[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 242 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 15, 2007.
    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. 1362) to reform acquisition practices of the 
Federal Government. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All 
points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. General debate shall be confined to 
the bill and shall not exceed one hour and 20 minutes, with one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and 20 minutes 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. In lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Armed Services 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. 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 except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules. 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 except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 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. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1362 pursuant to this 
resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.