[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 316 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         July 15, 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. 1950) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for the 
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export 
Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for 
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, 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 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill 
modified by the amendments recommended by the Committees on Armed Services and 
Energy and Commerce also printed in the bill. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to that 
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 may be offered 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, 
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 as specified in the report, 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 of the Committee on Rules or 
against 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 International Relations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules not 
earlier considered. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations 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. 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 International Relations or a designee prospectively 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 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.