[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 504 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 18, 2000.
    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 further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4205) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for other 
purposes.
    Sec. 2. (a) No further amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution and pro forma amendments offered 
by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services 
for the purpose of debate.
    (b) Except as specified in section 4 of this resolution, each amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, 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 report shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall 
not be subject to amendment (except as specified in the report and 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).
    (c) All points of order against amendments printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules are waived.
    Sec. 3. 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.
    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 
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.
    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 ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.