printed or his designee and 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 15 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. 
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 amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.