[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 827 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                       October 7, 2004.
    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. 10) to provide for reform of the intelligence community, terrorism 
prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and 
coordination, 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 three 
hours and 40 minutes, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services; 30 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services; 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform; 
30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary; 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
International Relations; 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule. In lieu of the amendments now printed in the bill, 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 text of the 
Rules Committee Print dated October 4, 2004. That amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
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. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 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, 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 such amendments are waived. 
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.
    Sec. 2. Upon passage of H.R. 10 and receipt of a message from the Senate 
transmitting S. 2845: (a) the House shall be considered to have: taken from the 
Speaker's table S. 2845; stricken all after the enacting clause of such bill and 
inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 10, as passed by the House; 
passed the Senate bill as so amended; and insisted on its amendment and 
requested a conference with the Senate thereon; and (b) the Speaker may appoint 
conferees on S. 2845 and the House amendment thereto at any time.
    Sec. 3. The motion to instruct conferees otherwise in order pending the 
appointment of conferees instead shall be in order only at a time designated by 
the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two additional legislative days 
after passage of H.R. 10.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.