[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 247 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                          May 22, 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 further 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. 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 amendments en bloc described in section 2. Each amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered only in the 
order printed in the report (except as specified in section 3), 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 10 minutes (unless otherwise specified in the report) equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and 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). All points of order against 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc 
described in section 2 are waived.
    Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier disposed 
of or germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered 
pursuant to this section shall be considered as read (except that modifications 
shall be reported), shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, 
an amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to the 
form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
disposition of the amendments en bloc.
    Sec. 3. 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. 4. 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.