[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 245 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 21, 2003.
    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. 1588) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the 
bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and the amendments 
made in order by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided 
and controlled 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. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 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 committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute are waived. No 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 those made in 
order by a subsequent order of the House. Each amendment printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules may be offered only in the order printed in the report 
(except as specified in section 2 of this resolution), may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, 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), and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
amendments printed in the report are waived. After disposition of the amendments 
printed in the report, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No 
further consideration of the bill shall be in order except by a subsequent order 
of the House.
    Sec. 2. 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. 3. During consideration of the bill under this resolution or by a 
subsequent order of the House--
            (1) after a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a 
        legislative day, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
        entertain another such motion on that day only if offered by the 
        chairman of the Committee 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 been rejected, the Chairman may 
        not entertain another such motion.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.