[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 274 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 28, 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. 1538) to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life 
issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an 
outpatient status, 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 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 Armed Services and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs. 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 except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, 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. 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 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.
    Sec. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1538 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.