[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 491 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 491

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 16, 2019.
    Resolved, That at any time after 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. 3494) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, 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 amendments specified in this section and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. After general debate the bill shall 
be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-22, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule 
and shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, 
shall be in order except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee 
on Rules. Each such further 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 further amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration 
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 
amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on 
any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  If House Report 116-125 is called up by direction of the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform: (a) all points of order against the report are waived 
and the report shall be considered as read; and (b)(1) an accompanying 
resolution offered by direction of the Committee on Oversight and Reform shall 
be considered as read and shall not be subject to a point of order; and (2) the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on such resolution to adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
    Sec. 3.  (a) A joint resolution described in section 4 shall be privileged 
if called up by the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or a designee on 
the day after the calendar day on which the Majority Leader or a designee 
announces an intention that the House consider the joint resolution. The joint 
resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage without 
intervening motion except: (1) 20 minutes of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit (or 
commit, as the case may be). A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the 
joint resolution shall not be in order.
     (b) On demand of the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or a 
designee, debate pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.
    Sec. 4.  A joint resolution referred to in section 3 is a Senate joint 
resolution, or a House joint resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, prohibiting any of the following under section 36 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776):
            (1) a proposed sale pursuant to subsection (b);
            (2) a proposed export pursuant to subsection (c); or
            (3) an approval pursuant to subsection (d).
    Sec. 5.  Sections 36(b)(3), 36(c)(3)(B), and 36(d)(5)(B) of the Arms Export 
Control Act shall not apply in the House during the remainder of the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress.
    Sec. 6.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
Res. 489) condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of 
Congress. The resolution shall be considered as read. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and preamble to adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.